Tim Gray

Tim Gray

@timgray101.bsky.social

TTRPG creator. Freelance editor and proofreader. Geeky stuff. Occasional wit. https://silverbranch.co.uk. Non-game editing https://timgrayediting.com. Games at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/543?affiliate_id=3127

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Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Aw, heck. Quite the innings though.

George Takei@georgetakei.bsky.social

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Occasional politics mention - good news today from Serbia and Brazil. The latter was a worry, as someone who’d like to keep the Amazon forest.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Noodling with bits for a possible pdf mini-supplement for Frisson, and wondering whether they should just go into a revision of the corebook instead. Hm.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

I spotted Dragonmeet seminars are up now. Interesting mix of practical stuff; theory stuff; applications and adjacencies (eg therapeutic angles). Worth a look for deep nerding out. A Friday evening programme for industry folks is suppose to be coming but not out yet. dragonmeet.co.uk/seminars

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Series 2 of the Big Finish Omega Factor series completed with ep 4. Series threads resolved - and new ones left hanging. There is a series 3, which I don’t have - maybe in a future sale.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Huh, 'tabletop role-playing games' is appearing in Bsky trends. For my own beginnings in the hobby, I don't actually remember the first step. I know that Marvel Superheroes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Toon were among my earliest acquisitions, and I photocopied T&T from a kid at school.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

... How I knew they existed in the first place, I don't know. Maybe they were in a shop I went to for something else. Then played Call of Cthulhu and D&D at university... and I ran Bard Games' Atlantis Trilogy for a while.

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Tom Cox
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

I think my ability to distinguish between "I am feeling weirdly anxious and low today" and "I am just a person having a totally normal reaction to being alive during the 2020s" might have completely vanished.

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Merriam-Webster
@merriam-webster.com

We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'

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Angus Abranson
@angusabranson.bsky.social

Turtles No More - Palladium’s TMNT RPG licence is ending After a successful Kickstarter revival, Palladium Books has announced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licence won't be renewed, putting remaining stock in a webstore sale. www.tabletopsentinel.com/news/modern/...

tabletopsentinel.comTurtles No More - Palladium’s TMNT RPG licence is endingAfter a successful Kickstarter revival, Palladium Books has announced the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles licence won't be renewed, putting remaining stock in a webstore sale.

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Darrington Press
@darringtonpress.bsky.social

Paranormal mysteries await 🔍 Immerse yourself in a secret society of the occult with the Candela Obscura Digital Humble Bundle! Proceeds from the bundle go to support the Critical Role Foundation and our various charities. Grab yours now through 11/7. - https://bit.ly/4z4pzEm

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DriveThruRPG
@drivethrurpg.com

Due to today’s worldwide PHP security vulnerability, we are doing our part to ensure a safe and secure experience for our users. We have taken DriveThruRPG sites offline as we await essential PHP security updates. We’ll keep folks updated as the work to implement these progresses.

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Chaosium
@chaosium.bsky.social

Update on the use of AI text in Chaosium Community Content programs @drivethrurpg.com. TL/DR: Don't use it in our programs. AI is not art. It is theft from you and every writer who has gone before you, repackaged dishonestly and shamelessly as original. www.chaosium.com/blogupdate-o...

chaosium.comUpdate on the use of AI text in Chaosium Community Content programsHello to all members of this group: thanks for the inspiration you bring us daily through your work for Chaosium roleplaying games, published via our community content programs. We always love to see ...
Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Main achievement of day: going to shops. Otherwise, hard to focus on anything. I shall blame yesterday's flu jab + today's dark weather, and aim towards sleep.

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Bad Squiddo Games (Annie)
@badsquiddogames.bsky.social

The posts about this project are getting so suppressed on Facebook, can you give me a hand? Launching Wed 21st October, 20 brand new miniatures - hand sculpted and hand cast. Deeply researched non conventional members of the Dutch Resistance! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

kickstarter.comComing soon: WW2: Heroes of the Dutch Resistance - 28mm Pewter MiniaturesTop Quality 28mm Pewter Miniatures for WW2 Historical & Pulp Gaming & Painting. Hand Sculpted & Cast.

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Sam Perin
@zebotc.bsky.social

Shimmering Iris 🌱✨ a new piece in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’ where I explore spaces meaningful and nostalgic to me.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

A small expedition to get my flu jab. Chatting to the nurse, she mentioned that covid is around, so take care. On the way back, encountered a bargain plants stall. I’m a sucker for succulents.

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Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Editing work is lining up for autumn, but if you need any help with editing, proofreading or misc word-wrangling for your ttrpg, do get in touch. I'm known for thorough work with high accuracy and helpful feedback, and have worked on lines from WFRP to Liminal. silverbranch.co.uk/ttrpg-editing/

silverbranch.co.ukTTRPG editingHi, I'm Tim Gray. I provide freelance editing and proofreading for roleplaying game publishers, large and small, to make your work its best.
Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

And now I’m thinking again that the supplement for Moon Roads, A Hand of Magicians, probably has a better title than the corebook and maybe I should change it. Hope this tea shuts my brain up shortly.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Accidentally watched part of a New York By Night episode. Notable the power of charismatic people plus good presentation. I watched some/most of season 1 ages back. Don’t remember where I got to or what was going on. I occasionally watch the titles for modern magic inspiration.

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

Spent today at #Orbtoberfest, a small rpg convention here in Nottingham, linked to The Dark Orb YT channel. Missed last year, so good to rejoin. Played Vaesen (the starter set adventure) and Hard City (an adv with a bit of supernatural added).

Tim Gray
@timgray101.bsky.social

… Systemmonkily, I was curious about the HC rules having seen positive reviews. It’s good, I think - very much aimed at characters on a limited human scale. Small d6 dice pool, take highest, interpret. Negative/dangerous factors give dice that can match and eat your results - a form of drag.

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Gareth Hanrahan
@mytholder.bsky.social

And it’s finally announced! This is a weird one - basically AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS meets PIRANESI in Spaaaaaaaace.

Effekt Publishing@effektpodcast.org

There are TWO new books coming for #CoriolisTheGreatDark Across the Abyss - an explorer themed campaign where they have drawn inspiration from The Terror, among other things, written by Gareth Hanrahan! Free Leauge are very pleased with his work. The Dying City is a source book about Ship City.