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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That feeling when you start reading a "classic" book you think will be right up your street, and you end up researching it to try and work out if you're missing something or if it's utter dogshit.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Your regular reminder that Tom Waits hasn't been in anything that's not fascinating

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Technical difficulties put paid to our UGMs recording today, but a great opportunity to shake out the system - which was new to us all - ready for a rescheduling. Play more games, folks!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Out now for patrons, my first look at @chaosium.bsky.social 's Age of Vikings Companion - do you need it? Wait, playable ravens? Out to patrons now - a week later on the public blog. Can't wait? It's only a couple of quids www.patreon.com/burnafterrun...

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Gone Viking! - First Look: Age of Vikings Companion | Burn After Running

If you’ve read any of my blogs about game lines before, you’ll know I have a lot of affection (nostalgia, even) for a good old fashioned sup

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UKGE don't get everything right, but this is an excellent move

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If Bluesky wants to be a serious social media platform, it really needs much more Bake Off bantz.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tonight's culinary experiment - what happens when you put chip spice (Hull's finest) on potato wedges *before* you roast them?

An open Chip Spice shaker on a kitchen counter

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Finally watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 last night, and its another reminder why anthropomorphic animals are so good in TTRPGs

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

An absolute pleasure to guest on the podcast of one of the best communities out there and wax lyrical about #TheOneRing #TTRPG open.spotify.com/episode/2j8B...

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

On a skim of the .pdf very impressed with @chaosium.bsky.social Age of Vikings Companion - look forward to a proper First Look post soon!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hate to admit it, but I'm quite excited about the D&D Warcraft shizzle. Also, how cool would a Warcraft console action RPG be now?

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hey ttrpg people, hit me with your best Mothership #TTRPG third party adventure recs! Why its good is great too - and ideally not the obvious stuff (bug hunt, gradient descent, etc)

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Great to be featured in No Rerolls again - it's a great source for tabletop news norerolls.co.uk/2026/09/11/5...

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's not often that I run a session with zero combat in, but tonight's One Ring went really well with only lots of roleplay and a hobbit-DIY skill endeavor

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Resharing this for the midweek crowd, in case you missed it after too many dubonnets

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In my ongoing quest to glean GMing hints from everywhere, I've turned to Jeeves & Wooster burnafterrunningrpg.com/2026/09/07/w...

Picture of the paperback of "Aunts Aren't Gentlemen" by P G Wodehouse

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tonight - tonight is Owlbear prep night. I have One Ring pregens to level up, print, and counterize, and an adventure to flesh out!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

No, no, I am not blogging about GMing advice you can garner from P G Wodehouse's Jeeves & Wooster. Wait, maybe I am.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Chuffed as anything with my Hot War / Cold City delivery today from @handiworkgames.bsky.social @malcolmcraig.bsky.social - check out this awesome bundle of goodies in the Hot War Play Pack. Can't wait to throw this down at a con table.

A map of post-fallout London, several spoof government posters, and a series of memo reports, all for the TTRPG Hot War.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

We've had our latest Unconventional GMs Board Meeting, me and @evilgaz.bsky.social , and have some plans to bring more <2hr Actual Plays with pace vim and vigour to you - but what other TTRPGs should we feature for your viewing pleasure?

A still from a pendragon actual play recording, with 4 players, a GM, and a dice roller over a medieval-style background

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Quiet Year is absolutely the game to bring out for your RPG-curious family and friends. Watch them chew scenery and throw drama down!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Blog post incoming... to patrons first .... about running Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (all of it) in 6 hours for 5 teenagers, most of whom had never played D&D before...

The cover of the 2014 D&D starter set "Dragons of Stormwreck Isle"

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Ok folks if I want to do Romantasy in a #TTRPG where do I turn? Thirsty Sword Lesbians? Blue Rose?? What are your recommends?

A collage of romantasy novels, including prominently A Court of Thrones and Roses, Fourth Wing, and Throne of Glass

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Have to say, @wyrdscience.bsky.social is so bloody good! It's like the golden age of gaming mags - my only regret is not subscribing sooner!

A copy of Wyrd Science magazine on a wooden desk

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

TTRPG folks of bluesky, what are your great adventures/modules featuring TRAINS. We probably all know Horror on the Orient Express (but is it, ah, any good?) - but what else is there?

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Morrus @morrus.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

"It's impossible to make games without AI, you're just gatekeepimg" People were making games... a whole 2 years ago. It is, apparently, not impossible. Games weren't invented last August. You're not 'entitled' to be a writer or an artist; you have to write or draw.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

If you thought that UK emergency alert was shocking and disturbing, wait until you hear about actual climate change!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It's the same with convention GMing. Look good, feel good, GM good.

Picture of British sprinter Amy Hunt showing her nails, headline "Glam helps mentality," says sprinter Amy Hunt, but can it give you the winning edge - BBC website

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Update: I'm doing Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, the 2nd? 3rd? 2014 starter set

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"I hate a popular thing" is mostly boring soooo instead tell me the piece of media you love despite everyone else hating it The Joel Schumacher "Batman & Robin" is just excellent fun all the way through. George Clooney is the new Adam West, it's prime Arnie character acting as Mr Freeze, etc et

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Listening to a TTRPG review podcast where not only have none of the panel played the module they're reviewing, none of them have played the system its written for. Come on, reviewers - do better!

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Resharing this in case you missed it - DIALECT deserves more attention!

Cover image for the TTRPG Dialect - a game about language and how it dies

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So if you were running D&D for a group of 6 in 6 x 1.5hrs sessions on a residential, what would you use for an adventure? (It'll be 1st level, will level up after a session or two)

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InfiDale @infidale.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The main difference between the Bible and The Lord of the Rings is that when someone calls The Lord of the Rings their favorite book, they’ve probably read it.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Want to chart the rise and fall of an isolated community (and have deep drama scenes using words you've just made up) - of course you do! You need DIALECT burnafterrunningrpg.com/2026/08/11/c...

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Do you like tarot, improv #TTRPGs, one-shots and heists? Maybe you like @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's ROYAL BLOOD, too, then burnafterrunningrpg.com/2026/08/09/c...

Promo shoot of the boxed set ttrpg, Royal Blood

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Pottering around Brussels' Comics Museum - it occurs that #TTRPGs are much closer to comics when done well than films or novels.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Play-informed (and only play-informed, I haven't read it) review, anyone? @ospreygames.bsky.social has some really interesting TTRPGs in its line up

The cover of the 2 Sides to the Coin TTRPG

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Related to this, I would *love* to play some of those early forge-era games, maybe as AP. This may be related to me finding my copies of The Shadow of Yesterday and Dust Devils a few weeks ago.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Play-informed (and only play-informed, I haven't read it) review, anyone? @ospreygames.bsky.social has some really interesting TTRPGs in its line up

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Coin-flipping #TTRPG mechanics, zany fantasy rescues, and rewards for silly player behaviour? Check out my sort-of review of @ospreygames.bsky.social Two Sides To The Coin now! burnafterrunningrpg.com/2026/08/07/c...

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Not being funny here folks, but Ludo's just solved Glorantha's "lore problem" with a d20 Trope Location table. Absolute genius, this is what Glorantha should be like.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You should back this, if you haven't already. Mike's stuff is absolutely brilliant and this will just build on those ideas.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Lamb slug. Probably a solo, street shaman if we're doing that one.

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Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cracking book this, a selection of essays and letters about 1910s Berlin from a Swiss writer at the time. Sourced through my random book reading protocol.

A paperback copy of "Berlin Stories" by Robert Walser

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