Ceri Rowland
@crowlandwrites.bsky.social
He/him. Fantasy writer, Pathfinder player and GM. No tolerance for AI, crypto or bigotry.
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News: [MP] has had their party membership suspended and has had the whip removed.
Me, a silly person: "Damn, not only did they lose their job, but their car got towed. That's harsh."
Me, a silly person: "Damn, not only did they lose their job, but their car got towed. That's harsh."
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
News: [MP] has had their party membership suspended and has had the whip removed.
Me, a silly person: "Damn, not only did they lose their job, but their car got towed. That's harsh."
Me, a silly person: "Damn, not only did they lose their job, but their car got towed. That's harsh."
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🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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This is Dumpling. She got her very first sweater and promptly deactivated. 12/10 (TT: jmw495)
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is Dumpling. She got her very first sweater and promptly deactivated. 12/10 (TT: jmw495)
I've been writing for over 20 years and have never even considered using the Predictive Text That Makes People Kill Themselves. When I need to do "quick research" I get lost on wikipedia for 4 hours like a normal person. Genslop users are the weakest people alive.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM
I've been writing for over 20 years and have never even considered using the Predictive Text That Makes People Kill Themselves. When I need to do "quick research" I get lost on wikipedia for 4 hours like a normal person. Genslop users are the weakest people alive.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
![You’ve got super fans pausing and zooming in on individuals frames of your documentary. One allegedly shows one of the Duffers with a ChatGPT tab open on their computer. In your presence, what did they use ChatGPT for?
I mean, are we even sure they had ChatGPT open?
I’m personally not, but the internet seems sure.
Well, there’s a lot of chatter where [social media users] are like, “We don’t really know, but we’re assuming.” But to me it’s like, doesn’t everybody have it open, to just do quick research?
I do.
How can you possibly write a storyline with 19 characters and use ChatGPT, I don’t even understand.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7t2urmt3i33jl6tjgiolio6g/bafkreidw2tmcr2ayq74oqmjm5pn2tdox6hlxnpqevhuqqj6oa7nsslx3oi@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
Presumably this is why the development cycle for AAA games is now 7-10 years.
I say this with utmost respect, but Taylor is an absolute tool for saying this privately or publicly.
I can say on good authority that it takes 7 to 10 years to develop game development skills to “good enough” to produce commercial game content. 7-10 years plus the cost of a university education.
I can say on good authority that it takes 7 to 10 years to develop game development skills to “good enough” to produce commercial game content. 7-10 years plus the cost of a university education.
January 14, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Presumably this is why the development cycle for AAA games is now 7-10 years.
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This is Indy. He just made history as the first dog to win a major acting award. He won the Astra for Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller after starring in the supernatural horror Good Boy. 14/10 congrats Indy
January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This is Indy. He just made history as the first dog to win a major acting award. He won the Astra for Best Performance in a Horror or Thriller after starring in the supernatural horror Good Boy. 14/10 congrats Indy
Got to play a bit of #pathfinder2e yesterday (a rare treat for this forever GM) and it turns out a water/wood kineticist is a highly specialised machine for disposing of skeletons. Running around popping skulls off while the rest of the party flails with slashing and piercing weapons. Feels great.
January 11, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Got to play a bit of #pathfinder2e yesterday (a rare treat for this forever GM) and it turns out a water/wood kineticist is a highly specialised machine for disposing of skeletons. Running around popping skulls off while the rest of the party flails with slashing and piercing weapons. Feels great.
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“bsky is boring!”
1) good
2) social media should not be a cornerstone of your everyday entertainment
3) I find new artists to follow every day and look at pretty art endlessly on here when I feel like it
4) get a tactile hobby where you create something with your hands
5) read book
6) walk outside
1) good
2) social media should not be a cornerstone of your everyday entertainment
3) I find new artists to follow every day and look at pretty art endlessly on here when I feel like it
4) get a tactile hobby where you create something with your hands
5) read book
6) walk outside
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“bsky is boring!”
