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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Magic Systems
We see different types of magic in our fictional worlds, but which is best? Hard or soft? Should
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BFS Online: Worldbuilding – Faith & Religion
With an estimated 10,000 distinct religions worldwide and a whole host of mythologies to choose
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Ask an Agent: February 2025
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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Meet Marisa Linton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
How To Make The Most of Your BFS Membership: by the community!
We asked our members for tips about making the most of your BFS membership. Here’s what they said.
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BFS Reviews
Flight from the Dark by Joe Dever
You are the sole survivor of the Kai, the protectors of Sommerlund; all your comrades and teachers
Discontinue If Death Ensues edited by Carol Gyzander and Anna Taborska
This collection of feminist horror stories is beautifully presented in a metallic hardback with
Achtung! Cthulhu: Operation Oberon
Agents must go through Axis-occupied China, collect intel, and get out. It would be easy if it
Call of Cthulhu: The Order of the Stone
Vile creatures, frighteningly devoted cultists, eldritch horrors ready to be set loose upon the
A Rose By Any Other Name by Mary McMyne
Rose is a young lady with magical heritage living in the countryside. The sudden death of her
A Tide Of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan
In the Outer Isles, in the village of Buht Hardta, Ruhlin the Quiet sees a ship approaching. He