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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Woohoo! It’s here! And just in time for next week’s Session Zero.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

So this gorgeous, challenging, intriguing book arrived today. A fabulous work by @liz-shrikestudio.bsky.social

Front cover of ‘You Will Die in This Place’, showing a red, shrouded figure in a dress.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

It really is rather warm, isn’t it?

T shirt shows large cartoon sun with the words ‘What a great day to stay inside’

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Can my block finger keep up with the number of people out there reposting AI videos? Only one way to tell, I guess.

Batman rips a rifle apart, saying "This is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it"

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.A

A still from Farscape, showing (L-R) Crais, Rygel, Chiana, Zhaan, Aeryn Sun, John Crichton & D'Argo

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The Tate Modern, where I'd nab a selection of choice Giacomettis

'Standing Woman' by Alberto Giacometti - c 70cm tall bronze etiolated figure of a woman.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

What an excellent thing to have on one’s desk. @wyrdscience.bsky.social is such a great read.

Front cover of Wyrd Science Vol 1, no 7, showing post apocalyptic man, woman and alien wielding swords and blasters. Artist Alexey Gorboot

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Feels like our decision to move from The Guardian on Saturday to The FT Weekend is thoroughly vindicated - 9 page article on Disco Elysium plus the full rules for Lasers & Feelings and not a single ‘top 5 reasons why kumquats are the big thing for summer’ article.

A page from the Financial Times magazine on Lasers and Feelings

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I used to run with a pretty tough gang when I was younger.

Photo of many members of the BBC TV 'Play School' cast

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

This lovely book arrived today. Many thanks to @irny.bsky.social Can’t wait to play!

A copy of Darkened Hill & Dale, a fabulous book of folk horror scenarios by Sarah Cole

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Quote with a title screen that is iconic to you.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Excellent post, today! Looking forward to this excellent RPG from @scottmalthouse.bsky.social

The Terror Beneath: An investigative RPG of weird folk horror by Scott Malthouse.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

How about Malvern Hills College, currently standing unsold. Added bonus, Tolkien was a regular visitor to Malvern, along with drinking buddy CS Lewis, so there’s at least some fantasy/TTRPG connection.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

Last night’s photos from the back window. Crikey!

Photo of the northern lights, showing a green and bright red haze in the sky.

Photo of the northern lights, showing a green and bright red haze in the sky above the treetops.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 11/09/2024

Memento Mori arrived today. Frankly, Two Little Mice have outdone themselves.

Contents of Memento Mori 'Deathless Hero' pledge, laid out on a 'persian' style carpet.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 27/08/2024

#RPGaDay2024 Day 27 - Marvellous Miniature I love #MorgueMiniatures’ (yep, that’d be @fabiovol.bsky.social & Julie) Mouse Mates.

A picture of three mouse miniatures from Morgue Miniatures. The one on the left bears an axe and shield, the one in the middle holds a torch aloft, the one on the right wields a swords.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 25/08/2024

#RPGaDay2024 Day 25 - Desirable Dice I don’t really care that much about dice but I still regret not splashing out on the gorgeous obsidian and glass dice set for #DIE RPG. Still, I *did* splash out on these lovely, chonky d20s for @handiworkgames.bsky.social's #Beowulf and am delighted with them.

3 large and beautiful d20 dice, made for Handiwork Games's Beowulf.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 16/08/2024

These arrived yesterday from @mythworkshq.bsky.social I greatly look forward to getting #Wildsea to the table.

Wildsea RPG, Storm & Root expansion and Firefly Screen

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Well, to give an idea of the physical pledge, here’s my haul from last time around. BTW, have you tried the free QuickStarts for Outgunned/Outgunned Adventure? Definitely worth a gander, if not.

Physical contents of Outgunned all-in pledge

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 04/06/2024

A belated glimpse of my #UKGamesExpo2024 haul. Very happy to have my hands on the new #Pendragon books and equally delighted with Delta Green: The Conspiracy.

Pictures of the Pendragon Core Book, The Grey Knight and Delta Green: The Conspiracy.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

This beautiful little book from @rolistespod.bsky.social arrived today. Delighted!

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 25/04/2024

These lovely books arrived today. Congratulations to TwoLittleMice on a fabulous, high-action game and a very efficiently fulfilled Kickstarter.

Images of Outgunned RPG Kickstarter, including core book Outgunned, Action Flicks, World of Killers and the Project Medusa mission dossier.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

This should be... er... interesting... You've been kidnapped; the characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

Promo image for the Fallout TV series - on the left, a ghoul, Cooper Howard, in stetson and duster wields a shotgun; in the centre, Vault dweller Lucy MacLean shields her face with her hand as she peers into the distance; on the right, Brothers of Steel squire, Maximus, wearing power armour, looks to the side; below Maximus, faithful hound Dogmeat peers into the distance.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 22/03/2024

Argh, just flipped through the collection and realised how many of the "favourite White Dwarf" covers I recalled were actually from Imagine. That said, I still have a soft spot for issue number 50 - very House on the Borderland.

Front cover of White Dwarf issue 50 by Terry Oakes, showing a Pig-snouted beast with glowing eyes looming in the sky above a substantial neogothic house.

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

Royal Mail sent it all around the Midlands and South-East but Sanction is finally here! Woohoo!

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FriendlyFiend @friendlyfiendish.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

I wrote six scripts and story-edited twenty others for Season 2 of #Theodosia, plus pitched a lot of ideas, a couple of which have a chance of happening.