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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 1h

We've updated the Cold City Second Edition PDF with a form-fillable character sheet and a form fillable situation sheet.

Get it exclusively from @drivethrurpg.com
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

An image showing the character sheet, situation sheet and Cold City on a tablet.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 6h

Cold City Second Edition is out now in PDF. Trust and Betrayal in 1950s Berlin.
buff.ly/kBagyaa
#coldcity #ttrpg

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 7h

Wild! And free!

Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 7h

The Desert and Warmer Climes Backdrops Book is out now, and is great for your post-apocalypse figures (and your Bronze Age figures and your North Africa WW2 figures!)
handiwork.games/product-cate...
The figure shown is from Knucklebones Minis.

#jhbackdrops

A Knucklebones figure in front of the Deserts Backdrop Book

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 10h

Wide-eyed but ready. The best energy.

Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 10h

The first mask you generate at the Maskwiskwitches mask generator app determines your Fridays energy.

handiwork.games/mask-creator/

I’m pretty happy with this one. Slate-eyeslot skull-sun mask works for me. Look out Friday, we shall defeat you with the screaming. Again. #ttrpg #maskwitches

A mask generated by the Maskwitches random mask generator. It is formed of the bottom of an animal skull, has an eye plate made of slate, a gaping toothy mouth and rays of slate framing it.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 19h

Some freelance work from a little while back - revisiting the Beyond the Wall cover for Flatland Games. I have a bit soft spot for this client and their game. Always a treat.

A painting of a horned figure with a a spear and a wide decorated belt stood between two carved stones that form gate posts in a wall. In front of the figure are three adventurers looking like they’re getting ready to fight. Behind the figure is a tangled forest.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 22h

Nice.

Oliver Wolf @owolf.bsky.social · 1d

Another day - another Necron.

Day #30

Posting a daily Murderbot picture in #JHBackdrops mode till I get bored or forget it.

Today: Canoptek Power Matrix Wraith

#Nerdlings
#WarhammerCommunity

“Boo!”
If she isn’t controlling the energy flow of her Monolith’s power matrix crystal Wraith senu-chemet-fedu likes to roam the tomb and startle intruders.”

Bone colored Necron Canoptek Construct with green energy orbs in front of a blueish sci-fi backdrop by Jon Hodgson.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 1d

The Planets and Nebulae Backdrop Book is out now. It's rad.
handiwork.games/product-cate...
(Miniature shown by @knucklebonesminis.bsky.social) #jhbackdrops

A knucklebones miniature in front of the Planets and Nebulae Backdrop Book

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 1d

Cold City Second Edition is out in PDF!
Let's take a look at the mechanics that power this RPG of espionage and betrayal against the backdrop of monster hunting in an alternate 1950s Berlin:
handiwork.games/mechanics-in... #coldcity

Cold City on a tablet in front of a blurred scene which appears to be somewhat horrific - an underground space with hints of blood? It's hard to tell.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

That’s very kind, and I wish you had more time for reading and gaming too!

Cultist of Sooty @cultistofsooty.bsky.social · 2d

I have a copy of this, it's very impressive, even on the cursory read I've had so far.

It's the kind of book that makes me wish I had far more spare time than I do for reading and gaming.

Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

Cold City is a taut game of trust and monster hunting in the ruins of an alternate 1950s Berlin.

Pre-order the print book with PDF: handiwork.games/product/pre-...

PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

Cold City is a taut game of trust and monster hunting in the ruins of an alternate 1950s Berlin.

Pre-order the print book with PDF: handiwork.games/product/pre-...

PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

FiveEvil is fifth edition all twisted up into something very different and scary, and is perfect for spooky season! Packed with advice and scenarios to terrify your players:
Print Book with PDF : handiwork.games/product/pre-...
PDF: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

You could be forgiven for thinking we're all about those miniature backdrop books. But RPGs remain very much something we're *heavily* engaged in. We have two titles in pre-order right now. FiveEvil is printed and starts heading out next week. Cold City is newly out in PDF. WHAT A PAIR. Links in 🧵

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 2d

Right, now I have some time (and a copy myself!) it's time to share some internal pics from the new issue, my thoughts on the relevant features & perhaps persuade a few more of you to buy a copy (because it's swell)

shop.wyrd.science

So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...

a photo of the latest issue of Wyrd Science, open to a spread on a feature about Cold War RPGs, one the left hand side is a full page picture of an atom bomb test, on the right the headline Playing Games in the Shadow of the Bomb

a photo of the latest issue of Wyrd Science, open to a spread on a feature about Cold War RPGs, it shows a still from the film Red Dawn with Russian soldiers posing in front of a McDonalds, the subhead for this section reads The Paranoid Style in American Gaming

a photo of the latest issue of Wyrd Science, open to a spread on a feature about Cold War RPGs, one side is taken up with the cover art for Greg Costikyan's Price of Freedom

a photo of the latest issue of Wyrd Science, open to a spread on a feature about Cold War RPGs

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

Nice.

Izzy Paints Stuff 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @izzyart.bsky.social · 2d

Finished building the Gundam Aerial Rebuild.

I'm amazed she stands up by herself carrying a gun that's almost as big as she is!

Background courtesy of @handiworkgames.bsky.social

#Gundam #Gunpla

A picture of a finished model kit of a giant humanoid robot from the anime TV series Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury.

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Morgan Davie @fromthemorgue.bsky.social · 2d

I've been privileged to watch as Cold City 2e came together.
Trust me when I say this game is going to DESTROY.
Get in! #TTRPG

Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

We're delighted to say that Cold City second edition, the roleplaying game of hidden Agendas, trust and monster hunting is 🅞🅤🅣 🅝🅞🅦 in PDF and pre-order. All pre-orders come with a free PDF.

The PDF is available exclusively @drivethrurpg.com

Pre-order: handiwork.games/product/pre-...

Cold City Second Edition - Handiwork Games | Cold City Hot War | DriveThruRPG

In the divided city of post-World War II Berlin, terrors hide in the darkness. The legacies of war, suffering, and fringe science lurk beneath the surface, feared and desired by former allies and defe...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Gaz @evilgaz.bsky.social · 2d

Cold City is and if you want a try before you buy flavour of this excellent gem, head on over to UGMs for a punchy two hour Actual Play.

youtu.be/ZWqsXDu4IIU?...

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 2d

Joke’s on you: late pledges now open!

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

Final minutes... www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

We're delighted to say that Cold City second edition, the roleplaying game of hidden Agendas, trust and monster hunting is 🅞🅤🅣 🅝🅞🅦 in PDF and pre-order. All pre-orders come with a free PDF.

The PDF is available exclusively @drivethrurpg.com

Pre-order: handiwork.games/product/pre-...

Cold City Second Edition - Handiwork Games | Cold City Hot War | DriveThruRPG

In the divided city of post-World War II Berlin, terrors hide in the darkness. The legacies of war, suffering, and fringe science lurk beneath the surface, feared and desired by former allies and defe...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

How dare you

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

It's the last chance to get on board the Kickstarter for official @trenchcrusade.bsky.social Backdrop Books!

Swap the figures, swap the page in the backdrop book and it's a whole new scene. Easy and effective!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/han...

#trenchcrusade

A Trench Crusade miniature - The Lord of Tumours - in front of a backdrop showing huge pieces of broken concrete.

A Trench Crusade miniature - A Sin Eater - in front of a backdrop showing a ruined building.

A Trench Crusade miniature - A Plague Knight - in front of a backdrop showing a battle field full of crosses.

A Trench Crusade miniature - Mechanised Heavy Infantry- in front of a backdrop showing a battlefield.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

I thought that said Bloodbowl bat, and I was like “Bloodbowl has changed”.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 3d

Behind the scenes.

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