Peter Ray Allison ➡️ DragonMeet
@peterallison.net
Husband, father, writer, journalist and podcaster.
🧛♀️ Co-founder of @MythicEchoes.bsky.social
🎲 Editor for @geekpride.bsky.social
✍️ Articles in BBC, Guardian, Independent and others
🎙️Occasionally on BBC Radio
🧬 They/them
📌 Derby, UK
🔗 www.peterallison.net
🧛♀️ Co-founder of @MythicEchoes.bsky.social
🎲 Editor for @geekpride.bsky.social
✍️ Articles in BBC, Guardian, Independent and others
🎙️Occasionally on BBC Radio
🧬 They/them
📌 Derby, UK
🔗 www.peterallison.net
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🎉 Dracula Returns to Derby: Celebrating 100 Years of Dracula on Stage! 🧛♂️
In collaboration with Dracula Returns to Derby, join us for Mythic Echoes’ vampire gaming extravaganza.
Stay tuned for more details!
#DraculaReturns #Vampire #TabletopRPGs #LARP #DerbyEvents #HorrorGaming #TTRPG #Vamily
In collaboration with Dracula Returns to Derby, join us for Mythic Echoes’ vampire gaming extravaganza.
Stay tuned for more details!
#DraculaReturns #Vampire #TabletopRPGs #LARP #DerbyEvents #HorrorGaming #TTRPG #Vamily
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"… we are ramping sanctions… freezing known Russian assets… I don't actually mean the honourable member from Clacton."
I'm sure Rachel Reeves didn't say that to Nigel Farage "in a hurtful or insulting way" at least, "not with intent…"
I think that's what an alleged racist said recently…?
I'm sure Rachel Reeves didn't say that to Nigel Farage "in a hurtful or insulting way" at least, "not with intent…"
I think that's what an alleged racist said recently…?
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"… we are ramping sanctions… freezing known Russian assets… I don't actually mean the honourable member from Clacton."
I'm sure Rachel Reeves didn't say that to Nigel Farage "in a hurtful or insulting way" at least, "not with intent…"
I think that's what an alleged racist said recently…?
I'm sure Rachel Reeves didn't say that to Nigel Farage "in a hurtful or insulting way" at least, "not with intent…"
I think that's what an alleged racist said recently…?
Just watched The Predator.
The only good thing about the film is that it is a perfect argument about why you should never make a sequel...
The only good thing about the film is that it is a perfect argument about why you should never make a sequel...
a predator with blue lights around his body
Alt: The predator with blue lights around his body.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just watched The Predator.
The only good thing about the film is that it is a perfect argument about why you should never make a sequel...
The only good thing about the film is that it is a perfect argument about why you should never make a sequel...
Introduce yourself with four spaceships...
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships...
Morning Bluesky...
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Morning Bluesky...
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Good morning.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Good morning.
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Did you really think there would only be one? 😁
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Did you really think there would only be one? 😁
Did you really think there would only be one? 😁
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Did you really think there would only be one? 😁
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
I was chatting with a VC at a gen-AI conference a couple of years ago and they were convinced that an AI could just create a video game based on a few text prompts.
I was not convinced then and I am not convinced now...
I was not convinced then and I am not convinced now...
AI is now eating its way into video games and pushing out humans.
(h/t Peter Ray Allison)
(h/t Peter Ray Allison)
How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future
The use of AI in the surprise game-of-the-year contender has sparked a heated cultural and ethical debate, and raised existential questions for video game workers
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I was chatting with a VC at a gen-AI conference a couple of years ago and they were convinced that an AI could just create a video game based on a few text prompts.
I was not convinced then and I am not convinced now...
I was not convinced then and I am not convinced now...
Chevron 7 - locked!
It will be interesting to see how they continue three shows worth of story (SG-1, Atlantis and SG-U), and still make it accessible to newcomers.
#stargate
youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?...
It will be interesting to see how they continue three shows worth of story (SG-1, Atlantis and SG-U), and still make it accessible to newcomers.
#stargate
youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?...
Stargate Announcement | Prime Video
YouTube video by Prime Video
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Chevron 7 - locked!
It will be interesting to see how they continue three shows worth of story (SG-1, Atlantis and SG-U), and still make it accessible to newcomers.
#stargate
youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?...
It will be interesting to see how they continue three shows worth of story (SG-1, Atlantis and SG-U), and still make it accessible to newcomers.
#stargate
youtu.be/e82uV9sBt4I?...
This is as professional as I get...
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This is as professional as I get...
My room is so goth...
November 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
My room is so goth...
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.
(I can still hear the music...)
(I can still hear the music...)
November 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood.
(I can still hear the music...)
(I can still hear the music...)
In London for a tech conference tomorrow.
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In London for a tech conference tomorrow.
