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He/They Currently working on Endeavour, a big game about big monsters. Every day I wake up in Birmingham.

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opening up 5 slots for character & illustration commissions again (samples shown below)

03.03.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 307 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Fake Telegraph headline from Allister Heath.

"The creeping normalisation of D&D in a castle is a tragedy for the British way of life"

Fake Telegraph headline from Allister Heath. "The creeping normalisation of D&D in a castle is a tragedy for the British way of life"

The Sunday Telegraph isn't always wrong, to be fair.

26.02.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Play Unsafe An all-new edition of Graham Walmsley's classic book about playing tabletop roleplaying games.

If you hate that thing where creators say "Follow this Kickstarter and let's get to [a round number] of followers"...

...this is a really good time to follow the Play Unsafe Kickstarter, because it's nowhere near a round number of followers. #kickstarter #ttrpg

www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

25.02.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Anyone save a pdf of the nightmare neopets game that I could have a look at?

24.02.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jacob talking into a microphone in front of a variety of characters. Mara from "Perfect Tides," Tommy from Rugrats, a big daddy from Bioshock, and Jesus Christ holding a cross-themed game controller.

Jacob talking into a microphone in front of a variety of characters. Mara from "Perfect Tides," Tommy from Rugrats, a big daddy from Bioshock, and Jesus Christ holding a cross-themed game controller.

In the years since publishing my Wolfenstein essay, I’ve wondered what a truly β€œJewish game” might look like. Does it need to explore the themes and narratives of the culture? Or could it simply star the most famous Jew of all time β€” Jesus Christ himself? youtu.be/8dkB-KTMB3o

20.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 810 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 27
A minister added "if we do come third the PM is in trouble.,

A minister added "if we do come third the PM is in trouble.,

Yet again a Labour minister lets the cat out of the bag. They are expecting to come third in Gorton and Denton.

Only the Green Party can stop Reform.

Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.

07.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 945 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 10
Edit scene from a Simpson’s episode with the memes Steamed Hams scene where Chalmers and Skinner look at an aurora boeralis in Skinner’s kitchen

Edit scene from a Simpson’s episode with the memes Steamed Hams scene where Chalmers and Skinner look at an aurora boeralis in Skinner’s kitchen

20.01.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 6683 πŸ” 2257 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 27

I tried to do a BHM TTRPG jam last year with middling results (I get that ppl are busy, so I am not stressing it).

We did get a couple of amazing games from it though!

If I did it this year, would ppl be down?

16.01.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Tell me about it, saw them live every time they came to the uk, haven't listened to a single track in years.

09.01.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Me in the middle distance, wearing a red hoodie, sat in the fresh snowfall.

Me in the middle distance, wearing a red hoodie, sat in the fresh snowfall.

Good snow

08.01.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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getting your epic mount so you can fly to raid on your own (EXPENSIVE :() (more rep grinds???) βŒπŸ˜­πŸ’Έ
vs
sitting in town and typing "123" (FREE) (EASY) (NO WORRIES) βœ¨β˜€οΈπŸ˜„

02.01.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

an infuriatingly large portion of the ttrpg playing public are to rpgs what the illiterate are to novels.
no, D&D does not offer equal support to "Thrilling Dungeon Adventures" and "Harvest-Moon-Esque Cozy Socialising", and if you think it does I will treat you like you are terminally stupid.

22.12.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely would never have seen it coming

22.12.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sharing some of my thoughts from the other site but man I'm really pissed off about this shit.

17.12.2025 00:22 πŸ‘ 3013 πŸ” 917 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 14

It's woefully underserved in the indie scene but man, I do love a proper crunchy tactics rpg

15.12.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any time a new 40k thing comes out I sorta get how fans of shit football teams feel. Not one but two Imperium factions, no nids, no chaos. Wake me up when 40k total war has anything cool in it.

12.12.2025 08:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Extremely interested to see how this turns out

27.11.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Psst. #TheBlackCompanyRPG ... the playtest opens December 1.

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27.11.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 2
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special! YouTube video by Quinns Quest

New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! πŸ“¦βœ¨

I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad

27.11.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 34

I think a lot of my personal game design theory boils down to "systems are inescapable, and if you think you're not using one you're just using one you can't or won't acknowledge".

