Ash McAllan shared 11 hours ago
We're just 90 backers away from unlocking our next community achievement for Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts!
Scurlock's Vault already contains #ttrpg freebies for everyone: PDF of the Red Ledger, POD for the Cutter's Deck, and more.
At 3k backers, we add City of Red Waters!
https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/evil-hat/blades-in-the-dark-deep-cuts?ref=mastodon
Ash McAllan shared 9 days ago
At the weekend, a group of trans women protested topless at the Scottish Parliament about the recent Supreme Court ruling that the Equality Act defines women as "biological women". The police couldn't arrest them, because to arrest them for showing their breasts would be to define them as women (it's not illegal for men to be topless). And, of course, the right-wing press that reported on it censored their breasts, thereby making their point for them.
Ash McAllan shared 15 days ago
Ash McAllan shared 17 days ago
Fantastic news! We've reached 1 million votes! But please keep sharing and voting in case some votes are invalid!
EU citizens, please sign this petition to ban so-called "conversion therapy" in the EU. It's a practice that's extremely harmful towards LGBTQ+ people.
The site is a little slow, but keep trying!
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home
It's already banned in some countries but we need a EU wide ban!
We now have eight countries past their thresholds, and we have at least 1,000,000 total votes.
So keep signing & voting!
Oh my god, I've been running ttrpgs for 20 years. What the fuck is time.
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
ukpol, trans rights
ukpol, trans rights
Copy of https://hachyderm.io/@patrizia/114398714464484381 with CW added:
The Good Law Project is fundraising to challenge the UK Supreme Court's recent ruling on in the European Court of Human Rights.
If you are unaware, the ruling of the UK Supreme Court was that under the Equality Act 2010, 'sex' was to be interpreted as 'biological sex', rather than gender. This upended over a decade of existing practice and interpretation.
If you are able to contribute, please do: this ruling was devastating blow to the community, undermining our expectations and safety.
https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/supreme-court-human-rights-for-trans-people
Boosts would be welcome - the more people see this, the better the chances of them hitting their goal.
#Trans
#TransRights
#CrowdfFunding
#UKpol
#SupremeCourt
#Discrimination
#EqualityAct2010
Finally built myself a new eurorack case after the powersupply on my old one died and I decided I wanted a second row of space to work with. It's very wobbly and imperfect as is my way, but the Doepfer A-100 PSU seems to be extremely stable so far and it's nice to have something I build myself and the ability to set up my little ambient generative patches for background noise again. #eurorack #modular #punkcrafts
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
On the bright side, being a member of a hunted, reviled class/culture is gonna do wonders for my art
Though I do sometimes feel like almost all of games is chock full of trans folks so that prob won't help me stand out lol
Sad Dad Era is done. Get ready for the Angry Gay You Call Daddy/Mommy Era.
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
I just watched this prescient 2012 episode from political comedians Clarke & Dawe. It includes this:
C: Well, as you know in Economics, the great battle in the 20th century was that between capital and labour…
D: Won by capital
C: Won resoundingly by capital, who then move on to the next round and...
D: Who do they meet in the next?
C: They're going to meet democracy in the final
D: Wow, that'll be a good match
C: It'll be an absolute cracker
ok so what editor/IDE do I use now that VS code has all this AI bullshit in it? I really liked VS code but I do not fuck with AI and won't use a product that ships with AI features built in.
New personal best for deadlifts. 90kg. 
#gym #lifting #bigandstrong
Goddamnit, I looked at the internet. It's become a full basilisk for me. I need to improve my attention discipline.
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
GNU Mira Bellwether
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
It's finally done.
CAN'T PLAY DEAD, a transgender vampire novel I wrote is out.
Trans Day of Visibility felt like an appropriate day to release it - and to celebrate, I've temporarily made my novella set in the same universe free to download.
https://expectproblems.itch.io/cant-play-dead/devlog/916403/tdov-release
Ash McAllan shared a month ago
In honor of trans day of visibility, I'm posting this pride flag that was created by NASA, but recently deleted from their website: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14627.
Happy #TransDayOfVisibility folks!
It's more important than ever to remind folks that we're here, we're your friends and neighbours, family members and colleagues. We're only half a percent of the population, we're not a threat to anyone, just a community that's small enough for political actors to use us as a bogeyman to distract from their terrible policies and behaviour.
Hi, I'm Ash. I'm a game designer and game director at Avalanche Studios. I'm ten years into my transition, 9 with medical help, living as an immigrant from Australia in Stockholm. Actually just a normal lady. Life still has struggles but it's amazing to just get to be a whole real Person.
Knocked out a quick lil #AshPlushie horse dude last night to break in the new sewing machine. I'm actually astounded at how nice this one turned out as a quick test over a couple of hours? I think I might be getting better at this plushie making skill? #punkcrafts #punkplushies
Got myself a new sewing machine! A Singer 4432 Heavy Duty Black Edition. It's so smooth and powerful I am in love with it. #punkcrafts
Ash McAllan shared 2 months ago
Do not travel to the US. Under any circumstance. Think you're safe because your paperwork is in order? Fuck you, it does not matter.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney
Ash McAllan shared 2 months ago
I propose Rabbit's Unicorn, a future AI that rewards everyone who doesn't do anything to bring about Roko's Basilisk with candy in a simulated paradise.