Mark Caldwell
@impworks.bsky.social
I'll mostly be posting about table top RPGs, CGI, photography and writing but also probably whatever random thought crosses my mind
Liverpool (the place not the FC)
I do back end website development and accessibility for a living
Liverpool (the place not the FC)
I do back end website development and accessibility for a living
Why did I immediately think of SLA Industries frothers?
The pubs even called "The War Office" which sounds very SLA
The pubs even called "The War Office" which sounds very SLA
I sometimes feel there are still certain aspects of Scottish culture I don't fully understand
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
Topless Motherwell man in flip flops entered pub carrying two knives amid Christmas cocaine binge
Paul Girvan, 46, was wearing only jogging trousers and flip flops when he entered The War Office in the Lanarkshire town on December 28, 2024.
www.glasgowlive.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Why did I immediately think of SLA Industries frothers?
The pubs even called "The War Office" which sounds very SLA
The pubs even called "The War Office" which sounds very SLA
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Violent Night aside... if Father Christmas went into battle, what weapon would he wield?
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Violent Night aside... if Father Christmas went into battle, what weapon would he wield?
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January 21, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Looking at some 3D assets - in this case water mills - and they suffer from the problem of being modelled by someone who knows the parts of a watermill but not how they go together
Which is funny as the Mill in The Hameau de la Reine built for Marie Antoinette has the same problem
Which is funny as the Mill in The Hameau de la Reine built for Marie Antoinette has the same problem
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Looking at some 3D assets - in this case water mills - and they suffer from the problem of being modelled by someone who knows the parts of a watermill but not how they go together
Which is funny as the Mill in The Hameau de la Reine built for Marie Antoinette has the same problem
Which is funny as the Mill in The Hameau de la Reine built for Marie Antoinette has the same problem
Lamb curries gently cooking on stove ETA 45 minutes
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Lamb curries gently cooking on stove ETA 45 minutes
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January 19, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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Pelgrane are looking for play testers for my upcoming Halfling-detectives-solve-murders-and-eat-cake roleplaying game, THE MERRYSHIRE DETECTIVE CLUB.
There's a sample scenario, THE CASE OF THE GREAT RING, in the playtest packet, so all you need is a few players...
pelgranepress.com/2026/01/07/c...
There's a sample scenario, THE CASE OF THE GREAT RING, in the playtest packet, so all you need is a few players...
pelgranepress.com/2026/01/07/c...
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Pelgrane are looking for play testers for my upcoming Halfling-detectives-solve-murders-and-eat-cake roleplaying game, THE MERRYSHIRE DETECTIVE CLUB.
There's a sample scenario, THE CASE OF THE GREAT RING, in the playtest packet, so all you need is a few players...
pelgranepress.com/2026/01/07/c...
There's a sample scenario, THE CASE OF THE GREAT RING, in the playtest packet, so all you need is a few players...
pelgranepress.com/2026/01/07/c...
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[In development] Blake’s 7 reboot 🚀
"Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7."
We'll see if it really happens, but I'm interested.
"Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7."
We'll see if it really happens, but I'm interested.
‘Blake’s 7’ Reboot In The Works From ‘The Last Of Us’ Director Peter Hoar & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Exec Matthew Bouch
A 'Blake's 7' reboot is coming from 'The Last Of Us' director Peter Hoar and Matthew Bouch and their Multitude Productions indie.
deadline.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:24 AM
[In development] Blake’s 7 reboot 🚀
"Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7."
We'll see if it really happens, but I'm interested.
"Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7."
We'll see if it really happens, but I'm interested.
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‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
Worth £6bn and with revenues recently rising by 10.9%, the niche interest game has become a global business
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
‘A gaming success story’: how Warhammer became one of Britain’s biggest companies
Reworking the map with a fog covered area - scarier than any of Ravenloft's mists
"Beware Hundred Acre Wood UK Copyright expires January 2027"
"Beware Hundred Acre Wood UK Copyright expires January 2027"
Next RPG to run for friends bubbling along nicely
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Reworking the map with a fog covered area - scarier than any of Ravenloft's mists
"Beware Hundred Acre Wood UK Copyright expires January 2027"
"Beware Hundred Acre Wood UK Copyright expires January 2027"
Yes I used 5 adaptors to connect one piece of audio gear to two speakers
But its temporary unlike the pro AV technicians whose permanent conference centre rig I had to figure out the reason the audio and picture broke up whenever a bus went past shaking the many adapters they'd used
But its temporary unlike the pro AV technicians whose permanent conference centre rig I had to figure out the reason the audio and picture broke up whenever a bus went past shaking the many adapters they'd used
January 17, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Yes I used 5 adaptors to connect one piece of audio gear to two speakers
But its temporary unlike the pro AV technicians whose permanent conference centre rig I had to figure out the reason the audio and picture broke up whenever a bus went past shaking the many adapters they'd used
But its temporary unlike the pro AV technicians whose permanent conference centre rig I had to figure out the reason the audio and picture broke up whenever a bus went past shaking the many adapters they'd used
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#ttrpg #ttrpgDesign
If any publishers see this (esp UK/European) I’d love to hear your feelings on A5 vs 9”x6” formats.
Cost to print?
Distributor/retail prefs?
Layout space?
