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Great book, it's always survived my RPG sell-offs over the years.

A bucolic scene of a cricket match, a fielder walks towards us to collect the ball that's been hit over the boundary. We can see the green tentacle that is wrapping around the cricket ball. Games Workshop's 1920-30s British Cthulhu source book.

Green and Pleasant Land

Comic book cover showing a giant alien in a spacesuit and a uniformed space hero behind him.

Taking a dive into Jeff Hawke and the work of Sydney Jordan with Richard Sheaf. Expect some space diplomacy! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

We still have some spaces for players at the Owlbear and Wizard's Staff in Leamington 12th-14th September - please do come along if can and let gaming friends know! warhorn.net/events/the-o... #OBaWS

Photo of Rick Meints in his study. The logo of 50 Years of Chaosium Inc. 1975- 2025.

A note for your diary. 9th November 14:00 (GMT) - President of @chaosium.bsky.social and the Head of the Nostalgia Department, will be joining us in the zoom of role-playing Rambling to talk about 5 objects that made the world's oldest, surviving RPG company. thegrognardfiles.com/grogmeet-2026/

The Bodge-It.

Mick McMahon

Using permanent marker on the book cover has clearly torn a rift in the space-time continuum.

Mick McMahon

Historical TTRPGs with Dirk the Dice by What Would The Smart Party Do? What to make of history? Why, some great gaming of course! We are joined by Dirk the Dice from The Grognard Files to chat about what can be learned from the past and turned into gaming gold.Don't forg...

New Episode! Joined by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to talk about historical games and history in games, who better than a couple of middle-aged men to chat amiably on this topic? Move over Tom and Dom, Gaz and Dirk are here for The Rest is Roleplaying Games.

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This is Thursday's #RandomWhiteDwarfCover

Issue 76. April 1986

Grogsby and the Great Race.

Good to have you back!

A personal tribute to Bud, from Bud's RPG Reviews, and the contributions he made to the GROGNARD files: thegrognardfiles.com/2025/08/19/b...

Table Tales - BRP: a classic system for new players Behold, a new header graphic appears! Thanks to our talented graphic designer Monika Godyń for assembling this wonderful collage from covers by Loïc Muzy for Pendragon, Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and ...

I seem to have wandered into doing a weekly blog post on the @chaosium.bsky.social website. It's called "Table Tales", and it's a joy to talk about what RPGs I'm playing now, or played then, or playing soon.

Today, I get basic.

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Vale Bud Baird We are saddened by the news of the passing of William "Bud" Baird, who died in his home town of Liverpool UK on August 10th after a short illness.

Sad news – vale Bud Baird, the man behind the hands on Bud's RPG Review, convivial podcast host, and best-selling Call of Cthulhu creator.

Our heartfelt condolences go to Bud's wife Claire and their daughters Gracie and Evie, and their family and friends.

Dave Paterson holding up books by Fritz Leiber

Another entry into Appendix G by the GROGSQUAD - this time @davepaters.bsky.social adds The Swords series of books! Podcast coming soon.

« The Four Ages Of Conan », 1974

by Barry Windsor Smith (British artist, b. 1949)
Colour version of "The Four Ages Of Conan" portfolio, Gorblimey Press, 1974

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #barrywindsorsmith #bws #FourAgesOfConan #Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #KingConan #REHoward

It's nearly 10 years ago since we started our online Wednesday Group.The Traveller Adventure, but we have played many, many, many more campaigns since. Here's to another 10! @kitch66uk.bsky.social @rumleech.bsky.social @blythygrog.bsky.social @dailydwarf.bsky.social @oilpainting71.bsky.social

Love pirates?
Looking to try Savage Worlds?
Need a one-shot or con game at short notice?

I've got you covered with this action-packed fun-filled scenario, with advice on how to run, pre-gen characters and a capuchin monkey.

#ttrpg #pirates #savageworlds

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And here is the Warhorn page for the con and where you can sign up warhorn.net/events/the-o...

The Owlbear and Wizard's Staff Sept 2025 - GM game submission form Please do complete this if would be keen to run a game at #OBaWs on the 12th, 13th or 14th September. There is a change from prior years in that we have access to the upstairs room of St Patrick's on...

We have space for a few more games #OBaWS next month - if would like to submit, please do via this form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Imagine #27 (June 1985), with cover art — “Barge” — by Pete Lyon. Would be interested to see more by Pete!

« Attacked », 1986

by James A. Crabtree (American illustrator)
Illustration for "Hawkmoon - Player Book" RPG, Chaosium, 1986

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #JimCrabtree #MichaelMoorcock #Hawkmoon #EternalChampion #frpg #ttrpg #Chaosium

« Elric », 1979

by Frank Brunner (American artist, b. 1949)
Illustration for his "Elric Portfolio", plate #1, Looking Glass Pro., 1979
Oil on canvas, 18" x 24"

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #FrankBrunner #MichaelMoorcock #Stormbringer #elricofmelnibone #frpg #ttrpg #Chaosium

And ends shortly afterwards, when you realise - having bought one round of drinks - you can't afford even basic iron rations, let alone any weapons or armour.

Your adventure ends here.

A tweet from Laura (@ElleEmSee) on 20/04/2015: Overheard in café - A mother to her small son drinking tea: "No Templeton! We don't squeeze our teabags!" Get your shit together, Templeton

People posting tweets from twitter in days gone by.
This was always a favourite.

Always fun to be talking tools with @orlanth.bsky.social and crew. Here, I am making the case for “mild chafing” in damage tables instead of novelty bias in RPG injuries.

Absolutely, that "first golden age" was hard to beat. All seems a long time ago now, though.
*stares wistfully into the middle distance*