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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Aug 12

We've updated the look of our exilian.co.uk homepage for the first time in somewhat over a decade! There's also a new look for exilian.co.uk/articles.php with the same new theme. We hope you like the new look!

Thanks to SOTK for helping get this sorted :)

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jul 22

This issue's projects include a magical girl labyrinth and a euro-folkloric JRPG, and includes creators like @innkeep.bsky.social, @bigosaur.bsky.social and @jubalbarca.bsky.social with everything from basketball deckbuilding to conniving tavernkeepers to poems about seashells. Do take a look :)

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jul 22

Updates from the Forge 58 is now out! You can discover new #GameDev and creative writing projects and resources in each issue of these community newsletters. And if you'd like your project featured for autumn, just drop by and post it on Exilian sometime :)

Read on:
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Updates from the Forge 58: Summer 2025

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jun 28

In the coming days we'll be writing our next quarterly newsletter! If you have a creative project or resource that you'd like to be included, just drop in and post about it over the course of this weekend.

Questions welcome :)

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#GameDev #TTRPG #AmWriting

Exilian - Index

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jun 4

Very happy to once again be sponsoring and web-hosting this great event - looking forward to many great papers in the coming days! :)

The Middle Ages in Modern Games @midagesmodgames.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks to @RobEHoughton for a great start to another promising MAMG. Stick around everyone as we have an exciting schedule of papers today, starting with the first Keynote presentation at 12:00pm (UTC+1) by Stevan Anastasoff, titled ‘Playing with the Past: Cultural Integrity in Narrative Gaming’!

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SFF Reviews @sffreview.bsky.social · Apr 14

Sounds like an amazing newsletter! ✨ I love discovering new indie gems and supporting creative communities. Keep up the fantastic work! 🌟 #SFF #IndieGames #Creativity

Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our latest Updates from the Forge newsletter is out! Discover new SFF fiction, indie games, art, and more besides from the wonderful creative folk of the Exilian community :)

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Updates from the Forge 57: Spring 2025

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our latest Updates from the Forge newsletter is out! Discover new SFF fiction, indie games, art, and more besides from the wonderful creative folk of the Exilian community :)

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Updates from the Forge 57: Spring 2025

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Blair Apgar @blairapgar.bsky.social · Feb 23

Learning that the game 'Strange Sickness' (strangesickness.com) was partially inspired by that chaotic Handforth zoom council meeting (www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCjM...) is DELIGHTFUL. #CMW2025 // @exilianofficial.bsky.social

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · Feb 16

I’ve been thinking about self promotion and how doing it worries some folks.

Here’s my thinking from 25 yrs, for what it’s worth.

Do you think what you’re making is worthy of someone’s attention?

We could even reduce that down to worthy of the attention of someone who might like it?

1/looooong

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Feb 15

New piece in our articles section! Not so much an article as the EXILIAN ROMANTASY BLURB GENERATOR, which can create hundreds of possible Romantasy plots and characters for you to be amused by or ponder genre tropes over!

Have a go and let us know what you think :)

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The Exilian Romantasy Blurb Generator

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Feb 14

Happy feast day of Cyril & Methodius, everyone!

We celebrate their day every year as a non-denominational Feb 14 alternative of languages, learning, and books. Want to learn a new alphabet or tell a linguist you appreciate their work? Today's the day!

Find out more:
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Saints Cyril and Methodius, in an icon-stylised style. Cyril is on the left in a blue and yellow hooded robe, Methodius on the right wearing red & white and holding a book.

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Dec 27

New article! You may have heard of the Two Cows Theory, in which political systems are jokingly "explained" using the idea of a person with two cows and how their life is affected.

But what if this idea set were applied to the realms of medieval Europe? We find out!

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Two Cows in Medieval Europe

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Feb 6

Just a few days left to get entries in for our winter competition!

Details here:
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Winter Creative Competition 2025: Icebound

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jan 9

Announcing our winter competition! Until Feb 9th do send us *any* creative response to the theme of ICEBOUND

Guest judges are @clioem.bsky.social and @goldkarattv.bsky.social: the prize is an ebook of Books & Bone donated by cosy SFF author Veo Corva!

Find out more:
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An old book print of frozen cliffs by a sea, with huge icicles and a distant sun in the background. A few small human figures can be seen on the right-hand side of the picture, under an ice shelf, making their way along the shoreline.

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Jan 7

Our latest newsletter of creative geekery is out! Our quarterly newsletters like this one feature crafts, game dev, writing, discussions, and support/resources for creativity from across our community.

Check it out - and do share/reskeet if you like what you see!

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Updates from the Forge 56: New Year 2025

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Dec 27

New article! You may have heard of the Two Cows Theory, in which political systems are jokingly "explained" using the idea of a person with two cows and how their life is affected.

But what if this idea set were applied to the realms of medieval Europe? We find out!

exilian.co.uk/forum/index....

Two Cows in Medieval Europe

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Daniel Burke - 🍺INNKEEP @innkeep.bsky.social · Dec 13

My friend @jubalbarca.bsky.social has released a free game on steam! The Exile Princes.

"It's a quirky, old school medievaly sandbox RPG offering lots of choices, procedural worlds and characters, weird little medieval guys, and more besides." #indiegames

store.steampowered.com/app/2824620/...

The Exile Princes on Steam

A story focused, old school, procedural RPG: raise your banner and bring your house to victory in the unique medieval fantasy setting of the Exile Realms. Start out in questing service, gain companion...

store.steampowered.com

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Torrezno Entertainment 🏰Legends of Castile 🔜 AdventureX @torreznoenter.bsky.social · Nov 23

Today on #wishlistwednesday:

🎨 A sneak peek of a new scene from Legends of Castile and a "kindly" reminder that only 5️⃣🕔 days are left in our crowdfunding campaign!

Back us or share this to help us reach our goal 🙌⏬

tiny.cc/legends-ks

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Rob Haines @robhainescreative.space · Nov 23

Taking the scenic route through Stormveil Castle.

#EldenRing #PhotoTour

A broken castle gateway. A bright yellow tree stands in place of one of its towers, and a bright shard of grace hovers in the centre of the path.

A woman in confessor's robes - her hood drawn back - strides out through a ragged hole in a thick castle wall. Inside, orange light paints the rubble. Beyond, it's daylight, grey stone and greenery, with a hint of golden foliage.

A view along castle ramparts overgrown with grasses, towards a succession of towers.

A stone archway in the castle. Daylight shines through, casting an arch-shape against the grey paving slabs inside, and the castle towers can be seen beyond.

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 23

Service announcement: our exilian.co.uk forums and website may have limited to no availability from tomorrow (Sunday 24th November) until Tuesday 26th November. This maintenance period is for us to move to new & improved web hosting.

Thanks and see you on the other side!

Exilian

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 22

*waves hello* :)

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 21

Worked it out! The description box is character limited but doesn't actually show you the character limit apparently, which isn't ideal.

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 21

We made a little starter pack of the Exilian community who are here on Bluesky :) Including some lovely devs, thinkers, and world-builders, do check them out!
go.bsky.app/5n5vbaK

We'll grow this list over time: let us know if you're a member on our forums or guest at our events & not added here!

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 21

Possibly, but we tried yesterday and a few hours apart at different times today, to the problem doesn't seem to be just an intermittent fault :/

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Exilian @exilianofficial.bsky.social · Nov 21

We've tried a couple times to make a little starter pack consisting of our Exilian community creatives & members but it keeps giving a "failed to create starter pack" note. Anyone know what causes that?

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