April Newsletter
Stamp Quest prize extension and almost completed crowdfunders.
Hi folx,
Moderators recruited, Stamp Quest applications are in, and I am ready for April. Well. I’m prepared to deal with April, at the very least.
If you were unable to apply to be a Quest Giver for Stamp Quest, but still want to donate prizes, I have good news! The Stamp Quest prize donation deadline has been extended to the 14th April for folx who may have thought they needed to be a Quest Giver to also donate prizes. https://stampquest.carrd.co/ has all the information. Keep an eye on our socials for more info on how you can support Stamp Quest in the near future.
If you want to exhibit at UKGE through UK TIN’s stand, but aren’t a member of our Discord community, please contact londontingroup@gmail.com.
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Meetups & Events
Our upcoming meetups are:
London: Thursday 3rd April, 7pm (first Thursday of the month)
@ The Arcanist’s Tavern, 87-91 Hackney Road, Shoreditch, E2 8FEGlasgow: Friday 4th April, 11am and Friday 18th April, 11am (fortnightly)
@ Beco Building, 62 Kingston StreetManchester: Saturday 5th April, 2:30pm (now on the first Saturday of the month)
@ KRO BAR, 325 Oxford Rd, M13 9PGNorwich: TBC
Virtual Coffee Mornings: Wednesday 2nd April, 10.30am (usually first Wednesday of the month) and Sunday 20th April, 10am (third Sunday of the month)
@ coffee-morning channel in the UK Tin Discord server.Creatives of Colour virtual hangout: TBC
@ PoC-Lounge channel in the UK TIN Discord server (remember to ask a Discord mod for the “creative of colour” role for access)
Remember to keep an eye on our social media channels for any updates to these expected times or locations.
After a short hiatus, TIN Talks are back in April 2025 with a talk by Samuel Steele of MisfitHobbies titled “What the heck is GPSR & CE Testing? (aka how do I keep selling my games in the EU)”. It covers the EU’s new General Product Safety Regulations (GPSR), what impact they can have on tabletop creators in the UK, and how creators can navigate the new requirements. Tune in on Thursday 10th April at 7.30pm on the Seminar Stage of the UK TIN Discord to find out more.
Recordings of all our previous TIN Talks can be found at the TIN Talks Archive.
New & Recent Releases
Case Files: The Union Bleeds Red by Rat in a Suit is a new scenario for the 1920s Noir-inspired TTRPG, Case Files. The Union Bleeds Red is a pay-what-you-want one-shot scenario that should take around 2 - 3 hours to play and is suitable for 2 - 5 players. You investigate the murder of a woman outside a union bar, unpicking her fate while negotiating the rising tensions surrounding a Textiles Factory strike.
CONT/EXT from The Grisly Eye is a newly released one-shot for sci-fi horror game Mothership. Embark on a Britpunk nightmare investigation, featuring cosmic horror and mystery. The Lachesis deep-space research station has gone silent. As a member of Continued Existence (CONT/EXT for short), an organisation dedicated to ensuring humanity’s survival, it’s your job to enter The Lachesis and retrieve the valuable research stored there.
Headless Press presents The Basilisk, a new 32-page cosmo-gnostic sci-fi horror point-crawl for Mothership, inspired by Roko’s Basilisk. Explore the abandoned remains of Chnoubis Station, recover valuable salvage while surviving the dangers lurking within, all while being drawn towards the dark revelation waiting in the bowels of the ancient space station.
Bundles, Crowdfunding, & Subscriptions
Why We Fight by Stop, Drop and Roll is a GMless solarpunk narrative game about fighting oppressors and making a better world.
The game is designed for zero-prep, with random tables allowing you to build situations and encounters on the fly. The game works for both solo and group play, with fast-paced tactical guerilla combat where the bad guys adapt to your actions while pursuing their own objectives. Often outnumbered and outgunned, you’ll need to play smart, and then fade away before reinforcements arrive.
This is a game clearly rooted in the world we find ourselves in today, and is sure to deliver some much-needed catharsis. The campaign ENDS ON 3rd APRIL, so if you’re interested, back it here soon.
GAST by Hatchlings Games is an upcoming collection of folk horror solo RPGs. All three games use the Carta system, which uses a spread of playing cards to represent a setting for players to explore.
The Standard Edition will include the core trio of zines, a custom card deck, a journal, and a wooden six-sided die. The Deluxe Edition is packed with extras, including a playing cloth, a sheet of punch-out tokens, and an additional zine.
Horror can be a fantastic genre for solo play, and the campaign ENDS ON 3rd APRIL, so if you’re interested, back it here soon.
Quinn's Deck of Arcane Oddities by Lantern Man Gaming is a 56-card deck of magic items that are fully compatible with D&D 5e. Each card presents a unique magical item complete with intriguing mechanics.
The deck is composed of 52 playing cards divided into 4 environment inspired suits, and 4 jokers, bringing a wide variety of creativity to the items and allowing the deck to serve as a fully functioning poker deck.
The kickstarter offers not only the decks, but at higher tiers an upgraded deck box, illustrated NPC cards and a kickstarter-exclusive coin to accompany the cards.
Crowdfunding runs UNTIL 3rd APRIL 2025!
UK Tabletop Industry Network has a Patreon! All contributions help us support up-and-coming creators in the tabletop industry without a paywall or other barrier to entry. Patreon funding is the main way we cover up-front fees for conventions and events. The more funding we get, the more events we can attend, and the more games by aspiring creatives we can put in front of excited gamers that might otherwise miss them.
If you support the Patreon at the £5 tier or above, you’ll get free access to a growing selection of great games contributed by our members, the latest of which is All Bastard by Sam Armstrong. Other games for Patreon members include LadyBeaste by Michael Duxbury, Drama Llamas by Yvris Burke, Biome by Black Armada Games, and Slasher by Sam Armstrong.
Contributors to this month’s edition of the TIN newsletter were Ryan Wheeldon, Finley Palaniki, Josh Gane, Jack Terry, and Stephen Morffew. If you would like to contribute to the newsletter, drop a message in the #tin-volunteering channel of the UK TIN Discord or contact Stephen Morffew via email at stepintorpgs(at)outlook(dot)com.