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Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Want to do school visits as an author? Or are you a school who wants authors to come and talk to your kids? The @societyofauthors.bsky.social has a free resource, just for you! The School Visits Toolkit, brimming with good advice, can be downloaded right here: societyofauthors.org/resource/sch...

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School visits toolkit - The Society of Authors

Developed by the SoA's Children's Writers and Illustrators Group (CWIG) to support and empower authors and schools to deliver impactful in-person school visits.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Like, where’s the line between an Actual Play with high improv and loose TTRPG rules and a lot of Costuming and a Living History exhibit that’s being semi-coordinated and filmed? Can’t wait to see what answers bubble up :O

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 21/09/2026

I wonder how LARP/Living History/Re-enactment fit into this. Growing up, I used to do live Tudor re-enactment in a variety of roles (shout out page boys in the big house), where we’d both improv perform for ourselves, but also in front of paying visitors, and we’d also answer questions.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 05/09/2026

That's huge! Is it a temporary pop up or are you venturing into the TTRPG/BG store business? I've a few books and bobs, but if you're ever needing a variety of stuff @shop.peregrinecoast.press is flush with 'em!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 04/09/2026

unliking and then reliking this every time it comes back up on my feed

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

If you want a run through, happy to show how I set up One Breath Left. It's very straight forward (perhaps a little more than TT!), though with less fancy features like tile snapping. screentop.gg/@StoutStoatP...

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One Breath Left | StoutStoatPress | Screentop.gg

Play One Breath Left by StoutStoatPress on Screentop.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

One Breath Left is part of the bundle! Come explore some derelict wrecks while you struggle to ration your air and avoid being eaten by something monstrous or get sucked into a black hole or get decimated by a rogue AI or or or

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

That said, it's got what looks like loads of different titles on there, and it's browser based. Easy to be a critic when I couldn't code my way towards make a centred table if I tried!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Yeah, I'd not really dabbled in boardgame VTTs and just gave it a try. It is a LOT fancier than my previous dive in with screentop.gg, but the pseudo-3D did trip me a bit, especially the way it likes to start groups (like cards, tiles, etc) together, but they irrevocably separate in weird ways.

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Screentop.gg - Play tabletop games with friends

Screentop is the best place to play tabletop games online for free. Play with friends directly in your browser - no setup required!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Ah but I see you're using PNGs, which can only handle RGB profiles 😕 ... HMMM!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Colour conversion might be because your files are set up in CMYK? That's usually what my bug is. Some online engines can render a CMYK file normally, others can't

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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 29/08/2026

finally started working on the big dumb critter monk zine/art book/whatever project i've been threatening for over a year. pages still in progress but probably like 90% the way there

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 28/08/2026

Google's core useful features (like quick exchange rates, definitions, maps, etc) are breaking more and more as they try to shove AI in. It's wild that such a universally useful and convenient tool is being torn apart in the pursuit of another global recession.

Screenshot of google search "usd to gbp exchange rate". There are no search results being returned by google; the whole page is broken.

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Small Press Scotland CIC @smallpress.scot · 25/08/2026

Have you signed up to the Scottish Comics Roundtable yet? 💪

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 25/08/2026

The idea of outsourcing talking to her about the campaigns I was running, or comparing builds for Diablo II, or watching Spirited Away for the 11,000,000th time, is awful. Without her memories, or her mutual joy, or her presence, or her opinions and judgements, what would have been the point?

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 25/08/2026

My mum worked in tech in the 90s through 10s, and had to commute 2hrs in and out of London during the height of it. On top of that she had to raise two autistic queer kids pretty much solo. Me and my sibling bonded with her through shared hobbies; for me it was D&D and games, for my brother, comics.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 24/08/2026

I went to a fab talk by Avery Alder where she said (to paraphrase) that the rules you write in the Book are the rehearsed summaries you've repeated to new players over and over at the table, which I found helpful for framing the "run the game, write the book" tack.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 20/08/2026

Somehow every inch we crawl out from cramped bedrooms and kitchen tables and hundreds of unpaid hours greased with favours and in-kind sweat reveals another tide of bullshit fees. Might as well slap a bed in a warehouse and call it a WFH write-off, for all the evils big businesses get away with.

