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The GROGNARD files filling the blue sky with bobbins about tabletop RPGs from back in the day and today.
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Loudwater in Forgotten Realms, drew this for my DM some 35+ years ago. Not sure whether it was based on an existing map or not! Have googled and find a number of different versions of Loudwater - I suppose your Loudwater may vary. Seeing this today made me very happy #time #patience #nostalgia
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Loudwater in Forgotten Realms, drew this for my DM some 35+ years ago. Not sure whether it was based on an existing map or not! Have googled and find a number of different versions of Loudwater - I suppose your Loudwater may vary. Seeing this today made me very happy #time #patience #nostalgia
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Earlier this month I had two gaming weekends back to back and it was glorious. More for my own record keeping than anything else I did a write up covering The One Ring Road Trip 2025 and Grogmeetish
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
Two weekends to rule them all
Surely I can’t be the only one with an unhealthy focus on the next gaming weekend…?
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Earlier this month I had two gaming weekends back to back and it was glorious. More for my own record keeping than anything else I did a write up covering The One Ring Road Trip 2025 and Grogmeetish
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
open.substack.com/pub/oldscous...
Match your Beer to an RPG
November 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Match your Beer to an RPG
Had a fantastic day at Hack Green Secret Bunker. Informative, but terrifying.
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Had a fantastic day at Hack Green Secret Bunker. Informative, but terrifying.
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Practice for @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social Grogmeet, The Vast in the Dark from @feralcharlie.bsky.social , implemented in @foundryvtt.bsky.social and using @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io TROIKA!
A randomly generated hex crawl, dungeon delve and exploration of a crumbling alien wasteland. #TTRPG
A randomly generated hex crawl, dungeon delve and exploration of a crumbling alien wasteland. #TTRPG
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Practice for @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social Grogmeet, The Vast in the Dark from @feralcharlie.bsky.social , implemented in @foundryvtt.bsky.social and using @melsonian-arts-council.itch.io TROIKA!
A randomly generated hex crawl, dungeon delve and exploration of a crumbling alien wasteland. #TTRPG
A randomly generated hex crawl, dungeon delve and exploration of a crumbling alien wasteland. #TTRPG
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The most fun, eclectic and prescient Sci-Fi and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Limited Editions of Ye Olde Citadel Miniatures exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-most-f...
#warhammer #warhammer40K
Image: LE9 - Space Skeleton from sho3box.com
#warhammer #warhammer40K
Image: LE9 - Space Skeleton from sho3box.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The most fun, eclectic and prescient Sci-Fi and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader Limited Editions of Ye Olde Citadel Miniatures exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/the-most-f...
#warhammer #warhammer40K
Image: LE9 - Space Skeleton from sho3box.com
#warhammer #warhammer40K
Image: LE9 - Space Skeleton from sho3box.com
Now reading …
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now reading …
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A very Happy Belated Birthday to our benevolent and humble liege @dracowie.bsky.social 🎉🎂🥳👑😜
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A very Happy Belated Birthday to our benevolent and humble liege @dracowie.bsky.social 🎉🎂🥳👑😜
GM Submissions now open for GROGMEET 26 thegrognardfiles.com/grogmeet-2026/
GROGMEET January 2026 - The GROGNARD Files
9th - 10th January, 2026 Face-to-face GROGMEET in Manchester Patreon Tickets go on sale 21st November. General Admission 28th November. GM submissions are open. Including - THUNDERPHASE! Live and unle...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:19 PM
GM Submissions now open for GROGMEET 26 thegrognardfiles.com/grogmeet-2026/
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Tonight's Gladiator shenanigans was great fun to run. A "Dragon", an urchin, a pearl and desperate to impress warriors gave a great show.
The bucket and mop brigade will be busy cleaning this one up.
Thanks to the Grognard gang for the fun so far, one session left!
@thegrognardfiles.bsky.social
The bucket and mop brigade will be busy cleaning this one up.
Thanks to the Grognard gang for the fun so far, one session left!
