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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 8h

Just letting everyone know that Chris Reeve and my book "Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay" is now available on Kindle.
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Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay: A Case Study in Local Folklore

Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay: A Case Study in Local Folklore - Kindle edition by Waldron, David, Reeve, Chris. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shock! The Black Dog of Bungay: A Case Study in Local Folklore.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 16h

Taking a little break from the MR repository Con this weekend to take our pooch on an adventure.

David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 4d

So come and join me doing a demo of my multi- award winning Call of Cthulhu scenario William Bailey's Haunted Mansion in Melbourne for Halloween. 1st of November at Elder God's and Dragons.
www.egnd.com.au/event-detail...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 4d

Great stuff seeing our student co-op projects merging digital history and the humanities creating Phone based virtual tours of the Ballarat New Cemetery. Themes are The Grounds, 150 Women of the Ballarat Cemetery and Ballarat Sporting Greats.

David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 4d

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Visiting former mental asylums: Hopeful, haunted or ‘nightmare factories?’ | CNN

Tourists flock to former mental institutions for macabre sightseeing outings, especially around Halloween, joining paranormal investigations and other tours.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 6d

Well that's really lovely :-)

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 9d

It is such a remarkable honour!

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ARPIA Celebrates 2025 Winners!

The 2025 Australian Role-Playing Industry Awards (ARPIA) was held on October 8th at ACMI during Melbourne International Games Week, recognising outstanding contributions to Australia’s tabletop rol…

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 10d

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Chaosium community content creators win at the 2025 Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards

Congratulations to Chaosium community content creators Kat Clay and David Waldron, who won awards at the Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards last night, part of Melbourne International Games Week.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 11d

Congrats to Chaosium community content creators @katclay.com and @davidwaldron.bsky.social, winners at the Australian RPG Industry Awards #ARPIA tonight, part of Melbourne International Games Week.

Kat won Best Scenario for 'Resort' (Call of Cthulhu) and David was awarded Best Emerging Creator.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 13d

About to go on 3BA radio at 11:45 talking the history of the Horse in Ballarat with my newly successful Phd student Graeme Quick.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 18d

On Halloween night, the ghost of goldrush glamour returns as a vampire, Lola Montez, and grief-stricken friends must outstep her fatal waltz. The ENNIE award nominated "The Last Dance of Lola Montez." www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 21d

Lovely day out at Werribee zoo today with the Waldron side of the family. :) with Jasmine Littlejohn Bruce Waldron Caillin Montrose Allioop Elsey and my niece and nephew, Logan and Alex.

David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 21d

So very happy to say, a few days before the anniversary of listing my first Call of Cthulhu scenario, "William Bailey's Haunted Mansion", it has become a Gold best seller.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 26d

I was interviewed here by Computer Weekly on AI and tertiary education by the, always interesting, Peter Allison.
www.computerweekly.com/feature/The-...

The challenges posed by AI tools in education | Computer Weekly

Artificial intelligence tools to enhance productivity are being developed for use in multiple sectors, but are they sufficiently reliable for use in education or do they create new problems?

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 27d

Runequest's background is pheneomenal.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 27d

Geeky arrival by post today. There's my chill time the next week or so.

David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · 29d

Launched 1 Oct 2023, William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion sits two sales from Gold. This 1890s Ballarat one-shot—drawn from an award-winning festival livestream—dives into local legends and the shadowy New Lights/Stephenites cult.
Get it for $2 now: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?di...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 19

Doing some artefact lining ups for an Auscycling Gala event exhibition in Ballarat next February. With Lucie Akers and the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre.

David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 16

A year ago on a few weeks journey from Mexico City across to Quinta Roo. I actually want to go back again one day.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 15

The AIPR Mini-Conference 2025 Venue: North Sydney Community Centre (The Morton Room, Ground Floor) 220 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW (rear of Stanton Library; near North Sydney Station) (car-parking, 200 spaces) Date: Saturday, November 29th, 2025 Time: 1:00pm to 5:30pm AEST

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 6

William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion is a Gaslight Call of Cthulhu one-shot (2–3 hrs, with pre-gens) is a half dozen sales off DriveThruRPG Gold.
If you’ve been on the fence, tonight’s a great time to grab it and help us over the line.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/4...

William Bailey's Haunted Mansion: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG

2024 ENNIE WINNER - Silver Medal for Best Streaming ContentHistory Interpretation Award commendation winner - 2023 Royal Historical Society of Victoria - Victorian Community History Awards.A one shot ...

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 3

Fascinating new exhibition coming out from Lily Mae. Long time friend of Jasmine Littlejohn and I and a staggeringly amazing artist.

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Scott Livesey Galleries

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 2

So very chuffed with play of "The Witch's Bargain" in the forthcoming anthology "The Year of the Goat".
Was a nervous but rewarding experience. Thanks to Symphony Entertainment Gaming for making it happen and Bridgett Jeffries for being so supportive.
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The Witch's Bargain | Call of Cthulhu | Keeper David Waldron | Year of the Goat Anthology Collection

YouTube video by Symphony Entertainment

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Sep 1

Doing a segment on 3BA Radio today 11:45am of 19th century Big Cat Stories.

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David Waldron @davidwaldron.bsky.social · Aug 30

Very happy to say Jason Lee and my ARPIA nominated scenario for Pendragon has achieved Silver on Drivethrurpg.

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