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Marsh Davies
@marshdavies.bsky.social
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Writer & illustrator. Former head of creative writing at Mojang. Making horrid TTRPGs about cursed pies, hogmen and worse.

https://teethrpg.itch.io/
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Marsh Davies @marshdavies.bsky.social · Sep 18
Our roleplaying game:
- squirms with aquatic awfulness
- invites revenge upon King George III
- has diagrams explaining how wind works
- is now funded
- still won't pay my bills (but YOU could change that, maybe)

Please ameliorate my financial terror by backing:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...
An advert for GOLD TEETH: "A grotesquely comic tabletop roleplaying game about piracy and occult horror in a cursed corner of the Caribbean." The picture of the book looks nice. Desirable, even.
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rossignol.bsky.social
I wrote this! I do hope you Fallen Londoners enjoy it.
failbettergames.com Failbetter Games - Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 4h
Looking upon one's likeness is always a little uncanny. But there is some awful radiance to those eyes. As if some creature had taken your shape upon the canvas.

The Exceptional Story in Fallen London for December is Father's Oils, by @rossignol.bsky.social.
A loose, painterly illustration of a sallow and sad-looking, hangdog man. He wears a painter's smock and carries a paintbrush and palette. He's lit from below by a sickly, yellowish light. His face is stubbled and his hair unkempt.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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sardonicus.eu
Goodnight.

Reapers near the waterfall
André Gamet, 1946
outlines of two people, sharpening sycthes, a river is is the background and a fine mist creeps in
November 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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thesaintoftous.bsky.social
There should be more games inspired by avant-garde stage design.
Luca Ronconi's production of Niccolò Jommelli's opera "Fetonte" Set design by Mauro Pagano (1951-1988) Tennessee Williams’s Suddenly Last Summer in 1998. Set design by Ralph Koltai (1924-2018) Jean-Christophe Maillot's production of Faust. Set design by Rolf Sachs (b. 1955) Simon Armitage's production of the Odyssey. Set design by Robert Wilson (1941-2025)
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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mtrc.bsky.social
New @draknek.bsky.social game looks pretty cool.
annesh.no Anders :) 🇧🇻🏳️‍🌈 @annesh.no · 2d
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
Four articulated buses blocking each other in a roundabout making them stuck.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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thomasragon.bsky.social
Julius Klinger (1876–1942)
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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bruderkaitlin.com
i hope websites feel like im shooting them with a gun when i turn off their ai features. im deselecting checkboxes and muttering die. die. die. under my breath and i hope they can tell
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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matronboy.bsky.social
Looking forward to representing @maverick-games.com this Saturday with @davefoxcomposer.bsky.social at @mcmcomc.bsky.social in Birmingham!

Do pop along to hear us chat about getting into games from other industries! www.mcmcomiccon.com/birmingham/e...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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michaelwhelan.bsky.social
PASSAGE: THE AVATAR (1988)
Acrylic on Canvas - 48" x 48"

Initially inspired by a few notes from a Pink Floyd instrumental track, this came to me while floating in a sensory deprivation tank. 1/4
Three classical arches stand tall against a calm cerulean sky at twilight. Transparent spheres, each containing a flicker of flame, float among the pillars of a ruined yet still beautiful structure. Steps lead up from the sand to a broad pedestal set at the center of the arches. Above it a star hangs low on the horizon. In the immediate foreground, a path of stones winds across a shallow tidal pool. Water reflects the vertical lines of the pillars.
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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munkao.bsky.social
"Wretched Escapees From Gisang's Forsaken Comedies"

This illustration thematically previews my next theatre adventure, which I've just sent to print. Yasss.
Southeast Asian Fantasy: 3 masked looking guys in a cool pose. One on the left is wielding kerambits, small malay/indonesian daggers, looking a bit wild. Guy in the middle is in a pose, welcoming a fight. Holds a pole arm. Guy on the right has a huge head and holding a fly whisk. Calm looking.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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rossignol.bsky.social
The books are flying homewards.
cunabula.bsky.social Adrian Giddings @cunabula.bsky.social · 8d
Ooh, look what just arrived! Absolutely beautiful work by @ianmcque.bsky.social with @rossignol.bsky.social - looking forward to drinking it in later.

