Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs)
@burnafterrunning.bsky.social
Mostly TTRPGs and shizz. He/Him. Blog at burnafterrunningrpg.com, run and play games at Unconventional GMs. Seven Hills RPG convention. All about games.
Check out pacy all-action Actual Plays: https://www.youtube.com/@unconventionalgms
Check out pacy all-action Actual Plays: https://www.youtube.com/@unconventionalgms
This is excellent. You should go! Themed conventions are the best conventions
REVELATION X (14-15 February 2026) has opened for registration.
Join us for a Valentine's Weekend full of Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark #ttrpg games at the Garrison Hotel in Sheffield, UK!
#pbta #fitd #bladesinthedark #poweredbytheapocalypse
Register here: revelation.ttrpg.uk
Join us for a Valentine's Weekend full of Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark #ttrpg games at the Garrison Hotel in Sheffield, UK!
#pbta #fitd #bladesinthedark #poweredbytheapocalypse
Register here: revelation.ttrpg.uk
Revelation - Revelation Convention
A Powered by the Apocalypse Gaming Convention 14-15 February, 2026, Sheffield, UK To be held face to face at The Garrison Hotel in 2026... Revelation 3:20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If a...
revelation.ttrpg.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is excellent. You should go! Themed conventions are the best conventions
Like I'd just ripped off a Saxon's arm with my sharp teeth, I suck all the good #TTRPG juices out of John Gardener's GRENDEL, in my latest post on Burn After Running
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Become the Beast: Three Gaming Things from Grendel
Grendel is a 1971 novel by John Gardner, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the point of view of the monster. It’s excellent, but if you’ve picked it up thinking “ooh, I like axes and fighting mo…
burnafterrunningrpg.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Like I'd just ripped off a Saxon's arm with my sharp teeth, I suck all the good #TTRPG juices out of John Gardener's GRENDEL, in my latest post on Burn After Running
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/23/b...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/23/b...
@darringtonpress.bsky.social #Daggerheart one-shot #TTRPG #ActualPlay alert! Watch our colossus of the drylands heroes face spectral enemies in Ghost Town!
youtu.be/RHkPjW92M50?...
youtu.be/RHkPjW92M50?...
Daggerheart : One Shot | Ghost Town | Colossus of the Drylands | Tier 2 | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@darringtonpress.bsky.social #Daggerheart one-shot #TTRPG #ActualPlay alert! Watch our colossus of the drylands heroes face spectral enemies in Ghost Town!
youtu.be/RHkPjW92M50?...
youtu.be/RHkPjW92M50?...
Great to read the replies from Mint to my gaming questions... check Theres a TTRPG for that out!
I almost forgot to answer the other half of Guy's question! To pitch my own game, Protect the Child is a Forged-in-the-Dark game of monster babysitters. It's setting agnostic, and it asks you to consider what faults and follies arise in childcare. mint-rabbit.itch.io/protect-the-...
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Great to read the replies from Mint to my gaming questions... check Theres a TTRPG for that out!
Great Saturday morning game of @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io Stay Frosty - just one survivor from the missions to Ares-4, who left her infected companions planetside. This game is stonking good fun - will be running more on Open Hearth for sure
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Great Saturday morning game of @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io Stay Frosty - just one survivor from the missions to Ares-4, who left her infected companions planetside. This game is stonking good fun - will be running more on Open Hearth for sure
Just (finally) watched Fantastic Four: First Steps. Good film, loved Mole Man.
November 21, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Just (finally) watched Fantastic Four: First Steps. Good film, loved Mole Man.
TTRPG bluesky, tell me of good festive adventures/one shots/games as we approach Xmas...
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
TTRPG bluesky, tell me of good festive adventures/one shots/games as we approach Xmas...
Out now for patrons, some gaming stuff you can steal from John Gardner's mythic fantasy novel Grendel! www.patreon.com/posts/become...
Become the Beast: Three Gaming Things from Grendel | Burn After Running
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November 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Out now for patrons, some gaming stuff you can steal from John Gardner's mythic fantasy novel Grendel! www.patreon.com/posts/become...
Resharing this for the weekend crowd - a collaboration between myself and @mint-rabbit.bsky.social , the TTRPG librarian!
Out now on Burn After Running - a collab with @mint-rabbit.bsky.social , of There's A TTRPG for That!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Resharing this for the weekend crowd - a collaboration between myself and @mint-rabbit.bsky.social , the TTRPG librarian!
Out now on Burn After Running - a collab with @mint-rabbit.bsky.social , of There's A TTRPG for That!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Out now on Burn After Running - a collab with @mint-rabbit.bsky.social , of There's A TTRPG for That!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/13/b...
Reposted by Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs)
Anglo Saxons still causing loneliness
Archaeology potential derails Addingham loneliness shed project
The scheme in Addingham is aimed at people who are retired, unemployed or who live alone.
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Anglo Saxons still causing loneliness
Out now on Burn After Running - is two people enough to have a satisfying #TTRPG experience? Read to find out
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/09/t...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/09/t...
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Out now on Burn After Running - is two people enough to have a satisfying #TTRPG experience? Read to find out
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/09/t...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/09/t...
Out now on Unconventional GMs #ActualPlay #TTRPG channel, we tackle @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn - can our teenage heroes overcome their angst and make it through their initiation? Tune in to find out!
youtu.be/6aHMfs3POYQ?...
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Vileborn : One Shot | Lex Umbræ | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
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November 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Out now on Unconventional GMs #ActualPlay #TTRPG channel, we tackle @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn - can our teenage heroes overcome their angst and make it through their initiation? Tune in to find out!
youtu.be/6aHMfs3POYQ?...
youtu.be/6aHMfs3POYQ?...
Great superhero fun at #Grogmeetish tonight, as @druggeddwarf.bsky.social crossed the @rustysellsword.com Cortex streams and we played a DC Universe Marvel Heroic game (the Smallville X-Men game is coming, right?) - gaming achievement unlocked of getting to play Superman in a #TTRPG
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Great superhero fun at #Grogmeetish tonight, as @druggeddwarf.bsky.social crossed the @rustysellsword.com Cortex streams and we played a DC Universe Marvel Heroic game (the Smallville X-Men game is coming, right?) - gaming achievement unlocked of getting to play Superman in a #TTRPG
Fantastic fun tonight playing @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn #TTRPG - watch out for it on Unconventional GMs soon!
November 6, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Fantastic fun tonight playing @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn #TTRPG - watch out for it on Unconventional GMs soon!
This is absolute gold-dust for play advice - how to solve the star-pattern problem in #TTRPGs. Also I am 100% here for more game advice that begins with WHAT THE PLAYERS CAN DO TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM
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The Star-Pattern (part 2): Breaking Free
It's game night. Precious, precious game night. Everyone is ready to play and have fun. And then two hours later, you realize the players are all talking to the GM but not each other. Your game is stu...
arsludi.lamemage.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is absolute gold-dust for play advice - how to solve the star-pattern problem in #TTRPGs. Also I am 100% here for more game advice that begins with WHAT THE PLAYERS CAN DO TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/48...
The "endless campaign" and even the "4 hour session" paradigm. More people need to be doing 1 hr tasters in libraries, other cons, shopping centres, etc... we need more of @squadronuk.bsky.social 's escapades with intro games
TTRPG Question of the Day
What do you think keeps more people from playing TTRPGs?
It's be said that TTRPGs are in the spotlight more than ever before. They're referenced frequently in shows. There are movies & TV series based on them. Some have become video games. So why don't more people play?
What do you think keeps more people from playing TTRPGs?
It's be said that TTRPGs are in the spotlight more than ever before. They're referenced frequently in shows. There are movies & TV series based on them. Some have become video games. So why don't more people play?
