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Hi all, it's Jonny! You remember, from the Magnus Archives? Turns out I still have a Tumblr and, like everyone else, I'm giving Twitter some sideeye at the moment and looking out some other social medias. I have an Instagram, but I'm a bit too commited to just posting a captionless weird image a few times a year to properly use it. Tiktok's an option, I guess, but feels like a lot of effort. So I thought I might try being on Tumblr a bit more. Y'know, for fun.
To prove it's me, here is a picture of my face with one of my cats, who I love.
"But hang on, Jonny," I hear you cry, "you're a self-employed writer. Surely you wouldn't give us a photo of a beautiful sunlit cat unless you were trying to sell me something, right?"
Good instinct, friend.
So, one of the things I've been doing over the last few years is designing TTRPGs with my partner Sasha Sienna (Georgie from the Magnus Archives) as MacGuffin & Co. and we're currently doing a crowdfunder for a two-player roleplaying game, inspired by old adventure gamebooks, called PITCRAWLER.
It's over-the-top fantasy nonsense, full of the sort of wizards you'd see airbrushed onto the side of a van, and we're super proud of it. It's also a great starter game if your interested in tabletop RPGs, but haven't had the chance (or opportunity) to give them a try yet.
Check out the campaign and download the quickstart guide for free here.
"That's wonderful, Jonny," I hear you cry (again), "but why have you tagged it for The Magnus Archives?"
Uhhh... Well, cynical marketing reasons, tbh. But then again, I did write the thing, so I reckon I can probably get away with a post to promote my new project.
Anyway, hope to see y'all around Tumblr a bit more!
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As you'll know if you backed it (or if you're on our Patreon), Jonny's been doing some PITCRAWLER layout work with this bad boy from the artist for the book Mike Shepphard, and it's such a marvellous piece that we wanted to share it with the Place That Loves a Crab!
And if you're intrigued, well, the crowdfunding campaign is over, but you can still sign up to pre-order PITCRAWLER at IndieGoGo!
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Made some bonus content for PITCRAWLER (not to be all promo on main but if you want to use it you can get a free quickstart through the Indiegogo page at igg.me/at/pitcrawler and then maybe, if you like it, think about backing it. No pressure though.)
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The first track for the Pitcrawler soundtrack that I made on stream last night is currently sitting at 11 minutes long.
It feels really good to make music like this.
I feel that there's a lot of pressure sometimes to make music that's easily digestible and can be cut up into smaller chunks for other content for the sake of vibes.
It's nice to do the opposite of that for a change.
Anyway here's a Mike Oldfield album that's a one hour long track specifically designed to piss off Richard Branson by being impossible to chop up for singles and having volume changes so dramatic radio stations wouldn't play it.
...it also has a Margaret Thatcher impersonator at one point.
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Episode one is out!!!
We're playing PITCRAWLER this week where you can meet Rocks McGee! An engineer by profession and acrobat at heart, who embarks on an adventure with their best friend Turnip in a quest to retrieve their 15 lost pennies to be able to get into wizard school. (Don't tell them it's impossible.)
You can find us on Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and PlayerFM or search for Roll of the Dice on your podcatcher of choice!
We hope you enjoy! <3
#roll of the dice pod#roll of the dice#rotdpod#rotd pod#actual play podcast#lgbtq creators#lgbtq podcast#new podcast#queer podcast#rotd#podcast#pitcrawler#jonny sims#sasha sienna#macguffin & co
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[id : a simple drawing of brie o’malley, sasha sienna’s character from macguffin&co’s pitcrawler streams, standing with one hand on her hip, the other holding a short bow and her foot resting on a stone. she is a white woman with light hair worn in a single messy plait, and freckles on her face, neck and hands, alongside some scars. she’s wearing some sort of stereotypical, old fashioned farm outfit that’s been damaged and adapted to better suit the life of a pitcrawler. there are stains of dirt on her clothes and skin, patches on her dress, one side of her skirt is worn higher on her thigh, and she’s wearing bracers and high boots. a quiver, a pouch and a rustic blowing horn are hanging from her belt. /end id.]
