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Evil Hat
@evilhat.bsky.social
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Turning Passion into Great Games! Publisher of Fate, Monster of the Week, Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, and other games. www.evilhat.com
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*roaring autopod kitted with like 40 different kinds of aftermarket upgrades crashes through the wall*

Did someone say Deathloop?
A spread from the Introduction of Blades '68 listing its touchstones. The list includes James Bond (various) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) The Prisoner (1967-68) The Italian Job (1969) Get Carter (1971) Ocean’s Eleven (1960 and 2001) Le Samouraï (1967) Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Soylent Green (1973) Logan’s Run (1976) THX 1138 (1971) Jason King (1971-72) The Avengers (1961-69) The Sandbaggers (1978-80) The Ipcress File (1965) GTA: London 1969 (1999) Bullitt (1968) Ronin (1998) Lupin III (various) Alphaville (1965) Thunderbirds (1965-66) A Clockwork Orange (1971) The 10th Victim (1965) The Conversation (1974) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Funeral in Berlin (1966) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) The Gentlemen (2024) Danger: Diabolik (1968) The Getaway (1972) The Long Goodbye (1973) Discovering Scarfolk (2014) Disco Elysium (2019) Deathloop (2021) and We Happy Few (2016). There's a big red arrow and circle around Deathloop.
January 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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The Hull, The Hit Squad, and the Swinger.
Two playbooks and a new Crew waiting for you in the free preview of Blades' 68.
Sign up to follow the campaign and scroll down to get access to the preview PDF.
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Will you be the life of the party...

or the death of it?
A triptych of images. The Hull is a robot with glowing red eyes wearing a blue work jacket and somehow managing a sullen expression. The playbook is described as "The soul of a condemned criminal trapped in a robot body." The Hit Squad shows an image of a pistol with a silencer and a playing card with a skull and viper on its face. A crew playbook for contract killers, discreet and skilled assassins. The Swinger depicts a woman with a bob haircut and bright pink sunglasses flashing a peace sign. Her dress is brown, pink and yellow. The playbook is described as "A wheeler and dealer - the life of the party."
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Blades '68 isn't just a new retro-future setting for Blades In The Dark. It also has a specific point of view.
Sign up here to get notified when the game goes live.
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And scroll to the bottom of the page to access the free, 40-page preview - including this spread!
A two page spread from Blades '68: Player Advice So you’ve sat down to play Blades ’68 and the GM has slid the book over to you, open to this page. First, thank you for playing. Second, you don’t need any advice—just play and have fun. But maybe you want some tips on how to have the most fun; in that case, read on. HOW TO PLAY HARD AND HAVE FUN IN '68 1. GO IN BOOTS AND ALL. The campaign will be shorter than you think. Make stuff happen now. Don't wait, pull the trigger. 2. DIG THE OTHER CHARACTERS. Dial in on the other player characters, pay attention to their narrative, and get your own character involved. Be their fan, or be their foil. 3. MAKE THE GM SWEAT. Think of the game like a physics toy, and push the levers you have as hard as you can, just to see what happens. Rattle the cage, jump out the window, don't look down. Move so fast the GM can't keep up. 4. SELL THE PUNCHES. Always choose the bigger reaction. Let your character be changed by the world and by other characters. Let them be upset, emotional, irrational. 5. FUCK AROUND AND FIND OUT. If your character dies, they can come back as an echo. If they have to retire, you can always make a new character. The crew cannot be stopped. Act first and think later, make bad decisions, let the chips fall where they may. 6. LEARN TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE CONSEQUENCES. Most rolls are going to have consequences. Wouldn't it be boring to succeed all the time? Embrace consequences, and create consequences, then roll them up in a giant ball of chaos and surf on top.
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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Well @olddog.games could best answer that question but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say: Not much.
A spread from the Introduction of Blades '68 listing its touchstones. The list includes James Bond (various) The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015) The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) The Prisoner (1967-68) The Italian Job (1969) Get Carter (1971) Ocean’s Eleven (1960 and 2001) Le Samouraï (1967) Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Soylent Green (1973) Logan’s Run (1976) THX 1138 (1971) Jason King (1971-72) The Avengers (1961-69) The Sandbaggers (1978-80) The Ipcress File (1965) GTA: London 1969 (1999) Bullitt (1968) Ronin (1998) Lupin III (various) Alphaville (1965) Thunderbirds (1965-66) A Clockwork Orange (1971) The 10th Victim (1965) The Conversation (1974) The Manchurian Candidate (1962) Funeral in Berlin (1966) Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) The Gentlemen (2024) Danger: Diabolik (1968) The Getaway (1972) The Long Goodbye (1973) Discovering Scarfolk (2014) Disco Elysium (2019) Deathloop (2021) and We Happy Few (2016). There's a big red arrow and circle around Deathloop.
