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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Always a heavy typer, that Serena.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 27

Despite rumors to the contrary, we would like to remind everyone that the working conditions here at Sword & Board Games are perfectly humane according to games industry standards and the writer's room is only locked from the outside for Serena's own protection.

SJ Kla-spooky (should be writing) @sjklapecki.itch.io · Aug 26

apparently the way i drink monster is 'incorrect' and 'an affront to god'

a can of utlra fantasy monster energy, torn in half and empty

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Titanic size trait was also reworked, making non-Titanic miniatures a harder time fighting Titanic miniatures, promoting a playstyle of having your Titanic minis duke it out in cinematic duels between giants.

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 25

A roster of weapons exclusive to Titanic miniatures was added to the game, along with the GUARDIAN ANGEL Monstrous Species Trait. The Shield Combo trait was also added to the Halberd, Billhook, Spear and Lance. As well, several spells were reworked to deal guaranteed hits, instead of damage.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 24

The 1.1 update for TUSC: Medieval Warfare is now available. It's a highly extensive update that adds new content to the expansion. Its the most expansive update TUSC has ever received. Download it from from the following links:
swordnboard.itch.io/tusc-medieva...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 24

The 1.1 update for TUSC: Medieval Warfare is now available. It's a highly extensive update that adds new content to the expansion. Its the most expansive update TUSC has ever received. Download it from from the following links:
swordnboard.itch.io/tusc-medieva...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 14

For transparency, none of our titles got deindexed or delisted from Itchio as far as I can tell. However, as a predominantly queer-operated and queer-owned game studio we're collectively quite shaken in our trust in Itch as a platform and are currently investigating pathways forward.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 14

Until things get bad to a point where we cannot reasonably host our games on the platform, we're probably going to keep posting our games to Itchio for the time being, because ultimately studios of our size can't really afford to not sell our games on as many platforms as possible.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 14

For transparency, none of our titles got deindexed or delisted from Itchio as far as I can tell. However, as a predominantly queer-operated and queer-owned game studio we're collectively quite shaken in our trust in Itch as a platform and are currently investigating pathways forward.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Aug 13

[Wakes up, bleary-eyed, confused, dehydrated]

Man, we picked the *worst* possible time to do this, huh?

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

We here at Sword & Board Games have a very special announcement:
We launched an Itchio page that you can check out from this link. There's also a few cool things going on with this Itchio page that we would like to share!
swordnboard.itch.io

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ZackONLINE 💀COMMISSIONS OPEN💀 @zackonline.bsky.social · Jun 23

WERE OFFICIALLY ITCHY!!! CHECK US OUT ON ITCH.IO

Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

We here at Sword & Board Games have a very special announcement:
We launched an Itchio page that you can check out from this link. There's also a few cool things going on with this Itchio page that we would like to share!
swordnboard.itch.io

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

And finally, Itchio is extremely flexible regarding what files you're allowed to include in a purchase. So if we were to include say, I don't know, purely hypothetically, STL files in a future release, we'd have to do that through Itchio. So please, check out our Itchio page at swordnboard.itch.io.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

Furthermore, all future releases from the studio will arrive on our Itch page earlier than on other platforms like DriveThruRPG. You also may be able to find our games in bundles and charity fundraisers hosted on the website in the future.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

We've included a Meet The Team section that has brief biographical descriptions of each member of Sword & Board Games and what we do for the studio. If you've ever wanted to know more about the creators behind the games currently this is the best way to do that.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 23

We here at Sword & Board Games have a very special announcement:
We launched an Itchio page that you can check out from this link. There's also a few cool things going on with this Itchio page that we would like to share!
swordnboard.itch.io

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

The Akshenim are a proud, ancient people, whose history stretches back tens of millions of years. They are physical manifestations of the magic which flows throughout all existence, wandering the stars in search of the Artifacts of Ruin aboard their arcanotek colony ships known as Dragon-Arks.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

During the Tetrarchy's Era of Unification, the Haagenti were the alchemically and cybernetically augmented shocktroops who formed the spearhead of the Army of Unification. Only operating alongside baseline soldiers in the most desperate of campaigns, they formed a highly insular and elitist mindset.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · Jun 7

It's Pride Month and our founder just used their share of last month's royalties to pay for their estrogen. If you've bought one of our games, know it's going to a good cause.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

All the art you've seen in this thread is made by Sword & Board Games' art director, @zackonline.bsky.social.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

700 years after the Posthuman Revolt, the Ascendant Legions reave and pillage along the periphery of the Unifier-in-Absentia's domain, conquering worlds to serve as footholds for increasingly daring raids deeper into Tetrarchy territory or as temples to venerate powers far older than humanity.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

With no apparent hope of forging their own empire, the Ascendant Legions scattered across the galaxy in every direction. Many found themselves in the domains of ancient and terrible beings who slumber in the void between stars. Awed by their might, the Ascendants made pacts with new sovereign lords.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

However, the military junta established on Mars in the wake of the Unifier's final defeat was short lived as the remnant fleet of the Army of Unification set Mars to siege quickly after, all the while this posthuman occupation took almost no time to devolve into fatal infighting.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

This war left the Tetrarchy fractured and without the Unifier, who according to modern religious doctrine within the Tetrarchy ascended to godhood in the midst of the war's climactic battle on Mars. The rebel Haagenti, having rechristened themselves the Ascendant Legions, technically won.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

Regardless of intent, the commanders of several Haagenti legions became convinced that the Unifier ultimately intended to dispose of them once Unification was complete. In protest, the Haagenti war fleets turned around and set course for Mars. And thus the Posthuman Revolt began.

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Sword & Board Games @swordnboardstudios.bsky.social · May 6

The Unifier's reasons for doing this are often debated, some pointing to the Haagenti's rumored infertility, and thus inability to produce heirs, while others argue that the Unifier thought the strength of the Haagenti were better deployed on the front lines of unification. Perhaps it was both.

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