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Tim E
@theresponsibleone.bsky.social
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Wargamer, LARPer, tabletop roleplayer, miniature painter.
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handiworkgames.bsky.social
We’re collecting all the poems from our BEOWULF books into a little poetry book. Mostly because we can & commissioning poetry has been a rare pleasure.

We also have no shortage of art, so I’ve been adapting some pieces to fit a taller format. Nice to see these again. And make the skies bigger.
An illustration from The Trials of the Twjn Seas showing some early medieval fellows exploring a rocky landscape. An illustration from BEOWULF annual 2024, showing a meadhall in a murky moonlit night. An illustration from BEOWULF Age of a Heroes showing a warrior leaping to attack a coiling serpent. An illustration from the appendix to BEOWULF Age of Heroes showing a hero’s band clambering up a hill to a grove of trees from which comes a green glow.
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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muddypaw.bsky.social
Roughly this time last year, these are all the miniatures I’d painted up till then. I’ve now easily doubled, probably almost tripled, that! So satisfying looking back and thinking “I did that”.

Just about everything there, bases inc, is from @fenrisgames.com and sculpted by @mad-elf.bsky.social
A bunch of miniatures, some looking Greek, some celt or Saxon. Also a blue winged griffin and a woman with a ridiculously large spear and blue skin.
December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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emmanewman.bsky.social
I keep thinking about all of the people who were NOT hired as part of this exercise. All the real world production crew. The actors. The caterers supporting real world shoots. So many people with real skills not being paid. So. Many. Creative. People. Not. Being. Paid.
pauljholden.com PJ Holden @pauljholden.com · 4d
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.
Our team at The Gardening.Club have been pouring in the hours to achieve something that we finally feel ready to put our name to, and while AI film might be dividing opinions, we want to open the process up and reveal just how much human expertise and craft went into this campaign. There’s this idea floating around that AI will do all the work for us. Let’s set the record straight: the man-hours poured into this film were more than a traditional Production. Yes, this ad is 100% AI. But it was built with the same care that we bring to any live-action film. The brief was tightly prescribed, with a clear mandate for every single scene, so complete control of each shot was essential and pulled off by our team using proprietary workflows, and pulled off spectacularly well, this was not a prompt-and-pray process. Just like a traditional shoot, the film needed a director, real storytelling instincts, and intentional casting, we selected and shaped each AI performer, their look, energy, and emotional presence, to meet the brief just as we would in live action film. It required virtual location scouting, solid references, screen tests, and a countless amount of takes to maintain true cinematic continuity. Our in-house Gardening.club AI and Post team, spent seven intense weeks refining every single frame. They rebuilt shots, debated composition, shaped shadows, and tuned emotional microbeats with precision all overseen by Sweetshop director duo MAMA. Many scenes had ten or more specialists, with each shot running through a tightly engineered pipeline, Google Earth base plates, style-transfer passes, pixel-level refinements, custom LoRAs, control nets, and bespoke ComfyUI workflows. We composited, fixed physics, balanced lighting, and cleaned artifacts in Flame. New tools, same goal: a film that feels real. Of course, we came across roadblocks. There were many times we were challenged, but the team was able to problem-solve on the spot. This project demanded a team willing to push further than the tech was ready to go. But that’s exactly why it works. So no - AI didn’t make this film. We did.
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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leadmountainwidow.bsky.social
The final #Morderin girl is done, and all that remains is a little basework and varnish and this is the complete set of Zealot Miniature's John Blanche-designed ladies. The bears await.. #Miniaturepainting #Grimdark #Blanchitsu #Twitch
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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kibblesmith.com
Once I stayed up all night drawing actual illustrations for a spot that ran nationally on short notice and I would like to tell the people who “hardly slept” because they were “writing prompts” that they are soft pathetic babies who can go to baby hell.
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 6d
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad

The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'

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December 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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gonzohistory.bsky.social
For the UK crowd: my new zine, Booklet of Bounties, is now on Kickstarter. Weird fugitives, random tables & writing prompts to create bounty-hunting scenarios for your fantasy RPGs! Words by me, art by @toadlett.bsky.social and @hodagrpg.bsky.social!

