B Tells Stories

Let me tempt you to a spot of lunch? Temptation accomplished.

-Come look at me . 19′ . Nigeria

She explained that basically it wasn’t the ending that was the most suspenseful or exciting part, but how you got there. This is why The Iliad spoils its own ending in the opening lines. This is why we have so many different retellings of Shakespeare, of Arthurian legends, of fairy tales. 

Fun fact: did you know that the television series Leverage has an officially licensed tabletop RPG?

It’s based on the Cortex Plus system (which probably doesn’t mean anything to you if you aren’t already an indie game nerd), but it’s heavily customised for the heist genre. For example, instead of a fine-grained skill system, each character has a rating in each of the broad roles that make up a heist team: Grifter, Hitter, Mastermind, etc. Likewise, rather than just being able to declare helpful details, the game’s Plot Point mechanics have provisions for declaring a flashback scene when confronted with a sticky situation to retroactively explain how you’d planned for precisely this eventuality (because, you know, your character is Just That Clever).

Bagthulhu Giveaway

To celebrate hitting 2000 followers, we’re giving away a Bagthulhu.

Bagthulhu is a diabolically adorable Cthulhu dicebag who loves dice, souls, treasure, world domination, and popcorn (don’t ask us why, we’re confused too).

Made of cuddly fleece, Bagthulhu comfortably holds 100 standard dice, or similar sized treasures and trinkets.

Bagthulhu Fhtagn!

How to enter:

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Reblog with a photo or description of the dice or other treasures you need a Bagthulhu to guard.

Include the hashtag #bagthulhu or #bagthulhufhtagn

Feel free to include some cool gaming experiences if you want, but it’s not compulsory.

And we’ll put you on the list ^_^.

We’ll pick a winner around the second or third week of June.

Remember to tag friends you think need a Bagthulhu too

Can’t wait? You can order a Bagthulhu (ready to ship now) of your very own here.

Notes (please read before entering):

Messages -

I know folks get excited about our giveaways and that’s great, but please don’t send messages asking if a winner’s been picked yet/who won/when will a winner be picked etc. I will not be able to respond to messages like this. These giveaways are done in my spare time, for free, and they take a lot of energy, plus I have to wait to hear back from winners and finalise details before I make announcements. I always say in my posts roughly when I’ll be picking a winner, but I leave it open ended to allow for delays, and I always reblog the original giveaway announcement once I can reveal that there’s a winner. Please be patient.

Shipping -

We will cover shipping to lots of places (North America, EU, NZ, Australia, etc) but if there’s some kind of issue with shipping to where you are, we may need to work something out, so we can’t make guarentees about shipping absolutely everywhere.

Taxes and customs duties -

The winner is responsible for all customs duties and taxes that may or may not be imposed on the items on entry to their country. This is entirely at the discretion of customs in the recipient country and we have no control over it. In some cases I already have bagthulhus with fulfillment partners in some regions so it might not be an issue.

Please do NOT ask me to misrepresent the value of items on customs declarations. That’s super illegal.

Age -

Bagthulhus are safety tested for ages 12+, please do NOT enter if you intend to give a Bagthulhu to a child under 12.

Cash, Exchanges, etc -

Our giveaways are not redeemable for cash or other merchandise.

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gender neutral 

I like rubbing my gay little hands all over southern culture out of spite

Hey everyone! This is a little different from the normal fare I post here! The creators over at Wayward Masquerade sent me some dice to review. Wayward Masquerade is a two-person team making dice, dice bags, and a smattering of other tabletop accessories. I am happy to say these dice are making a great addition to my hoard!

The dice set I was sent is a 7-piece set in a rich, deep red with a metallic shimmer and black marbling. The numbers stand out with metallic gold accents and the top number on each die is replaced with a well-designed dragon logo in a similar style to the Dragon Bagons that Wayward Masquerade is known for. 

I performed both a salt water balance test as well as taking them on a test drive for two D&D sessions and in addition to being beautiful, all of the dice seem pretty well balanced (for better or for worse, RIP my skill checks.)

A big thank you to Wayward Masquerade for letting me check out their dice! For anyone who is interested in seeing what else they have to offer, please visit any of their sites below! Wayward Masquerade Tumblr

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