David Waldron

Great night last night as a guest speaker at Sovereign Hill for their "History Matters" series. 130ish people in the audience who were really engaged and great discussions on folklore and superstitions in the goldrush.

Ghosts of the Goldfields | Victorian Gold Rush Walk through haunted tales of the Victorian gold rush in this immersive ghost tour experience at Sovereign Hill.

Speaking here tomorrow night.

www.sovereignhill.com.au/events/ghost...

Revealed: The truth behind the Shug Monkey said to haunt Cambridge Experts finally reveal the truth behind the mythical hybrid beast, said to be a cross between a shaggy black dog and a monkey.

In the papers again. Little segment on the legend of Shug monkey coming out of my work on the Black Dog of Bungay.

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Very happy to say Chris Reeve and my book "Shock! the Black Dog of Bungay" is now available again for purchase in paperback.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FXGCMTTJ

Wonderful seeing my PhD student Graeme Quick graduate today for his thesis on the history of the horse in 19th century Ballarat.

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Just letting everyone know that Chris Reeve and my book "Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay" is now available on Kindle.
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Taking a little break from the MR repository Con this weekend to take our pooch on an adventure.

So come and join me doing a demo of my multi- award winning Call of Cthulhu scenario William Bailey's Haunted Mansion in Melbourne for Halloween. 1st of November at Elder God's and Dragons.
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Great stuff seeing our student co-op projects merging digital history and the humanities creating Phone based virtual tours of the Ballarat New Cemetery. Themes are The Grounds, 150 Women of the Ballarat Cemetery and Ballarat Sporting Greats.

Visiting former mental asylums: Hopeful, haunted or ‘nightmare factories?’ | CNN Tourists flock to former mental institutions for macabre sightseeing outings, especially around Halloween, joining paranormal investigations and other tours.

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Well that's really lovely :-)

It is such a remarkable honour!

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Chaosium community content creators win at the 2025 Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards Congratulations to Chaosium community content creators Kat Clay and David Waldron, who won awards at the Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards last night, part of Melbourne International Games Week.

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Congrats to Chaosium community content creators @katclay.com and @davidwaldron.bsky.social, winners at the Australian RPG Industry Awards #ARPIA tonight, part of Melbourne International Games Week.

Kat won Best Scenario for 'Resort' (Call of Cthulhu) and David was awarded Best Emerging Creator.

About to go on 3BA radio at 11:45 talking the history of the Horse in Ballarat with my newly successful Phd student Graeme Quick.

On Halloween night, the ghost of goldrush glamour returns as a vampire, Lola Montez, and grief-stricken friends must outstep her fatal waltz. The ENNIE award nominated "The Last Dance of Lola Montez." www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Lovely day out at Werribee zoo today with the Waldron side of the family. :) with Jasmine Littlejohn Bruce Waldron Caillin Montrose Allioop Elsey and my niece and nephew, Logan and Alex.

So very happy to say, a few days before the anniversary of listing my first Call of Cthulhu scenario, "William Bailey's Haunted Mansion", it has become a Gold best seller.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

The challenges posed by AI tools in education | Computer Weekly Artificial intelligence tools to enhance productivity are being developed for use in multiple sectors, but are they sufficiently reliable for use in education or do they create new problems?

I was interviewed here by Computer Weekly on AI and tertiary education by the, always interesting, Peter Allison.
www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-...

Runequest's background is pheneomenal.

Geeky arrival by post today. There's my chill time the next week or so.

Launched 1 Oct 2023, William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion sits two sales from Gold. This 1890s Ballarat one-shot—drawn from an award-winning festival livestream—dives into local legends and the shadowy New Lights/Stephenites cult.
Get it for $2 now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?di...

Doing some artefact lining ups for an Auscycling Gala event exhibition in Ballarat next February. With Lucie Akers and the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre.

A year ago on a few weeks journey from Mexico City across to Quinta Roo. I actually want to go back again one day.

The AIPR Mini-Conference 2025 Venue: North Sydney Community Centre (The Morton Room, Ground Floor) 220 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW (rear of Stanton Library; near North Sydney Station) (car-parking, 200 spaces) Date: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 Time: 1:00pm to 5:30pm AEST

William Bailey's Haunted Mansion: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG 2024 ENNIE WINNER - Silver Medal for Best Streaming ContentHistory Interpretation Award commendation winner - 2023 Royal Historical Society of Victoria - Victorian Community History Awards.A one shot ...

William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion is a Gaslight Call of Cthulhu one-shot (2–3 hrs, with pre-gens) is a half dozen sales off DriveThruRPG Gold.
If you’ve been on the fence, tonight’s a great time to grab it and help us over the line.
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Fascinating new exhibition coming out from Lily Mae. Long time friend of Jasmine Littlejohn and I and a staggeringly amazing artist.

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YouTube video by Symphony Entertainment The Witch's Bargain | Call of Cthulhu | Keeper David Waldron | Year of the Goat Anthology Collection

So very chuffed with play of "The Witch's Bargain" in the forthcoming anthology "The Year of the Goat".
Was a nervous but rewarding experience. Thanks to Symphony Entertainment Gaming for making it happen and Bridgett Jeffries for being so supportive.
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Doing a segment on 3BA Radio today 11:45am of 19th century Big Cat Stories.

Very happy to say Jason Lee and my ARPIA nominated scenario for Pendragon has achieved Silver on Drivethrurpg.