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Mark Morrison

@markmwrites.bsky.social

He/Him. Mediocre Old One: Call of Cthulhu RPG & videogame writer, Chaosium Community Ambassador, Pendragon squire, rampant herbivore. My dogs say hi.

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Beowulf from @handiworkgames.bsky.social - it feels like an epic poem in motion. Hwæt!
(And best paired with the incredible translation by @mariadahvana.bsky.social)

14.10.2025 01:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a loss. There is a Rob-sized hole in our world now, a true lover of games and tireless conventioneer who I never saw without a smile on his face. He was so enthusiastic and generous. I’m glad for my conversations with him Stateside, and so sad for the family he adored. Vale, Rob, and thank you.

13.10.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3, 2, 1, HUZZAH !!!

12.10.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a lovely crew!

12.10.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

β€œthe girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

09.10.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 8123    πŸ” 1575    πŸ’¬ 158    πŸ“Œ 115

Bravo!!!

08.10.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The RuneQuest Adventure Tokens pack includes tokens for every character and creature in the RuneQuest Starter Set, as well as all of the enemies from RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and the RuneQuest: Glorantha Bestiary.

www.chaosium.com/runequest-ad...

07.10.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1997: Windows introduces Clippy

1997 (moments later): Everyone hates Clippy.

2007: Clippy finally removed
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2025: Everything is Clippy

05.10.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 285    πŸ” 129    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Do you even PAX AUS?

If so, lookit this marvelous bunch of humans I’m in company with. Let’s talk GMing with @vlxcat.bsky.social @bwholland.bsky.social & @dailydael.bsky.social Sunday 2:30pm !

06.10.2025 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s the archetypal RQ first adventure and starter village with local cave adventure - it was in the original RQ2 box set, revised as a standalone book for RQ3, and back again in the RuneQuest Gamemaster Pack.

06.10.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Table Tales: Coming back to Glorantha I had a long sleepless night in 1982: I’d just read RuneQuest after playing it with my friend Mark Holsworth and it was a much, much better game than Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. But everyone played A...

Back to Apple Lane! The joys of running RuneQuest @chaosium.bsky.social for a new group of players.

www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...

04.10.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Have a rockin’ good time!!

02.10.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chaosium is coming to PAX AUS, Australia's biggest gaming festival (Melbourne, Oct 10-12) PAX AUS is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture, the biggest event of its kind in Australia. We'll be there in full force with demo games, panels, our booth, a community content creators' meet-u...

.@paxaus.bsky.social is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture, the biggest event of its kind in πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί. We'll be there in October in full force with:
β€” demo games
β€” panels
β€” our booth, with the latest Chaosium releases
β€” community content creators' meet-up
plus... 1/2

27.09.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you take a minute or two to think about all your problems?

30.09.2025 00:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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wut

24.09.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I too had this car
So much black and gold so fast
And so many smoke ads

17.09.2025 07:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Pendragon: Classic Edition Bringing the iconic Pendragon 1st Edition collection back to life!

The Winter Phase will soon be over... have you signed up to get notified when our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter goes live?

17.09.2025 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Outstanding, Alex !!!

16.09.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Solid plan.

13.09.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Superb !

12.09.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See you online!

11.09.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So must we all, Sam

11.09.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Spark Devil This original prop-intensive Call of Cthulhu adventure pits Investigators against shocking horrors in Depression-era Providence.

We are very happy to announce pre-orders for our newest Call of Cthulhu adventure: The Spark Devil! Produced under license from our friends @chaosium.bsky.social, this is a complete box set, set in 1935 Providence. Shipping expected in October! store.hplhs.org/products/the...

10.09.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Standing atop ruins at the end of the world, an anguished Elric thrusts the runeblade Stormbringer to the heavens. The sky behind him roils with clouds rendered in acidic green. The chainmail on his right arm is torn. He wears a yellow tunic and belts strapped across his waist and chest crusted with jewels. His purple and black cloak billows in the wind. From a leather cord, he holds an ivory horn with ornate swirls of gold. The ruins he stands upon are crumbling, including the face of a skull that is missing a chunk of forehead and part of the orbital. The mouth isn't human given the fangs in its mouth and the horns protruding off the side of the head that is intact. Off to the side, a pterosaur-like creature perches with wings spread.

Standing atop ruins at the end of the world, an anguished Elric thrusts the runeblade Stormbringer to the heavens. The sky behind him roils with clouds rendered in acidic green. The chainmail on his right arm is torn. He wears a yellow tunic and belts strapped across his waist and chest crusted with jewels. His purple and black cloak billows in the wind. From a leather cord, he holds an ivory horn with ornate swirls of gold. The ruins he stands upon are crumbling, including the face of a skull that is missing a chunk of forehead and part of the orbital. The mouth isn't human given the fangs in its mouth and the horns protruding off the side of the head that is intact. Off to the side, a pterosaur-like creature perches with wings spread.

STORMBRINGER (1977)
Acrylic on Masonite - 30" x 20"

I remember trying to get in the mood of painting for the last time the albino sorcerer king, Elric. I took a clothes rail out of a closet for my sword and ran around outside slashing at weeds and lunging at the breeze. 1/5

08.09.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1416    πŸ” 317    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 31

Paul King wrote and directed the first Paddington, and was joined by the brilliant Simon Farnaby (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) for Paddington 2. Flawless films. They then went on to make Wonka (huge fun), and a new crew stepped in for Paddington 3. I hope that eases your pain!

09.09.2025 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Rose Garden Club is the hottest place to be.

07.09.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@rachaeltad.bsky.social new menu just dropped

05.09.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many of you will have known Bud Baird from @budsrpgreview.bsky.social
and will have heard the very sad news of his death aged 52.
His daughters would love it if you could subscribe to his channel and get it to 10,000 subscribers ❀️

04.09.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 3
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We're gonna need a bigger Round Table β€” over 1000 sign-ups already for Pendragon Classic! If you'd like you'd like to be notified when we launch the Kickstarter, join us at the link:
www.chaosium.com/blogcoming-s...

04.09.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are few crews in the new form of actual play that can boast an unbroken run of six years! But with this week’s concluding episode of Pendragon - The Sword Tournament, our award-winning Stream of Chaos team - James, Dave, Alex, Art and Jackson are taking a bow (for now)...

03.09.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

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