@thegrognardfiles.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Tonight's Gladiator shenanigans was great fun to run. A "Dragon", an urchin, a pearl and desperate to impress warriors gave a great show.
The bucket and mop brigade will be busy cleaning this one up.
Thanks to the Grognard gang for the fun so far, one session left!
@thegrognardfiles.bsky.social
The bucket and mop brigade will be busy cleaning this one up.
Thanks to the Grognard gang for the fun so far, one session left!
@thegrognardfiles.bsky.social
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Hi Friends. If you are interested in Pulp Cthulhu campaigns, my Agents of Excalibur pdf is now available on Drive Thru rpg. Set in London of the 1960's, characters are agents of the MI5 security service in Excalibur Branch. It's also on sale. Please have a look. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
Agents of Excalibur: The Complete Campaign - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | DriveThruRPG
Welcome to Excalibur Branch
Step into a Britain of the Swinging 60s where a hidden war rages alongside the Cold War. The Fey, creatures of myth and magic, have launched a covert invasion, and only the...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Hi Friends. If you are interested in Pulp Cthulhu campaigns, my Agents of Excalibur pdf is now available on Drive Thru rpg. Set in London of the 1960's, characters are agents of the MI5 security service in Excalibur Branch. It's also on sale. Please have a look. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
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We're looking for GMs to run events at the January ACDC 🤠
GM's are expected to have a full teaching knowledge of games + able to fully use the digital platform (VASSAL, TTS, RTT, etc) they're using. GM's w/ at least 6hrs of events get a badge
tinyurl.com/acdc26
GM's are expected to have a full teaching knowledge of games + able to fully use the digital platform (VASSAL, TTS, RTT, etc) they're using. GM's w/ at least 6hrs of events get a badge
tinyurl.com/acdc26
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
We're looking for GMs to run events at the January ACDC 🤠
GM's are expected to have a full teaching knowledge of games + able to fully use the digital platform (VASSAL, TTS, RTT, etc) they're using. GM's w/ at least 6hrs of events get a badge
tinyurl.com/acdc26
GM's are expected to have a full teaching knowledge of games + able to fully use the digital platform (VASSAL, TTS, RTT, etc) they're using. GM's w/ at least 6hrs of events get a badge
tinyurl.com/acdc26
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Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
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This is the power of cover art. The title alone is fine, but good chance I may take a pass. But then I see this fever dream on skis and suddenly I have SO many questions, all of them urgent. With whatever insanity is going on here, you better believe I want to see more of what’s happening inside.😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is the power of cover art. The title alone is fine, but good chance I may take a pass. But then I see this fever dream on skis and suddenly I have SO many questions, all of them urgent. With whatever insanity is going on here, you better believe I want to see more of what’s happening inside.😅
Google has just alerted me to this breaking news from Bolton.
Breaking in 1946.
Breaking in 1946.
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Google has just alerted me to this breaking news from Bolton.
Breaking in 1946.
Breaking in 1946.
I’ve used the phrase “linear television” in conversation and something has died inside.
Like that time I said ‘leverage’ in a meeting and it didn’t mean ‘lifting something heavy.”
*sigh*
Like that time I said ‘leverage’ in a meeting and it didn’t mean ‘lifting something heavy.”
*sigh*
November 12, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’ve used the phrase “linear television” in conversation and something has died inside.
Like that time I said ‘leverage’ in a meeting and it didn’t mean ‘lifting something heavy.”
*sigh*
Like that time I said ‘leverage’ in a meeting and it didn’t mean ‘lifting something heavy.”
