Jim Rossignol
@rossignol.bsky.social
Writer. Makes games. Co-founded Rock, Paper, Shotgun and Big Robot (Sir, You Are Being Hunted). Now: TEETH RPG, MILESHIPS.
And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
And https://oldmenrunningtheworld.com/
email: jim at big-robot.com
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Jim Rossignol
@rossignol.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Marsh & The Magdalena, Dr Emily Friedman on Actual Play, the 18th century, other things.
Ahoy, and welcome to the TEETH newsletter. This is an (aspirationally) weekly report about our travels on the TTRPG-seas, written and compiled by implacable...
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My meticulous partner in TTRPGs, @marshdavies.bsky.social, has taken on newsletter duties this week to show you some of the insanely accomplished illustations he is producing, and also to interview the renowned scholar, @friede.bsky.social: "Austen is really about power and desperation."
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I think this is now the most beautiful book I own. Yes, it’s Adrian’s text (as good as ever) and Anderida did amazing work here, from typography to binding, etc. but my lord, Ian McQue’s art goes f-ing hard.
@aptshadow.bsky.social @ianmcque.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky
@aptshadow.bsky.social @ianmcque.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I think this is now the most beautiful book I own. Yes, it’s Adrian’s text (as good as ever) and Anderida did amazing work here, from typography to binding, etc. but my lord, Ian McQue’s art goes f-ing hard.
@aptshadow.bsky.social @ianmcque.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky
@aptshadow.bsky.social @ianmcque.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky
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wise choice for the bbc to cave to bad faith hysteria from trump et al — as we know in the united states, once you do that, they're definitely satisfied forever and nothing ever happens to you again
Bulletin: BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness are resigning "following criticism that a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US President Donald Trump."
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
wise choice for the bbc to cave to bad faith hysteria from trump et al — as we know in the united states, once you do that, they're definitely satisfied forever and nothing ever happens to you again
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The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
I fear we are seeing in the UK what has become abundantly clear in the US: for all their power and privilege, elites and institutions are absolute cowards in the face of right-wing authoritarianism. Weak, weak, weak, as Tony Blair once said
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The Anglo consensus of the first half of 2010s was that where continental Europeans were endemically subject to crises and demagoguery, "we" were distinctly were more enlightened. Cameron's Britain. Obama's America. Ponderous essays about Magna Carta and the "golden thread".
How wrong it all was.
How wrong it all was.
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🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🔴 The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
The newspaper has been scolding the BBC for its editorial failings, while issuing a string of climate corrections.
📝 @writesbright.bsky.social
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Slightly later in the morning than planned: we have a new website!! You should receive an email with everything you need to know, but let us know how it goes for you. We've worked so hard to bring this to you (especially Luke!) and we're so excited about it!
Despite the ravages of age and an internet steeped in misinformation, your eyes – in this one case – do not deceive you: Website different. It’s taken an immense amount of time and effort, but welcome to Aftermath version 2.0:
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
aftermath.site/aftermath-rela...
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Slightly later in the morning than planned: we have a new website!! You should receive an email with everything you need to know, but let us know how it goes for you. We've worked so hard to bring this to you (especially Luke!) and we're so excited about it!
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'A Zeppelin Raid, 8 October 1915', Camden by John Fraser
(National Maritime Museum)
(National Maritime Museum)
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
'A Zeppelin Raid, 8 October 1915', Camden by John Fraser
(National Maritime Museum)
(National Maritime Museum)
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We're holding our first live @edgeknowledge.bsky.social event, a discussion panel on surviving the current climate as part of the videogame industry, on November 20 in London. Get full details and sign up for free right here: bit.ly/knowledgelive
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We're holding our first live @edgeknowledge.bsky.social event, a discussion panel on surviving the current climate as part of the videogame industry, on November 20 in London. Get full details and sign up for free right here: bit.ly/knowledgelive
It's fun to see that the replies to this are so defensive. People really are using AI for everything. Ethical implications aside, it is certainly not the same as using an encyclopedia for research, or indeed just using classical search engines. Or talking to a human being you fancy.
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT
It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's fun to see that the replies to this are so defensive. People really are using AI for everything. Ethical implications aside, it is certainly not the same as using an encyclopedia for research, or indeed just using classical search engines. Or talking to a human being you fancy.
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Wyrd Science Issue 3 - The Horror Issue
112 pages of interviews, news, features and reviews covering everything from the history of horror RPGs through to some of the best tabletop games of today.
Get up to speed with what's happening in the tabletop world.
