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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 1h

Third game into Dwarven Expeditionary Force piloted by the affable Tom.

Again a fun bit of warhams altho not much my fragile saucy elves can do into all that long range shooting. A 17-3 loss.

But 3 great games, so roll on tomorrow!

Oh remembered to take one photo as well

Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 4h

My second game was a proper hoot with the lovely @leith-something.bsky.social and his incredibly thematic Warriors of Chaos with every Chaos god represented.

And a win for the Dark Elves 18-2!

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7h

First time playing me Dark Elves at an event! Nice to get the army out to play.

Round 1 into Bretonnians playing the lovely Lewis who organised the Saffron Slam tournaments and it went as expected with a 17-3 win to the baguette lovers.

Will have to remember to take more photos!

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 6d

That sounds like an amazing campaign! 🤩

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

20/19/20 suggest NO 😅

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

The winners of the War in the Old World VII

Overall - Malik Amin Rubio
Best General of Good - Malik Amin Rubio
Best General of Evil - Tom Mann
Best Sport - Danny Paines
Coolest Army - Andy O'Reilly
New dice - Mathew Lang

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

Round 3 - Encirclement

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

Round 2 - A Chance Encounter

Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

Round 1 - King of the Hill (modified)

Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 7d

It's another War in the Old World Saturday! Once again blown away by the hobby and good vibes.

#Warhammer #OldWorlr #WiTOW

Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 10d

The story of resisting the Far Right in the UK is not new.

A short story reflecting on this.

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Surrounded

We went because we thought it mattered to be seen. A small counter-protest, standing against a tide, hemmed in by flags and chants. On the pavements of central London the crowd seemed endless, faces p...

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 11d

Real talk: nothing killed my love of reading and writing like doing a PhD.

Feels like I've emerged from a creative black hole now that is behind me.

I did the write a thousand words / day thing over the summer and sifting through it all bit by bit since September. Feels like finding your old self.

Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 12d

Well done Phil! Good to see the manboobs do so well x

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 12d

The Jacket He Wore - a short story about friendships formed over D&D and how we get lost
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The Jacket He Wore

He sat in the back row in a jacket that smelled faintly like pennies. It was old Army surplus, sleeves a little long, cuffs shiny where hands had polished them by habit. He wore it in August and in De...

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 13d

The latest Pendragon release could've done with much better editing (nevermind the railroady design of the adventure and the boring mass battle / tournament rules). So much potential in the system but bloody hard work to get the juice out.

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Future Games Show @futuregamesshow.bsky.social · 15d

the Command & Conquer series is 30 years old today we so have an excuse to share this iconic moment with Tim Curry

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 14d

Change a movie by adding a word

The Fairy Godfather

Red Dog @red-dog.xyz · 14d

Change a movie by adding a word

Star Bar Wars

🎃 Agent Pumpkin 🎃 @agentpumpkin.bsky.social · 14d

Change a movie by adding a word

Don't Stand By Me.

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 17d

A poem about not waiting for old age to tackle those projects and adventures.

poems.prazavi.com/2025/09/24/r...

Retirement Before the Grave - Poems by Pouya Razavi

1//The Question What if the future is not waiting but a seed already in hand? I asked myself, and silence returned a challenge: Live now, not later.

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 18d

My Bose QC2s died after 12 years of service.

So bought myself a treat with the Bose QC Ultra and wow...

Slapped on the ultimate sound test
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YouTube video by M̲A̲9'S

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 18d

Mystara is my old time favourite D&D setting. Been slowly collecting the PODs for it.

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 19d

Poster's Madness - a poem
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Poster’s Madness - Poems by Pouya Razavi

The season tilts, air thins to cold. Doors close, grass recedes, the earth held farther from our feet.

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Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd) @monkeyx.bsky.social · 20d

A short story inspired by my ambivalent feelings on Zack Snyder's treatment of DC superhero films and the way old friends relate through their hobbies.

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Echoes Between the Panels

On Wednesdays the shop smelled like ink and plastic sleeves and the faint sugar of the bakery next door. New shipments meant a current to the air; the clerk moved through it with a box cutter, slicing...

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