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Eryk @peregrinecoast.press · 20/08/2026

Really had my eyes opened on Business Rates this year- you pay BR on the value of the property you’re renting out (like council tax). If your rateable value is <£12,500, you get a full small business exemption. Above £15k, you pay 0.432x of the RV a year. This is a nuts jump in monthly outgoings

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 19/08/2026

art direction is just redoing the "I'm assembling a team" montage in every heist film but with artists and slightly more paperwork

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Peregrine Coast Press @shop.peregrinecoast.press · 17/08/2026

Hail! We have re-enabled shipping to the EU and timed it with a review of how we handle shipping. We handle *a lot* of fulfilment for TTRPG crowdfunding projects so, in the interest of transparency, here is an abridged email we sent to creators we work with. peregrinecoast.press/blogs/news/t...

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The State of Shipping in 2026

2026 has been an absolute ride for us - both as a business and as a fulfilment and shipping provider for multiple independent producers. We sent an email out to the folks we work with to inform them o...

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Small Press Scotland CIC @smallpress.scot · 19/08/2026

📢 Do you want to fix Scottish comics? Let's come up with some solutions! Join us on 9th September at 7pm for an online roundtable to discuss the future of Scotland's indie comic scene, in collaboration with CCIC and @chipcollective.bsky.social. More info in 🧵👇 RSVP: eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-c...

The Scottish Comics Roundtable. 9th Sept, 7pm. An online call to arms for everyone working in and with comics in Scotland. RSVP on Eventbrite! Presented by Small Press Scotland CIC, The Comics Cultural Impact Collective CIC, and CHIP Collective.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 02/08/2026

Some pictures from inside CARVED IN STONE, which BlueSky censored because it doesn't like butts, apparently.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 02/08/2026

Fellow yeasty artists. Yeastists. Yartists?

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 02/08/2026

When I say drank, even just buying a can from the shops counts hehe. Think of them like fellow artists - getting an email saying "I really love your cider, do you need a label artist for any upcoming brews" would probably be lovely to receive :)

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Indie Press Revolution @ipr.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

1/18 IPR #Booth449 at #GenCon2026 Thursday before open, with 156 games of the 600+ we carry, from 96 of our 220 member-publishers. Photos courtesy of Nicholas. www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Gen-Co...

Three IPR booth 449 staff at Gen Con 2026 stand behind a table stacked with small press roleplaying and storytelling games.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 02/08/2026

GEN CON LAST DAY-ERS Get your Pict-curious Persons over to the IPR booth and get your mitts on delicious, delightful, insightful and reverently human Scottish history! The wingspan of this book rivals that of most feral sea gulls, and is also has more praise than the average feral sea gull, too!

Screenshot 1. Pictish style copper inlay against a rich blue background, showing scenes of fishing, trading, farming and warfare.

Screenshot 2. An illustrated map of Scotland, labelled with 7th century kingdom names like Pictland, Alt Clut, and Dal Riata.

Screenshot 3. Scenes in panels, showing a painted standing stone, someone spinning thread with a dorp spindle, and a shepherd with his flock and sheepdog.

Screenshot 4. Travellers resting and bathing near a river, with their equipment spread all around.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 02/08/2026

For cider/wine labels, reach out to small/local breweries!! I have a bunch of friends who've gotten work just cause they already drank from the brewery or had a mutual connection who worked in a pub and helped form a link.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 01/08/2026

Sorted! Google having a moment, as usual

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 15/07/2026

2nd-hand Book Sale! I'm moving house in the next few months, and I'm slimming down my collection of TTRPGs, Zines, and Comics. Have a browse, and help me pay for a plasterer and new wallpaint :) Check the sheet below and gimme an email with whatcha want! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Book Sale!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 25/07/2026

Nope. There’s always something that’ll come up that’s relevant, for better or for worse.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 15/07/2026

docs.google.com

Book Sale!

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Anine Bösenberg @anineillustration.com · 14/07/2026

Hello #Portfolioday! I'm Anine, an illustrator based in Scotland, and I'm looking for work - email me if you think I'd be a good fit for your project ✨ 💻 www.anineillustration.com 💌 anine@anineillustration.com (I also do private commissions, email me for that too)

A drawing of a hot air balloon above overgrown ruins. A group of sailors is looking at birds through telescopes.

