Flintlock
@flintlock.bsky.social
You think I'm proud of this?
Well maybe, but the shame you never lose
Well maybe, but the shame you never lose
Still recruiting for this!
1/ Toying with something I tried last year but petered out. An online boardgame group, focus on heavier games and old stuff. *Maybe* a full on narrative wargame campaign if I feel up to it.
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Still recruiting for this!
We've seen this a lot in the UK as well (although the "White" part generally goes unspoken) and it's absolutely a deliberate and conscious attempt at reframing the discussion of class away from employment or residence or anything really. By this definition, Nigel Farage is working class.
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 AM
We've seen this a lot in the UK as well (although the "White" part generally goes unspoken) and it's absolutely a deliberate and conscious attempt at reframing the discussion of class away from employment or residence or anything really. By this definition, Nigel Farage is working class.
"Sometimes we wish we'd been born as daughters or as sons,
For those whom each comfort or reward has been hard won,
Sometimes when the choices parents make jepoardise our cred,
And we wish we'd been born as scum instead"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZI...
For those whom each comfort or reward has been hard won,
Sometimes when the choices parents make jepoardise our cred,
And we wish we'd been born as scum instead"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZI...
POG - Class War
YouTube video by Beau Nafyde
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"Sometimes we wish we'd been born as daughters or as sons,
For those whom each comfort or reward has been hard won,
Sometimes when the choices parents make jepoardise our cred,
And we wish we'd been born as scum instead"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZI...
For those whom each comfort or reward has been hard won,
Sometimes when the choices parents make jepoardise our cred,
And we wish we'd been born as scum instead"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRZI...
1/ Obviously inspired by recent revelations (go read both Rascal and @fsohns.bsky.social 's thread if you have no idea what I'm talking about).
We need to start seriously talking about the issues surrounding social class and/or social capital in RPG circles. Because currently it's ignored.
We need to start seriously talking about the issues surrounding social class and/or social capital in RPG circles. Because currently it's ignored.
January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
1/ Obviously inspired by recent revelations (go read both Rascal and @fsohns.bsky.social 's thread if you have no idea what I'm talking about).
We need to start seriously talking about the issues surrounding social class and/or social capital in RPG circles. Because currently it's ignored.
We need to start seriously talking about the issues surrounding social class and/or social capital in RPG circles. Because currently it's ignored.
In relation to the Rascal article. If you can't pay the dollar or it will genuinely leave you short, give me a heads up and I'll pay for access. I can do this for up to 10 people without worry. (Obviously I can't commit to doing this for 100 people if that happened).
If anyone genuinely can't afford it I'd pay the dollar for them. I think we know that wouldn't be a welcome offer here though.
January 19, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In relation to the Rascal article. If you can't pay the dollar or it will genuinely leave you short, give me a heads up and I'll pay for access. I can do this for up to 10 people without worry. (Obviously I can't commit to doing this for 100 people if that happened).
Apparently telling your partner that she's your "second favourite person in the world" isn't considered romantic, even if you clarify that your favourite is Legend from #Gladiators.
January 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Apparently telling your partner that she's your "second favourite person in the world" isn't considered romantic, even if you clarify that your favourite is Legend from #Gladiators.
At the very least any American tourist visiting Europe or the UK should have their social media checked for pro Trump posts.
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
At the very least any American tourist visiting Europe or the UK should have their social media checked for pro Trump posts.
Considering the sensibles outrage at @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting we shouldn't just take anything the US throws at us, the actual polling on this is interesting.
Notable when public opinion is paramount and when it should be entirely ignored.
Notable when public opinion is paramount and when it should be entirely ignored.
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Considering the sensibles outrage at @zackpolanski.bsky.social suggesting we shouldn't just take anything the US throws at us, the actual polling on this is interesting.
Notable when public opinion is paramount and when it should be entirely ignored.
Notable when public opinion is paramount and when it should be entirely ignored.
Reposted by Flintlock
IF YOU BUILD OVER A PILE OF CORPSES, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL BE GRABBED BY THE ANKLE
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
Five creators who worked on Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast have spent the past year fighting a legal battle against Possum Creek Games and Steve Jackson Games. Neither the tabletop RPG nor their working relationships survived the fallout.
