This summary of different early medieval literature is still one of my favourite things on the internet. #medievalsky

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The Quindrie Comic Fund is open for submissions until 31st July 5pm! UK-based comic creators can apply for up to £1000 to put towards a comic project or goal. Read more details on eligibilty and how to apply here: quindriepress.com/fund 🐉

Only one week left to apply to TAGS Fest 2026! This year TAGS Fest is on 17th October at Out of the Blue Drill Hall, just off Leith Walk. You have until May 15th to apply! 🏷️ tagsfest.co.uk#applications

Quinns really knows how to sell a 1,200 page megalith of a project. A wonderful listen!

‼️💿 We are looking for gamedevs to be part of our R&D 💿 division to make experimental nonphysical books with controller support. DIAMOND DISK UNIT You can read more about it here peow.studio/blog/join-di...

Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images. The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.

NHK World just released a fascinating documentary about the 50 year history of Comiket. Definitely give it a watch before it is taken down on May 3rd. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/... My favorite part has to be the moment where they show a guy selling doujinshi about baseball umpires. Love that guy.

Having to go through my Google Workspace admin and turn of Gemini AGAIN, for what feels like the third time in 12-month period. No, I do not want to "share Gems" or allow this monstrosity to cross-reference files within my drive. I just want to write docs and share files. Is that so goddamned hard?

I heard this one's quite good

If you’re looking for a copy of One Breath Left, the ENNIE-winning solo sci-fi/horror survival RPG from myself and Stout Stoat, I’ve got a handful of copies on my website for US sales only! leafydragongames.wpcomstaging.com/product/one-...

Spring Clearance Mini-Stock Sale! I'm clearing out my stock cupboards and using up spare bits, so there's a limited number of One Breath Left and Border Riding available at stoutstoat.co.uk 📚

Just want to say how much more accessible reading random scottish history books has become to me after reading this. What's a byre? No longer is my mind going to check wiki for a five word summary i won't retain, now the gorgeous illustration from this book comes to mind. Same for other words. ❤️

This week on Dice Exploder it's four mini episodes in one! @gigantic-spider.bsky.social and I talk about The Awards, the niche indie rpg awards show they facilitate. We get into why ranking things is dumb but fun, and then some of our favorite mechanics from the last The Awards' winners.

It’s official - Carved in Stone is finally available in the USA, through the one and only @ipr.bsky.social ! You can order your copy directly from them (alongside a host of other beautiful books and games!) www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Carved...

So glad that people in the US can now also get a physical copy of this amazing book. Still on the fence? Then check out my video about it!

It’s official - Carved in Stone is finally available in the USA, through the one and only @ipr.bsky.social ! You can order your copy directly from them (alongside a host of other beautiful books and games!) www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Carved...

Delightful arrival in today's mail: Carved in Stone by @stoutstoat.co.uk. Absolutely gorgeous book, thoroughly researched and reviewed, and crammed with everything you never knew you needed to know about the Picts. Not a game stat in sight, but plenty of prompts for your game design needs.

New Episode! We review SCURRY by @stoutstoat.co.uk, a ttrpg where tiny beasts embark on fast paced heists with all-or-nothing stakes through the Scottish underbrush! watch here 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpBi...

Ingenuitive as always

Border Riding is a game about boundaries, exploring how arbitrary borders can create long-lasting divisions between communities. Lavishly illustrated and printed on Ordnance Map material meaning it’ll survive through anything. Get yours @ peregrinecoast.press/products/bor...

When uncovering traces of people from the past, evidence comes in all sizes, can be found everywhere and might not look like what we expect 🤔 Confused? Don't be! Learn more about how archaeologists uncover these stories and how you can get involved: www.digitscotland.com/what-is-arch...

Oh hey, we're live to review SCURRY from @stoutstoat.co.uk, is a ttrpg where tiny beasts embark on fast paced heists with all-or-nothing stakes through the Scottish underbrush! watch here 👇 www.twitch.tv/theweeklyscroll

More Apwthecaria! More-wthecaria? If you're hankering for potion brewing, wandering the Scottish wilds on four legs, and gathering trinkets from the birds and beasts your help, this is the solo-rpg for you.

I try not to say "this is required reading" because that gets old really quick, but I genuinely think this is great advice that will help make you an absolute gem to work with. You'll get better layout, timelines, and collaboration by following this advice. Give it a read if you can.

