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/
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Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
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£2.38 for the latest Wyrd Science?
And what's that? you can then get £2.50 off the print copy if you wisely think this would be nice to ostentatiously read in a coffee shop and have other people think you look pretty hot
seems like a pretty decent deal tbh
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
And what's that? you can then get £2.50 off the print copy if you wisely think this would be nice to ostentatiously read in a coffee shop and have other people think you look pretty hot
seems like a pretty decent deal tbh
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Wyrd Science (Vol.1, Issue 7) - Wyrd Science | DriveThruRPG
The award winning Wyrd Science returns for another exploration of the strange worlds and new horizons of tabletop games...
In this issue...
Roleplaying Games & the Cold War! What can they tell us ...
www.drivethrurpg.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
£2.38 for the latest Wyrd Science?
And what's that? you can then get £2.50 off the print copy if you wisely think this would be nice to ostentatiously read in a coffee shop and have other people think you look pretty hot
seems like a pretty decent deal tbh
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
And what's that? you can then get £2.50 off the print copy if you wisely think this would be nice to ostentatiously read in a coffee shop and have other people think you look pretty hot
seems like a pretty decent deal tbh
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Reposted by James Hoare
I just backed Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
I just backed Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
I had the worst night’s sleep. This cold seems to have gotten a second wind.
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I had the worst night’s sleep. This cold seems to have gotten a second wind.
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SECRET PASSAGES #3 is live on Kickstarter - go check it out! I've got a review in this one, looking back once again to one of the first #Warhammer books I ever read. I still love it, but it has a very different feel now than when I first read it!
Looks like another fantastic issue all told...
Looks like another fantastic issue all told...
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
SECRET PASSAGES #3 is live on Kickstarter - go check it out! I've got a review in this one, looking back once again to one of the first #Warhammer books I ever read. I still love it, but it has a very different feel now than when I first read it!
Looks like another fantastic issue all told...
Looks like another fantastic issue all told...
I've yet to encounter anyone doing SP that hasn't been the absolute best person in the world. Wyrd Science are no exception.
the gazetteer is live & this week we must sadly say if not goodbye then at least au revoir to our newsletter in its current form
before that though we can't go without tipping a great looking new card game from @alfredvalley.bsky.social plus the return of @jdhoare.bsky.social's Secret Passages zine
before that though we can't go without tipping a great looking new card game from @alfredvalley.bsky.social plus the return of @jdhoare.bsky.social's Secret Passages zine
Cards On The Table
An ending of sorts.
wyrd.science
November 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I've yet to encounter anyone doing SP that hasn't been the absolute best person in the world. Wyrd Science are no exception.
My sinuses are in agony today. It’s like having Lego up my nose.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My sinuses are in agony today. It’s like having Lego up my nose.
We’re hovering just below 50% funded so make my day and get us over the half-way mark, pretty please.
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We’re hovering just below 50% funded so make my day and get us over the half-way mark, pretty please.
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this is a pretty long read (by today's wretched online standards) and it's only part 1 but it is wonderful, definitely one to bookmark for when you have the time to properly read it (and its 36 footnotes).
This is a fantastic deep dive into Robinson's Starman. Excellent stuff. www.tcj.com/we-are-all-i...
We are all in the gutter: Starman at 30, part 1 - The Comics Journal
Starman is 30 years old? Where did the time go? Good thing Alex Dueben is here to do a deep dive on this influential James Robinson/Tony Harris superhero series.
www.tcj.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
this is a pretty long read (by today's wretched online standards) and it's only part 1 but it is wonderful, definitely one to bookmark for when you have the time to properly read it (and its 36 footnotes).
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The wonderful Secret Passages zine about retro tabletop gaming & culture returns on Kickstarter!
It’s worth checking out on its own merits, but also I wrote a standalone scenario for the KS featuring pirates & curses that can be used with any low fantasy RPG!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
It’s worth checking out on its own merits, but also I wrote a standalone scenario for the KS featuring pirates & curses that can be used with any low fantasy RPG!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The wonderful Secret Passages zine about retro tabletop gaming & culture returns on Kickstarter!
It’s worth checking out on its own merits, but also I wrote a standalone scenario for the KS featuring pirates & curses that can be used with any low fantasy RPG!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
It’s worth checking out on its own merits, but also I wrote a standalone scenario for the KS featuring pirates & curses that can be used with any low fantasy RPG!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
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Secret Passages #3 is live on KS. I've had the pleasure of illustrating article about Blood Bowl. Brawl between Reikland Reavers and Gouged Eye supporters was fun to draw!
More information:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
More information:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Secret Passages #3 is live on KS. I've had the pleasure of illustrating article about Blood Bowl. Brawl between Reikland Reavers and Gouged Eye supporters was fun to draw!
More information:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
More information:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
Had a phone call today that really knocked me over. Found a box of unresolved issues and tipped them out onto the floor.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Had a phone call today that really knocked me over. Found a box of unresolved issues and tipped them out onto the floor.
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Went all in on the “Send Me EVERYTHING” pledge for @jdhoare.bsky.social’s Secret Passages issue 3 and I cannot wait! The previous two issues have been a blast to read, the art bundles are a visual delight and now an RPG adventure book too?! Yes, please!
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Went all in on the “Send Me EVERYTHING” pledge for @jdhoare.bsky.social’s Secret Passages issue 3 and I cannot wait! The previous two issues have been a blast to read, the art bundles are a visual delight and now an RPG adventure book too?! Yes, please!
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Secret Passages #3 campaign is live and I can't wait to show you my illustration done for this issue!
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Secret Passages #3 campaign is live and I can't wait to show you my illustration done for this issue!
Ohhh we've been selected as a #ProjectWeLove already. That's three for three!
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ohhh we've been selected as a #ProjectWeLove already. That's three for three!
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Secret Passages #3: An Old School RPG and Oldhammer Magazine
Packed with interviews and illustrations, this is the third issue of a new zine exploring the tabletop games that raised us.
www.kickstarter.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Secret Passages #3 is now live on Kickstarter, and I'm THRILLED to be joined by @jordansorcery.bsky.social for A Regrettable Mystery of Pyrates, a swashbuckling cosmic horror adventure oozing early #WFRP vibes.
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
Throw it some dubloons at www.kickstarter.com/projects/jdh...
#ttrpg #oldhammer
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No Black Friday sale here I'm afraid, but my colouring book isn't very expensive anyway!
30 detailed pictures of aircraft, vehicles & patterns to colour on 190gsm paper. £12.95 + postage
UK orders here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
30 detailed pictures of aircraft, vehicles & patterns to colour on 190gsm paper. £12.95 + postage
UK orders here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
No Black Friday sale here I'm afraid, but my colouring book isn't very expensive anyway!
30 detailed pictures of aircraft, vehicles & patterns to colour on 190gsm paper. £12.95 + postage
UK orders here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
30 detailed pictures of aircraft, vehicles & patterns to colour on 190gsm paper. £12.95 + postage
UK orders here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
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Opening up a few more slots this evening for new readers
Wyrd Science Vol.1 / Issue 7 [Print]
IF YOU WANT A SUBSCRIPTION, AND TO SAVE 10% ON THE COVER PRICE, PLEASE GO HERE Wyrd Science returns for another exploration of the strange worlds and new horizons of tabletop games... In this issue......
shop.wyrd.science
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Opening up a few more slots this evening for new readers
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Christmas is nearly upon us, and what better gift could there be than a copy of the Battlefield Design Colouring book..?!
If you're in the UK you can get yours here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe orders please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
If you're in the UK you can get yours here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe orders please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Christmas is nearly upon us, and what better gift could there be than a copy of the Battlefield Design Colouring book..?!
If you're in the UK you can get yours here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe orders please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
If you're in the UK you can get yours here: square.link/u/eYCAExic
For US / Europe orders please contact me via www.battlefield-design.co.uk
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The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated
We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The Witkoff-Dmitriev plan is even more amateurish than I imagined. It favours Russia although does contain elements that Russia will not like. Premature leaking means that it is no more than work in progress. Here is an annotated version (This is free). open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...?
Reposted by James Hoare
This video has broken containment and is getting recommended to random sickos (affectionate) on youtube.
Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
November 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This video has broken containment and is getting recommended to random sickos (affectionate) on youtube.
Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Let's go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/alf...
Question for the gamers (the other kind), showing my age here, but Switch games aren’t region locked or anything like that are they? It’s not like a Blu-ray of Breaker Morant?
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Question for the gamers (the other kind), showing my age here, but Switch games aren’t region locked or anything like that are they? It’s not like a Blu-ray of Breaker Morant?
My cold is really kicking the shit out of me. I don’t think I’ve ever found seasonal lurgy as debilitating as I have over the last couple of years - is that an age thing?
November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My cold is really kicking the shit out of me. I don’t think I’ve ever found seasonal lurgy as debilitating as I have over the last couple of years - is that an age thing?
Absolutely hate that the Nigel Farage story is simultaneously Something and Nothing. If you think he’s a racist, you will continue to think he’s a racist. If you don’t, this won’t be what moved the dial - it’s just the establishment trying to cut him down to size etc.
November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Absolutely hate that the Nigel Farage story is simultaneously Something and Nothing. If you think he’s a racist, you will continue to think he’s a racist. If you don’t, this won’t be what moved the dial - it’s just the establishment trying to cut him down to size etc.
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Good policy alert! Rob has been covering this story for years and can, I think, take some credit
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Good policy alert! Rob has been covering this story for years and can, I think, take some credit
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when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
when will the lesson finally get learned? #cloudflare