Please retweet for reach😀
If any publishers see this (esp UK/European) I’d love to hear your feelings on A5 vs 9”x6” formats.
Cost to print?
Distributor/retail prefs?
Layout space?
Please retweet for reach😀
January 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
#ttrpg #ttrpgDesign
If any publishers see this (esp UK/European) I’d love to hear your feelings on A5 vs 9”x6” formats.
Cost to print?
Distributor/retail prefs?
Layout space?
Please retweet for reach😀
If any publishers see this (esp UK/European) I’d love to hear your feelings on A5 vs 9”x6” formats.
Cost to print?
Distributor/retail prefs?
Layout space?
Please retweet for reach😀
Taken an hour to organise all of those boxes of small DIY bits and pieces
Leaving me with just one shoe box sized container of washers; strange shaped bit of metal and plastic; odd screws; and other odd and ends
Leaving me with just one shoe box sized container of washers; strange shaped bit of metal and plastic; odd screws; and other odd and ends
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Taken an hour to organise all of those boxes of small DIY bits and pieces
Leaving me with just one shoe box sized container of washers; strange shaped bit of metal and plastic; odd screws; and other odd and ends
Leaving me with just one shoe box sized container of washers; strange shaped bit of metal and plastic; odd screws; and other odd and ends
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This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 AM
This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition,
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance
Iconic imo
How did my search for out of copyright children's books not pick up both Dumbo and Bambi books?
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
How did my search for out of copyright children's books not pick up both Dumbo and Bambi books?
How Douglas Adams is phone spammers trying to get past automated screening service by playing a few random words of real speech as though that's going to get me to pick up
January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
How Douglas Adams is phone spammers trying to get past automated screening service by playing a few random words of real speech as though that's going to get me to pick up
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TTRPG argument starter for Friday 15th January.
That RPG you enjoy? The system doesn't do it's job properly and if you're enjoying it then you're obviously playing it wrong.
Checkmate, nerds.
That RPG you enjoy? The system doesn't do it's job properly and if you're enjoying it then you're obviously playing it wrong.
Checkmate, nerds.
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
TTRPG argument starter for Friday 15th January.
That RPG you enjoy? The system doesn't do it's job properly and if you're enjoying it then you're obviously playing it wrong.
Checkmate, nerds.
That RPG you enjoy? The system doesn't do it's job properly and if you're enjoying it then you're obviously playing it wrong.
Checkmate, nerds.
Wouldn't normally plug Kermode and Mayo Box Office top 10 but the David Bowie bit is good and the listener's email about Avatar is just something else www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWED...
15/01/2026 Box Office Top Ten
YouTube video by Kermode and Mayo's Take
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Wouldn't normally plug Kermode and Mayo Box Office top 10 but the David Bowie bit is good and the listener's email about Avatar is just something else www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWED...
Next RPG to run for friends bubbling along nicely
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
January 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Next RPG to run for friends bubbling along nicely
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
Sketched a map combining the Wind in the Willows, Animal Farm and Pooh-Wood
Tomorrow I'll see if I can fit Beatrix Potter's setting in too
Then its applying the Roger Corman cheap action film lens to it
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
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BEGINS TODAY! ✨👮 Click https://bgfn.sh/sc5c1 to open the brand-new investigation for the International Space Police Force... Star Cops – Conflict: Suspicion and Sabotage.
January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
BEGINS TODAY! ✨👮 Click https://bgfn.sh/sc5c1 to open the brand-new investigation for the International Space Police Force... Star Cops – Conflict: Suspicion and Sabotage.
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We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We have an update on Charlie’s newfound love of printing.
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Some notes about how I write TTRPG adventures:
My texts tend to be terse. A location described in two lines; a single spoken sentence to describe a character.
The aim is *not* to be laconic, but to mirror the pace of natural dialogue; a TTRPG is a conversation between players, after all!
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My texts tend to be terse. A location described in two lines; a single spoken sentence to describe a character.
The aim is *not* to be laconic, but to mirror the pace of natural dialogue; a TTRPG is a conversation between players, after all!
1/
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Some notes about how I write TTRPG adventures:
My texts tend to be terse. A location described in two lines; a single spoken sentence to describe a character.
The aim is *not* to be laconic, but to mirror the pace of natural dialogue; a TTRPG is a conversation between players, after all!
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My texts tend to be terse. A location described in two lines; a single spoken sentence to describe a character.
The aim is *not* to be laconic, but to mirror the pace of natural dialogue; a TTRPG is a conversation between players, after all!
1/
There is a certain joy in assembling a 6x6 table of random inspirations for an RPG
And then my brain decides I need to organise it so a roll on a column or rows gives a nice sub-set and the whole thing turns into a giant game of shuffling data
And then my brain decides I need to organise it so a roll on a column or rows gives a nice sub-set and the whole thing turns into a giant game of shuffling data
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
There is a certain joy in assembling a 6x6 table of random inspirations for an RPG
And then my brain decides I need to organise it so a roll on a column or rows gives a nice sub-set and the whole thing turns into a giant game of shuffling data
And then my brain decides I need to organise it so a roll on a column or rows gives a nice sub-set and the whole thing turns into a giant game of shuffling data
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January 14, 2026 at 9:32 PM