Lorc aka Thomas T
@lorc.bsky.social
Once upon a time I made a lot of icons and it pleases me when people use them. 🏳️🌈
Currently making RPG things at https://thelorc.itch.io/
Sometimes posting things at https://www.tumblr.com/lorcblog
Currently making RPG things at https://thelorc.itch.io/
Sometimes posting things at https://www.tumblr.com/lorcblog
Conscious that I've not been drawing anything lately. But i sketched up my current WIP #Turnip28 project.
Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens (ominous).
Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens (ominous).
November 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Conscious that I've not been drawing anything lately. But i sketched up my current WIP #Turnip28 project.
Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens (ominous).
Chuckles & Grouse: The Chickens (ominous).
Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven
Story of a pandemic apocalypse, before, during and after.
Published 2014.
I find apocalyptic stories quite stressful reading. This one wasn't gentle, but it was pleasingly poignant and low-key.
Story of a pandemic apocalypse, before, during and after.
Published 2014.
I find apocalyptic stories quite stressful reading. This one wasn't gentle, but it was pleasingly poignant and low-key.
November 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Emily St. John Mandel - Station Eleven
Story of a pandemic apocalypse, before, during and after.
Published 2014.
I find apocalyptic stories quite stressful reading. This one wasn't gentle, but it was pleasingly poignant and low-key.
Story of a pandemic apocalypse, before, during and after.
Published 2014.
I find apocalyptic stories quite stressful reading. This one wasn't gentle, but it was pleasingly poignant and low-key.
Finished sculpting a hideous lump for Turnip 28. It's my first proper sculpture, the anatomy's dubious and it took quite a while, but I'm really pleased with the outcome.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Finished sculpting a hideous lump for Turnip 28. It's my first proper sculpture, the anatomy's dubious and it took quite a while, but I'm really pleased with the outcome.
Had a lot of fun making these #turnip28 whelps.
I wasted so much time carefully smoothing in the extra legs, only to cover most of the joins with scraggle.
(This is the pre-painting drybrush stage - I just wanted to show off the steed conversions)
I wasted so much time carefully smoothing in the extra legs, only to cover most of the joins with scraggle.
(This is the pre-painting drybrush stage - I just wanted to show off the steed conversions)
October 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Had a lot of fun making these #turnip28 whelps.
I wasted so much time carefully smoothing in the extra legs, only to cover most of the joins with scraggle.
(This is the pre-painting drybrush stage - I just wanted to show off the steed conversions)
I wasted so much time carefully smoothing in the extra legs, only to cover most of the joins with scraggle.
(This is the pre-painting drybrush stage - I just wanted to show off the steed conversions)
AE Marling - Missing Mermaid
The next solarpunk crowdsourced detective story. Fun depiction of a novel celebrity subculture. But even with the (intentionally!) sinister undertones, I think this series might be too self-consciously twee for my tastes.
The next solarpunk crowdsourced detective story. Fun depiction of a novel celebrity subculture. But even with the (intentionally!) sinister undertones, I think this series might be too self-consciously twee for my tastes.
October 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
AE Marling - Missing Mermaid
The next solarpunk crowdsourced detective story. Fun depiction of a novel celebrity subculture. But even with the (intentionally!) sinister undertones, I think this series might be too self-consciously twee for my tastes.
The next solarpunk crowdsourced detective story. Fun depiction of a novel celebrity subculture. But even with the (intentionally!) sinister undertones, I think this series might be too self-consciously twee for my tastes.
Natalie Sue - I Hope This Finds You Well
Woman in a dysfunctional workplace is accidentally given access to everyone’s emails and DMs.
Secrets discovered, people seen in a new light, shenanigans, love. Hits all the right notes.
Woman in a dysfunctional workplace is accidentally given access to everyone’s emails and DMs.
Secrets discovered, people seen in a new light, shenanigans, love. Hits all the right notes.
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Natalie Sue - I Hope This Finds You Well
Woman in a dysfunctional workplace is accidentally given access to everyone’s emails and DMs.
Secrets discovered, people seen in a new light, shenanigans, love. Hits all the right notes.
Woman in a dysfunctional workplace is accidentally given access to everyone’s emails and DMs.
Secrets discovered, people seen in a new light, shenanigans, love. Hits all the right notes.
#Turnip28 barricades for marking off defensible terrain. They're built on 15cm tongue depressors. These were so much fun to paint.
I didn't have any shields for miniatures knocking around so I made those by sanding down sections of ice lolly stick.
I didn't have any shields for miniatures knocking around so I made those by sanding down sections of ice lolly stick.
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
#Turnip28 barricades for marking off defensible terrain. They're built on 15cm tongue depressors. These were so much fun to paint.
I didn't have any shields for miniatures knocking around so I made those by sanding down sections of ice lolly stick.
I didn't have any shields for miniatures knocking around so I made those by sanding down sections of ice lolly stick.
