Shewstone Publishing
@shewstone.bsky.social
Small press publisher of tabletop roleplaying games. Our slogan is "When the gamemaster is happy, everyone's happy!" We provide inspiration, deep lore, and expert advice to fuel the fires of creativity. https://linktr.ee/shewstone
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Drintera 2026: How it Started and How it's Going | Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting
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Earlier today I posted a curmudgeonly gripe about not wanting to talk about my feelings on social media. Then I spent 2 hours writing a Patreon post about my feelings.
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I'm resurrecting my own rant from a month ago because @kennaalexander.bsky.social shared a link that explains this sentiment.
Background: in a career workshop I learned of a concept called a "trust quotient," which is really someone's (plausible) opinion dressed up as math.
Background: in a career workshop I learned of a concept called a "trust quotient," which is really someone's (plausible) opinion dressed up as math.
trust = ( competence + reliability + intimacy) / (self-interest)
So to be trusted on social media, I have to be intimate. Connect with people on an emotional level.
How about nope? 😀
I just wanna make games that let you bond with your friends. I don't wanna talk about our feelings. Not here.
So to be trusted on social media, I have to be intimate. Connect with people on an emotional level.
How about nope? 😀
I just wanna make games that let you bond with your friends. I don't wanna talk about our feelings. Not here.
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
I'm resurrecting my own rant from a month ago because @kennaalexander.bsky.social shared a link that explains this sentiment.
Background: in a career workshop I learned of a concept called a "trust quotient," which is really someone's (plausible) opinion dressed up as math.
Background: in a career workshop I learned of a concept called a "trust quotient," which is really someone's (plausible) opinion dressed up as math.
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We're less than 10K from our first stretch goal - and only 30K from our Minnesota Aid stretch goal!
Help us get there, if you can or just spread the word!
#FuckICE
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
Help us get there, if you can or just spread the word!
#FuckICE
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
Coyote & Crow: Legends & Icons
A Tome of Creatures, Spirits, and Characters for your Coyote & Crow Roleplaying Stories!
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February 12, 2026 at 3:24 PM
We're less than 10K from our first stretch goal - and only 30K from our Minnesota Aid stretch goal!
Help us get there, if you can or just spread the word!
#FuckICE
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
Help us get there, if you can or just spread the word!
#FuckICE
www.kickstarter.com/projects/coy...
New on the #Drintera worldbuilding Patreon: the legend of the Vizier of Savdati, a tale how mortal hubris brought down a divinely guided empire long ago in the Age of Thones.
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Legends of Drintera: The Vizier of Savdati | Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting
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February 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
New on the #Drintera worldbuilding Patreon: the legend of the Vizier of Savdati, a tale how mortal hubris brought down a divinely guided empire long ago in the Age of Thones.
www.patreon.com/posts/legend...
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I just want to say I'm thinking of my trans friends and colleagues (and friends I haven't met yet). Hi!
I want you to feel like your allies are still here. I just think kindness should speak up once in a while. (This was not triggered by any bad event.)
I want you to feel like your allies are still here. I just think kindness should speak up once in a while. (This was not triggered by any bad event.)
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I just want to say I'm thinking of my trans friends and colleagues (and friends I haven't met yet). Hi!
I want you to feel like your allies are still here. I just think kindness should speak up once in a while. (This was not triggered by any bad event.)
I want you to feel like your allies are still here. I just think kindness should speak up once in a while. (This was not triggered by any bad event.)
I'm working on bookkeeping today and I have this to say: Good riddance, Intuit Quickbooks! I have never hated a software experience more than Quickbooks. Can't believe I put up with it for years. And it costs twice as much as competitors.
I dumped it for a competitor, and I think everyone should.
I dumped it for a competitor, and I think everyone should.
January 31, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I'm working on bookkeeping today and I have this to say: Good riddance, Intuit Quickbooks! I have never hated a software experience more than Quickbooks. Can't believe I put up with it for years. And it costs twice as much as competitors.
I dumped it for a competitor, and I think everyone should.
I dumped it for a competitor, and I think everyone should.
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Funding soon: a party roleplaying game, where medieval minigames inspire entries into your illuminated manuscript!
Designed with new players and varying numbers of players in mind, and as a good TTRPG club or casual game night option
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...
Designed with new players and varying numbers of players in mind, and as a good TTRPG club or casual game night option
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...
Coming soon: Veritable Tales: An Illuminated Manuscript Party RPG
Create your own illuminated manuscript and play role-playing minigames set in an interconnected medieval period.
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Funding soon: a party roleplaying game, where medieval minigames inspire entries into your illuminated manuscript!
Designed with new players and varying numbers of players in mind, and as a good TTRPG club or casual game night option
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...
Designed with new players and varying numbers of players in mind, and as a good TTRPG club or casual game night option
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sun...
Zepthanos is the god of destiny in the Drintera #TTRPG setting. They didn't start out with that portfolio: they stole it.
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Zepthanos, God of Destiny | Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting
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January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Zepthanos is the god of destiny in the Drintera #TTRPG setting. They didn't start out with that portfolio: they stole it.
www.patreon.com/posts/zeptha...
www.patreon.com/posts/zeptha...
We have a launch date: February 24, 2026 @ 6 pm EST
A team led by Native American creators is building a fantasy #TTRPG for D&D, Pathfinder, and similar fantasy games. The more backers support us, the more we will write and illustrate!
Please share 4 visibility
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A team led by Native American creators is building a fantasy #TTRPG for D&D, Pathfinder, and similar fantasy games. The more backers support us, the more we will write and illustrate!
Please share 4 visibility
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
Coming soon: Drintera Worldbuilding 2026: Native American Fantasy
Help our Indigenous led team build a fantasy version of North America in zine form!
www.kickstarter.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:33 PM
We have a launch date: February 24, 2026 @ 6 pm EST
A team led by Native American creators is building a fantasy #TTRPG for D&D, Pathfinder, and similar fantasy games. The more backers support us, the more we will write and illustrate!
Please share 4 visibility
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
A team led by Native American creators is building a fantasy #TTRPG for D&D, Pathfinder, and similar fantasy games. The more backers support us, the more we will write and illustrate!
Please share 4 visibility
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
I changed to ClipArt.com as Shewstone's stock art provider to get away from the flood of AI slop in other services. I am now happily browsing through a hundred pages of vintage cat drawings looking for the best fit for one of our adventure frames.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I changed to ClipArt.com as Shewstone's stock art provider to get away from the flood of AI slop in other services. I am now happily browsing through a hundred pages of vintage cat drawings looking for the best fit for one of our adventure frames.
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Oh very much yes 😞🎯
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Oh very much yes 😞🎯
Earlier today I posted a curmudgeonly gripe about not wanting to talk about my feelings on social media. Then I spent 2 hours writing a Patreon post about my feelings.
www.patreon.com/posts/drinte...
www.patreon.com/posts/drinte...
Drintera 2026: How it Started and How it's Going | Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting
Get more from Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Earlier today I posted a curmudgeonly gripe about not wanting to talk about my feelings on social media. Then I spent 2 hours writing a Patreon post about my feelings.
www.patreon.com/posts/drinte...
www.patreon.com/posts/drinte...
I never got social media marketing to really work for Shewstone and this week I learned why.
I was in a career development workshop and the presenter introduced a concept called a "trust quotient." This is a pseudo-mathematical concept not something measurable but I buy into it as far as it goes.
I was in a career development workshop and the presenter introduced a concept called a "trust quotient." This is a pseudo-mathematical concept not something measurable but I buy into it as far as it goes.
January 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I never got social media marketing to really work for Shewstone and this week I learned why.
I was in a career development workshop and the presenter introduced a concept called a "trust quotient." This is a pseudo-mathematical concept not something measurable but I buy into it as far as it goes.
I was in a career development workshop and the presenter introduced a concept called a "trust quotient." This is a pseudo-mathematical concept not something measurable but I buy into it as far as it goes.
One of the annoyances of running a business is that digital platforms that are monetizing you are simultaneously giving you self-serving bad advice instead of helping you.
Take this gem from Facebook: "Engage with all comments, even negative ones, to show your brand is listening."
