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The Bearded Halfling
@thebeardedhalfling.bsky.social
TTRPG writer, DM, Historian, Medieval Weapons Nerd⚔️ DnD Dad, professional illustrator and writer and now apparently a YouTuber. He/Him

YT: https://www.youtube.com/@thebeardedhalfling
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/20743/the-bearded-halfling
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The Codex of Celestials has now gone live!

If you're disappointed by the lack of Celestials in DnD, this is the guide is a must have!

With art done by the amazing @joymakesmonsters.bsky.social this project is 100% human made and a great labour of love.

#dnd

www.kickstarter.com/projects/170...
Codex of Celestials - a Celestial Pantheon for 5E D&D
A Dungeons & Dragons 5E/5.5E compatible supplement that adds in a Celestial pantheon, their lore, and additional worldbuilding.
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So you guys seemed to like my last video,

So here's four more examples of historical adventurers to inspire your games and tables!

Also a puppy makes an appearance.

youtu.be/b_1cJCkUm9g?...
Fantasy Worldbuilding - Historical Inspiration for your Fantasy Adventurers
YouTube video by The Bearded Halfling
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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I think these are the only 40K memes I've made

Let me know if you think I should do more
February 16, 2026 at 9:42 AM
So you guys seemed to like my last video,

So here's four more examples of historical adventurers to inspire your games and tables!

Also a puppy makes an appearance.

youtu.be/b_1cJCkUm9g?...
Fantasy Worldbuilding - Historical Inspiration for your Fantasy Adventurers
YouTube video by The Bearded Halfling
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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🧪🏺 Authors assert:
"archaeologists must evaluate these implications to proactively shape the foundations of our engagement with [gen- #AI]"

My take?
We should we should boycott & call out its use in #scicomm as something which *by its nature* diminishes accuracy, nuance & educational benefit.
🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.

JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Okay,

Who's got the new maelstrom customer character ork rules?

I know one of youz got them 🤣
February 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Cartoon: If anyone in Chicago knows this school or an anti ICE organization affiliated with them I would be happy to donate this art. I only wish I could have fully Sal Buscema-ed that punch :)
February 14, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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"you can't just stop supporting someone after they post ai!"

me:
February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I think the maelstrom of war character customisation is the best thing to happen to Warhammer in years.

Also bodes VERY well for next edition.
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I was having an argument with an AI "Artist" and they tried the classic:
"Here are two pieces of art, one is human made, one is AI. Which is which?"

So obviously they were both AI. I said this.
They then tried to gaslight me and got butthurt I saw through his gotcha 🤣
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Worldbuilding idea:

A Fantasy World in which all warriors learnt their fighting techniques from Hollywood films.
February 13, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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I need every member of the STL Planning Commission and Board of Alders to get this simple fact through their dense fucking skulls
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I just finished watching Small Prophets on the BBC,

Genuinely one of the best new things I've watched in years.

It's also very hard to describe lol
February 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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With Farage once again reminding us of who he really represents - billionaire property owners - I was reminded of this old Reddit post responding to the manufactured concern around working from home.
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 5:51 AM
So as far as I am concerned,

Technology for AI replacing humans in 95% of jobs is NOT there and I think we are decades away from anything close.

But the fact that AI can't do the jobs of humans won't stop corporations from trying to replace us anyway!

Death of the worker and the consumer.
I understand why people are exhausted by AI hype, and why those of us squarely in the corner of "human dignity uber alles" see AI doomerism as self-serving hype, but I *really* think people on the left broadly need to start thinking seriously about the possibiltiy of the hype being...true.
February 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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DND TTRPG

Where do you draw inspiration from?

youtu.be/GdZbtoi-o4w?...
10 Worlds of Inspiration For Your DND Campaign
YouTube video by Creative Magpie
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Deep oceans

Space doesn't exist
February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Littke something to pin on Insta after the wave of A/I slop from this weekend
February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
But what's cool is that as a reenactor I very occasionally stumble across pictures of myself in the wild whilst finding images lol
One of the worst things about being a history guy,

AND being a YouTuber who needs internet images of medieval guys,

You occasionally stumble across THE most cringey images you'll ever see.

Example 1:
February 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
One of the worst things about being a history guy,

AND being a YouTuber who needs internet images of medieval guys,

You occasionally stumble across THE most cringey images you'll ever see.

Example 1:
February 9, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I think the Gorton and Denton by-election is very winnable for the Green party. I am slightly concerned though that the Green Party is putting a little too much PR into it.

If Reform DOES win, it'll look really bad for the Greens.
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Shoutout to British Olympian Gus Kenworthy or pissed "Fuck Ice" into the snow at the games.

Makes you proud to be British.
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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Anyone else watch the Superbowl and think Fantasy worlds should have more sport in them?

No just me? (New Video tomorrow)
February 9, 2026 at 10:08 AM