Alistair Smith
@alistairsmith.bsky.social
Mid-life crisis: return to OSRPGs, painting and general escape from the mundane. Happiness through imagination and camaraderie. He/him. #grognard
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
February 14, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is such a civilised place for an after work drink.
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is such a civilised place for an after work drink.
Searching for the creator of this #morktober horror. Want to use it in something I’m writing and credit its creator. Let me know if it’s you!
February 9, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Searching for the creator of this #morktober horror. Want to use it in something I’m writing and credit its creator. Let me know if it’s you!
And nearly the same energy again.
February 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
And nearly the same energy again.
Someone made it so on a bus shelter ad.
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Someone made it so on a bus shelter ad.
Babs Windsor surely. Channeling the Frazetta version of the battle with Witch King. She was fooling no one!
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Babs Windsor surely. Channeling the Frazetta version of the battle with Witch King. She was fooling no one!
And he’ll have known that he was with someone who loved him.
Our Oscar, who had begun life a stray, was a wonderful boy, who just wanted to be with us the night he passed on.
Our Oscar, who had begun life a stray, was a wonderful boy, who just wanted to be with us the night he passed on.
January 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM
And he’ll have known that he was with someone who loved him.
Our Oscar, who had begun life a stray, was a wonderful boy, who just wanted to be with us the night he passed on.
Our Oscar, who had begun life a stray, was a wonderful boy, who just wanted to be with us the night he passed on.
You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read.
What is your job?
Oh no. Doomed sexually repressed failing author.
What is your job?
Oh no. Doomed sexually repressed failing author.
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 AM
You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read.
What is your job?
Oh no. Doomed sexually repressed failing author.
What is your job?
Oh no. Doomed sexually repressed failing author.
Bright, for a dead guy.
January 16, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Bright, for a dead guy.
He’s a great figure.
January 16, 2026 at 8:21 AM
He’s a great figure.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
January 14, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
RT this with your home river?
The Tay
The Tay
January 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
RT this with your home river?
The Tay
The Tay
After the fun of Grogmeet, I didn’t open my package from @irny.bsky.social yesterday evening. I thought I’d give myself something to look forward to this morning. I wasn’t disappointed.
January 12, 2026 at 6:49 PM
After the fun of Grogmeet, I didn’t open my package from @irny.bsky.social yesterday evening. I thought I’d give myself something to look forward to this morning. I wasn’t disappointed.
Share someone who looks stylish wearing boots.
January 12, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Share someone who looks stylish wearing boots.
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
January 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.
Fox in the snow - albeit not a lot of snow.
I think it’s one of the ones born under our neighbour’s shed earlier this year.
I think it’s one of the ones born under our neighbour’s shed earlier this year.
January 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Fox in the snow - albeit not a lot of snow.
I think it’s one of the ones born under our neighbour’s shed earlier this year.
I think it’s one of the ones born under our neighbour’s shed earlier this year.
You’ve been kidnapped (again!). The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who is coming to save you?
Who is coming to save you?
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
You’ve been kidnapped (again!). The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you.
Who is coming to save you?
Who is coming to save you?
I think Leia is feeling the love.
December 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I think Leia is feeling the love.
The Elder Sign is on the tree. Our Yuletide will be undisturbed by the Great Old Ones.
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Elder Sign is on the tree. Our Yuletide will be undisturbed by the Great Old Ones.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The wolves are running.
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The wolves are running.
I think it might be this guy. Definitely the Citadel Vikings.
From Drummond’s toy shop on South Street, Perth.
From Drummond’s toy shop on South Street, Perth.
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I think it might be this guy. Definitely the Citadel Vikings.
From Drummond’s toy shop on South Street, Perth.
From Drummond’s toy shop on South Street, Perth.
My morning commute is always made better by the magical voice of Sandy Denny.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
My morning commute is always made better by the magical voice of Sandy Denny.
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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Not quite as perfect as what followed but pretty incredible.
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Not quite as perfect as what followed but pretty incredible.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
Not quite as perfect as what followed but pretty incredible.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
Not quite as perfect as what followed but pretty incredible.
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en...
I think this is classic GW Legolas, with Borimir.
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I think this is classic GW Legolas, with Borimir.