No, don't.
Take this gem from Facebook: "Engage with all comments, even negative ones, to show your brand is listening."
No, don't.
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
One of the annoyances of running a business is that digital platforms that are monetizing you are simultaneously giving you self-serving bad advice instead of helping you.
Take this gem from Facebook: "Engage with all comments, even negative ones, to show your brand is listening."
No, don't.
Take this gem from Facebook: "Engage with all comments, even negative ones, to show your brand is listening."
No, don't.
I'm halfway through watching this and it needs about 1,000x as many views as it has.
Two years ago, we did an interesting panel on "evil" races in #ttrpg.
@nuffofabby.bsky.social
@legalkimchi.bsky.social
@umbralknightx.bsky.social
@midnightinq.bsky.social
@itsdrakelionheart.bsky.social
@tfttstudios.bsky.social
youtu.be/MtRoAd_EylU
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed #fantasy
@nuffofabby.bsky.social
@legalkimchi.bsky.social
@umbralknightx.bsky.social
@midnightinq.bsky.social
@itsdrakelionheart.bsky.social
@tfttstudios.bsky.social
youtu.be/MtRoAd_EylU
#dnd #talesofthevaliant #5EFeed #fantasy
Of Gods & Gamemasters: 'Evil' Races in TTRPG, starring the Color Based Coalition
YouTube video by Of Gods and Gamemasters
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January 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I'm halfway through watching this and it needs about 1,000x as many views as it has.
Our (in)famous retrospective blog post about Shewstone's past year of business in online! People actually seem to read these. Learn about the ups and downs of our #TTRPG business last year, what we've learned, and what it means for our future.
shewstone.com/blog/2026/1/...
shewstone.com/blog/2026/1/...
Shewstone Year-End Update, 2025 — Shewstone Publishing
This is Shewstone Publishing’s sixth year-end update, marking the end of our ninth year in business. I’ve been choosing a different tarot card each year to sum up our company’s journey. Before you k...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Our (in)famous retrospective blog post about Shewstone's past year of business in online! People actually seem to read these. Learn about the ups and downs of our #TTRPG business last year, what we've learned, and what it means for our future.
shewstone.com/blog/2026/1/...
shewstone.com/blog/2026/1/...
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Getting closer to being caught up. Thanks for helping, even if it's just a boost.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Getting closer to being caught up. Thanks for helping, even if it's just a boost.
#mutualaid #ttrpg ko-fi.com/ofgodsandgam...
#mutualaid #ttrpg ko-fi.com/ofgodsandgam...
Our first article in the Drintera #TTRPG setting of 2026: Velotaras, the god of secrets, by @jackgogsbane.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Our first article in the Drintera #TTRPG setting of 2026: Velotaras, the god of secrets, by @jackgogsbane.bsky.social
www.worldanvil.com/w/drintera-s...
www.worldanvil.com/w/drintera-s...
I'm getting marketing emails from OpenAI offering to sell me advertising on the ChatGPT platform.
#TTRPG creators, let's please agree not to feed this monster. I have big ethical concerns about the use of AI in general and those get much worse when advertising enters the picture.
#TTRPG creators, let's please agree not to feed this monster. I have big ethical concerns about the use of AI in general and those get much worse when advertising enters the picture.
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I'm getting marketing emails from OpenAI offering to sell me advertising on the ChatGPT platform.
#TTRPG creators, let's please agree not to feed this monster. I have big ethical concerns about the use of AI in general and those get much worse when advertising enters the picture.
#TTRPG creators, let's please agree not to feed this monster. I have big ethical concerns about the use of AI in general and those get much worse when advertising enters the picture.
Happy Public Domain Day 2026! Tens of thousands of works entered the public domain yesterday, including United States printed works published in 1930.
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Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Happy Public Domain Day 2026! Tens of thousands of works entered the public domain yesterday, including United States printed works published in 1930.
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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The Big Bad Bundle!
Three interesting and layered BBEGs, with lore, magics, minions...and plans!
For #TalesOfTheValiant and #dnd5e.
