Paul Foxcroft
@paulfoxcroft.bsky.social
Comedian, Improviser, Writer, Game Designer, Game Writer, Voice Actor and pro Dungeon Master for Questing Time.
Was actually in #TedLasso - they can't take that away.
Find me at #AdventureX!
Was actually in #TedLasso - they can't take that away.
Find me at #AdventureX!
Pinned
Ill be off to #AdventureX in the morning, got new business cards and a bizarrely broad portfolio of game design, writing and consultant gigs under my belt.
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
Do you ever see a jeep with a motorbike on the back in, like, a movie and think "That's its kid"?
November 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Do you ever see a jeep with a motorbike on the back in, like, a movie and think "That's its kid"?
This is why you want trained stage managers.
I remember disarming some fool who was running around with an automatic pistol loaded with blanks at university - unaware that you can still fuck a person up with blanks.
I remember disarming some fool who was running around with an automatic pistol loaded with blanks at university - unaware that you can still fuck a person up with blanks.
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why you want trained stage managers.
I remember disarming some fool who was running around with an automatic pistol loaded with blanks at university - unaware that you can still fuck a person up with blanks.
I remember disarming some fool who was running around with an automatic pistol loaded with blanks at university - unaware that you can still fuck a person up with blanks.
I'm trying to do the paperwork for an adult ADHD assessment and it's fucking impenetrable.
Has anyone else solved this ludicrously unrealistic puzzle?
How does this work? Like, in plain english?
Has anyone else solved this ludicrously unrealistic puzzle?
How does this work? Like, in plain english?
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm trying to do the paperwork for an adult ADHD assessment and it's fucking impenetrable.
Has anyone else solved this ludicrously unrealistic puzzle?
How does this work? Like, in plain english?
Has anyone else solved this ludicrously unrealistic puzzle?
How does this work? Like, in plain english?
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Friend of mine is exploring gender presentation and is looking for LGBTQ+-friendly shops in Manchester which might stock femme clothes in a range of larger sizes. Does anyone have any recommendations please?
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Friend of mine is exploring gender presentation and is looking for LGBTQ+-friendly shops in Manchester which might stock femme clothes in a range of larger sizes. Does anyone have any recommendations please?
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“I was just following otters.”
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“I was just following otters.”
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TOMORROW!
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
TOMORROW!
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
A bunch of geeks, nerds and maybe even heroes(?) assemble to save the world through the power of f̶r̶i̶e̶n̶d̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ niche special interests!
🗓️: Tues 25th Nov
⏰: 7pm GMT
💻: youtube.com/@rpgeeksdnd
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Video games? In my BAFTA Breakthrough? It's more common than you'd think.
@caraellison.bsky.social @stanwixbuster.co.uk @choiby.bsky.social @kylewbanks.com and moi @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
@caraellison.bsky.social @stanwixbuster.co.uk @choiby.bsky.social @kylewbanks.com and moi @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
The 2025 UK BAFTA Breakthroughs have been revealed, with the games cohort made up of Kyle Banks, Stanley Baxton, Sally Beaumont, Mark Choi, and Cara Ellison.
GamesIndustry.biz has exclusive interviews with each of them.
www.gamesindustry.biz/meet-the-uks...
GamesIndustry.biz has exclusive interviews with each of them.
www.gamesindustry.biz/meet-the-uks...
Meet the UK's 2025 video game BAFTA Breakthroughs
Kyle Banks, Stanley Baxton, Sally Beaumont, Mark Choi, and Cara Ellison provide exclusive interviews for GamesIndustry.biz.
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Video games? In my BAFTA Breakthrough? It's more common than you'd think.
@caraellison.bsky.social @stanwixbuster.co.uk @choiby.bsky.social @kylewbanks.com and moi @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
@caraellison.bsky.social @stanwixbuster.co.uk @choiby.bsky.social @kylewbanks.com and moi @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
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Absolutely thrilled seeing my art displayed in #AdventureX.
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Absolutely thrilled seeing my art displayed in #AdventureX.
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
(I've already wishlisted more games in the demo area than I have time to play in 2026)
#AdvX25
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Please tell me Anna Megill was in that room. I’m guessing she wasn’t bc I’d have been able to hear her laughter from Columbus, Ohio.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Please tell me Anna Megill was in that room. I’m guessing she wasn’t bc I’d have been able to hear her laughter from Columbus, Ohio.