Still painting up my #turnip28 houses, but in the meantime I made some barricades.
Haven't decided what to fill the gabion baskets with yet - sand? Tubers?.
Since the picture I've added more homemade tufts to help blend the roots in better. The gravestone one came out nicely.
Haven't decided what to fill the gabion baskets with yet - sand? Tubers?.
Since the picture I've added more homemade tufts to help blend the roots in better. The gravestone one came out nicely.
October 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Still painting up my #turnip28 houses, but in the meantime I made some barricades.
Haven't decided what to fill the gabion baskets with yet - sand? Tubers?.
Since the picture I've added more homemade tufts to help blend the roots in better. The gravestone one came out nicely.
Haven't decided what to fill the gabion baskets with yet - sand? Tubers?.
Since the picture I've added more homemade tufts to help blend the roots in better. The gravestone one came out nicely.
Finished my kitbashed/scratchbuilt "virtual boys" today.
I 100% did not have the talent necessary to pull of the colour scheme I chose, but they're OK at tabletop distance.
I 100% did not have the talent necessary to pull of the colour scheme I chose, but they're OK at tabletop distance.
September 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Finished my kitbashed/scratchbuilt "virtual boys" today.
I 100% did not have the talent necessary to pull of the colour scheme I chose, but they're OK at tabletop distance.
I 100% did not have the talent necessary to pull of the colour scheme I chose, but they're OK at tabletop distance.
Sarah Gailey - The Echo Wife
Scientist finds her husband left her for her clone.
Walks that fine line between cloning as plot device vs seriously considered scientific endeavour so we're not distracted from the emotionally harrowing plot.
It's very important that we be harrowed.
Scientist finds her husband left her for her clone.
Walks that fine line between cloning as plot device vs seriously considered scientific endeavour so we're not distracted from the emotionally harrowing plot.
It's very important that we be harrowed.
September 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sarah Gailey - The Echo Wife
Scientist finds her husband left her for her clone.
Walks that fine line between cloning as plot device vs seriously considered scientific endeavour so we're not distracted from the emotionally harrowing plot.
It's very important that we be harrowed.
Scientist finds her husband left her for her clone.
Walks that fine line between cloning as plot device vs seriously considered scientific endeavour so we're not distracted from the emotionally harrowing plot.
It's very important that we be harrowed.
Grace Curtis - Floating Hotel
Mystery in a luxurious space hotel.
Fantastic character sketches, sense of place and rewarding finale.
Especially enjoyed how much it trusted the reader and had the courage to leave important things unsaid.
Mystery in a luxurious space hotel.
Fantastic character sketches, sense of place and rewarding finale.
Especially enjoyed how much it trusted the reader and had the courage to leave important things unsaid.
September 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Grace Curtis - Floating Hotel
Mystery in a luxurious space hotel.
Fantastic character sketches, sense of place and rewarding finale.
Especially enjoyed how much it trusted the reader and had the courage to leave important things unsaid.
Mystery in a luxurious space hotel.
Fantastic character sketches, sense of place and rewarding finale.
Especially enjoyed how much it trusted the reader and had the courage to leave important things unsaid.
T Kingfisher - Hemlock & Silver
A grounded poisons expert is press-ganged into investigating an impossible poisoning.
Ursula Vernon has never written a novel that wasn't worth my time.
Romance seemed a bit abrupt, but perhaps I was just too fixated on all of the everything else to notice.
A grounded poisons expert is press-ganged into investigating an impossible poisoning.
Ursula Vernon has never written a novel that wasn't worth my time.
Romance seemed a bit abrupt, but perhaps I was just too fixated on all of the everything else to notice.
September 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
T Kingfisher - Hemlock & Silver
A grounded poisons expert is press-ganged into investigating an impossible poisoning.
Ursula Vernon has never written a novel that wasn't worth my time.
Romance seemed a bit abrupt, but perhaps I was just too fixated on all of the everything else to notice.
A grounded poisons expert is press-ganged into investigating an impossible poisoning.
Ursula Vernon has never written a novel that wasn't worth my time.
Romance seemed a bit abrupt, but perhaps I was just too fixated on all of the everything else to notice.
AE Marling - Murder in the Tool Library
Solarpunk murder mystery. Kept expecting a twist that never came. But fun depiction of distributed citizen response to murder, warts and all.
Liked how many caustic weirdos there were even in a post-capitalist utopia, which may have been the point.
Solarpunk murder mystery. Kept expecting a twist that never came. But fun depiction of distributed citizen response to murder, warts and all.
Liked how many caustic weirdos there were even in a post-capitalist utopia, which may have been the point.
September 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
AE Marling - Murder in the Tool Library
Solarpunk murder mystery. Kept expecting a twist that never came. But fun depiction of distributed citizen response to murder, warts and all.
Liked how many caustic weirdos there were even in a post-capitalist utopia, which may have been the point.
Solarpunk murder mystery. Kept expecting a twist that never came. But fun depiction of distributed citizen response to murder, warts and all.
Liked how many caustic weirdos there were even in a post-capitalist utopia, which may have been the point.
Roger Zelazny - My Name is Legion
Oldschool hypercompetent engineer in episodic investigations.
Surprisingly straightforward for a Zelazny.
Mostly interesting for its low-key and naive depiction of a surveillance state.
Oldschool hypercompetent engineer in episodic investigations.
Surprisingly straightforward for a Zelazny.
Mostly interesting for its low-key and naive depiction of a surveillance state.
September 22, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Roger Zelazny - My Name is Legion
Oldschool hypercompetent engineer in episodic investigations.
Surprisingly straightforward for a Zelazny.
Mostly interesting for its low-key and naive depiction of a surveillance state.
Oldschool hypercompetent engineer in episodic investigations.
Surprisingly straightforward for a Zelazny.
Mostly interesting for its low-key and naive depiction of a surveillance state.
Catherynne M. Valente - Space Oddity
The joy of an unexpected sequel to a book I loved. What do you do after winning space Eurovision?
This one wore its Douglas Adams influence on its sleeve even more. Sometimes I got lost in the tangents but it always pulled me back.
The joy of an unexpected sequel to a book I loved. What do you do after winning space Eurovision?
This one wore its Douglas Adams influence on its sleeve even more. Sometimes I got lost in the tangents but it always pulled me back.
September 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Catherynne M. Valente - Space Oddity
The joy of an unexpected sequel to a book I loved. What do you do after winning space Eurovision?
This one wore its Douglas Adams influence on its sleeve even more. Sometimes I got lost in the tangents but it always pulled me back.
The joy of an unexpected sequel to a book I loved. What do you do after winning space Eurovision?
This one wore its Douglas Adams influence on its sleeve even more. Sometimes I got lost in the tangents but it always pulled me back.
Django Wexler - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me
This was fine. Some fun new characters & closure.
At the end of the day the premise was always promising a Big Answers climactic ending but I'm not sure that's what the story wanted.
This was fine. Some fun new characters & closure.
At the end of the day the premise was always promising a Big Answers climactic ending but I'm not sure that's what the story wanted.
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Django Wexler - Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me
This was fine. Some fun new characters & closure.
At the end of the day the premise was always promising a Big Answers climactic ending but I'm not sure that's what the story wanted.
This was fine. Some fun new characters & closure.
At the end of the day the premise was always promising a Big Answers climactic ending but I'm not sure that's what the story wanted.
Django Wexler - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
Horny time loop "comedy" fantasy isekai.
Very not my favourite genre combo and the protagonist was obnoxiously flippant rather than funny. But it was energetic, with a decent fantasy story underneath it all and I've queued up the sequel.
Horny time loop "comedy" fantasy isekai.
Very not my favourite genre combo and the protagonist was obnoxiously flippant rather than funny. But it was energetic, with a decent fantasy story underneath it all and I've queued up the sequel.
September 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Django Wexler - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
Horny time loop "comedy" fantasy isekai.
Very not my favourite genre combo and the protagonist was obnoxiously flippant rather than funny. But it was energetic, with a decent fantasy story underneath it all and I've queued up the sequel.
Horny time loop "comedy" fantasy isekai.
Very not my favourite genre combo and the protagonist was obnoxiously flippant rather than funny. But it was energetic, with a decent fantasy story underneath it all and I've queued up the sequel.
Ada Palmer - Perhaps The Stars
Actually ends with a definite answer for the issues raised over the past three books. No last-second cheat, no deus ex machina. Just sincerity.
Actually ends with a definite answer for the issues raised over the past three books. No last-second cheat, no deus ex machina. Just sincerity.
September 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Ada Palmer - Perhaps The Stars
Actually ends with a definite answer for the issues raised over the past three books. No last-second cheat, no deus ex machina. Just sincerity.
Actually ends with a definite answer for the issues raised over the past three books. No last-second cheat, no deus ex machina. Just sincerity.
Drawing more foods.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Drawing more foods.
Ada Palmer - The Will to Battle
So glad to be returning to this series. Social science fiction with historical sensibilities that acknowledges but doesn't ever focus on technology. With inexplicable divine miracles.
It's like the series Dune wanted to be.
So glad to be returning to this series. Social science fiction with historical sensibilities that acknowledges but doesn't ever focus on technology. With inexplicable divine miracles.
It's like the series Dune wanted to be.
August 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ada Palmer - The Will to Battle
So glad to be returning to this series. Social science fiction with historical sensibilities that acknowledges but doesn't ever focus on technology. With inexplicable divine miracles.
It's like the series Dune wanted to be.
So glad to be returning to this series. Social science fiction with historical sensibilities that acknowledges but doesn't ever focus on technology. With inexplicable divine miracles.
It's like the series Dune wanted to be.