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James Wallis

@jameswallis.bsky.social
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Game designer (co-created SE!ZE with Charles Leclerc), publisher, teacher, critic, writer, player. FRSA. For my games, books, podcast, journalism, game design workshops, lectures, trade bodies &c., check my linktree linktr.ee/james.wallis

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Them Fatale, @mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 15h
Badenoch claims £2,700 a month from the taxpayer to rent a grade II-listed farmhouse with six bedrooms. The property sits within the highest council tax bracket, costing over £4,000 in council tax a year, which the Essex MP also claims on expenses. "Best welfare" is being an MP.
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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 17h
The social media ban is coming. That means every adult having to show their ID to get online. Age verification puts privacy at risk. Curbs freedom of expression. And simply doesn't work to keep kids safe online. The government needs to change course. But the clock is ticking. Sign the petition ⬇️
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Say No to ID for online access
Protect people. Regulate powerful platforms. Keep the internet open. The Government is planning to introduce tough new laws that require all adults to show ID to access to go online. They say this is ...
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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 18h
Look to @kleenestar.bsky.social and @paulczege.bsky.social on Text-based Role-Play in our 2024 Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...
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The Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies
This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the latest research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines, cultures, and media in one single, accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by m...
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Jenny List @jennylist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I'm just going to leave this here, it's a network graph showing Mary-Ann's connections in the gender-critical world. Given that she's already deeply embedded in anti-trans activity, it's difficult to judge her on anything but that.
A network diagram with Mary Ann Stephenson at the centre, showing her  connections to several prominent anti-trans campaigns, and then the huge number of other terfs connected to them.
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Lance Parkin @lanceparkin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Once you understand that AI is a machine for telling idiots they're cleverer than clever people, a lot of the modern world makes a lot more sense.
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
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Sebastian Deterding @codingconduct.cc · 06/10/2026
Come work with us! The Dyson School of Design Engineering at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is hiring for an Assistant Professor in Fair and Responsible AI. www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Assistant Professor in Fair and Responsible Artificial Intelligence - South Kensington Campus job with Imperial College London (ICL) | 12862563
We are seeking candidates who develop novel AI methods and systems that are technically rigorous, trustworthy and deployable in practice
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Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Quiet Year is a brilliant map-making storytelling game created by @lackingceremony.bsky.social - I had the privilege of playing in a game recently with Avery, along with @ecfriedman.com and my co-hosts, @gregstolze.bsky.social and @jameswallis.bsky.social for LND www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8IF...
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The Quiet Year: An Actual Play featuring creator Avery Alder and Dr. Emily Friedman
YouTube video by Role Playing Public Radio
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
My family will give me games but they won't play them with me, alas.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Birthday games loot
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It may stop, but it never ends.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thanks to both our guests, and all the other guests we've had over this (somewhat extended) season, and everyone who's supported us and listened to the show. We'll be launching the Kickstarter for season 4 in a week: sign up to be alerted when the page goes live www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...
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Coming soon: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Season 4
The fourth season of this acclaimed deep-dive TTRPG review podcast. Join our new book club and read up on game design theory!
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We had so much fun with this, and playing the game with its creator is something I'll remember for a long time. This is a video episode, as the game revolves around making a map, but you should get the gist from just the audio. Watch here: www.ludonarrativedissidents.com/season-3-epi...
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Season 3 episode 27: Actual Play: The Quiet Year – Ludonarrative Dissidents
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The final episode of Ludonarrative Dissidents season 3 is up, and it's been worth the wait. We present a three-hour actual play of classic map-based community game The Quiet Year, with two special guests: @ecfriedman.com and the game's designer @lackingceremony.bsky.social. This is an absolute treat
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’ve co-signed this letter to Yvette Cooper, the Health Secretary expressing concern about the NHS “reviews” of gender-affirming healthcare. transactual.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thank you so much, that's very high praise. Have you seen the just-launched Playtest Material, which is occupying some of the same space but with thirty years of growth and hindsight?
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Gross merchandising. Do feel free to tell Colgate Palmolive UK what you think via www.colgatepalmolive.co.uk/contact-us/e...
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Came third in the local quiz, though our team was half the size of the rest and we had all drunk quite a bit. Got into an argument with the quizmaster over whether plutonium is a naturally occurring element, which may have cost us points.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy to recount the details over a pint sometime.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh, interesting--but I remember hearing the story long before the dot-com era.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"How did you get into ttrpgs?" David Cameron's drug dealer was looking for players.
