Conan Daly
@hex-heart.bsky.social
Game runner of Orion Sphere LRP, a UK sci-fi fest Larp! Freelance TTRPG Editor, Escape Room Designer & general Game Systems & Incentives nerd. Formerly a museum curator / geologist! (He/Him)
OSLRP - www.orionspherelrp.co.uk
Games - www.hexheartgames.co.uk
OSLRP - www.orionspherelrp.co.uk
Games - www.hexheartgames.co.uk
Happy Solstice all! May the unconquered sun bring blessings for you next year, and hopefully shine over a world that will destroy itself slightly less than last year.
December 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Happy Solstice all! May the unconquered sun bring blessings for you next year, and hopefully shine over a world that will destroy itself slightly less than last year.
My Print and Play work for the past few nights is now complete, a bunch of @buttonshy.bsky.social games to bring to the old country for the holidays. Easy enough and enjoyable to put together, though my hatred of the US Letter page format grew ever keener with each one I did.
December 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
My Print and Play work for the past few nights is now complete, a bunch of @buttonshy.bsky.social games to bring to the old country for the holidays. Easy enough and enjoyable to put together, though my hatred of the US Letter page format grew ever keener with each one I did.
Just finished the new @warframe.com story quest, The Old Peace, and I am full of both sad and angry tears. Masterful storytelling, and allows us all to plumb new depths of hatred for Ballas!
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just finished the new @warframe.com story quest, The Old Peace, and I am full of both sad and angry tears. Masterful storytelling, and allows us all to plumb new depths of hatred for Ballas!
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Oh sure kids, the Greens SOUND cool, with their "no more war" and "hey everyone, let's smoke a doobie", but they're not living in the REAL world. in the real world, we starve children and ban trans people from Girl Guiding because the Daily Mail told us to. it's called MATURE GOVERNMENT
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Oh sure kids, the Greens SOUND cool, with their "no more war" and "hey everyone, let's smoke a doobie", but they're not living in the REAL world. in the real world, we starve children and ban trans people from Girl Guiding because the Daily Mail told us to. it's called MATURE GOVERNMENT
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sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
If you haven't seen it, the Hundreds Of Beavers movie is an incredible, hilarious, and a deeply, fundamentally silly, work of art.
MERRY CHRISTMAS YA FILTHY BEAVERS
Playing in 60+ cities for December, get your tickets fast for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A NORTHWOODS CHRISTMAS!
TICKETS: linktr.ee/hundredsofbe...
Playing in 60+ cities for December, get your tickets fast for HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: A NORTHWOODS CHRISTMAS!
TICKETS: linktr.ee/hundredsofbe...
December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you haven't seen it, the Hundreds Of Beavers movie is an incredible, hilarious, and a deeply, fundamentally silly, work of art.
Got a survey from Reform UK asking about what issues were important to me. It didn't list the ones that are, so I had to add a few. #noreforminwales #plaidcymru
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Got a survey from Reform UK asking about what issues were important to me. It didn't list the ones that are, so I had to add a few. #noreforminwales #plaidcymru
A UK sci-fi fest larp with a spaceship sim built in? Ticket bookings are now open for #orionspherelrp 2026 events, and we're adding a third main event to the calendar! We're just at the beginning of a new major story arc, so now is the perfect time to join - www.orionspherelrp.co.uk
start [Orion Sphere LRP]
Welcome to the Orion Sphere LRP Wiki. On this site you can find information about the game and our events, book tickets, and delve deeper into the universe of the Orion Sphere.
www.orionspherelrp.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A UK sci-fi fest larp with a spaceship sim built in? Ticket bookings are now open for #orionspherelrp 2026 events, and we're adding a third main event to the calendar! We're just at the beginning of a new major story arc, so now is the perfect time to join - www.orionspherelrp.co.uk
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
JFC this is crazy. Kids toys tend to be poorly thought out at the best of times, why would you even consider putting a hallucination machine into something that kids could interact with unsupervised.
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
futurism.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
JFC this is crazy. Kids toys tend to be poorly thought out at the best of times, why would you even consider putting a hallucination machine into something that kids could interact with unsupervised.
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Looks like Gravity's hit 25% in 24 hours which, not going to lie, isn't as good as I was hoping for.
I guess this means I'm going to have to KEEP TALKING ABOUT MY GAME until it funds!
I guess this means I'm going to have to KEEP TALKING ABOUT MY GAME until it funds!
Gravity: A Roleplaying Game
A one-shot TTRPG about powerful people in a bad situation.
www.kickstarter.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Looks like Gravity's hit 25% in 24 hours which, not going to lie, isn't as good as I was hoping for.
I guess this means I'm going to have to KEEP TALKING ABOUT MY GAME until it funds!
I guess this means I'm going to have to KEEP TALKING ABOUT MY GAME until it funds!
For anyone SW UK, Im part of the team opening a new Escape Rooms in Newport. The Kickstarter has only 4 days left, so pledge soon if you're interested! Pledges include discount tickets and the chance to include your name/music/other creative stuff in the rooms.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/esc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/esc...
