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...and any scenario where you're having meaningful conversations or other social interactions with a mythos creature that's not hiding its true nature feels like it's diminishing the horror. Chatting to an 'unmasked' antagonist risks reducing the NPC's stature in some way, especially in Cthulhu.

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(Outer Gods and Great Old Ones are different, and Nyarlathotep may well masquerade as a human. Some of the Great Old Ones may also have characteristics and behaviours that humans can rightly or wrongly interpret as a part of a comprehensible personality. But many don't, of course)

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I'm also strongly of the opinion that minor mythos creatures should not have individual names and personalities comprehensible to humans. Exceptions apply if they're partly human, were once human or are playing a role and pretending to be human. But don't name your individual Deep Ones or Mi-Go.

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...at that point you wonder if its a betrayal of the characters if they didn't know they were playing that kind of game. Or, as someone neatly put it, "you want Cabin in the Woods? Because that's how you get Cabin in the Woods". And they may well be right about that.

In a similar way, if you get towards the end of a campaign or adventure and someone might have to sacrifice their life to save the world... well that's Cthulhu. Whereas if they get that far and discover that their only option is to sacrifice a bunch of other innocent people to save the world...

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Any scenario that declares that it doesn't matter what you do or if you all roll brilliantly, the Investigator with the worst result still gets maimed or annihilated... Well. That's a thing. And not a thing I'd want to spring on someone midway through a long game.

Emmeline May @emmelinemay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Over the last few weeks I've been reading a lot of classic Call of Cthulhu supplements and campaigns. Including several iterations of some of them. I have some thoughts. I'm still processing them. But...

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"teach your sons..." I mean I feel like "don't put your dick in an unconscious person" shouldn't be something that boys need to be taught but here we are. In case it's still not getting through, I wrote this 11 years ago. youtu.be/oQbei5JGiT8?...

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YouTube video by Blue Seat Studios

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you for a very enjoyable run. I think I'll be going back to read the whole thing at some point soon. Looking forward to whatever comes next.

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I do hope we see your take on the Witness somewhere. Feels like he's too interesting to gather dust. (And the Doctor Druid cameo in SS #10 was a nice touch)

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I hope we see some other books run with the possibilities, though.

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't think he even knows what "intelligence" means...

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Batman fans say that he’s not just a guy who beats up criminals, and in fact spends a lot of money on charity, infrastructure, community, etc. Well, think what he could achieve if he spent ALL his money on beating up criminals.

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The Haunting of Moose Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"You will never defeat us" is a very funny thing to say after you've just bailed everyone who was involved in whatever the fuck this was

All five men arrested in RAF base plot are British nationals
The five men who were arrested and subsequently released on bail are all British citizens, home secretary Shabana Mahmood has just told the Labour party conference.

She adds that the scene is “now safe” and the residents living near to the RAF base are now able to return home.

“Let this be a reminder: you will never defeat us,” he says.

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James Graham @jamesgraham.theliberati.net · 28/09/2026

The panel pointing out how the “peacekeeping force” that replaced the Kreelers was just the same men in different uniforms is rightly celebrated, but it’s striking how drab the Kreeler uniforms are compared to what they’re replaced by; lesser creators would have gone the opposite route.

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 27/09/2026

Someone's getting sent to Slough House.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A couple quick observations here, which should be obvious. 1) insurance “risk pools” work by requiring younger/healthier people who make few or no claims to sign up and pay premiums alongside older/less healthy people who do, essentially covering their costs.

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Boot Hill's first scenario was largely a solo adventure too.

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Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So, what does the word mean? Because lots of people do use it as a slur for developmental disabilities, and lots of people with developmental disabilities really don't like it.

Inspector Sands @achoron.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good restaurants that do post-theatre dining with both a bargain set menu (9:45 onward) *and* full a la carte options are a wonderful thing. (Especially when pre-theatre meals don't happen due to €%#* train delays) We got dinner at 10:30 tonight.

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Magdaloween! 🏳️‍⚧️ @magsvisaggio.com · 24/09/2026

i will go to my grave saying this is the greatest comic of all time.

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Banks have to deal with that sort of thing for pen names and stage names as well. They generally manage, but there's a certain amount of due diligence that's justified, because fraudsters are sneaky.

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And also things like the secretly scripted "forgetting to write a speech and [supposedly] improvising it on the spot" he's used a couple of times. When people write about that carefully curated persona, I think the choice of Boris (professionally) vs "Alexander Boris de Pfeffel" has a place. (2/2)

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It doesn't bother me, and I'm still calling him Boris or Johnson (there's a different thread to be written about politicians and first name terms). I do think it's noteworthy though. Boris, more than most politicians, is a construct. The faux forgetfulness, the carefully scruffy hair. (1/2)

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They absolutely *should*, but the weasels in the White House clearly like ignoring inconvenient facts. As with the case that started this thread - if nobody enforces it...

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And it's not as if he changed his name for political reasons. He just hated it as a kid and changed it as soon as he could. Which is entirely fair.

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That one's interesting, as there's been press coverage suggesting that Boris is essentially a stage name. He is apparently not Boris in his personal life.