Introductory essay to the Omega City ashcan, released for the 2023 convention season. The idea for Dungeon23 started on Twitter, in a challenge from Mothership creator Sean McCoy to celebrated tabletop RPG writer Luke Gearing: Megadungeon for 2023. 12 levels. 365 rooms. One room a day. Keep it all in a journal. ⁦@LukeGearing⁩ let’s do this. From there, the concept exploded, with hundreds of TTRPG creators taking up the challenge. I knew I wanted in, but had some freelance work to finish plus a number of projects already in the pipeline. I’d released We Deal in Lead, my weird west TTRPG love ..read more

This past weekend, I returned to exhibit at the Thought Bubble convention, following on from a successful experience in 2022. Thought Bubble is a comic art festival held annually in Harrogate, UK and I’ve been a regular attendee since 2015. Thought Bubble is primarily for comics and comic art, but there’s a growing contingent of TTRPG tables, this year including Parable Games, Peregrine Coast Press, Rowan, Rook and Decard, and Stoat Stout Press (among others). As previously, I wanted to document my experience as a TTRPG exhibitor, covering the highs and lows, expenses, revenue, and set-up/brea ..read more

Thought Bubble, a comic art festival in Harrogate, UK, kicks off again this year on the 11th and 12th of November! You can find me in Redshirt Hall, on table C19. Look for the yellow and black By Odin’s Beard RPG logo. I’ll have all my books for sale, including HOWL and the Runecairn Bestiary, along with a new and exclusive zine: We Deal in Lead: Omega City. Omega City Ashcan I’m trying something new for Thought Bubble this year: a convention-exclusive zine for We Deal in Lead! This is the first time I’m doing a convention exclusive, so I’m super excited. I’ll be printing a limited run (100 c ..read more

I was lucky enough to be invited to speak with an MA Worldbuilding with Creature Design class at Leeds Arts University earlier this month. Here’s a rough outline of what I spoke about. Thanks to Ben and all the students for making me feel welcome and for asking some thoughtful, interesting questions! Introduction I’m Colin Le Sueur, tabletop roleplaying game designer originally from Canada but now living in the Northeast of England with my wife and two cats I publish TTRPG systems and adventures under the name By Odin’s Beard RPG and I’ve released games like Norse fantasy Runecairn and We Dea ..read more

I’ve been sitting on this news since last year, but I’m happy to announce I’m one of the writers on Tome of Strange Beings, the new bestiary for Dark Souls: The Roleplaying game. More information will come soon from Steamforged Games, but for now I want to say how surreal it still feels. Just a few years ago I had the idea to make my own TTRPG inspired by Dark Souls, something which eventually become Runecairn, and now I’m being asked to work on an official adaptation of the game and adapt some of the most evocative and challenging video game bosses in recent history. Not only was this my firs ..read more

I’ve been asked a few times about my process for sending out digital downloads (PDFs) when people buy physical books from my shop. Rather than using 3rd party plugins, I use Shopify’s built-in functionality to automatically add a download link to confirmation emails. You can use Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, or any other file-sharing service capable of generating a public link. If you’re interested in using this method for your Shopify instance, here’s the process: 1. Adding a New Metafield Add a new Metafield by going to Settings -> Metafields -> Products and clicking on Add Definiti ..read more

18 months ago (or 100 years, time is all weird thanks to COVID), I released a book on Kickstarter for Zine Quest 3, Mysteries of the Mists. Zine Quest is a loose collection of TTRPG projects on Kickstarter, typically in a lightweight zine format (under 20 pages, staple-bound). Last year, with all the talk from Kickstarter about crypto and blockchain, some in the TTRPG industry started their own, KS-less initiative called Zine Month (or ZiMo). I didn’t make anything for ZiMo last year but this year I’m trying something different. I’ll be publishing a new short adventure for We Deal in Lead, my ..read more

This past weekend, I exhibited at a convention for the first time. Thought Bubble is a comic art festival held annually in Harrogate. I’ve been a regular attendee since 2015 but this was my first time on the other side of the table. I thought it’d be useful to document my experience as a first-time TTRPG tabler, covering the highs and lows, expenses, revenue, and set-up/breakdown process. Costs Item Cost Table rental (full size) £150.00 Banner £90.00 Table runner £45.00 Card reader £60.00 Hotel £221.00 Display hardware £72.00 Total cost of expenses £638.00 I initially boo ..read more

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be tabling for the first time at this year’s comic arts festival Thought Bubble! I’ll be at the Harrogate Convention Centre for both days, Saturday the 12th to Sunday the 13th 2022. You’ll be able to find me in the Bubble Boy Hall, table 46. I’ll be selling copies of my books (including We Deal in Lead), dice, t-shirts, and more! For more information on Thought Bubble and to buy tickets, check out the official site: https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com ..read more

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be tabling for the first time at this year’s comic arts festival Thought Bubble! I’ll be at the Harrogate Convention Centre for both days, Saturday the 12th to Sunday the 13th 2022. You’ll be able to find me in the Bubble Boy Hall, table 46. I’ll be selling copies of my books (including We Deal in Lead), dice, t-shirts, and more! For more information on Thought Bubble and to buy tickets, check out the official site: https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com ..read more