1) good
2) social media should not be a cornerstone of your everyday entertainment
3) I find new artists to follow every day and look at pretty art endlessly on here when I feel like it
4) get a tactile hobby where you create something with your hands
5) read book
6) walk outside
1) good
2) social media should not be a cornerstone of your everyday entertainment
3) I find new artists to follow every day and look at pretty art endlessly on here when I feel like it
4) get a tactile hobby where you create something with your hands
5) read book
6) walk outside
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Fuck AI. All my homies hate AI. But Discord doesn't know that yet. Tell them.
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January 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Fuck AI. All my homies hate AI. But Discord doesn't know that yet. Tell them.
Last night in the #pathfinder2e Abomination Vaults, the party spent half an hour discussing how to solve a puzzle involving a small body of water without crossing or entering said water, decided they'd have to swim, and the cleric *immediately* got eaten by a giant fish. Typical.
January 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Last night in the #pathfinder2e Abomination Vaults, the party spent half an hour discussing how to solve a puzzle involving a small body of water without crossing or entering said water, decided they'd have to swim, and the cleric *immediately* got eaten by a giant fish. Typical.
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So excited Pathfinder Impossible Magic got announced! I am happy to say I'm one of the project leads on this book. Josh and the team cooked up some really exciting new ways to use magic in your game, along with some much-requested remasters. Also, so many spells. Holy crap so many.
January 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
So excited Pathfinder Impossible Magic got announced! I am happy to say I'm one of the project leads on this book. Josh and the team cooked up some really exciting new ways to use magic in your game, along with some much-requested remasters. Also, so many spells. Holy crap so many.
Better have an intermission with that runtime.
4 hours???? Somebody need they ass beat for this
January 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Better have an intermission with that runtime.
This is why The Wind of Winter is taking so long. GRRM keeps getting competing bids from Pizza Hut and Olive Garden and having to rewrite half the dialogue.
reading moby-dick and getting brainwashed by Big Spermaceti
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 PM
This is why The Wind of Winter is taking so long. GRRM keeps getting competing bids from Pizza Hut and Olive Garden and having to rewrite half the dialogue.
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UK Governmeny says mass production and distribution of CSAM is legal now. What a time to be alive.
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 5:33 PM
UK Governmeny says mass production and distribution of CSAM is legal now. What a time to be alive.
I slipped on a cat and fractured a vertebrae.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
I slipped on a cat and fractured a vertebrae.
Not-so-friendly reminder that YOUR religion can only tell YOU what to do, it cannot dictate terms for anyone who does not choose to follow it. Laws should not be made on the basis of faith.
These monsters will strip you of every last right & claim it's ok cos god told them to
January 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Not-so-friendly reminder that YOUR religion can only tell YOU what to do, it cannot dictate terms for anyone who does not choose to follow it. Laws should not be made on the basis of faith.
In my experience, death is a poor motivator for PCs because players are always ready to try out a new character concept. Derailing their plans or threatening something they can't just replace with half an hour of bookwork is much more effective at maintaining narrative tension.
Reframing my GM mindset from “challenge comes from threatening the PCs’ lives” to “challenge comes from threatening their goals” has made my experience at the table more fun.
The tension can come from the chance of them completing their goals rather than the possibility of death.
#ttrpg
The tension can come from the chance of them completing their goals rather than the possibility of death.
#ttrpg
January 5, 2026 at 6:51 AM
In my experience, death is a poor motivator for PCs because players are always ready to try out a new character concept. Derailing their plans or threatening something they can't just replace with half an hour of bookwork is much more effective at maintaining narrative tension.
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starfinder has a ruleset where if your character is a union member their union can pay for a resurrection from their pension fund, and i am absolutely delighted by this
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
starfinder has a ruleset where if your character is a union member their union can pay for a resurrection from their pension fund, and i am absolutely delighted by this
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A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A few months ago I got the story of a duck who aspires to curling greatness stuck in my brain and simply couldn't get it out until I did this
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In 2026, let’s commit to supporting and celebrating human artists! 🎨
Character by @luseals.bsky.social and logo by @hinokodo.com
Character by @luseals.bsky.social and logo by @hinokodo.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:43 AM
In 2026, let’s commit to supporting and celebrating human artists! 🎨
Character by @luseals.bsky.social and logo by @hinokodo.com
Character by @luseals.bsky.social and logo by @hinokodo.com