#ttrpg #dnd #5EFeed #villains
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Three interesting and layered BBEGs, with lore, magics, minions...and plans!
For #TalesOfTheValiant and #dnd5e.
#ttrpg #dnd #5EFeed #villains
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Big Bad Bundle #1 [BUNDLE] - Of Gods and Gamemasters | DriveThruRPG
This special bundle product contains the following titles:
The Bloody EarlRegular price: $2.99Bundle price: $1.49Format: PDF
The land of Leoranshire has returned to the material plane, bringing wit...
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January 2, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The Big Bad Bundle!
Three interesting and layered BBEGs, with lore, magics, minions...and plans!
For #TalesOfTheValiant and #dnd5e.
#ttrpg #dnd #5EFeed #villains
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Three interesting and layered BBEGs, with lore, magics, minions...and plans!
For #TalesOfTheValiant and #dnd5e.
#ttrpg #dnd #5EFeed #villains
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
It's new year's eve and I am searching the web for open license images of alchemical equipment. I found this on Mediawiki Commons and I have to share - excited to see what those alchemists were up to!
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December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's new year's eve and I am searching the web for open license images of alchemical equipment. I found this on Mediawiki Commons and I have to share - excited to see what those alchemists were up to!
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...
@nuffofabby.bsky.social dishes on our upcoming joint project to bring Native American folklore and cultures to #TTRPG . Please share to help build excitement for this cool project! Kickstarter link in comments.
youtu.be/BaJgsDuHX6Y
youtu.be/BaJgsDuHX6Y
Bringing Native American Legends to D&D
YouTube video by Shewstone Publishing
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December 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
@nuffofabby.bsky.social dishes on our upcoming joint project to bring Native American folklore and cultures to #TTRPG . Please share to help build excitement for this cool project! Kickstarter link in comments.
youtu.be/BaJgsDuHX6Y
youtu.be/BaJgsDuHX6Y
A Native American led team is building a D&D and Pathfinder compatible #TTRPG adventure setting based on North America. Discover new narrative adventure themes inspired by Native folklore, encounter unique creatures and spirits, and build memorable characters!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
Coming soon: Drintera Worldbuilding 2026: Native American Fantasy
Discover a TTRPG setting inspired by Native American culture and legends, built by designers with Indigenous heritage.
www.kickstarter.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A Native American led team is building a D&D and Pathfinder compatible #TTRPG adventure setting based on North America. Discover new narrative adventure themes inspired by Native folklore, encounter unique creatures and spirits, and build memorable characters!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/she...
A free creature for the Tales of the Valiant #TTRPG: the barong, protective spirit of the forest. By freelancer Valis Teoh, based on the folklore of their homeland. Art by @erebus-art.bsky.social . Support our Patreon to help us keep building the world of Drintera!
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The Barong, Protective Spirit of the Forest | Drintera® fantasy roleplaying game setting
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December 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A free creature for the Tales of the Valiant #TTRPG: the barong, protective spirit of the forest. By freelancer Valis Teoh, based on the folklore of their homeland. Art by @erebus-art.bsky.social . Support our Patreon to help us keep building the world of Drintera!
www.patreon.com/posts/barong...
www.patreon.com/posts/barong...
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I need more reach. I promise I have lots of cool things y'all would like to see!
#ttrpg #dnd #5Efeed #worldbuilding
#ttrpg #dnd #5Efeed #worldbuilding
I am as always, in all places,
Jack the Giantkiller
Of Gods and Gamemasters
Master of myth
Seanchai of stories
I'm funny and I try to be kind.
I drink coffee and I know things.
I build worlds, gods, and villains.
#ttrpg #worldbuilding
Use my knowledge for your tables.🔗👇
Jack the Giantkiller
Of Gods and Gamemasters
Master of myth
Seanchai of stories
I'm funny and I try to be kind.
I drink coffee and I know things.
I build worlds, gods, and villains.
#ttrpg #worldbuilding
Use my knowledge for your tables.🔗👇
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I need more reach. I promise I have lots of cool things y'all would like to see!
#ttrpg #dnd #5Efeed #worldbuilding
#ttrpg #dnd #5Efeed #worldbuilding