Finn (Swan and Raven Studio)
@swanandravenstudio.com
Creative and environmentalist. Founder of Swan and Raven Studio. Founder of the GM Supergroups in Vienna and Charlotte. Founder of Murals at Mason. I make games and art.
https://linktr.ee/swanandravenstudio
https://linktr.ee/swanandravenstudio
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HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.
itch.io/b/3276/hello...
HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.
itch.io/b/3276/hello...
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"...this game is just too big. It's impractical. It's silly." — Quinns
"I have no idea what people will make of this." — Kieron Gillen
"Completely unpublishable." — [publisher name redacted]
SEVEN PART PACT HAS 24 HOURS REMAINING
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
"I have no idea what people will make of this." — Kieron Gillen
"Completely unpublishable." — [publisher name redacted]
SEVEN PART PACT HAS 24 HOURS REMAINING
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
Seven-Part Pact
A fantastical, ornate TTRPG from Possum Creek about the might and folly of powerful wizards bound by a venerable Pact.
www.kickstarter.com
August 12, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"...this game is just too big. It's impractical. It's silly." — Quinns
"I have no idea what people will make of this." — Kieron Gillen
"Completely unpublishable." — [publisher name redacted]
SEVEN PART PACT HAS 24 HOURS REMAINING
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
"I have no idea what people will make of this." — Kieron Gillen
"Completely unpublishable." — [publisher name redacted]
SEVEN PART PACT HAS 24 HOURS REMAINING
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjg...
Artists! Quote with your blue art! 💙
June 15, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Artists! Quote with your blue art! 💙
With 5 hours to spare, I published a manifesto for Manifesto Jam 2026.
This is a manifesto about tabletop roleplaying games, but it's really a manifesto about living as a creative in community with others.
swanandravenstudio.itch.io/make-a-manif...
This is a manifesto about tabletop roleplaying games, but it's really a manifesto about living as a creative in community with others.
swanandravenstudio.itch.io/make-a-manif...
Make A Manifesto, Damn You by swanandravenstudio
A set of instructions for TTRPGs, community building, and life
swanandravenstudio.itch.io
June 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
With 5 hours to spare, I published a manifesto for Manifesto Jam 2026.
This is a manifesto about tabletop roleplaying games, but it's really a manifesto about living as a creative in community with others.
swanandravenstudio.itch.io/make-a-manif...
This is a manifesto about tabletop roleplaying games, but it's really a manifesto about living as a creative in community with others.
swanandravenstudio.itch.io/make-a-manif...
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Context for Belfast riots
June 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Context for Belfast riots
what is the best place to find out about upcoming itch charity bundles I can join? anyone got suggestions?
June 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
what is the best place to find out about upcoming itch charity bundles I can join? anyone got suggestions?
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A cool RPG marketplace created by a fellow @kiwirpg.bsky.social member, @hlashbrooke.bsky.social!
Looking forward to getting Fight or Fright up on there :)
Looking forward to getting Fight or Fright up on there :)
RPG Trader is now in public beta as we prepare for a full launch! Creators can register and add/import their products now 🎉 🎲
Checkout is disabled until launch.
rpg-trader.com
Checkout is disabled until launch.
rpg-trader.com
RPG Trader
TTRPGs from digital to print, made simple.
rpg-trader.com
May 25, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A cool RPG marketplace created by a fellow @kiwirpg.bsky.social member, @hlashbrooke.bsky.social!
Looking forward to getting Fight or Fright up on there :)
Looking forward to getting Fight or Fright up on there :)
I interviewed Patrick Stuart of False Machine about his latest Kickstarter project!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/05/patr...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/05/patr...
Patrick Stuart (False Machine) Interview - The Doom of the Dark
Patrick Stuart of False Machine infamy has a Kickstarter out! The Doom of the Dark, a real-time, high-concept adventure for Tunnels & Troll...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com
May 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I interviewed Patrick Stuart of False Machine about his latest Kickstarter project!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/05/patr...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/05/patr...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/05/lore...
