I've had a nice restful (and warm) morning recovering from two days at Grogmeet, a friendly gathering organised by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social attended by (mostly but certainly not entirely) middle-aged men with beards, large bags full of polyhedral dice, and heavy addictions to nostalgia.

Look, you hate X and you hate AI, sure. I'd give a non-X link if there was one. But you should still read this extremely disturbing article and try to work out whether it's science-now or science-fiction. Trigger warning: our future AI overlords may already be here. x.com/iruletheworl...

Speaking of Arthuriana, here are some Knights of the Round Table figures I drew up for Patreon some time back.

Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. They’re an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh here’s a thread 🧵

Episode No.14 of our French-language podcast dedicated to #RuneQuest is... in English because we are interviewing Rick Meints of #Chaosium. Enjoy! podcast.ausha.co/runecast/les...

As part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and Head of Nostalgia, was invited by the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to share five items from the Chaosium Archives that represent the development of the company over fifty years. Some unexpected items in there!

Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.

Coming in 2026: Greg Stafford's long-anticipated Gloranthan novel, A Pyre for Gods and Heroes.

A thread to track any books that I'm reading. Finished: A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times, by Donald Hill I'll revisit this if I make sufficient progress with a possible book on technology in the fantasy world of Glorantha.

I have visited the exhibit about gothic art and its influence on contemporary art at the Louvre-Lens museum, and lo and behold there is art by Agathe Pitié of #RuneQuest fame.

These are all the RPGs I played in 2025 (minus one which was a playtest and doesn't have a cover image). 53 game sessions in total, of which I GMed a measly *1*. Must do better in 2026! Many, many thanks to everyone who ran all these, heroes one and all!

This is our new Store Locator — check out the many friendly local game stores that are proud to carry Chaosium Products around the world! www.chaosium.com/store-locator/

It's like those of us still living are being held hostage by the undead, still energised from their mass brain feast nearly a decade gone.

Whoa, #Glorantha fans. At the risk of summoning a pitchfork-wielding mob of anti-AI zealots ... this is rather epic. A free 267-page PDF devoted to the Edrenlin Isles, tons of detail, lots of (AI) art, and a very interesting interview with the anonymous author courtesy of @runeblogger.bsky.social

Obviously, I'm going to say this is good, because I did the revised layout for Alistair, but ... Gran Meccanismo is a fun game, easy to pick up, and an interesting setting. Alistair's scenario is full of authentic Italian Renaissance detail and flavour, and it's pay-what-you-want too! Bravissimo!

Can there be any TTRPG fans on my timeline who don't already follow the Grognard Files podcast? Surely not, but just in case ... their latest episode sees the dulcet duo dissecting Mutant Year Zero, and interviews Magnus Seter about his book about Swedish RPGs, which sounds fascinating.

Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement. Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph Because this does NOT add up! No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies… 🧵1/9

Mio Asahi, contemporary Japanese printmaker who creates artworks inspired by folklore often including powerful women #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

For those asking, we will have hardback QuestWorlds at Dragonmeet, and I will be signing copies

Save 50% on all of our Starter Sets and 40% across our complete range of Collector Leatherette Editions. And you get the PDF included in the price! #BlackFriday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th. Complete list of titles on sale at the link:

Our friends at Slitherine have announced that their turn-based strategy computer game RuneQuest Warlords launches on PC on December 9th. #RUNEQUEST

Read more about the origin of the Ducks in Chaosium President and head of the Nostalgia Department Rick Meints' Out of the Suitcase post:

Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).

Ah, Mr Duchamp, we meet again. This was a pleasant surprise, finding my name in the index to a book I picked up at the Louder Than Words music/book festival in Manchester today.

Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Are you looking for a gift for a nature lover? I have this small original mushroom drawing that will fit nicely into a 5x7" standard frame. folksy.com/find/item/85... #FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm

There is only 1.5 hours left to back the Pendragon Classic Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...

I've just shared some Electrum Bonus Content for our book "Dark Side of the Moon": a mix of apocryphal odds and ends we couldn't quite fit in the first time around, plus our art direction briefs, sketches and chats with cover artist John Sumrow and visionary genius Katrin Dirim.

I have just released QuestWorlds-on-a-page, my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for QuestWorlds, the genre-agnostic narrative RPG from @chaosium.bsky.social. It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-). tiny.cc/qwoap

Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys. Thankyou 💔

We are back with a long overdue #Glorantha Initiation interview featuring twice the amount of French accents! We talked to Ben (aka Dasfynx), the webmaster of the French #RuneQuest Wiki, and co-host o https://godlearners.com/glorantha-initiation-benjamin-podcasts-wikis-and-looking-for-the-one-truth/

I’ve been really enjoying my copy. It looks amazing, the quality of the writing is incredible (love the article by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social) and it SMELLS great (remember getting an annual on Christmas Day?) Treat yourself and support independent magazines.

A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...

Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.

Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Shel, I'm an artist, art director, comicker, and more. I do concept art, pitch package art, style guide development, and more, and I'd love to hear about your next project! Learn more at www.portablecity.net/shel-kahns-p...

New episode!🎉 I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo

Although #RuneQuest focuses on Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of #Glorantha includes two whole continents to explore. Many Jonstown Compendium contributors @drivethrurpg.com are devoted to fleshing out these distant exotic corners of the lozenge.

Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.

Today, on the seventh anniversary of Greg Stafford's passing, Chaosium is pleased to announce William "Bud" Baird as the 2025 Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom winner.

Today, October 10th, marks the seventh anniversary of @chaosium.bsky.social company founder Greg Stafford's passing.

Right, now I have some time (and a copy myself!) it's time to share some internal pics from the new issue, my thoughts on the relevant features & perhaps persuade a few more of you to buy a copy (because it's swell) shop.wyrd.science So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...

As October begins, we contemplate how the sea wind had its way with this now-fungal saint.

A riddle for @theguardian.com books page. p.s. My new book 'Physics for Cats' is out this week in bookshops and online. Details at www.tomgauld.com

Mark Morrison says non-human player characters go right back to "why I fell in love with #RuneQuest in the first place", so, with our new Elder Race Adventurers coming out he asked his #Pendragon group if they’d be up for trying RuneQuest for one night...

I dived into a deep rabbit hole recently, and ended up putting together and sharing a 30-page bibliography of writings by (and about) Greg Stafford over at basicroleplaying.org/topic/26176-.... Maybe it's of interest to a few others? I'll be adding more to it soon. #Glorantha #Pendragon #ttrpg

This is fabulous, a really useful and creative tool for #RuneQuest #Glorantha fans!

As a special addition to the RuneQuest Adventure Tokens, @katrindirim.bsky.social has kindly drawn a Moon Cat! Feel free to use this feline in your games. #Glorantha

Carl Benz has an idea

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