20.11.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
This is a D66 table which is too long to fit into the alt text. It's 36 different things a Guard might say when you pass a stealth check. Here's a selection, anyway:
 β€œHuh. Guess it must have been the wind.”
β€œBlimey, the size of the size of the rats β€˜round here!”
β€œI must be tired.”
β€œDon’t bother. This place makes all sorts of weird noises.”
β€œYou’re hearing things! You ought to lay off the whiskey.”
β€œGuess it was nothing.”
β€œI’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that.”
β€œGo on, get out of here!”
β€œI’m not checking it. You check it.”
β€œCome on, who’d try to sneak in here?”
β€œUgh. I hate this job.”
β€œAny more noises like that and I’ll be forced to stand up and take a look.”
β€œI don’t feel like getting shanked in the ribs tonight. Just let it slide.”
β€œWhat you mean, β€˜strange noise?’ Sounds like a perfectly normal noise to me.”
β€œMy doctor said I’m not supposed to investigate mysterious sounds after 6pm.”
*aimlessly whistles a sea shanty, and dreams of their true purpose: sailing the mighty ocean*
β€œOhhh, my aching back! I can barely stand up straight, let alone search for intruders!”
β€œGeoffrey? Is that you? I’ve told you not to do the hiding thing any more. It’s dangerous.”
 β€œI think someone must have left a window open somewhere.”
to themselves: β€œDon’t be scared. Shh. There’s no such thing as ghosts.” 
β€œProbably just a harmless drunk. They kip in here sometimes.”
β€œHey, your shift’s over! It’s my time to guard. Let me have this, Sylvia.”
reading aloud, weeping: β€œDear Erik. I am very sorry, but I must leave you. I’ve found a new lover. He wants to start a family. I can’t wait for your promotion any longer.”
β€œNo, no: my grandfather told me about a time he investigated a nearby disruption. I’m not going to make the same mistake.”

This is a D66 table which is too long to fit into the alt text. It's 36 different things a Guard might say when you pass a stealth check. Here's a selection, anyway: β€œHuh. Guess it must have been the wind.” β€œBlimey, the size of the size of the rats β€˜round here!” β€œI must be tired.” β€œDon’t bother. This place makes all sorts of weird noises.” β€œYou’re hearing things! You ought to lay off the whiskey.” β€œGuess it was nothing.” β€œI’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that.” β€œGo on, get out of here!” β€œI’m not checking it. You check it.” β€œCome on, who’d try to sneak in here?” β€œUgh. I hate this job.” β€œAny more noises like that and I’ll be forced to stand up and take a look.” β€œI don’t feel like getting shanked in the ribs tonight. Just let it slide.” β€œWhat you mean, β€˜strange noise?’ Sounds like a perfectly normal noise to me.” β€œMy doctor said I’m not supposed to investigate mysterious sounds after 6pm.” *aimlessly whistles a sea shanty, and dreams of their true purpose: sailing the mighty ocean* β€œOhhh, my aching back! I can barely stand up straight, let alone search for intruders!” β€œGeoffrey? Is that you? I’ve told you not to do the hiding thing any more. It’s dangerous.” β€œI think someone must have left a window open somewhere.” to themselves: β€œDon’t be scared. Shh. There’s no such thing as ghosts.” β€œProbably just a harmless drunk. They kip in here sometimes.” β€œHey, your shift’s over! It’s my time to guard. Let me have this, Sylvia.” reading aloud, weeping: β€œDear Erik. I am very sorry, but I must leave you. I’ve found a new lover. He wants to start a family. I can’t wait for your promotion any longer.” β€œNo, no: my grandfather told me about a time he investigated a nearby disruption. I’m not going to make the same mistake.”

D66 Things Guards Say When You Pass A Stealth Check (Fantasy)

19.11.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7

It's so strange how these people read "there is clearly an ideological appeal for fascists here" as simply "you are a fascist for engaging with this."
Like this guy turned up to upset himself and the gets mad at you for asking him to think slightly harder about it than that.

12.11.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
I played YET ANOTHER 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of
I played YET ANOTHER 8 Souls-Like games you've never heard of YouTube video by Iron Pineapple

new vid :)

youtu.be/xO2V210-0hE?...

11.11.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 529 πŸ” 92 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 10
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From the PBtA community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the PBtA community

Hey, I'm doing an AMA over on r/PbtA, if anybody's interested:
www.reddit.com/r/PBtA/comme...

I've answered a bunch of questions and a bunch more to go. If you want to read up or add to the pile, please come!

11.11.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Apocalypse World: Burned Over The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.

And away we go.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

06.11.2025 14:32 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 27

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

05.11.2025 13:57 πŸ‘ 18474 πŸ” 4536 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 171

Alberto Dianin and Andrea Ruggeri are cheap, tasteless, talentless grifters and I would not piss on them if they were on fire

03.11.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Now this is a throwback

03.11.2025 08:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This blew up. Check out my anarchist game of sentimental constructs surviving atop a sentient landmass maybe?

bsky.app/profile/fsoh...

02.11.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0