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gril
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Narratives, philosophies, arts.
Currently: (Unannounced x 2), Tides of Tomorrow, Min/Max
Previously: ZEPHON, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total War: Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Absolver...
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gril @funambulism.com · Apr 28
My article for Worldbuilding Magazine on using philosophy to create believable settings.
Babysteps in Belief-Building
"The richness an enshrined contradiction gives to a belief system and world cannot be understated."
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romantasy fans, meet romorror. meet romience fiction. meet surrealmance. meet postmoderomance. meet tom clantasy
December 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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dhanendran.co.uk
Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.

It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Learning from Stoppard By Mike Fitzgerald, June 13, 2016 Comparing two drafts of a script can be hugely instructive, revealing point-by-point how a writer went about improving the story. When I stumbled upon an earlier draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, I discovered a dazzling, glittering trove of lessons as nourishing as eternal life itself. Well, nearly so. Last Crusade was written by Jeffrey Boam, from a story by George Lucas and Menno Meyjes. So say the opening credits. Boam’s final draft, dated March 1, 1988 (ten weeks before production) differs drastically from the published script which reflects the released version of the film. Differences come as no shock, but with Last Crusade they aren’t just a few deleted scenes and some line changes. Whole sections of the Boam draft were reimagined, major set pieces were added, and the pacing and tone were markedly transformed. Whoever made these changes possessed a profound grasp of story craft. Screenshot from https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-learning-from-stoppard/
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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jon.inkle.co
Superb. One edit particularly drops out to me as a bit of truly sparkling dialogue: the left is the first draft, the second the shooting script by Stoppard
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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missiggeek.bsky.social
Wow. Reading ‘The Future’ by @naomialderman.bsky.social and-

1) it absolutely *nails* the dangers of surveillance capitalism and the AI bubble

2) it’s a ripping good yarn, with detailed, interesting characters; told with savage wit and a keen eye for human nature.

Might be the best read of 2025
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Ooh. If you've not read it, @naomialderman.bsky.social's 'The Future' is an enjoyably sadistic Neuromancer-style cyberpunk romp through the lives of the horrible, horrible tech billionaires. 99p on Kindle today. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BY3ZFZK...
The Future: The electric new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power eBook : Alderman, Naomi: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Future: The electric new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power eBook : Alderman, Naomi: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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gibiz.bsky.social
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of extensive layoffs: www.gamesindustry.biz/splash-damag...
Splash Damage places entire studio into consultation ahead of redundancies
Splash Damage has announced a consultation process affecting all staff at the Bromley-based studio, which will conclude…
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A movie that takes place where you’re from.
[Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, Rob Brydon as Ryan Letts.] [watching Vini Reilly of Durutti Column performing "You've Heard It Before"] Ryan Letts: Got to stop him singing, Tony. Tony Wilson: It's avant-garde, you wouldn't understand it. Ryan Letts: It's very poor. Very poor. Tony Wilson: It's provocative. Ryan Letts: Provocatively poor. Appallingly poor.
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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volts.wtf
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...

... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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naomialderman.bsky.social
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:

zombiesrungame.com

observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
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November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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seven fundamentals of a great story by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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rickylongthread.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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ianboudreau.com
Did Star Citizen just kind of turn into a weirdly successful game without anyone really noticing?
simulationdaily.bsky.social Simulation Daily @simulationdaily.bsky.social · 11d
Star Citizen crowdfunding for 2025 has officially broken the yearly record in November, heralding the biggest funding year ever for the game, with more to go. In the meantime, two very different "space trucks" have been released.👀🚛🎮
simulationdaily.com/news/star-ci...
Star Citizen Crowdfunding for 2025 Breaks Yearly Record by November as 2 Space Trucks Are Released - Simulation Daily
The developers of Star Citizen have released two new ships, while the crowdfunding tally for 2025 has already beaten all yeaerly records.
simulationdaily.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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rebeccamwrites.bsky.social
The proportion of female to male dialogue in Final Fantasy. #advx25
Chart showing m to f dialogue proportion
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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jon.inkle.co
Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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"“If you want a mimetic murder mystery, go and join the police”

@mairispaceship.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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coatesmatthew.bsky.social
This auction answers the age old question of which is more valuable, the founding artwork of Warhammer, one of Tolkiens writing desks, or a hand annotated original tube map. I was losing sleep not knowing the answer until now
funambulism.com gril @funambulism.com · 12d
Original 'Harry The Hammer' artwork by John Blanche. Yours for only... £300-400,000. 😅

www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...

#warhammer #gamesworkshop
Harald "The Hammer" Hammerstorm, whacking a skeleton's jaw right off. POW!
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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inkle.co
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.

And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.

We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Original 'Harry The Hammer' artwork by John Blanche. Yours for only... £300-400,000. 😅

www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...

#warhammer #gamesworkshop
Harald "The Hammer" Hammerstorm, whacking a skeleton's jaw right off. POW!
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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“…the revision of democracy is not its repudiation.“

H. G. Wells
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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lucopynerd.bsky.social
A little rollercoaster of emotions that we, freelancers, have experienced one too many times!

Happy Friday and weekend!
Meme of the guy who gets disappointed. At the top, next to the picture of him smiling, it says "Congrats, you passed the test!", at the bottom, next to the picture of him disappointed, it says "Unfortunately, the client put the project on hold for now."
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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davidrvetter.bsky.social
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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naomialderman.bsky.social
ahhhh my book is published today, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry

www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and in...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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TIL, the word “coffee“ comes from a thirteenth-century poetic Yemeni name for wine...
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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aptshadow.bsky.social
Further games played - more Superfight and 7 Wonders, Halfling Feast, Sushi Go.
aptshadow.bsky.social Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 24d
Games played so far at the writers’ retreat: Codenames, Superfight, Dixit, Once Upon a Time, 7 Wonders, Apples to Apples. Also some writing done.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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A woman I dated a couple of times keeps winning comedy awards and I'm increasingly paranoid that I might be used as material.

Especially as I just noticed she's blocked me. JFC.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM