David F Chapman
@autocratik.bsky.social
TTRPG Game designer (Vortex, Doctor Who, WILD, Conspiracy X 2.0, Buffy, Star Trek Adventures, The Laundry), writer, X-Phile, and WILD Dreamer www.autocratik.com he/him
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David F Chapman
@autocratik.bsky.social
· Oct 18
AUTOCRATIK
Roleplaying gaming blog with movie reviews TV nerdery and geek content #RPGaDAY
www.autocratik.com
Hi everyone! I'm David F Chapman, producer at Cubicle 7 Games (I designed the Doctor Who RPG, and working on lots of other things). I've worked on Conspiracy X 2.0, Buffy, Star Trek, and created WILD, and launched #RPGaDAY that runs every August. www.autocratik.com
Tonight’s game of Mythic Bastionland…
a woman in a pink jacket is standing in front of a crowd and says albatross !
Alt: a woman in a pink jacket is standing in front of a crowd and says albatross !
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November 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Tonight’s game of Mythic Bastionland…
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We'll be open to RPG & wargame pitches @ Dragonmeet this Saturday!
Find us on Tables E3 & E4 to meet our Publishing Director Phil Smith and pitch your game 🫵
If you can't make it to the show, you can always find our guidelines for email pitches here: bit.ly/4oiqta1
Find us on Tables E3 & E4 to meet our Publishing Director Phil Smith and pitch your game 🫵
If you can't make it to the show, you can always find our guidelines for email pitches here: bit.ly/4oiqta1
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We'll be open to RPG & wargame pitches @ Dragonmeet this Saturday!
Find us on Tables E3 & E4 to meet our Publishing Director Phil Smith and pitch your game 🫵
If you can't make it to the show, you can always find our guidelines for email pitches here: bit.ly/4oiqta1
Find us on Tables E3 & E4 to meet our Publishing Director Phil Smith and pitch your game 🫵
If you can't make it to the show, you can always find our guidelines for email pitches here: bit.ly/4oiqta1
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'I like it' - X-Files' Duchovny finally hears Catatonia tribute song from 1998 www.bbc.com/news/article... #TheXFiles
X-Files star David Duchovny finally hears Catatonia's Mulder and Scully
The actor admits he had never heard Catatonia's song that celebrates his X-Files character - until now.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
'I like it' - X-Files' Duchovny finally hears Catatonia tribute song from 1998 www.bbc.com/news/article... #TheXFiles
Finished S2 of our rewatch of Stranger Things. I think that’s my fourth rewatch, still great. Onto S3! Scoops Ahoy!! Steve still rules and I wish I had hair like that.
a man in a sailor costume stands in front of a woman
ALT: a man in a sailor costume stands in front of a woman
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November 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Finished S2 of our rewatch of Stranger Things. I think that’s my fourth rewatch, still great. Onto S3! Scoops Ahoy!! Steve still rules and I wish I had hair like that.
As I shut down my Substack a while ago, I've started a FREE Patreon, so you can get my infrequent rambling blogposts straight into your inbox. You don't have to sign up, but it's here if you like!
patreon.com/Autocratik?u...
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Autocratik for the Masses | Patreon
TTRPG development and general nerdiness.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As I shut down my Substack a while ago, I've started a FREE Patreon, so you can get my infrequent rambling blogposts straight into your inbox. You don't have to sign up, but it's here if you like!
patreon.com/Autocratik?u...
patreon.com/Autocratik?u...
Resist or Serve
a man rests his head on a desk with a fox mulder sign on it
Alt: a man rests his head on a desk with a fox mulder sign on it
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November 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Resist or Serve
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The Devil (and the bosses) work fast, but sometimes @chrisbratt.bsky.social works faster.
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Devil (and the bosses) work fast, but sometimes @chrisbratt.bsky.social works faster.
James Bond is part of the code name. When one dies or gets too old, an agent is promoted to 007, and gains the codename 'James Bond'. It's how we've had so many previous James Bonds who have looked different, and survived so many years.
The villain in the next one can say "Thought you were dead".
The villain in the next one can say "Thought you were dead".
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
James Bond is part of the code name. When one dies or gets too old, an agent is promoted to 007, and gains the codename 'James Bond'. It's how we've had so many previous James Bonds who have looked different, and survived so many years.
The villain in the next one can say "Thought you were dead".
The villain in the next one can say "Thought you were dead".
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Hi all, we're currently looking for feedback on how you, as our community, feel about our current stance on generative AI. www.patreon.com/posts/uk-tin...
UK TIN GenAI Policy Feedback | UK Tabletop Industry Network
Get more from UK Tabletop Industry Network on Patreon
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November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hi all, we're currently looking for feedback on how you, as our community, feel about our current stance on generative AI. www.patreon.com/posts/uk-tin...
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The Isle of Pelops, the latest supplement for the Aegean RPG, is now available in PDF and print on demand formats on @drivethrurpg.com! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
DriveThruRPG
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November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Isle of Pelops, the latest supplement for the Aegean RPG, is now available in PDF and print on demand formats on @drivethrurpg.com! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Final part (for now) of my listing of every TTRPG I've played, with numbers 51-57 bringing us right up to date.
www.autocratik.com/2025/11/side...
www.autocratik.com/2025/11/side...
Autocratik
Publishers of the forthcoming WILD RPG, and former publishers of comics such as "Missing" and "D'Adventures of Israeli: Consequences"
www.autocratik.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Final part (for now) of my listing of every TTRPG I've played, with numbers 51-57 bringing us right up to date.
www.autocratik.com/2025/11/side...
www.autocratik.com/2025/11/side...
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We're on 99 backers!!!!
99!!!!!!!
