I’ve recently run games of Mothership and Mythic Bastionland, and it’s been really great to stretch my GMing muscle in new and different ways. Would gladly run full campaigns of both, but for now I’ll stick to one shots of new systems. Triangle Agency next… 🔺

It cannot be made clearer. If you continue to support the Harry Potter franchise in any way, you are directly funding the removal of trans people's human rights in the UK.

Crazy to me that everyone’s sleeping on this game. You’ll all be talking about it in a couple weeks. Can’t wait! 🦸🏻

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A++++ would Silksong again

I think about this a lot! I notice it often when I’m a player, but it’s a lot harder to spot when you’re GMing. There’s much to say about setting table expectations and even permissions (yes you CAN talk to each other PLEASE), but mechanics can do some heavy lifting. Eg Daggerheart’s tag teaming.

Games Writers' Networking Event - London, Friday October 3rd from 18.30 A friendly chance to meet up with fellow interactive narrative people for chat, networking and venting Space is limited so please only register if you know you can make it. See you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/game-write...

How can anyone not understand that we need a socialist revolution?

🥲 Been hoping for this one for a while.

every time there's political violence discourse i think about how jo cox was assassinated in broad daylight by a fascist who shouted "britain first" as he shot her, and now nine years later her party is dedicating every moment in power to placating the ideology of her murderer

Genuinely terrifying and extremely unpleasant to read. Horrible horrible. Big content warning for suicide and self harm.

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

Gottem! See you all there. 😎

hell yeah @williamfleitch.bsky.social

Original painting: art, deliberate, soulful AI 'exploration' of original painting: not art, ghoulish, inhuman, emperor's new clothes Putting the Doom UI over it: art, intentional, hilarious, human, quietly profound

When companies make workers sign strict NDAs, then high ups in that company confess to using AI every day in ways that mean their data is now owned by the AI company and, it turns out, searchable on the internet? Each time you use AI, you risk giving someone else and hackers your data...

This is how insane people sound when you tell them why A.I. is bad

This is beat for beat exactly what Section 28 did. Oh, and you can't blame this one on Tories. This guidance was drawn up exclusively after Labour took power. This Labour government is the single worst thing to happen to the LGBT+ community since Margaret Thatcher. Shame on every Labour member.

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I think AI being wrong half the time, the environmental cost, the cognitive decline of users, have no clear path to profitability, are used an excuse in layoffs, are all very important but to my mind mostly highlight how absurd the primary exploitation at the heart of AI company business models is

Honestly a good example of why studios shouldn't even internally use gen AI as placeholder assets. If it comes out like this it just damages a game and studio's reputation. And using it for last-minute translations and not disclosing it still feels gross, even if the plan was to fix it later

Most anti LGBT government of my lifetime

If I were to book a table or two in a pub near King's Cross for the evening of Thurs 17th July, for tabletop game-makers to just gather and have a chat and generally hang out, would anyone potentially be interested? Reply to let me know if so! (Replies aren't binding agreements to attend, though.)

Seen this going around but I’m Reposting it with the full alt text bc everyone deserves to read this glorious reply from Boy George

Extremely impressed with @adhocstudio.com’s ‘Dispatch’, a demo of which is available during Steam Next Fest. Insane quality of animation, coupled with sharp dialogue and a compelling first taste of its mechanics. Will definitely be grabbing this one, for sure! Check it out.

Pure fantasy. Train 7.5m workers to do actual jobs we know we will need by 2030. There are a lot of them.

Announcing: Mandrake! You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners. Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳

Quantum Kickflip is charming, expertly-produced, stunningly scored, and its new season playtests stuff from the upcoming #slugblaster expansion. BUT It also demonstrates a fascinating TTRPG phenomenon that I'm only just beginning to understand. 1/

Extremely this.

What boggles me the most about people using LLMs to brainstorm or write stories is that they're skipping the fun part of the process. That's the good stuff! I see something amazing in my mind that's unlike anything anyone else sees & I craft it using words my unique lived experience has taught me

Anxiety is absolutely destroying my poor hands. I clench when I’m asleep AND awake. Just constant strain on my knuckles. Anyone else experienced this? Any tips?

Sketchbook Games is hiring a Technical Level/Game Designer to help implement mechanics, levels and hook up narrative sequences of gameplay for their new project. 📍 Remote, Freelance (UK) ⚖️ Flexible hours 🎮 Made in Unreal Engine ⤵️

Channeling my inner livejournal-blogging teenager for a solo run of Slugblaster. Quickly rocketing up my to-play list for my home game!

They used to make commercials about this

Is this a dagger which I see before me [Press R1 for LIGHT ATTACK], The handle toward my hand [Press R2 for HEAVY ATTACK]? Come, let me clutch thee [Hold R2 for CHARGE ATTACK]. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still [Press L1 + R2 for PHANTOM ATTACK (expends Ghost Power)].

they left... the fucking prompt they used.... to make their fake book... in the final draft.......

Implementing a 'play one to buy one' policy for TTRPGs is really helping me sample the full gamut of incredible games out there. Finally got to play some Call of Cthulhu on Monday and now have to decide between grabbing Slugblaster or Daggerheart (or one of the other 15 games on my To Buy list 😭).

Spent this afternoon at a coffee shop and decided to do my first 3-point perspective drawing. Took so long to get my head around it but it was super fun by the end. Really happy with how it turned out.

Stop calling A.I. slop “art” and real human-created works “content”

A fantastic fight down a tightening path coiled around a pit of lava. Miraculously no one fell in…

Jumping from Lorelei and the Laser Eyes straight into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is such an embarrassment of riches. Truly, two top-tier games that excel in everything they set out to do. Might fuck about and replay Edith Finch for the trifecta.

applying for jobs again

💀💀💀 "A philosophy professor across the country at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock caught students in her Ethics and Technology class using AI to respond to the prompt 'Briefly introduce yourself and say what you’re hoping to get out of this class.'"

This was such an impactful 90 minutes. There were actual tears. Had to spend the rest of Sunday recovering but it was well worth it! Thank you @fkth.bsky.social, @jemalexander.bsky.social, and @chriswilsonart.bsky.social for braving our collective teenage angst with me!

This was so good! 🤩 I had an amazing time with Fiona, @chriswilsonart.bsky.social and @clairepurcell.bsky.social. Was not prepared for how intense this experience was going to be. A+++ would miss Alice again.

Used these studies to help me paint a dnd prop. My Goblin Artificer Theo's Spellbook :)

I sure gave this a good solid backing.

Very sad to be nearing the end of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. I’m astonished by the way this game keeps unwrapping new layers. And those debugging puzzles! 🤩