hey BBC don't, y'know, comply in advance, just because some tyrant throws a wobbly it doesn't mean you have to throw your staff under a bus.

loser — liar — fucked up phoney — now i'm cursed

anyone here played Android: Netrunner? looking to know whether it's my kind of thing. i've played a little bit of MtG and Pokemon TCG about twenty years ago, not really embedded in card games in general, but something about the ideas around Netrunner make me very intrigued.

two days left to buy the @bundleofholding.com BUNDLE OF TENTACLES 7, which has amazing stuff by @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social, @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social, @ravengodgames.bsky.social, @armadajosh.bsky.social & @beckyannison.bsky.social, Mind's Vision, and Late Gaming Company. a bargain at $25.04!

heck yeah, i wear a white poppy too. in good company with this chap it seems.

it's a wet Sunday here in the south of England. give me a sentence from p38 of the nearest book to you.

have you ever really listened to the lyrics of Madness's House of Fun? appears to be about a 16yo going to the chemist to buy condoms.

indie ttrpgs people sticker album when

Here We GO! Come along, my dearies! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast was a game that arrived at my house about three days before I had to pack up all my games for moving, so I never got to read it, until now. HOLY GUACAMOLE is this book good. It's a thing of astonishing depth, breadth, and detail. An incredible achievement. Outstandingly.

this is absolutely crackers. when i or we post a funding goal, it's what we need, not something manufactured. what's wrong is not creator ineptitude but Backer Brain.

just gonna flag up a slightly separate point, which is that Funko Pops are a more classic consumer good. when you buy 100 cards in booster packs, you're probably going to keep only a handful of them. it's manufactured scarcity of the grossest kind.

okay so i know it's contentious, but, why is it that people let WotC get away with this absolutely blatant money-grab time after time? all of these MtG sets just look like so much useless and worthless slop. i can't imagine core fans feel like it's worth engaging with this absolute shite.

socialist mayor of one of the biggest cities in the world, hell yeah. kapow!

If you ever feel bad about your graphic design, check out what the bozos at NASA put together for the moon landing:

getting a shout-out from @beckyannison.bsky.social on Black Armada Tales has made my day (even though it came five hours after i started my run). also @armadajosh.bsky.social, oh ye of little faith.

lamenting the loss of MySpace today

This was a nice chance to chat to someone in the space i respect and admire. Alex is a kind and gracious host, and has insightful questions. I really enjoyed our conversation!

I got to talk to @phophos.bsky.social about making games, hosting podcasts, and managing a co-op to cheer others on to making cool games. PLUS: details on a SALE?? blog.alexrinehart.net/posts/marx-s...

@helloalexroberts.bsky.social me again, i played For The Queen with my 10yo today (their first time, not mine) and they absolutely loved it, really thrived on the prompts, understood the game, and engaged with a true emerging story. we both had a blast. what a wonderful game you made for us all.

it's my birthday today. indulge me by sending me a sentence or paragraph from your nearest book.

"… rehashes of Yellow Submarine on repeat…" hohoho, someone's been reading my snarky takes all these years.

dunno why i need to even say this in 2025, but a prince "fighting" in the Malvinas War is not a war hero.

still six hours to get your entry in if you're in the #randompromptsjam !

Thanks to @phophos.bsky.social and @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social for running this jam. There's some cool stuff submitted. If you saw @farirpgs.com 's excellent Boundless and thought, "What if more Bloodborne combat?" this might be one way that would look.

Check out my new game! Local Glyph is a LARP magic system which uses graffiti to cast spells. It may overlay on top of other games. Created for Random Prompts TTRPG Jam, hosted by @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social and @phophos.bsky.social. rookthegremlin.itch.io/local-glyph itch.io/jam/the-rand...

the Far Horizons Guide to Cults is part of the @bundleofholding.com BUNDLE OF TENTACLES 7! find us in the basic tier, where for $6.95 you can get the (excellent) FHC GUIDE TO CULTS, @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social's (really cool) STEALING CTHULHU, and @ravengodgames.bsky.social's (OSR) ELDRITCH TALES.

extending the deadline on the random prompts jam to the start of the witching hour on Halloween night, if your entry isn't in by then, then we won't be judging it (but you can still submit it late, dm me).

If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.

10yo, asking for a song to be put on: can i have the one about going in a lift? me: ??? 10yo: from K-Pop Demon Hunters me: err... 10yo: where they're going up?

Midnight Burger still reading a list of Patreon-backer names that's probably 10 minutes long is, to be honest, amazing.

Want free stuff? Follow and share this link! I'll select three random sharers to receive a complete set of Tiny Tome. That's 150 single-page RPGs in 3 books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lon...

jfc people in the uk police and military referring to women as "females" in the year of our lord 2025.

The PDF release of the Far Horizons Guide to Mysterious Locations is out now on @drivethrurpg.com! Check it out and find 11 strange places to insert into any #TTRPG and 6 Liminal spaces to help you get there (or elsewhere). www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

finished an editing commission unexpectedly early (it was fun to work on), so I'm here to edit your #ttrpg stuff! comprehensive line/copy editing pass with dev notes offered, compliments about your cool ideas and fun asides are free. currently working at about 5k words per week, rates on request.

I've sort of come to the conclusion that the so-called executive branch would call it this (heinous name) anyway, not to call everyone's bluff, but because the hypocrisy is the point. They can lie to your face and the next moment show you the truth as well, and you just have to take it.

watching Casper the Friendly Ghost with my kids. it's pretty slow, but, how did they get away with the language in a PG in the 90s?

this was me sowing. me reaping? oww, ow, what the fuck, why.

Everyone please diligently check your candy this year. I cracked open a snickers bar and not only did I find a copper ingot, but it was of poor quality. Worse still, when my man Nanni confronted my neighbor about it, he was treated with disdain.

or "Gorillaz" as we called it in the 00s.

what if Britpop Demon Hunters tho

after six months i am finally back to jogging 10k. take that, legs.

hey, USAians, do you use either of the words "quarter" for half of a half, or "fortnight" for two weeks?

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

my new life means i have a few more hours per week for ttrpg editing commissions. got something that needs a rigorous, honest, considered line/copy edit? hit me up. i'm pretty affordable, and i can cut you a deal if needs be.

@gwr.com how come when you cut a nine carriage train to a five carriage one that you keep two first class carriages?

my new life means i have a few more hours per week for ttrpg editing commissions. got something that needs a rigorous, honest, considered line/copy edit? hit me up. i'm pretty affordable, and i can cut you a deal if needs be.

Sex hormones should just be over the counter and completely unrestricted for adults to purchase.

ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2025: wear sunscreen.

look out for DROVEMBER. i'll be walking my herd of cattle from the Highlands to the Falkirk Tryst, and i'll be needing your help along the way. it's long, arduous, and sometimes treacherous.