Don't leave me hanging, guys.
10 hours to go.
99!!!!!!!
Don't leave me hanging, guys.
10 hours to go.
I'm targeting getting our Alex Potts Kickstarter to 100 backers by the time it finishes in 3 days! We're currently on 77, can you help us make it? There are some great extras and add-ons, but most importantly, it's a work of absolute brilliance.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
November 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
We're on 99 backers!!!!
99!!!!!!!
Don't leave me hanging, guys.
10 hours to go.
99!!!!!!!
Don't leave me hanging, guys.
10 hours to go.
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Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union.
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts.
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...
Seriously, give Jump Leads a listen. From the mind behind the excellent Game of Rassilon, it'll fill that Red Dwarf sized hole in your life.
First episode, second season… third wheel? Meet Herman! Our season 2 premiere OUT NOW! #audiodrama
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Seriously, give Jump Leads a listen. From the mind behind the excellent Game of Rassilon, it'll fill that Red Dwarf sized hole in your life.
I wrote a short blog post about rebranding. Should I rebrand, rename, or remain?
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/what...
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/what...
Autocratik
Publishers of the forthcoming WILD RPG, and former publishers of comics such as "Missing" and "D'Adventures of Israeli: Consequences"
www.autocratik.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I wrote a short blog post about rebranding. Should I rebrand, rename, or remain?
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/what...
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/what...
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A 2025 Mood.
February 3, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A 2025 Mood.
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Reminder that my Patreon supporters can listen to episode 1 of @jumpleads.zone RIGHT NOW. Or later, if that's what they want to do.
Patreon supporters are getting early access to the season 2 premiere TOMORROW at 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 4pm UK! If you want to hear new episodes early AND support production, @benpaddon.net's Patreon is the place to do those things!
Get more from Ben Paddon on Patreon
creating podcasts, audio plays, and other fun content
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October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reminder that my Patreon supporters can listen to episode 1 of @jumpleads.zone RIGHT NOW. Or later, if that's what they want to do.
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My long promised video covering #ttrpg titles by our #British publishers is here! In it I touch on a few details of over 48 core books and more supplements. Get em through us either in either Print or PDF!
youtu.be/qqEXshYCWYs?...
youtu.be/qqEXshYCWYs?...
80?! British RPGs
YouTube video by Compose Dream Games
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October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My long promised video covering #ttrpg titles by our #British publishers is here! In it I touch on a few details of over 48 core books and more supplements. Get em through us either in either Print or PDF!
youtu.be/qqEXshYCWYs?...
youtu.be/qqEXshYCWYs?...
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Our campaign for 'Was That Normal?' by Alex Potts is a Project We Love on Kickstarter today!
It's 93% funded! Back here if you'd like to help us cross the finish line:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #graphicnovel #comicskickstarter
It's 93% funded! Back here if you'd like to help us cross the finish line:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #graphicnovel #comicskickstarter
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our campaign for 'Was That Normal?' by Alex Potts is a Project We Love on Kickstarter today!
It's 93% funded! Back here if you'd like to help us cross the finish line:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #graphicnovel #comicskickstarter
It's 93% funded! Back here if you'd like to help us cross the finish line:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
#comics #graphicnovel #comicskickstarter
Reading this right now! (Well, not right now, but it’s my nightstand read at the moment).
If you are thinking of gifts for Xmas this year, my book about tabletop games, The Game Changers (UK, other territories) / Across the Board (US, Canada), is out in paperback, audiobook & ebook. I think it is good for anyone who loves boardgames old or new, or who likes stuff on culture & history.
October 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Reading this right now! (Well, not right now, but it’s my nightstand read at the moment).
Next in the series of blogposts of "every TTRPG I've ever played", looking at 41-50.
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/side...
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/side...
October 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Next in the series of blogposts of "every TTRPG I've ever played", looking at 41-50.
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/side...
www.autocratik.com/2025/10/side...
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To celebrate imminent publication of his novel ‘This Bursted Earth’, GARTH MARENGHI simultaneously launcheth ‘SKULL FLUSHER’, a dark symposicum twixt Terror Titans. First guest - renowned horror film director MIKE FLANAGAN.
LIVE NOW 👇🏻
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LIVE NOW 👇🏻
Subscribe here:
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Garth Marenghi
Garth Marenghi is a visionary horror author, director, and dream-weaver.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
To celebrate imminent publication of his novel ‘This Bursted Earth’, GARTH MARENGHI simultaneously launcheth ‘SKULL FLUSHER’, a dark symposicum twixt Terror Titans. First guest - renowned horror film director MIKE FLANAGAN.
LIVE NOW 👇🏻
Subscribe here:
m.youtube.com/@TheGarthMar...
LIVE NOW 👇🏻
Subscribe here:
m.youtube.com/@TheGarthMar...
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Just a reminder about the Kickstarter for my new book Was That Normal?
You can order it now and then get it as soon as it's published, along with optional extras
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
You can order it now and then get it as soon as it's published, along with optional extras
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just a reminder about the Kickstarter for my new book Was That Normal?
You can order it now and then get it as soon as it's published, along with optional extras
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
You can order it now and then get it as soon as it's published, along with optional extras
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ave...
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Big News! Check out this article from our friends over at @wargamer.com for more info
https://bit.ly/4otwBgj
https://bit.ly/4otwBgj
Exclusive: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay announces new fifth edition
As WFRP approaches its 40th anniversary, Cubicle 7 shares its schemes for the next edition of the grim and perilous RPG with Wargamer.
www.wargamer.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Big News! Check out this article from our friends over at @wargamer.com for more info
https://bit.ly/4otwBgj
https://bit.ly/4otwBgj