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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1h

Ah yes, back here again, this feels right.

A meme drawing of a man brandishing a knife at another man. The man with the knife is tagged "the Montreal Canadiens", the man defending himself is tagged "My mental health".

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 2h

Yorkshire

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 12h

Coming soon to Kickstarter, The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit expands your options for espionage with new character archetypes, feats, gadgets, npcs, and the tools to make your own supervillain lairs!

See you back out there, agents...

Coming soon: The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

kickstarter.com

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 21h

I wish I could play Samira, she’s so cool 😭

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🖤🐦‍⬛⚫𝑭𝒆𝒅𝒆⚫🐦‍⬛🖤 @fsohns.bsky.social · 1d

If you wanna see indie creators succeed, remember you can always write reviews, talk about your play experience, do shoutouts, plenty of stuff that helps so much since there's only so many places that offer us outreach, especially if we are outside of the D&D/OSR space

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

My first ever Penta, let's gooooooooooooooooo

A screenshot from League of Legends showing the Pentakiiiiiiiiill!! challenge at gold level

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha, she mentioned that she had a stockpile for you!
In return I sent her off with some Montreal steak spice, so we'll have to do a seasoning exchange when we run out 😂

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

When she was visiting, @laughlovelindy.bsky.social gave me some Slap Ya Mama seasoning and I’m not kidding when I tell you that stuff now goes on EVERYTHING I cook.

Made burgers tonight and fried up some onions, decided to sprinkle on some Slap Ya Mama as they cooked and holy shit best onions ever.

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 1d

this is how October has felt so far

baby pigeon looking insanely strung out next to a quarter (presumably for scale)

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

Just found out that my card was mailed from IRCC on the 23rd of September, if Canada Post had gone on strike even one or two days later, I'd probably have it.

🙃

Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 11d

Being selfish, but gonna need this Canada Post strike to resolve VERY quickly. If I don't get my Permanent Resident Card, I either have to cancel my Japan trip (which cost A LOT of money that I will lose in non-refundable bullshit), or I have to fly home via the US (which will cost A LOT of money).

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

YOU BETTER.

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 1d

Hockey season starts for real tonight!

a mascot with a beard is wearing a montreal canadiens shirt

Alt: Youppi, the mascot for the Montreal Canadiens, stands in front of large flames with his arms raised.

media.tenor.com

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 1d

Not only did you get 100 sign ups, you absolutely crushed it!

As promised, here's a sneak peek at some upcoming gadgets in the Spymaster's Toolkit.

How would you utilise these gadgets on your missions?
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...
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#TheSpyGame #ttrpg #tabletop #5e

Anti-Coagulant Box Cutter
Caliber-XX weapon (knife)

Designed for assassination missions, this weapon is an easy infiltration knife. Looking like a standard box cutter, it does not raise suspicion when entering a facility by goods entrances or if the agent is dressed as a delivery person. The box cutter itself is a knife, but when retracted in a certain way the anti-coagulant in the handle is spread on the blade, making even small cuts potentially fatal. The wound fails to stop bleeding, leading to exsanguination without treatment.

The DC to stabilize an agent that has suffered damage from an anti-coagulant box cutter is increased by 10 if the total damage inflicted from it is under half their hit points, or raised by 20 if the total damage inflicted by the knife is more than half their hit points.

Trick cards – Fingerprint Stealer, Keycard Imprint, Lockpick, Glow Light

Trick cards can be excellent tools for infiltration and espionage, especially in covert situations. Some options include fingerprint stealers, keycards imprints, lockpick, and glow lights.

- Fingerprint stealers scan the finger or thumb prints of the holder, allowing the dealer or magician to covertly copy the fingerprints of the player without arousing suspicion.

- Keycard imprint cards will copy and become a clone of the magnetic strip information of any keycard or credit card they are pressed against, but are one use only due to the size of the cards themselves.

- Lockpick cards break in two when pushed, folding out into two types of lockpick. These can then be folded back together when needed to seem like innocuous cards again.

- Glow light cards snap in the middle, and when shaken emit a chemical glow for low-light situations, but can only be used once.

Explosive Rats

Explosive rats and mice were an idea used in the Second World War for sabotaging facilities and factories. Small, innocuous and often found in areas with heavy machinery, they draw little attention meaning they are perfect for time delayed bombs. They can be sewn out of scraps of material, if basic, or even made from taxidermized animals themselves.

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 2d

We're live right now!!

Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 2d

In ONE HOUR we are live with the next episode of our Fallout adventure!