Slightly disappointed it smells of fresh print and not diesel and sea water :)
Mileships, an art book of Ian McQue's work. The cover shows a flying ship that looks like a dilapidated tug boat in front of a town.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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mtrc.bsky.social
Comic panel, man handing young child a sledgehammer. Next to them is a robot. Man is saying “look son, I know this gadget of yours took a lot of work, but it’s a menace to the whole community”
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Not really the point, but why is Huang always wearing his little biker jacket? It's clearly an affectation, but I genuinely don't know what it says, to always be wearing a costume when you are an adult, much less a CEO. Seems as odd to me as if he showed up as an astronaut or Dracula.
mattdpearce.com Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 9d
I don’t want to seem out of touch but I don’t actually understand the economy anymore.
A LinkedIn ad showing Jensen Huang shaking hands with some vague fashion executive: L'OREAL 6,204,444 followers Promoted We're thrilled to announce a collaboration with NVIDIA to supercharge beauty with next-gen Al. WELCOME TO NVIDIA L'ORÉAL GROUPE
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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feralkid.bsky.social
dagger II • pencil on paper
July 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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marcgooderham.bsky.social
Nightfall on Middle Street.
61x46cm.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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james.sh
Stopping for a moonlit drink
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
In which I claim that Bloodlines 2 will eventually be regarded as an underrated gem. An enrapturing, century-spanning murder mystery, sharp writing, richly entertaining characters, AND you can flirt with an anthropomorphised pool table. I don't care that it's not an imsim, full fat RPG or whatevs.
crateandcrowbar.bsky.social The Crate and Crowbar @crateandcrowbar.bsky.social · 11d
Pod! @matronboy.bsky.social and @marshdavies.bsky.social throw themselves into the depths of Ball x Pit, launch themselves into toilets in Bloodlines 2, and dive cinematically from exploding balconies in Battlefield 6.
crateandcrowbar.com/2025/11/15/e...
Thumbnail for episode 453, titled, "A Formula One Car with Fists", and featuring images from the games Ball X Pit, Bloodlines 2 and Battlefield 6.
November 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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antlervel.vet
I made a joke in my main Discord server about DOOM E1M1 being in a major key and @abigbagofkeys.sickonedude.com actually made it. Jesus fucking Christ listen to this hahahaha
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Went into a sandwich place, was faced with a placard detailing the 12 step process of ordering a sandwich, immediately left. When and why did we un-invent menus?
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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calumalexanderwatt.bsky.social
P L A S T I C G O D S (unfinished)
crop of ongoing illo that will never, ever, be completed - a colorful helmeted character glances out of the corner of her eye at us.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Inspirational stuff from this account today.
actualnames.bsky.social Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 13d
Chimp Witches

United States, Census, 1900
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Great thread on differentiating cliché from writing which is intentionally rendered transparent by its familiarity.
nickharkaway.com Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 13d
Here’s an interesting thing…

Obviously, any reference a ”shape in fog” is familiar, and in general that kind of familiar phrase is suspect. However…

🧵 #amwriting
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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innes.bsky.social
"The mainstream understanding of AI is as an interefering piece of shit which doesn't work" pt II

www.askamanager.org/2025/11/the-...
10. The baby announcement At the end of a meeting, a colleague asked their boss to stay on the line for a couple of minutes. The colleague then confidentially shared the great news that they were expecting a baby, and they and their boss talked about a few next steps to plan for parental leave. The AI notetaker then sent out notes to everyone who had attended the meeting with the headline, “Colleague Is Having a Baby.” 19. The equipment I recently saw a ~$50,000 piece of industrial equipment damaged and taken out of commission for about a month because Google AI search told a worker that the tightening torque of a screw was 50 ft*lb instead of 50 in*lb. This resulted in them over-tightening the screw by a factor of 12, which unfortunately didn’t strip the threaded hole (which would have been a smaller problem) but instead warped a bearing assembly that required a full rebuild at considerable difficulty and expense. The kicker is that the correct torque value was clearly printed in the service manual that is stored in the machine. 1. The fake initiative Our execs usually send out a hype email right before the annual employee morale survey, emphasizing wins from the past year, basically trying to put people in a positive frame of mind. Last year’s included the announcement of a major new program we knew employees really wanted. But it was a bit surprising, because it fell in an area my team was responsible for, and we were out of the loop, despite advocating strenuously for this over the years. So I went to the exec to a) convey enthusiasm for his newfound dedication to launching this program and b) ask what support he needed from my team/get us involved again. It turned out the program wasn’t launching at all; he had just asked AI to edit the email to make it sound more exciting and appealing, and it had done so by … launching my initiative. 16. The scam We work with a lot of small businesses just starting up, and as a result are asked to recommend professional services often. Knowing this, a client passed on a discreet warning about the bookkeeping firm we’d recommended to them. They had issues with their accounting software, Quickbooks, and called for help. It was right when Google started providing AI summaries for everything, and apparently their account rep pulled the phone number for Quickbooks’ support out of the AI summary, rather than off the website. You can probably guess where this is going. The number wasn’t legit, but instead put him in contact with a scammer who’d managed astroturf their way into the AI summary. The account rep gave the scammer full access to our client’s accounting software before he realized his error. Our client didn’t share a lot of details about the damages — I got the sense that they were saying very little because they were planning legal action — but they wanted to let us know so we wouldn’t recommend them again.
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Or, if hideous mutations aren't your speed, maybe a tidy little fort instead? Something for everyone.
A fort perched on a crag, a round tower rising from a half-moon gunnery platform. The flag of Great Britain flutters above.
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
marshdavies.bsky.social
Featuring this image of Little Alex Horne, apparently.
A bearded man recedes into a mass of corruption. He looks alarmed, as well he should, as his jaw is splitting wide to reveal hooked teeth, while pale, tubular things spill from his mouth. His hand reaches out, but it appears to be tearing itself apart. Bad day, all in all.
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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jwillustration.bsky.social
Dare ye cross the path of the dark prince? 🐈‍⬛

todays #dailyart , 1hr 45min on the clock
Digital painting of a wooded path with steps leading upwards, strong sunlight casts dappled shadows. A black cat sits in a tree stump at the top of the steps
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM