Jim Rossignol
@rossignol.bsky.social
Writer. Makes books, games.
Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS. And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS. And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
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Jim Rossignol
@rossignol.bsky.social
· Dec 15
How to get better at improvising - Old Men Running The World
You will get better at improvising.
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
Sometimes people ask me how to get better at improvising in TTRPGs and I shrug helplessly, saying "...uhhhhh.... Ummmm," and things like that.
To improve this response I rolled on a spark table and followed the prompt "write a blog post about it".
To improve this response I rolled on a spark table and followed the prompt "write a blog post about it".
Starmer — a prosecutor with a huge majority, coming in after years of sleaze and mendacity — could have weaponised the corruption of his opponents to incredible advantage. Instead he will be ruined by the living avatar of corruption in his own party. To not see that coming is a serious skill issue.
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Starmer — a prosecutor with a huge majority, coming in after years of sleaze and mendacity — could have weaponised the corruption of his opponents to incredible advantage. Instead he will be ruined by the living avatar of corruption in his own party. To not see that coming is a serious skill issue.
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Border Riding is a game about boundaries, exploring how arbitrary borders can create long-lasting divisions between communities.
Lavishly illustrated and printed on Ordnance Map material meaning it’ll survive through anything.
Get yours @ peregrinecoast.press/products/bor...
Lavishly illustrated and printed on Ordnance Map material meaning it’ll survive through anything.
Get yours @ peregrinecoast.press/products/bor...
February 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Border Riding is a game about boundaries, exploring how arbitrary borders can create long-lasting divisions between communities.
Lavishly illustrated and printed on Ordnance Map material meaning it’ll survive through anything.
Get yours @ peregrinecoast.press/products/bor...
Lavishly illustrated and printed on Ordnance Map material meaning it’ll survive through anything.
Get yours @ peregrinecoast.press/products/bor...
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Current policy of pandering to xenophobes just not sustainable. But then we knew that.
Zero net migration would shrink UK economy by 3.6%, says thinktank
Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Current policy of pandering to xenophobes just not sustainable. But then we knew that.
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'for an estimated 4% of people, this mental imagery is weak or absent. When researchers ask them to imagine something familiar, they might have a concept of what it is, and words and associations might come to mind, but they describe their mind’s eye as dark or even blank.'
Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?
People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
'for an estimated 4% of people, this mental imagery is weak or absent. When researchers ask them to imagine something familiar, they might have a concept of what it is, and words and associations might come to mind, but they describe their mind’s eye as dark or even blank.'
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BTW I have a blog now, I’m part of the blogosphere.
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
February 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
BTW I have a blog now, I’m part of the blogosphere.
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
So if you prefer, you can read this whole ramble in blogpost form, like it’s 2008:
blog.olddog.games/posts/the-vi...
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Games Workshop: You get those drawings of the heroes of our brand new toy range?
Will Rees: Sure did boss, real fuckin disgusting just like you asked.
GW: what
Will Rees: Sure did boss, real fuckin disgusting just like you asked.
GW: what
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Games Workshop: You get those drawings of the heroes of our brand new toy range?
Will Rees: Sure did boss, real fuckin disgusting just like you asked.
GW: what
Will Rees: Sure did boss, real fuckin disgusting just like you asked.
GW: what
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Here's all four covers I did for THE EXPANSE: A LITTLE DEATH
February 3, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Here's all four covers I did for THE EXPANSE: A LITTLE DEATH
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Another day, another whatever this guy is.
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Another day, another whatever this guy is.
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'Bring back the two-child benefit cap to cut the price of a pint by 5p' is actually a perfect Reform policy, though. Immiserate thousands of people for a meaningless stunt.
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
'Bring back the two-child benefit cap to cut the price of a pint by 5p' is actually a perfect Reform policy, though. Immiserate thousands of people for a meaningless stunt.
Might have to ignore the infinite catalogue of horrors for a while and do some work, idk.
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Might have to ignore the infinite catalogue of horrors for a while and do some work, idk.
The UK deploying Ai in schools is the opposite of education! These are systems based around *not* learning skills. How are they not getting this! For fuck's sake.
*crazy pills .gif*
*crazy pills .gif*
February 3, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The UK deploying Ai in schools is the opposite of education! These are systems based around *not* learning skills. How are they not getting this! For fuck's sake.
*crazy pills .gif*
*crazy pills .gif*
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i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
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Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Reminder that "jaywalking" was literally made up by american car manufacturers to shift the blame for accidents from drivers to pedestrians. "Jay" was a slang term meaning "idiot" or "rube".
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“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Self-driving taxis are coming to London – should we be worried? | Jack Stilgoe
Waymo’s cars were first rolled out in San Francisco, but the English capital’s old roads, pelican crossings and jaywalkers may pose issues for AI, says science and technology professor Jack Stilgoe
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
“Jaywalking is permitted in London. In 1966, the police tried to crack down on it, but gave up after three months.”
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
People walk and cycle on roads by right, people drive under licence.
Jaywalking is not a thing in English law and Waymo must not change that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Revelation of corruption is the fundamental story of the past decade. We've had a continuous stream of evidence for how we're being exploited and betrayed. Citizens in democratic states should only vote for candidates who will tackle that evil. (And that ain't Nigel "invest in gold/crypto" Farage.)
February 2, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Revelation of corruption is the fundamental story of the past decade. We've had a continuous stream of evidence for how we're being exploited and betrayed. Citizens in democratic states should only vote for candidates who will tackle that evil. (And that ain't Nigel "invest in gold/crypto" Farage.)
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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As the Internet slowly drowns in AI slush, I’m finding that physical items are the best for all kinds of reference. From ‘Art of’ books and collectables to photographing things around me that peak my interest. Physical forms of reference are completely under our control. No nonsense.
February 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
As the Internet slowly drowns in AI slush, I’m finding that physical items are the best for all kinds of reference. From ‘Art of’ books and collectables to photographing things around me that peak my interest. Physical forms of reference are completely under our control. No nonsense.
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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You can read or listen to it at this link:
The Apologists by Tade Thompson
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
You can read or listen to it at this link:
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whatever you do don’t ask their age
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
whatever you do don’t ask their age
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RIP Thomas Aquinas you would have loved arguing about the right way to imagine fantasy scenarios on blogs.
January 31, 2026 at 4:43 PM
RIP Thomas Aquinas you would have loved arguing about the right way to imagine fantasy scenarios on blogs.
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"First of all...yikes."
Satan, watching world events.
Satan, watching world events.
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 AM
"First of all...yikes."
Satan, watching world events.
Satan, watching world events.