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Niall Spain

@niallspain.bsky.social

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Best Host in a Series 2024 at No Quest for the Wicked and F*ck Buddies. Writer. TTRPG designer. Likes craft beer and climbing rocks. https://linktr.ee/niallspain

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · Nov 16

With an influx of Bluesky people, I figured I should reintroduce myself!

I'm Niall, a multi award winning podcaster, writer, and #ttrpg player!

I co-host @noquestcast.bsky.social and @fbuddiespodcast.bsky.social and my short stories can bring found 👇

Looking for #writer and #podcaster friends!

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 15h

Right?! Im in AWE

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 19h

So the phenomenal Fraeya Pinto just sent me ART OF MY STORY 🤩🤩🤩 (I'm blown away)

Check out this amazing piece of work inspired by my @talesfeathers.bsky.social story The Last Chance Locksmith and then go read the story itself:

augursociety.org/the-last-cha...

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Hearthfire Tales - Actual Play from Ireland @hearthfiretales.bsky.social · 1d

Our Halloween special comes out this week! We're hard at work in the editing factory, but cant wait to show you all this amazing game we've put together, using a really cool system called Slasher Flick by Cynthia Celeste Miller! @spectrumcynthia.bsky.social

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 1d

The Time We Have!!! Devastating.

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 1d

What I'm reading:

56) As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories edited by Terese Mason Pierre -speculative short stories, "envisioning beautiful Black futures"

Book cover. All black with swirly bright blue and white title text. In the center is a neon blue and pink flying insect.

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Cai K 𓄿 𝖈𝖔𝖜𝖇𝖔𝖞 𝖈𝖔𝖗𝖛𝖎𝖉.𝖞𝖊𝖊𝖈𝖆𝖜. @estelofimladris.bsky.social · 2d

It's a HUGE week with wall-to-wall adventure!

There will be:

🧵 ways to adventure in your favorite stories
⛵ the dawn of war
🤖 Eureka!
🎰 Viva Las Vegas
🚪 the underbelly of Newfaire
⚔️ a quest for love

Plus it's a wall-to-wall week of birthdays for me! Happy birthday to my Libras!!

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 3d

In February my story The Last Chance Locksmith was picked as one of the must read Fantasy short stories by @reactorsff.bsky.social 🥰

Now you can read it for free!

Tales & Feathers Magazine @talesfeathers.bsky.social · 4d

New T&F story is NOW LIVE!

Check out “The Last Chance Locksmith” by @niallspain.bsky.social! ☕🔥

Settle in for a cozy fantasy story about an artificer, her coffee, and the unfortunate adventures that keep rocking her bunker!

Read it NOW! 🔗 Link in bio.

An image with an orange plain background. There is a graphic of an open book at the bottom of the image. In the middle is a white square. Inside of the square reads: “A shockwave rippled through the bunker. Unfortunately, this knocked one of Heather’s romance novels off her shelf and onto the thick carpet below. Even worse, it woke her a whole thirty-seven minutes early. The rumbling faded fast—the clinking of glass beakers from her lab stilling soon after—but there was no chance she’d fall back asleep now.” in black text. Beneath it reads: "Tales and Feathers Magazine — Volume 3" then there is a link symbol beside the link: https://augursociety.org/the-last-chance-locksmith/

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 4d

🤣🤣🤣

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 13d

I saw 8 whales today and it was great

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Many Sided Media @manysidedmedia.bsky.social · 13d

We’re very pleased to announce that @brianflaherty.bsky.social won TWO AWARDS from the @njwebfest.bsky.social for his work on our season of The Wildsea!

Best Editing of an Actual Play Podcast
Best Sound Design of an Actual Play

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 15d

It me

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 17d

Was playing #silksong and going crazy trying to find the new NPC I could hear playing music somewhere in the area...

Turns out my neighbour was playing jaunty tin whistle outside 🤣

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Carrying Wayward @carryingwayward.bsky.social · 19d

🪥NEW EP🪥

Drew and Marie talk about consent, because apparently NO ONE in this episode has heard of it 🙃 Sam’s got an angel joyriding his body, Dean’s got MORE lies, Cas learns to human (badly), and Bart needs to get punched in the dick. It’s messy. It’s cursed.

player.captivate.fm/episode/5a3f...

I'm No Angel - 9x03

Quickly and easily listen to Carrying Wayward: A Supernatural Podcast for free!

player.captivate.fm

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 19d

Silksong is SO good but its definitely been trying to get me to forsake my responsibilities 🤣

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks for the shoutout!

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 20d

Me and @thedainiac.bsky.social are both Toronto based and interested, schedule dependant!

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 20d

I'm so excited for this! Come watch us this Friday!

No Quest for the Wicked @noquestcast.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 BIG NEWS! 🚨
We're officially the newest podcast on the #pickaxe network alongside amazing shows like @highrollersdnd.bsky.social @castpartydnd.bsky.social !

On top of that: we have a live stream during Pickaxe Week on the @yogscast.com Youtube channel THIS FRIDAY, the 26th, at 10.30 EST

#ttrpg

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 22d

🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭 I should also be saying B

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 22d

Help guys i just got home from work-

Do I:

A) Play Silksong
B) Edit videosand do Social Media stuff for @noquestcast.bsky.social

👀

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23d

Let's cheer the Canadian women dominating world rugby. They had to crowd source to raise the money to even get into the tournament. Nobody took them seriously. They crushed the New Zealand giants. They are going into the finals.
Come on fellow Canucks - is the real miracle team.
So proud.

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Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 23d

Infinity Castle and a lightning storm. Not a bad night 💪

Niall Spain @niallspain.bsky.social · 25d

Gotchu 💪💪💪

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Nathan|The AARPG Podcast (AP & Interview) | Pax Unplugged 🔜 @tatooineunited.bsky.social · 28d

Starting now!!

Nathan|The AARPG Podcast (AP & Interview) | Pax Unplugged 🔜 @tatooineunited.bsky.social · 28d

One hour until our last Brindlewood Bay episode (for now)!!!

Come join us as the mavens try to figure out what happened to the missing travelers!
Was it an undead conquistador?
Was it a Werewolf?
Was it the Frog or the Rat?

We’ll know soon on…
THE HEX FILES!

www.youtube.com/live/GQ2FN3H...

Murders & Mavens Ep10 | A Brindlewood Bay Mystery | Sweeps Week! | Mavens on the Road Part III

YouTube video by The Advanced Age Roleplaying Gamers

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub YA or adult SFF/H book coming out Sept 2025 - March 2026? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged.
bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Contact

I’m currently open to sensitivity/authenticity reading. Please see the full list of what I cover and rates. In your email below, please include a description of the work, the estimated word c…

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