Long commute today and thankfully had some @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social to listen too. This was a fun episode with yet another cliffhanger of an ending. I cannot wait for the next episode. Hard to believe this season is almost done.

This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying the encounter, the tension and Kuhro's glorious efficiency.

Life with a toddler is great. Going to bed with the little one and mommy is coming to help until toddler looks at her and goes "no mommy leave me alone and go away". Totally ruthless.

3 episodes of Season 9 in the bag, and I think @tcpatrick.bsky.social summed it up nicely by saying "Well, I wasn't expecting _that_!" Can't wait to share it with you all, as I think we're off to one hell of a start!

Hard men.

Hard men.

I repost this each October in the hope that the complexity of Halloween's origins and customs are more widely appreciated. Claims of a simple historical & mononational genealogy for this celebration are themselves examples of contemporary folklore/mythmaking. limerick1914.medium.com/customs-vary...

Getting set up to record the Season 9 Session Zero shortly! No rest for the wicked over here at Force Majeure Towers!

Delighted to get the @inkstonebooks.bsky.social editions of the Star Wars The Essential Legends Collection signed hardbacks of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart and Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller.

This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social Really enjoyed it and a great way to end the episode.

The #HydianHeroes have to deal with the aftermath of a smoke bomb and a corpse turning to smoke. Now the Herglic bouncers are getting involved. Find out how they dance free of this in the next #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode

Played my first game of Pirate Borg over the weekend. It was a lot of fun. I rolled up a character that was basically a conquistador. Rolled well right through until at the end we were rolling for loot then I got a black spot and 1 day to lift the curse. Better get that backup character ready 😂

Another solid episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoyed this one. The combat was a lot of fun.

I spent some of this past weekend attempting to paint my first ever Star Wars Legion minis. The Luke Skywalker Operative Expansion. I picked it up some time ago and decided to make a dent in the gray pile of shame of various minis I have collected over the last while.

A long commute this morning and enjoyed this latest episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying the story so far.

A fun day was had at @tabletopscot.bsky.social today. I got to play Mothership for the first time which was a lot of fun. The GM was great.

Finished our Daggerheart campaign yesterday. It was a lot of fun and Daggerheart is definitely a system I could see myself going back to.

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 Uncover the truth about Josef Mengele's life in Brazil with Betina Anton on this week's History Rage! Discover the myths and realities of Nazi fugitives in South America. #HistoryRage #Mengele Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/322222#HistoryRage#Mengele#History #Podcast

Really enjoyed this episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social the landing was perfect.

In the bookshop this morning: PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.” CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down * CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

Went to town with @maireadlyons.bsky.social and our toddler today. Visited Hodges Figgis bookshop, the Disney Store and the Lego Store so of course some Lego was purchased. Let the building commence.

I have a few hours to myself this evening and I have ordered pizza and just started Babylon 5 for the first time.

Lovely way to chill out after a long day at work by listening to the latest @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social some great roles and moments in this one.

Date night tonight and we finally tried out the Battletech Quick Start box. I have had it a few years and never played it (or any of the other boxes of Battletech I have) @maireadlyons.bsky.social and I gave it a try tonight and had a lot of fun. Will definitely be playing it again.

The #HydianHeroes are finally at Bonadon now will they be able to make a landing without causing a serious incident? Find out in this #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode

Unwinding after a long day rewatching Season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina. Perfect way to relax.

This book is waiting for me when I get home and I cannot wait to get stuck in and read some Star Wars Legends and escape to a long time ago in a galaxy far far away.

Long commute after long day. Glad I saved some @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social for it. Another good episode with some world building and expedition planning.

This is quite a fun short Mechwarrior animation. The bagpipes really add to it.

So as some of you know, in historical games studies I coined the term ‘authenticity lite’ to describe the type of ‘accuracy/authenticity’ players & developers actually want from games focused on the past. And I just want to share this section of ‘Jurassic Park’ which works brilliantly for it. 🗃️

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 👀 Did you know that many Mafia myths are just that - myths? Join Paul Bavill and Louis Ferrante as they break down the real stories behind organised crime in our latest episode! 🎧 #HistoryRage Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2fb3b1#HistoryRage#TrueCrime #History #Podcast @orionbooks.bsky.social

Great news! UNESCO adds Minoan Palace sites in Crete, Greece, to World Heritage list! Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos and Kydonia, are six archaeological sites dating 1900 to 1100 BC, representing the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture 🏺 📷 by me #Archaeology

OH THANK MITHRAS It's a Murderbot Eve Miracle!!!!!!

Another very fun episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social with some amazing rolls, they may not have been good rolls though.

Few things are so fine, we are sure you will agree, as a flight in the Colonel's personal airship The Aurora. While it is true she has been somewhat more modified for function than form, we are confident you will find comfort in her luxurious lounges and libraries. Enjoy your journey!

Delighted to announce:

Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading and highly enjoying the mysterious Eat The Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin. What are you reading at the moment?

Trials of the Jedi is out in the world! I can't wait for my High Republic fam to experience it and look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts (please feel free to DM me as you read/listen!). @charlessoule.bsky.social

The Force is everything. A single life connected to all life. All things connected to all other things. This is what the Jedi believe, and this is why they fight. The monumental conclusion to The High Republic is finally here! TRIALS OF THE JEDI by @charlessoule.bsky.social is out today.

Today Trials of the Jedi, the last book of Phase III, written by Charles Soule, was released!!

A long morning commute made better by yet another great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying this season so far.

This, this has me more than a little intrigued.

Watching the recent Flash movie and enjoying it more than I expected if for no other reason than the serious nostalgia buzz I am getting from Michael Keaton's Batman.

And yet another great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying this season so far.

Finally caught up on the latest @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social podcast. This was a really good episode. Thoroughly enjoying the campaign so far.

We invite you to join us in the manor's Solarium, where our host stores a number of interesting artefacts from Sanctaris' history and also the colony ship which brought us all here! Please join us as we discover the Doom that Came to Sanctaris!

I am very happy with the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social subscription copy of Magician by Raymond E Feist. My first ever fantasy series that I read was the Riftwar Saga so I am really excited to have this.

Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading the very interesting SF novel Extremophile by Ian Green. What are you reading at the moment?

First time properly watching Eurovision in years and I am now convinced someone needs to enter Brasso/Niamos from Andor.

Finally got a chase to take a couple of decent pics of the Lego from last weekend. The UCS X-Wing Starfighter, Home One, and the U-Wing