With the Beyond the Woods playtest now with backers, we can share some of the wonderful new art! These two amazing pieces were created by the fantastic @lauragalliart.bsky.social We have a Baloran mother and her adorable demon baby, and a happy (and hungry) Púca! #dnd #ttrpg #fantasyart

Yeah!! It’s #PortfolioDay!! I’m Álvaro Jiménez, illustrator from Spain with more years of experience than I would like to admit :__) Here is my linktr.ee/alvarojimenezh and a little sample of my work! 🔥🔥🔥

And there are loads of options out there, for all budgets. Public domain art and photography, commercial art packs on Itch, low cost Patreons.

Just something for #TTRPG designers out there: saying "we used AI cause we couldn't afford art" doesn't cut it. You are not entitled to art in your project. How would you react to an artist getting ChatGPT to fart out an RPG system and then publishing it?

If you ever work somewhere where they say they're more like family, remember: that's what Shredder said. The original toxic work environment.

Quick update: Thanks to the kindness and persistence of a former colleague, I have been added to the "Writing and Design" credits. Which is something at least.

Today, out of morbid curiosity, I picked up a copy of The Laundry by Cubicle 7. Despite it using the rule system I designed, and copy pasting thousands of words I wrote, I am not included anywhere in the credits. I also outlined the whole book and designed the character sheet. Oh well. #ttrpg

Scary news coming from a lot of board game publishers in the last few days. A lot of good people are going to be out of work because of this trade war. Sorry to all the passionate designers and creators that are affected by something completely out of their control

Anyone have any good recommendations for TTRPGs with interesting ammo/resource tracking mechanics? Not MYZ Engine, as I'm pretty familiar with that. #dnd #ttrpg #gamedev

Dive into mystery with this collection of 1-page dungeons for Norse fantasy Soulslike #TTRPG #Runecairn. Available now in print and PDF! shop.byodinsbeardrpg...

I am almost at a loss for words. After 30 incredible days, the campaign for Beyond the Woods is now over and thanks to the support of our backers we raised €202,450. I’m absolutely blown away. Go raibh míle míle míle maith agat, a thousand thousand thousand thanks yous to each and every one of you.

200k! Unbelievable! @mytholder.bsky.social unlocked!

This is it, the final 3 hours! After 30 incredible days, the Kickstarter for Beyond the Woods ends tonight at 8pm GMT (12pm PST, 3pm EST) Thank you to everyone who has already pledged to bring a little bit of Irish mythology to the #ttrpg sphere! www.kickstarter.com/projects/old... #dnd #dnd5e

At last is #portfolioday!! Hi there, I’m Álvaro Jiménez illustrator focused on cover artwork and character illustration. Clients: Sideshow, Games Workshop, Bandai/Namco….etc. 📧 [email protected] 🔗 linktr.ee/alvarojimene... #warhammer #fromsoftware #lordoftherings #art #illustration

WE'RE INTO THE HOME STRETCH! It's your last chance to back this Irish inspired campaign setting for 5e! We’d love to hit that final €200k goal to unlock a new adventure by the legendary @mytholder.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/old... #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

Funny that...

Over the weekend Beyond the Woods passed a major milestone - we've now raised over €100k! This means that @elainelithgow.bsky.social will be lending her considerable talents to Beyond the Woods and creating a new adventure for the Tír Nascath Setting Guide! #dnd #dnd5e

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Enjoy the day, however you celebrate (if you are celebrating!). I will be attending the traditional local parade to watch a procession or tractors and GAA (football) teams pass me by. It is overcast and cold here, so its a perfectly Irish day! Sláinte!

We just smashed our 75k stretch goal and unlocked 6 new subclasses for Beyond the Woods! Next up, a brand new adventure written by the amazing @elainelithgow.bsky.social ! Check out Beyond the Woods on Kickstarter below www.kickstarter.com/projects/old... #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg #irish #ireland

This was a blast! Come listen to us talk #ttrpgs, Irish folklore, and the symbolism and meaning in Silent Hill 2 (no seriously) #dnd

We had a chance to chat to the folks over at Polygon all about Beyond the Woods! #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

Absolutely blown away by the support! Go raibh míle maith agat - a thousand thank yous - to everyone who backed! #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

Beyond the Woods is LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! www.kickstarter.com/projects/old... Journey into Tír Nascath, a brand new dark fantasy setting for #dnd5e inspired by Irish mythology, with rules for survival, hexcrawl exploration, new classes, terrifying monsters, ancient adventure sites and more! #dnd

The first week of the Cold City Hot War campaign is drawing to its conclusion, and it's been wild! Who knew? Here's another chapter opening spread (unlocked by our awesome backers) by Paul Bourne. Join us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon... #coldcity #hotwar

Beyond the Woods launches tomorrow and I am SO EXCITED! This time last year I was in a really shitty place cause of a toxic work environment and I was miserable. Now I'm on the cusp of launching my first Kickstarter for my very own #ttrpg book and. It's a very different kind of stress! #dnd

