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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · Jun 6

When Summer departed the turning of the year, there was weeping.
When the Sun went dark, there was agony.
Now, among the peoples and nations of men,
Are found the FORSAKEN; those wicked beings without fates, severed from destiny,
doomed to deathless despair.

Doomspiral pamphlet featuring art by Dwyn of a hooded figure eyes shrouded.
The text reads "you are forsaken. Your world is doomed"

Back of DOOMSPIRAL leaflet featuring three panel golden art of worshippers and a cracked sun beating down on a beast.
Text reads: endure the unbearable to achieve the unthinkable
Drag the gods from their stolen thrones
Defy your fate
Nick Spence Dwyn D'Alton SoulMuppet Publishing

Doomspiral is our TTRPG homage to Dark Souls, rife with desperate battles in cursed lands to escape a wretched fate.

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High Shelf Collective 🔜 PAX Unplugged‬ ‪ @highshelfcltv.bsky.social · 2h

🤠 TONIGHT, 8:30PM EST - 🚨 NEW: Be there for the start of ‘Stand and Be True’, our #InevitableTTRPG AP GM’d by @graphicalronin.bsky.social!

Prophets have spoken. The Kingdom of Myth will fall as your king & his subjects die. Make your end worthy of song. #ttrpg

#Twitch: twitch.tv/highshelfcol...

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High Shelf Collective 🔜 PAX Unplugged‬ ‪ @highshelfcltv.bsky.social · 2h

❤️ Big shout out to @soulmuppet.co.uk, the creators of this amazing game - check them out!

✨ Don’t forget to follow this stellar cast & support their other projects: @graphicalronin.bsky.social @tabletoptrucker78.bsky.social @rjustice282.bsky.social @yodalmighty.bsky.social @omghollydee.bsky.social

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Graphical Ronin | Commissions Open @graphicalronin.bsky.social · 9h

Tonight on @highshelfcltv.bsky.social starting 8:30pm est!
@soulmuppet.co.uk Inevitable!
Part 1 of a tale of bravery, magic, and doom in a dying world!

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Tiffany Baxter @ MCM Q-11 @tiffbaxter.bsky.social · 2d

I fully illustrated the background separate from the ghosts, so I could get the transclucent effect I wanted. Since I went to the effort I figured it was worth showing off on its own, a long with a couple of closeups.

Prints will be available later this month :)

The previously described illustration but with the ghosts removed to fully show the background. A path winds off into a dark tunnel of trees. Among the tomb stones we see a Celtic cross, and one with a cherub carving. Far back is a statue of an angel with its arm raised. The colour palette is muted creams with dusky purples, blues and greys.

A zoomed in detail view of the background.

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Tiffany Baxter @ MCM Q-11 @tiffbaxter.bsky.social · 2d

💀The Ghostly Galliard💀

An illustration of two lesbian ghosts dancing. The left hand ghost wears a 1760s silk sack gown, the right hand wears an early 1500s style gown with puffed sleeves and a short cape with feathered beret. They are both blue and translucent.

They are in a heavily wooded and overgrown graveyard, a lone candle burning with a blue flame sits on top of a slab grave beneath them.

The illustrated border shows as follows: On top, clasping carved stone hands emerging from yew branches with berries. To the sides: tin lanterns with candles burning, carved stone hourglasses & carved stone broken columns. Beneath: Vaults based upon the Circle of Lebanon at Highgate Cemetery flanked by trees.

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JellyMuppet is DOOMSPIRALLING @jellymuppet.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKRK... Check out our actual play of Doomspiral over on @euphoriaap.bsky.social. I GM! On stream! It's a lot of fun.

DOOMSPIRAL RPG | Sponsored by Soul Muppet Publishing

YouTube video by EUphoria AP

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Goblins and Gardens @goblinsandgardens.bsky.social · 1d

Got my latest copy of @wyrdscience.bsky.social and it’s already my favorite volume so far (and I’m not even in this one!)

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 1d

To call the Forsaken heroes is preemptive; perhaps their deeds will be few and worthless, or worse — they may be great, yet bring naught but ruin.

As for their past, speculate as you wish. At this point, neither you nor they can ever truly know.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

mockup of the Doomspiral core book showing two of the character backgrounds, the choir crusader and the tomb robber scum.

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JellyMuppet is DOOMSPIRALLING @jellymuppet.bsky.social · 2d

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou... We hit a big stretch goal over the weekend, unlocking a section in the book about how to expand the campaign in the Doomspiral book and write content of your own!

Head to the campaign and grab our lovely GM screen now!

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 2d

Congrats!!

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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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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 2d

📣STRECH GOAL REACHED!!

Doomspiral will now include tips and tricks from @jellymuppet.bsky.social on how to design your own monsters, regions and equipment.

UP NEXT: TEAM PAYRISE!

