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@bencounter.bsky.social

Writer, miniature painter, gamer, King Geek. Based in Portsmouth, UK. He/him. www.bencounter.co.uk

398 Followers  |  9 Following  |  125 Posts  |  Joined: 26.11.2024  |  1.9487

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Skane: A Thriller In Verse : Counter, Ben: Amazon.co.uk: Books Skane: A Thriller In Verse : Counter, Ben: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Fancy reading about some rich & powerful assholes getting killed in horrible ways? How about as a narrative poem? Well, it just so happens I wrote exactly that and you can find it here... amzn.eu/d/0iy15yDk

04.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do people Kickstart books? If they do, is it just special editions of existing successful books, or do writers use it as a pre-order/hype system so as to not get lost in the mire of Amazon titles?

30.01.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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30.01.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the record I very much enjoy this approach to miniature painting. A key aspect of the hobby, more so the longer I do it, is that we can do whatever we want.

24.01.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The wargame β€˜Labyrinth’, about the War on Terror, covers a similarly contentious subject, and while it does it very well I would understand someone being uncomfortable with it. Similarly, I feel unsure about the many WWII games where one player can control, for instance, the SS.

23.01.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wargamers: Paint schemes reflect the lore of the game and should be consistent, repeatable and researched to make a game into a microcosm of the game world.

Knotley: CONTRAST PARTY LETS GOOO

23.01.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m ready for them to just launch the nukes.

20.01.2026 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The submarine hungers

03.01.2026 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I rewrote your thank you message to seem warmer and more sincere. Your buddy, AIwriterbuddy - β€œA very happy New Year to you from the bottom of my/our[delete as applicable] heart[s]!”

01.01.2026 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote a book this year. 2026 will determine if anyone notices.

31.12.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wooo

28.12.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My favourite Warhammer quote applies here: β€˜Camouflage is the colour of fear.’

22.12.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

An altogether classier and less bourgeois creation.

20.12.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want a cooperative miniatures wargame. There are skirmish and dungeon crawler-type games, but I want either a whole army’s worth of cooperating units vs a game-controlled army, or multiple heroes vs big complex bad guys like boss fights in an MMO.

18.12.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Zero degrees Kelvin.

09.12.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜So… the prophecy was true.’

07.12.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m getting Helsmiths of Hashut, some kind of slavemaster who bosses the hobgrots around.

18.11.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really want to write some more LitRPG.

14.11.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The new model rules although I admit I had a soft spot for his power hammer with a fist on it. I’ve not kept up with a lot of the current background, but remember that 40K has both future tech and magic so nobody has to stay dead.

07.11.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally nothing is more Warhammer than wearing bright red in battle to convey your contempt of the enemy.

01.11.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The red works really well for a β€˜Chunter.

01.11.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very kind words and a fun reminder of when I got to give Lysander a really miserable time.

01.11.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking for recommendations on co-op miniatures games. Does Five Parsecs From Home work with multiple players, for instance? Especially games with lots of story content or potential.

26.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been down for a while, I wasn’t able to get the domain renewal to work. I’m focusing on getting mini pics up regularly before I think about maintaining a blog again.

21.10.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I like the first one. A neglected building big enough to have an elevator, but that still has people in it, is a very cool setting which definitely has a hidden floor that can only be identified from counting the windows outside vs the number of stops the elevator makes.

21.10.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Chaos Dwarf as a treat. Helsmiths of Hashut War Despot.

15.10.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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HumDrum bring dark comedy of Hangmen to The Spring Arts Centre, Havant It’s 1965 and capital punishment in the United Kingdom is coming to an end.

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It’s opening night of Hangmen, the play I’m in. Here’s an article on it featuring a delightful picture of me!

15.10.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They hosted the only baseball game I’ve watched live and their stadium was awesome so yeah go you beautiful blue birdies.

09.10.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We are more alike than we are different, for all our differences. And we’re all just trying to make it through the night.

08.10.2025 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s such a cool idea! Then imagine a novel written as if by someone in the 2120s, set in the 2010s, reflecting what they think life now would have been like.

08.10.2025 08:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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