Jon at Handiwork Games

Wake up babe it's time to remove asbestos in a tunnel

Glasshouse for FiveEvil by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social. Coming soon.
handiwork.games/fiveevil #fiveevil

A meme showing a vintage superhero drawing with Karl Marx’s head. The character holds a giant hammer and sickle. Text reads: I'M JOINING THE WAR ON AUTISM ON THE SIDE OF THE AUTISM

This house supports children and adults with adhd and autism and especially the really cool ones with both.

Don’t ask me I just record the transmissions as they arrive.

Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland. handiwork.games/home/the-sil... #maskwitches #ttrpg

A Ramshackle Games Kill Bot in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book.

A Ramshackle Games Kill Bot in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book.

A Fenris Games Rubble City adventurer in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book.

A Bad Squiddo Ghosts of Gaia badass in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book.

A mixed and motley crew of minis from @ramshacklegames.bsky.social, @fenrisgames.com and @badsquiddogames.bsky.social all hanging out in front of the World War Ruins Backdrop Book. It's fast becoming a favourite for its genre bending applications. World building on the fly. #jhbackdrops

The position is now filled - I know most people won't see this, but for completeness an attempt was made.

You're soooooo late to the party, sadly. We have had over 60 applicants, appointed our proofers (I expanded the gig to allow for two hires) and have closed it.

I wont delete the thread because it's a useful space for anyone looking for proofers/ the proofers themselves.

Glasshouse is now into layout. Nice.

A still from the historical drama "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964) film by Sergei Parajanovshowitn a person in a crude skull mask/hood holding a scythe.

Behold! It is i! The ghost of Christmas future, unwelcome at any feast!

Don’t forget, when you share your sales figures from events, cost of goods and labour is important.

Don’t be subsidising other people’s dreams at the cost of your own now, ok? I care about you. Even though I look like this.

ARE YOU SURE?

These are made with a mixture of montaged public domain and licensed photography, my own photos, digital paint and overlaid licensed graphics. In the case of the cover there’s an overpaint of a Paul Bourne rendered scene. There’s a pretty complicated mix of elements in each one.

An illustration from Glasshouse for FiveEvil showing some kind of underground tunnel or bunker. The technique appears to be montaged photos and digital paint. Overlaid is the edge of some kind of plan or schematic in white.

An illustration from Glasshouse for FiveEvil showing some kind of ruined bathroom in a bunker. The technique appears to be montaged photos and digital paint. Overlaid is the edge of some kind of plan or schematic in white.

An illustration from Glasshouse for FiveEvil showing the entrance to a tunnel or bunker. The technique appears to be montaged photos and digital paint. Overlaid is the edge of some kind of plan or schematic in white.

The cover art from Glasshouse for FiveEvil showing some kind of underground tunnel or bunker. The technique appears to be montaged photos and digital paint.

Glasshouse, a scenario for FiveEvil by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social is closing in on the finish line. I’ve been working away on art for it today.

You get the general theme.

I’m sure these locations simply look threatening, and nothing terrible will happen there. handiwork.games/fiveevil

#fiveevil

A still from historical drama "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964) film by Sergei Parajanov showing very difficult to describe effigy of a horse made of sticks and skulls.

A still from historical drama "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964) film by Sergei Parajanov showing a performer as a hooded/masked folk figure of death.

A still from historical drama "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964) film by Sergei Parajanov showing a burning tree.

A still from historical drama "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" (1964) film by Sergei Parajanov showing a horse skull on a stake.

A good friend is one with whom you do not speak for a very long time and then in passing they share “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" directed by Serhiy Paradzhanov with you.
Thanks Mr Tooth.
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Shhh

“Where do you get your ideas from?”.

HUGE WALK GUEST SUITE is nice too.

Is it called “COAT BATH” or “GUEST BATH” because I think they’re both good titles.

It’s ok. I am in no position to judge spelling in social media posts. :)

Look, I'm just a simpleton, but I really want to see Indigenous futurist art projects.

It's a handy thread for other folks looking, and if we can provide a space, why not? :)

We are currently experiencing high application volume, but I'll leave it open for a little while longer - we will have to stop accepting applications at some point. I am drawing up a shortlist, but will be in touch with everyone responding, even if it's a little bit cut and paste due to the numbers.

We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.

Please email jon@handiwork.games with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.

Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.

Yeah Ben is good people for sure.

Joe was amazing to work with and I’m hugely grateful. And he wasn’t always the easiest - he was a perfectionist and could be irascible and sometimes seemed capricious. I’d never be anything like that. ;)

But I have never met a person more dedicated to his fans.

He was their sound engineer, at least according to many stories I heard direct from Joe himself. And Joe certainly worked in the music industry. He was a great raconteur so I can’t attest to the truth or otherwise, but that’s what he told us. (I’ve never looked it up, I want it to be true)

And I swear to god this is the *best* piece of comic timing I have ever witnessed

RIP, Joe.

(Bonus story. Joe told us when he was sound engineer for PiL he ran DnD 1 on 1 for John Lydon. I have no idea if that’s true, but one on one d&d? “That’s a good idea” I thought.)

Joe of course then went on to treat the guy as he did all his fans - with utter charm and respect, spending waaaaay too long speaking to each and every one, and ensuring they got the very best from the experience. He was an inspiration.

The guy, as I have so often told it, looked like a space-walking astronaut does when their oxygen tube is pulled tight.
In a split second the realisation that his habitual rudeness had bit him harder than he could ever have imagined.

Joe: Do you know much about Lone Wolf?
Guy: **SNORTS** know about Lone Wolf? I have got two copies of EVERY book!
Joe (not missing a beat): I'm Joe Dever.

So we're at GenCon 2015, with Joe as our guest on the C7 booth. Joe is sat, as I will fondly remember him, next to a great big stack of Lone Wolf Adventure Games, when an angry looking gentleman comes by, and starts looking through the boxed set. He didnt look especially impressed.

Colleague, legend, and I dare to say friend, Joe Dever passed away 9 years ago today.

I'd like to repeat my favourite Joe story ever, which could well be my favourite anyone story ever.

Might have