Name three things near you right now:
1. I'm in the Band, by Sean Yseult.
2. Tablet.
3. Rubics cube.
1. I'm in the Band, by Sean Yseult.
2. Tablet.
3. Rubics cube.
name three things near you right now:
1. theraflu
2. gamepad
3. apricot jam
1. theraflu
2. gamepad
3. apricot jam
name 3 things near you right now:
1. epic earth book
2. diet coke
3. minecraft bee toy
1. epic earth book
2. diet coke
3. minecraft bee toy
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Name three things near you right now:
1. I'm in the Band, by Sean Yseult.
2. Tablet.
3. Rubics cube.
1. I'm in the Band, by Sean Yseult.
2. Tablet.
3. Rubics cube.
Heading to #London for a couple of days this week and will have some time to kill.
Camden is already calling, but can anyone recommend other things to do?
youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...
Camden is already calling, but can anyone recommend other things to do?
youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...
The Clash - London Calling (Official Video)
YouTube video by theclashVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Heading to #London for a couple of days this week and will have some time to kill.
Camden is already calling, but can anyone recommend other things to do?
youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...
Camden is already calling, but can anyone recommend other things to do?
youtu.be/EfK-WX2pa8c?...
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How to make one the best horror films ever look like an office sit-com.
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
How to make one the best horror films ever look like an office sit-com.
"Don't torture yourself, darling. That's my job..."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I'm selling my torture chair so I can move house'
Sian Cullen said the chair - and matching cage - were an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Don't torture yourself, darling. That's my job..."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Fire lit, snacks ready, White Zombie drifting from the speakers and Sean Yseult's I'm In The Band to read...
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Fire lit, snacks ready, White Zombie drifting from the speakers and Sean Yseult's I'm In The Band to read...
I don't know about the rest of you, but I just want to be curled up in bed reading more about Sean Yseult's life in her autobiography I'm In The Band...
November 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I don't know about the rest of you, but I just want to be curled up in bed reading more about Sean Yseult's life in her autobiography I'm In The Band...
Train tickets booked for the #TTRPG convention #Dragonmeet at the end of the month.
Never been before, so looking forward to seeing what it is like.
dragonmeet.co.uk
Never been before, so looking forward to seeing what it is like.
dragonmeet.co.uk
Home - Dragonmeet
Website for the Dragonmeet RPG convention which takes place on Saturday 30th November 2024 at the Novotel Hammersmith, London
dragonmeet.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Train tickets booked for the #TTRPG convention #Dragonmeet at the end of the month.
Never been before, so looking forward to seeing what it is like.
dragonmeet.co.uk
Never been before, so looking forward to seeing what it is like.
dragonmeet.co.uk
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It's ALIVE! Or perhaps it isn't? Anyway, the full schedule and line-up is now live for the UK Ghost Story Festival 2026, taking place at QUAD - Derby from the 27th Feb to the 1st March! www.derbyquad.co.uk/ukgsf/ #ghost #ghosts #ghoststories #gothic #derby #derbyshire #writing #writers
November 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It's ALIVE! Or perhaps it isn't? Anyway, the full schedule and line-up is now live for the UK Ghost Story Festival 2026, taking place at QUAD - Derby from the 27th Feb to the 1st March! www.derbyquad.co.uk/ukgsf/ #ghost #ghosts #ghoststories #gothic #derby #derbyshire #writing #writers
Name 3 reasons folks may dislike your fave TTRPG:
Mage: The Ascension
1) Too complicated
2) Broken rules
3) Increasing Arete requires roleplay
In regard to points 1 and 2, I would argue it is a complex, but not complicated, system.
And roleplaying character development is never a bad thing...
Mage: The Ascension
1) Too complicated
2) Broken rules
3) Increasing Arete requires roleplay
In regard to points 1 and 2, I would argue it is a complex, but not complicated, system.
And roleplaying character development is never a bad thing...
Name 3 reasons folks may dislike your fave TTRPG:
Chronicles of Darkness
1) Confused it with World of Darkness
2) "Too woke"
3) Experience gain is driven by story objectives and character actions rather than murdering things and taking their stuff.
I wish I were kidding about any of these.
Chronicles of Darkness
1) Confused it with World of Darkness
2) "Too woke"
3) Experience gain is driven by story objectives and character actions rather than murdering things and taking their stuff.
I wish I were kidding about any of these.
Name 3 reasons folks may dislike your fave TTRPG:
Silhouette
1) Few know what it is
2) multiply weapon damage by margin of success, then subtract armor, then compare to wound threshold?! Where's my basic addition and subtraction!?!
3) Magic system? Hahaha, no
Silhouette
1) Few know what it is
2) multiply weapon damage by margin of success, then subtract armor, then compare to wound threshold?! Where's my basic addition and subtraction!?!
3) Magic system? Hahaha, no
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Name 3 reasons folks may dislike your fave TTRPG:
Mage: The Ascension
1) Too complicated
2) Broken rules
3) Increasing Arete requires roleplay
In regard to points 1 and 2, I would argue it is a complex, but not complicated, system.
And roleplaying character development is never a bad thing...
Mage: The Ascension
1) Too complicated
2) Broken rules
3) Increasing Arete requires roleplay
In regard to points 1 and 2, I would argue it is a complex, but not complicated, system.
And roleplaying character development is never a bad thing...