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Monster Man: Special Episode: Algorithmic Folklore

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 16h

Starting in late October/ early November I am going to have some free time and maybe some work to promote, so if you want someone to talk about monsters or medieval stuff on a podcast or whatever, I can do that.

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 21h

Patreon backer Jake brings you this special episode all about the folklore of the modern age - well, sort of! This one kind of got away from me.

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Patreon backer Jake brings you this special episode about the folklore of the 2020s, in which I lose my grip on the whole thing and it gets completely out of control. Which seems appropriate. If you'r...

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 21h

I really enjoyed the first one but have never really had time to get to the others. You've played King of Dragon Pass, right?

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 1d

Hope and sympathy to you and yours from a fellow owner of an elderly dog.

Games Workshop Research Day 2025 — Manchester Game Centre

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 2d

We have the same guy here in Cambridge, except that the radio is in a plastic bag dangling from a handlebar. He's been around for years. You can sometimes faintly make out music beneath the static.

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday, and I'm sorry to hear things have been tough. I really enjoyed working on Trophy: Loom. It remains one of the projects I'm proudest of, and the process itself was a real pleasure.

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 3d

I am giving a talk in Manchester on Saturday as part of this event. I believe there still some tickets available?

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We are pleased to announce that the Manchester Game Centre's second annual Games Workshop Research Day is taking place on Saturday 11th October 2025!

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 3d

Mercutio feels like a player character to me!

Monster Man: Special Episode: Giants in the Earth

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 3d

Back in the day, Dragon magazine published articles about bringing literary characters into your #dnd campaign, and now Patreon backer Noah brings you this special episode all about doing the same!

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Patreon backer Noah brings you this special episode all about bringing characters from classic literature into your fantasy RPG! If you're enjoying the show, why not consider ? You'll get access ...

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 4d

Libsyn is posting about some error with their feed generator that's limiting the number of episodes you can have in the feed at the moment. So it looks like there is an intermittent problem on the host's end? With luck it should be resolved soon.

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Oakbound Studio @oakboundstudio.bsky.social · 5d

We actually have copies of our elusive dungeon crawl game in stock at the moment! Not likely to last long...
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#oakbound #heroquest #dnd #dungeonsaga #descent #ahq #warhammerquest #dungeonbash #dungeoncrawl #dungeincrawler #dragonquest #dungeonquest #oldhammer

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not sure what happened. I went into the settings, verified that there wasn't a post limit, saved the settings, and hey presto the feed was updating correctly, even though I hadn't changed anything. Who knows?

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 5d

(I cannot speak for Apple; I believe they show a maximum of 300 episodes for people who aren't subscribed, but I could be wrong. But it was showing 300 in my podcatcher and now it seems to be fine.)

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 5d

OK, try it now?

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 5d

That's weird. A 300-episode cap is a thing you can toggle on in the feed settings, but it's definitely set to off. I will investigate further.

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, that's my memory of it too. More interesting than funny. But that was 34 years ago, so who knows?

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

That's it! That had bothered me for who knows how long.

BP1826 - The Last Samurai Rebellion - North Star Military Figures

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

In my memory, there was a US tv show, probably in the early 90s, possibly on Fox, where the premise was that it was the recovered short films of a comedy duo from like the 1930s, and it was in black and white. It didn't last long.

Am I imagining this, or does anyone know what it was called?

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

And if the 19th century is more your bag, you can also save money on Eric Wood & Dan Mersey's The Last Samurai Rebellion, covering war in 19th-c. Japan for The Men Who Would Be Kings!

(Also Dan co-wrote the previous one; I should have said that!)

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Buy The Last Samurai Rebellion online

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BP1738 - Lion Rampant: The Crusader States - North Star Military Figures

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

The Crusader States for Lion Rampant, by my good friend Gianluca with like one photograph by me, is 1/3 off at @northstarfigs.bsky.social this weekend!

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Buy Lion Rampant: The Crusader States online

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 7d

Patreon backer Matt brings you this special episode all about witches and their animal assistants!

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Monster Man: Special Episode: Familiars

Patreon backer Matt brings you this special episode all about the animal spirit companions of witches and how to incorporate them into your games! If you're enjoying the show, why not consider ? ...

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 8d

Yet more good news for Americans! Which, uh, is a commodity in short supply, I suppose. I mean, same here. But at least you can get great Ramshackle Games models once more.

ramshacklegames.bsky.social @ramshacklegames.bsky.social · 8d

Im shipping to the USA again from today 😁

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James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 8d

I playtested a scenario for Gradara Ludens a few weeks ago! Here in Cambridge, that is. My Viking Bloodfeud co-author Gianluca Raccagni ran some Cthulhu Dark Ages at the castle, including props made by the local medieval calligraphy guy. You know, as one does.

James Holloway: monsterman.org @gonzohistory.bsky.social · 8d

We saw some photographs of old LARP events there. They're very big on gaming as an attraction; I guess in the highly competitive world of Italian heritage tourism you have to have a gimmick, but also I think the local authorities are just into it.