Alex @Plane Sailing Games 🔜 Dragonmeet
@planesailinggames.com
Ennie-nominated Designer and publisher of indie ttrpg games including A Cool and Lonely Courage https://planesailinggames.com/
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I run Plane Sailing Games, where I publish a trad space opera game and smaller story games where simple rules tell stories with big feelings. #indiettrpg
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A playtest edition?
With only 10 print copies?
And they’re all hand numbered?
Only available at Dragonmeet?
For a fiver???
Come and get it you fuckin NERDS
With only 10 print copies?
And they’re all hand numbered?
Only available at Dragonmeet?
For a fiver???
Come and get it you fuckin NERDS
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A playtest edition?
With only 10 print copies?
And they’re all hand numbered?
Only available at Dragonmeet?
For a fiver???
Come and get it you fuckin NERDS
With only 10 print copies?
And they’re all hand numbered?
Only available at Dragonmeet?
For a fiver???
Come and get it you fuckin NERDS
You can read a bit more about whalefall from this interview I did with Yanahn earlier this year - it sounds great!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
Interviewing Yanahn
Science can make your fantasy even more interesting! Find out from Yanahn talking about Whalefall!
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November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
You can read a bit more about whalefall from this interview I did with Yanahn earlier this year - it sounds great!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
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Resharing that I'll be at #Dragonmeet 2025 in London (12 Pins Press stand A25/26) with various rpgs & adventures, including the new Whalefall adventure zine - big thanks to @jogbrogzin.bsky.social for the fancy Dragonmeet trade hall map as well!
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Resharing that I'll be at #Dragonmeet 2025 in London (12 Pins Press stand A25/26) with various rpgs & adventures, including the new Whalefall adventure zine - big thanks to @jogbrogzin.bsky.social for the fancy Dragonmeet trade hall map as well!
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Let’s say we complement each other 😀
November 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Let’s say we complement each other 😀
You can find out more about that game (and some of the other women of that period) here planesailinggames.com/games/lonely...
A Cool and Lonely Courage
This is an ENNIE-nominated tragic role playing story game about the women of the SOE (Special Operations Executive) during world war 2, for two to five players.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
You can find out more about that game (and some of the other women of that period) here planesailinggames.com/games/lonely...
Part of my interest in this film is that Krystyna Skarbek aka Christine Granville was one of the amazing women who inspired my Ennie-nominated game “A Cool and Lonely Courage” - the women spies of the SOE in WW2 France
I've just heard that a film is available on Amazon Prime about Krystyna Skarbek - do you know if it is any good @claremulley.bsky.social ?
youtu.be/oIx0i0rqAAs?...
youtu.be/oIx0i0rqAAs?...
The Partisan (2025) Official Trailer
YouTube video by Brainstorm Media
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Part of my interest in this film is that Krystyna Skarbek aka Christine Granville was one of the amazing women who inspired my Ennie-nominated game “A Cool and Lonely Courage” - the women spies of the SOE in WW2 France
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I'm at Dragonmeet this Saturday 🙌
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm at Dragonmeet this Saturday 🙌
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
Fame isn’t on your original list though??
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fame isn’t on your original list though??
I think the idea that ‘numbers go up’ isn’t the only way of rating something is quite nice - and that a reputation can be useful or a hindrance depending on what they want to hire you to do!
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I think the idea that ‘numbers go up’ isn’t the only way of rating something is quite nice - and that a reputation can be useful or a hindrance depending on what they want to hire you to do!
Although you can have a good reputation or a bad reputation, and whether that is useful enough depends on what someone wants from you.
If your reputation is pure you would be great for escorting the prince.
If your reputation is bastardly you would be great for stabbing the prince!
If your reputation is pure you would be great for escorting the prince.
If your reputation is bastardly you would be great for stabbing the prince!
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Although you can have a good reputation or a bad reputation, and whether that is useful enough depends on what someone wants from you.
If your reputation is pure you would be great for escorting the prince.
If your reputation is bastardly you would be great for stabbing the prince!
If your reputation is pure you would be great for escorting the prince.
If your reputation is bastardly you would be great for stabbing the prince!
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Picked up a few of these, so if you buy You Meet In A Tavern, You Die In A Dungeon & The Dungeon Deck at Dragonmeet, you can get it in a nice black cardboard guy with an Ursidice sticker on it and a free poster
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Picked up a few of these, so if you buy You Meet In A Tavern, You Die In A Dungeon & The Dungeon Deck at Dragonmeet, you can get it in a nice black cardboard guy with an Ursidice sticker on it and a free poster
Reputation could be a good one - which is subtly different from Deeds.
Deeds = What you have done
Reputation = What people THINK you have done
Deeds = What you have done
Reputation = What people THINK you have done
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Reputation could be a good one - which is subtly different from Deeds.
