Ben Newbon
@bennewbon.itch.io
TTRPG designer, AP host & performer. Videogames analyst at Rare. Vice Chair of IWGB union Game Workers branch https://bennewbon.itch.io https://anchor.fm/cybertopiaap https://youtube.com/@ben_newbon/videos Say no to genAI
If you commission a work of art, that doesn't make you an artist. If you pay someone to write a book, that doesn't make you an author. If you ask a person to create a design for you, that doesn't make you a designer. Getting genAI to do something is not the same as YOU DOING THE THING!
This is out now, available worldwide! Inkwood Books (NJ) and The Head and the Hand (Philly) have signed stock! Any indie bookstore can order you a copy! It's at all the big box stores, too: Amazon, B&N, Walmart, etc. Ask your library! And if you loved it, leave a review (Goodreads, etc.)!!
Ali Trotta@alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 2w agoThis comes out…tomorrow?? Holy hell. So grateful to @clashbooks.bsky.social for being wonderful! I’m so in love with @katelanfoisy.bsky.social’s gorgeous art & grateful to @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social for being 18 kinds of fab! So excited for y’all to read it!! Thank you for all the support. XO
This is one of the best writeups I've seen of how executives often treat their own workers who are unionizing. I've experienced this myself and it is as frustrating as the author conveys.
United Tech & Allied Workers@utaw.tech · yesterdayEssential reading for those following the @wikiworkersunited.org campaign OR wanting to prepare/inoculate against union busting in their own workplace. medium.com/regarding-wi...
so my members asked me to make another write up about disability inclusion for gms. Any Gms here have questions or things they want to know? #ttrpgs
We are live on this just now and having an absolute blast! I love big robot battles! Come join at www.twitch.tv/halfling_wiz...
halfling_wizard_prod - Live on Twitch
Test Stage - Ep. 1 - End Stage Mechaclysm | Streaming tabletop rpgs.
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Ben Newbon@bennewbon.itch.io · 4d ago6 hours til session 1 of End Stage Mechaclysm! We've got arsehole billionaires! We've got big massive robots! We've got lasers, missiles, electro-swords and more! Oh yeah, pilots too, I suppose... just the PCs... I guess they're kinda important... Join us 8:30pm UTC on www.twitch.tv/halfling_wiz...
I'm in this!! Come watch!!
Ben Newbon@bennewbon.itch.io · 4d ago6 hours til session 1 of End Stage Mechaclysm! We've got arsehole billionaires! We've got big massive robots! We've got lasers, missiles, electro-swords and more! Oh yeah, pilots too, I suppose... just the PCs... I guess they're kinda important... Join us 8:30pm UTC on www.twitch.tv/halfling_wiz...
6 hours til session 1 of End Stage Mechaclysm! We've got arsehole billionaires! We've got big massive robots! We've got lasers, missiles, electro-swords and more! Oh yeah, pilots too, I suppose... just the PCs... I guess they're kinda important... Join us 8:30pm UTC on www.twitch.tv/halfling_wiz...
Mildly pissed off that the Commonwealth Games isn't airing live on BBC. It's not even like you can pay just to watch a few events or anything - you have to buy a fucking subscription service to watch it live! Absolutely outrageous to pay gate national sports like this.
And it's live! "School's Out for Summer" is a bundle of 44 family-friendly TTRPGs, made by 32 amazing creators (and me!), to help keep the kids entertained over the summer. Until the end of August, you can grab $200+ of games for just $20 on @rpgtrader.bsky.social rpg-trader.com/products/742...
School's Out for Summer on RPG Trader
A bundle of family-friendly TTRPGs for the holidays
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Oh did it again! New Cybertopia ep up! In our 3rd interlude session the gang set up the cozy side of the Muscle Mansion with all the bean bags and hot beverages one could need - and of course a corporate boardroom for nefarious plotting! open.spotify.com/episode/1r0X...
Interlude #3 Ingram Put the Kettle On
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Turns out I'll be going to Gamescom next month 🤓 📖 Last time I went was around 8 years ago so would appreciate any recs, things to check out, or fun places in Cologne to visit!!
