Jared Earle
@jearle.uk
RPGs, motorbikes, sysadminery and punditry. Come for the lovely photos, stay for the lefty politics.
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Jared Earle
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· Sep 19
Another social media, another intro. I’m Jared. I make RPGs, write about motorbike racing and fix servers for a living. You may know me from the other social medias.
This brings another point to the fore: how many RPGs are literally subsidised by their creators? When creators can’t make a living doing games, they’ll effectively make them for free.
Full-time publishers have to compete with amateurs that give their work away for free. It’s hard for everyone.
Full-time publishers have to compete with amateurs that give their work away for free. It’s hard for everyone.
And printing isn’t exactly cheap in these numbers.
Can even 1% of RPG creators (writers, illustrators, editors, layouters, ...) make a living off of this gig?
Can even 1% of RPG creators (writers, illustrators, editors, layouters, ...) make a living off of this gig?
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This brings another point to the fore: how many RPGs are literally subsidised by their creators? When creators can’t make a living doing games, they’ll effectively make them for free.
Full-time publishers have to compete with amateurs that give their work away for free. It’s hard for everyone.
Full-time publishers have to compete with amateurs that give their work away for free. It’s hard for everyone.
An RPG book costs less than the Dominos order for the gaming table.
The dirty secret of RPG publishing is that books are too cheap. Prices for books haven’t gone up since before Brexit while the costs to make the books have. And by so much it’s not even funny.
There’s this core contradiction in RPG design where the medium is scrappy as hell, and requires little more than some scribbles and a dream, but the commercial products are pricey and tremendously polished.
It’s easy to see, and upon seeing it, the first instinct is usually that Something Is Wrong.
It’s easy to see, and upon seeing it, the first instinct is usually that Something Is Wrong.
December 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An RPG book costs less than the Dominos order for the gaming table.
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What does this mean for creators?
DO NOT WORK FOR CORPORATIONS.
They will feed your art into their shit-AI machines to try to spin gold, fail, and take you, and your art, with them when it tanks.
Create art for you. Sell directly to your audience. Ignore the "market".
You can do this.
DO NOT WORK FOR CORPORATIONS.
They will feed your art into their shit-AI machines to try to spin gold, fail, and take you, and your art, with them when it tanks.
Create art for you. Sell directly to your audience. Ignore the "market".
You can do this.
Not surprised, of course. But still. Steal from the creators who made your company what it is at a large enough scale, and you reward the thieves with wealth the likes of which none of us will ever see.
openai.com/index/disney...
openai.com/index/disney...
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI reach landmark agreement to bring beloved characters from across Disney’s brands to Sora
Agreement marks a significant step in setting meaningful standards for responsible AI in entertainment.
openai.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What does this mean for creators?
DO NOT WORK FOR CORPORATIONS.
They will feed your art into their shit-AI machines to try to spin gold, fail, and take you, and your art, with them when it tanks.
Create art for you. Sell directly to your audience. Ignore the "market".
You can do this.
DO NOT WORK FOR CORPORATIONS.
They will feed your art into their shit-AI machines to try to spin gold, fail, and take you, and your art, with them when it tanks.
Create art for you. Sell directly to your audience. Ignore the "market".
You can do this.
I see David Cameron is doing the rounds again. I’ll just leave this 45 second video here.
youtu.be/-W77154J0-w
youtu.be/-W77154J0-w
Danny Dyer calls David Cameron 'a twat' over Brexit
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I see David Cameron is doing the rounds again. I’ll just leave this 45 second video here.
youtu.be/-W77154J0-w
youtu.be/-W77154J0-w
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I love this, so it cost more, took more time, looked worse and everyone STILL hated it. I can see why so many people think it’s the future 😂😂
The company behind the mcdonalds ad:
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
Imagine taking more time than it would take to do something traditionally. I bet it would take a builder longer to build a house out of jelly instead of brick, because jelly isn't brick.
December 10, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I love this, so it cost more, took more time, looked worse and everyone STILL hated it. I can see why so many people think it’s the future 😂😂
I still have an original Warhammer box with this art on it from before I worked at GW.
www.christies.com/lot/lot-6566...
www.christies.com/lot/lot-6566...
www.christies.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I still have an original Warhammer box with this art on it from before I worked at GW.
www.christies.com/lot/lot-6566...
www.christies.com/lot/lot-6566...
The dirty secret of RPG publishing is that books are too cheap. Prices for books haven’t gone up since before Brexit while the costs to make the books have. And by so much it’s not even funny.
There’s this core contradiction in RPG design where the medium is scrappy as hell, and requires little more than some scribbles and a dream, but the commercial products are pricey and tremendously polished.
It’s easy to see, and upon seeing it, the first instinct is usually that Something Is Wrong.
It’s easy to see, and upon seeing it, the first instinct is usually that Something Is Wrong.
December 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The dirty secret of RPG publishing is that books are too cheap. Prices for books haven’t gone up since before Brexit while the costs to make the books have. And by so much it’s not even funny.
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every twenty five quid donated changes the game system immediately. I cannot make clear enough how disruptive your generosity could be to this experience
Tomorrow night, the divorced dads and delinquent daughter will be at the whims of the wheel of fate.
Here's all the games that could be randomly selected and played. If you want to change it up mid-game, donate to @jinglejam.co.uk!
Here's all the games that could be randomly selected and played. If you want to change it up mid-game, donate to @jinglejam.co.uk!
