obviously i would love* a full review of FiveEvil at some point. But your writeup of the preview stuff was immense Paul, and never to be underestimated!
*be incredibly anxious about, as is correct and proper
*be incredibly anxious about, as is correct and proper
November 1, 2026 at 2:46 AM
obviously i would love* a full review of FiveEvil at some point. But your writeup of the preview stuff was immense Paul, and never to be underestimated!
*be incredibly anxious about, as is correct and proper
*be incredibly anxious about, as is correct and proper
I'm going to try so hard to do a proper review of FiveEvil at some point. But their prerelease minigames are really good -- what a great way to introduce a game to the world, particularly when you're trying to win over existing 5e fans.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
Paul at @indiegamereadingclub.com took a look at the preview material in the lead up to our crowdfunding campaign: indiegamereadingclub.com/fiveevil-an-...
FiveEvil: An Unlikely Winner
Readers may remember our terrific run with Handiwork Games’ a|state earlier this year. Just a great, smart game all around. Designer Morgan Davie took an old Forge-era indie fave and reframed it wi…
indiegamereadingclub.com
October 30, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm going to try so hard to do a proper review of FiveEvil at some point. But their prerelease minigames are really good -- what a great way to introduce a game to the world, particularly when you're trying to win over existing 5e fans.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
An IGRC review of FiveEvil would be an amazing addition to the constellation of reviewers* who have taken deep dives into the game!
*ok it's two but we go for quality not quantity here, and Seyed and Pookie know what they're talking about.
*ok it's two but we go for quality not quantity here, and Seyed and Pookie know what they're talking about.
I'm going to try so hard to do a proper review of FiveEvil at some point. But their prerelease minigames are really good -- what a great way to introduce a game to the world, particularly when you're trying to win over existing 5e fans.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
Anyway it's spoopy season so check this one out.
Paul at @indiegamereadingclub.com took a look at the preview material in the lead up to our crowdfunding campaign: indiegamereadingclub.com/fiveevil-an-...
October 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
An IGRC review of FiveEvil would be an amazing addition to the constellation of reviewers* who have taken deep dives into the game!
*ok it's two but we go for quality not quantity here, and Seyed and Pookie know what they're talking about.
*ok it's two but we go for quality not quantity here, and Seyed and Pookie know what they're talking about.
FiveEvil is reduced on our webstore to boost your Halloween gaming. It comes with a free PDF, and contains a bunch of scenarios so you can be up and running within 24 hours.
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
October 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
FiveEvil is reduced on our webstore to boost your Halloween gaming. It comes with a free PDF, and contains a bunch of scenarios so you can be up and running within 24 hours.
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
Paul at @indiegamereadingclub.com took a look at the preview material in the lead up to our crowdfunding campaign: indiegamereadingclub.com/fiveevil-an-...
FiveEvil: An Unlikely Winner
Readers may remember our terrific run with Handiwork Games’ a|state earlier this year. Just a great, smart game all around. Designer Morgan Davie took an old Forge-era indie fave and reframed it wi…
indiegamereadingclub.com
October 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Paul at @indiegamereadingclub.com took a look at the preview material in the lead up to our crowdfunding campaign: indiegamereadingclub.com/fiveevil-an-...
I’ve been rereading FiveEvil recently because I want to run it for friends around Halloween, and it’s so well written and designed. So clear, so insightful, so intentional.
Also (and this might sound tangential but I am a simple man) the paper is *really* nice.
Also (and this might sound tangential but I am a simple man) the paper is *really* nice.
FiveEvil is reduced on our webstore to boost your Halloween gaming. It comes with a free PDF, and contains a bunch of scenarios so you can be up and running within 24 hours.
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
handiwork.games/product-cate...
A thread of reviews of @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's awesome standalone horror game:
#tttpg
October 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I’ve been rereading FiveEvil recently because I want to run it for friends around Halloween, and it’s so well written and designed. So clear, so insightful, so intentional.
Also (and this might sound tangential but I am a simple man) the paper is *really* nice.
Also (and this might sound tangential but I am a simple man) the paper is *really* nice.
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween: handiwork.games/product-cate...
October 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween: handiwork.games/product-cate...
One of the first reviews of FiveEvil to drop was from the ever-thoughtful Seyed @monkeyx.bsky.social
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
FiveEvil - A Quick Review, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fear 5E Again
Every so often I am reminded that Past Me cannot be trusted with a Kickstarter account. At some point he apparently thought, “You know what you need, as a person who has deliberately drifted away from...
blog.monkeyx.games
October 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
One of the first reviews of FiveEvil to drop was from the ever-thoughtful Seyed @monkeyx.bsky.social
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
One thing I absolutely loved about FiveEvil in playtest was Horror encounters replacing combat. And the Horror getting an action for every player action, and initiative being flung out the window with prejudice. It's totally bewildering and terrifying, and to survive it *feels* really hard! Good!
