Sarah Cole
@irny.bsky.social
Pale. Curious. Game-maker. Writer. (de-)Archivist. Goon.
Goblinesque. Demi. ADHD. She/Her.
Current things:
- Darkened Hill & Dale 🎲💀🏞️
- TERMINUS 🎲💀🚇
- Trick or Retreat 🎃🎲☕☺️
links.patchworkfez.co.uk
Goblinesque. Demi. ADHD. She/Her.
Current things:
- Darkened Hill & Dale 🎲💀🏞️
- TERMINUS 🎲💀🚇
- Trick or Retreat 🎃🎲☕☺️
links.patchworkfez.co.uk
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Sarah Cole
@irny.bsky.social
· Dec 28
Patchwork Fez Games
Horrible games for lovely people.
shop.patchworkfez.games
Interested in the things I make, like my TTRPGs?
Pick up Darkened Hill & Dale, TERMINUS, and more at
shop.patchworkfez.games
Sign up to my rare general newsletter at
buttondown.email/PatchworkFez
General info at
patchworkfez.games
Pick up Darkened Hill & Dale, TERMINUS, and more at
shop.patchworkfez.games
Sign up to my rare general newsletter at
buttondown.email/PatchworkFez
General info at
patchworkfez.games
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Blood In The Margins: Wretched & Alone about campus murder. You and your friends killed someone. Journal about the victim, the cover-up, your why. The investigators are closing in. Dark academia inspired by The Secret History and If We Were Villains.
https://loottheroom.itch.io/blood-in-the-margins
https://loottheroom.itch.io/blood-in-the-margins
Blood In The Margins by Chris Bissette
Dark academia, wretched & alone
loottheroom.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Blood In The Margins: Wretched & Alone about campus murder. You and your friends killed someone. Journal about the victim, the cover-up, your why. The investigators are closing in. Dark academia inspired by The Secret History and If We Were Villains.
https://loottheroom.itch.io/blood-in-the-margins
https://loottheroom.itch.io/blood-in-the-margins
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I left my old job a couple of years ago. I’m getting by (just) but crikey, having done my tax return & seen how little I’m earning it was a shocker, it’s getting more & more difficult to earn money from illustration.
I have been out of action too so…I’ll get cracking!
Buy my art (FEBRUARY) 🙏🏻
I have been out of action too so…I’ll get cracking!
Buy my art (FEBRUARY) 🙏🏻
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I left my old job a couple of years ago. I’m getting by (just) but crikey, having done my tax return & seen how little I’m earning it was a shocker, it’s getting more & more difficult to earn money from illustration.
I have been out of action too so…I’ll get cracking!
Buy my art (FEBRUARY) 🙏🏻
I have been out of action too so…I’ll get cracking!
Buy my art (FEBRUARY) 🙏🏻
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Gallows Corner funded in less than 90 minutes! At the time of writing, 302 outlaws have helped us raised more than £16,000, and the numbers keep swelling!
Want to join the struggle for the soul of England? Want to burn it down and built back better?
Back us on Kickstarter today: shorturl.at/km3rm
Want to join the struggle for the soul of England? Want to burn it down and built back better?
Back us on Kickstarter today: shorturl.at/km3rm
Gallows Corner - A Peasants' Revolt RPG
Rise up, ye pitiful commons! Throw off your shackles and take up the call: there is a brighter future beyond the noose!
shorturl.at
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Gallows Corner funded in less than 90 minutes! At the time of writing, 302 outlaws have helped us raised more than £16,000, and the numbers keep swelling!
Want to join the struggle for the soul of England? Want to burn it down and built back better?
Back us on Kickstarter today: shorturl.at/km3rm
Want to join the struggle for the soul of England? Want to burn it down and built back better?
Back us on Kickstarter today: shorturl.at/km3rm
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RPPR scenario newsletter is out! Get tips on creating your own cursed artifacts for RPGs and a horror scenario about a haunted television! www.patreon.com/posts/rppr-s...
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
RPPR scenario newsletter is out! Get tips on creating your own cursed artifacts for RPGs and a horror scenario about a haunted television! www.patreon.com/posts/rppr-s...
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The first episode of our new podcast, Folklore Matters, came out last Thursday, and we’ve got another ‘dropping’ - always wanted to say that - this Thursday. Pocket Casts seem to be slow in approving it but it’s available in all other podcast spots. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
February 3, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The first episode of our new podcast, Folklore Matters, came out last Thursday, and we’ve got another ‘dropping’ - always wanted to say that - this Thursday. Pocket Casts seem to be slow in approving it but it’s available in all other podcast spots. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
I haven't had a proper cold in a while, which was something of a miracle in retrospect, but I'm now getting a very visceral reminder of how much they suck. 🤧
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I haven't had a proper cold in a while, which was something of a miracle in retrospect, but I'm now getting a very visceral reminder of how much they suck. 🤧
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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In memorandum of my 4 beautiful years curaring @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual No Quarter exhibition I've pulled together an archive of each of the 4 cohorts & the 16 weird & wonderful works they brought into the world
www.goodafternoon.uk/four-quarters
Four Quarters. — Good Afternoon
NYU's No Quarter Exhibition and commissioning series 2022 - 2025
www.goodafternoon.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In memorandum of my 4 beautiful years curaring @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual No Quarter exhibition I've pulled together an archive of each of the 4 cohorts & the 16 weird & wonderful works they brought into the world
www.goodafternoon.uk/four-quarters
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What are good MacOS backup alternatives to Time Machine? Not interested in subscription services, but fed up of TM finding new ways to shit itself and make its entire backup history unreadable ~2 times a year
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 AM
What are good MacOS backup alternatives to Time Machine? Not interested in subscription services, but fed up of TM finding new ways to shit itself and make its entire backup history unreadable ~2 times a year
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Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
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In case you missed yesterday, Notepad++ auto-update mechanism was hacked and was delivering backdoored versions for a couple months. Tons of devs use this, uninstall completely what you have, search for the sus files mentioned in article and only download from official site
Notepad++ users take note: It's time to check if you're hacked
Suspected China-state hackers used update infrastructure to deliver backdoored version.