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Our next crowdfunder!
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
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A mockup of the Blades '68 setting book. Colorful characters inspired by the 1960s are illustrated in bright shades of blue, orange, and yellow. Caption: Unruly escapades in a dystopian retro-future. Coming soon to BackerKit.
January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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It's 968 AC.
It's time to ask yourself:
Is the experimental new Lusk Reform Technique right for you?
An illustration of a robot with a shiny metal head, flat face, and two red unblinking eyes. It wears a blue work jacket with a wide white collar. A black cat it perched on its shoulder and give an ill-tempered squint. Caption: The Hull. The soul of a condemned criminal trapped in a robot body. Core playbook eight of eight.
January 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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It's the final day for our 20th Anniversary sale!
Save 20% off every single thing in our webstore. From popular classics to our latest releases, it's all on sale - including dice and limited crowdfunding extras.
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A huge thanks to everyone who's supported us over the years.
A literal pile of some of the RPGs we've published including Fate, Stewpot, Girl By Moonlight, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Blades in the Dark, Deathmatch Island, and Monster of the Week.
December 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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It's the final day to score Black Friday savings @drivethrurpg.com
Save on some of our newest releases, including the Stewpot and the Hunter's Journal/Slayer's Survival Kit for Monster of the Week.
And don't miss the great deals on our @roll20.net packages!
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An ad for the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale on DriveThruRPG and Roll20, featuring the covers for Monster of the Week, Girl By Moonlight, and Deathmatch Island. Caption: "Up to 30% off on select titles for a limited time."
December 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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One week left in our Anniversary Sale!
To celebrate 20 years in the business we're giving you 20% off everything in our webstore. All our games, dice, board games and more - even some overstock of limited crowdfunding rewards. Get a great game (or a holiday gift) today:
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A low angle on a row of the RPG books we've published, including Fate Core, Scum & Villainy, Blades in the Dark, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Stewpot, Girl By Moonlight, Improv for Gamers, and Monster of the Week.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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This winter keep your ears (and brain) warm with your very own Evil Hat!
Let your fandom fly with our official, custom embroidered beanie. On sale now, along with literally everything else on our site: evilhat.com/product/evil...
A woman with long brown hair and red lipstick wearing a black jumpsuit looks directly into the camera. Atop her head is a black beanie embroidered with red "evil" eyes and the words "Evil Hat" across the brow. Caption: On sale! $16
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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2025 marks our 20th year in business! In that time we've made a ton of games -- this isn't all of them by a long shot! We're deeply grateful to all the fans who've supported us.
To celebrate, save 20% off every single thing in our webstore, now through December 12th.
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A literal pile of some of the RPGs we've published including Fate, Stewpot, Girl By Moonlight, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Blades in the Dark, Deathmatch Island, and Monster of the Week.
December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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After a pause, we are once again accepting pitches for games.
If you've designed a TTRPG (especially one built on PbtA, Forged in the Dark, or Fate) that's near-complete, you can find details about how to pitch us (and the services we provide) here:
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December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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As the year winds down we want to take a moment.
2025 marks our twentieth year in business. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed to our little company with their time, money, or talent. Thank you!
To celebrate, we've put our whole catalog on sale.
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The Evil Hat logo (a black wide-brimmed hat with a pair of glowing red eyes) floats over a red background with black and red balloons, ribbons, and confetti. Caption: 20th Anniversary Sale. Save 20% or more on everything. Nov 26-Dec 12.
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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If you're at #PAXU this weekend, you'll find all of our latest titles and bestsellers @ipr.bsky.social Booth 3701!
Plus: When you buy one of our games from IPR, they'll send you the PDF for free.
And they stock a whole selection of up-and-coming indie titles. You won't walk away empty-handed.
A collage of the covers of Blades in the Dark, Girl By Moonlight, Monster of the Week, Scum & Villainy, Deathmatch Island, Thirsty Sword Lesbians, Improv for Gamers, and Stewpot. In the background is a map of the Expo hall with an arrow pointing to IPR's booth, number 3701.
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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🕐🕧🕛It's the final 90 minutes Designers & Dragons!
Over 1500 backers are making this ambitious project a reality!
We've got one last poll that will add not one but THREE new entries to the exclusive preview PDF we share with backers.
