I am slightly obsessed with #baldursgate3 photo mode

A huge thank you to Black Spring Press Group and Lee Child and @valmcdermid.bsky.social #writer #books #scottish #reader #reacher #crimebits #crimefiction #leechild #fyp

There's a big military parade planned in America which happens to be on Trump's birthday? What do we reckon, is Trump going to turn up in a uniform?

Am I the only one who's been very slow to realise that maybe in The Last Hero, "The Bard" is a sort of stand-in for Pterry and his opinions on Heroes (that is to say Heroic Characters in Fantasy)? #discworld #Heroes #GNUTerryPratchett

I freely admit I know nothing about business at all, and Games Workshop's business strategy in particular is baffling, but the fact they haven't released Gaunt's Ghosts as a dedicated Kill Team seems like madness #gamer #warhammer #40k #wargamer #thegreatergood #filthyxenosplayer

The fact that the Met Gala exists during the worst cost of living crisis in modern times is some real Hunger Games shit.

Controversial opinion: I think Space Marines are the worst thing about Warhammer 40k #gamer #wargaming #warhammer40k #thegreatergood

#Discworld #Mort #Books #Reader #Scottish #GNUTerryPratchett

More game developers should take a tip from Assassin's Creed Black Flag It basically used the same assets as the previous game but added more of the stuff people liked and a whole new story with great characters and fantastic writing... ...and only took a year to make #gamer #leaveubisoftalone

#Discworld #TheLightFantastic #reader #Scottish #GNUTerryPratchett

As its Terry Pratchett's birthday and I've been working my way through the discworld audiobooks (Please excuse the sunburn, I'm ginger and I was outside yesterday for more than 17 minutes) #discworld #reader #Scottishaccent #GNUTerryPratchett

Donald Trump is banning artificial colours. Donald. Trump. A man whose skin colour would be considered too garish to use on a can of energy drink.

I think I'd prefer if game developers stopped trying to make incredibly expensive (and barely noticeable) improvements in graphics, and instead made a game where I get to meet loads of interesting companions and don't get restricted to only choosing three at a time. #gamer #RPG #Oldmanyellsatcloud

I have come to the conclusion that using the word "literally" is a privilege, not a right. And most of you have not earned it #writer #pedant #pullyoursocksup

@mrjamesob.bsky.social There may come a time where I cannot remember my birthday or eveny own name But I will ALWAYS remember 03456060973 and if I hit the numbers now I will get through

I think I should get danger money for having to be around this level of stupid.

There should be a law against playing the fucking Vengaboys before 9am

"He's playing chess while everybody else is playing checkers" Okay, but if you're playing a different game, with different rules, than everybody else, then either you're going to lose or you're just playing with yourself.

Morrisons "Ripe and Ready" bananas are not

Everything you need to know about Elon Musk is that he owns a rocket company, does none of the engineering or scientific calculations, has done none of the physical training or intense study required to go into space... ...but often wears the style of jacket traditionally worn by astronauts.

One of the good things about setting a game of Vampire the Masquerade in Edinburgh is that, for a city of it's size, "Auld Reekie" has an inordinate amount of, incredibly beautiful graveyards. #TTRPG #WorldofDarkness #VampiretheMasquerade #Gamer #Storytelling #Gothic #Macabre

#satire #Trump #politics

#Vampire #Goth #VampiretheMasquerade #Toreador #SocietyofLeopold

Matilda Blanc wants to keep whisky in her glass and her ship in the air (It’d be nice if she could pay her crew but that’s very much a third place consideration) If she takes this job she might get her payday, but will she be able to look herself in the mirror afterwards… #scotwriterpitch2025

The seductive aura of the Vampire The exotic, ethereal energy of the Fae The raw, animal magnetism of the Werewolf It can’t just be me who has thought about it… #scotwriterpitch2025

An dashing, cock-sure Captain doing her best for her crew A dispossessed people. A coal mine run by the monstrously amoral An imminent ecological disaster And a race against time (there’s always a race against time, I don’t know why) #scotwriterpitch2025

We all like to read Fantasy We all like to…let’s say, fantasise If only there were some way to combine the two… There is; “A Touch of Fantasy” #scotwriterpitch2025

Are you looking for your next grand adventure? Clouds of Amber is a funny, exciting story, with morally grey characters. It’s got a sneaky little bit of social commentary and it’s just naughty enough that you’ll hesitate to recommend it to your parents. #scotwriterpitch2025

We all feel a little naughty sometimes We all like the idea of forbidden romance We’re all, at heart, just a little bit more horny than we like to admit... #scotwriterpitch2025

Do you want to read a great Steampunk story, but every time you pick one up you realise it’s hot garbage? Would you like to read one that’s actually good? Try Clouds of Amber by Spike Nesbit (that’s me) #scotwriterpitch2025

Gamer confession: I have zero interest in SoulsBorne games. #gamer #eldenring #justplay

Dear Internet You mean "devastated" not "decimated" Sort yourselves out #grammarmatters #English #butactuallyscottish #pedant

New hat #hat

I think conventional wisdom with video games is that a 1sr person view is more immersive. I find a 3rd person view to much less jarring than 1st person. What do you think? #gamer #storygames #living

When you just want to tell stories about dragons and spaceships, but publishers only care about how many followers you have on social media #writer #scottish #writerslife #naked #probablygonnabeshadowbanned #hat #objectifying #nowdoyoulovemealgorithm

When the Tzimisce rolls a critical success on their Dexterity + Stealth check... #Vampire #VampiretheMasquerade #TTRPG #Tzimisce #Horror #WorldofDarkness #Gamer

New hat #writer #writerlife #scottish

"...and every single one of them wanted to be involved in the decision-making process without necessarily going through the intelligence-using process first." Terry Pratchett #discworld #GNUTerryPratchett #Pterry

#thoughts #starwars #storytelling #writer #bekindtopeople #lovenothate

"You see, instead of one big shot controlling all the media, now there's a thousand freaks broadcasting their worthless opinions." Homer Simpson

Dear young people, the word is "cringeworthy". That is all. #oldmanyellsatcloud

I love puzzles, and I LOVE point 'n' click games... ...but I HATE labyrinth puzzles #gamer #oldschool #leisuresuitlarry

Little tip for you guys; when you're spraying deodorant in a changing room, put your shirt on first and spray underneath it. That'll keep you from gassing the rest of us like it's the scene in a James Bond movie where the villain showcases his latest superweapon. #considerate #manners

#mygirlfrienddoesntknowhowchairswork #mygirlfriendiscrazy

#gunslinger #stunts #movies #scottish

So, they're still using a 3-prong plug in the 41st millennium... #warhammer40k #British #tabletopgaming

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