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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 2d

My eldest son is getting married. Portugal for a stag do.

I'm trying my best to keep up, but I'm old! 😂

Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 5d

If you see this, QTP with a sword.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 11d

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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 11d

Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?"

It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x

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Cassetteboy @cassetteboy.bsky.social · 20d

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.

This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 21d

The write-up for last week's 28 Years Later One-Shot is now up on the blog!

Supplies

Food – 31 of 50
Building – 17 of 40
Clothing – 18 of 70
Medical – 4 of 15
Antibiotics – Enough to save elder, none for camp
2 party deaths
1 killed Alpha!

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28 Years Later Newport – Hospitalised

REF NOTE – A Foreword If you are a regular reader of the blog (firstly, thank you very much!), you will know that I have a pretty fixed group of players for my games. They’re a great bu…

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 23d

In Cardiff to meet No. 2 son so we can get suit fittings for the impending wedding of No. 1 son.

Here early, so I've frequented the usual bookshops & found Sin City 4 for £9, that was missing from my collection.

Time for a celebratory pint before I meet the boy from the train.

Tidy.

#nerd

Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 26d

This is an evergreen post. It applies to every day and every word it utters.

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Jon Eaves @joneaves.bsky.social · 28d

This is your regular reminder that a lot of what exists as "misinformation" today comes about because of "civility" and not saying "you're a fucking idiot for believing that trash" early, and often.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 27d

28 Years Later Newport One-Shot was a great laugh last night!

Our team of scavengers managed to get through Newport, to the hospital, & get a 3rd of the resources, some intel on infected & an unknown tribe - the Unseen & the antibiotics needed to save their tribal elder

Write-up to follow shortly.

Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 28d

Ready to rock!

#TTRPG
#28YearsLaterNewport

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 28d

BRP.

I love the simplicity of the Chaosium system. It's perfect for one-shots as I don't have to worry too much about crunchy rules and can focus on the story and characters.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · 28d

Tonight, I run my 28 Years Later One-Shot set in my hometown of Newport.

It's for a group I rarely run for, so despite being a REF for over 30 years, the nerves are starting to set in already.

#TTRPG
#28YearsLaterNewport

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 20

Great news. Totally deserved. Fuck 'em.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 19

Tonight, we managed to get Tesseract to the table for the 3rd time.

We managed to save humanity for the 2nd time, and this time, we did it with very little in the Prime Area, and over a 3rd of the Tesseract itself still intact!

This is fast becoming one of our favourite games.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 18

Today, my collection of resources for the Stormbringer/Elric #TTRPG grew again with some stunning sourcebooks delivered in excellent condition.

I forecast that people will see aspects of these in future blog write-ups when I incorporate them into my stories. I'm especially liking the MELNIBONE book

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 17

Thankfully, she appears to be doing great. Thank you.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 17

Ouch.

Just waved off my red haired 19 year old daughter, whom I did everything with, to university.

This song was a kick in the feels.

Beautiful, though.

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Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast @breakfastruins.bsky.social · Sep 16

@podwithmadness.bsky.social has a Patreon!
Join, and you could be lucky enough to receive the issue of Kerrang! that covered Tom Jones joining Black Sabbath
#minertour

Can I Pod With Madness | Patreon

A podcast about Kerrang in the 80s and occasionally the 90s.

www.patreon.com

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 15

Make a band even more alcoholic:

The White Lightning Seeds

Chris Ponting @chrisponting.bsky.social · Sep 15

Make a band even more alcoholic:

The Jimi Old Speckled Hendrix Experience

Wasp Box @waspbox.bsky.social · Sep 15

Make a band even more alcoholic

Tennents Super Furry Animals

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 15

Episode 4 of my Tales from the Loop #TTRPG campaign set in my hometown of Newport is now written and ready to be run!

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 14

A soggy cycle ride to clear the mind. The Bristol to Bath cycle path which is a repurposed railway line.

It has old abandoned stations like something out of an episode of Sapphire & Steel.

Oh, and a TARDIS toilet, in which I left a Logopolis.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 13

Just cleaning out my man-den and found the giant map of the Young Kingdoms that my daughter drew for me on sack-cloth.

Do I frame it and put it on the wall, do I store it back away, or do I start a new Stormbringer #TTRPG campaign?

Decisions.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Fuck it. Nobody will see this post, and I'm cool with that. It just feels nice to scream into the void.

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Rounsee @rounsee.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'm trying my best to stay afloat, but one of my daughters is off to university tomorrow, and although I'm, of course, over the moon for her, I'm still goung to miss her like crazy.

Life forms family, and I could be a lot worse, but despite knowing this, today is a weak patch for me.

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