Still time to get in! 👇
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
The cover of the Adventurers' Hoard PDF for Designers & Dragons: Origins. A gold dragon adorns the cover, spouting tufts of flame. Pages spill from the cover showing entries that cover the history of various D&D products by TSR (Monster Manual, Fiend Folio, Greyhawk, etc). Caption: Claim your share.
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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It's the final few hours for Designers & Dragons: Origins!
Delve deep into the triumphs (and stumbles) from the early days of TSR as @shannonappelcline.bsky.social takes you through every single product they produced for OD&D, B/X BECMI, and AD&D 1e.
Back it here:
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A mockup of the four thick Designers & Dragons: Origins books adorned with colorful illustrations in gold and purple depicting dragons of various ages stalking and frolicking. In the background, a mosaic of product covers from TSR's early years. Caption: Final hours! Explore the lore.
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Designers & Dragons: Origins tells the tale of each and every product TSR released for OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1e.
@shannonappelcline.bsky.social takes us on a tour de force through the early TSR catalog and it's a ride you won't want to miss!
Back it here:
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A mockup of the four thick Designers & Dragons: Origins books adorned with colorful illustrations in gold and purple depicting dragons of various ages stalking and frolicking. In the background, a mosaic of product covers from TSR's early years. Caption: Final hours! Make a Lore check.
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Who's up thinking about how we're only $11 away from unlocking another entry for our backers to read?
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A screenshot of the Backerkit page for Designers and Dragons:Origins with a circle around the current funding amount, which is just $11 short of $160,000.
November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Who's up thinking about that first character they ever made?
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A screenshot of the Backerkit page for Designers & Dragons: Origins with a circle around the number of backers. It reads 998.
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Your shelves are hiding a secret door...
Delve deep into the lore, design, triumphs and challenges behind each and every product TSR released for OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1e.
Designers & Dragons: Origins by @shannonappelcline.bsky.social
Just 8 days left!
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A photo of a shelf of AD&D roleplaying books (Dungeon Masters Guide, Players Handbook, Monster Manual, etc) take from a low angle so their spines stretch to the top of the frame.
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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The fans asked for it, we made it happen!
Expansion 6: Faithful Friends is now available from DriveThruCards in a print-on-demand format. New cases, new character decks and more await Harry in this 56-card expansion for the Dresden Files board game!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Mockups of four cards (Battleground, Peace Talks, River Shoulders, and Sir Waldo) float above a rich blue background. Caption: The Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game. Expansion 6: Faithful Friends. Now available in POD from DriveThruCards.
November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Every time Designers & Dragons: Origins hits a stretch, backers pick a new chapter to add to The Adventurers' Hoard. This exclusive PDF is now over twice the size of the 57-page free public preview!
We just launched a new poll. Back today and cast your vote!
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A collage of the covers of the accessories in this latest backer poll. Includes REF3: The Book of Lairs (September 1986) Dungeon Master's Design Kit (September 1988) C6: The Official RPGA Tournament Handbook (March 1987) AC1: The Shady Dragon Inn (December 1983) AC3: 3-D Dragon Tiles featuring The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina (June 1984) AC4: The Book of Marvelous Magic (February 1985) AC1010: Poor Wizard's Almanac & Book of Facts (November 1992) AC1011: Poor Wizard's Almanac II & Book of Facts (November 1993) Player's Survival Kit (January 1995) and Joshuan's Almanac & Book of Facts (November 1995)
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Delve into the early history of the hobby. Designers & Dragons: Origins examines the inspiration, design, lore, and stumbles behind *each and every product* TSR published for OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1E.
Pledge today to access the expanded 140 page backer-only PDF!
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A mockup of the four thick Designers & Dragons: Origins books adorned with colorful illustrations in gold and purple depicting dragons of various ages stalking and frolicking. In the background, a mosaic of product covers from TSR's early years.
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Designers & Dragons: Origins is @shannonappelcline.bsky.social's comprehensive effort to tell the history, design, and lore behind each and every product that TSR published for OD&D, Basic D&D, and AD&D 1E.
Find out more and download the free 57-page preview here:
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
A mockup of Volume 1 of Designers & Dragons: Origins. In the background, a blue dungeon map behind a large collage made up of the covers from each product explored in Volume 1.
November 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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You are Omen-class monsters.
The only one who can understand your power is someone who can command your power.
Apocalypse Keys.
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A purple and red monotone illustration by Lorne Colt depicts two DIVISION agents in the throes of an embrace. The Hungry opens their fanged mouth as a million other toothy maws erupt across their body. The Found, bearing a huge curly mohawk, gently leans their face in toward the Hungry's mouth. A swarm of silhouetted tentacles envelopes the couple.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM