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Paul
@spookshow71.bsky.social
Books/boardgames/RPG GM
Level 14 dad / Ex(?)-goth
Digital scribbler / no AI in my work

No DMs here, sorry.

See my art here:
https://www.instagram.com/paul_scribbles/

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Midlands, UK
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Running a tiny hardware shop in this day and age is always going to be a tale of ups and downs - but today...

Older chap and small lad looking in the window. 'This,' says the chap with something approaching joy and reverence, 'this is the magic shop.'

I am officially a wizard 🙂
Just had to try and identify a screw head via a customer on video call to his partner - the aforementioned screw head only barely visible at the bottom of about a 2 inch hole, and in dodgy light.

Going to be an interesting day if that's anything to go on 😂
November 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I don't generally read much fantasy these days, and I've *always* leaned more to Moorcock than Tolkien. High fantasy = absolutely not my cuppa. Big fan of Joe Abercrombie, Moorcock, that sort of thing.

Incidentally, modern S&S recommendations welcome 🙂
Me, looking at reviews of recent modern Conan novels, and they seem to leap between:

A) this is the best Conan I've read in years

B) this is the worst Conan I've ever read
November 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Me, looking at reviews of recent modern Conan novels, and they seem to leap between:

A) this is the best Conan I've read in years

B) this is the worst Conan I've ever read
November 20, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Crikey. Thermals are on today!
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Tonight's viewing:
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Never gets old 🙂
November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Running our seventh session of Cthulhu by Gaslight tonight! 🙂
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
as you do 🙂
November 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Something light for starters 🙂
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🙂
Cover reveal part 2. Front and back covers for Quickstart for the upcoming #BRP Fantasy game Wyrd Sword, by @spookshow71.bsky.social.
November 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
woodland wanderer

#digitalart #rpg #fantasy #d&d
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
level one characters

or

looking for goats in all the wrong places

or

'at least it's not rats in a cellar, eh?'

🙂

#digitalart #rpg #fantasy #D&D #humour
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Idle RPG thoughts this Thursday:

a) I wish Brancalonia was BRP then my lot might actually give it a whirl.

b) the prospect of running/playing a historical RPG with low weirdness grows increasingly attractive. I'll put that down to my age.

c) sometimes I just want to run absolutely bonkers S&S
November 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Why not treat yourself to three minutes of the late 70s?

The Adverts - One Chord Wonders

youtu.be/vEerO88_Enw?...
One Chord Wonders
YouTube video by The Adverts - Topic
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I'd not encountered Claire North before, but I saw she'd got a sci-fi novel due this month, so I thought I'd investigate a bit. Turns out some of her stuff might be right up my street.

I'm about 70 pages into The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and very much enjoying it 🙂
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Getting in some extra drawing this morning - with The Adverts

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dIN...
The Adverts - Crossing the Red Sea (Full Album)
YouTube video by firerecords
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Running 3rd chapter of Cthulhu by Gaslight tonight. I usually try to keep my named NPCs to a minimum, but I've just looked and I've got at least eight written up for this scenario. Mind you, they're pretty interesting, I think.

Hoping this chapter will run until Xmas break!
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
friend, lay down your burden

#digitalart #rpg #fantasy
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
They're a bit rough around the edges, but I'm very pleased with those two drawings I did this morning. Been banging my head trying to do a different piece all week and getting nowhere.

Was nice to just get something done 🙂
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
the woods

#digitalart
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
through the ruins

#digitalart #scifi #rpg
November 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Rewatching The Night Manager before S2 eventually arrives
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
even given my shortcomings when it comes to anatomy, inspired tonight a bit
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM