Fergus Doyle
@mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social
Brittunculus. A frightful hobgoblin stalking throughout Europe. Something Yorkshire in the state of Denmark. I write games and sometimes I put them online.
Narrative Designer, Sea of Rifts: https://www.seaofrifts.com/
Website: https://mrfergusdoyle.com
Narrative Designer, Sea of Rifts: https://www.seaofrifts.com/
Website: https://mrfergusdoyle.com
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Fergus Doyle
@mrfergusdoyle.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hey, I'm Fergus! I don't think I ever did an introduction post, so here we go. I'm a British Narrative Designer/writer type who's been living in Copenhagen for nearly 4 years now.
Until recently I've mostly been working on my own interactive fiction stuff and game jams (mrfergusdoyle.itch.io )...
Until recently I've mostly been working on my own interactive fiction stuff and game jams (mrfergusdoyle.itch.io )...
Today in writing research: trying to work out what, if anything, antifreeze proteins smell like
February 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Today in writing research: trying to work out what, if anything, antifreeze proteins smell like
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The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week” is such a strange sentence to read.
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The fact that these sentences always end with "... which we will cram with more work for them" and not "... so we moved to a four-day workweek" really illustrate the hollowness of some AI evangelists' promises that AI will deliver us to some kind of post-work utopia.
Hah, he calls out the pub I worked in at university for their STP crimes
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Hah, he calls out the pub I worked in at university for their STP crimes
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Charles I: how about the lamb and flag? Are they open at this time
Laud: parliament has said they won't pay for another lads night out sire
Charles: but God-
Laud: they've also requested you stop saying "god invented lager" as if that means anything
Laud: parliament has said they won't pay for another lads night out sire
Charles: but God-
Laud: they've also requested you stop saying "god invented lager" as if that means anything
February 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Charles I: how about the lamb and flag? Are they open at this time
Laud: parliament has said they won't pay for another lads night out sire
Charles: but God-
Laud: they've also requested you stop saying "god invented lager" as if that means anything
Laud: parliament has said they won't pay for another lads night out sire
Charles: but God-
Laud: they've also requested you stop saying "god invented lager" as if that means anything
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That time I recreated the Pokémon intro using only stock footage.
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
That time I recreated the Pokémon intro using only stock footage.
Both the projects I'm currently working on (Sea of Rifts and the Scarlet Republics TTRPG) get a write-up here
#dkgame 🎮 #gamedev: I went to yesterday's Dev ➤ Test ➤ Repeat at Ghost Ship Games' offices in Copenhagen
mads.blog/dev-test-rep...
#indiedev #indiegamedev #denmark #software #testing #dkgame
mads.blog/dev-test-rep...
#indiedev #indiegamedev #denmark #software #testing #dkgame
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Both the projects I'm currently working on (Sea of Rifts and the Scarlet Republics TTRPG) get a write-up here
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This one was a genuine rabbit hole, very fun to research and write. I did not expect "underwater basket weaving" to connect to basically every social issue of the mid 20th century
Underwater Basket Weaving
I’d like to apologize up front to all the liberal arts majors reading this, surely flashing back to the most annoying conversations they’ve ever had...
www.imightaswellexplainthejoke.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This one was a genuine rabbit hole, very fun to research and write. I did not expect "underwater basket weaving" to connect to basically every social issue of the mid 20th century
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This email chain is not real. It’s a very well written parody – “Thank you good sir” is the cherry on the cake. Immaculate characterisation, voices and plotting in three lines. It’s fake, but whoever wrote this could probably write a damn good comic novel.
O...M...G... even the pedos think he's a creep.
January 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This email chain is not real. It’s a very well written parody – “Thank you good sir” is the cherry on the cake. Immaculate characterisation, voices and plotting in three lines. It’s fake, but whoever wrote this could probably write a damn good comic novel.
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Hey I’m Margaret, an experienced game programmer / generalist (13 years game industry exp) currently looking for work!
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
January 30, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hey I’m Margaret, an experienced game programmer / generalist (13 years game industry exp) currently looking for work!
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
I’ve adapted to many different tech stacks in my career, and would like to find a team to work with in the EU (remote) or in Berlin (hybrid/on-site) on a full time long term basis.
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A kind reminder that just about all larger women in games organizations are shite and and often ran by clout chasers or worse
You'd be best served supporting your local initiatives
You'd be best served supporting your local initiatives
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
A kind reminder that just about all larger women in games organizations are shite and and often ran by clout chasers or worse
You'd be best served supporting your local initiatives
You'd be best served supporting your local initiatives
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
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I participated in Jams of the Timescape vol. 2, where we made Ancestries for the fantasy ttrpg DRAW STEEL.
Together with Yaron, I made an ancestry where you get to play a monstrous Bredbeddle, a headless giant looking for a new head.
Check it out here - it's free to download!
#drawsteel #jott2
Together with Yaron, I made an ancestry where you get to play a monstrous Bredbeddle, a headless giant looking for a new head.
Check it out here - it's free to download!
#drawsteel #jott2
Bredbeddle - a DRAW STEEL Ancestry by UraniumRaptor
A Draw Steel Ancestry homebrewed by Bjoern Hoejlund and GM Rah (Yaron Grinman) for Jams of the Timescape vol. II 2026
uraniumraptor.itch.io
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I participated in Jams of the Timescape vol. 2, where we made Ancestries for the fantasy ttrpg DRAW STEEL.
Together with Yaron, I made an ancestry where you get to play a monstrous Bredbeddle, a headless giant looking for a new head.
Check it out here - it's free to download!
#drawsteel #jott2
Together with Yaron, I made an ancestry where you get to play a monstrous Bredbeddle, a headless giant looking for a new head.
Check it out here - it's free to download!
#drawsteel #jott2
Very funny listening to this episode just after reading Snow Crash, which is also about dominionist evangelicals, the Tower of Bable, and VR
TWOAPW #224: ANGELS IN THE WHITFIELD
@gotitatguineys.bsky.social joined us to talk about angels, what they are, and why they're so hot. We also chat a bit about one mister CS Lewis
@gotitatguineys.bsky.social joined us to talk about angels, what they are, and why they're so hot. We also chat a bit about one mister CS Lewis
January 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Very funny listening to this episode just after reading Snow Crash, which is also about dominionist evangelicals, the Tower of Bable, and VR
This guy is a pretty quick milkshake duck, if you're interested
Danish MEP Anders Vistisen to Donald Trump :"Let me put this in words you might understand: Mr. President, fuck off."
January 20, 2026 at 6:30 PM
This guy is a pretty quick milkshake duck, if you're interested
He should have stuck to Stevenson's vision
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
He should have stuck to Stevenson's vision
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AI can't take my job as a writer because I don't even have one
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
AI can't take my job as a writer because I don't even have one
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he did it he made his brand worse. we didn't think it was possible but he did it.
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created
The YouTube phenomenon known as MrBeast has partnered with the LDS Church on philanthropy, and church President Dallin Oaks says he hopes lower missionary ages will lead to lower marriage ages.
www.sltrib.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
he did it he made his brand worse. we didn't think it was possible but he did it.
I always associate The Waste Land with a library copy I read at University where a previous scholar had annotated the line "Winter kept us warm" with "This is odd, winter is cold"
April is the cruelest month, but it’s January so we should be all good.
We are joined by @eclecticradical.bsky.social to discuss T.S. Eliot’s 1922 modernist masterpiece, “The Wasteland.”
We also discuss Eliot the guy…less of a masterpiece as a human being unfortunately.
We are joined by @eclecticradical.bsky.social to discuss T.S. Eliot’s 1922 modernist masterpiece, “The Wasteland.”
We also discuss Eliot the guy…less of a masterpiece as a human being unfortunately.
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I always associate The Waste Land with a library copy I read at University where a previous scholar had annotated the line "Winter kept us warm" with "This is odd, winter is cold"
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
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I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I've been commissioned to write a piece about games based on real places that changed peoples' perception of that place or had some kind of local impact - are you a dev who made a game like this? Or are you a player who has a story about a game that inspired you to visit somewhere? Let me know!
Wait, people don't like the ending of Snow Crash? I know it's kinda pat but so are Gibson's (even if they have a bit more of a sting in them than Stephenson) but compared to the Diamond Age, I thought Snow Crash's ending worked pretty well
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Wait, people don't like the ending of Snow Crash? I know it's kinda pat but so are Gibson's (even if they have a bit more of a sting in them than Stephenson) but compared to the Diamond Age, I thought Snow Crash's ending worked pretty well
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Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Advert, Cyclists’ Touring Club Gazette, May 1882: “Cyclists ride 100 miles ... without fatigue by the use of
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
BARRY'S BEEF & COCA LOZENGES,
Which are composed of the Finest Extract of English Beef, combined with the Concentrated Preparation of [cocaine].”
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It's time to start shouting about EDJAM 2026!
Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!
100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡
Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!
100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡
Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
January 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
It's time to start shouting about EDJAM 2026!
Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!
100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡
Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
Will you be in Edinburgh Jan 30th to Feb 1st? Then come join us and make cool stuff in our big annual 48h game jam!
100ish people, all disciplines/experience levels welcome, super friendly! Hybrid options for joining too 🧡
Sign up: bit.ly/edjam26
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Doing work planning for the next six months and looks like I'll have slots available for freelance work, esp around Feb-April. So if you need someone to write STUFF or do narrative /story consulting, HMU!
Things I've worked on over past few years (and am not NDAd about) include!
Things I've worked on over past few years (and am not NDAd about) include!
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Doing work planning for the next six months and looks like I'll have slots available for freelance work, esp around Feb-April. So if you need someone to write STUFF or do narrative /story consulting, HMU!
Things I've worked on over past few years (and am not NDAd about) include!
Things I've worked on over past few years (and am not NDAd about) include!
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