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Award winning TTRPG designer and illustrator | Rori (she/her) | Asher's Ridge is shipping soon!

Lots of book boxes wrapped up and on a trolley in the post office.
Eleven playing cards on an old dry floor covered in paint chips and last years leaves. Five cards show locations in Asher's Ridge. Five show the court cards. One shows the card back.
A copy of Asher's Ridge, location cards, and scrabble tiles that say "A paranormal drama ttrpg", on the floor of the Victorian rotating sun house. A wheel from the sun house occupies the lower left corner. A sunbeam crosses the book, cards, and some of the scrabble tiles.
A dilapidated rotating Victorian sun house in a wooded area. It has two shades of flaking paint (deep green and turquoise). Its gates are hanging askew.
A long haired calico cat walking toward the camera through a bunch of undergrowth.
A cat sleeping on the grass next to a wheeled camping trolley.
A large oil painting of a flock of mallards flying away from a lake monster.
A roe deer viewed through a glass door.
A long haired calico cat occupies a packing table. Yellow tissue paper on a roll is visible in the background.
Sunflowers in oils
The top half of a 24x30cm oil painting of a nude white male reclining on a chaise.
A pencil drawing of the central flamingo figure, its head held high in the air.
A handful of short poses drawn from a male life model in a variety of ways. These were all warm ups. I started at the top left, then worked my way down to the bottom right. (A1 size)
My cat, who is very fluffy and mostly white, relaxing in a pile of dry leaves.
A photograph of a bottle of malt vinegar making a mess of pale blue paper
An oil study of a bottle of Sarson's malt vinegar lying on its side. The cap is slightly open and vinegar has spilled out onto pale blue paper.
Flamingo compositions sketched loosely in a sketchbook
A kid-made book of Minecraft build ideas.
A hardback book with yellow cloth cover and foil stamped mountain design is flicked through.
Pencil (and some pen and coloured pencil) studies of flamingos.
A copy of Asher's Ridge on a background of playing cards and an area map. Text reads "A roleplaying game of paranormal drama television for 1-4 players."
The about this game spread from Asher's Ridge with a pull quote from Anna that says "Dr Cowley? I found another one."
A spread from Asher's Ridge detailing how to narrate a scene in the game next to an example of play. The example uses the thread BITE and is a conversation between a group of friends at the Asher Memorial.
A softcover copy of The Almanac of Sanguije Paths at UKGE.
The final five remaining zines made by my 6 y/o son.
SmokeyEmu's Minecraft Build Book 1 - a handmade zine of Minecraft builds by my 6 y/o son.
A physical copy of Asher's Ridge, fresh from the box on my driveway.
A table sign with the Montford Tales logo on it and three games: Asher's Ridge, The Almanac of Sanguine Paths, and Dead Letter Society. Contact info is given for Rori. A tagline reads "GM-less games for busy role-players."
A folded map with an orange title page that reads: Asher's Ridge Setting Map & Location Guide.
A softcover edition of Dead Letter Society on a mottled blood red background. A feather pen, wax seals, and dried flowers surround it. Gothic-styled text reads: Death doesn't mean you can't write back.
A book on a wooden table, on top of a map and playing cards. Text reads: A roleplaying game of paranormal drama television for 1-4 players.
A cat on a map, sniffing at my camera.
A lot of decks of Asher's Ridge playing cards.
A handful of cherry tiles, with fronts and backs showing.
A set of 100 walnut letter tiles with inlaid cherry letters. Some are shiny, as they're wet with a coat of hard wax oil which has only just been applied. They will dry matte.
A poker card sized deck of custom location and risk cards for Asher's Ridge.
An illustration of evergreen trees and dark woods beyond. An owl watches from a darkened branch.
An illustration of a colourful quaint shopping street with a souvenir shop, ghost tour shop, game store, and tackle shop. The street is adorned with bright flower displays.
A video of a map being unfolded and refolded. The first full side seen shows a series of play aids (location descriptions, order of play flowchart, other useful tables) and a central thread board for placing letter tiles. The other side shows a large topographical-style map of the area around Asher's Ridge. The left and right sides can be flipped over for easy access to location descriptions.
A location card for Asher's Ridge showing a row of terraced houses painted in bright colours.
A microphone on a stand, with a background reminiscent of noise-cancelling foam, representing the Ridge Radio location in Asher's Ridge.
A pile of sleeved test-print cards for Asher's Ridge
A3 sheets of paper with card designs on them for Asher's Ridge.
A drawing of a pair of glasses and a press pass on top of a newspaper excerpt. Headlines include "Defaced Again", about graffiti on the Asher Memorial, and "Death - " (rest of headline missing). This drawing represents Ridge News, a location in the game Asher's Ridge.
A man in an orange sweatshirt and a large camera stand at a lookout point and view a sea of early morning mist covering the valley below. The Ridge Stone is visible in the distance.
An old map of Asher's Ridge hangs on a wall next to drawings of the Ridge Stone and an elder sign.
Sunrise over The Ridge, reflecting on the cold, dark, vastness of Brightwater Lake.
A picture of a stone statue on a plinth of a man in a long coat and ruffled shirt. A skull-like graffiti is on his face.
A mocked up spread showing "The Gist" of Asher's Ridge. This spread is from the final PDF which will shortly go to print.
A black cat with green eyes in an anti-lick cone. One of its front paws has been wrapped with a cheerful bright striped pink bandage.
A red joker playing card with Ridge Stone design.
A PDF export window.
Barbed wire and a CCTV camera.
A pair of tagged feet, sticking out from under a cream sheet.
A drawing of a woodland walk around a lake. The sun is shining, shadows are long, and a hopeful-looking dog looks back over its shoulder toward you.
A drawing of a bakery counter, stuffed full of goodies with bright and cheerful labels.