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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 6h

@jonac.bsky.social finished the Tainted Cup! Really enjoyed it! Have you read the next? Any good? Thank you for the recommendation!!!

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Mark A. Latham @markalatham.bsky.social · 15h

Not @fenrisgames.com sending me a complimentary test pack of bases (and sweets!) just because I've been pestering for ages 😅 Ian is a superstar. This is why independent businesses are the best.

Pack of resin bases for wargames miniatures from Fenris Games.

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Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 17h

I can't believe it's only a week until Fantasycon. If you're voting for the British Fantasy Awards, my career-spanning collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE? is a finalist in the Best Collection category. It's very dear to my heart, so any help you can give it is appreciated.

The cover of WHO WILL YOU SAVE? by Gareth L Powell. It shows a figure on an alien landscape reaching up to a figure standing on an upside down reflection of the landscape above.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 17h

@thegrognardfiles.bsky.social does discord not work abroad? Missing the posts!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Come to Turkiye they said, still lovely and sunny now they said. Loudest thunderstorm I have ever experienced. Rain. Hail. Am expecting at least one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse shortly! However, had the best seafood last night for a long time! Compensation...

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At the airport and realised I've turned into Angry of Tunbridge Wells when I tutted at people taking massive bags on as hand luggage. Bastards.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#CzeVEng Ref is an absolute bag o' shite. He loves his whistle, for all the wrong reasons...

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not only Man City ownership deserve punishing, so do the Premier League management past and present who allowed a demonstrably corrupt group to take ownership of a beloved (by fans) institution. Fuck them too.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So another AI update/generation is cancelled because the designers can't rely on it's safety. Withdrawn before they can be regulated by any chance? See what we did ourselves? No need to regulate us! No need at all...and look over here at this shiny thing...

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Sri Lanka looking really impressive today. England batters (Brook and Root) cannot pick anything! Really good game developing here, and looking forward to seeing different bowling line up from England too - Baker and Dawson in! Huge credit to SL though. Pressure ON!!!!

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#OnThisDay 1066 William the Conqueror set sail for England. It was only 48 hours after the Battle of Stamford Bridge, so he and his army embarked with no idea which opponent they would have to fight.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@alwayspushtheroll.com hope cricket going well? Root not picking anything at all. Blimey. Good to see Baker having a crack too! Have a great day!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The attack at Fairford is interesting. Just wondering who has the most to gain from targeting UK bases? Especially after recent government condemnation of Israel...hmm...

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm concerned, Burnham on TV talking sense. Surely can't last.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

To amend slightly, the graffiti... What can I do about Donald Trump - I'm only one person? Said 350 million Americans.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

First really competitive match EngVSL Really good one and heading for an exciting end!!!

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another fun episode. It seemed shorter, maybe I was just drawn in, mesmerised by @davepaters.bsky.social's Rage against the 2d20 machine! I liked @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social take on NBA, not run any extensively, I think it does require a group immersed in that genre to get the best out of it.

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Viscount Jonkeer @viscountjonkeer.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026

Firstly Christian Bale can't half act! Secondly. For £2 Torchbound is a trip down memory lane. A bit like the Grognard Files in written form. A reminisce over the Zines of old (especially Dragon Lords). A review of Chivalry and Sorcery, and some of the old timey-wimey' games.

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Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP @bellribeiroaddy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

We urgently need more Black blood donors, with the NHS only able to meet half of hospital demand for the Ro blood type. This Sickle Cell Awareness Month, I’ve tabled an EDM calling for action. Please give blood this month and ask your MP to sign 🩸 edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

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Sickle Cell Awareness Month and blood donations - Early Day Motions - UK Parliament

That this House marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month and draws attention to the continuing shortfall of blood donors from Black and ethnic minority communities and its direct impact on patients living…

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

What could I do? I'm only one person. Said 5 Billion people.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Spencer vs the King. Privileged twat has a go at similarly Privileged Twat. Who gives a toss.

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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Eye popping. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft. Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Riley's Fish Shack, Tynemouth. I cannotvtell you how good this place is. Well actually I can: it is unbelievably good. Everything is: food, service, place. All wonderful. Make a beeline there now!!!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Asking for a friend. Why hasn't Trump been arrested yet?