little brie o’malley, there. enjoy your retirement queen, and may stabbo the bold make you proud (he probably won’t)
#I'll miss you brie but man do I love stabbo already#go watch the last macguffin&co stream it is PACKED with the funniest bits of dialogue#and go back pitcrawler if you haven't already !#I'm so excited about this game#and the stretchgoals just look so good arrrrgh#macguffin and co#pitcrawler#my art#brie o'malley
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Switching to Jonny's Pitcrawler stream.
Hope I don't miss anything important
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The ghouls have a secret trading system and built up a currency consisting of old mummy dust bills. They use the golden confetti as coins
#the band ghost#ghost bc#ghost#ghost ghouls#ghoul oc#multi ghoul#quintessence ghoul#earth ghoul#fire ghoul#water ghoul#air ghoul#Freq / multi ghoul / radio host#ClergyFM#Ghost headcanons#ghoul headcanons#PitCrawler’s fancanon (ghost)
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It is once again a wonderful #AudioDramaSunday and here is my weekly round up of listens starting once again with @thesiltverses which I am trying *very* hard to pace myself with instead of inhaling. Almost done with season 1 and it's absolutely stellar
There was new Technomancy Project this week!!! And it was really fucking good!!! I love Allie Watts with my whole heart!!! Elijah is a little bitch but I love him too!!! And I love Jason!!! Also the impact of christian myth on a world where magic exists is FASCINATING
Public release for episode 35 of Malevolent was this week and I just want to give Arthur a hug. This man thinks the world will collapse around him and for one episode it didn't. I'm sure it will collapse around him again soon. But for this episode he's okay(ish)
I am. Very far behind in @re-dracula but I know Van Helsing is here which means Alan Burgon is here and I'm SO EXCITED for his performance as Van Helsing. Alan Burgon can do whatever he wants forever he's such a good voice actor
@chainofbeing is still crowdfunding!! They've got just over a week to go and are currently 31% of the way to their goal. If you can help them out please do so!
@levianpod has 2 weeks left in their campaign and is 16% of the way to their goal! The first ep is so good and I can't wait to get wrapped up in the magic of this world. If you haven't checked out their first ep and their campaign, nows the perfect time!
Here on the Fringes, we released a bonus episode! It featured the ttrpg PITCRAWLER by @macguffinandco and season 2 ensemble member Tay Michaels and was a hell of a lot of fun!
That's all for this week! As things continue to deteriorate here on twitter, I'm going to be considering removing the twitter account for the show and just kicking it here and on BlueSky. Not fully sure yet, but the changes being made are concerning to say the least so expect more from me here moving forward!
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Hi all, it’s Jonny. You remember, from The Magnus Archives? So, we’re in the last three days of the crowdfunder for my latest project, PITCRAWLER, and I really, really want it to do well, so I thought I’d do another plug post to try and nudge anyone on the fence about it to back (or to remind folks who were like “oh yeah, maybe I’ll back that later” - now’s the time!).
I’m not going to post a link ‘cause I know that means Tumblr hides posts, but if you google “pitcrawler” then the IndieGoGo campaign should be the first result.
So what is PITCRAWLER?
It’s a tabletop roleplaying game that I’ve been designing with my partner Sasha Sienna (Georgie from Magnus). It’s an over-the-top fantasy game inspired by old adventure gamebooks like Fighting Fantasy or Lone Wolf, with “wizard airbrushed onto the side of a van” vibes (though much less racist/misogynist/colonialist than a lot of the fantasy of that era, and much more queer-friendly).
It’s designed to be played with two players, one adventurer and one gamesmaster, and has a simple system intended to be accessible to new players who might be curious about roleplaying but find the prospect of big games like Dungeons & Dragons a bit intimidating, or who might not be able to get a half dozen friends together, but can probably convince one other person to play.
