A Queer, Disabled and Award Winning Publisher

Stout Stoat is a games-and-book publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It has built a reputation for combining tight, innovative game design with bold, charismatic visuals. Its projects have received awards and accolades, have been featured by the BBC, and are sold in bookshops all over the world.

Uplifting through beautiful books.

Stout Stoat has proudly worked with and support entry-level creatives across Scotland, and internationally. The imprint strives to generate materials that are as accessible as possible, and enhance the experience it's readers have when they sit down to play.

Stout Stoat was founded and is run solely by Brian Tyrrell, a neuroqueer writer and graphic designer.

Browse our Incredible Games
Image. A collection of scrunkly goblins, with weapons and armour. They also have an adoring, slobbery worg.

Artists We've Worked With

Image. An open meadow with medieval cottages and Pictish standing stones.
Image. A screaming barbarian woman.
Image. A toad with a map, looking back at their friend, a bat, who is hiking after them.
Image. A wizard fighting a snake.
Image. A medieval-fantasy castle.
Image. A host of animals, bounding ahead.
Image. A knight with a flag, standing amongst burning ruins.
Image. A medieval woman, feeding some dogs in front of her thatched cottage.
Image. A windswept bird, with a bamboozled facial expression.
Image. A host of cartoon animals looking puzzled.
Image. A squirrel and hedgehog being swept through a mineshaft by a tide of water.
Image. An albino raven standing atop a glowing jewel.
Image. A collection of fantasy characters.
Image. A gang of thugs, gathered around their leader who sits on a throne.
Image. A combination of the Stout Stoat Press and Dungeons on a Dime logos.

Our Level 1 Divination Wizard Origin Story

Old Face, New Name

You might know this humble stoat by an older name.

Brian started out by publishing Dungeons and Dragons zines. Working with a local risograph print shop, Out Of the Blueprint, he built his catalogue and honed his skills.

Dungeons on a Dime is a fine name - adventures, and cheap! However, as this imprint grew, its old title began to chafe. It hadn't published an actual dungeon-delve three years in, and its community-centered values weren't reflected by the billion-dollar brand that had inspired its start.

In 2022 the switch was made to Stout Stoat, and the rest is history.