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FiveEvil is out (escaped?) – A subversion of 5e for horror

May 31, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Handiwork Games is the publisher behind a|state, the two-player BEOWULF Age of Heroes and sometimes surreal Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland. Now they can add the horror TTRPG Fiveevil to the list.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: fiveevil, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, morgan davie, Paul Bourne, Scott Purdy, uk games expo

Cold City and Hot War indie RPGs get new editions and academic study

October 31, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Malcolm Craig is now a senior lecturer in history and, as a game designer, published indie tabletop RPGs such as Cold City and Hot War.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: handiwork games, Jon Hodgson

Be the boss: King Beowulf’s 5e duet RPG

October 18, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

When you play regular 5e, your character moves through a series of locations and events. With a kingdom adventure, a series of events moves through the location of your kingdom.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters

Handiwork Games hit by thieves and respond with Free to Download: King Beowulf – Of Kingdoms and Ring-Givers

August 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

US law enforcement are investigating theft of £25K worth of 5e RPGs from Scottish indie publisher

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: beowulf, Dungeons & Dragons, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson

FiveEvil: Handiwork Games announce new horror RPG

July 25, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s a dream project, and I look forward to giving everyone nightmares.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, fiveevil, handiwork games, horror, Jon Hodgson, morgan davie, Scott Purdy

Handiwork handpainted backdrops for your tabletop mini photography

June 27, 2023 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If you’ve got a printer suitable, you grab one or another set of Jon’s paintings to do your own, but with 32 landscapes in the book, it may be cheaper and better to back the project.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters, minis

RPG Publisher Spotlight: Handiwork Games

December 24, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’re a small band of creators based around the world, but mostly in Scotland, UK. We have team members in England, The US, and New Zealand. 

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: astate, beowulf, handimonsters, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, spotlight, The One Ring

Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland: A psychedelic Mesolithic roleplaying game

August 18, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Can an AI illustrate a roleplaying game? Yes, that’s what has made Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland possible.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: artificial intelligence, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, kickstarters

Handiwork Games to launch highly limited Dragon Warriors deluxe print boxed set

August 9, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Dragon Warriors box set will have eight signed A4 prints on heavy stock. Inside the box, there will be a softcover art book with contributions from Dave Morris, who created the series, and Ian Sturrock, who evolved it.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dragon Warriors, handiwork games, Jon Hodgson, serpent king games

Routinely Itemised: RPGs #147

April 8, 2022 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We can see many exciting bundles, Hasbro hanging on to Wizards of the Coast, and if you’re a fan of the news reading minotaur, there’s a chance to win him in the UK.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: alice is missing, crowbar creative, cyberpunk red, Dungeons & Dragons, evil genius productions, First Responders, foundry vtt, Green Ronin Publishing, handiwork games, hasbro, Jon Hodgson, just crunch games, Monte Cook Games, mothership, Paizo Publishing, R. Talsorian Games, realmwarp media, river horse, roll20, routinely itemised, sara thompson, Shades of Vengeance, Son of Oak Game Studio, Stargate SG-1, Syrinscape, tales of xadia, the dark eye, the dee sanction, the expanse rpg, The One Ring, the witcher, Ulisses Spiele, wizards of the coast, wizkids, World Anvil, zombicide

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