Is there anyone who's dithered about going to ConTingency, left it a bit late, but is still interested? And most importantly is someone I already know and would be happy to share a holiday lodge with me and Mr Sue? www.con-tingency.uk

Is there anyone who's dithered about going to ConTingency, left it a bit late, but is still interested? And most importantly is someone I already know and would be happy to share a holiday lodge with me and Mr Sue? www.con-tingency.uk

[1/3] Great 2026 line up for #TTRPGs on The Raspy Raven, see Discord link in bio. Our Borg season at the end of the month, curated by @savagespiel.bsky.social A monthly London face-to-face for @pelgranepress.bsky.social's Gumshoe system - Trail of Cthulhu, The Esoterrorists & Fear Itself.

Watching Nine Puzzles on Disney+. Look, I know I've previously noticed that all K-drama police departments require a hot guy to be fully effective. But naming the lead detective Hansaem seems a smidge too on the nose. Loving the show though.

The can says it tastes of the Caribbean, but the can I drank tasted of loneliness.

Happy New Year! Which is apparently the kick up the arse I needed to update my website with a new page. Rather than have to keep remembering all the different places I've recorded RPG content, I've compiled most of it into one page. savagespiel.blogspot.com/p/podcasts-a...

Ran this excellent rules light MR James style Edwardian ghost story scenario for the family tonight- excellent fun and superbly spooky! Available from @savagespiel.bsky.social here! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Did you know there's a sequel to the Phantom of the Opera musical? It's called Love Never Dies. Visiting my parents so we took a trip to see the filmed version at the Magic Lantern cinema, winner of the 2025 BIFA Cinema of the Year Award. We got our popcorn and hot chocolate and settled in.

Make a Bond movie casual? Rainfall

I've got a vague idea for a scenario inspired by this map which has been making the rounds again. Probably for Outgunned. Here's hoping I can nail this one down. starkeycomics.com/2019/12/24/w...

What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...

Having remembered to promote my seasonal scenarios here has reminded me that I haven't written one for this year yet. I'd better get on that quick. Any game system suggestions/requests?

This year on Bluesky I apparently said "game" alot, which did not exactly surprise me, but this was still fun. www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

One final seasonal RPG scenario recommendation: if what you really want is a classic ghost story taking inspiration from the works of M. R. James, A Winter Haunting should be just the thing. Written for Cthulhu Dark, and adaptable to other horror games. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

Another Christmas RPG suggestion: here's my three Matrons of Mystery scenarios with festive themes. Solve murders at the village panto, baking contest and Christmas fete in Oh No They Didn't, Bake or Death, and Slay Ride. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

If you're in search of a seasonally appropriate RPG scenario to run, I recommend picking up the Liminal Casebook where you'll find my scenario The Crown of Winter set in mid December, i.e. about now, with a very seasonal mystery. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4... modiphius.net/products/lim...

The final part of The Great God Pan. As always, it's been great fun recording these. blasphemoustomes.com/2025/12/19/t...

Part 3 of The Great God Pan, only slightly delayed by my audio upload having to compete with my husband attempting to upload every photo he's ever taken. The sheepish look he gave me when I mentioned my upload problem was adorable. blasphemoustomes.com/2025/12/18/t...

@mrspike.bsky.social has done a wonderful job of directing us once again, and we have a terrific cast, including @goodmania.bsky.social, @savagespiel.bsky.social, @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social, @hangnailjenny.bsky.social, @theant.bsky.social, Brian Murphy, and Sarah Dovey.

Part 1 of The Great God Pan is now ready to listen! blasphemoustomes.com/2025/12/16/t...

Once again a few of us on the Good Friends of Jackson Elias are putting together a Christmas reading of a suitably spooky story. This year it's The Great God Pan. Episodes will be available to listen as soon as Scott's had time to assemble them from the live recordings. blasphemoustomes.com

Mud Ghost Estate is a spooky tumbling block tower-based TTRPG inspired by the urban legends and folklore of Hong Kong. 👻 The Redux edition is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wha...

I frequently use these when running games, especially at conventions. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0B4.... They use dry erase pens so they're reusable, and much easier to read than a folder index card and pencil. In addition to being name plates, I've found another use for them: marking statuses.