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“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“THE NON-ARTIST FIXATION ON HYPERREALISM AS THE PINNACLE OF ART IS CLEARLY PART OF THE REASON SO MANY ADULTS THINK THEY CANNOT DRAW OR CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE FAILURES, KAWAII, FOLK ART, DOODLES, OR OTHER EASIER ENTRY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED CHILDISH, WHICH IS WHY JAPANESE DRAWING BOOKS ARE BETTER…”
Ill be off to #AdventureX in the morning, got new business cards and a bizarrely broad portfolio of game design, writing and consultant gigs under my belt.
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
November 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Ill be off to #AdventureX in the morning, got new business cards and a bizarrely broad portfolio of game design, writing and consultant gigs under my belt.
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
Time to get networked, bay-bee!
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Day 1 of The Winged Bull Tavern at #PAXU! And we’re not even half way done! The space is fully accessible, all (21+) are welcome, the Red Bull is free and flowing! Our guild masters have run a whole bunch of amazing games, and my god do I feel a bit proud!
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Day 1 of The Winged Bull Tavern at #PAXU! And we’re not even half way done! The space is fully accessible, all (21+) are welcome, the Red Bull is free and flowing! Our guild masters have run a whole bunch of amazing games, and my god do I feel a bit proud!
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weird wild stuff, folks
Q: “Are you affirming you think Trump is a fascist?”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
TRUMP: “That’s ok, you can just say yes.”
ZOHRAN: “Ok. Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
weird wild stuff, folks
I mean, the calls coming from inside the house, but sure.
November 20, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I mean, the calls coming from inside the house, but sure.
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I am so proud to have introduced Twine to this malevolent sack of funny beavers - which we know as @brainmage.bsky.social
Strangle his horse. I dares ya!
Strangle his horse. I dares ya!
Yesterday I updated my first (and very silly) choose your own adventure game "i will strangle a horse"!
The update brought the wordcount from 7660 to 13500+, and introduced:
>ladder amnesia!
>consequences for knocking on The Farmhouse door!
>stardew valley*
>MORE
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
The update brought the wordcount from 7660 to 13500+, and introduced:
>ladder amnesia!
>consequences for knocking on The Farmhouse door!
>stardew valley*
>MORE
brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...
i will strangle a horse by BRAINMAGE
A comedy twine-based choose-your-own-adventure game where it's your first day on The Farm, and you have One Job
brainmage.itch.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I am so proud to have introduced Twine to this malevolent sack of funny beavers - which we know as @brainmage.bsky.social
Strangle his horse. I dares ya!
Strangle his horse. I dares ya!
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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I tried splicing the DNA of a cheetah with that of a crab, but things went sideways fast.
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I tried splicing the DNA of a cheetah with that of a crab, but things went sideways fast.
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WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
WHAT ANNOYING GUYS THINK SUN TZU'S ART OF WAR SAYS: show everyone in every single situation you're the big dog, literally bark in your bosses face to assert dominance
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
ACTUAL SUN TZU: no but seriously you do have to feed your army
Replace "pecans" with "villagers" and "give me a headache" with "send adventurers into my lair" and you've got a dragon's diary entry.
man i ate some pecans thinking maybe i might be over the thing where i eat pecans and they give me a headache, but no, here comes the headache
November 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Replace "pecans" with "villagers" and "give me a headache" with "send adventurers into my lair" and you've got a dragon's diary entry.
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Just under a day left now and we’re at 30% for our Season Two Kickstarter of our Found Footage horror fiction podcast designed as a sequel to the novel Dracula
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two
Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!
Www.tinyurl.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just under a day left now and we’re at 30% for our Season Two Kickstarter of our Found Footage horror fiction podcast designed as a sequel to the novel Dracula
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
Any funding at this point still helps as it proves to potential investors that we’re worth supporting as we make new plans for Season Two
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Actually, it's Dr. Cookie's monster
a close up of a purple and blue curtain with a light shining through it .
Alt: Cookie Monster sliding into frame from the right
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Actually, it's Dr. Cookie's monster