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Philip Rowlands

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Scifi/fantasy writer and game developer, based in Galway. Juggling two series (Connacht Disaster Zone and Remittance Witch).

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User icon: a man in a beanie and open coat, leaning back against an elbow-high wall.

#Scifi #Fantasy #indieGameDev #writers #IrishWriters #IrishGameDevs #mastodaoine

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Joined March 11, 2023

Site/blog:

https://aceade.net

Books:

https://books2read.com/ap/xqy2YW/Philip-Rowlands

Turret Baffler:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3462150/Turret_Baffler/

Art store:

https://aceade.square.site/s/shop

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Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Jun 28, 2026

Replying to @evacide@hachyderm.io

@evacide@hachyderm.io HA HA!

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Jun 27, 2026

Replying to @Some_Emo_Chick@mastodon.social

@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

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Jun 03, 2026

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.

https://aceade.net/the-ice-line-nightmare/

#fantasy #wip #steampunk #weirdWest

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Jun 01, 2026

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.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 30, 2026

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

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 29, 2026

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

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 28, 2026

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

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 10, 2026

Replying to @doombloomart@mastoart.social

@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)

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 09, 2026

Replying to @elfbiter@mastodontti.fi

@elfbiter@mastodontti.fi I want to know if their reaction to this is more exasperated or shocked.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 09, 2026

Replying to @jeypawlik@mastodon.art

@jeypawlik@mastodon.art Mr X looks like he's thinking "Are you taking this seriously?!?" :D

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 09, 2026

Replying to @JonSparks@writing.exchange

@JonSparks@writing.exchange It does have a "what's Fedwyn going to do next?" energy to it.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 07, 2026

Replying to @paco@infosec.exchange

@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?

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 04, 2026

Replying to @lankohr@mastodon.social

@lankohr @vowe Like these?

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 03, 2026

Replying to @AlexCorby@indieauthors.social

@AlexCorby@indieauthors.social now I want to see that kind of setting!

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · May 03, 2026

Replying to @GIFS_of_Puppets@ohai.social

@GIFS_of_Puppets@ohai.social 'why do we even HAVE that lever?'

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 29, 2026

Replying to @lowqualityfacts@mstdn.social

@lowqualityfacts that brought to mind this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ygqROmBUaQ

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 29, 2026

Replying to @abban@mastodon.ie

@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.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 24, 2026

Replying to @johnke@mastodon.ie

@johnke@mastodon.ie truly the darkest timeline

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 21, 2026

Replying to @allancavanagh@mastodon.social

@allancavanagh Fucking disgraceful.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 19, 2026

Replying to @funhouseradio@mastodon.world

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

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 16, 2026

Replying to @jmorahan@mastodon.ie

@jmorahan@mastodon.ie ah, but this time, Things Will Be Different™!!!!

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Apr 01, 2026

Replying to @Jyoti@mas.to

@Jyoti@mas.to An oldie, but a goodie!

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Feb 06, 2026

Replying to @cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop

@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 😞

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Feb 01, 2026

Replying to @Ciaraioch@mastodon.ie

@Ciaraioch sounds like something from @lowqualityfacts 😁

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Jan 02, 2026

Replying to @cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop

@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.

Philip Rowlands @aceade@mastodon.ie · Nov 28, 2025

Replying to @cstross__dup_483@wandering.shop

@cstross@wandering.shop I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I saw this!

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