Last week, Burt had an oopsie in a trailer park, Dollarwise got to use his flamethrower AND buzzsaw, and Debbie threw up.

What awaits us this week?

twitch.tv/followblackcats

a woman holding a gun with the words it 's okay on the bottom

Alt: a woman holding a gun with the words it 's okay on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 2d

Debbie's Bad Time™️continues

Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 2d

In ONE HOUR we are live with the next episode of our Fallout adventure!

Last week, Burt had an oopsie in a trailer park, Dollarwise got to use his flamethrower AND buzzsaw, and Debbie threw up.

What awaits us this week?

twitch.tv/followblackcats

a woman holding a gun with the words it 's okay on the bottom

Alt: a woman holding a gun with the words it 's okay on the bottom

media.tenor.com

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Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 4d

Did you miss the October Mecha ttrpg newsletter due to my numerous other posts?

Fear not! You can still read my interviews with Susanah Grace of CHVLR and Lex Kim Bobrow of TitanomachyRPG. And while you're at it, check out some content shared by the community.

👇 Catch up at the link below!

Asa Donald | Backwards Tabletop @backwardsttrpg.bsky.social · 7d

October's monthly mecha ttrpg newsletter features CHVLR and an interview with its creator @susanahgrace.bsky.social!

The bonus interview this month is with @titanomachyrpg.com, creator of Immortal Gambit and A Game of Mecha Hedonics!

And as always, be sure to check out the mecha content round-up!

Monthly Mecha: CHVLR, Susanah Grace, and Lex Kim Bobrow

Mecha TTRPGs Monthly

www.backwardstabletop.com

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 4d

Just 12 more sign ups before we reveal a teaser of some upcoming gadgets!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...

#ttrpg #tabletop #5e #indiedev

Coming soon: The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

www.kickstarter.com

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 4d

Yo wtf is going on in Florida with the hockey?! Why have both preseason games between the Lightning and Panthers had over 200 minutes of penalties?

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 4d

It was close though, not gonna lie. Nothing is as humbling as a changing room mirror.

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 4d

I went jeans shopping, bought 3 pairs of pants and didn’t have a breakdown. Please clap.

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 4d

Get out of my hard drive.

Inkgrid | Edel-Art @inkgrid.bsky.social · 5d

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Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 5d

Psst hey, you. Yeah, you.

Don’t tell the bigwigs, but if we get the preview page to 100 followers by the weekend, I’ll give you a sneak peek at some of the sweet new gadgets in the book.

You know what to do 🕵️

Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 15d

We've just launched the preview page for our next Kickstarter: a supplement for The Spy Game!

The Spymaster's Toolkit expands your espionage and action roleplaying, providing both players and game masters with new options.

Follow the campaign here, be notified when it goes live!
#ttrpg #tabletop

Coming soon: The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

www.kickstarter.com

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Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · 5d

Hello!!

bsky.app/profile/susa...

Susanah Grace @susanahgrace.bsky.social · Jun 26

Hello! I'm an illustrator working in tabletop gaming, and always open to new work!

Previous work: Call of Cthulhu, Fallout, Star Trek Adventures, The Spy Game, Cursed Captains of Cthulhu, Dune

🎨 Portfolio: artstation.com/susanahgrace
📧 Contact: [email protected]
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#art #ttrpg #tabletop

A digital painting of a Victorian couple dancing in a dark parlour. The woman is wearing mourning clothes and is smiling with her eyes closed. The man is a ghost, his eyes are open and he is looking fondly at his still-living wife.

A blonde white woman under the influence of Spice. Two sisters of the Bene Gesserit look on from the background.

An ancient Egyptian mummy come to life. It is reaching for the viewer with one hand and clutching a canopic jar in the other.

A digital painting of a white male pirate from the waist up. He is biting a knife as he tosses dice towards the viewer. Playing cards are tucked into his wrist wrappings and hat.

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AdamMakesTTRPG @adammakesttrpg.bsky.social · 5d

Who wants to play a spy in their next game?! Black Cats Gaming has your six

Black Cats Gaming @blackcatsgaming.bsky.social · 5d

Hello! Our next Kickstarter is launching VERY soon!

The preview page is live now, we can't wait to show everyone what we've been working on!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...

Coming soon: The Spy Game: Spymaster's Toolkit Supplement

An RPG expansion for spies of all levels, powered by 5e.

www.kickstarter.com

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froot @frootsnak.bsky.social · Aug 23

Testament Guilty Gear

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