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Fiona K.T. Howat

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She/Her. Improviser. TTRPG Podcaster. RPGeek. ENNIES Judge 2026. 🎧 🎙️ 'What Am I Rolling?', 'The DM's Book Club' & ‘Last Line Rewind’ 💻 https://fkth.carrd.co What Am I Rolling? 🎧 https://linktr.ee/wair_podcast The DM’s Book Club 🎧 https://linktr.ee/dmbc

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · Aug 5

Hello👋 I’m Fiona (She/Her). I am a podcaster, improviser & actual play performer 🎲 🎙️ 🎭

When I am not trying to being vaguely social on here, I am host of @wairpodcast.bsky.social & co-host of @thedmsbookclub.bsky.social!

Open to collaborations/projects for Q4 2025 😊

📝 fkth.carrd.co #ttrpg #rpg

Fiona, a white woman lying on a dark green background with her long shoulder length hair spooled around her head looking towards the camera. She is wearing a dark flowered pattern jumpsuit by Lucy & Yak

Fiona in her GM outfit for RPGeeks Blood and Fog finale. A white woman with shoulder length blonde fizzy hair with messy make up making a face against a white cream background. She is wearing a black turtleneck top with a dark red cloak and a dark blue mantra ray necklace.

Fiona, a white woman wearing a purple squiggle jumpsuit from Lucy & Yak recording in a clothes closet.

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 7h

The keeper of horrors returns.

We're so thrilled (chilled?) to have Dom Allen of the @apocalypseplayers.bsky.social back on Thursday evening for the final part of our Call of Cthulhu game, along with special guest @livkennedy.bsky.social!

Find the first part on youtube.com/RPGeeksDnD

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 16h

Now seems like a good time to mention this gender-swapped, considerably-less-racist, still-sexy, anti-colonial take on 1999 cinematic masterpiece 'The Mummy'...

#ttrpg @catieosaurus.bsky.social

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Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad we’ve been able to get local coverage of @matthewmercer.bsky.social visit to both spread the idea that “it’s a good thing to try stuff even if it might fail” & boost our upcoming events.

I feel more strongly than ever the call to honor play in all its forms.

cla.auburn.edu/news/article...

Matthew Mercer in conversation with Emily Friedman

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Luna P. @satelitesnaturales.bsky.social · 1d

Looking at it and smirking because I'm the best

Elliot Davis | TTWH Out 10/14! @moreblueberries.bsky.social · 1d

What if I told you that you can see pics of the first ever copy of A Land Once Magic by @vidityavoleti.bsky.social in this update??

We have made a really special little book for the sickos

Check it out!

A Land Once Magic - Pocket-sized Worldbuilding TTRPG Project Update: The First Ever Copy of ALOM

A BEAUTIFUL Little Book! We are so thrilled to share photos of the first ever copies of A Land Once Magic! We've received the first copies of the book and the notebook and t...

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · 1d

Tech difficulties are defeated! Come join us in chat > youtube.com/live/TkMZYMA...

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Holly Likes Games @hollylikesgames.bsky.social · 1d

WE ARE LIVE AND GETTING MYTHICAL!

I’m with the @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social and @pipgladwin.bsky.social playing some Ancient Greek D&D, and we might be about to go under!

@emzywb.bsky.social
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youtube.com/RPGeeksDnD

The RPGeeks

Nerdy actual play with epic stories and fascinating facts. Tales of danger, drama, nonsense and joy - plus lore-drops on our favourite topics! UK-based TTRPG show, live on Tuesdays from 7pm GMT.

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Shamini Bundell @shamini.bsky.social · 1d

This scene was beautiful and really encapsulates the whole world of Mythic.

The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 1d

Do you remember Icarus?

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Superdillin (Mirror your pronouns) @superdillin.bsky.social · 1d

CONGRATULATIONS TO @shaghik.com ON HER NEW ROLE AT ONE SHOT!!!

Shaghik is now our Senior Producer and Marketing Manager and genuinely, we couldn't be in better hands.

www.rascal.news/the-one-shot...

@oneshotnetwork.bsky.social

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 1d

TODAY'S THE DAY! Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, with cover illustration by @kroovv.bsky.social and interior illos by @jencmars.bsky.social, is now on shelves!

Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...

A hardbound copy of Making Enemies on a wooden dining table. On the cover, a huge, pearlescent arthropod bursts out of a subterranean crevice and drives one of its large barbed claws through a dwarf fighter's abdomen, while another dwarf cowers in fear. The book is surrounded by blue and red polyhedral dice.

