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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 2d

the thing no one tells you about preparing to launch A Thing in 2025 is that on top of working on The Thing you will also have to write one hundred million different bits of copy of varying lengths for all the different bits of the internet you're meant to have a presence in

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Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · 6d

When you make a character in The Snarl, you can choose from twelve different species that live in the world known as the Weald. Today I’m going to talk a bit about one of the stranger ones: Clackers.

A living tree creatures, with lichen-like sensory organs and a glowing red crystal in its chest, holding an axe

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Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · 8d

Hey folks, let’s talk about our upcoming weird fantasy RPG, the Snarl!

First up: an overview of what the game is — and isn’t! Every fantasy setting is based on underlying assumptions that shape the world. These are some of the defining characteristics of The Snarl.

The Snarl Is Strange. The environment is lush and wild and teeming with flora and fauna—and yet to a human’s alien eyes, it is unnatural, impossible to have grown into being by organic means. It is a place of beauty and wonder—and undefinable wrongness. The residents, of course, know no different.

The Environment Is Feral. The Weald is verdant and alive. Millions of species thrive here—and millions more prey upon them. Outside of settlements and nomad camps, the Snarl is a dangerous place, teeming with dangerous wildlife. Stragglers and wanderers often do not return. The residents are familiar with their local regions, but the Snarl grows quickly. Numerous civilizations have been swallowed under the leaves and mulch.

Magic Is Unusual. This is not a world of spells and grimoires. All denizens make use of sap reverently drawn from the pillars and consumed for supernatural effects. Spirits lurk invisibly everywhere, working as caretakers of the environment, taking physical form only when needed. The sparks who see and command these spirits also manipulate esoteric forces within the environment for their witchcraft.

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 10d

SCUM Playthrough Video is up! Only took 3 hours to render and 14 hours to upload...😵‍💫
youtu.be/CmT69pnV_MU

SCUM Board Game Playthrough | Killjoy vs Berk | Game Designer vs Rules Editor

YouTube video by Moose With Cup Creative

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Abeeha Tariq @abeehatariqart.bsky.social · 11d

Screenshot of text I’ve written that reads: I really want to rant about the way the world is going and how the creative industries are being destroyed and how those two things are so closely tied together and I want to complain about how hard it is to just exist and create right now and how it feels like you always need to be 'on' and the pressure to always be making content and be visible that's pushed on us by this capitalist fast tech-driven world we're in right now and how it's stifling creativity in the worst way and how it feels like you need to choose between being visible and actually making good art and experimenting and being a human being but I am exhausted and all my energy has been drained

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Grant Howitt @gshowitt.bsky.social · 15d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT GIRL is my one hundredth one page game.

YOU ARE A GOAT GIRL. It is always your birthday and God Himself could not stop you from doing exactly what you want.

PDFs (including text-only) and design commentary here: www.patreon.com/posts/138800...

A roleplaying game called HAPPY BIRTHDAY GOAT GIRL. Text only version here https://www.patreon.com/posts/138800567

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Sprite / Anarchotech @anarchotech.bsky.social · 15d

Are you a freelance artist who likes drawing giant trees, forests, and weird creatures? Or do you know of such an artist? Post portfolio links please!

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 16d

Dual-layer playerboards: luxury or necessity?

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 19d

Lead artist Mitchell Malloy just posted some process pics of his work on the SCUM box cover. Beware: Immense talent on display!
www.artstation.com/artwork/Ez0XvA

SCUM Box Art, Mitchell Malloy

Box art for the upcoming board game SCUM: An Eclipse Phase Board Game. Check it out now on Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davidsoncole/scum-an-eclipse-phase-board-game Huge shou...

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 20d

Just got some love from Kickstarter...

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Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · 21d

Everyone likes a good component shot, yeah?

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

sci-fi board game components: six brightly-colored play boards, large and small spaceship tiles, tarot and poker sized playing cards, many tokens and counters, and character miniatures!

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

Gorgeous card

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

My partner and daughter got me a SCUM launch cake. Was quite tasty.

Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

What is the best MOVIE of 1981? Not film.

Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

Sprite knows a thing or two about great games...

Sprite / Anarchotech @anarchotech.bsky.social · 22d

Heya, our comrades at @moosewithcup.bsky.social have launched the kickstarter for our Eclipse Phase board game! Go check it out, it's a great game!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Graphic for the SCUM EO board game, which says "Funded!", and shows a variety of characters from the game

Pivo the neo-octopus says: jump into the campaign fast!

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

Off to a great start!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 22d

SCUM is LIVE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

SCUM: An Eclipse Phase Board Game

Sci-fi board game where players defend their habitat from a mysterious threat bent on its destruction, based on the Eclipse Phase RPG.

www.kickstarter.com

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Adam Jury @adamjury.com · 24d

With 2 days to go before the SCUM Kickstarter launch, @moosewithcup.bsky.social and I just had a 90-minute meeting.

At the beginning of our meeting, both of our fantasy football teams were losing.

At the end of the meeting, both of them were winning.

We are taking this as a very good omen.

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 24d

Two days till launch. Two years of dev work. Excited to finally share SCUM with the tabletop world.

Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · 25d

ICYMI: Eclipse Phase: SCUM from @moosewithcup.bsky.social is coming to Kickstarter on Sept 16th! Check this link for more info and the free SCUM Character Pack for Eclipse Phase Second Edition: eclipsephase.com/2025/09/10/e...

Space station, space octopus, and other cool characters that are playable in SCUM!

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · 29d

SCUM launches on Kickstarter September 16. Here is a free giveaway for the Eclipse Phase RPG to whet your appetite.

Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · 29d

New & Free for Eclipse Phase — the SCUM Character Pack: mailchi.mp/posthumanstu...

A black and purple book cover featuring 8 different characters In hexagons; from badass robots to Neo-chimpanzees to space octopi!

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · Sep 6

The gents at TableTop Vibes with an overview of SCUM.
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Scum | Band Together Your RAGTAG REBEL CREW To Mitigate THREATS & DEFEAT The MASTERMIND

YouTube video by TableTopVibes

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Posthuman Studios • Eclipse Phase @posthumanstudios.com · Sep 5

TableTop Vibes brings Eclipse Phase: SCUM to their table for you!

www.instagram.com/p/DOM9FRmjiHB/

Follow @moosewithcup.bsky.social's Kickstarter project, launching Sept 16th: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Eclipse Phase: SCUM components, a mix of playing cards, cardboard tiles, miniatures, wooden counters and scorekeeping tokens.

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Tim @olddog.games · Sep 5

Blades '68 playbooks: the Paranormalist, and the Hull.

A spread from Blades '68 showing the Paranormalist playbook. A David Bowie looking person is shown in two poses. On the left, holding a space helmet. On the right, floating in the air, helmet on, crackling with paranormal power.

A spread from Blades '68, showing the hull playbook. A robot wearing a shearling bomber jacket looks at the viewer, lit by a red light. A black cat sits on their shoulder.

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Probably should post the Kickstarter link, yeah? 😵‍💫

Coming soon: SCUM: An Eclipse Phase Board Game

A co-op/competitive sci-fi board game where players fight to defend their habitat from a mysterious threat bent on its destruction.

www.kickstarter.com

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Moose With Cup Creative @moosewithcup.bsky.social · Sep 4

We made a board game! SCUM is based on the amazing TTRPG Eclipse Phase, crowdfunding on Kickstarter Sept 16, 2025. 12 days away. Exciting, nerve-wracking, and ultimately, rewarding. Can't wait for folks to get this to the table...

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