Alex Morrison

Alex Morrison

@alexmorrison81.bsky.social

Writer & podcaster Dice Company pod @dicecompany.bsky.social Journalism book https://shorturl.at/UXpiE Fiction https://alexmorrison.co.uk/fiction/ Science comms https://news.exeter.ac.uk/author/alex/ Newsletter https://alexmorrison.co.uk/newsletter/

2,806 Followers 1,678 Following 550 Posts Joined Sep 2023
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These are AWESOME!

And we’ve got some more exciting stuff coming from Red soon πŸ‘€

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22 hours ago

The last like thirty minutes of fellowship of the ring is pure cinema. I've watched the whole trilogy probably several dozen times and it still manages to swell emotion within me.

The audiobook versions read by Rob Inglis are very soothing to listen too as well.

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22 hours ago

I’ll jump in this bandwagon and say I especially love the stretch in Fellowship when the Hobbits are traveling through the Shire to meet Gandalf starting with Three is Company.

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23 hours ago

Lovely! Added to the list πŸ“š

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The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers. It's really not my usual sort of books but they're beautiful and human and kind. Also, pretty much any Discworld but especially the Death and Guards series. Lastly, Legend by David Gemmell, the book that started my love of fantasy. All time fave.

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23 hours ago

That’s lovely! Haven’t read it for years but will need to go back to it

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23 hours ago

Yes that’s my absolute favourite

Any bits you particularly love?

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What’s your go-to β€œcomfort fiction”?

My monthly newsletter includes a Comfort Fiction section and I’m always looking for things to include πŸ‘‰ alexmorrison.co.uk/newsletter/

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1 day ago

Roll three D10s and tell us what you get… 🎲🎲🎲

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Small Embers: Chapter 98 - FullMetal Artificer: Brotherhood - A D&D Actual Play - Dice Company Podcast What remains of the Order of the Heron tackle extracting information from Thoren, while the recent death lingers over proceedings.

🚨 ALARM 🚨

Chapter 98 of our Small Embers D&D campaign is OUT NOW!

This week, the gang interrogate a prisoner - who refuses to take them seriously

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Darkstar - A Mothership Actual Play Podcast Fiction Podcast Β· Series Β· Darkstar is a sci-fi horror comedy actual play podcast using the Mothership RPG system. Join the light indentured employees of the Darkstar Corporation as they're assigned m...

Fancy some space-based comedy horror where death is never far away?

Sign up for our new Mothership feed - and get all five episodes of the next series on March 21 πŸŽ§πŸš€πŸŽ²

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Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: A Shot At Redemption E01 - Just Another Day 25 years after Palpatine improbably returned and was even more improbably defeated, the New Republic has fragmented. On the quiet Outer Rim planet of Talamere the inhabitants go about their daily busi...

Check out our very own @tcpatrick.bsky.social on the new series of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social

It’s excellent and you should stop what you’re doing and listen πŸŽ§πŸ‘‡

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1 week ago
Logo for Darkstar Podcast, with an astronaut falling through space with his oxygen tube cut.

We're close to our 3-year anniversary. And with that, comes the launch of our newest feed: Darkstar - The Galaxy's Local Service Provider (A Mothership Actual Play).

It's live now wherever you get your podcasts.

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1 week ago

Our very own @maddambeltaine.bsky.social is on season 1 and the upcoming season 2 of this, so if you want to see what madness he brings when he doesn't have to edit it, subscribe right the hell now!

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Small Embers: Chapter 97 - Ashfall Over a Burning Sky - A D&D Actual Play - Dice Company Podcast With one team mate having sacrificed themselves, the remaining Order of the Heron stand toe-to-toe with an ancient gold MECHA dragon.

🚨 ALARM 🚨

Chapter 97 of our Small Embers D&D campaign is OUT NOW!

An ANCIENT MECHA DRAGON is on the loose. Can the remaining party members survive? Only one way to find out... πŸŽ§πŸŽ²πŸ‘‡

dicecompanypodcast.com/chapters/cam...

