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Dr Tomas Rawlings

@tomasrawlings.bsky.social

VP Sumo Digital & writer on gaming. Auroch Digital & Bristol Games Hub co-founder. Award winning game designer. Co-founder Digital Tabletop Fest, PhD in Software Studies. BAFTA Member. Warhammer & TTRPG fan. Climate advocate.

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Congrats to you both!

19.02.2026 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a classic bunch of lads. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-pre-40...

19.02.2026 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1990 was the year that would see the Realm of Chaos - The Lost and the Damned released. This was the second volume of the supplements that would share #Warhammer by the birth and melding of chaos into the setting, which started back in 1983.

17.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That would be cool, if about soon ish? Cheers

14.02.2026 22:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

May I use of pic of these dudes for an Exploring Warhammer post?

14.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An FPS view of a machine gun shooting alien bug monsters

An FPS view of a machine gun shooting alien bug monsters

The good folks over at @aurochdigital.bsky.social & @dotemu.bsky.social have a demo out for Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! and it is very good fun!

Check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/2321780/...

#gamedev #StarshipTroopers

12.02.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of white dwarf 56 showing an orc like creature in an attack pose with two bladed weapons

The cover of white dwarf 56 showing an orc like creature in an attack pose with two bladed weapons

Oh and the cover of White Dwarf 56, for reasons.

Photo my me.

10.02.2026 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Age verification?

The code for a game came printed in the pages of a magazine and you had to type it in to play the game. Plus as the Spectrum had no hard drive, when you switched the computer off, the game was gone.

10.02.2026 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post a banger not in English.

Epic of Gilgamesh, in Sumerarian

09.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A page from the magazine White Dwarf titled The Last Log showing miniatures on a alien planet.

A page from the magazine White Dwarf titled The Last Log showing miniatures on a alien planet.

Here's a page from White Dwarf 56 back in 1984 that featured the Star Vampire scenario for Call of Cthulhu, The Last Log.

09.02.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Two human crew members take cover behind the landing gear of a spaceship. A still from the 1965 film β€˜Planet of the Vampires’.

Two human crew members take cover behind the landing gear of a spaceship. A still from the 1965 film β€˜Planet of the Vampires’.

Space Vampires! How the vampire went to gothic horror to Warhammer 40,000 monster

exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-history-...

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K

09.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A History of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects - Part Four - Space Vampires! Why the space-gothic was a key part of what makes 40K so, well, 40K.

Part 4 is up! exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-history-...

09.02.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A History of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects - Part Four - Space Vampires! Why the space-gothic was a key part of what makes 40K so, well, 40K.

Post is out! exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-history-...

09.02.2026 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! πŸ˜„

08.02.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜It’s not πŸ‘€

08.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A bat like humanoid creature with fangs

A bat like humanoid creature with fangs

Soon…

08.02.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apparently your fandom is about to fall and die. Except it's not. Why we see doom-laiden videos on YouTube predicting the end of a fandom and why they are often either/both wrong and or unhealthy

It’s sadly a grift to make a small subset of people think reality accords with their prejudice, and there is a profit motive in doing so. Also happens in fandoms too exploringgamedevelopment.substack.com/p/apparently...

08.02.2026 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A wave of Imperial Guardsmen advance in the shadow of titans and aircraft as explosions erupt around them.

A wave of Imperial Guardsmen advance in the shadow of titans and aircraft as explosions erupt around them.

Gets you right in the feels

07.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

lol, no but it perhaps should be!

07.02.2026 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Some of page 73 from White Dwarf 93 showing assembled and painted Space Marines, created from the boxed set coded RTB01.

Some of page 73 from White Dwarf 93 showing assembled and painted Space Marines, created from the boxed set coded RTB01.

Working on part 4 of my 'A History of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects' series. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/t/fivethings

#Warhammer #Warhammer40K

07.02.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah nice, I’m very interested to see what happens to WoD as they’ve got some great people on that IP at Paradox

07.02.2026 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

White Dwarf 140 had a #Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay article which was probably the last RPG article in White Dwarf.

07.02.2026 08:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She has delivered you into the light! She sounds amazing.

07.02.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There are non-Warhammer things??

06.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

February 1989 and White Dwarf 110 expanded on Ogryns, one of the abhuman factions that were part of the Imperial Guard at the time. It also featured an advert for the Imperial Guard plastic boxed set, as available early 1989 with its Napoleonic cover by John Blanche.

#warhammer

06.02.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I also got to work on some great projects, met interesting people and I learned a lot too! Plus, I will also miss lots of amazing and talented people there. But my journey takes me elsewhere. I’ve got a few things in the pipeline and am always open to a chat about opportunities/collaborations.

06.02.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A model of the character Slimer from Ghostbusters at a place marked as Ivan Reitman Way. From a BD trip there in 2025

A model of the character Slimer from Ghostbusters at a place marked as Ivan Reitman Way. From a BD trip there in 2025

Some personal news - So with the recent changes at Sumo Digital, my time there is coming to an end. I will be forever grateful to Sumo as the acquisition of Auroch was a life-changing event for my family and I.

(Photo by me, From a BD trip to Sony Studios in LA, 2025)

06.02.2026 10:17 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Putin’s Orbit: The Crypto Politics of Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Thiel The web of ties between Epstein, Moscow and Silicon Valley leads back to Steve Bannon and Nigel Farage

Thread starting with 🚨 TWO SHOCKING FACTS: Epstein was in direct contact with Putin, boasting of personal invites to St Petersburg. He co-owned Thiel’s Valar Ventures w/ Ehud Barak, backing Israeli surveillance firm Carbyne. 1/12
bylinetimes.com/2026/02/03/i...

03.02.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 830    πŸ” 558    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 95

ARC Raiders is great btw

04.02.2026 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol, 'Spource' source, even.

02.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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