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112 pages of interviews, news, features and reviews covering everything from the history of horror RPGs through to some of the best tabletop games of today.
Get up to speed with what's happening in the tabletop world.
peregrinecoast.press/products/wyr...
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Wyrd Science Issue 3 - The Horror Issue
112 pages of interviews, news, features and reviews covering everything from the history of horror RPGs through to some of the best tabletop games of today.
Get up to speed with what's happening in the tabletop world.
peregrinecoast.press/products/wyr...
112 pages of interviews, news, features and reviews covering everything from the history of horror RPGs through to some of the best tabletop games of today.
Get up to speed with what's happening in the tabletop world.
peregrinecoast.press/products/wyr...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
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The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
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Collaboration and cooperation are foundations of human development. But we force our species’ story to fit one of relentless competition, because a certain sort of dickhead likes that version. Probably because they can exploit it, and declare themselves a Magic King. Ridiculous.
November 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Collaboration and cooperation are foundations of human development. But we force our species’ story to fit one of relentless competition, because a certain sort of dickhead likes that version. Probably because they can exploit it, and declare themselves a Magic King. Ridiculous.
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what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
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If there’s any of you who profess to be into noir and have not yet seen MR INBETWEEN, you need to fix that asap. If you need further convincing, my @crimereads.bsky.social piece from a few years ago
#noirvember
crimereads.com/mr-inbetween/
#noirvember
crimereads.com/mr-inbetween/
Mr. Inbetween: It’s Time to Appreciate the Genius of This Very Australian Noir
I recently chaired a panel in which several American crime writers discussed their most memorable discoveries in terms of noir television and film during the various COVID lockdowns we have all end…
crimereads.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If there’s any of you who profess to be into noir and have not yet seen MR INBETWEEN, you need to fix that asap. If you need further convincing, my @crimereads.bsky.social piece from a few years ago
#noirvember
crimereads.com/mr-inbetween/
#noirvember
crimereads.com/mr-inbetween/
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Finished up my Necron conversion army! Been a long time in the making!
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Finished up my Necron conversion army! Been a long time in the making!
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Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
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Clearly these little lads are highlights of last night’s Warhammer reveals
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Clearly these little lads are highlights of last night’s Warhammer reveals
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The second print run of Changing Landscapes is with me, so it's back for sale via my website at £10 including P&P (UK only I'm afraid). Good for gifts for Christmas, dare I suggest. As always, appreciate how much you've got behind this project.
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
Changing Landscapes Zine
Changing Landscapes – Ruins of the North Pennines is my second zine, following on from Transporter. For those who don’t know, a zine is a mini magazine, usually focused on one subject, and it…
www.mariegardiner.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The second print run of Changing Landscapes is with me, so it's back for sale via my website at £10 including P&P (UK only I'm afraid). Good for gifts for Christmas, dare I suggest. As always, appreciate how much you've got behind this project.
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
#Photography
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
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The reviews of #ColdCity on @drivethrurpg.com have been immensely cheering. It's been a delight to see that people are enjoying the game in all its aspects.
Wow. Cold City has 100% five star rating @drivethrurpg.com and a series of brilliant reviews: Hector writes: "Love the research, the feel, and the subtlety of game design. And for all that, it is fast-moving and on the low end of prep time."
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #coldcity
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #coldcity
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The reviews of #ColdCity on @drivethrurpg.com have been immensely cheering. It's been a delight to see that people are enjoying the game in all its aspects.
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It's hard to overstate Meguey and Vincent's contribution to the Tabletop RPG hobby through Apocalypse World.
So many TTRPG creators were inspired to make their own #PbtA game, often pushing game design even further.
Here's a chance to thank them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... #ttrpg
So many TTRPG creators were inspired to make their own #PbtA game, often pushing game design even further.
Here's a chance to thank them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... #ttrpg
November 7, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It's hard to overstate Meguey and Vincent's contribution to the Tabletop RPG hobby through Apocalypse World.
So many TTRPG creators were inspired to make their own #PbtA game, often pushing game design even further.
Here's a chance to thank them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... #ttrpg
So many TTRPG creators were inspired to make their own #PbtA game, often pushing game design even further.
Here's a chance to thank them.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum... #ttrpg
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"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Do all this so you don't miss my profanities!
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Do all this so you don't miss my profanities!
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perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 AM
perhaps the most egregious thing that happened with the Future Class was when The Game Awards took money from Old Spice in the name of the FC & simply... pocketed it
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
it wasn't used to fund Future Class initiatives, it wasn't used to help lift marginalised developers
they just profited from us
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Violence baguettes violence.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Violence baguettes violence.