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Stephen Fleetwood-Joyce

@thelorax42

Science nerd, teacher, ttrpg games designer and player, board gamer, ex-larper: If you've got a nerdy hobby, I want in!

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It has given me an idea for a game where you get your magic from shamans on a terf you claim.

05.12.2025 19:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was a good talk! I could have asked or discussed a dozen more questions.

05.12.2025 11:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am worried since I am not a fan of the venue

06.11.2025 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is now super convenient for me to drive to and from

06.11.2025 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fair enough.

05.11.2025 20:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@gonzohistory.bsky.social would this be good for you?

05.11.2025 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"sir, we are spinning up the Sufis 1 through 7. They are beginning unity of all beings protocol."

05.11.2025 18:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

See, I think there are not, and you need the weirdo mystic holy people, so the government intentionally banishes religious extremists away from mainline humanity and then send out kidnapping fleets

05.11.2025 18:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also it means the space government will abduct the extremely faithful to be engines

05.11.2025 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love a fate hack! On my way.

05.11.2025 16:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man. So: you as ent to heaven up the sephiroph. A ship needs a team of astetics whose job it is is to be so holy that they can go up one of the spheres of the tree of life and they have tech that drags the ship with them.

05.11.2025 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My wife in a cloak at an angle on a blue background

My wife in a cloak at an angle on a blue background

My wife, drunkenly photo edited on the train home

She tolerates a lot of nonsense.

01.11.2025 01:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ttrpg as a reminder on Halloween, my friend @gonzohistory.bsky.social one said that if they make a plushy of something it is no longer horrifying. Which is why a lot of horror monsters fall flat imo.

Also many classic monsters address fears we no longer care about in the modern age.

31.10.2025 21:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Call it "our fate is in our stars". Have astrological magic.

30.10.2025 18:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Random idea for an #ttrpg I had: magic is in the stars, literally. The world has become less magical due to light pollution and the further you get from bright lights the more magical things are. Also magic is literally impossible indoors.

30.10.2025 18:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ttrpg remember as a player, ttrpgs are a team sport. If you know something, or can do something try to find a way to make sure that everyone can get in on it.

A secret about your character or that they know but never let out barely exists. The shared fiction is the world. Share your fun!

23.10.2025 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Going to disappoint you here. My unpublished home game called Void Cloud.

17.10.2025 22:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This same want made me make a game. It is an area that can be ripe for gaming!

17.10.2025 20:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ttrpg #rpg my daily basic thought: if you make a character who is going to be excited to go on the sort of adventure you are likely to go on, who will be useful on said adventure and who is willing to make close connections to other characters and npcs, you are making it easy to have a good time

17.10.2025 17:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quick tip with games: make sure what will make a good game is also what is mechanically optimal in your game. A lot (not all, I know) of players use mechanics to guide them in how they play. Make your thing you want to do be the most interesting to do and the most mechanically useful thing to do

16.10.2025 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A image from the flyer for The war of naming at a wargames convention, showing a human facing off against an outsider and the text at the bottom "playtest today at the adventure bears"

A image from the flyer for The war of naming at a wargames convention, showing a human facing off against an outsider and the text at the bottom "playtest today at the adventure bears"

When the two things you do at a local convention end up having very very different vibes

15.08.2025 10:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi. Email me at stephenfleetwood2@gmail.com

16.06.2025 14:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I will be there selling adorable adventure bears. Bears dressed as d and d adventurers

28.05.2025 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi, sorry for the late rep[ly, but I am getting things together. Hand over fist games, room2 288! We are selling bears

28.05.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Now bigger and fiercer/more adorable

23.05.2025 12:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A miniature figurine of a blue teddy bear with a Mohawk wielding two axes.

A miniature figurine of a blue teddy bear with a Mohawk wielding two axes.

Painted this bear barbarian I got from @thelorax42.bsky.social . I believe you can get more of these bear guys from him at Hand Over Fist Games at UKGE.

23.05.2025 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Map background with banners saying "Quest Giver" and "Hand Over Fist Games", and a logo of one hand clenched in a fist with the other palm-down over it.

Map background with banners saying "Quest Giver" and "Hand Over Fist Games", and a logo of one hand clenched in a fist with the other palm-down over it.

hand over fist games @thelorax42.bsky.social joins us on the Stamp Quest 25 trail this UKGE! Seek out their stall 2-228 and check out their range of 3D-printed fantasy bear miniatures. We'll be beary excited to get their stamp! #stampquest #stampquest25 #ukge

17.05.2025 15:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

@thelorax42.bsky.social is an old friend and a good egg. I won't be at UKGE, but if I were I'd swing by this stand. I'm currently painting one of these bears, in fact!

17.05.2025 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#ttrpg
Stupidly writing 3 games at a time, but a play test tonight for one of them. I am somewhere between excited and worried

22.04.2025 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You become a legend word by word. Names are earned by completing a path of deeds. Names can be used, corrupted, or sacrificed. You can even unravel one to surviveโ€ฆ but every unraveling leaves a scar. The world is built from stories. Your Name is your place in it.

20.04.2025 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0