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The last remnants of Humanity flee an alien pursuer in Josh Fox's Last Fleet.  As alerts blare out and warning signs flash across the Alexandria, every character ends up doing whatever they can to solve this current crisis before it's too late...

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The last remnants of Humanity flee an alien pursuer in Josh Fox's Last Fleet.  As Vega explores the Doppel ship, Jack Levi tries to get to the truth of what's happening on the fleet - no matter how many toes he has to stand on to do so...

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The last remnants of Humanity flee an alien pursuer in Josh Fox's Last Fleet.  There's a lull in the action but tensions in the fleet are still high. As the fleet searches for the truth behind the mysterious Doppel fleet through means mystic and mundane, an unexpected opportunity drops in their laps...

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The last remnants of Humanity flee an alien pursuer in Josh Fox's Last Fleet.  In the aftermath of the attack, our characters seek information and support from each other. But in the dark void of space, respite is hard to find...

And if all this sounds interesting, the kickstarter is in its final few days at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackarmada/last-fleet-rpg-lastfleetrpg

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The last remnants of Humanity flee an alien pursuer in Josh Fox's Last Fleet.  As Lt. Vega leads a rescue mission for the Heirophant, leader of humanity's largest faith, our characters must face enemies within and without...

And if all this sounds interesting, you can back the kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackarmada/last-fleet-rpg-lastfleetrpg

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We're making characters for Josh Fox's Last Fleet, a game of action, intrigue and drama as the last of humanity flees across space from a merciless inhuman foe. Join Becky Annison (@BeckyAnnison), Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Jay Iles (@jayciles), Mary Hamilton (@newsmary) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as we pick playbooks, build out our setting, and decide on our relationships with each other.

And if all this sounds interesting, you can back the kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackarmada/last-fleet-rpg-lastfleetrpg

Three members of the UKIRPGL business talk panel met in person on the 30th of November, at Dragonmeet in London. In our first ever live recording, here's our panel - listen to Josh (@rabalias), Jay (@jayciles) and Cat (@CatTHM) talk about the things that've gone wrong and the lessons we've learned from kickstarters, stretch goals, project management and printing, as well as taking questions from the audience!.

Check out Voidheart Symphony on kickstarter - now with an unlocked extra playbook, more writing, and (soon, hopefully) more art!

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Oh, and definitely check out Voidheart Symphony on kickstarter if you haven't already. It funded in 4 hours, but it'd be great to hit some more stretch goals!

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Hey folks - no episode today as we've had a few scheduling issues, but Voidheart Symphony is now live on kickstarter! Head to the page to find out more: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jayciles/voidheart-symphony

Thanks for listening!

Once more, the business minds of the League (plus returning special guest Cat Tobin of Pelgrane Press) meet to discuss the nuts and bolts of making RPGs! In this episode, Josh (@rabalias), Jay (@jayciles), Mary (@newsmary) and Cat (@CatTHM) talk about all things art: planning it, commissioning it, working with artists, dos and don'ts, how art fits into your production timeline, book layout integration, and more.

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First, an announcement: Voidheart Symphony is launching on Kickstarter on October 16th! Keep an eye on the UFO Press twitter account for details and announcements.

The group dives deeper into the classified vault, encountering blackmail material and black ink monsters aplenty. But how will they fare when they face down an enforcer of the Vassal in perilous combat?

Back Grant's new game, Heart, on kickstarter!

Pick up Voidheart Symphony for free at: https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

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Back Grant's new game, Heart, on kickstarter! 

Pick up the game for free at: https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

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The League takes a break from playing games to talk about the RPG business itself! In this episode, Josh (@rabalias), Jay (@jayciles) and Mary (@newsmary) are joined by special guest Cat Tobin (@CatTHM) of Pelgrane Press. 

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If you have your own RPG business questions, tweet them to one of those addresses (or fill in the contact form here) and we'll do what we can to answer them.

Pick up the game for free at: https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

Grab the Legacy 2e bundle at: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Legacy

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Pick up the game for free at https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

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Pick up the game for free at https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

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 We're continuing our game of Jay Iles' Voidheart Symphony, a game of psychonautic rebels delving into the psyches of their city's worst monsters. Join Jay Iles (@jayciles), Becky Annison (@BeckyAnnison), Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as we delve into the concrete labyrinth that lurks within a property developer's mind. And as we climb the endless tower block, what strange powers will our heroes absorb from this realm?

And if all this sounds interesting, you can pick up the current beta version of the game for free at https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

We're making characters for Jay Iles' Voidheart Symphony, a game of psychonautic rebels delving into the psyches of their city's worst monsters. Join Jay Iles (@jayciles), Becky Annison (@BeckyAnnison), Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as we pick playbooks, build out our world, and decide on our first target.

Content warning for mentions of drug use.

And if all this sounds interesting, you can pick up the current beta version of the game for free at https://ufo-jay.itch.io/voidheart-symphony

And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here! 

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the fifth part of our campaign of HEART - Rowan, Rook and Decard's upcoming game of dungeoncrawling horror. Join Ashkat the Vermissian Knight, Dexy the Junk Mage and Skillen the Heretic as they climb the crumbling towers of High Rise, dragging their mysterious delivery behind them. And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here! 

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Join Ashkat the Vermissian Knight, Dexy the Junk Mage and Skillen the Heretic as they make their way from the Temple of the Moon Beneath to the damned settlement of High Rise. And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here! 

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the second part of our campaign of HEART - Rowan, Rook and Decard's upcoming game of dungeoncrawling horror. Join Ashkat the Vermissian Knight, Dexy the Junk Mage and Skillen the Heretic as they explore the curious outlawed church of the Moon Beneath. And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here! 