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The "endless campaign" and even the "4 hour session" paradigm. More people need to be doing 1 hr tasters in libraries, other cons, shopping centres, etc... we need more of @squadronuk.bsky.social 's escapades with intro games
Reposting for the Tuesday crowd - how to get the most out of a #Daggerheart one-shot
Out now on the blog - how to run @darringtonpress.bsky.social #Daggerheart #TTRPG one-shots - check it out!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
How to Run Daggerheart One-Shots
Daggerheart has been out for a while now, and I’ve had a chance to run a few one-shots of it, both online and face-to-face; it’s a great system for them, with its narrative focus bringing the epic …
burnafterrunningrpg.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Reposting for the Tuesday crowd - how to get the most out of a #Daggerheart one-shot
Out now on the blog - how to run @darringtonpress.bsky.social #Daggerheart #TTRPG one-shots - check it out!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
How to Run Daggerheart One-Shots
Daggerheart has been out for a while now, and I’ve had a chance to run a few one-shots of it, both online and face-to-face; it’s a great system for them, with its narrative focus bringing the epic …
burnafterrunningrpg.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Out now on the blog - how to run @darringtonpress.bsky.social #Daggerheart #TTRPG one-shots - check it out!
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
burnafterrunningrpg.com/2025/11/03/h...
I'd really like to read some play-informed reviews of solo #TTRPGs, that also describe what happened in game. Are there any of these about?
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 AM
I'd really like to read some play-informed reviews of solo #TTRPGs, that also describe what happened in game. Are there any of these about?
Cold City is *so good* - and unlike anything else really.
And you can see it in #actualplay action here!
youtu.be/ZWqsXDu4IIU?...
And you can see it in #actualplay action here!
youtu.be/ZWqsXDu4IIU?...
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Cold City is *so good* - and unlike anything else really.
And you can see it in #actualplay action here!
youtu.be/ZWqsXDu4IIU?...
And you can see it in #actualplay action here!
youtu.be/ZWqsXDu4IIU?...
Great stuff as always from Kieron. I'm with him in wanting mechanics that intersect with the game, and setting not being enough unless mechanics also support it. I don't want rules that get out of the way, I want rules that get in the way in interesting and productive ways.
New article on Old Men Running the World, where I drill down into what makes me want to run a game and what makes me run a mile. #ttrpg
What Makes Me Want To Run A Game? - Old Men Running The World
Or, to give it its true clickbait title, "Why I have absolutely no interest in running 7/9 of the games Quinns Quest has reviewed."
oldmenrunningtheworld.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Great stuff as always from Kieron. I'm with him in wanting mechanics that intersect with the game, and setting not being enough unless mechanics also support it. I don't want rules that get out of the way, I want rules that get in the way in interesting and productive ways.
Update - just played it again, vampires again - this time in the modern day. Such a terrific duet game.
Just played a cracking game of @meghanlynnftw.bsky.social and @superdillin.bsky.social 's HUNT(er/ed) with @omnihedron.co.uk as a royal vampiric monster I was tailing - this game absolutely slaps, 1 hour of high tension duet action (that didn't end well for my hunter) meghanlynnftw.itch.io/huntered
HUNT(er/ed) by Meghan(IynnFTW) Cross
A two player game about a hunter and the monster they are pursuing.
meghanlynnftw.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Update - just played it again, vampires again - this time in the modern day. Such a terrific duet game.
Noodling around about adapting @cavegirl.bsky.social 's Depth Crawl structure (Stygian Library, Gardens of Ynn) into a smaller, tighter D4+Level system - are there any other examples of Depth Crawls on this smaller scale? ( @oldscouserp.bsky.social you may have some ideas?)
October 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Noodling around about adapting @cavegirl.bsky.social 's Depth Crawl structure (Stygian Library, Gardens of Ynn) into a smaller, tighter D4+Level system - are there any other examples of Depth Crawls on this smaller scale? ( @oldscouserp.bsky.social you may have some ideas?)