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The Booklet of Bounties
A zine of fantasy fugitives and bounty-hunting scenario seeds.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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elmerscarr.bsky.social
Found, cleaned, repainted.

Old Marauder Dwarf cannon crew from an EBay box.

#paintingminiatures #miniatures #dnd #warhammercommunity #warhammer #oldhammer #dungeonsanddragons
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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info-overload.bsky.social
Messing about with a wire tree I made trying to cover up the worst of the problems with it. Looking a lot better and I think it'll work for what I wanted it for!
A tree made from twisted wire and covered in modelling paste. It's been decorated with a skull, rams horns, bones, rope and three strips of cloth A tree made from twisted wire and covered in modelling paste. It's been decorated with a skull, rams horns, bones, rope and three strips of cloth A tree made from twisted wire and covered in modelling paste. It's been decorated with a skull, rams horns, bones, rope and three strips of cloth A tree made from twisted wire and covered in modelling paste. It's been decorated with a skull, rams horns, bones, rope and three strips of cloth
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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dumbrobotstuff.bsky.social
a few of the different chaplain types I've made so far
December 6, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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graemation.bsky.social
Just a little bit of orange, as a pair of Arvus Lighters make a low pass over the hive city.

#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #FindFolkFriday #JHBackdrops
A pair of Aeronautica/ Legiones scale Arvus Lighters, over some city terrain & a city backdrop.
December 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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sonicsledgehammer.bsky.social
This is how I find that orange really isn't one that comes out of my paint rack all that often, but I love when it does!
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
theresponsibleone.bsky.social
Finally back at a hobby table. Firmly believe in “eating your vegetables” for hobby first, which is why I’m clipping out three sets worth of dungeon tile connectors…
A moderate pile of little oval bits of plastic with holes in, connected to sprues. In the distance, a small flier for Dungeons and Lasers Prismacast Deep Mines.
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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handiworkgames.bsky.social
A mixed and motley crew of minis from @ramshacklegames.bsky.social, @fenrisgames.com and @badsquiddogames.bsky.social all hanging out in front of the World War Ruins Backdrop Book. It's fast becoming a favourite for its genre bending applications. World building on the fly. #jhbackdrops
A Ramshackle Games Kill Bot in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book. A Ramshackle Games Kill Bot in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book. A Fenris Games Rubble City adventurer in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book. A Bad Squiddo Ghosts of Gaia badass in front of the World War Ruins Backdrops Book.
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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harrywallop.co.uk
Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
theresponsibleone.bsky.social
For once my blog does not merely consist of hopes, dreams and ramblings, but an account of actually playing some wargames.

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Two different instances of Infinity
I was lucky enough to spend a couple of afternoons playing Infinity in the past week. A couple of folks were keen to get a demo of Infinit...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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handiworkgames.bsky.social
We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.

Please email [email protected] with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.

Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - deep one herald

Entry 9 by @tammi.bsky.social

Squesh the Deep One Herald points out all the interesting things you can see before being sacrificed to the Master of the Deep.
Squesh pointing to his scroll list. It is written in blood. How this dried under the sea is a mystery that will not be revealed to you. There are glowing green eggs at his feet and he is accompanied by his starfish companion, Sebastian. Squesh points out the items of local interest including the Deepsun Altar, the Drowned Milestone and the bloody great red Trapped Seamine behind him. A close-up of Squesh with glowing eggs all around him, even under the broken Altar. To his left is the Drowned Milestone, where Sebastian's starfish friends live. Squesh indicating the colourful local flora surrounding the pillar of the Deepsun Altar, with a blue coral and a cluster of eggs beginning to cover Davy Jones' Locker. In the foreground is a Foundered Rowboat. Squesh hopes you enjoyed your tour and wishes you a pleasant journey home and perhaps you'll come back and visit again, only kidding, it's sacrifice time for you. Sebastian wriggles with silent starfish laughter.
December 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - deep one herald

