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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm so excited for this game! Stop wasting your time reading this and go back it!

Montford Tales: Asher's Ridge LIVE on Kickstarter @montfordtales.com · Sep 2

Now LIVE on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...

Asher's Ridge is a GM-less, zero-prep #TTRPG for one to four players, inspired by Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Stranger Things.

Connect threads of letter tiles and experience the unexplainable in the (dark?) heart of the Lake District.

A copy of Asher's Ridge sits among photos and a map. Letter tiles spell out "Back it now on Kickstarter"

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Daniel, The Copper Compendium @thecoppercompendium.co.uk · Aug 27

For the past few months, my main focus has been Five Minutes, Not 5e ( #5mn5e), a series of interviews with designers breaking down the basics of their games. There's 4 entries currently out, with more on the way!

This announcement over on Rascal sums it up!

www.rascal.news/ttrpgs-expla...

Five Minutes, Not 5e gives you the information you need to choose a game, direct from the designers

www.rascal.news

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ooh I'm intrigued! Not putting mushroom people in Spectral Sea is a mistake I'll definitely fix in the expansion

A game jam from 2025-07-17 to 2025-09-17 hosted by Sam Armstrong Games. This is a pretty simple premise for a jam. Find a TTRPG that you think is cool but doesn't have enough extra adventures/expansio...

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Alexander the Spooky @alexrineh.art · Aug 25

Just submitted my entry today!

(and it's free for a limited time!)

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Jul 16

So after a discussion in a discord server (and being told I'd be a coward if I didn't set this up) here's the Indie Adventure Jam. Make a THING for your favourite #ttrpg that doesn't have enough THINGS. Simple as that, you have two months.

itch.io/jam/indie-ad...

Indie Adventure Jam

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 24

I mean, I do have the game for you. Maybe I'll have a mushroom npc in the expansion...

A Complicated Profession unofficial expansion

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 24

Mushrooms and pirates, not at the same time.

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Main Sequence Star <<PLAY SEASON 31>> @main-sequence-star.bsky.social · Aug 23

I made an expansion for the wonderful GM-less TTRPG A Complicated Profession by @alwayscheckers.bsky.social

This is my (admittedly high effort) submission to the @samarmstronggames.bsky.social TTRPG supplement jam

You can download it there: cal-does-things.itch.io/a-dirty-situ...

A Dirty Situation by Cal

cal-does-things.itch.io

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 23

I love how it looks! I can tell it's gonna have a great table presence

Tales From The Spectral Sea - Role-Playing Game Rundown | Five Minutes, Not 5e

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Maz @mazistyping.bsky.social · Aug 21

So, on 29th August, the US is ending de minimis treatment for parcels under $800 value globally. It's already done this for China; now it's going to come in for everyone. If you post parcels to America, this is going to affect you, in one of several ways.

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 21

This was great fun to record and gives a really quick overview of Spectral Sea. Thanks for having me on!

Daniel, The Copper Compendium @thecoppercompendium.co.uk · Aug 21

The latest entry of Five Minutes, Not 5e is out! In this one I discuss Tales From the Spectral Sea, a swashbuckling game of dead sailors, with its designer, @samarmstronggames.bsky.social !

youtu.be/6rWk03_RaZg

YouTube video by Five Minutes, Not 5e

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Ben Paddon @benpaddon.net · Aug 15

Right about now, the

A standing street sign that says "FUNK BROS AUTO"

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Ey I'm so glad you like it! Be sure to let me know how your games go!

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Quinn 🔜 Pax Unplugged! @quinnbeckham27.bsky.social · Aug 15

We love new book day 😍 so excited to add this game by @samarmstronggames.bsky.social to my ever growing game library!!! The art is gorgeous and the premise is so much fun!

The book cover for Tales from the Spectral Sea. The cover features the silhouette of a pirate ship sailing over a rainbow colored sea. The words “a swashbuckling saga of sad dead sailors” is on the bottom of the cover, directly above the name “Sam Armstrong”

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 11

Of course! Anything goes really, but I have a table of 18 different little guys if you need ideas and Kobolds are definitely on it!

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 11

Give it a follow! It should be going live very soon

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 11

So you've hopefully heard me shouting about my game, Small Folk in Big Coats. But did you know all the art is by the wonderful @fibbermcgee.bsky.social ? She's done a banging job with this, and the game will look great as a result

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam-armstrong/small-folk-in-big-coats

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 9

My next game is launching at the end of the month! You play as a group of small folk pretending to be one big folk. You will probably stay under the radar, but will you stop bickering long enough to achieve anything?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.

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Hatchlings Games: UNDERISLES late pledges now available! @hatchlingdm.itch.io · Aug 9

With so many #ttrpg crowdfunds launching in 2025/26, it’s hard to keep up, so let’s start sharing our projects for #ttrpgteaser!

- Like & reskeet this post
- Showcase your projects below
- GenAI gets you blocked 🚫

#Kickstarter #BackerKit #GameFound #crowdfunding #selfpromosaturday #IndieGame #RPG

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Badger Wormwood @bwormwood.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out Sam's game!! It's so cute! :)

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 7

Have you heard about my next game yet? Small Folk in Big Coats is a chaotic little rpg about little guys masquerading as one big guy, trying to stop bickering long enough to get anything done. If that sounds cool, go give it a follow!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.

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Sarah! @fibbermcgee.bsky.social · Aug 7

i did the art for this! it sounds fun! check it out!

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 7

Have you heard about my next game yet? Small Folk in Big Coats is a chaotic little rpg about little guys masquerading as one big guy, trying to stop bickering long enough to get anything done. If that sounds cool, go give it a follow!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 7

I love "Y punk dnd actual play"!

Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 7

Have you heard about my next game yet? Small Folk in Big Coats is a chaotic little rpg about little guys masquerading as one big guy, trying to stop bickering long enough to get anything done. If that sounds cool, go give it a follow!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

A simple and chaotic RPG about a group of smallfolk with wildly differing goals.

Tales From the Spectral Sea - Sam Armstrong's Ko-fi Shop

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Sam Armstrong is 4 Goblins in a Tuxedo @samarmstronggames.bsky.social · Aug 4

The time is here, you can now buy my RPG about swashbuckling through the afterlife, Tales From The Spectral Sea. You can grab the physical copies on Ko-fi and the PDFs on itch

ko-fi.com/s/531c7dfabc

sam-armstrong.itch.io/spectral-sea

In this narrative-focussed TTRPG, you play as the crew of a ship who died at sea but couldn't pass on due to unresolved baggage or trauma. Instead, yo...

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