Only... 26 hours to go! 😲 #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

Beyond the Woods launches on Kickstarter in 2 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes, and 18 seconds... But who's counting The Tír Nascath Setting Guide gives you inside knowledge on the secrets and history of the world and is packed with Irish inspired adventures and monsters! #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

The countdown is on! The Corebook includes everything you need to run hexcrawl adventures in ANY SETTING, plus 6 new classes, 5 new lineages, new rules for exploration and survival, and a completely reimagined inventory system inspired by classic survival horror games like Resident Evil! #dnd

Only 3 days to go! 😲 This piece by @woutart.bsky.social was inspired by Skellige Michael #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

It's Seachtain na Gaeilge (Irish Week), so it seems like the perfect time to take a look at some of the Irish inspired characters, creatures, and places in Beyond the Woods - or should we say, Thar na Coillte! #dnd #ttrpg #dnd5e

I legit could not be happier with the covers Álvaro did! I love them so much

Meadhbh, the Warrior I had the pleasure to paint for @oldoakgames.bsky.social She is from the Quick Start of BEYOND THE WOODS, an upcoming ttrpg adventure based on Irish mythology. If you like dark fantasy, exploration and survival, the Kickstarter is launching soon. 💙 #ttrpg #darkfantasy

Beyond the Woods launches in less than a week! This has been 9 months of hard work, stress, anxiety, and doubt, but I'm incredibly excited to share it with folks. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go curl up into a ball and count the seconds til launch #dnd #ttrpg #gamedev

Mogruith, the Draoi, another character I had the pleasure to paint for @oldoakgames.bsky.social He is from the Quick Start of BEYOND THE WOODS, an upcoming ttrpg adventure based on Irish mythology. If you like dark fantasy, exploration and survival, the Kickstarter is launching soon. 💙

We'll be playing Beyond the Woods LIVE with @emeraldcollective.bsky.social in just under 2 HOURS! Tune in to the @emeraldcollectivepodcast Twitch channel at 7pm GMT / 2pm EST / 11am PST! Join us as we venture into the unforgiving Cuilchemar forest! www.twitch.tv/emerald_coll... #dnd #ttrpg #dnd5e

Watch Beyond the Woods played live on screen as we join the Emerald Collective crew for a very special one shot! Join the party as we play through Dead Wood and explore the shadowed lands of Tír Nascath to uncover the mystery of Dún Dearcáin #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

Did you know that in Irish mythology the Tuatha De Danaan had four great cities? Falias, Gorias, Finias, and Murias Tír Nascath once also had four great cities: Céad Darach, the First Oak; Darach Nua, the New Oak; Rath Badb, the Fort of Badb; and Bailey Dé, God's Home. #dnd #ttrpg #ireland

Just got out tickets for GenCon! Can't wait Now we prepare for the housing lottery...

HOT FRESH NEW ART! This is Equipment from the Beyond The Woods quickstart by @oldoakgames.bsky.social. It's free, you should go pick it up!

go.bsky.app/9gW8T8N A fun, developing Starter Pack

Big day! Our first ever release, the free Quick Start for Beyond the Woods, is now live! You can grab it now from @drivethrurpg.com and start exploring the Irish-inspired lands of Tír Nascath! 45 pages, rules, an adventure, pre-gens, setting, and an amazing map by Jared Blando! #dnd #dnd5e #ttrpg

I had never actually read The Hobbit, so me and my son started reading it in 2019. He was 3 at the time, so wasn't interested 😂 but we came back to it last year and he loved it. And he was old enough to write in when we finished it. I will now treasure this book forever.

Who's that on the cover of Tabletop Gaming Magazine? It's only little old us! I had a great time chatting to Charlie about Beyond the Woods, Irish folklore, and taking the terrifying step to quit my job to found Old Oak Games! Check it out to read more of my ramblings #ttrpg #dnd #dnd5e

REAL TALK: This time last year I was in a really bad place. I was suffering from depression, anxiety, and panic attacks due to an extremely toxic work environment. I am incredibly privileged that I had the emotional and financial support to be able to escape and found Old Oak Games. Here's to 2025

Hey wanna see something cool? Here's some early sketches for four of the six classes that will appear in Beyond the Woods: a Human Channeller, a Baloran Draoi (dree), an Aos Sí Mage, and a Púca Storyteller (or seanchaí) All illustrated by the amazing @cmmorinart.bsky.social #ttrpg #dnd #art

Another Dragonmeet in the books. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the stand on Saturday to say hello or buy stuff! Here's my con post-mortem, looking at my expenses, sales, highs and lows as an independent #TTRPG publisher. byodinsbeardrpg.com/2024-12-02-d...

#Muppetmeet #Dragonmeet Bricks and Mortar seminar notes - I took LOTS of notes, I’m going to try to summarise the main points here. The speakers were Casper from Orc’s Nest, James from Leisure Games. Moderated by Tom from Soulmuppet

So at some point way, way back in the annals of time, something seismic happened that ultimately brought all to where we are here today. And when it came time to throw out of first game tweet (tweet I says) about #AthCon3 it made perfect sense to start at the very beginning, right?

London I have arrived! ...Where can I get good coffee near #Dragonmeet?

The road to #dragonmeet starts with a coffee