Entry 8 by @tharook.bsky.social

Greetings! Serak the Preparer heralds your deliciousness!
A ichthyoid figure—mottled, verdigris scales; sharp, cruel teeth; and unblinking eyes as black as the deep—holds a scroll in blood-soaked hands. On it is a butchers’ diagram for the tastiest game—man! In sea fret, the side of the squamous shape. Beyond her, out of focus, an aviatrix-cum-investigator prepares to give the menu some constructive criticism—with a gun! Rear shot of the piscine horror. On the back of the scroll is a crude drawing of an angler fish, perhaps her mother. In the gloom of night and lit by firelight, we gaze straight into the visage of aquatic appetite.
December 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - deep one herald

Entry 7 by @olliegross.bsky.social
'Excuse me, but have you seen this boy?' A scene from Finding Neeno. 'Excuse me, but have you seen this boy?' A scene from Finding Neeno. 'Excuse me, but have you seen this boy?' A scene from Finding Neeno. 'Excuse me, but have you seen this boy?' A scene from Finding Neeno.
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - deep one herald

Entry 4 by @sheroqueer.com
Blue and Pink creatures showing a Trans Rights sign" Blue and Pink creatures showing a Trans Rights sign" Blue and Pink creatures showing a Trans Rights sign" Blue and Pink creatures showing a Trans Rights sign"
December 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - deep one herald

Entry 2 by @ggreig.com
"A photograph of the Deep One Herald figure from Fenris Games, painted by Gavin Greig. We are looking at it from its right-hand side; because it has fish eyes on the side of its head, it is looking directly at us, and with a clawed finger is pointing at an open papyrus scroll, on which is vertically oriented Ogham script. It is standing on a dark wooden plinth in front of a scallop shell that's slightly taller than the figure, and its base is dressed to look like a rocky beach, including a conch shell and a fish skeleton. It is mainly petroleum green with much paler pearlescent highlights, but its hands and feet are a brighter green, its forehead plates are blue, and its dorsal fin is a golden yellow with black spines. As with most real-world Ogham scripts, the letters do not form intelligible words, but the first two, larger, read 'Ia! Ia!'" A photograph of the Deep One Herald figure from Fenris Games, painted by Gavin Greig. We are now looking at the figure head on, and the scallop shell background has been removed. We can see more clearly the rough edge of the scroll and the fish skeleton at its left foot. "A photograph of the Deep One Herald figure from Fenris Games, painted by Gavin Greig. We are looking directly at its spine and dorsal fin. The papyrus texture can be seen clearly on the back of the scroll." A photograph of the Deep One Herald figure from Fenris Games, painted by Gavin Greig. We are looking directly at the back of the scroll, and can just see the figure's left eye behind it. We can clearly see the papyrus texture of the scroll, and the coppery gold scroll holder. We also have a clearer view of the golden yellow dorsal fin with black spines, surrounded by paler folds of skin or straggly, fleshy 'hair' - it's hard to sure which. Ribs, warts, skin folds and other spiney fins on the arms and legs are obvious."
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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andycruns.bsky.social
Mini of the month - Deep one herald

Entry 1 by @sagamack.bsky.social
Deep one herald mini in blue Deep one herald mini in blue Deep one herald mini in blue Deep one herald mini in blue
December 1, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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violetsun.bsky.social
Army photo of my Ultramarines Horus Heresy army. Still very WIP, but painted most of this in less than a month to play some games. Some more highlights, transfers and basing and they'll be done.
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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cerberusxt.bsky.social
Started working on a tiny version of my Gate Crushers series, starting with the flag bearer.

Those epic scale minis are sooooo tiny, a real challenge to paint. Even had to use a magnifier to do my tiniest edge highlights and smallest glazes ever.

Anyway, hope you like that start, more to come ^^
November 30, 2025 at 11:54 AM