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
We don’t do the Daily Mail, but as a public service, here is someone with far too much money being attacked by an owl.
Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland is attacked by rogue owl during chaotic photoshoot.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I've heard stories a couple of times about a possibly apocryphal west-coast software shop in the 1970s where the dress code read "You will dress". They implemented it because one of their programmers preferred not to.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh nice, I hadn't seen that it was public. Looks pretty suite.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Well, yeah, new software versus ten years of continual development and billions of dollars of funding. If you think Teams is bad now, do you remember how absolutely horrible it was in 2017? I do.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
🚨BREAKING Green Party calls for Thames Water and South East Water to be taken into public ownership WITHOUT COMPENSATION by Christmas Thames Water is insolvent, and South East Water has repeatedly failed to supply water to thousands of homes This is wonderful from the Greens
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The more novel and/or unusual an RPG's rules and structure are, the longer its example of play should be. Nobilis 2e (2000) had an example of play that was 17 pages long, or 19 if you include the art.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's official: Ludonarrative Dissidents season 4 is coming soon... to Kickstarter. Now we're adding a book club for books _about_ RPGs, plus more livestreams and a whole bunch more episodes of RPG analysis and criticism. We're live on 13 October! Follow us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...
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Coming soon: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Season 4
The fourth season of this acclaimed deep-dive TTRPG review podcast. Join our new book club and read up on game design theory!
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I am so glad to hear it.
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Emily @emilydawn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@hockeyviz.com I found some beautiful data viz for you
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's official: Ludonarrative Dissidents season 4 is coming soon... to Kickstarter. Now we're adding a book club for books _about_ RPGs, plus more livestreams and a whole bunch more episodes of RPG analysis and criticism. We're live on 13 October! Follow us! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ros...
kickstarter.com
Coming soon: Ludonarrative Dissidents Podcast: Season 4
The fourth season of this acclaimed deep-dive TTRPG review podcast. Join our new book club and read up on game design theory!
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Get on this, it is wild.
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Greg Stolze @gregstolze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last 70 hours y’all, I need 26 backers STAT! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON'S SPEEDWAY HELL: Dangerous Playtest Edition
It's a tabletop RPG where sinners race through Hell to win brief moments of peace. It's handled with tremendous silliness.
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Eryk @peregrinecoast.press · 01/10/2026
Heads up to everyone who sells to the EU: from November 1st, the EU is introducing a new €2 customs handling fee per customs line, on top of the €3 duty fee that came in a couple of months ago. Each item will now cost a flat €5 before we even get into VAT!
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Really lovely little film, so full of hope www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP5J...
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The refugee girls from Afghanistan and Iraq who escaped the Taliban learn to surf Devon waves
YouTube video by The Mirror
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Is there an overview of the solo-RPG field somewhere, with key systems, mechanics and titles, or would a kind, knowledgeable friend spend a few minutes on a call to brief me? (This is not an excuse for you to recommend your favourite solo game. That is pretty much the opposite of what I'm asking.)
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Vot is your veapon?" "Don't tell him, pike."
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A thing about BoardGameGeek: it's all one massive database, so if people are reviewbombing a game because (say) there's a black character in it, you can click through and see who they are, and note their ids, and then every time they post on the BGG forums in future you can reply "STFU you racist."
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Dr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remember, folks: for every author you see on here describing how they’ve filled out forms to get *some* compensation from the Anthropic AI case there are dozens, hundreds, hell THOUSANDS of us who get 0 because our books weren’t registered with the US copyright office yet have UK copyright!
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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Casey S. Pumpkins 🎃 @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Weird the AI didn’t catch that
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On-Together 🫧Virtual Coworking💖 @on-together.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
⭐Huge Update + 50% Sale ⭐ In case you missed it - yesterday we released a "Back to School" themed update for our coworking game Including a new study area, focus animations & school/job themed outfits AND our biggest sale yet is still live! 👀
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One point in it.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yeah, but it's only worth ten points.
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Played the classics. Lost.
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Ross Payton @rosspayton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We're getting ready to launch the Kickstarter for Ludonarrative Dissidents season 4 on October 13. We have a high level reward for backers to make us run an online game for them. Why not make us try to run an unplayable game like Continuum? www.patreon.com/RPPR/posts/l...
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James Wallis @jameswallis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Our dog who is now senior will only eat their IEHAF if we put a topper of something nice on it. Turkey mince is a favourite. Smoked salmon is a special treat, though Sainsburys does 'trimmings' that work out quite reasonably.
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