Gav Thorpe

Teenage Mutant Crossover Turtles:
- Polish Bootleg Raph
- Suicidal Tendencies Cyco Leo
- Troll Slayer Mike
- Adeptus Mechanicus Don

Anyone?

I will never ever stop sharing the Michael Biehn with an adorable little girl dressed as Ripley.
Ever!

Amanda is a wonderful person. And book champion for so many authors. Please consider helping out.

Synthesizer V uses AI vocal synthesis, but it’s not generative AI like ChatGPT or Midjourney. It creates voice from written input using licensed voice models, with full consent from the voice providers.

So to be absolutely clear: no generative AI was used in Earthion’s final version, and we fully respect the work of human artists and voice talent.

The Fundamentals of Tabletop Miniatures Game Design: A Designer’s Handbook This book presents a much-needed framework for the critical examination of miniatures games and their design. It provides the reader with both a conceptual model for understanding how these games work...

I did the foreword for this, which is mentioned but was accidentally omitted from the first print run!

www.routledge.com/The-Fundamen...

A chippy of the softback book Worldbuilding For Game Designers by Steve Dee. A green cover surrounds a photograph of a statue of Atlas holding up then globe of the Earth.

This beauty just arrived, full of good sense and excellent insight by Steve Dee, a great designer I've known since the 90s. The afterword is particularly good, as I wrote it.

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Mini con on August 9th from 10:30-4pm at the Library. Bath Central Library 19-23 The Podium Bath, BA1 5AN United Kingdom

On Saturday, I'm going to be at the mini-con in Bath Library from 11am-1pm for folks. Come say hi. It's a children's event, primarily, so bring the kids. I'm going to give away as many of my old Star Wars comps as I can.

A miniature of Sussie and Derpy from Kpop Demon Hunters painted by me!

A close up of a miniature of Sussie and Derpy from Kpop Demon Hunters painted by me!

Sussie & Derpy ✨ here’s a pic of the two together plus close up! im so glad i made the time to paint these two troublemakers 😌

very happy with how their paint jobs came out & they’ll be keeping me company on my desk 🥰

#kpopdemonhunters

So I'm basically in a long-standing bad situation that is going to get worse eventually and giving details risks them getting back to the Situation and making it worse.

The absolute bare minimum I ask is a repost. That gets it in front of people with money to spare one-off and monthly.

Here's how astronauts will soon solve murders in space | BBC Science Focus Magazine When it eventually happens, a murder in space will be unlike any that has taken place on Earth. So how do you investigate an astronaut's killing when your crime scene lacks gravity?

Ever wondered how scientists would solve a crime in zero-G?

My latest story for @sciencefocus.bsky.social looks at how forensic science might work on the ISS. 🧪

www.sciencefocus.com/space/heres-... #CSI #Forensics #Space

‘Orrible Little Men is out on wargame vault!!

Currently on sale for £3

‘Orrible Little Men is a multi-period large skirmish wargame where defeating the enemy relies on crushing their morale rather than wiping them out.

The rules don’t use loads of tokens and can start with as few as 20 models!

Lost dog in SF. If spotted text John 8572340177 or call animal control 4155546364. Very shy. Do not chase! Dog pictured is about 35 pounds, lean, brown brindle coat with black stripes, large pointed ears like a heeler, and dark muzzle.

SF, please help me find my dog. She was lost by her sitter in the mission. But when she escaped 2 years ago, she made it all the way to Golden Gate Park. She is very sweet but very shy.

I am very worried about her getting hurt while she’s loose.

All major Las Vegas Strip casinos are now unionized in historic labor victory The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip.

The Culinary Workers Union representing 60,000 hospitality workers in Nevada has achieved a historic victory on the Las Vegas Strip. For the first time in its 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.

Does anyone have recommendations for where I could find printable banners for The Barons War?

Hoping there’s something I can just print out, brush with PVA, and be done.

Model of an angry-looking satyr with a fancy selfbow.

Two more model satyrs - one manspreading on a tree branch while playing his pipes (wash your minds out!) and one standing in a defensive position wielding a pike.

More ex-Otherworld models now living at Fenris forever? Surely this is Satyr?

That roadster style is a cool aesthetic.

Looks great!

A hot wheels car that had been converted into a grimy battle car for the tabletop game Gaslands

Completed my first #Gaslands conversion, really enjoyed the hell out it. Great fun, can see a lot more of these in my future! Monthly hobby project run by the fine folks at @mightylancergames.bsky.social discord group.

Alex on twitter writes: "Someone on Twitter writes: "You’re a menswear writer. You don’t know anything about manufacturing in America, or steel mills, or metallurgy, or CNC machining, or how anything is produced from raw material into a finished product in this country or anywhere. Stick to writing about “men’s fashion."" I reply: "i actually had a career in knifemaking before this. the reason why you can't avoid tariffs in knifemaking is because everyone relies on Gobelin machinery. are you aware of this?" Alex replies: "Gobelin machinery? What exactly are you referring to?" I reply: "you Gobelin DEEZ NUTS!"

"stick to menswear"

If you are planning to come to World Fantasy Convention 2025 and would like to be on programme items, you need to fill out the form before 8th August.

If you can't for any reason, do get in touch via email.

worldfantasy2025.co.uk/participation/

Hey everyone, this is the new Kotaku account on Bluesky!

bsky.app/profile/kota...

Get Ready for Ways & Means: A Heart Sourcebook From Rowan, Rook and Decard - Get Ready for Ways & Means: A Heart Sourcebook

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (it's a train)

Graphic that reads: Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant 10 grants at $200 apiece Applications open until August 31 bannerless.games/grants

Hello again, tabletop RPG designers! The second Bannerless Games Tabletop RPG Grant is now taking applications!

I'm looking to award up to 10 grants at $200 apiece.

Applications open until the end of the month. Apply here: bannerless.games/grants

That's famed cyclist Tom the Cat.

Exactly. That's how we stay competitive with our AI rivals.

(It’s not art. Art has intentionality and this has none)