I'm not quite back, but thinking about it! Slowly creaking my rusty hinges and shedding dust.

Some notes about how I write TTRPG adventures: My texts tend to be terse. A location described in two lines; a single spoken sentence to describe a character. The aim is *not* to be laconic, but to mirror the pace of natural dialogue; a TTRPG is a conversation between players, after all! 1/

I'm taking a break till January 5th! I won't be checking work social media, work email, or discord until then. See youse in the new year :)

Rian Johnson's latest Knives Out is by no means subtle but sometimes it is wonderful to be beaten in the face repeatedly with the narrative and its (barely) subtext. I enjoyed it, even though I personally feel like I am not *necessarily* the target audience 😉

Critique Navidad! What do you get when you hire a university to write the most comprehensive history of a civilisation to support a module, and illustrate it better than most children’s history books? You get Carved in Stone, a module about living among the picts! idlecartulary.com/2025/12/13/c...

2025 goals: listen to all of dice exploder (again)

what's up gamers, I'm back with ten more tangible tips for editing your tabletop RPG manuscript: samsorensen.blot.im/ten-more-tan...

Carved in Stone - St. Serf & St. Mungo For some of the smaller saint illustrations I went with iconography surrounding events and deeds from each saint's life. St. Serf: the Dragon of Strathearn & the staff he rebuked it with. St. Mungo: the robin he miraculously brought back to life.

Finally got my hands on the physical book for Carved in Stone by Heather Christie @archaeoplays.bsky.social and Brian Tyrrell @stoutstoat.co.uk. Really gives me hope that early medieval archaeology can inspire worlds that are hopeful, empathetic and overall, fun www.stoutstoat.co.uk/products/car...

This is tonight!!! In-person tickets are sold out, but you can tune in online for free - we look forward to seeing you there! For those who can't attend at all, I believe our talk will go live on the Society's YouTube page within a week or so 😁 #ArchaeologySky #HistorySky 🏺

"This is a hobby of makers" resonates with my growingly informed opinions on RPGs for the last 5 years. RPGs are not an industry. Every project is a passion; the results of success would be unequal to the reward, if not also for the fact that it *satisfies* a deep need in the maker.

Today!!!

Heads up! Final orders at stoutstoat.co.uk need to be placed before 12pm GMT this Sunday (14th December). After then the store will be going into hibernation till January.

There are lot of haters out there. Hate is easy. Hate is loud. And in the age of digital reviews, hate can now be permanent. Do your community a favour, and share some love.

This Thursday at 6pm GMT I'm giving a lecture with the wonderful @archaeoplays.bsky.social about how to conceive and build living images of the past. All the in-person tickets have been snapped up, but you can still watch online for free (I think via Zoom) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carved-in-...

This Thursday at 6pm GMT I'm giving a lecture with the wonderful @archaeoplays.bsky.social about how to conceive and build living images of the past. All the in-person tickets have been snapped up, but you can still watch online for free (I think via Zoom) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carved-in-...

Got the PDF of CARVED IN STONE: A STORYTELLER'S GUIDE TO THE PICTS; immediately got me looking for some of the folks behind its lovely illustrations. A few on BSKY: @anineillustration.com @jagalart.bsky.social @elemei.bsky.social @queerwizard.co.uk @mortiscausa.bsky.social @toadlett.bsky.social

This land is ancient, and you are welcome to discover it. In today's video, I share with you the three things I love most about @stoutstoat.co.uk's Carved In Stone, and why you should check out this setting book! #ttrpg

There's still about a week where you can order this to the UK for arrival before Christmas!

Apple's iPad is such a powerful multi-purpose tool for drawing, writing, and touch-based interfacing, and it is utterly let down by it's UI and OS restrictions. If you don't want to use it exactly like how it's shown off in a tech demo, it stumbles and chafes just enough to break your workflow 😩

Happy Critique Navidad my friends! A year ago, Clayton suggested the best gift of all was to write about a designers game, so I decided to review your games for the holiday season! I’m doing it again this year — a review (or so) every day! Submit your own if you dare!

Dragonmeet mystery: who left this on my table and why

Quinns is reading the brilliant Border Riding by @jomreid.bsky.social! You can join in on the fun with some free community copies over on @itch.io stoutstoatpress.itch.io/border-riding It's a game about maps printed on a big map, but there's also a book pdf with accessibility tags!