A drawing of some items: A diamond ring with a snake design - a flint knife wrapped with string - a gold chain with small gold bees - two clay toy dog figurines - a cup shaped like the head of a horse or donkey - a horse shaped candle holder - two crab apples - a votive loaf of bread (shaped like a hand) on a plate, with a bowl of salt and a lit candle.

Three small drawings: One of a shrine under a pine tree with a stone inside, one of a salamander on the forest floor, one of a coastal path with stone steps, two tall trees, stone columns and two hikers in the distance. The overall feel is very late summer to early autumn.

A drawing of some things you might find in a kitchen: a tea towel, a bundle of herbs (parsley, thyme, sage, bay), two wooden spoons, some butcher's twine, a cutting board, a big knife, a candle stub on a little plate, a ceramic jar, some cardamom pods, a garlic bulb (bisected).

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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

For all of you guys running Stonetop campaigns, this is a GORGEOUS, illustrated history book that works wonderfully as a sourcebook for life and culture at the time

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 12/11/2025

Carved in Stone is officially out! In this comprehensive setting guide you'll be able to see, touch, taste, hear and smell your way through everything that modern-day scholars currently know of the enigmatic culture of the Picts, from the perspective of someone living in the late 7th Century.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 12/07/2026

I've found it's very effective to convince other friends to read WoT for the first time, and to live vicariously through their bewilderment and theory crafting

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 09/07/2026

Good answer: Either would work! I like to think of it as an encyclopaedia trying to put archaeology in the hands of people to play with, with lots of researched and evidenced information. There's RPG/storytelling support throughout, too Chaotic answer: Cut it in half and split it across both places

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Jamorobo @jamorobo.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Would be hard pressed to have a more wonderful set of post through the letterbox (ok maybe @wyrdscience.bsky.social would be the cherry on top)! @jdhoare.bsky.social @stoutstoat.co.uk #secretpassages

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ArchaeoPlays @archaeoplays.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

...and we'll be at Govan Old next Saturday (18 July) for @govanstones.bsky.social's Viking Games and Archaeological Open Day! For those who like a challenge, one version of our scavenger hunt will be ENTIRELY in ogham - do you think you could solve it? (4/4) thegovanstones.org.uk/lecture-on-t...

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Viking Games and Archaeological Open Day on Saturday 18th of July: an Alternative Celebration of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. – The Govan Stones

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David Stifter 🍵📄🦊 @davidstifter.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

It's the International Day of Ogham today. The (former) OG(H)AM project are happy to announce the recipients of this year's Certificate of Achievement for Ogham Excellence, the team behind the creation of "Carved in Stone. A Storyteller's Guide to Pictland". More: carvedinstone.scot #IntDayofOgham

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 06/07/2026

For every lovely repost or review, there are five more filled with personal grudges, death threats or motivated by bigoted hate. It's intimidating to create anything because the internet can feel like such a vitriolic cesspit. It's even harder to wade through it when without a team behind you.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 05/07/2026

this is incepting such delightful daydreams... What if documents, but more practical (to read) and less practical (to print)

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Natalia Cecire @ncecire.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

More than this, even. Facts don't come out of nowhere; they are made, and the work of making robust facts is very hard. Historians don't just get primary sources and write down what they say; they have to interpret them. This is where historical facts come from.

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 03/07/2026

Last day! Grab some actually genuinely bonkers deals while you can! (I gotta stop getting older because 31% is actually quite large, as it turns out).

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 03/07/2026

I always love seeing which pages people gravitate towards! I'm immensely proud of everyone who worked on the book, and the artists really brought every last topic to life ❤️

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Alex Boer @gmalex.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I bought this even faster than I bought Stonetop. Can’t wait to put it to use!

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Stout Stoat @stoutstoat.co.uk · 29/06/2026

Now also with a 31% discount till July 3rd! £50 down to £34.50! Use code BIRTHDAY2026 at the checkout. Alternatively, in the spirit of Pictish economics I will consider barter offers or equivalent weight in hacksilver

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