Ooooh, anything good? I imagine you can't tell us, but goddam if I don't ask!
20k words on the novel draft! Now the real work begins working on the retooled first half, and getting even more grimdark griminess into all the nooks and crannies #fantasy #amwriting #writing #novel
Bioshock man, I was sixteen and my brain exploded
Oooft Helvegen absolutely slaps
@jamesbluecat.bsky.social reading Pagans whilst listening to Heilung - a perfect pairing, thanks for this ace read!
Even when I'm burnt out, running a game always lifts my spirits - reminds me that people care about the story I have to tell! Hope you're looking after yourself Elaine!
Hit 10,000 words on the second go at my fantasy novel. Lot of polishing and revising so the opening matched the changes I had found in the characters halfway through the first draft. Themes have shifted too. Think I'm having fun? It's weird writing again! #novel #writing #fantasy
I'm Alpharius and so is my wife
I'm a bit biased of course, but the collaborative patron design in Imperium Maledictum is great - gives the players a stake in the world building right off the bat.
While I 100% with your theory, my doctor says 'what are you doing you mad man, your heart is going to explode'
We're not supposed to know what goes on at the bottom of the ocean. I saw this thing that looked like a carrier bag full of eyes holding an umbrella. That's nobody's business
She's an absolute villain, it's bleak
I've never felt so seen, the muscle memory of the keypad is burnt into my brain
"em dashes are AI" i didn't memorize alt+0151 and option+shift+hyphen to be accused of such treachery
Oooh have fun!
My wife and I have been meaning to play this for ages! I can recommend Seance of Blake Manor as something similar if you've not played it, v. spooky, with a great Irish mythology theme :)
I would feel this, but I am notoriously bad at even the most basic maths, so my flat planning consists of swearing - though seeing all those chapters and art ready to assign out is pretty groovy.
Ah flatplans... my old nemesis... we meet again...
*badass outro music starts playing as I exhaustedly count page numbers*
ME: I'll just sit down for a moment what could it hurt
THE TORTOISE WITH A KNIFE STRAPPED TO ITS SHELL WHICH HAS BEEN QUIETLY FOLLOWING ME FOR YEARS: yea that's right dipshit take a breather go on
I've got three goals for 2026:
1) Continue my podcast Nocturna Britannia, and enjoy telling horror stories.
2) Finish a draft of the novel I started last year. I hit 50,000 words, burnt out and got lost - I'm ready to start again.
3) Make a bunch of cool Warhammer books at my Cubicle 7 job
I'm about 2/3rds of the way through but Slow Gods by Claire North is already one of my favourite sci-fi books. Absolutely knockout stuff.
Hello! Former comics editor turned TTRPG producer!
That was really nice, thank you
Need to have a crack at the new d&d novels!
Camp Damascus is such a banger - finished Bury Your Gays the other week as well, love his stuff.
Not played the dune TTRPG, how are you finding it?
Having succesfully avoid the flu for most of my adult life, I can review it with a unique impartiality:
Angry shape makes me sweat till sheets can be used to put out house fires.
Also, while I was doing that someone stole the John Blanche Army Painter set I ordered off my doorstep.
0/10.
Me and my coworkers came up with something that probably already exists and has a named law, but it basically boils down to 'the utility of a piece of technology is directly inverse to how hard they are advertising it.'
Your art is amazing and you've saved my bacon on multiple occasions, I owe you nine million drinks when we finally meet in person
Innovation is always grand!
