Alex @Plane Sailing Games
@planesailinggames.com
Ennie-nominated Designer and publisher of indie ttrpg games including A Cool and Lonely Courage https://planesailinggames.com/
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I run Plane Sailing Games, where I publish a trad space opera game and smaller story games where simple rules tell stories with big feelings. #indiettrpg
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Hey #PortfolioDay ✨
I'm Ramona, an illustrator drawing pretty things for indie game designers, authors and the nerdy inclined.
I love to draw highly ornate and detailed pieces inspired by vintage books and decor.
alderdoodle.co.uk
[email protected]
I'm Ramona, an illustrator drawing pretty things for indie game designers, authors and the nerdy inclined.
I love to draw highly ornate and detailed pieces inspired by vintage books and decor.
alderdoodle.co.uk
[email protected]
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Hey #PortfolioDay ✨
I'm Ramona, an illustrator drawing pretty things for indie game designers, authors and the nerdy inclined.
I love to draw highly ornate and detailed pieces inspired by vintage books and decor.
alderdoodle.co.uk
[email protected]
I'm Ramona, an illustrator drawing pretty things for indie game designers, authors and the nerdy inclined.
I love to draw highly ornate and detailed pieces inspired by vintage books and decor.
alderdoodle.co.uk
[email protected]
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The new Apocalypse World is coming my way, and I plan to take another shot at running it for my D&D/13th-Age focused game group. Can someone point me to a good actual-play session that I can listen to on the stationary bike? I've played it (thanks @johnharper.bsky.social) but want more.
January 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
The new Apocalypse World is coming my way, and I plan to take another shot at running it for my D&D/13th-Age focused game group. Can someone point me to a good actual-play session that I can listen to on the stationary bike? I've played it (thanks @johnharper.bsky.social) but want more.
Would you like to play an adventure in the teeth of an environmental apocalypse? Risking everything to reconnect with the ones you love as the flood waters rise or the fires burn fiercer?
Sign up to be notified about the kickstarter launch!
Sign up to be notified about the kickstarter launch!
Coming soon: Escape the Apocalypse
An RPG about surviving the apocalypse and finding your heart's desire
www.kickstarter.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Would you like to play an adventure in the teeth of an environmental apocalypse? Risking everything to reconnect with the ones you love as the flood waters rise or the fires burn fiercer?
Sign up to be notified about the kickstarter launch!
Sign up to be notified about the kickstarter launch!
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Hey folks! The prelaunch for my first solo kickstarter just went up here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...
I've been working on this for years, so if you dig it or simply wish me well, please repost or share in discords.
Mailing list here: hardyroachgames.co.uk/il-fantasma-...
I've been working on this for years, so if you dig it or simply wish me well, please repost or share in discords.
Mailing list here: hardyroachgames.co.uk/il-fantasma-...
Coming soon: Il Fantasma del Giallo - An RPG of Violence and Identity
Your acting career is a ruin. You're out of options. Every path travelled, every bridge burnt. But there's always work in the Yellow...
www.kickstarter.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Hey folks! The prelaunch for my first solo kickstarter just went up here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/har...
I've been working on this for years, so if you dig it or simply wish me well, please repost or share in discords.
Mailing list here: hardyroachgames.co.uk/il-fantasma-...
I've been working on this for years, so if you dig it or simply wish me well, please repost or share in discords.
Mailing list here: hardyroachgames.co.uk/il-fantasma-...
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THE WORDS WE LEAVE BEHIND
Here is my cover art and some of the interior art for this excellent ttrpg by Lunarshadow designs @whodo.bsky.social
available here!
lunarshadow.itch.io/the-words-we...
The Words We Leave Behind is a duet epistolary RPG about time travel and the butterfly effect
#ttrpg
Here is my cover art and some of the interior art for this excellent ttrpg by Lunarshadow designs @whodo.bsky.social
available here!
lunarshadow.itch.io/the-words-we...
The Words We Leave Behind is a duet epistolary RPG about time travel and the butterfly effect
#ttrpg
January 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
THE WORDS WE LEAVE BEHIND
Here is my cover art and some of the interior art for this excellent ttrpg by Lunarshadow designs @whodo.bsky.social
available here!
lunarshadow.itch.io/the-words-we...
The Words We Leave Behind is a duet epistolary RPG about time travel and the butterfly effect
#ttrpg
Here is my cover art and some of the interior art for this excellent ttrpg by Lunarshadow designs @whodo.bsky.social
available here!
lunarshadow.itch.io/the-words-we...
The Words We Leave Behind is a duet epistolary RPG about time travel and the butterfly effect
#ttrpg
Anyone here going to Con-tingency at the end of Jan?
(I know @squadronuk.bsky.social is because I’ve signed up for one of his games!)
(I know @squadronuk.bsky.social is because I’ve signed up for one of his games!)
January 10, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Anyone here going to Con-tingency at the end of Jan?
(I know @squadronuk.bsky.social is because I’ve signed up for one of his games!)
(I know @squadronuk.bsky.social is because I’ve signed up for one of his games!)
Slightly diminish a band
Queen Mother
(Look at all of these, they are great!)
Queen Mother
(Look at all of these, they are great!)
Slightly diminish a band.
Irate Street Preacher
Irate Street Preacher
Slightly diminish a band.
The Beatle.
The Beatle.
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Slightly diminish a band
Queen Mother
(Look at all of these, they are great!)
Queen Mother
(Look at all of these, they are great!)
