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Sam Tempest

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Writer RPGs - https://tempestrpg.itch.io/ Grave Goods - gravegoodspub.co.uk @gravegoodspub.bsky.social

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hi to all my new followers!

I make RPGs with my brother @willtempest.bsky.social. We released our first two projects this year. Saint Magnus and Frogmen!

You can download them for free over on our itch:
tempestrpg.itch.io

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Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · 2d

Eclipse of Moths has been shortlisted for Best Art! Thank you for the nomination. There's a really strong selection of comics this year, congrats to all the nominees!

Selkie Comic Awards @selkieawards.org · 3d

🦭 It's time to announce the shortlist for our 2025 Selkie Awards!🦭

Check out the link below for the details, and for information on how to sign up to our online award ceremony:

🦭 selkieawards.org/2025 🦭

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · 4d

In a couple of weeks, Sam and Kate will be joining Will at TAGS Festival in Edinburgh! Come and chat about comics and games and sci-fi and horror and all that good stuff.

TAGS Festival @tagsfest.co.uk · 10d

📢 Exhibitor announcement: WILL TEMPEST (@willtempest.bsky.social)

"Will Tempest is an illustrator and cartoonist based in the UK. His work explores strange planets and bizarre civilisations through the lens of fantasy, science fiction and horror."

🏷️ Learn more about TAGS Fest at tagsfest.co.uk

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · 12d

Frog.
#MÖRKTOBER

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · 12d

Frog.
#MÖRKTOBER

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 12

My toil is done. Check your inboxes!

Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'll be posting this as soon as I've paid the bread tithe to my liege lord

Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 11

The book is now heading off for its full print run, which can mean only one thing: the Strang Beorn PDF drops tomorrow! #ttrpg #mörkborg

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'll be posting this as soon as I've paid the bread tithe to my liege lord

Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 11

The book is now heading off for its full print run, which can mean only one thing: the Strang Beorn PDF drops tomorrow! #ttrpg #mörkborg

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 11

The book is now heading off for its full print run, which can mean only one thing: the Strang Beorn PDF drops tomorrow! #ttrpg #mörkborg

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Chris, Ontos Games @ontosgames.co.uk · Sep 10

This Sunday! It's the Border Reiver wargames show in Gateshead. Come say hi! (There might even be a sneak peak of the new Exo-Squad prototypes.)

10am–3pm SUN 14th Sep 2025

BORDER REIVER

£4 entry, demo and particuaption games galore, wargames flea market, and traders including...

ONTOS GAMES

Gateshead International Stadium, GATESHEAD, NE10 0EF

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NeonRot @neonrot.bsky.social · Sep 8

The TTS haul!
The excellent second printing of Wanderhome by @jdragsky.bsky.social. An intriguing new game by @peregrinecoast.press. Pitcrawler by @jonnysims.bsky.social. The flood bell by @willtempest.bsky.social + @samtempest.bsky.social . Brother why by @josh-hivemindgames.bsky.social!

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Jayney 📝 ISCRAFTE @juunikyuu.bsky.social · Sep 7

Did you like Captain Bucky O'Hare growing up? Enjoy interesting indie TTRPGs? Hit up @gravegoodspub.bsky.social at #tabletopscotland

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 7

We’re at F2-10 for the final day of @tabletopscot.bsky.social! #TTS2025

Jayney 📝 ISCRAFTE @juunikyuu.bsky.social · Sep 7

Did you like Captain Bucky O'Hare growing up? Enjoy interesting indie TTRPGs? Hit up @gravegoodspub.bsky.social at #tabletopscotland

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 6

@tabletopscot.bsky.social day 2! @willtempest.bsky.social and @samtempest.bsky.social are set up at F2-10! If you ask nicely, you can have a sneaky look at the Strang Beorn test print… #TTS2025 #TTRPG #comics

A stand at Tabletop Scotland with games and comics.

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 5

For the first day of @tabletopscot.bsky.social I've been in an airport. I'm still not sure when I'll leave. Maybe this is where I live now. It's been great. Hope everyone had an amazing first day!

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Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Sep 5

Today!

Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me and @samtempest.bsky.social will be tabling at @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend. If you're around be sure to stop by the Grave Goods table and say hi!

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Chris, Ontos Games @ontosgames.co.uk · Sep 4

I designed this logo! The project deserved an epically solid slab of angles and colour so you can understand how excited I am about the new Space Dwarf miniatures.

(Click the "notify me on launch" button pls pls.)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cur...

Coming soon: Exö-Squad Röknaut Space Dwarfs 28mm Sci-Fi Wargame RPG Minis

Finely detailed resin cast miniatures for collectors, painters, wargamers and roleplayers

www.kickstarter.com

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Sep 3

If you're heading to @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend, drop by and say hi at F2-10! @samtempest.bsky.social and @willtempest.bsky.social will be there all weekend with games, books, comics and more.

A screenshot of the map for Tabletop Scotland, showing the Grave Goods stand at F2-10.

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Come say hi! I might even bring the Strang Beorn test print along for people to flick through

Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me and @samtempest.bsky.social will be tabling at @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend. If you're around be sure to stop by the Grave Goods table and say hi!

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Come say hi! I might even bring the Strang Beorn test print along for people to flick through

Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me and @samtempest.bsky.social will be tabling at @tabletopscot.bsky.social this weekend. If you're around be sure to stop by the Grave Goods table and say hi!

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Strang Beorn hardback is looking NICE

Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Aug 28

Our test print has also arrived, so head on over to our latest Kickstarter update to have a little nosy at a couple of the pages!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Update 12: Backerkit and Printed Proof · Strang Beorn: A haunted hillfort delve for MÖRK BORG/OSR

Hi everyone,Great news: we're launching the Backerkit today! That means surveys will be dropping over the next couple of days. It took slightly longer to set everything up than we expected, but we wan...

www.kickstarter.com

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're launching the Backerkit for Strang Beorn today! Surveys will be dropping in your inboxes over the next couple of days.

If you want to update your name as it appears in the book, get your answers in before September 7th, as we'll be finalising the PDF to send out after Tabletop Scotland!

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Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Aug 22

more sketchbook

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Will Tempest @willtempest.bsky.social · Aug 7

Some of the art from the RPG's i've made with @samtempest.bsky.social. They're all available as pay-what-you-want PDFs over on our itch.

tempestrpg.itch.io

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Aug 4

I'm really proud of what we've made and I can't wait to see it in print!

Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Aug 4

The TL;DR is we’re finalising the PDF, waiting for our test print to arrive, and nearly ready to send out our backer survey!

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Grave Goods ➡️ TAGS Fest @gravegoodspub.bsky.social · Aug 4

We have a new update for August!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Update 11: Printing and PDFs · Strang Beorn: A haunted hillfort delve for MÖRK BORG/OSR

Hi everyone,Here's our August update:We're doing final editing checks on the PDF and it's looking great! It'll be ready for you as soon as we launch the pledge manager, which should be in the next cou...

www.kickstarter.com

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Sam Tempest @samtempest.bsky.social · Jun 30

We'd definitely be interested :)