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Now there's a word I'm searching for...begins with C...and it isn't Crypto.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One of the great unsolved International conundrums of our time that have defeated some of the great statespeople of our and many lifetimes, and the Orange Baboon weighs in like the fucktard he is.

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The spirit of our dear departed Janey Godley is in Doonbeg, Co Clare, Ireland today.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

How good is Joe Root? Just seen a stat that says he's now scored 1000 runs on 4 different grounds. He joins an extraordinary company: Kallis and Ponting. Awesome. Quite literally.

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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The backlash to enshittification enters ‘street’ culture. (Not before time) @doctorow.pluralistic.net

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MPs rejected the Assisted Dying Bill. I am furious.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Now Razaullah is smashing the ball around the ground!!! I think a future Pakistani Superstar! Brilliant! Bowls like a demon and bats with HUGE aggression! Fab!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Cancer. The gift that keeps on giving. Just had a tooth removed due to acid erosion. Ouch. #FUCancer

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Pakistan batting well. Also think there's an issue with the ball. It does deteriorate quite quickly, but hasn't held them back elsewhen in the Series? I do worry for Tongue as his action means he pushes his body more to get some movement. Hmm...injuries ahoy!

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Dice Company @dicecompany.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Vander has big plans - but he could end up as a cautionary tale!

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The Laws of Magic - Built on Disasters

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ok, incredibly big news here as we are opening up a few more slots for Wyrd Science readers, this is a very rare, time limited, opportunity to get in on something that for a few years now has only been open to the tabletop elite. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY!

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Wyrd Science - TTRPGs, Wargames, Board Games & More!

Wyrd Science is an independent, award winning tabletop game magazine focused not just on the best TTRPGs, wargames, board games around but the culture that surrounds them from science fiction films to...

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Not my joke but just seen that Canada has renamed Lake Ontario 'The Strait of Our Moose'. Ha!!!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Anybody know how Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi food differs? Is there a "national style" or elements that characterise them? Other than restrictions due to religious observance? Suspsct that because of proximity and mix of cultures and habits and agriculture things might be similar-ish? Anyone?

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ollie Robinson is almost unplayable at the moment. He's not ultra quick but bloody hell, he's deadly. Making Archer - Archer!!! - look like the junior partner in this opening attack! Wow!

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Fraught with the dangers of anti-semitism, but I believe the Government reaction to the Israeli Government's position is absolutely right. Their actions in the whole region are unacceptable at the very least. Stop all trade now, introduce harsh sanctions until a two state solution is introduced.

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Geordie @geordiecalgar.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just finished up four of these Viking hirdmen from Warlord. Forced myself to stick to a basic paint job, and I'm pretty happy with it! Mounted shieldmaidens from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social! Runestones are from @fenrisgames.com with a @handiworkgames.bsky.social backdrop #Nerdlings

Four 28mm Viking hirdmen. One has a spear and shield, one has an axe and shield, one has a two-handed axe, and one has a sword and shield. There is a wooden hut and two runestones in the background.

A close up of the hirdman with spear and shield and the one with an axe and shield.

A close up of the hirdman with a two-handed axe and the one with a sword and shield.

The four hirdmen with two mounted shieldmaidens.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Really enjoying Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins discussing Classics, but particularly the Odyssey and the latest film version. On the Instant Classics podcast. They both a) clearly know their onions and b) make really good points at all stages. Highly recommended!!!

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Mobius @enneadgames.com · 08/09/2026

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Had a blast at Owl Bear and Wizards Staff in that Leamington Spa. Huge thanks to @asako-soh.bsky.social for organising flawlessly again! However, MERP curse strikes again with a Camel one-shotting the dragon. Yep. Unbelievable...

X Card designed by Neil Benson incorporating Chris Acchileos MERP box design for GW. Beautiful.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Channel 4 investigation into secret foreign funding of polling for Reform is explosive. JL Partners are cooked IMO. The Times and Telegraph will be livid with Reform over it. And Farage will almost certainly face police, Standards and/or EC investigations over it. youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?...

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Undercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plot

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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Bagpuss Grognard @davepaters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Channel 4 investigation into funding of Reform - absolutely breaking the law - FINALLY, these bent shisters have been exposed!!!! Brilliant!!!

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