around 2015ish i got to pitch for a Command & Conquer game I proposed a dystopian near-future with Russian nationalists operating rusting swarms of Soviet surplus, a declining theocratic fascist USA lashing out at the world, and an ethnonationalist EU caught in the middle um my bad guys

Today's eldritch coffee is The Great Race of Yith (from Lovecraft's "The Shadow out of Time"):

Like eels, for most of history we had no idea where they breed. Until now

It blows my mind that nobody has yet made a version of "Shoes" by Kelly (the viral drag queen song from like 20 years ago) except that it's Jon Pertwee saying "shoes" in "Spearhead from Space." Why does this not exist? Clearly the internet has failed.

@iwriteok.bsky.social after finishing your latest episodes I made this with you in mind #40k #30k #memes

Brought to you by Elon Musk

At an event in Warrington with schools and as usual Sci-Tech Daresbury outreach are absolutely smashing it! They've brought a particle-accelerator themed escape room activity and it's beautifully made and expertly explained.

They should put a monkey on the £50 note and a pony on the £10 note to confuse the hell out cockneys.

So whilst the self-reported big manly men are accidentally closing a narrow shipping channel by having a big manly war and shouting big manly war things, a reminder of that time a bunch of lads who were much secure in their gender did it deliberately.

Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

The reviews used to justify this excluded nearly 97% of all studies from inclusion in their analysis. This is an absolutely obscene hatchet job by the NHS specifically created to eliminate access to hormones for trans youth.

Here's a random tip for publishing friends. I ummed and ahhed about implementing this for a stupidly long time, but investing the ~£70 a year in tech that allows customers to browse our web shop in multiple currencies has netted us thousands in increased sales. The effect was instant and lasting.

And every faction that uses fateweaving has not only unique effects, but a unique way of generating magical power as well, from the bloody sacrifices of the merfolk to the prestidigitation-fuelled death of a thousand cuts of hillfolk (leprechauns), there's a style to suit you! #wargames

A generally underused wrinkle - forcing cowardly opponents to change position can definitely change the shape of the game!

If you're doomscrolling, guess what? So far there are 51 kākāpō chicks hatched and thriving this season, the same number of birds as we had in TOTAL in the 90s! Only one chick has died and there are still fertile eggs waiting to hatch!

Then there's the extra abilities you get from being hidden depending on your faction. Earthfolk have spy teams, hillfolk summon clouds of corvids, and the tricksy bastard fae teleport from hiding spot to hiding spot! (not salty at all)

So much of the media and technological environment is designed to make us powerless. We're not even tenants and employees anymore, increasingly we are pressed into becoming user-subscribers to techno-informational systems that yield control of what we are able to think and imagine if we let them.

www.sciencesource.com/1413060-orna... hey I heard you were in the market for a new nickname for your genitals

A big point of contention in arguments over AI is just large numbers of people refusing to become aware of humanities, language theory, cognition, understanding of labour processes, etc saying "shut up gadget is shiny" at people who did spend the time getting to know those things.

Mutual Annihilation is not an uncommon choice for players, but there's a ton of nuance in how you try to out-guess your opponent's choices 🙂 #wargames #skirmish

Starmer is no Winston Churchill. He’s no Clement Attlee either but that’s more the comparison we should be looking at.

Sons of Ether ass map

In Merryshire Detective Club players collaboratively invent details of their home village. Someone decided that the vicar speaks in a roundabout manner, which in the GMing biz is what we call a gift

It's a sound tactic to force reactions from enemies by throwing rocks or using spells - when someone runs out of stamina they're easy meat!

Man you want to participate in something and then someone gives an answer so objectively correct that there’s no point adding onto it

One of the first ways you'll find out how strategic Shivershield gets is just in deciding how to sequence your activations, and trying to out-think your opponent so that you catch them wrongfooted

TERRIFYING buggers to face

I just bought this for a pittance. Because how could you not?

sometimes you have to be clear about your values

Hey! I just called on the UK government to scrap anti-protest laws which attack our hard won democratic freedoms. Please can you defend the right to protest too by signing the petition? act.gp/42Gqvia

Idk about character classes, but the 4 player types are Top Bottom Strange Charm 😉

Hey @samreich.bsky.social, care to explain why the same company that just out out a "laws are threats" t-shirt is letting the largest copaganda machine in the world right now into your studios? Is that what our subscriptions are for? Is your platform going to be collaborating with Joe Rogan next?

@samreich.bsky.social care to weigh in on why you chose to do a crossover with a copaganda show? It feels out of line with the dropout brand.

Woke up this morning wondering what rpg is best described by open.spotify.com/track/4euS8O...

BSky #ttRPG peeps: Which games are *wet* and which are _dry_?

#Manchester Occasional RolePlaying Convention! Some of you know it, all of you love it*, and there's still a few places for this DELIGHTFUL little #RPG get together at Fanboy 3 on the 8th March. £4 subs to the venue. all games and persons beginner friendly. register here: warhorn.net/events/morpcon

The "Peace" that the police protect is the democratic cover that Nazis use to normalise and expand their racial domination over space and territory. They know this. Antifascists know this.

"Three punk games" features 3 experimental approaches to TTRPGs: - A GMless, coin-based angry witch game - A solo-then-group textual punk anemoia game - My trashiest diceless game, printed on toilet paper All already available digitally for free! 2 weeks and 50% left on the crowdfunder counter :)

I can't believe Andor lapped modern Star Trek in terms of epic monologues in plots that are 85% meetings.

Delicious irony www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

I'm soon going to launch the game I've been designing for this past year. All original artwork by me. Please back or follow to help get the campaign off the ground. www.kickstarter.com/projects/div...

Roderick is one of our Ravens, a friend of the Rooks and an all round diamond geezer; he has made a thing, check it out! He showed it off to us last time he was up in the 'Burgh and it looks corking.

We interrupt this series of scenes to announce pre-orders of the new skirmish game are now live! www.oakbound.co.uk/product/shiv... #indiegames #indiewargames #skirmishgames #tabletop #wargames #miniwargames #wargaming #aos #moonstone #frostgrave #fantasygames #fantasywargames #wargaming

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Hey! Hey, you! I co-authored a wargame! It's really cool and great value for money! Go take a look! www.oakbound.co.uk/product/shiv...

[pitching a publisher] ok you know the If Books Could Kill ONE BOOk theory? Well this is called The End of Rich Bobos Is Flat and we're going to make a trillion dollars.

In Manchester the police are chaperoning a fascist rally, protecting Britain First as they march through the city, while anti racists are being held in one position as right wing antagonisers are allowed to approach them and hurl abuse at them. This is how the state assists and enables fascism.

Ca-caw! Got romantic plans for Valentine's Day? We'll be cosying up Inside the Rookery with George @threesailsstudios.bsky.social to hear about Gallow's Corner. Let's have a (Peasants') Revolting Valentines! www.youtube.com/live/eskmzRU...

Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!