We've finished Strong Girl Bong Soon, and watched more The Uncanny Counter, which means there's a few more things we've learned about Korea according to K-dramas: Junkyards are run by psychopaths. Police squads require exactly one hot guy. A police squad without a hot guy is in deep trouble.

I seem to have a weakness for games about exploring haunted houses at the moment and this looks like it's going to be a fun variation on that theme.

Husband is out today so I'm having to look after the robot vacuum on my own and it's more challenging than anticipated. I've already had to rescue Mr Stabby from getting stuck between a desk and a chair and I'm not sure he's properly completed his second attempt even though he's back on the charger.

Surprise gift from past me.

Went larping at the weekend for the first time this year. I wasn't really feeling it but then some in character documents appeared and it turns out I still like larp, I just prefer it in small doses and with extensive handouts.

My weekend at ConDensed. savagespiel.blogspot.com/2025/11/cond...

Home from ConDensed. 2:45 hour journey home ended up taking 5 hours thanks to what was clearly a major incident on the M1 based on the number of ambulances and fire engines that went past. (Because of the delay we also stopped for food which added more time.) Blog post to follow.

PF2. Fighting will o the wisps. Absolute bastards, the lot of them.

I've signed up for this but won't be posting progress every day because I'm going on holiday in the middle of it. But today I did some work on Angier's Folly, and I reckon I can have it ready to send to the editor by the end of the week. Maybe I'll even get the new cover done.

I had a lovely time discussing scenario writing, tools, methods and resources with these lovely people.

We've finished Extraordinary Attourney Woo (thanks @dampscot.bsky.social for the recommendation) so need new shows to space out episodes of Tomorrow. So far, Strong Girl Bong-Soon turns out to be quite a lot like Behind Your Touch. We've got a cute female lead with a supernatural power...

옷 I am delighted that the Korean for clothes looks like a stick figure.

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My weekend at Furnace. savagespiel.blogspot.com/2025/10/furn...

I won a new book in the raffle at Furnace and now I once again find myself with insufficient shelves. I'm counting on people at the ConTingency bring and buy to help me out with this.

This morning's game was SLA Industries, where the team set out to change the paper in the printer. It took them a few hours but they did eventually get their kebabs.

More games at #furnacerpg. Candela Obscura, investigating a mass disappearance at a carnival. Then all-cat-people Dragonbane with @savagespiel.bsky.social - good dialogue opportunities for an evening game!

Just played my first game of Pendragon. It's nicely put together, the passions are fun, and the skill list is reasonable sized for a BRP game.

Finished both my scenarios for Furnace this weekend. That was a close one! Normally I like to do online test runs of scenarios, but I don't think I can fit one in this time...

My day out at @concretecow.bsky.social savagespiel.blogspot.com/2025/10/conc...

I've printed character sheets, the scenario, and the sign-up sheet for K-pop Demon Hunters: Hoobaes. I've got a sign-up sheet, the book and my deck of cards for Wraithound. I'm sure I've got index cards somewhere. Let's hope they're in the bag I think they're in.

Fingers crossed for Roll20 behaving this time! I have plans. And maps.

안녕하세요! So apparently I have a new hobby now. This Hangul script is great. Major props to King Sejong the Great. 감사합니다

Given that we're having to space out episodes of Tomorrow so as not to dump too much trauma on ourselves at once, we've started a second show. Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Absolutely loving it so far. Woo Young Woo is lovely and the rest of the cast feels equally nuanced and well written. Delightful.

Prepping for my Dragonbane scenario at Furnace. Most of the actual plot is done, and I've got a rough idea what maps I'm going to use. But the worst part is creating characters. Normally I love character creation for one-shots, but not for Dragonbane! Two cat people down, three to go. Arrgh.

Started a new K-drama: Tomorrow. I don't think I can actually recommend this one, as while it's a supernatural drama based on Korean mythology (hence why we started watching it), its theme is suicide prevention which means the subject matter is extremely heavy. Still stars a Kpop idol, obviously.

Slugblaster campaign finished last night. Overall I think this is a great version of FITD and the downtime system is way more interesting than the way Blades keeps ending up as 'Welp, time to relieve stress again'. Although it does have the usual FITD issue that dice are bastards.