December 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
every twenty five quid donated changes the game system immediately. I cannot make clear enough how disruptive your generosity could be to this experience
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the most revolutionary technological innovation of the last few years isn't chat GPT it's usb c ports on reusable batteries
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
the most revolutionary technological innovation of the last few years isn't chat GPT it's usb c ports on reusable batteries
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Finally, a foe worthy of her talents.
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Finally, a foe worthy of her talents.
See, this is how the fuck you do it.
Them: we made a whole tv commercial out of AIs
Me: ***whatever the heck this is intensifies***
Me: ***whatever the heck this is intensifies***
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
See, this is how the fuck you do it.
@johnmilbank.bsky.social watching your ‘26 gadgets video, my solution to satnav is cheaper: a £30 AliExpress CarPlay unit. It’s like a mounted phone only without the lens killing vibration. Oh, and it’s cheaper than every halfway decent phone mount.
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
@johnmilbank.bsky.social watching your ‘26 gadgets video, my solution to satnav is cheaper: a £30 AliExpress CarPlay unit. It’s like a mounted phone only without the lens killing vibration. Oh, and it’s cheaper than every halfway decent phone mount.
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Steve Jobs, as problematic as he was, had a way with words. One of his many pithy phrases that stuck with me was “real artists ship” from 1983, just before the Mac came out.
I have it pinned to my office door so see it as I leave.
This applies to RPG publishing as much as any artistic endeavour …
I have it pinned to my office door so see it as I leave.
This applies to RPG publishing as much as any artistic endeavour …
December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Steve Jobs, as problematic as he was, had a way with words. One of his many pithy phrases that stuck with me was “real artists ship” from 1983, just before the Mac came out.
I have it pinned to my office door so see it as I leave.
This applies to RPG publishing as much as any artistic endeavour …
I have it pinned to my office door so see it as I leave.
This applies to RPG publishing as much as any artistic endeavour …
This is an interesting selection of riders to advertise MotoGP’s 2026 championship. There’s a rider there that’s never even started a GP race.
Very smart marketing to put him on the advert.
Very smart marketing to put him on the advert.
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is an interesting selection of riders to advertise MotoGP’s 2026 championship. There’s a rider there that’s never even started a GP race.
Very smart marketing to put him on the advert.
Very smart marketing to put him on the advert.
How is one bean-flicking TV show responsible for shaping so much of Scotland’s tourism?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Free entry to end at Hebrides' famous Calanais Stones that inspired Outlander
The standing stones in Lewis are one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Outer Hebrides.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
How is one bean-flicking TV show responsible for shaping so much of Scotland’s tourism?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We have a kickstarter on the go. If you’d like to check it out, it’s just one click away!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nig...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nig...
Maggot Machine - The MÖRK BORG edition
Dave Allsop's dystopian scavenger setting, but with MÖRK BORG rules.
www.kickstarter.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
We have a kickstarter on the go. If you’d like to check it out, it’s just one click away!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nig...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/nig...
I have opinions on this: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
I believe that this generation of billionaires that will buy these paintings won’t do what the original billionaire-equivalent collectors did. They won’t bequeath them to museums and will keep them hidden in perpetuity.
Fucking parasites.
I believe that this generation of billionaires that will buy these paintings won’t do what the original billionaire-equivalent collectors did. They won’t bequeath them to museums and will keep them hidden in perpetuity.
Fucking parasites.
The Phillips Collection Plans to Deaccession Works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove, and Georges Seurat
The Phillips Collection will auction works by O’Keeffe, Dove, and Seurat at Sotheby’s, prompting criticism and new limits on future deaccessions.
www.artnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I have opinions on this: www.artnews.com/art-news/new...
I believe that this generation of billionaires that will buy these paintings won’t do what the original billionaire-equivalent collectors did. They won’t bequeath them to museums and will keep them hidden in perpetuity.
Fucking parasites.
I believe that this generation of billionaires that will buy these paintings won’t do what the original billionaire-equivalent collectors did. They won’t bequeath them to museums and will keep them hidden in perpetuity.
Fucking parasites.
It’s going to be one of those days.
November 18, 2025 at 11:38 AM
It’s going to be one of those days.
MotoGP people, am I right in thinking Bulega has equalled Bagnaia’s points tally both weekends he’s raced in MotoGP? Surely that’s not the case.
November 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
MotoGP people, am I right in thinking Bulega has equalled Bagnaia’s points tally both weekends he’s raced in MotoGP? Surely that’s not the case.
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"Got that "Reading child abusers email exchanges makes me wistful for a bygone era" piece ready for you, boss. I love being a serious journalist."
November 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
"Got that "Reading child abusers email exchanges makes me wistful for a bygone era" piece ready for you, boss. I love being a serious journalist."
“Surely this will be the time Donald Trump sees consequences for his actions!”
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Surely this will be the time Donald Trump sees consequences for his actions!”
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Just incredible we’ve reached the stage where he’s taking literal bars of gold to make decisions. Like a cartoon supervillain!
bsky.app/profile/mims...
bsky.app/profile/mims...
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Just incredible we’ve reached the stage where he’s taking literal bars of gold to make decisions. Like a cartoon supervillain!
bsky.app/profile/mims...
bsky.app/profile/mims...
When you buy a car with a Nectar credit card.
November 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When you buy a car with a Nectar credit card.
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If you ever want to see the most 2025 thing, the abridged version of It’s A Wonderful Life is on Amazon Prime. It’s the story of a man who has a really bad day and decides to kill himself, and then for no reason at all has a change of heart and wants to live
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you ever want to see the most 2025 thing, the abridged version of It’s A Wonderful Life is on Amazon Prime. It’s the story of a man who has a really bad day and decides to kill himself, and then for no reason at all has a change of heart and wants to live