I got a sneaky peak at a preview copy of Carved in Stone, the upcoming Pictish source book from Stout Stoat. I've been following this project since 2021 so to see it this close to it's release in November was really exciting as it's been a big inspiration for Legends of Alba!
My wife got a full colour drawing of her Legends of Alba character, Mitha Seawolf, done by Tanya Roberts at Blue Bottle Ink. Tanya was there all weekend doing drawn to order commissions! Lovely person to have met and her work is awesome!
Doomsong by Caesar Ink - God is dead, the apocalypse looms! This one drew me in with it's grim line art, Mordew vibes and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style character creation system. I've had a chance to try out the character creator and can confirm it's great fun! The book actually includes sheet music for the Doomsong, or you can sing the other doom song. 
Between us we came away with a bunch of new games and books, here are my highlights:
Goblin Country by Biscuit Fund Games - GM-less, diceless RPG where you play as the Goblin camp plotting against the human settlements for a change! Character Creation is a playbook style, with representing a goblin archetype characterised by a set of Weak Moves (unhelpful action
s you can perform to gain 'tokens') and Strong Moves (helpful actions you can perform which require and use 'tokens'). Really like this as a design space to explore!
s you can perform to gain 'tokens') and Strong Moves (helpful actions you can perform which require and use 'tokens'). Really like this as a design space to explore!
Rising Star Championship Edition 2025 by Dog Petrol - this was a bit of a gamble to try out something a bit different! It's a co-operative RPG where players help a rising sports star achieve their goals. So you might play as the star, or their coach, or their number one fan. The catch is that you each take turns playing as the Heel - their rival trying to mess everything up! It's a small book but it's got some really helpful examples, and great random tables for prompts, including some for making up your own weird sport! A great candidate for a one-shot if ever I saw one!
Tabletop Scotland is such a great event that we'll definitely be back next year. I said it last year and missed the boat but I'm also going to try and be more organised this time round as well to get myself signed up for running something! We'll see how that goes!
Till next time!
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