The Escape Rooms Newport Returns
Newport's original Escape Room experience returns to a new and improved city centre location with two brand-new rooms
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For anyone SW UK, Im part of the team opening a new Escape Rooms in Newport. The Kickstarter has only 4 days left, so pledge soon if you're interested! Pledges include discount tickets and the chance to include your name/music/other creative stuff in the rooms.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/esc...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/esc...
Line held, no Reform UK in Caerphilly!
Labour and Tories vote share both decimated.
Labour and Tories vote share both decimated.
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Line held, no Reform UK in Caerphilly!
Labour and Tories vote share both decimated.
Labour and Tories vote share both decimated.
Voted earlier today, keeping my fingers crossed that this little corner of Wales holds the line against the fash.
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Voted earlier today, keeping my fingers crossed that this little corner of Wales holds the line against the fash.
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We first started making EARTH MUST DIE as a reflection of living under a moronic Conservative government that was pandering further and further right. I was worried when the Labour party got in that the creeping sense of horror wouldn't hit as hard by the time we announced, but actually no it's fine
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We first started making EARTH MUST DIE as a reflection of living under a moronic Conservative government that was pandering further and further right. I was worried when the Labour party got in that the creeping sense of horror wouldn't hit as hard by the time we announced, but actually no it's fine
I've just got my first payment for a #ttrpg editing job (after doing some others pro bono for friends), so I suppose now I'm a Professional Freelance TTRPG Editor.
If you or someone you know needs some copy or development editing done, let me know!
If you or someone you know needs some copy or development editing done, let me know!
September 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've just got my first payment for a #ttrpg editing job (after doing some others pro bono for friends), so I suppose now I'm a Professional Freelance TTRPG Editor.
If you or someone you know needs some copy or development editing done, let me know!
If you or someone you know needs some copy or development editing done, let me know!
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Thread.
If we don’t recognize that the system of underfunding education and constantly putting more pressure on educators to do more with less is deliberately giving *us* less time to think critically about our work, educators are missing the point.
July 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thread.
Just locked down all the character packs for the larp I'm running this weekend. Actually done before getting on site, probably a new record!
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Just locked down all the character packs for the larp I'm running this weekend. Actually done before getting on site, probably a new record!
Well, this UK Supreme Court ruling on trans identification sucks. So, anyone who knows UK law able to advise on what this means for, say, someone who runs a trans-friendly Larp that wants to remain as trans-friendly as possible while still remaining arguably inside the law? Esp re:bathrooms 1-?
April 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Well, this UK Supreme Court ruling on trans identification sucks. So, anyone who knows UK law able to advise on what this means for, say, someone who runs a trans-friendly Larp that wants to remain as trans-friendly as possible while still remaining arguably inside the law? Esp re:bathrooms 1-?
Consequence Doom Spiral.
DM/GMs: describe your style in three words
April 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Consequence Doom Spiral.
The other major thing I do is run a sci-fi larp here in the UK. I've just finished the promo video/trailer for this year's events and am particularly happy with how it turned out (it's a Facebook link I know but whatever, that's our main social channel). www.facebook.com/share/r/16SZ...
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April 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The other major thing I do is run a sci-fi larp here in the UK. I've just finished the promo video/trailer for this year's events and am particularly happy with how it turned out (it's a Facebook link I know but whatever, that's our main social channel). www.facebook.com/share/r/16SZ...
A few weeks ago I learned that thorns are specifically a woody outgrowth from the core of a plant, while epidermal outgrowths (like roses) are prickles. Today my brain decided to spotlight this fact for analysis and my first thought was "this is really going to mess up some poets & songwriters".
April 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few weeks ago I learned that thorns are specifically a woody outgrowth from the core of a plant, while epidermal outgrowths (like roses) are prickles. Today my brain decided to spotlight this fact for analysis and my first thought was "this is really going to mess up some poets & songwriters".
Second hand copy of Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (E18) arrived today. It's endlessly fascinating, and surprisingly full of sass in some entries.
February 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Second hand copy of Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (E18) arrived today. It's endlessly fascinating, and surprisingly full of sass in some entries.
Went to see Hundreds of Beavers tonight, and had a great time. It's very surreal, very dumb, very cinema, slightly videogames, and the most I've laughed at a film possibly ever. Strong recommend.
February 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Went to see Hundreds of Beavers tonight, and had a great time. It's very surreal, very dumb, very cinema, slightly videogames, and the most I've laughed at a film possibly ever. Strong recommend.
Back on the #boardgamedesign wagon after a bout of COVID. Decided to break out my pre-prototype card game about Victorian-era cultists racing to immanentize their gods. Currently trying to figure out how a "Principle of Connecting/Joining/Securing stuff" translates to a set of card play mechanisms.
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Back on the #boardgamedesign wagon after a bout of COVID. Decided to break out my pre-prototype card game about Victorian-era cultists racing to immanentize their gods. Currently trying to figure out how a "Principle of Connecting/Joining/Securing stuff" translates to a set of card play mechanisms.