Battle over Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast contracts leaves the book, relationships, torn apart
Creative collaborators clash with Jay Dragon and Steve Jackson Games over unfair treatment.
www.rascal.news
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
IF YOU BUILD OVER A PILE OF CORPSES, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL BE GRABBED BY THE ANKLE
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
I feel vindication in a way that is hard to grasp. To FINALLY wake up to this. A few of you reached out to me, and I to a few of you, over the last year. So now it's the best time to talk about this.
Buckle up.
🧵
Also #gladiators
"I could’ve spent the last two months eating doughnuts and playing Dungeons and Dragons and I’d still be better than everyone else"
All I'm saying there is a reason Legend was the first gladiator to feel comfortable with Playing a Role in a Game...
"I could’ve spent the last two months eating doughnuts and playing Dungeons and Dragons and I’d still be better than everyone else"
All I'm saying there is a reason Legend was the first gladiator to feel comfortable with Playing a Role in a Game...
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Also #gladiators
"I could’ve spent the last two months eating doughnuts and playing Dungeons and Dragons and I’d still be better than everyone else"
All I'm saying there is a reason Legend was the first gladiator to feel comfortable with Playing a Role in a Game...
"I could’ve spent the last two months eating doughnuts and playing Dungeons and Dragons and I’d still be better than everyone else"
All I'm saying there is a reason Legend was the first gladiator to feel comfortable with Playing a Role in a Game...
I reckon I could beat Viper in a fistfight for the record. And Apollo would obviously batter me, but then we'd talk about the kind of indie bands that floppy fringed indie boys like for the rest of the evening. (Have you seen his hair in his rugby days? Definitely the "indie one" in his group)
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I reckon I could beat Viper in a fistfight for the record. And Apollo would obviously batter me, but then we'd talk about the kind of indie bands that floppy fringed indie boys like for the rest of the evening. (Have you seen his hair in his rugby days? Definitely the "indie one" in his group)
It is funny though. My timeline is full of people convinced they'd be awesome at #thetraitors and yet not one has said the same about #gladiators
January 19, 2026 at 3:37 PM
It is funny though. My timeline is full of people convinced they'd be awesome at #thetraitors and yet not one has said the same about #gladiators
I really rate Hammer's character on #Gladiators. I too have run off to Poundland when it's the day before LARP and forgot to pick up any props.
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I really rate Hammer's character on #Gladiators. I too have run off to Poundland when it's the day before LARP and forgot to pick up any props.
In terms of the online discourse circle, I'd say that I'm actually mostly a "RPG and RPG community history" guy, who often appears to be a "RPG theory" guy.
On the grounds I actually know a fair bit about the former and the latter is mostly just me talking toot.
On the grounds I actually know a fair bit about the former and the latter is mostly just me talking toot.
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM
In terms of the online discourse circle, I'd say that I'm actually mostly a "RPG and RPG community history" guy, who often appears to be a "RPG theory" guy.
On the grounds I actually know a fair bit about the former and the latter is mostly just me talking toot.
On the grounds I actually know a fair bit about the former and the latter is mostly just me talking toot.
Podcasts: Nope.
Actual Plays: Rarely (to learn a game)
Playing on-line: Lots
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Not face to face
domestic games in the home: Mostly boardgames (the partner is in the online games)
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Yes, but PDFs these days.
Actual Plays: Rarely (to learn a game)
Playing on-line: Lots
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Not face to face
domestic games in the home: Mostly boardgames (the partner is in the online games)
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Yes, but PDFs these days.
Podcasts: Kind of.
Actual Plays: Nope.
Playing on-line: Yup.
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Yup to regular.
domestic games in the home: Nope, wife and kids aren't interested, and that's okay.
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Obviously.
Actual Plays: Nope.
Playing on-line: Yup.
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Yup to regular.
domestic games in the home: Nope, wife and kids aren't interested, and that's okay.
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Obviously.
#TTRPGTHOUGHTS
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
1
Which of the many overlapping no circles of the #TTRPG Venn diagram are you in?
