Ripley
@queerwizard.co.uk
Illustrator and cartographer. DnD 4E Apologist and Old School nerd. I'll make stuff for your game if you ask nicely. Welsh grrl in Scotland (She/Her) 🏴🏴
💼: http://queerwizard.co.uk
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💼: http://queerwizard.co.uk
📧: [email protected]
🎲: https://queer-wizard.itch.io
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Ripley
@queerwizard.co.uk
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Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am open for cartography/illustration work in January and February! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
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I see a lot of pushback against ‘the GM is a special player who has a different role than the other players’ being framed in anti-authoritarian or anti-colonial language and while there are discussions to be had around those ideas I think the reason we enjoy trad games is for the style of play!
January 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I see a lot of pushback against ‘the GM is a special player who has a different role than the other players’ being framed in anti-authoritarian or anti-colonial language and while there are discussions to be had around those ideas I think the reason we enjoy trad games is for the style of play!
…authority to the players it lessens the burden yes but it also creates a completely different, more writers-room vibe and that is not a *better* way of doing things it’s just a different way of doing things.
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
…authority to the players it lessens the burden yes but it also creates a completely different, more writers-room vibe and that is not a *better* way of doing things it’s just a different way of doing things.
There’s also something to be said for the types of games this division of labour creates. I personally do not like playing games where players have narrative authority outside of what their characters do. I like believing in the secondary world, and reacting to it. When the GM cedes some narrative…
January 12, 2026 at 4:09 PM
There’s also something to be said for the types of games this division of labour creates. I personally do not like playing games where players have narrative authority outside of what their characters do. I like believing in the secondary world, and reacting to it. When the GM cedes some narrative…
I was very sorely tempted to head over to Portland for Between Two Cons but honestly the thought of travelling to the USA right now as a trans communist just seems...fundamentally unwise... :(
January 12, 2026 at 3:51 PM
I was very sorely tempted to head over to Portland for Between Two Cons but honestly the thought of travelling to the USA right now as a trans communist just seems...fundamentally unwise... :(
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I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
I have the horny pollution song from FernGully stuck in my head
January 11, 2026 at 3:19 PM
I have the horny pollution song from FernGully stuck in my head
I’m watching The Materialists and it’s a profound testament to how ridiculously handsome Pedro Pascal is that he can (with a bit of make up and costume help obviously) make achingly beautiful Chris Evans look like a complete schlub in comparison.
January 10, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I’m watching The Materialists and it’s a profound testament to how ridiculously handsome Pedro Pascal is that he can (with a bit of make up and costume help obviously) make achingly beautiful Chris Evans look like a complete schlub in comparison.
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Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am open for cartography/illustration work in January and February! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am open for cartography/illustration work in January and February! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
Absolutely this. It’s always always important to remember they’re just loser dorks playing dress up using old football gear.
January 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Absolutely this. It’s always always important to remember they’re just loser dorks playing dress up using old football gear.
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Wyrm Knight 🐉⚔️
December 29, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Wyrm Knight 🐉⚔️
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It is true what the song says about folks who are ten degrees to the left of centre in good times who swing over to the right the moment something affects them personally…
January 9, 2026 at 9:50 AM
It is true what the song says about folks who are ten degrees to the left of centre in good times who swing over to the right the moment something affects them personally…
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the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs
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Finally saw this and now I'm a complete wreck.
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Finally saw this and now I'm a complete wreck.
He’s helping me stop playing video games
January 8, 2026 at 6:53 PM
He’s helping me stop playing video games
Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am open for cartography/illustration work in January and February! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
January 8, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am open for cartography/illustration work in January and February! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at [email protected]!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
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For those wondering what Mamdani's quote, "For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty," was in reference to...
January 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
For those wondering what Mamdani's quote, "For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty," was in reference to...
He’s literally the prime minister
Well never mind..you couldn't resist however a silly comment about Starmer not the policy..
January 7, 2026 at 11:27 PM
He’s literally the prime minister
I understand you can’t read and that’s sad but the whole conversation is about government policy and the government is lead by Sir Kier
January 7, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I understand you can’t read and that’s sad but the whole conversation is about government policy and the government is lead by Sir Kier
Because he’s not Jeremy Corbyn
January 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Because he’s not Jeremy Corbyn
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oh i had this realization once
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
oh i had this realization once
The question was about this government’s performance. Oh dear ….. must be a challenge for people to read tweets before opening their mouth.
Oh dear..... something something something "but Kier Starmer...."
Must be a challenge for people to say anything about policy etc without adding "but Kier Starmer...".
Must be a challenge for people to say anything about policy etc without adding "but Kier Starmer...".
January 7, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The question was about this government’s performance. Oh dear ….. must be a challenge for people to read tweets before opening their mouth.
Is UBI one of his policies?
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Is UBI one of his policies?