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Philip Rowlands
@aceade@mastodon.ie
mastodon 4.7.3Scifi/fantasy writer and game developer, based in Galway. Juggling two series (Connacht Disaster Zone and Remittance Witch).
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#Scifi #Fantasy #indieGameDev #writers #IrishWriters #IrishGameDevs #mastodaoine
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Joined March 11, 2023
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Everyone knows that "Fomorians" first started appearing in Ireland in the 1840s. But nobody knows how. Or why.
Until a corrupt dwarven scientist decides to experiment on a pair of kids to find out.
Sound intriguing? Fomoritis Uncovered is only €2 on most ebook stores until the 2nd of June, so grab it quick!
https://books2read.com/b/fomoritis-uncovered
#bookPromotion #bookSale #JuneBankHolidayWeekend #historicalFantasy #dieselpunk #scifi #fantasy
Replying to
@cstross I'm currently working on a game where the antagonists are a cult of spammers for whom clogging the Internet with spam is a sacred duty.
A dumb idea that I originally came up with a decade ago, but it doesn't seem all that implausible any more 😞
Development of Turscar Isle is officially done! The full version comes out on the 2nd of July.
Stick to the shadows, stay silent, and exact poetic justice on an evil cult of spammers by stealing everything they haven't nailed down.
My final devlog:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei9Hzke5P5o
#stealthGames #soloGameDev #indieGameDev #indieDev #gameDevLog
@Ciaraioch sounds like something from @lowqualityfacts 😁
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@doombloomart@mastoart.social @meagantrott@mastodon.art because being a Solo Dev™️ makes you an Underdog™️! And thus, you have a Developer Story of an Underdog who Triumphed Against The Odds! (C)(R)(OMGWTFBBQ)
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@paco@infosec.exchange @baldur@toot.cafe
"What purpose does this serve?"
Shielding the board of directors from any possible blame when it goes belly up?
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@funhouseradio/116432867372585524
I thought Tim Curry had managed to escape to the ONE PLACE that hasn't been corrrupted by captialism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM
#timCurry #commandAndConquer #redAlert3 #classicLines
Bands of undead Vikings on sorcery-infused steeds roam the roads of the Sydfjords, looting and plundering at will. This is The Ice Line Nightmare.
My first thought, when considering consequences of adding room-temperature #superconductors to an ongoing #scifi / #dieselpunk universe, is "it wouldn't even be an hour before some human starts trying to weaponise them".
Second thought: an hour feels optimistic.
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@cstross@wandering.shop You forgot the TV Tropes Warning!
And now I've just had the thought of a Lovecraftian monster being defeated because it visits that site and can't. Stop. Clicking.
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@JonSparks@writing.exchange It does have a "what's Fedwyn going to do next?" energy to it.
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@abban@mastodon.ie I once had to spend four months auditing licences from about 2500 npm dependencies to get legal approval to deploy an application with its sole customer. Something, something, no dependencies that could force us to reveal our shitty code...
And yet, nobody seems to give a rat's arse about shit like this.
Bank Holiday Sale! Remittance Witch and Fomoritis Uncovered are 50% off until Monday the 2nd of June.
Remittance Witch is a #steampunk novella set in Skyrim-as-a-Western, following a young witch learning how to cast magic safely.
https://books2read.com/b/remittance-witch
Fomoritis Uncovered is a #dieselpunk novella set in pre-WW1 Ireland, where a dwarven megacorporation's illegal experiment blows up in their faces.
https://books2read.com/b/fomoritis-uncovered
#bookSale #bookPromotion #fantasy #writing #JuneBankHolidayWeekend
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@jeypawlik@mastodon.art Mr X looks like he's thinking "Are you taking this seriously?!?" :D
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@Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social There's a similar video where it's played at half speed, making him sound like he's a drunk asking you things in bar.
Apparently, he thinks it's hilarious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1wYVdL8FsQ
Jonathan Frakes beyond belief clips played at half speed make him sound like a drunk dude at the bar
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@elfbiter@mastodontti.fi I want to know if their reaction to this is more exasperated or shocked.