This didn’t address the problem of ‘X’ still being able to make users inadvertently criminals by downloading CSAM automatically to their app or browser, because it only addresses creation, not publishing. Too risky to use X for anyone IMO
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
Editing function to be limited to paying subscribers after X threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This didn’t address the problem of ‘X’ still being able to make users inadvertently criminals by downloading CSAM automatically to their app or browser, because it only addresses creation, not publishing. Too risky to use X for anyone IMO
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
@rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com I’m trying to remember who was working on programming an itch alternative online store - was it you by any chance?
January 9, 2026 at 11:54 AM
@rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com I’m trying to remember who was working on programming an itch alternative online store - was it you by any chance?
For those interested in UX, and in particular those frustrated by Apple’s recent directions, this person has done a comprehensive take down of incoherence in MacOS 26 menu icons
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 7, 2026 at 8:13 PM
For those interested in UX, and in particular those frustrated by Apple’s recent directions, this person has done a comprehensive take down of incoherence in MacOS 26 menu icons
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
New year, new TTRPG designer interview!
Come and meet @annablackwell.bsky.social and see what Anna is working on!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
Come and meet @annablackwell.bsky.social and see what Anna is working on!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
Interviewing Anna Blackwell
A purveyor of fine solo-games to create personal experiences
planesailinggames.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
New year, new TTRPG designer interview!
Come and meet @annablackwell.bsky.social and see what Anna is working on!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
Come and meet @annablackwell.bsky.social and see what Anna is working on!
planesailinggames.com/interviews/2...
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I got a chance to speak with @planesailinggames.com about my games. Go check it out if you wanna hear more about what I'm working on and why I do this :)
Interviewing Anna Blackwell
A purveyor of fine solo-games to create personal experiences
planesailinggames.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I got a chance to speak with @planesailinggames.com about my games. Go check it out if you wanna hear more about what I'm working on and why I do this :)
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
Once upon a time, Europe was at war.
Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
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so, trying to consolidate what we do and be smarter about it and we wondered outside of Bluesky what social media platforms do you still use in 2026? And how do you use them? (& this is aimed as much at "regular people" than artists, designers, publishers etc who use them as a promo tool)
January 6, 2026 at 11:30 AM
so, trying to consolidate what we do and be smarter about it and we wondered outside of Bluesky what social media platforms do you still use in 2026? And how do you use them? (& this is aimed as much at "regular people" than artists, designers, publishers etc who use them as a promo tool)
How much do I hate Amazon prime right now?
I’m rewatching The Expanse, but THIS time ‘prime’ is shoehorning in mindless cleaning and gambling ads every 10 mins.
I’m rewatching The Expanse, but THIS time ‘prime’ is shoehorning in mindless cleaning and gambling ads every 10 mins.
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
How much do I hate Amazon prime right now?
I’m rewatching The Expanse, but THIS time ‘prime’ is shoehorning in mindless cleaning and gambling ads every 10 mins.
I’m rewatching The Expanse, but THIS time ‘prime’ is shoehorning in mindless cleaning and gambling ads every 10 mins.
This is a long thread full of really important info for all indie ttrpg folk who want to tell the wider world about our games. Many thanks to @wyrdscience.bsky.social for laying it all out so clearly!
Anyway as a corollary to this, I've done variations of this in the past but here are my top tips for contacting and perhaps getting press attention around your game, podcast, novel, comic, toy, album fantasy themed coffee or tea etc etc etc. Following all of these won't guarantee you coverage but...
anyway it's a new year, a year in which we plan* to release 4 (+ actually) issues, and so for the fifth year running I am on my hands & knees begging people to try sending us info about what they're working on, ideally 2-3 months before release
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
our inbox for all press releases is [email protected]
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
This is a long thread full of really important info for all indie ttrpg folk who want to tell the wider world about our games. Many thanks to @wyrdscience.bsky.social for laying it all out so clearly!
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Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
Even if nobody wants to take action against Musk for building a CSAM generator, there are people using it who are based in the UK and those prompts are absolutely something that would get you on the sex offender's register. Absolutely no justification not to try to identify and prosecute users.
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
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I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
If there is one resolution I want for journalists this year: it is to get off S*bstack and use Ghost or any other indy publishing platform that does not fund literal nazis instead.
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I will reiterate that if you are an independent journo/hobbyist I will happily set up your ghost install and host it for a few quid above cost price.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
You set up your own stripe and mailgun accounts, and you get to keep ALL your revenue.
And post migration from wordpress/substack is pretty easy.
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A heavily Victorianised small church, St Anno's, Llananno in Powys is, from the outside, a humble and largely forgettable building.
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
January 5, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A heavily Victorianised small church, St Anno's, Llananno in Powys is, from the outside, a humble and largely forgettable building.
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
However, inside visitors can feast their eyes upon one of the finest pieces of medieval carpentry in Wales.
1/9
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Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. They’re an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh here’s a thread 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. They’re an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh here’s a thread 🧵
Me we need the UK government to get off it
If you’re still on X because you think it’s “where the conversation is”, it isn’t.
Ofcom’s Online Nation Report 2025 shows X is no longer a mainstream platform in the UK. Fewer people use it, engagement is tiny, and harm is concentrated.
🔗 tinyurl.com/OfcomON
🧵Here's what the data says ...
Ofcom’s Online Nation Report 2025 shows X is no longer a mainstream platform in the UK. Fewer people use it, engagement is tiny, and harm is concentrated.
🔗 tinyurl.com/OfcomON
🧵Here's what the data says ...
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Me we need the UK government to get off it
The only true blood food territory is of course delicious black pudding
This is blood fued territory and I will not have it. Dr Pepper is the nectar of the gods and is made with 24 individual fruit flavors, none of the prunes. This MUST be respected if not adored.
January 2, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The only true blood food territory is of course delicious black pudding