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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Dragonbany fun this evening, once again, helmed with aplomb by @fenrisgames.com 😊. We were, dare I say it *almost* ‘ept’ this evening (much to everyone’s surprise 😂). Although, perhaps we were just lucky… 🕷️ 🔥 🏹

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Atmospheric wander in the autumn sunshine yesterday around the recently re-opened ruins of #Kelso abbey. Founded in the early 12th century, pretty much destroyed by Henry VIII in the 1540’s as part of the eight years war (also known as the Rough Wooing).

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There's a new Dirk's Dossier available for Patreons. Featuring Nick Edwards talking about zines, the book club covering historical detectives and Dirk discussing RPG music with Blythy. www.patreon.com/theGROGNARDf...

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Dirk's Dossier - More 'zines, historical detective work and music in RPGs | Dirk the Dice

Dirk's Dossier - More 'zines, historical detective work and music in RPGs by Dirk the Dice on Patreon. Join Dirk the Dice's community for exclusive content and updates.

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This is another of those projects I have been working on for a while and not talking about!

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Finally got round to watching 28 years later, the Bone Temple last night. Oof! A bit too brutal for me, I'm afraid. Although worth watching for Ralph Fiennes incredible performance, and for 'the Iron Maiden' scene alone 🤘

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just got hold of this wee curiosity second hand. Although it’s a (sort of) parody, and very entertaining, I think it might actually be quite useful for gaming prep - much to my surprise! Gorgeous Doug Carrel illustrations too.

The cover of a small hardback version of The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land, by Diana Wynne Jones. Illustrated by Doug Carrel.

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The next meeting of the Manchester Occasional RolePlaying Convention (MORPcon) is 27th September 13:00 - 17:00 at Fanboy Three in Manchester. You can sign up for games at Warhorn: warhorn.net/events/morpcon

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MORPcon - Manchester Occasional Role-Playing | Warhorn

Welcome to MORPcon get together! This is an afternoon of 1-shot RPG games, taking place at Fanboy 3 on 27th September 2026 2026  at 1-5pm. Sign up and pick your game - I will approve all signups...

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

first thought this might be a joke, but apparently not! In honour of the 60th anniversary, it seems. Ridiculously expensive, but I am strangely drawn to the 'communi-grater', the vulcan handsign oven mitt and the Galileo Shuttlecraft casserole 😂 www.lecreuset.co.uk/en_GB/le-cre...

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Releasing in October - The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, the definitive guide to the #Cthulhu Mythos. www.chaosium.com/blogreleasin...

Cover of The Encyclopedia Cthuliana by Dan Harms

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Apple season is upon us! This is a great little orchard run by the @n-t-s.bsky.social in #Melrose, with some lovely heritage varieties and a cracking little honesty box 🍎 🍂

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is a new discovery and much fun (and #LiminalRPG inspiration!) - particularly the bestiary… spookyscotland.net Thanks to @thetweedmeister.bsky.social for highlighting!

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Spooky Scotland – Spooky Scotland! Dark history, haunted castles, myths and legends.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If you are in or near Edinburgh and at a loose end in the evening on the 16th September, why not make your way to Waterstones to hear my wee cousin talk about her fantastic debut novel The Windhover? www.waterstones.com/events/lorna...

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Lorna Elcock in conversation with James Robertson | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Lorna Elcock in conversation with James Robertson today.

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The Wedale Bookshop @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you seen our fantastic Galawe’en programme for this year? We have 9 events during Hallowe’en week, from kids crafts to karaoke, from horror writers to holistic witchcraft! Check out our Eventbrite page. We’re also cramming more great spooky books on to our shelves! Open today from 10am!

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hot War and Cold City is out in the wild and The GROGNARD files episode with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social talking about the game and The Price of Freedom … is coming soon!

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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A fine review of a Dee Sanction adventure you should have in your collection, so get on it. There's nothing quite like a dark and stormy lock-in 😂🤘⚔️

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Made it to the closest farmers market (in Kelso) at last (it’s only been almost 2 years since we moved 😂). This ‘haggis bomb’ - basically a scotch egg with haggis in place of the egg - is 🔥. Perfect with homemade sauerkraut,gherkins and a mighty smear of strong mustard 💪🏻

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ianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 27/09/2025

Dungeon littered with adventurer's corpses? Goblins leaving their doings in your tunnels? Giant spiders impeding transit with old webbing? Get yourself a Slime Mold and say goodbye to filthy passages. One of dozens of critters in our shop!

model of a festering, animate heap of mold slithering across a dungeon floor. there are visible bones and body parts from its sweepings.

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Paul Baldowski 🔜 Furnace, Sheffield (Oct. 10–11) @paulbaldowski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Next weekend, I will be running two short sessions—one from 9.30 - 13:30 and the other from 14:00 - 17:00—for Free RPG Day at @allrolledup.bsky.social in Stockport. The morning will be a session of Vaesen, the afternoon a brief Rivers of London investigation. 1/2

A tabletop gaming retail display at All Rolled Up, with shelves and tables packed with board games, role-playing games, accessories and gaming products. A large “All Rolled Up — Ready to Game” banner stands to the right, advertising board games, role-playing, dice, Warhammer and family games.

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ianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 13/08/2026

you know there's a 20% off sale on at the minute, right? perfect time to grab yourself this great big centrepiece. just use the code SWEATY at discount!

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I’d promised I wouldn’t buy more RPGs for a while…then spotted this at Black Lion Games in Edinburgh (a tiny shop that always has an incredible range of tempting goodies). But I mostly blame @davepaters.bsky.social, as he introduced me to the fun of Maelstrom (a game I missed completely bitd)!