October 28, 2026 at 5:34 PM
One thing I absolutely loved about FiveEvil in playtest was Horror encounters replacing combat. And the Horror getting an action for every player action, and initiative being flung out the window with prejudice. It's totally bewildering and terrifying, and to survive it *feels* really hard! Good!
Reviews from Ry'leh takes a look at FiveEvil in an extremely thorough review. Pookie has very high standards and knows his horror RPGs. What did he think?
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
#ttrpgs #fiveevil
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
#ttrpgs #fiveevil
Fifth Edition Filleted
How would you react if someone offered to run a horror scenario for you using Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition ? Turn the offer down flat? ...
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com
October 26, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Reviews from Ry'leh takes a look at FiveEvil in an extremely thorough review. Pookie has very high standards and knows his horror RPGs. What did he think?
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
#ttrpgs #fiveevil
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
#ttrpgs #fiveevil
If you want a radical reinterpretation of 5e, written by someone who really, really knows what makes the horror genre tick, the FiveEvil by @fromthemorgue.bsky.social is for you. And a Halloween bargain to boot!
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween: handiwork.games/product-cate...
October 26, 2026 at 5:47 PM
If you want a radical reinterpretation of 5e, written by someone who really, really knows what makes the horror genre tick, the FiveEvil by @fromthemorgue.bsky.social is for you. And a Halloween bargain to boot!
Great review by @pookie-uk.bsky.social of the excellent FiveEvil rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
Fifth Edition Filleted
How would you react if someone offered to run a horror scenario for you using Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition ? Turn the offer down flat? ...
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com
October 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Great review by @pookie-uk.bsky.social of the excellent FiveEvil rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
!!! Rlyeh Reviews on the FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror #TTRPG - sharp analysis that has cut to the core of it. So many great bits.
“Terror rounds are patently unfair” damn straight.
Thanks Pookie, you obviously went hard on this one and I appreciate it!
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
“Terror rounds are patently unfair” damn straight.
Thanks Pookie, you obviously went hard on this one and I appreciate it!
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
Fifth Edition Filleted
How would you react if someone offered to run a horror scenario for you using Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition ? Turn the offer down flat? ...
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com
October 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
!!! Rlyeh Reviews on the FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror #TTRPG - sharp analysis that has cut to the core of it. So many great bits.
“Terror rounds are patently unfair” damn straight.
Thanks Pookie, you obviously went hard on this one and I appreciate it!
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
“Terror rounds are patently unfair” damn straight.
Thanks Pookie, you obviously went hard on this one and I appreciate it!
rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/10/fift...
For the PDF-heads… the @drivethrurpg.com Halloween sale includes #FiveEvil! Get very well scared for a very reasonable price!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
FiveEvil | Handiwork Games | Handiwork Games | DriveThruRPG
FiveEvil is a standalone horror roleplaying game from Handiwork Games, the fiendish minds behind BEOWULF Age of Heroes , a|state second edition and Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland . FiveEvil has b...
www.drivethrurpg.com
October 23, 2026 at 10:17 AM
For the PDF-heads… the @drivethrurpg.com Halloween sale includes #FiveEvil! Get very well scared for a very reasonable price!
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Brilliant #FiveEvil sale! The best horror #TTRPG of all. Not for the nervous!
handiwork.games/product-cate...
handiwork.games/product-cate...
FiveEvil – Handiwork Games
handiwork.games
October 23, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Brilliant #FiveEvil sale! The best horror #TTRPG of all. Not for the nervous!
handiwork.games/product-cate...
handiwork.games/product-cate...
SCREAM! was the first comic I ever had kept aside for me at the shops. Tiny morgue loved it. Straight line from there to #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror… which is on special right now btw
Are you ready to SCREAM? The most terrifying horror comic of all time returns on 28th October with five all-new stories guaranteed to fill you with fear and dread!
It’s not for the nervous….
#screamcomic #horrorcomics
It’s not for the nervous….
#screamcomic #horrorcomics
October 23, 2026 at 10:14 AM
SCREAM! was the first comic I ever had kept aside for me at the shops. Tiny morgue loved it. Straight line from there to #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror… which is on special right now btw
There's a lot going on at Handiwork Games today!
Just 2 copies of the Limited Edition of CCHW left!
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween!
There is only one copy of Maskwitches in softcover left!
We have a small number of cover-artist-signed copies of Oathmark 2e available!
handiwork.games/shop
Just 2 copies of the Limited Edition of CCHW left!
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween!
There is only one copy of Maskwitches in softcover left!
We have a small number of cover-artist-signed copies of Oathmark 2e available!
handiwork.games/shop
October 19, 2026 at 11:23 AM
There's a lot going on at Handiwork Games today!
Just 2 copies of the Limited Edition of CCHW left!
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween!
There is only one copy of Maskwitches in softcover left!
We have a small number of cover-artist-signed copies of Oathmark 2e available!
handiwork.games/shop
Just 2 copies of the Limited Edition of CCHW left!
FiveEvil is on sale for Halloween!
There is only one copy of Maskwitches in softcover left!