arstechnica.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
In case you missed yesterday, Notepad++ auto-update mechanism was hacked and was delivering backdoored versions for a couple months. Tons of devs use this, uninstall completely what you have, search for the sus files mentioned in article and only download from official site
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February 2, 2026 at 8:34 PM
On the bright side, it's currently much harder for him to catch me and enact vengeance for my terrible jokes. 😄
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
On the bright side, it's currently much harder for him to catch me and enact vengeance for my terrible jokes. 😄
I complimented my partner on his great bootie just now and got a very unimpressed look.
I guess the fractured foot contained within said walking bootie is making him cranky. 🤷🏻♀️
I guess the fractured foot contained within said walking bootie is making him cranky. 🤷🏻♀️
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I complimented my partner on his great bootie just now and got a very unimpressed look.
I guess the fractured foot contained within said walking bootie is making him cranky. 🤷🏻♀️
I guess the fractured foot contained within said walking bootie is making him cranky. 🤷🏻♀️
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Milton tangent complete, I am returning to my work on erased/struck out/obliterated inscriptions.
For many reasons they aren't the easiest things to locate in online catalogues. So if you come across any fun ones (esp. in books published prior to ~1750), here is a public request to think of me.
For many reasons they aren't the easiest things to locate in online catalogues. So if you come across any fun ones (esp. in books published prior to ~1750), here is a public request to think of me.
February 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Milton tangent complete, I am returning to my work on erased/struck out/obliterated inscriptions.
For many reasons they aren't the easiest things to locate in online catalogues. So if you come across any fun ones (esp. in books published prior to ~1750), here is a public request to think of me.
For many reasons they aren't the easiest things to locate in online catalogues. So if you come across any fun ones (esp. in books published prior to ~1750), here is a public request to think of me.
Oh dear.
Write all of the main content in Notepad and then move it into Word/PowerPoint to make it 'presentable'?
Write all of the main content in Notepad and then move it into Word/PowerPoint to make it 'presentable'?
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Oh dear.
Write all of the main content in Notepad and then move it into Word/PowerPoint to make it 'presentable'?
Write all of the main content in Notepad and then move it into Word/PowerPoint to make it 'presentable'?
Every time I have to even briefly work on a corporate Windows machine I feel like I'm getting an insight into why so many big companies have glacial and terrible internal processes.
I honestly don't think I could do my job (document management) on those machines.
I honestly don't think I could do my job (document management) on those machines.
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Every time I have to even briefly work on a corporate Windows machine I feel like I'm getting an insight into why so many big companies have glacial and terrible internal processes.
I honestly don't think I could do my job (document management) on those machines.
I honestly don't think I could do my job (document management) on those machines.
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no wonder they put all their money into a robot that can type
February 1, 2026 at 3:45 PM
no wonder they put all their money into a robot that can type
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#GGJ26 jammers! I am preparing a presentation about Git, centered around conflicts and how to avoid or solve them, with a focus on game jams.
Did you have significant Git conflict during GGJ? I would love to hear what happened! A few details over posts are ok. Thanks a lot!! 🙇🏻♂️
Did you have significant Git conflict during GGJ? I would love to hear what happened! A few details over posts are ok. Thanks a lot!! 🙇🏻♂️
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 AM
#GGJ26 jammers! I am preparing a presentation about Git, centered around conflicts and how to avoid or solve them, with a focus on game jams.
Did you have significant Git conflict during GGJ? I would love to hear what happened! A few details over posts are ok. Thanks a lot!! 🙇🏻♂️
Did you have significant Git conflict during GGJ? I would love to hear what happened! A few details over posts are ok. Thanks a lot!! 🙇🏻♂️
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you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
February 1, 2026 at 3:43 PM
you:
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
[stressing for days to send the perfect single email]
billionaires:
hi, . w=en r we mee&ting to do iLlegiL stuff , . ?
Proper sections within columns would be useful, even if my columns are mostly chronological 'tasks for this day' lists.
I sort of work around that with colourful cover cards, but it'd be nice if there was something like a simple separator line.
I sort of work around that with colourful cover cards, but it'd be nice if there was something like a simple separator line.
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Proper sections within columns would be useful, even if my columns are mostly chronological 'tasks for this day' lists.
I sort of work around that with colourful cover cards, but it'd be nice if there was something like a simple separator line.
I sort of work around that with colourful cover cards, but it'd be nice if there was something like a simple separator line.
That's fair. I run my board as a week-long thing, and export it to PDF before clearing it, but I haven't looked into turning that all into one button click.
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
That's fair. I run my board as a week-long thing, and export it to PDF before clearing it, but I haven't looked into turning that all into one button click.
Oh I've wrangled my daily Trello into a similar to-do list kind of format as this. It works rather well.
February 2, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Oh I've wrangled my daily Trello into a similar to-do list kind of format as this. It works rather well.
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This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/
It’s so weird how this article in the weekend FT conflates knowledge and capability. We didn’t forget how to go to the moon.
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is actually very interesting because that’s what people get wrong about the Middle Ages as well. Simply put: you might know how to build aqueducts from self healing concrete but you might lose the need *and* capability to do so. Three separate things. Many misunderstand how societies adapt. 1/