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2 weeks ago

Need a new podcast in your life?

Pick us!

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2 weeks ago

🀯

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DM Flips Me The Bird YouTube video by Dice Company

GM/DMs - do you ever get annoyed with your players? How do you handle that?

Here our DM takes a blunt approach (in jest... we think)

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Small Embers: Chapter 96 - Thoren's Dungeon VIII - A D&D Actual Play - Dice Company Podcast Mid-battle with Thoren, the Order of the Heron have to deal with a suddenly dangerous Byrgen and whatever lurks beneath.

🚨 ALARM 🚨

Chapter 96 of our Small Embers D&D campaign is OUT NOW!

The gang are in a fight for their lives in Thoren's Dungeon. Will they escape? Only one way to find out... πŸŽ§πŸŽ²πŸ‘‡

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2 weeks ago
A boot print in some mud, beside two bird footprints

The suspect is half man, half bird

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Dice Company: the Games Systems So Far - Dice Company Podcast By Dave Windust At Dice Company, thoughts have turned to games systems. With Campaign Two on the horizon, we are pondering whether to continue with…

As we ponder new TTRPG systems, here's what we've played so far

What else should we be considering?

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3 weeks ago
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EXTRA ROLL Bonus Action 1: Campaign Two: Brain Storm | Dice Company Get more from Dice Company on Patreon

Our Small Embers D&D campaign might conclude this year

So, what should Campaign Two be about? Should it be set in the same world? What system should we use?

Join our Patreon (including free tier) to hear the discussion - and let us know what you think!

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3 weeks ago

I am ashamed

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Alt: Ed 209 - a large robot with missile launchers for arms - staggering into a room

🚨 ALARM 🚨

Chapter 95 of our Small Embers D&D campaign is OUT NOW!

This week, the gang discuss what would happen if Mr Tumnus (from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe) fought Ed 209 (from Robocop) 🐐πŸ₯ŠπŸ€–

Listen wherever you get your nonsense πŸŽ§πŸŽ²πŸ‘‰ dicecompanypodcast.com/chapters/cam...

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1 month ago
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a bunch of purple dice with yellow dots on them on a blue background Alt: a bunch of purple dice with yellow dots on them on a blue background, all rolling across the surface

What is the BEST possible trait for a TTRPG player?

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Dice Company: One Shot Stories Games Podcast Β· Series Β· Dice Company: One Shot Stories is a TTRPG actual play anthology featuring self-contained tabletop adventures from across the gaming multiverse. Each season, the Dice Company ...

Our one shots are now in a separate feed

Please subscribe and leave a review πŸ™β€οΈπŸŽ²

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How to Be a Terrible Dungeon Master - Dice Company Podcast At some point in your DM/GM career, you’ll run a session that still haunts your dreams three years later. Maybe you over/under prepared. Maybe you…

What makes a terrible Dungeon Master?

Here's our top tips, sourced from the wisdom of the Bluesky crowd

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1 month ago

Lovely to see a review of my book in this post by @bookshineblog.bsky.social

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Catch-Up Quickies 108 First a quick explanation! Due to some severe health issues over the last few years, and a lingering chronic condition, my planned review schedule went right out of the window and I have been scrabbling ever since to get it back on track. In an attempt to try to regain some lost ground, I have been scrunching some of my (overdue) reviews together into one or two posts each week: shorter reviews, but still covering all of the points I intended to.

Short #reviews of #TheDaysOfOurBirth #TheresSomeoneInReception #HowToMurderYourDearWife #ATraceOfDNA #TheEndlessNight

#bookreview #bookblogger #bookshine #catchupquickies #romance #localjournalism #memoir #mystery #humour #TiggyJones #TheInnerLands
#epicfantasy #indieauthors #SupportIA

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1 month ago

New article alert! 🚨

It's based on the brilliant replies to post below πŸ‘‡πŸŽ²πŸ‘‡

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