gril
@funambulism.com
Narratives, philosophies, arts.
Currently: (Unannounced x 2), Tides of Tomorrow, Min/Max
Previously: ZEPHON, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total War: Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Absolver...
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Currently: (Unannounced x 2), Tides of Tomorrow, Min/Max
Previously: ZEPHON, Nightingale, RimWorld, Total War: Warhammer III, Endless Dungeon, Warhammer 40K: Gladius, Absolver...
https://linktr.ee/griddleoctopus
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gril
@funambulism.com
· Apr 28
Babysteps in Belief-Building
"The richness an enshrined contradiction gives to a belief system and world cannot be understated."
funambulism.com
My article for Worldbuilding Magazine on using philosophy to create believable settings.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
![[Steve Coogan as Tony Wilson, Rob Brydon as Ryan Letts.]
[watching Vini Reilly of Durutti Column performing "You've Heard It Before"]
Ryan Letts: Got to stop him singing, Tony.
Tony Wilson: It's avant-garde, you wouldn't understand it.
Ryan Letts: It's very poor. Very poor.
Tony Wilson: It's provocative.
Ryan Letts: Provocatively poor. Appallingly poor.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:46dh2g4esikgeneoiuzgxftw/bafkreibmnfhnnxcdd5bln37lfmzpyfbpfy5njovobjx4xwt5ihke2xwl3q@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In an era filled with tech dipshits who never developed emotionally past the age of 13 & use their wealth to become odious monsters ...
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
... listen to Steve Wozniak.
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just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
seven fundamentals of a great story by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
seven fundamentals of a great story by @antonyjohnston.bsky.social
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Did Star Citizen just kind of turn into a weirdly successful game without anyone really noticing?
Star Citizen crowdfunding for 2025 has officially broken the yearly record in November, heralding the biggest funding year ever for the game, with more to go. In the meantime, two very different "space trucks" have been released.👀🚛🎮
simulationdaily.com/news/star-ci...
simulationdaily.com/news/star-ci...
Star Citizen Crowdfunding for 2025 Breaks Yearly Record by November as 2 Space Trucks Are Released - Simulation Daily
The developers of Star Citizen have released two new ships, while the crowdfunding tally for 2025 has already beaten all yeaerly records.
simulationdaily.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Did Star Citizen just kind of turn into a weirdly successful game without anyone really noticing?
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Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Love this from @starkholborn.bsky.social ’s talk about Shadow of Doubt - about making sure you‘re putting story absolutely *everywhere*
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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This auction answers the age old question of which is more valuable, the founding artwork of Warhammer, one of Tolkiens writing desks, or a hand annotated original tube map. I was losing sleep not knowing the answer until now
Original 'Harry The Hammer' artwork by John Blanche. Yours for only... £300-400,000. 😅
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This auction answers the age old question of which is more valuable, the founding artwork of Warhammer, one of Tolkiens writing desks, or a hand annotated original tube map. I was losing sleep not knowing the answer until now
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We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
Original 'Harry The Hammer' artwork by John Blanche. Yours for only... £300-400,000. 😅
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
November 21, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Original 'Harry The Hammer' artwork by John Blanche. Yours for only... £300-400,000. 😅
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6...
#warhammer #gamesworkshop
“…the revision of democracy is not its repudiation.“
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
November 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“…the revision of democracy is not its repudiation.“
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells
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A little rollercoaster of emotions that we, freelancers, have experienced one too many times!
Happy Friday and weekend!
Happy Friday and weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A little rollercoaster of emotions that we, freelancers, have experienced one too many times!
Happy Friday and weekend!
Happy Friday and weekend!
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
British Medical Association ‘threat to future of NHS’, says Streeting ahead of doctors’ strike
Health secretary accuses doctors’ union of ‘cartel-like behaviour’ and tells it to ‘get real’ over pay demands
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Health Secretary Wes Streeting says that the British Medical Association, which represents Britain's doctors, is a threat to the NHS. Streeting took a record £225k from private healthcare-related donors in just two years.
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ahhhh my book is published today, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life?
In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns her boundless curiosity and in...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
ahhhh my book is published today, ahhhhhhhhhhhhh
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
this one is a real labour of passion - I think it is genuinely important to understand the information crisis that we're living through and how and why it makes us all feel anxious and angry
www.penguin.co.uk/books/469677...
TIL, the word “coffee“ comes from a thirteenth-century poetic Yemeni name for wine...
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
TIL, the word “coffee“ comes from a thirteenth-century poetic Yemeni name for wine...
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Further games played - more Superfight and 7 Wonders, Halfling Feast, Sushi Go.
Games played so far at the writers’ retreat: Codenames, Superfight, Dixit, Once Upon a Time, 7 Wonders, Apples to Apples. Also some writing done.
November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Further games played - more Superfight and 7 Wonders, Halfling Feast, Sushi Go.
A woman I dated a couple of times keeps winning comedy awards and I'm increasingly paranoid that I might be used as material.
Especially as I just noticed she's blocked me. JFC.
Especially as I just noticed she's blocked me. JFC.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A woman I dated a couple of times keeps winning comedy awards and I'm increasingly paranoid that I might be used as material.
Especially as I just noticed she's blocked me. JFC.
Especially as I just noticed she's blocked me. JFC.
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Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
ALT: a man wearing a tuxedo and bow tie has the year 2023 on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Everyone forgets the 1967 Casino Royale where there are multiple Bonds including David Niven, Woody Allen and Peter Sellers... (I mean, it is awful, but even so.)
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future Bond wakes up, looks at his cobbled-together body of blown up bits and Maplins electronics, mumbles “i never asked for this”
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
future Bond wakes up, looks at his cobbled-together body of blown up bits and Maplins electronics, mumbles “i never asked for this”
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JFC, the things you learn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...
British pet massacre - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
JFC, the things you learn en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...
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yes. being a leftwing ex-Orthodox Jew, I maybe straddle a wider range of views among my friends and family than some (than many?)
it may be shocking to learn that: every bias I have ever seen the BBC accused of, I have also heard someone else say they have the precise opposite one
it may be shocking to learn that: every bias I have ever seen the BBC accused of, I have also heard someone else say they have the precise opposite one
In response to some of the comments:
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.
This is true regardless of your politics.
Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test
Information underpins democracy and the BBC is a key part of that.
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
We need to protect our institutions
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
yes. being a leftwing ex-Orthodox Jew, I maybe straddle a wider range of views among my friends and family than some (than many?)
it may be shocking to learn that: every bias I have ever seen the BBC accused of, I have also heard someone else say they have the precise opposite one
it may be shocking to learn that: every bias I have ever seen the BBC accused of, I have also heard someone else say they have the precise opposite one
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“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
A brief defence of dialogue choices (286 words):
A brief defence of dialogue choices
In games, the player needs to have something to do.
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Dialogue is a perfect opportunity for this kind of play; every time we speak, there is a moment of uncertainty — will our intention be understood, rebuffed, accepted, acknowledged? If we are lying, we will persuade, confuse, or offend?”
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Deus Ex (Ion Storm, 2000)
AI could end scarcity, end humanity - or boost trend growth by 0.2 percentage points
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Deus Ex (Ion Storm, 2000)