FriendlyFiend
@friendlyfiendish.bsky.social
Telly writer, story editor and geek. This is my account for the geeky stuff, especially TTRPGs. You may know me from my other roleplaying accounts, @FriendlyFiend on Mastodon, GeorgeP on assorted Discords, or from telly things I write/story edit.
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D&D disappointment. This hobbit-vampire encounter really wasn't very challenging. Low stakes.
November 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
D&D disappointment. This hobbit-vampire encounter really wasn't very challenging. Low stakes.
To everyone at #Dragonmeet, I hope you have a great time and envy you deeply.
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
To everyone at #Dragonmeet, I hope you have a great time and envy you deeply.
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Fellini last week, Godard this. Loving that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social are showing Euro arthouse classics
Tonight! Premiere 9pm. 📽️ Directed by #JeanLucGodard BREATHLESS (1960) starring #JeanPaulBelmondo #JeanSeberg New-wave crime drama in French with English #TPTVsubtitles
Breathless Talking Pictures TV Sky 328 Freeview 82 Virgin 445 Freesat 306
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November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Fellini last week, Godard this. Loving that @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social are showing Euro arthouse classics
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Check out Vermin 2047 - Universe on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
Vermin 2047 - Universe
Vermin 2047 is a survival and cooperative TTRPG set in the post-apocalyptic world of 2047. Discover two new books and grab one of the last Ennies-nominated Survival Kits!
www.backerkit.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Check out Vermin 2047 - Universe on @BackerKit! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
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Psst. #TheBlackCompanyRPG ... the playtest opens December 1.
Sign up to be alerted:
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November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Psst. #TheBlackCompanyRPG ... the playtest opens December 1.
Sign up to be alerted:
forms.gle/MbrHP53tSCeQ...
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In terms of the goals of QQ, I would argue this is the best work Quinns has done to date.
New Quinns Quest review is a boxed RPG special! 📦✨
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
I dunno folks, I think running RPGs out of 400 page hardback books might be dumb and bad
Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
In terms of the goals of QQ, I would argue this is the best work Quinns has done to date.
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One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Jewelled golden hare that sparked national treasure hunt set for auction
Artist and author Kit Williams hid a golden hare with clues to its precise location given in his 1979 book
www.independent.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
One of the most beautiful bits of english eccentricity and glorious design is coming back to Sotheby’s and should be bought by a musuem (or me) for THE NATION. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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The #Fellini Masterpiece!
NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) 9:00pm #GiuliettaMasina #FrancoisPerier #FrancaMarzi Italian comedy-drama with English #TPTVsubtitles
NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) 9:00pm #GiuliettaMasina #FrancoisPerier #FrancaMarzi Italian comedy-drama with English #TPTVsubtitles
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The #Fellini Masterpiece!
NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) 9:00pm #GiuliettaMasina #FrancoisPerier #FrancaMarzi Italian comedy-drama with English #TPTVsubtitles
NIGHTS OF CABIRIA (1957) 9:00pm #GiuliettaMasina #FrancoisPerier #FrancaMarzi Italian comedy-drama with English #TPTVsubtitles
Someone really needs to explain how to use email to the NHS. Just received a letter explaining why I need an urgent CT scan, four weeks after the letter was dictated and three after the scan was carried out.
November 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Someone really needs to explain how to use email to the NHS. Just received a letter explaining why I need an urgent CT scan, four weeks after the letter was dictated and three after the scan was carried out.
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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As Rachel Reeves prepares to ruin the economy and working people's lives... Let's remind ourselves of the excellent and still relevant Not The Nine O'clock News budget sketch...
We're going to need a laugh.
youtu.be/BI7fudmO7FY?...
We're going to need a laugh.
youtu.be/BI7fudmO7FY?...
not the nine o'clock news - budget
YouTube video by Gareth
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
As Rachel Reeves prepares to ruin the economy and working people's lives... Let's remind ourselves of the excellent and still relevant Not The Nine O'clock News budget sketch...
We're going to need a laugh.
youtu.be/BI7fudmO7FY?...
We're going to need a laugh.
youtu.be/BI7fudmO7FY?...
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Hey Against Time and Death backers, you might want to check your emails. The Time War has begun!
And if you’re not a backer yet, there’s still time…
against-time-and-death.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
And if you’re not a backer yet, there’s still time…
against-time-and-death.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Hey Against Time and Death backers, you might want to check your emails. The Time War has begun!
And if you’re not a backer yet, there’s still time…
against-time-and-death.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
And if you’re not a backer yet, there’s still time…
against-time-and-death.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
I'm not saying I was a weird kid but 3-year-old me preferred this Lovecraftian version. Iä R'lyea! Bungle ftagn! Iä! Iä!
RAINBOW (1972) was originally conceived as Britain's answer to Sesame Street, and Geoffrey, George, Zippy and Bungle would eventually become household names. But the first series featured a maniacal, wide-eyed, terrifying prototype of cuddly old Bungle Bear...
November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm not saying I was a weird kid but 3-year-old me preferred this Lovecraftian version. Iä R'lyea! Bungle ftagn! Iä! Iä!
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Playtest deployment (and new website) imminent. Gather your gear and settle your affairs.
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Playtest deployment (and new website) imminent. Gather your gear and settle your affairs.
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Earlier this month I had two gaming weekends back to back and it was glorious. More for my own record keeping than anything else I did a write up covering The One Ring Road Trip 2025 and Grogmeetish
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
Two weekends to rule them all
Surely I can’t be the only one with an unhealthy focus on the next gaming weekend…?
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Earlier this month I had two gaming weekends back to back and it was glorious. More for my own record keeping than anything else I did a write up covering The One Ring Road Trip 2025 and Grogmeetish
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
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Good morning. XKCD just made me cry again
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Good morning. XKCD just made me cry again
xkcd.com/3172/
xkcd.com/3172/
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And you may find yourself living in Vatican City
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large popemobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful palace, with a beautiful nun
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large popemobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful palace, with a beautiful nun
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
And you may find yourself living in Vatican City
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large popemobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful palace, with a beautiful nun
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large popemobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful palace, with a beautiful nun
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
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What are your favorite mystery games that really hit that sweet spot of deductive reasoning? Blue Prince and Obra Dinn are two favorites, but I'm really craving a classic murder mystery.
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What are your favorite mystery games that really hit that sweet spot of deductive reasoning? Blue Prince and Obra Dinn are two favorites, but I'm really craving a classic murder mystery.
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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The wolves are running.
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The wolves are running.
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To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To “my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so.”
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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Thinking a lot about creativity and my own suspected (but largely inconsequential to me) neurodiversity because once again I have been asked to speak to young people about creative jobs. I have been a full time creative for 25 years by blithely fucking shit up & then going "oh wait! A connection!".
November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Thinking a lot about creativity and my own suspected (but largely inconsequential to me) neurodiversity because once again I have been asked to speak to young people about creative jobs. I have been a full time creative for 25 years by blithely fucking shit up & then going "oh wait! A connection!".
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.