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

More uncovered treasure while unpacking some of the lingering boxes from the house move (almost 2 years ago now 😳). It’s a little old and battered, but still a gorgeous thing, with some of the John Blanche artwork a particular highlight and memory bomb for me ☺️. #Tolkien

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Paul Mitchener @thetweedmeister.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Quick announcement. Faerie and Folklore should be available in PDF in July. At that point it will be possible to pre-order a physical copy (which includes the PDF). I'll keep you updated! Thanks to @jasonbehnke.com for his work and love on this.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Took me a while, but I finally ordered this too (thanks for the inspiration) - just a beautiful thing!

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The GROGNARD Files Tove Jansson's absorbing tales of Island life were discussed. As recommended by @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social as always, an insightful discussion - with added gaming inspiration. I'm off to watch the Moomins.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A trip to one of my favourite ruined castles yesterday -Tantallon castle, perched on the cliffs overlooking the Firth of Forth and Bass Rock. Some of it dating back to the 12th century, and the poor place one of the casualties of Cromwell’s cannons in the 17th century (boo hiss). 🏰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Ah, that loverly surprise (ish) delivery, of a beautiful thing backed many moons ago - the cackleometer is off this scale with this one 😈. And yes, before you ask, the ‘monster hide’ edition was *absolutely* necessary 😂 #DCC

Goodman Games Dungeon Denizens 2 monster manual. It’s very pretty, and packed with 350+ new monsters for Dungeon Crawl Classics 😏

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Critical Chance Collective @ Tabletop Scotland I-10 @criticalchance.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Its coming up fast and we still have spaces. Can't attend consider a share. We already have plans for our second gathering event.

Poster for the event. 18th and 19th July. Tickets via Humanitix.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Pints of mild all round after a school day #DCC session today (which felt very naughty!). Good clean (ish) extra-dimensional spidery fun, with an eldritch crystal, a mad jeweller and a side of meddling in dark dimensions 😊🕷️🌌. Maybe we will all be able to pronounce reliquary properly one day 😂.

Glasses of Fell Brewery mild beer on a bar table, with warm sunshine in the background.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Midsummer sunset in Sweden ☺️ 🇸🇪 🌅

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today is reveal day! Here's the ALIEN RPG cinematic adventure I worked on, 'Operation Leading Edge'. It goes on preorder today on Free League's website.

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Holiday reading. Just finished Question 7 by Richard Flanagan. It’s a beautiful book, really powerful in many ways but, more than anything else, I found it incredibly sad. As I get older, I need something more uplifting to hold on to, I think.

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Mr Jim Moon @hypnogoria.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A drop of dream fuel - Hobbiton by John Blanche

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Well, He-Man is a very silly film 😂. But rippled with enough memory bombs and daft jokes that I couldn’t help but enjoy it, and must file under ‘guilty, nostalgic pleasure’

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He-Man's Power Transformation

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Went for a wander with the mad pup this afternoon, and found this place about 2km up the road 😳. Not obviously haunted and/or a witches house, oh no. And just a hop and a skip from the grim gateposts for nearby Eagle Hall 🦅. Maybe I should stop listening to the Lovecraft Investigations for a bit 😂

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Finally started listening to The Lovecraft Investigations today, and they’re amazing! Inhaled all 10 eps of season 1 (The Case of Charles Dexter Ward) today 😂. Recommended to me aeons ago by @culloch.bsky.social & again more recently by @jaje7406.bsky.social

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ianthemouthofmadness.fenrisgames @fenrisgames.com · 04/06/2026

just in case you ever feel you're not good enough, this is from an old conversation with John Blanche as he and i discussed imposter syndrome a few years back go well, John. you fucking rocked

I've have to ignore imposter syndrome there's SO many brilliant artists out there why on earth would people want to look at mine ...

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

And lo, it doth arrive! Exciting, gorgeous #Dragonbane loot 😁

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A return to Eriador and #TOR2e today 😁. Leaving the safety of Bree, the Fellowship journeyed to the Weather Hills in search of a hidden valley & lost treasure, with an irascible Dwarven guide & a morose farmer, both with hidden motives…enjoying system & setting, even with no combat this session (!)

A tabletop covered in ttrpg paraphernalia, including the One Ring 2e core rulebook, a dice tray (with dice), a map of Eriador and some NPC sketches (multiple snacks out of shot…)

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Having a great time at UK Games Expo so far. Meeting up with old friends and new. The games I’ve played have been great!

Dirk and Paul Baldowski from All Rolled Up!

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

If you're in or near Edinburgh, come along to the launch event at 7pm on Thursday 4th June at Waterstones West End and I'll sign it for you! I'll be in conversation with @bingewriting.bsky.social about all things spy. www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

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Somerled @amacdon6.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Passed my persuasion test, so Nov #Grogmeet is a goer 😁. Now, what to run? Do I find time to make & playtest that Dark Crystal oneshot I’ve been thinking about for ages, run #Dragonbane for the 1st time or succumb to the intoxicating lure of another #DCC funnel…🤔 Indecision is my middle name!

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Sesamo Street: Cookie Monster's Choices

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Well, properly listened to the new episode of @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social and I don't come across as bad as I feared apart from one moment I regretted instantly and have been thinking about ever since*, so anyway do give it a listen & sub to the show thegrognardfiles.com/2026/05/25/r...

Some scruffy oik who forgot to update his fashion sense after 1994 holding up a copy of Wyrd Science

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