James Hoare
@jdhoare.bsky.social
Writer and Social Manager. Adopted Geordie. Obsessed with old #ttrpgs, #horror, #history, and #rugbyleague.
Editor of 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 zine: https://ko-fi.com/secretpassages/
Editor of 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔 zine: https://ko-fi.com/secretpassages/
As something of a palate cleanser from the bitter taste of that Charles Platt column, here’s an altogether lovelier account from Ian Watson.
Treat the material with respect, and you get better results (and more work). It's a no-brainer, really.
#BlackLibrary #Warhammerfiction #warhammer #oldhammer
Treat the material with respect, and you get better results (and more work). It's a no-brainer, really.
#BlackLibrary #Warhammerfiction #warhammer #oldhammer
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As something of a palate cleanser from the bitter taste of that Charles Platt column, here’s an altogether lovelier account from Ian Watson.
Treat the material with respect, and you get better results (and more work). It's a no-brainer, really.
#BlackLibrary #Warhammerfiction #warhammer #oldhammer
Treat the material with respect, and you get better results (and more work). It's a no-brainer, really.
#BlackLibrary #Warhammerfiction #warhammer #oldhammer
As a washed up former consumer magazine editor it’s actually amazing how little of the text on this cover is readable.
Props to the white on lime - that’s above and beyond.
Props to the white on lime - that’s above and beyond.
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As a washed up former consumer magazine editor it’s actually amazing how little of the text on this cover is readable.
Props to the white on lime - that’s above and beyond.
Props to the white on lime - that’s above and beyond.
Charles Platt’s column about his rejected #Warhammer novel from Interzone #36 (June 1990) is quite a take... he admits not taking the material seriously, turning in a pre-pubescent power fantasy, and then gets aggrieved when Drachenfels comes out.
#blacklibrary #warhammerfiction
#blacklibrary #warhammerfiction
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Charles Platt’s column about his rejected #Warhammer novel from Interzone #36 (June 1990) is quite a take... he admits not taking the material seriously, turning in a pre-pubescent power fantasy, and then gets aggrieved when Drachenfels comes out.
#blacklibrary #warhammerfiction
#blacklibrary #warhammerfiction
Yeah, sure, Rufus AI. I don’t want to know the answer to a specific question, I just like to talk about shopping things with a bot.
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Yeah, sure, Rufus AI. I don’t want to know the answer to a specific question, I just like to talk about shopping things with a bot.
The refurbished Lincoln Bathroom in the White House
November 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The refurbished Lincoln Bathroom in the White House
#TTRPG crew, do any of you have the original #Spelljammer boxed set to hand and can take some lovely photos of it and its contents for a future issue of Secret Passages?
I'll credit you in the mag and send you a copy!
(No rush btw)
I'll credit you in the mag and send you a copy!
(No rush btw)
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#TTRPG crew, do any of you have the original #Spelljammer boxed set to hand and can take some lovely photos of it and its contents for a future issue of Secret Passages?
I'll credit you in the mag and send you a copy!
(No rush btw)
I'll credit you in the mag and send you a copy!
(No rush btw)
I’m looking for someone who knows their way around InDesign, has a passion for the hobby, and would be up for taking some layouts off me for Secret Passages issue 3 and – if we both have a lovely time – beyond.
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I’m looking for someone who knows their way around InDesign, has a passion for the hobby, and would be up for taking some layouts off me for Secret Passages issue 3 and – if we both have a lovely time – beyond.
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
If that sounds like you, DM me!
#ttrpg #zine #design #indesign #graphicdesign
How have I only just discovered this?
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
How have I only just discovered this?
Not sure if I have any Australian Kickstarter backers on here, but yesterday your copies of Secret Passages issue 2 began their journey in the warm pouch of Australia Post
September 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not sure if I have any Australian Kickstarter backers on here, but yesterday your copies of Secret Passages issue 2 began their journey in the warm pouch of Australia Post
Frustrating. Guz Khan has it out with a racist, which is a great, and then drops an antisemitic conspiracy about Israel being behind the Iraq War.
September 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Frustrating. Guz Khan has it out with a racist, which is a great, and then drops an antisemitic conspiracy about Israel being behind the Iraq War.
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Don’t know if there’s much overlap between my audience on here and fans of British cycling, but here’s my mum coming third to Beryl and Denise Burton in 1978!
August 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Don’t know if there’s much overlap between my audience on here and fans of British cycling, but here’s my mum coming third to Beryl and Denise Burton in 1978!
No, actually, we got that.
July 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No, actually, we got that.
Me when I repost myself
July 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Me when I repost myself
Zack Snyder fans read a Superman comic challenge
July 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Zack Snyder fans read a Superman comic challenge
Enjoyed the perfect summary of the DCEU movies too
July 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Enjoyed the perfect summary of the DCEU movies too
I used to work near Old Street so it was quite special to go back to Bunhill Fields and see the big lad
July 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I used to work near Old Street so it was quite special to go back to Bunhill Fields and see the big lad
The final feature for Secret Passages #2 has been etched into marble!
Jeff Butler was incredibly generous with his time, talking us inside his time at TSR in the '80s, covering his work on #MarvelSuperHeroes, #Conan, and #DND, and launching the #Dragonlance graphic novels.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #zine
Jeff Butler was incredibly generous with his time, talking us inside his time at TSR in the '80s, covering his work on #MarvelSuperHeroes, #Conan, and #DND, and launching the #Dragonlance graphic novels.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #zine
July 12, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The final feature for Secret Passages #2 has been etched into marble!
Jeff Butler was incredibly generous with his time, talking us inside his time at TSR in the '80s, covering his work on #MarvelSuperHeroes, #Conan, and #DND, and launching the #Dragonlance graphic novels.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #zine
Jeff Butler was incredibly generous with his time, talking us inside his time at TSR in the '80s, covering his work on #MarvelSuperHeroes, #Conan, and #DND, and launching the #Dragonlance graphic novels.
#ttrpg #ttrpgs #zine
July 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Used Google Lens on the Greek text on the back of the original Malkavian clanbook. Keep getting different results but they’re all weirdly appropriate.
#vampirethemasquerade #vtm #ttrpg
#vampirethemasquerade #vtm #ttrpg
July 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Used Google Lens on the Greek text on the back of the original Malkavian clanbook. Keep getting different results but they’re all weirdly appropriate.
#vampirethemasquerade #vtm #ttrpg
#vampirethemasquerade #vtm #ttrpg
July 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Spent the afternoon laying out the #Warhammer Ahoy! article for Secret Passages issue 2 – only one left to go!
June 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Spent the afternoon laying out the #Warhammer Ahoy! article for Secret Passages issue 2 – only one left to go!