*sigh*
I’m sad to say that I was rather proud of the premise of this challenge…. I didn’t think it through
Imagine Spartacus, but with Mr Creosote …
Imagine Spartacus, but with Mr Creosote …
So, I can't believe nobody has posted about the mad session of Savage Worlds last night - run by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social, with me (Tazuun), @xneardark.bsky.social (Gallus)and of course the gladiator everyone loves to hate - Vexius (@orlanth.bsky.social)
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’m sad to say that I was rather proud of the premise of this challenge…. I didn’t think it through
Imagine Spartacus, but with Mr Creosote …
Imagine Spartacus, but with Mr Creosote …
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So, I can't believe nobody has posted about the mad session of Savage Worlds last night - run by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social, with me (Tazuun), @xneardark.bsky.social (Gallus)and of course the gladiator everyone loves to hate - Vexius (@orlanth.bsky.social)
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
So, I can't believe nobody has posted about the mad session of Savage Worlds last night - run by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social, with me (Tazuun), @xneardark.bsky.social (Gallus)and of course the gladiator everyone loves to hate - Vexius (@orlanth.bsky.social)
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
TW: Emetophobia and crocodiles
GROGMEET 26 9th- 11th Jan … planning underway … watch this space
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
GROGMEET 26 9th- 11th Jan … planning underway … watch this space
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Had a great time listening to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social interview Rick Meints for Grogmeetish today. Highlights included his top five special collection pieces, some Chaosium lore, news of a forthcoming history book, and Elfquest RPG community content. Well worth a listen when the episode drops.
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Had a great time listening to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social interview Rick Meints for Grogmeetish today. Highlights included his top five special collection pieces, some Chaosium lore, news of a forthcoming history book, and Elfquest RPG community content. Well worth a listen when the episode drops.
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This time on UGMs, we play through @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn, a nobledark game of young adults coming to terms with the darkness inside themselves in a grim fantasy world. Will the characters even make it through initiation? Let's play to find out! #ttrpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHM...
Vileborn : One Shot | Lex Umbræ | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
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November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This time on UGMs, we play through @horribleguild.bsky.social Vileborn, a nobledark game of young adults coming to terms with the darkness inside themselves in a grim fantasy world. Will the characters even make it through initiation? Let's play to find out! #ttrpg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aHM...
The latest addition to my “RPG Supplements that aren’t RPG Supplements” is Extraordinary Islands and incredible book of potential locations, including BRP Sierra Madre, a broken ship on a desolate reef, or Runit, Monster Island the site of a nuclear waste silo … lots of inspiration in here.
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 AM
The latest addition to my “RPG Supplements that aren’t RPG Supplements” is Extraordinary Islands and incredible book of potential locations, including BRP Sierra Madre, a broken ship on a desolate reef, or Runit, Monster Island the site of a nuclear waste silo … lots of inspiration in here.
This weekend is GROGMEETish - the online version of GROGMEET - You can join me in the Zoom of Role-Playing Rambling as @rickmeints.bsky.social Rick Meints, President and HOD of Nostalgia, picks 5 items from the history of @chaosium.bsky.social 9th November 20:00 GMT warhorn.net/events/grogm...
November 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This weekend is GROGMEETish - the online version of GROGMEET - You can join me in the Zoom of Role-Playing Rambling as @rickmeints.bsky.social Rick Meints, President and HOD of Nostalgia, picks 5 items from the history of @chaosium.bsky.social 9th November 20:00 GMT warhorn.net/events/grogm...
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@ariongames.bsky.social just listened to you on @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social . I remember Maelstrom, will have to check if I've still got my original book. I never actually ran it but I remember how interesting the setting and system were. Have just picked up your PDF ver for some one-shot material
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@ariongames.bsky.social just listened to you on @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social . I remember Maelstrom, will have to check if I've still got my original book. I never actually ran it but I remember how interesting the setting and system were. Have just picked up your PDF ver for some one-shot material
Fantastic finale to the Rippers campaign -a final confrontation in Dracula's Castle with Frankenstein's Monster in support. Send in the Rippers cavalry!We hit them with everything we had to save the day.Charity Winter.The Slayer.The One.Thanks @kitch66uk.bsky.social @rumleech.bsky.social and Blythy!
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Fantastic finale to the Rippers campaign -a final confrontation in Dracula's Castle with Frankenstein's Monster in support. Send in the Rippers cavalry!We hit them with everything we had to save the day.Charity Winter.The Slayer.The One.Thanks @kitch66uk.bsky.social @rumleech.bsky.social and Blythy!