More rules from my game inspired by the early life of Genghis Khan!
More rules from my game inspired by the early life of Genghis Khan!
Lore and Factions of the Endless Plains (For a Game About the Mongolian Empire)
View from the Plane (2024). Collage by me. You are the weakest and least loved of your clan. You have been betrayed and driven out of your a...
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May 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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More rules from my game inspired by the early life of Genghis Khan!
More rules from my game inspired by the early life of Genghis Khan!
Someone posted about my game on a platform called Plurk? And people are commenting in Chinese. So cool omg
May 8, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Someone posted about my game on a platform called Plurk? And people are commenting in Chinese. So cool omg
April 29, 2026 at 2:49 AM
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/04/make...
Random tables for making spirits inspired by traditional mongolian shamanism!
Random tables for making spirits inspired by traditional mongolian shamanism!
Make Your Own God-Spirits (for a Game About the Mongolian Empire)
Starlight (2024). Collage by me. You are the weakest and least loved of your clan. You have been betrayed and driven out of your ancestral h...
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April 24, 2026 at 2:27 AM
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/04/make...
Random tables for making spirits inspired by traditional mongolian shamanism!
Random tables for making spirits inspired by traditional mongolian shamanism!
I wrote a blog post with 20 classes for an upcoming ttrpg I'm working on about Genghis Khan's early life!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/03/20-c...
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #blogosphere #osr
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/03/20-c...
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #blogosphere #osr
20 Classes for a TTRPG about the Mongolian Empire
I am working on a TTRPG. Here are its classes!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com
March 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I wrote a blog post with 20 classes for an upcoming ttrpg I'm working on about Genghis Khan's early life!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/03/20-c...
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #blogosphere #osr
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2026/03/20-c...
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #blogosphere #osr
I printed a TTRPG zine last summer and raised $3,600 for legal aid with it! Looking back, here are some of my takeaways about running such a project, with an emphasis on fundraising and project management:
February 27, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I printed a TTRPG zine last summer and raised $3,600 for legal aid with it! Looking back, here are some of my takeaways about running such a project, with an emphasis on fundraising and project management:
I made a lil design for my online shop and its..... actually so cute
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I made a lil design for my online shop and its..... actually so cute
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/12/weat...
I reviewed one of the two Usurper Worm God Causing Flooding adventures I've read as part of the Vienna GM Supergroup's year-end review round robin. @munkao.bsky.social has produced a gorgeous adventure!
I reviewed one of the two Usurper Worm God Causing Flooding adventures I've read as part of the Vienna GM Supergroup's year-end review round robin. @munkao.bsky.social has produced a gorgeous adventure!
Weather Worm Adventure I: A review of Deluge at Drizzle Distillery
Happy New Year, everyone! As a yearly wrap-up, the Vienna Supergroup put together a Review Round Robin, where we each reviewed a game or adv...
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December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/12/weat...
I reviewed one of the two Usurper Worm God Causing Flooding adventures I've read as part of the Vienna GM Supergroup's year-end review round robin. @munkao.bsky.social has produced a gorgeous adventure!
I reviewed one of the two Usurper Worm God Causing Flooding adventures I've read as part of the Vienna GM Supergroup's year-end review round robin. @munkao.bsky.social has produced a gorgeous adventure!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/12/some...
it's glogmas 25! there are new gods!
#ttrpg #osr #dnd #diyrpg #glog
it's glogmas 25! there are new gods!
#ttrpg #osr #dnd #diyrpg #glog
Some More Small Gods of the Old Forest
This post is for Glogmas ‘25 and is in response to Loch Eil’s post from October 2022 called Small Gods of the Old Forest . Merry Christmas!...
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December 27, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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@xaosseed.bsky.social very kindly nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I have answered his interview questions, and in reply I have nominated @jubalbarca.bsky.social, @mixuppixels.bsky.social, @eeldip.bsky.social, and @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social
@xaosseed.bsky.social very kindly nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I have answered his interview questions, and in reply I have nominated @jubalbarca.bsky.social, @mixuppixels.bsky.social, @eeldip.bsky.social, and @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social
Sunshine Blogger Award
I have been very kindly granted the Sunshine Blogger Award by my good pal xaosseed of the excellent Seed of Worlds blog. This is an award ...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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@xaosseed.bsky.social very kindly nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I have answered his interview questions, and in reply I have nominated @jubalbarca.bsky.social, @mixuppixels.bsky.social, @eeldip.bsky.social, and @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social
@xaosseed.bsky.social very kindly nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award! I have answered his interview questions, and in reply I have nominated @jubalbarca.bsky.social, @mixuppixels.bsky.social, @eeldip.bsky.social, and @sonofsuntzu.bsky.social
new blog post about a fantasy desert city with dream magic, pilgrimages, and golems!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/kaza...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/kaza...
Kazar, City of Dreams
Collage by me. Kazar (2025) City of Dreams Welcome to Kazar, the westernmost city of the Rumpizh Desert. It's known as the City of Dreams ...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
new blog post about a fantasy desert city with dream magic, pilgrimages, and golems!
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/kaza...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/kaza...
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This is a really great write-up of the Seven Part Pact game I was in earlier this year! @jdragsky.bsky.social's game is complex but so evocative.
"Seven Part Pact: An Extremely Complicated Game about Extremely Complicated Men" by @swanandravenstudio.com
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/seve...
"Seven Part Pact: An Extremely Complicated Game about Extremely Complicated Men" by @swanandravenstudio.com
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/seve...
Seven Part Pact: An Extremely Complicated Game about Extremely Complicated Men
This is a session write up and review of the work-in-progress GM-full game Seven Part Pact by Jay Dragon . Jay describes it thusly, " The s...
tricks-tales.blogspot.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This is a really great write-up of the Seven Part Pact game I was in earlier this year! @jdragsky.bsky.social's game is complex but so evocative.
"Seven Part Pact: An Extremely Complicated Game about Extremely Complicated Men" by @swanandravenstudio.com
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/seve...
"Seven Part Pact: An Extremely Complicated Game about Extremely Complicated Men" by @swanandravenstudio.com
tricks-tales.blogspot.com/2025/11/seve...
To report ICE activity, please call 794-740-7737 and send photos, details about time, date, city, state, and the intersection where ICE is.
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
To report ICE activity, please call 794-740-7737 and send photos, details about time, date, city, state, and the intersection where ICE is.
Late post because I needed to rest after the fundraiser but I wanted to stop and take a moment to thank everyone for their help on this project. Back in April, I didn't expect just how much of a lift this would be and how much impact it would have. But I'm so grateful for everyone's support.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Late post because I needed to rest after the fundraiser but I wanted to stop and take a moment to thank everyone for their help on this project. Back in April, I didn't expect just how much of a lift this would be and how much impact it would have. But I'm so grateful for everyone's support.
To close things out on our final day of the bundle, here are some personal picks of my favorite games from the entire bundle. Thank you all so much to all for contributing and supporting these two wonderful nonprofits!
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
To close things out on our final day of the bundle, here are some personal picks of my favorite games from the entire bundle. Thank you all so much to all for contributing and supporting these two wonderful nonprofits!
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When we put together a fun little zine of art and ttrpgs, I don't know that I ever expected that we would be able to turn it into such a tool for good!
This brings the total to $23,700 raised for Legal Aid in Richmond, Virginia, all because of TTRPGs.
Thank you everyone!
This brings the total to $23,700 raised for Legal Aid in Richmond, Virginia, all because of TTRPGs.
Thank you everyone!
I'm so thankful for everyone's support in helping us meet this milestone. Absolutely brilliant.
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
When we put together a fun little zine of art and ttrpgs, I don't know that I ever expected that we would be able to turn it into such a tool for good!
This brings the total to $23,700 raised for Legal Aid in Richmond, Virginia, all because of TTRPGs.
Thank you everyone!
This brings the total to $23,700 raised for Legal Aid in Richmond, Virginia, all because of TTRPGs.
Thank you everyone!