And I met Dirk the Dice!
30.05.2025 13:48 β π 31 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0@mrmob.bsky.social
VP at Chaosium. With my mate Rob, we podcasted the 150th anniversary of CSS Shenandoah's round-world voyage. Decidedly pro-Union and on the side of the whales.
And I met Dirk the Dice!
30.05.2025 13:48 β π 31 π 1 π¬ 3 π 0Wow - our Glasgow show on June 4th has SOLD OUT! But there are still some tickets left for Brighton (May 31st), London (June 1st), and Manchester (June 3rd). Don't miss out!
"Bring on the Night" says our Call of Cthulhu Live π¬π§
tour cast!
www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/call-o...
It could work if it's a scene set in the world of Glorantha though! β those ekdromoi going barefoot are Sun Dome Templars, worshippers of Yelmalio. A stage of their famous Hill of Gold heroquest is to defeat Inora, Goddess of Winter. Those who do get a gift from Yelmalio that protects against cold.
07.05.2025 02:35 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's Pendragon at #Conquest! β 'The King's Hunt', an original scenario by the GM, Chris McCutcheon.
19.04.2025 01:29 β π 25 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0Hey, we're at #Conquest in Melbourne π¦πΊ this weekend!
18.04.2025 01:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0RuneQuest Warlords Dev Diary #3 takes a dive into the forthcoming video game:
27.03.2025 20:35 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Plenty of gaming going on in the special Chaosium Event Room at #GaryCon! Many thanks to our dedicated GMs from the Cult of Chaos, our official Volunteer Game Master program. A wonderful way to embrace chaos and camaraderie!
22.03.2025 02:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Introduce yourself with your top 5 #TTRPG picks!
RuneQuest
Pendragon
Call of Cthulhu
Paranoia
Traveller
Just twelve hours remaining to get the RuneQuest Encore Humble Bundle β must end 11am PT Saturday!
#runequest #ttrpg #humble
Call of Cthulhu returns to the Ballarat π¦πΊ Heritage Festival in May, with an all new actual play production A Midsummer Night's Darkness, based on Jane Routley's Miskatonic Repository scenario.
Join the award-winning Tales from Rat City team for an unforgettable live play theatrical event!
1. First #ttrpg you ever played? - Blue Box Basic D&D
2. First you ever ran? Boot Hill
3. Played the most? RuneQuest
4. Run the most? RuneQuest
5. Favorite? RuneQuest
6. Most recently played? QuestWorlds
7. Most recently run? Call of Cthulhu
βFrom a presentation standpoint, Sun County stands out for its strong authorial voiceβ¦" says Grognardia, "It captures something rarely seen in RPGs: a genuinely believable culture, shaped by its environment and history, filled with tensions that make it ripe for adventure.β
07.03.2025 11:14 β π 30 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0Get a bundle of RuneQuest RPG Books for $18 β $334 value!
Supporting code.org.
www.humblebundle.com/books/runequ...
π¦ Tickets are now live! See Keeper Mark Meer take @samanthabeart.bsky.social, @jwcartwright.bsky.social , @johnnyohnny.bsky.social, Belinda, & I through some eldritch investigations on stage this summer!!
β¨ Coming to Birmingham, Brighton, London, Manchester & Glasgow!
ποΈ aegp.uk/CallofCthulhu
.@philgamer.bsky.social sky.social⬠says our #RuneQuest Classic release SUN COUNTY does, "what RuneQuest does best: present a living world with unique cultures and invite players to live through them... I could stuff an entire campaign set in this location purely on the setting info alone.
03.03.2025 04:22 β π 33 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0Save the date, for the fog-shrouded streets of London await!
The Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide hits shelves March 26th!
The original Sun County was softcover with a B&W interior, and is now, thanks to my colleagues Nick and Rick, available as a glorious colour hardcover! It also predated PDFs, and you can get it in that format too! What a fascinating modern age we live in.
08.12.2024 09:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Wow, my RuneQuest 3rd edition sourcebook Sun County got to #6 on DriveThruRPG's bestselling titles list (just behind our newest Call of Cthulhu release, Cthulhu by Gaslight). Pretty amazing for a reissue of a 32 year old book!
08.12.2024 09:43 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Announcing the International Guests of Honour for Chaosium Con Australia π¦πΊ 2025!
11.11.2024 11:41 β π 33 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1My much cleverer wife:
1. Usherette
2. Jillaroo (βequiv of βJackaroo)
3. Arabian dignitary's ghost writer's ghost writer
4. Award-winning board games designer
Me:
1. Usher (same place not same time as GF, now wife)
2. McDs
3. Barman
4. Academic dean (til I realised I was my univ's Anastas Mikoyan)