Deeds = What you have done
Reputation = What people THINK you have done
Deeds = What you have done
Reputation = What people THINK you have done
I recently spent an afternoon at the holocaust exhibit at the Imperial War Museum, London. They put a lot of effort into explaining the rise of fascism as well as its terrible outcome. As historical information it was somewhat terrifying how things were changing slowly, then all at once.
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I recently spent an afternoon at the holocaust exhibit at the Imperial War Museum, London. They put a lot of effort into explaining the rise of fascism as well as its terrible outcome. As historical information it was somewhat terrifying how things were changing slowly, then all at once.
“The lesson from 1933 is you get out sooner rather than later”
That shocking statement was from a Yale professor who studied fascism and decided to leave the US in June this year, putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That shocking statement was from a Yale professor who studied fascism and decided to leave the US in June this year, putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Why a professor of fascism left the US: ‘The lesson of 1933 is – you get out’
Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“The lesson from 1933 is you get out sooner rather than later”
That shocking statement was from a Yale professor who studied fascism and decided to leave the US in June this year, putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That shocking statement was from a Yale professor who studied fascism and decided to leave the US in June this year, putting her money where her mouth is, so to speak.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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I really enjoyed playtesting this game! And I think the changes Alex outlines here will make it even better, so I'm very into this!
I've written up the #Metatopia2025 playtest notes for my upcoming game "Escape the Apocalypse" and you can read them here if you fancy a bit of insight into the development of a game
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
Escape the Apocalypse - design diary 4
Metatopia testing and feedback suggests some more changes to refine the gameplay
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November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I really enjoyed playtesting this game! And I think the changes Alex outlines here will make it even better, so I'm very into this!
The playtesting was SO helpful.
I loved that your group were playing retired people and all spontaneously decided to play a variant of your dads!
I loved that your group were playing retired people and all spontaneously decided to play a variant of your dads!
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The playtesting was SO helpful.
I loved that your group were playing retired people and all spontaneously decided to play a variant of your dads!
I loved that your group were playing retired people and all spontaneously decided to play a variant of your dads!
True - that's an aspect of old twitter that I miss
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
True - that's an aspect of old twitter that I miss
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BTW, this was previously called 'Escape to Utopia', but I decided on a rename that captured what it was about more clearly!
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
BTW, this was previously called 'Escape to Utopia', but I decided on a rename that captured what it was about more clearly!
I've written up the #Metatopia2025 playtest notes for my upcoming game "Escape the Apocalypse" and you can read them here if you fancy a bit of insight into the development of a game
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
Escape the Apocalypse - design diary 4
Metatopia testing and feedback suggests some more changes to refine the gameplay
planesailinggames.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I've written up the #Metatopia2025 playtest notes for my upcoming game "Escape the Apocalypse" and you can read them here if you fancy a bit of insight into the development of a game
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
planesailinggames.com/post/2025-11...
A variant that my older daughter used when revising for her A levels is a youtube 'study with me channel' which is a similar thing but just a random person studying. e.g. youtu.be/_ZqJjlnGSSo?...
5시간 벼락치기 📚 집에서 같이 공부해요! STUDY WITH ME (50/10 pomodoro)
YouTube video by 댕은
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A variant that my older daughter used when revising for her A levels is a youtube 'study with me channel' which is a similar thing but just a random person studying. e.g. youtu.be/_ZqJjlnGSSo?...
Online study buddies.
I'm currently doing that for my daughter at university. We are on a facetime call, I'm muted, just doing my work over here and it she can see me out of the corner of her eye and is doing her work over there.
Very good for both of us.
I'm currently doing that for my daughter at university. We are on a facetime call, I'm muted, just doing my work over here and it she can see me out of the corner of her eye and is doing her work over there.
Very good for both of us.
November 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Online study buddies.
I'm currently doing that for my daughter at university. We are on a facetime call, I'm muted, just doing my work over here and it she can see me out of the corner of her eye and is doing her work over there.
Very good for both of us.
I'm currently doing that for my daughter at university. We are on a facetime call, I'm muted, just doing my work over here and it she can see me out of the corner of her eye and is doing her work over there.
Very good for both of us.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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From the first time I read of her accomplishments and bravery I wondered that there hadn't been a dramatisation of it. I do hope that they have done her justice - and perhaps encourage people to find out more - such as through your book
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Spy Who Loved: the secrets and lives of one of Britain's bravest wartime heroines
the secrets and lives of one of Britain's bravest wartime heroines
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
From the first time I read of her accomplishments and bravery I wondered that there hadn't been a dramatisation of it. I do hope that they have done her justice - and perhaps encourage people to find out more - such as through your book
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...