Greg Markwardt

I'd forgotten it was the 5th of November today. So I guess we need a catchier rhyme.

A map of 2000AD hall with table B50 circled

Not long till @thoughtbubbleuk.bsky.social now! I am just being a punter this year, but you should go and see @mindstaincomics.bsky.social at table B50 in 2000AD hall

About time. If it's done well, it will save us a lot of problems down the line.

A boy fishing at a river bank.

Took the eldest son fishing and got very lucky with the weather considering the season.

two babies dressed as hobbits barefoot in the woods

they have walking sticks and cloaks and everything

happy halloween from samwise gamgee and frodo baggins! cloaks vests and shirts handmade by grandma, lembas bread by fig newtons corporation

Two of my best friends kids call me Uncle Greg. It's a high compliment!

if you ever wanted to buy 28mm miniatures of the characters from Bottom, Crooked Dice have you covered.

Sunday Times book critic declares the “best defence against fascists is laughing at them”, thereby sidestepping historical reality as expressed by Peter Cook, who recalled:

“those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler & prevent the outbreak of the Second World War”.

Me, in front of my comic con table with my big pink banner

Day 1 on #MCMLondon DOWN. If you're in tomorrow, come on down to Writers Block & book yerself up!

Louvre heist creates 'terrible image' of France, justice minister says A manhunt is underway to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - are broken up.

im very sorry sir but you are entirely wrong, i have never loved the French more www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Am I stealing this. Yes. I'm stealing this. Thank you for your service. "Noodle Doodle Doo" in particular is going to infuriate my players.

"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"

Young Conservative with a Doctor Who question mark pullover.

Is this real or am I in a coma?

You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.

And if you aren't keen to carry on at that point, then you've definitely sampled a good range and at least you know it's not for you. I hope it is.

They are all great, but Granny Weatherwax is THE iconic Pratchett character in my opinion. Other opinions are available.

Mort is a very good starting place. Guards Guards is what I would follow with. Then, start the Witches series with Equal Rites, which is a little more raw, but still good. Then decide which set of characters you want to read about next (Death, The guards, or Esme Weatherwax), and go from there.

I will never get tired of actors who played the Doctor turning up to protest social injustice in not-quite-costume all "What? These are just my clothes. My everyday normal clothes. Now, this ends tonight, Ace!"

Seattle is a great setting in the world because it's a massive urban sorawl surrounded by semi wilderness populated by elven and native american nations. It's a good microcosm of the world.

It does the job. Everything you need to play. Nice production quality and art. Layout could be better, and the index isn't great in my edition.

And happy to help. I've ran years of it now and it's been the most rewarding game I've ever played.

The Berlin one is just out (or about to, I think). That would be just as good.

After that, there are numerous source books focused in key areas like fighting, hacking, magic etc.

But get a printing with the errata! The first rules was amazingly error laden.

The "Core" is the core rules plus some setting stuff. Two popular settings are Seattle and Berlin. Either of those two would be enough to get going. I ran my first arcs in Seattle with just this book.

That said, the setting is the draw, and to run it well you'll want to dive into that a bit. There is no one place for that really, sadly. I got a lot of mu knowledge from older supplements and a couple of podcasts.

Sixth edition is current. The sixth world is a reference to the setting, and goes front and centre I assume because it matches the edition. You'll want the Core rulebook at the minimum. New Berlin edition just dropped. There are others, but early core rulebooks had a lot of errors.

Michelangelo’s Pietà recreated with drones over St Peter’s in the Vatican last night.

Polish friends I have in the UK are extremely stressed this morning about the Russian strike on Poland. Worth remembering that they have compulsory military service and conscription in place there. They've had to talk to their HR teams this morning, which must have been interesting conversations.

Just found out there will be a Cyberpunk 2. Fuck yes. The final form of the first one has been my favourite game this decade, only BG3 comes close.