So massively hyped for End Stage Mechaclysm this Saturday, 8:30pm UK time. Finished designing the players' mechs today and it's all coming together lovely! Don't think I'll have time this week to put together a trailer for it proper but I am still pretty proud of the one I did for the announcement😊
Our bundle also includes the wonderful "Overgrown" by @bennewbon.itch.io. What happens if you combine a chicken and a walrus? Probably some ethics committee violations, but you'll have a lot of fun playing this TTRPG! rpg-trader.com/products/117...
Overgrown TTRPG on RPG Trader
Quick and easy to pick up n play as your wildest weird animal hybrids!
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Hey cool! This is about as close to a CRIT award as I can get... Not my channel but I do play on it. The Cypher game we wrapped up there earlier this year was superb and the Fallout game I'm currently in is a tonne of fun too! Highly recommend checking out Guilded Age and Ark55 on their YouTube :)
Would-Be Heroes@would-be-heroes.bsky.social · 2w agoWell Hello! As it turns out... some fantastic specimen decided that our little channel is not only good, but good ENOUGH to be nominated for a CRIT Award! 😲 So if you could be so kind, drop on over to: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ... and give us a vote (I think we're on page 3?) Namaste ❤️
Okay, got a sweet line-up for End Stage Mechaclysm, starting in just under 2 weeks! Just had our session zero and everyone has incredible ideas, some awesome backstory to work from and omg, these mechs are amazing! Can't wait to show this all to the world on Halfling Wizards, 8:30pm UK-time 1st Aug!
✨My comms are open again!✨ If you're looking for a qualified editor, Sensitivity Reader, or Cultural Consultant for your next TTRPG project or novel, feel free to drop me a DM or email (in bio). I've got over 20yrs XP and do budget rates for small/indie creators 🥰
Hi! I'm looking for an editor who feels very well acquainted with Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities to help me with a zine project in the next few weeks. Please link me prior work below or in a DM.
OK, It's that time. <slams hand on the desk> Tell me ( and others) about your dope TTRPG!!! Include links.
This year I wanna play more RPGs written or created by women or mostly women teams, indies and self-promo extremely welcome. Please drop your recs below, I need help to find hidden gems 🙏 Also looking for one-shot games 👀
💯 This is basically how I ended up meeting @bennewbon.itch.io and through him, a bunch of other great people. All because I left a review on (IIRC) Cybertopia - and now, I'm in the cast of the AP 😆 Leaving reviews/comments is so great for building connections. Who knows where it could lead!
PVincent (Table Cat Games)@tablecatgames.com · 3w agoSince people are still sharing this, hey here's some promo: If you've gotten a game from an indie dev and you like it PLEASE, I'm begging you, take 10 seconds and leave a rating. On Drive Thru RPG or itch, wherever you can. Even better, give it a review! 🥹🙏
Since people are still sharing this, hey here's some promo: If you've gotten a game from an indie dev and you like it PLEASE, I'm begging you, take 10 seconds and leave a rating. On Drive Thru RPG or itch, wherever you can. Even better, give it a review! 🥹🙏
uh yeh new ep went out... yesterday - am totally on top of things! interlude session 2 of 4 sees this group go down all the smart and sensible routes with their choices to add to the Muscle Mansion... and Frankie makes some interesting life-choices. open.spotify.com/episode/65I5...
Interlude #2 You put what in your genes!?
Cybertopia AP · Episode
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I'm looking for a TTRPG artist who might be available to create illustrations in the art nouveau style of Alphonse Mucha (not necessarily with women as the central element) Please let me know if you know an artist who might fit the bill. No AI art please.
Oh hey this was me and my union buddies! Taking on the games industries worst execs one studio at a time!
Chris Bratt@chrisbratt.bsky.social · 3w agoGame workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans. BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
Game workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans. BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
The finale of Afterdeath, our Critcore SRD Zombie game is now on YouTube! We venture into the General's island, make a lot of bone jokes, fight a gorilla, and more. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVsJ...
Afterdeath: Finale
YouTube video by Pantsless Tables
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The bosses are stealing our game industry, and we aim to take it back! We’re calling game workers, allies, and fans alike to join emergency rallies on WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th! Check this thread for times and locations as they’re established: 🧵