We have a small number of cover-artist-signed copies of Oathmark 2e available!
handiwork.games/shop
You know how @fromthemorgue.bsky.social did amazing things with FitD for a|state 2E and equally amazing things with D&D 5E for FiveEvil? Well he's also doing amazing things with the Cold City/Hot War 2E mechanics for @handiworkgames.bsky.social's adaptation of @aptshadow.bsky.social's books.
We're over the moon to announce The Tyrant Philosophers Roleplaying Game! Take to the streets of Ilmar in this game of Rebellion and Resistance in @aptshadow.bsky.social's City of Bad Decisions!
Find out more and sign up to be notified of the launch here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/han... #ttrpg
Find out more and sign up to be notified of the launch here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/han... #ttrpg
October 19, 2026 at 7:56 AM
You know how @fromthemorgue.bsky.social did amazing things with FitD for a|state 2E and equally amazing things with D&D 5E for FiveEvil? Well he's also doing amazing things with the Cold City/Hot War 2E mechanics for @handiworkgames.bsky.social's adaptation of @aptshadow.bsky.social's books.
#TTRPG horror folks - Andy’s summary of Glasshouse by
@malcolmcraig.bsky.social is extremely accurate!!
@malcolmcraig.bsky.social is extremely accurate!!
October 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
#TTRPG horror folks - Andy’s summary of Glasshouse by
@malcolmcraig.bsky.social is extremely accurate!!
@malcolmcraig.bsky.social is extremely accurate!!
Spooky season has begun... so here are FIVE MORE REASONS why your Halloween game night #TTRPG should be FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror from @handiworkgames.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
October 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Spooky season has begun... so here are FIVE MORE REASONS why your Halloween game night #TTRPG should be FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror from @handiworkgames.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
I’m certainly gearing up for a FiveEvil Halloween because terror encounters (that replace combat encounters in the base ruleset make my players lose their minds)
Spooky season has begun... so here are FIVE MORE REASONS why your Halloween game night #TTRPG should be FiveEvil: Fiendish 5E Horror from @handiworkgames.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
with INCREDIBLE art by Jon and @purdyart.bsky.social
October 1, 2026 at 10:37 AM
I’m certainly gearing up for a FiveEvil Halloween because terror encounters (that replace combat encounters in the base ruleset make my players lose their minds)
And as standalones:
Theseus Protocol by @mytholder.bsky.social makes a science-fiction bug hunt truly unsettling
Glasshouse by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social drops a family-run asbestos removal crew into a horrible London secret.
handiwork.games/fiveevil/fiv...
Theseus Protocol by @mytholder.bsky.social makes a science-fiction bug hunt truly unsettling
Glasshouse by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social drops a family-run asbestos removal crew into a horrible London secret.
handiwork.games/fiveevil/fiv...
October 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
And as standalones:
Theseus Protocol by @mytholder.bsky.social makes a science-fiction bug hunt truly unsettling
Glasshouse by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social drops a family-run asbestos removal crew into a horrible London secret.
handiwork.games/fiveevil/fiv...
Theseus Protocol by @mytholder.bsky.social makes a science-fiction bug hunt truly unsettling
Glasshouse by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social drops a family-run asbestos removal crew into a horrible London secret.
handiwork.games/fiveevil/fiv...
or maybe
Morgan Davie (@fromthemorgue.bsky.social)
is this helpful marketing for our game??? yes of course #ttrpg #FiveEvil
bsky.app
October 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
or maybe
6. There's a free quickstart!
A nightmarish closing shift at a rec centre begins a journey of unfolding horror...
Splinters is a free collection of preview one-shots scenarios that form a complete mini-campaign while introducing the rules in steps. handiwork.games/fiveevil-spl...
A nightmarish closing shift at a rec centre begins a journey of unfolding horror...
Splinters is a free collection of preview one-shots scenarios that form a complete mini-campaign while introducing the rules in steps. handiwork.games/fiveevil-spl...
October 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
6. There's a free quickstart!
A nightmarish closing shift at a rec centre begins a journey of unfolding horror...
Splinters is a free collection of preview one-shots scenarios that form a complete mini-campaign while introducing the rules in steps. handiwork.games/fiveevil-spl...
A nightmarish closing shift at a rec centre begins a journey of unfolding horror...
Splinters is a free collection of preview one-shots scenarios that form a complete mini-campaign while introducing the rules in steps. handiwork.games/fiveevil-spl...
This is a sequel to the five reasons in this original thread... start there if you missed it! bsky.app/profile/from...
This thread is reasons 6 to 10!
This thread is reasons 6 to 10!
Morgan Davie (@fromthemorgue.bsky.social)
Hey #DnD and other #TTRPG GMs! Spooky season is right around the corner. Let me explain why your Halloween special game this year should be #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror, from…
bsky.app
October 1, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This is a sequel to the five reasons in this original thread... start there if you missed it! bsky.app/profile/from...
This thread is reasons 6 to 10!
This thread is reasons 6 to 10!