The Fodden, awoken from his decades-long nap to see off some noisome intruders. #Shivershield #thewoodsminiatures #fantasygames #fantasyminiatures #folkhorror #oldhammer #froud #troll #trolls #warhammer #aos #theweald #frostgrave #miniwargames #miniaturewargames #tabletopgames #ttrpg #dnd #wfb #tow

WoodFolk fateweavers summon forth elemental spirits to join their cause #Shivershield #fantasygames #fantasywargames #wargames #oldhammer #folkhorror #theweald #thewoods #treeman #elementals #warhammer #aos #skirmishgames #frostgrave #shadowdeep #indiegames #indiewargames #tabletop #fantasy

Want to embrace a bit of folk horror in your WoodFolk band? The Ghillie Dhu is the spirit of the forest awakened. He walks unseen, sometimes benign, sometimes malicious, always watching. #Shivershield #thewoodsminiatures #folkhorror #fantasyminiatures #fantasygames #tabletopgames #indiegames #games

The best thing about pixies is, of course, mounting them on badgers! Eachraidhe, Rinc and Fyrd choices for an extra-mobile warband. #Shivershield #fantasygames #fantasyminiatures #fantasywargames #oldhammer #indiegames #indiewargames #wargames #wargaming #tabletopgames #tabletop #fantasy #pixies

(I make a "mouth" with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it) Richard Dawkins: hmmmm (I put lipstick around the "mouth") Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello

In the Star Trek Adventures game that I'm in, we decided to incapacitate a group of Jem'Hadar with ketracel white that has been laced with a knockout drug, which we have christened "ketracel night."

A class at my kids’ school put up little statements about the good they want to do in the world and I was over the moon about this one - then I learned they meant to say “teach people in jail” which is also good!

Clanshogs are the pixie regulars, getting stuck in defending the woods from encroaching civilisations and poachers. #Shivershield #thewoodsskirmish #fantasygames #fantasyminiatures #fantasywargames #pixies #indiegames #indiewargames #wargames #wargaming #tabletopgames #miniwargames #gaming

And you can see my mug in the video if you wish!

*Cyprus hill voice* In Seine from the bus lane

Quentin Tarantino came on the heels of many great directors before him

The Village Shop is also now giving away free iPhone wallpaper, designed by Carl Pugh. payhip.com/PleasantGreen

Sophie Woodrow’s porcelain figures make connections between humans and the (super) natural world #WomensArt

Fair to say our D&D game got a bit derailed this afternoon.

Any ideas on this mini ?

Balkan vibes in Lancashire today

I got on a podcast. Talking about the ethos and aesthetics behind Oakbound and my own hobby journey. www.redcircle.com/shows/b512aa...

Holy crap, is this the origin of Perturabo's name? #40k #ironwarriors @arbitorian.bsky.social

Positive news outside of what I usually discuss on here - I've just qualified as a Hill and Moorland Leader! So if anyone wants to hire me to guide them across some wild uplands (but not mountains), give me a shout 😂

With MEEEEEE?

The website is back! Stock has been updated, gaps should be filled over the weekend. The shop is still a temporary measure, full site to come sometime. soon hopefully. www.oakbound.co.uk

"If you were in charge of Star Trek, what would you do?" I'd love to see a new take on the early federation that corrects the white boy nepo baby war on terror Enterprise era trek and did zero knowing nods at or rehashes of borg, khan, q etc. Maybe set just after the romulan war?

Post a character that starts with the letter B (first or last)

The Shivershield game run by members of the players' circle (with terrain by Battlin' Barrow) drew a lot of attention. Four rival bands attempting to plunder a barrow without disturbing the resident wyrm. Of course it got disturbed!

Thanks everyone who came to see us at Salute yesterday. A great day and our best yet. The demo table was constantly busy and the crowds at the stand always several deep. We'll be auditing stock and topping up over the coming weeks, aim to have the webstore restocked by the end of the month.

Oakbound are excited to be releasing their new fantasy skirmish starter set 'Shivershield' at SALUTE 53. There'll be demo and participation games throughout the hall for you to get to grips with this compelling wargame. Learn more: www.oakbound.co.uk ➡ Visit the show: salute.co.uk/next-salute

This had a superb reception on the day!

Thank you #salute #salute53 for a great day yesterday. I ran 3 demo #wargames of #shivershield for @oakboundstudio.bsky.social and the reception was excellent - although I think the superb crannog model was a big part of that!

Best Star Trek crew; wrong answers only

And I'll be there running demo games of SHIVERSHIELD, so come say hi and try it out! #wargames #salute #salute53

The title of "Wickedest Man in the World" seems to be in contention again. You can learn more about the original holder of that dubious honour by listening to Lovecraft Investigations: Crowley. crowley.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Anatopism. Like 'anachronism' but for place. (literally 'something out of its proper place') This is a real word already but definitely needs adopting by fantasy writers for the reasons skeeted!

Fenris have been another great supporter of our games. But things from them at #Salute53 too! Fun fact: the Fenris Sulaco ladder appears in at least 4 of our games - variously as a ladder, a zombie elephant howdah and a replacement bumper for a Vauxhall Viva

The amazing thing about writing is it's basically time travel and whenever I think about that it blows my mind. It's a genuine miracle. I mean, just think about it: a Chinese general from 2,500 years ago can point out the President of the USA is a fucking idiot. It's incredible.

Blüuümpíi gave me Havana Syndrome.

Sir, a second bird is at the feeder

This fucking worm

It’s Good Friday, which means it’s time to examine one of the odder bits of this country’s frankly silly history. You know about the pretty much dead 5 November tradition of stuffing an old pair of tights and sticking a face on it to get money? Well... 🧵

If you can't afford a full Sensitivity Read for your novel / TTRPG but still want some guidance/ reassurance, I now offer a 1hr SR consultation for £50 where you can discuss anything you need guidance on for your book/game and I'll give you my professional advice plus reasonable follow up support.

If you are cis, if you are a parent of cis kids, I would ask you to directly engage this issue. Not just quietly or indirectly. Say out loud that you support kids’ right to be themselves. Read up a little and explain something to your uncle or your mom. Make sure your reps know how you feel.

art gallery: You finish that painting of Frodo and Gollum? Artist: Sure did boss, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.

Four hours painting one face. Paid off I reckon 😅 The rest of the osl is just the first bit of light placement sketching. It'll look much better eventually! #osl #abaddon #eyeofterror #warhammer40k #warhammerart #miniatures #minipainting #paintingwarhammer