See all our stretch goals & the new GM screen from @dwynartist.bsky.social here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

screenshot of Doomspiral Kickstarter page showing £40,829 raised, 693 backers and 10 days to go

Mockup of the player facing side of Doomspiral's GM screen. Features an illustration of three panels like a cathedral murial of several characters praying towards an ancient deity. illustrated by Dwyn

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EUphoria Actual Plays @euphoriaap.bsky.social · 3d

Doomspiral by @soulmuppet.co.uk does such a great job replicating the experience of a Dark Souls game. You'll recognise such classic traps as 'shiny thing and guy with rock!'

Back the game on Kickstarter now! buff.ly/il6MACS

youtube.com/shorts/YawpF...

A CLASSIC Dark Souls Trap

BACK DOOMSPIRAL ON KICKSTARTER NOW - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/soulmuppet/doomspiral?ref=463rjs by @soulmuppetpublishing A love letter to dark mythic fantasy games like Elden Ring and…

youtube.com

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 4d

Dwyn continues to knock it out of the park!!

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 8d

The image speaks for itself

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 6d

📣 Mad As Hell update!

The PDF for Mad As Hell is now available.
Backed the project? You'll have received an email with information on how to claim your copy!

Missed the campaign? Mad as Hell is an anti-capitalist demonhunting #TTRPG. Grab the full core rules as a pdf download now!

Links below 👇

Mad as Hell cover on soulmuppet Publishing background. The cover features a die-cut image of a man in a suit but his face had been replaced with several fleshy layers.

Mad as Hell pdf internal page spread on soulmuppet background showing a radical hiding in an alley way from a shadowed figure with flashlight and gun

Mad as Hell internal page spread on soulmuppet purple background. An illustration of several Radicals fighting a demon in a basement on the left page and information on what the book is and how to use it on the right page.

Mad as Hell internal spread on soulmuppet background. The page spread is titled game rules and safety tools. An illustration of three Radicals gathered in an outside courtyard smiling and talking. The text explains different safety tools such as lines and veils, hard and bleed.

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

HARKEN MY WORDS OH FORSAKEN
Doomspiral GM screen now available!

One side features a beautiful triptych illustration from
@dwynartist.bsky.social. The reverse features quick references on mechanics, status effects and additional GM guidance.

Add it to your pledge www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

mockup of the Doomspiral GM screen with a three panel illustration by Dwyn. The illustration features golden church-like carvings of worshippers on the edge panels praying towards the central panel which features some ancient diety surrounded with golden thread

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Sorry missing alt text:

Screenshot of clipping from the Wargamer article. Text reads "This soulslike TTRPG is a "spite-based" attempt to outdo DnD Dark Souls

SoulMuppet’s new RPG Doomspiral is a “loveletter to soulslike games” that isn’t shackled to Dungeons and Dragons’ design conventions.

SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Nick and Zach chatted with Tim from Wargamer, with only slightly-veiled smack-talk about other video game #TTRPG adaptions. Plus Covenants, Stamina Dice, Zach’s flailing attempts to convincing Nick to add multiplayer and our desire to recreate Patches.

Read here: www.wargamer.com/doomspiral/s...

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Hey o/ best place for questions would be our Discord !

More folks to answer + no character limit
discord.gg/3A4VUyvt

But can also try to clarify here if needed.

Join the SoulMuppet Publishing Discord Server!

Check out the SoulMuppet Publishing community on Discord - hang out with 1351 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

discord.gg

SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Meows doing very important Doomspiral work.

also Mol and Zach are here I guess (but we know who does all the real work)

meow, meow meow, purr:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

A new Doomspiral #ActualPlay streams live tonight!

Will these weary forsaken escape the depths of Saltcrag?
Tune in to find out 🔗👇

8pm BST / 3pm EST

Graphical Ronin | Commissions Open @graphicalronin.bsky.social · 5d

Today on twitch.tv/ruinouspathsdnd we delve into @soulmuppet.co.uk 's current Kickstarter: DOOMSPIRAL! using their quickstart guide available on Soulmuppet's itch.io !

Doomspiral by Soulmuppet Publishing on Ruinouspathsdnd Friday October 3 at 3pm est / 7pm gst featuring Generousheal, Yogelmonkey, Doctadoone, Novikian, and Graphical Ronin
A gothic/grimdark isslustration oh a monsterous creature holding a corpse in a ruined city

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Graphical Ronin | Commissions Open @graphicalronin.bsky.social · 5d

Today on twitch.tv/ruinouspathsdnd we delve into @soulmuppet.co.uk 's current Kickstarter: DOOMSPIRAL! using their quickstart guide available on Soulmuppet's itch.io !

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SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Right?! Dwyn is amazingggg

SoulMuppet Publishing @soulmuppet.co.uk · 5d

Plus check out todays full update over on Kickstarter.

Including info on the updated Doomspiral quickstart, TWO Doomspiral #ActualPlay and interviews from @theweeklyscroll.com and @wargamer.com !

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sou...

Update 5: GM Screen Add-on, Updated Quickstart, Articles & Interviews · DOOMSPIRAL

Harken my words oh Forsaken!As we approach our next stretch goal, we’ve got a couple of new exciting updates for ya’ll. We’ve made a new add-on (not a stretch goal, we’re just doing it), updated our q...