- Podcasts
- Actual Plays
- Playing on-line
- weekly 0r, at least, regular club
- domestic games in the home
- figure collection/painting
- reading/collecting TTRPGs
All parts of the TTRPG hobby.
1
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Podcasts: Nope.
Actual Plays: Rarely (to learn a game)
Playing on-line: Lots
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Not face to face
domestic games in the home: Mostly boardgames (the partner is in the online games)
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Yes, but PDFs these days.
Actual Plays: Rarely (to learn a game)
Playing on-line: Lots
weekly 0r, at least, regular club: Not face to face
domestic games in the home: Mostly boardgames (the partner is in the online games)
figure collection/painting: Nope.
Reading/collecting TTRPGs: Yes, but PDFs these days.
1/ Toying with something I tried last year but petered out. An online boardgame group, focus on heavier games and old stuff. *Maybe* a full on narrative wargame campaign if I feel up to it.
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
January 19, 2026 at 1:40 AM
1/ Toying with something I tried last year but petered out. An online boardgame group, focus on heavier games and old stuff. *Maybe* a full on narrative wargame campaign if I feel up to it.
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
Newbies completely welcome. I don't care if we're not moots even. (Maybe not if I have you blocked).
Calton Books (awesome radical bookshop in Glasgow) have a sale on - www.calton-books.co.uk/sale/
Sale
www.calton-books.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Calton Books (awesome radical bookshop in Glasgow) have a sale on - www.calton-books.co.uk/sale/
In terms of foreign policy, one big argument for Scottish independence is that our natural allies have always been Canada and France, not the US. (Even before Trump)
January 19, 2026 at 1:11 AM
In terms of foreign policy, one big argument for Scottish independence is that our natural allies have always been Canada and France, not the US. (Even before Trump)
People are talking about a #gladiators WWE crossover, but we almost had our very own homegrown indie #wrestling star in there. Cassius The Neon Explosion was in contention for one of the gladiators and frankly we were robbed.
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
People are talking about a #gladiators WWE crossover, but we almost had our very own homegrown indie #wrestling star in there. Cassius The Neon Explosion was in contention for one of the gladiators and frankly we were robbed.
I see #Gladiators has decided to turn Mark Clattenburg full heel. So just a return to his football refereeing days.
January 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I see #Gladiators has decided to turn Mark Clattenburg full heel. So just a return to his football refereeing days.
I got a very angry meow from the cat today. My crime was letting her go into the garden at her insistence when it was raining.
January 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I got a very angry meow from the cat today. My crime was letting her go into the garden at her insistence when it was raining.
Never thought I'd find myself praising Macron, but he is by far the most impressive European leader on how to handle Trump.
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Never thought I'd find myself praising Macron, but he is by far the most impressive European leader on how to handle Trump.
One thing I will say for the new generation of activists is how good it is to see how seriously they take mental health and emotionally supporting each other.
January 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
One thing I will say for the new generation of activists is how good it is to see how seriously they take mental health and emotionally supporting each other.
"Why are you focusing on this trivial hobby/pop culture show when the world is so bad"
Tell me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout without telling me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout. It ain't fucking pretty, especially if you're the one who has it.
Tell me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout without telling me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout. It ain't fucking pretty, especially if you're the one who has it.
January 18, 2026 at 6:31 PM
"Why are you focusing on this trivial hobby/pop culture show when the world is so bad"
Tell me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout without telling me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout. It ain't fucking pretty, especially if you're the one who has it.
Tell me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout without telling me you've never seen the effects of activist burnout. It ain't fucking pretty, especially if you're the one who has it.
It's worth mentioning that I have in fact worked in unity with strictly non violent (mostly pacifist) activists when I did some stuff with the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
But they never asked my crew to commit ideologically to non violence or even to commit to it on that issue.
But they never asked my crew to commit ideologically to non violence or even to commit to it on that issue.
January 18, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It's worth mentioning that I have in fact worked in unity with strictly non violent (mostly pacifist) activists when I did some stuff with the Campaign Against the Arms Trade.
But they never asked my crew to commit ideologically to non violence or even to commit to it on that issue.
But they never asked my crew to commit ideologically to non violence or even to commit to it on that issue.