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the second part of our campaign of HEART - Rowan, Rook and Decard's upcoming game of dungeoncrawling horror. Join Ashkat the Vermissian Knight, Dexy the Junk Mage and Skillen the Heretic as they attempt to work their way out of the shifting, unreal alleys and stalls of the Red Market. And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here! 

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the start of our campaign of HEART - Rowan, Rook and Decard's game of dungeoncrawling horror. Join Ashkat the Vermissian Knight, Dexy the Junk Mage and Skyllen the Heretic as they embark on a perilous journey into the wound in reality that festers under the mile-high city of Spire. And if you'd like to try the game out for yourself, you can sign up for the open beta now - just click here!

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the final episode of Bleak Spirit - Chris Longhurst's game of a lonely wanderer through a land filled with mysteries and monsters. We'll rotate through playing the explorer, the world's inhabitants and monsters, and the chorus of sensory impressions the explorer experiences. 

Opal has ascended the tower at the heart of Caer Brys and is ready to fight her final adversary. But what will it cost her to achieve victory? And what will her triumph mean for this lonely, waterlogged and haunted place?

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Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Becky Annison (@beckyannison) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias).

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're returning to Bleak Spirit - Chris Longhurst's game of a lonely wanderer through a land filled with mysteries and monsters. We'll rotate through playing the explorer, the world's inhabitants and monsters, and the chorus of sensory impressions the explorer experiences. 

Opal, a lonely sorcerer and assassin, is now deep in the depths of Caer Brys and must content with web-strewn passages and unquiet spirits. How did this place come to be this way?

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Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Becky Annison (@beckyannison) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias).

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're returning to Bleak Spirit - Chris Longhurst's game of a lonely wanderer through a land filled with mysteries and monsters. We'll rotate through playing the explorer, the world's inhabitants and monsters, and the chorus of sensory impressions the explorer experiences. 

Opal, a lonely sorcerer and assassin, has made her way through the dark waterways of Caer Brys. But what will she find that forces her to draw on her arcane arts?

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Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed), Becky Annison (@beckyannison) and Joshua Fox (@rabalias).
 

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. This is the start of our second arc, and we're playing Bleak Spirit - Chris Longhurst's game of a lonely wanderer through a land filled with mysteries and monsters. We'll rotate through playing the explorer, the world's inhabitants and monsters, and the chorus of sensory impressions the explorer experiences. 

Join us for the story of Opal, a lonely sorcerer and assassin delving into the flooded city of Caer Brys for her own mysterious reasons...

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me! - Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics.

It's a final showdown with the primal spirits threatening to wipe the pack off the map. How will this conflict be won: with words, blades, magic or fangs? Find out in the final episode of The League Presents: Bite Me, and listen to the end for details about what we're up to next!

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In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me! - Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics.

The pack has reestablished the boundaries that keep them out of Britham - but there's still the matter of the creatures that were inside when the boundaries went up. As fires burn in the city, can the pack hunt down their prey?

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. 

Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. 

Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. Thanks to a scheduling mishap, this week we're playing Liturgy of the Dragon - Jay Iles' game of inner-city kobold faithful trying to reconcile their faith with the challenges of modern life. You can grab the game for free at https://ufo-jay.itch.io/liturgy-of-the-dragon

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Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Mokre, the treasurer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Zeelo, the head of worship. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Zadok, the church's trapmaster.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me! - Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics.

As the pack tries to rebuild their defences against the creatures of the forest, they come under attack from the hunters of the city. Will they prevail? And how much of the wolf's savagery will they accept as the price of victory?

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. 

Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. 

Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics.

The pack keeps the balance between the city and the wilds, but with the Redcoat's attacks they've been lax in their duties. And now one of them has attacked Britham. Can the pack rebuild the boundaries?

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. 

Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. 

Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics - currently in its last day on Kickstarter. 

This is a bit of a short episode, but we had a lot of fun with it. We see what happens when you put a few werewolves in close proximity with each other, and give them rules which encourage them to spill up exactly how they're feeling at that moment...

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. 

Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. 

Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics - currently on Kickstarter. 

In this episode:

Ruby and Fiona debate the merits of driving a car as a wolf.

A local pub is home to murderous plotting.

One werewolf wants to leave the pack - and other wishes they were more welcome.

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. 

Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. 

Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. 

Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. 

Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're starting off by playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics - currently on Kickstarter. 

The Alpha is dead. Long live the Alpha. As the pack tries to escape the Foxhunters, Ruby runs straight into the pack's ancient foe in the depths of the forest. Will the pack be able to fight a battle on two fronts?  Will Grace settle into her new role as pack Alpha? And will Kraken's mystical knowledge and Fiona's modern smarts pull us out of danger? Listen to find out!

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Joshua Fox (@rabalias) as your GM. Becky Annison (@beckyannison) as Grace, the Alpha. Chris Longhurst (@potatocubed) as Fiona, the Fixer. Grant Howitt (@gshowitt) as Kraken, the Howl. Jay Iles (@jayciles) as Ruby, the Greypelt.

In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. We're starting off by playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics - currently on Kickstarter. 

A werewolf pack in suburban England walks a razor-thin line between the hunters of the city and the things that live in the forest. It's a tough life, but made a lot harder when your pack alpha is bleeding out on your kitchen table...

Note: we went through game setup in a bonus episode. It's not needed to enjoy this, but check it out if you want to hear more about Bite Me!

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Welcome to The League Presents: Bite Me! In this ongoing series, game designers in the UK Indie RPG League play each other's games. 

We're starting off by playing Bite Me!, Becky Annison's game of werewolf pack dynamics - currently on Kickstarter.  

This is our game setup episode, and the audio quality isn't great. Jump to Episode 1 if you'd like to learn about our setting and character relationships as you play, we won't mind!

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