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · 1d

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 1d

Do you remember Icarus?

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Galen Pejeau @nightjargames.bsky.social · 2d

I've had two of my prior players reach out to me this weekend to.. just hang out and chat.

People need other people, and we all have to do our part. (They've been dragoon into my upcoming campaign, and are bringing brownies and such).

This is how we keep it all running.

Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 2d

START PLAYING ROLE PLAYING GAMES TO MAKE FRIENDS AS AN ADULT

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The DM’s Book Club 🎙🎧📚 @thedmsbookclub.bsky.social · 2d

The next episode of our DM’s Book Club series is out!

Bonus: Making Enemies! Interview with @themonstersknow.com !🎲 🎙️ 🎧

🎧 linktr.ee/dmbc

#RPG #ttrpg #dmbc #themonstersknowwhattheyaredoing #makingenemies #interview #dnd #pathfinder #shadowdark #CoC #Cypher

Social graphic composed of screenshots showing the latest episode of The DM’s Book Club being out on podcast platforms.

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · 2d

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 2d

LOOK IT'S REAL: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n1y...

Starts 7pm UK time on Thursday, only on our YouTube Channel DO NOT MISS IT

Yes we are very excited and will almost certainly die cold cold deaths

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ALT: two men are dancing with the words it 's actually happening people behind them

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 2d

Voices in the water, blood in the ground and something buried in the ice...

We're finally BACK! It's the long-awaited second part of our Call of Cthulhu game with Lore Keeper Dom Allen and guest @livkennedy.bsky.social - as well as your regular geeks - together again THIS THURSDAY evening!

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 2d

If you haven't checked out this tight four-parter yet, now is the time...

Orbital Blues: Blackstar | Episode 1 | Of All The Gin Joints

YouTube video by The RPGeeks

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The RPGeeks @rpgeeksdnd.bsky.social · 2d

So much beautiful Actual Play video content out there! Thank you @nzwebfest.co.nz for the recognition among such esteemed company 🖤

Poster for Orbital Blues: Blackstar with cast list, character art and the NZ Web Fest Official Selection 2025 laurels!

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Banana Chan @bananachangames.bsky.social · 4d

Did a reading of Forgery at @chanceencounter.games yesterday and I adore this store. Thank you Chance Encounter Games for hosting, all the folks who came out to play and special thanks to @br00taldan.bsky.social for getting a video of me (kind of) reading 📖👓

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Effekt Publishing @effektpodcast.org · 4d

What IS hot, TabletopGaming magazine? (And while I am here let’s just celebrate that we can buy an independent tabletop gaming magazine on the high street). Oh look, #TalesoftheOldWest gets a mention in the Western themed Indie Roundup. That’s cool 😎

A spread from Tabletop Gaming magazine with the headlines What’s Hot on one page and Indie Roundup on the other

An illustration of the cover image of our QuickShot with the text “If you want your westerns to bend more towards the realistic and historical with the same grittiness as Dust Devils, then Tales of the Old West is worth a look. This is from publisher Effekt and utilises the Year Zero engine that has been so popular in all of Free League's RPGs over the years. It promises an uncompromised view of the Old West, where the monsters are other people and the land is dangerous. You can try it for free with the quickstart rules on DrivethruRPG.

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The Homebakery 🍰 Fun TTRPG Content @thehomebakery.bsky.social · 4d

I agree with this as a customer. As an indie creator that originally had my prices higher, my experience is most people don't agree 😔

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

If you're an indie creator, I expect the price of your ttrpgs, zines and comics to be higher than what I'd pay a bigger publisher for something similar. This will never stop me buying your cool stuff.

Charge proper prices for your hard work!

Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 5d

When you go to print your #TTRPG remember that you need to charge at least about 6x the cost to print for sustainability.

Small to midsize publishers can take advantage of scale & you can't.

You are not Wizards, Evil Hat, Exalted Funeral, or Modiphius.

Ideally charge 10x an pay a bill.

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · 5d

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 5d

Friday, why not enjoy a gazetteer on us...

Systems Matter

In this week's Gazetteer we look at preserving games, pushing coins and more!

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Fiona K.T. Howat @fkth.bsky.social · 5d

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Jodie's Dice Farm (.com) @jodiesdicefarm.bsky.social · 6d

So, I'm still Dice Farm here! The officially switch-over will be Oct 31 - but you may notice that on some other platforms you'll already be seeing Roll Gothica! The name has switched on IG, and in turn on threads - those ones I couldn't bank the name in advance so bit the bullet!

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