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Freelance TTRPG journalist: EN World, Geek Native, d20 Radio, Ghostfire Gaming, Knights of the Dinner Table, and more. HUMAN… ALMOST (FitD TTRPG) is free at DTRPG & Itch.

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 19h

@johnmcguire.bsky.social Edgar Salazar, Rolands Kalniņš, and I tell tales of Jason Byron. In love, a painter, a ganglord, asleep, what is real?! The 3rd issue in our 4-issue series. #Dreampunk #Cyberpunk #Fantasy #Comicbooks
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In Our Dreams Awake #3 - A Dreampunk Comic

Jason Byron lives in a world of magic and a cyberpunk world. Which one is a dream? Which one is a nightmare? Issues 1 to 3 available.

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 2d

In Our Dreams Awake #3 (of 4). Jason Byron is a painter in a world of mages, he's a gangleader in a world of aliens, he's in-love but with different women in each world, he is asleep, and he needs to wake up! #Dreampunk, #Cyberpunk, #Fantasy #comicbooks
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In Our Dreams Awake #3 - A Dreampunk Comic

Jason Byron lives in a world of magic and a cyberpunk world. Which one is a dream? Which one is a nightmare? Issues 1 to 3 available.

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on superhero RPGs!

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 2d

On Youtube, I join Carefree Black Nerd, Robert K. Jeffrey II, and John Robert McGuire for the Sliders podcast, Stumbling Through the Multiverse. We talk about the show and review an episode as well as the upcoming comic book, In Our Dreams Awake. #Sliders
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Sliders [ 1995 ] S3E3 Electric Twister Acid Test + In Our Dreams Awake KICKSTARTER

YouTube video by Carefree Black Nerd

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 3d

At EN World, I talk about the Invincible TTRPG with Steven Cummings (comic book artist on Star Wars: The Mandalorian, Star Wars: Ahsoka, and Wayward) and John McGuire (comic book co-author of The Crossing and In Our Dreams Awake).
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Invincible RPG: Talking Superheroes With A Comic Artist & An Author

Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley’s Image Comics series Invincible is coming to tabletop. Crowdfunding via Kickstarter, Skybound Entertainment and Free League Publishing are turning the Inv...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 9d

At Geek Native, I talk to Brian Colin about the #VastGrimm #Kickstarter, the starter boxed set, Raptor Ruckus, printing #RPGZines, and more. #TTRPG
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Talking Vast Grimm, Raptor Ruckus, and the Creature Curation Printer with Brian Colin

Go behind the scenes with Brian Colin! Learn about the Vast Grimm – Escaping Stasis Kickstarter, the new modular format, expanding the lore, the impact of his industrial press, and a possible Raptor R...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 10d

At EN World, I talk about the systems and what a hypothetical Death Race 2000 TTRPG might involve. #TTRPG
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Where’s The Death Race 2000 Roleplaying Game? Part Two

Where is the TTRPG that never existed but should have, the Death Race RPG? In the last article, we talked about the inspiration behind a hypothetical game based on Roger Corman’s Death Race 2000 and/o...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 17d

Why has there never been a Death Race 2000 #TTRPG? At EN World, I talk about the films and what they'd bring to tabletop.
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Where’s The Death Race 2000 Roleplaying Game? Part One

Remember 1975’s Death Race 2000? How about Paul W. S. Anderson's Death Race reboot series (2008 to 2018)? Movies of chaotic auto racing competition where the driver’s kills and survival earn fans, fam...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 22d

At EN World, I talk to Peter Lange about his weird west horror #TTRPG Tales from Elsewhere - Clockworld.
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Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld – Talking Weird West Action Horror With Peter Lange

Every year for Gen Con, you enter a list of TTRPGs that you want to play at the con. Every year, you only win a limited number of your top picks. Then, you’ll need to fill out the rest of your schedul...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 22d

At EN World, I talk to Peter Lange about his weird west horror #TTRPG Tales from Elsewhere - Clockworld.
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Tales from Elsewhere: Clockworld – Talking Weird West Action Horror With Peter Lange

Every year for Gen Con, you enter a list of TTRPGs that you want to play at the con. Every year, you only win a limited number of your top picks. Then, you’ll need to fill out the rest of your schedul...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 23d

At EN World, let's review #crowdfunding projects from Kobold Press, Tales from Elsewhere, Studio Hermitage, Beyond the Horizon, Nine Heavens Press, and SkeletonKey Games. #TTRPG
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RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Northlands, Tales from Elsewhere, and more

In this article, you’ll read about campaigns for Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition (2024), Tales of the Valiant, Pathfinder 2e, Pirate Borg, and original systems. Northlands: Norse Adventures for D&...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · 25d

Two new Vast Grimm zines. These were personally printed by Vast Grimm's co-creator Brian Colin on his digital printer. The love and attention is right there; I asked to get mine old school 3-hole punched and the results could not be better! Look at how flat that book lays! These zines are gems!

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Sep 10

#TTRPG #crowdfunding news about Monte Cook Games, #Shadowrun, #MorkBorg #dinosaurs, #African #steampunk, #OSR, and more.
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RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Cypher, Shadowrun, Raptor Ruckus, and more

You’ll find options for the Cypher system, rule-lite Shadowrun, MÖRK BORG dinosaurs, a new Storypath Ultra game, a fantasy Africa TTRPG, and a new take on the original version of D&D. Cypher: Faste...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Sep 4

Want to know Zac Goins and Brian Colins favorite dinosaurs? Learn about their thunderlizards and the origins of the Raptor Ruckus RPG on Kickstarter. #MÖRKBORG #TTRPG #dinosaurs
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Raptor Ruckus RPG: Zac Goins Talks About His Favorite MÖRK BORG Dinosaurs!

Together along with Dead Box Games and Critical Crafting, they’re producing a tabletop roleplaying game about dinosaurs returning to our world and the mayhem that ensues. Zac agreed to talk Raptor Ruc...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Gelatinous Cube is eating fans at #DragonCon2025! (Pictures taken by Rebecca Embry.)

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 22

I would dig it!!!!

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 22

You would create an AMAZING game of Scanners The RPG!!!!!

Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 15

Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Read more at EN World. #TTRPG #Cronenberg
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Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part Two

In the first part of this two-parter, we discussed the feel of David Cronenberg’s 1981 body horror classic, Scanners, as well as its sequels (Scanners II: The New Order, Scanners III: The Takeover, Sc...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 7

At EN World, Philip Reed and Ed Bourelle exclusively talk about their latest MÖRK BORG project, MÖRKHAM ASYLUM, the prison of The Mörk Knight's enemies. #TTRPG
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Enter MÖRKHAM ASYLUM by Philip Reed and Ed Bourelle, If You Dare!

In this interview, Philip Reed and Ed Bourelle announce their latest collaboration: Mörkham Asylum. EGG EMBRY (EGG): You have a new MÖRK BORG project coming to Kickstarter soon, and this is the fir...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Aug 2

#ENNIE Award winners for the best #TTRPG products of 2025 announced at #GenCon. Congratulations to the nominees and winners!
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Congratulations to the 2025 ENnie Award Winners!

Thanks to LunaticLawyer on Reddit for compiling the list. Best Adventure - Short Form Gold: The Dream Shrine, Brad Kerr Silver: The Mall Remastered, Space Penguin Ink LLC Best Adventure - Long For...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Jul 24

#Crowdfunding site Indiegogo has been acquired by Gamefound.
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Gamefound x Indiegogo: The Future of Creativity - The Indiegogo Review

Indiegogo has been acquired by Gamefound, the most innovative crowdfunding platform in the world. This marks the beginning of a new era for crowdfunding—one that’s better for backers, better for creat...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Jul 24

Enjoy the ENNIE Awards at #GenCon and sit with the nominees! Win an auction to get swag and sit with Chaosium, Exalted Funeral, Knight Owl Publishing, Wet Ink Games, or the 2025 #ENNIE judges at the ceremony. Check out the guide to what's on offer.
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ENNIE Award Dream Date Guide 2025

The ENNIE Awards return to Gen Con on August 1st. To celebrate, the ENNIE Awards and several publishers are offering a special opportunity to a lucky set of bidders: Sit with the award-nominated creat...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Jul 23

At EN World, I review #TTRPG crowdfunding projects from Midnight Tower, Kids in the Attic, Battlefield Press, and more. www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-...

RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Folklore Americana, Witch’s Herbs 5E, and more

Below, you’ll find notebooks, original games, 5e supplements, and more. The Ultimate Customizable Adventure Notebook for TTRPGs! from Oddities Chest END DATE: Sun, August 10 2025 10:00 AM EDT. CRO...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Jul 17

Remember David Cronenberg's 1981 body horror Scanners and its sequels? There was never an official #TTRPG, just homages. At EN World, I talk about those movies and the game they might have become.
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Where’s David Cronenberg’s Scanners Roleplaying Game? Part One

Remember 1981’s Scanners? The king of cinematic body horror David Cronenberg wrote and directed Scanners, a film about psychics employing their telepathic and telekinetic powers to dominate, or defend...

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Egg Embry @eggembry.bsky.social · Jul 16

At EN World, I look at crowdfunding campaigns for Pets & Sidekicks, adventures for 5e, Shadowdark, and Mothership as well as a new dice option and Green Ronin's legal defense fund. #TTRPG
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RPG CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Pets & Sidekicks, Righteous Vow, ENGRAM, and more

Among the offerings are adventures, some Shadowdark RPG offerings, a sourcebook from EN Publishing, and more. Pets & Sidekicks: Companions for D&D, Level Up A5E, and ToV from EN Publishing END DAT...

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