In it, you play an adventurer trying to make their way in a world ruled by hyper-powerful wizards who have carved reality up into their own weird domain. Thematically, it’s unsurprisingly anti-capitalist, with the wizards very much standing in for weird, out-of-touch billionaires and oligarchs.
Will I like it?
I think so! It’s a fun, light-hearted adventure romp that requires no preparation or experience to play, with loads of random tables and guidance to help new players find their feet. Plus, it’s got fantastically cool old-gamebook art like this!
Look at that boney fellow! He’s having a great time!
How much is it?
The basic PDF version is only £13, with physical copies starting from £26, though there are obviously higher tiers that get you cooler stuff, like journals to record your adventures and tear-off character sheet notebooks!
Can I try it out first?
Yes! There’s a Quickstart Guide available for download on the IndieGoGo page, which gives you the full basic rules and a small selection of backgrounds, expertises, companions etc, as well as four sample adventures!
How long do I have to think about it?
The IndieGoGo campaign finished on Wednesday 25th May, and while there will be opportunities to pre-order it afterwards, backing it now will mean there’ll be more good stuff in the book itself. Our next stretch goal (which we are tantalisingly close to) will add a whole bunch of extra random tables to the book! So if you’re curious or interested, please consider backing it now!
Can I play an adventurer who used to be a Mayor?
Weird question, but yes! You even get a special mayor’s hat as a starting item!
Can my best friend be a goblin who plays the bagpipes?
Uh, again, yes. That would probably be the Musician companion in the full game, and absolutely they can be a goblin if you’d like.
Can-
Look, I’m going to stop you there, if these are the sort of questions that amuse or excite you, I really think you’re going to love PITCRAWLER, so check out the campaign and back it if you can.
Where did you say I could find it?
Just google “pitcrawler” and it should be the first result.
Right. Cool. Wait, why did you post this in “The Magnus Archives” tag?
Well, uh... You see... Um... Look out! Behind you! A wizard!
#pitcrawler#macguffin & co#crowdfunding#the magnus archives#thirteen storeys#jonny sims#sasha sienna#indiegogo#cynical marketing tags
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Pssst... Hey, you wanna hear some cool tunes? Well, great news for ear-havers - the amazing Dev over at @tincanaudio is putting together a soundtrack for PITCRAWLER, inspired by our 10-adventure starter campaign “A Pitcrawler’s Progress”.
They’re streaming the creation over at twitch.tv/tincanaudio every Monday, and the VOD for the first one “Attack of the Sea Beast” is now up and sounds sick as hell.
Oh, and if you don’t fully understand why you should be excited, check out the tune they put together for our Crowdfunding campaign last year!
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And if that doesn’t get you excited for a musical quest into prog rock and dungeon synth, then... that’s a shame. Go do something else, I guess. I’ll be over here ROCKING OUT!
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Sooooo would any of my mutuals perhaps allow me to run them through the 0.7 edition of Pitcrawler that I got for subscribing to MacGuffin and Co on patreon???? The game is super cool and im hyped for 1st edition to be released so does anyone wanna play????
#if you dont know what this is please check out jonny sims' newly revived tumblr#the game is super fun yall#and its a 2 person game!!!#pine throws thoughts into the void of tumblr
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Who wants to play pitcrawler with me
#I want to support jonny and sasha and also it looks fun#but you need two people to play it I think#also I have no idea how rpgs work so I need someone to educate me#sometimes opal says stuff
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very conflicted about the magnus archives rpg bc on one hand i love that podcast and i love rpgs! on the other hand. oh. so THAT'S why pitcrawler has been delayed to hell and back >:[
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Procrastinates plotting my Pitcrawler campaign by making a convoluted map system for said campaign
#i just need to flesh out a few npcs#and actually write up the intro stuff to the start area#but nahhhh im gonna on this funky ass tile system for the swamp#and contemplate making art for my momters + npcs that still need stats#ripp#sy speaks
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