Bläckfisk Publishing

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A Swedish duo of brainstormers, dreamers, and workhorses creating tabletop role-playing games. Heroes of Cerulea, Blood Feud, Windsoul, Knight Forlorn, Slaying Dragons, Leopards Eat Your Face, In Orbit, Godtale. https://linktr.ee/blackfiskpublishing

Dark background of a convention floor full of people, a book with the title Heroes of Cerulea on top, plus text reading "Booth 449" and logos for Indie Press Revolution and GenCon.
An image of purple ink against white background, text saying ”Free RPG Day” but ”Day” is crossed out.
Screenshot of the RPG Trader front page.
White heading: "Booth 12109". Two books: Heroes of Cerulea, Knight Forlorn. Two logos: Indie Press Revolution, PAX East.
A photo of two business cards on a wooden table—front and back. On the front is an octopus logo and the text ”Bläckfisk Publishing, blackfiskpublishing.com”. On the back is a minimalist story game called ”A Day in the Deep”.
Cover of the TTRPG Dragonfly Motel. A hazy nighttime illustration of a neon motel sign: "Dragonfly Motel, a story game of dreams and mirages".
Portuguese banner for "Heroes of Cerulea" – a pixelated adventure tabletop role-playing game.
Game cover for Blood Feud. A color illustration of two men in a Nordic landscape, one crying and cradling the other in his arms, the other bleeding out. Norse-style text reading "Bläckfisk Publishing, Alf Peter Malmberg, Amos Johan Persson, Blood Feud, A role-playing game about honor, power and toxic masculinity".
Game cover for Heroes of Cerulea. Facsimile of a NES-cartridge with a gold-ish sticker featuring a pixel art illustration of fantasy characters of different kin, and pixelated text reading "Lucas Falk, Heroes of Cerulea, Pixelated Dungeon Crawl RPG, Bläckfisk Publishing".
Zine spread on dark green background. Maroon heading reading "Setup" on the left page, a maroon-and-yellow illustration of a motel lobby bell on the right page.
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Graphic design of a zine on dark background, the cover is a neon sign in the dark "Dragonfly Motel". Wiggly texts says "On Kickstarter, Live Now".
White background with squiggly text in teal and pink: "Think of the weirdest game you’ve ever played. This one is weirder. It shouldn’t be good, but it is." Simon Pettersson A teal zine with a motel sign illustration: "Dragonfly Motel".
Dreamlike illustration of an empty motel pool and a striped parasol.
Rough illustration of a person burning a crumpled paper using a match.
Zine spread on dark green background. Maroon heading reading "Setup" on the left page, a maroon-and-yellow illustration of a motel lobby bell on the right page.
Zine spread on dark green background. Maroon heading reading "Playing the game" on the left page, a maroon-and-yellow illustration of a motel corridor on the right page.
Dark, jagged background, yellow neon sign text saying "Coming Soon", a dark green zine cover of a motel sign reading "Dragonfly Motel – A Game of Dreams and Mirages" and "Thomas Munier".
Black background with blue ink. White text: "BLÄCK WEEK". Four tablets with book covers: "Knight Forlorn", "Heroes of Cerulea", "Blood Feud", and "Slaying Dragons."
On a black, distressed background, a coral-colored zine cover with a knight walking towards distant ruins, "Knight Forlorn: A storytelling game about a lone wanderer on a futile quest in a withering world". Below it, "Out Now" written in coral-colored blackletter text.
Pixelated white text on dark pixel art background: "Booth 4320". A book cover that looks like a NES cartridge: "Heroes of Cerulea". Two logos: "Indie Press Revolution" and "PAX West".
Black and white photo of a US flag and a box of matches.
Black text on white background: "30k Downloads".
Image of multiple colorful pamphlets, the front one saying "Lucas Falk, Windsoul: Essentials, Rules, Bläckfisk Publishing"; below them, white text saying "Out now".
Video from the Ennies Awards ceremony, Clayton Notestine presenting the Jurys’ Spotlight for Heroes of Cerulea.
Image of a book cover with the appearance of a NES cartridge, "Heroes of Cerulea". White pixelated text saying "Booth 449", logos for Indie Press Revolution and GenCon.
White and red text on black grunge background: "Out now"; two teal single-color illustrations, a man and a woman facing away from each other.
Pixelated text: "Back in stock", pixel illustration of a grey book, logo of Indie Press Revolution, on a blue background.
A book called Heroes of Cerulea that looks sort of like an old NES cartridge. Underneath it: "ENNIES 20205 Judges' Spotlight Winner".
Black background with green ink, white text reading "FREE RPG DAY EVERY DAY".
A crimson zine with the title "Knight Forlorn", underneath it text reading "Final Call for Late Pledges", on a monochrome background illustration of a kneeling night and a setting moon.
Screenshot of itch.io top physical games, Heroes of Cerulea in second place.
€6,666 pledged
Zine cover of ”Knight Forlorn”.
333 backers
Screenshot of the Knight Forlorn Kickstarter campaign, currently at 299 backers.
Still image of the character "Miss Casey" from the TV series "Severance".
222 backers
Screenshot of the Knight Forlorn Kickstarter campaign, at 98% funded, with a badge that reads ”Almost funded”.
Screenshot of the Kickstarter campaign for Knight Forlorn, currently with 199 backers.
Photo of a zine spread with a card-based random encounter table.
Photo of a booklet titled “Knight Forlorn”, featuring a gothic-style cover with a lone armored figure in a crimson, desolate landscape. The tagline reads: "A Storytelling Game About a Lone Wanderer on a Futile Quest in a Withering World."
An open book showing a black-and-white illustration of a knight with a shield on one page, and text titled “Describe the Knight” on the other, set against a dark background.
A playing card: Queen of Spades.
A playing card, 10 of hearts
A playing card, six of clubs.
A photo of a playing card, 5 of diamonds.
Photo of a playing card: four of clubs.
Photo of a playing card, 8 of clubs.
Person kneeling on the ground, reading a book in veneration.
Knight sitting down in front of castle ruins.
Image of gothic ruins and a crescent moon in the sky.
Screenshot of confirmation dialog for sending a campaign. It states, “Ready to send the campaign? Double-check recipients and configuration once. Total recipients: 666.”
”Every day is bläck”
Book on watercolor background: Tadonro volume 4.
A grey and gold book titled “Heroes of Cerulea” on a blue background.