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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 6h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 21h

Bravo!!!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 1d

The RuneQuest Adventure Tokens pack includes tokens for every character and creature in the RuneQuest Starter Set, as well as all of the enemies from RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and the RuneQuest: Glorantha Bestiary.

www.chaosium.com/runequest-ad...

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Delaney (Pum)King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 3d

1997: Windows introduces Clippy

1997 (moments later): Everyone hates Clippy.

2007: Clippy finally removed
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2025: Everything is Clippy

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Do you even PAX AUS?

If so, lookit this marvelous bunch of humans I’m in company with. Let’s talk GMing with @vlxcat.bsky.social @bwholland.bsky.social & @dailydael.bsky.social Sunday 2:30pm !

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Get excited for PAX Australia next weekend!

Take your Game Master skills to the next (or event first!) level as our panel of expert GMs share with you the tips and tricks to writing scenarios, running games, and making your game the best it can be!

#PAXAUS @PAXAUS

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the archetypal RQ first adventure and starter village with local cave adventure - it was in the original RQ2 box set, revised as a standalone book for RQ3, and back again in the RuneQuest Gamemaster Pack.

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Back to Apple Lane! The joys of running RuneQuest @chaosium.bsky.social for a new group of players.

www.chaosium.com/blogtable-ta...

Table Tales: Coming back to Glorantha

I had a long sleepless night in 1982: I’d just read RuneQuest after playing it with my friend Mark Holsworth and it was a much, much better game than Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. But everyone played A...

www.chaosium.com

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Have a rockin’ good time!!

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 11d

[email protected] is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture, the biggest event of its kind in 🇦🇺. We'll be there in October in full force with:
— demo games
— panels
— our booth, with the latest Chaosium releases
— community content creators' meet-up
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Chaosium is coming to PAX AUS, Australia's biggest gaming festival (Melbourne, Oct 10-12)

PAX AUS is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture, the biggest event of its kind in Australia. We'll be there in full force with demo games, panels, our booth, a community content creators' meet-u...

www.chaosium.com

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Did you take a minute or two to think about all your problems?

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 14d

wut

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 22d

I too had this car
So much black and gold so fast
And so many smoke ads

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 22d

The Winter Phase will soon be over... have you signed up to get notified when our Pendragon Classic Kickstarter goes live?

Coming soon: Pendragon: Classic Edition

Bringing the iconic Pendragon 1st Edition collection back to life!

www.kickstarter.com

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 22d

Outstanding, Alex !!!

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 26d

Solid plan.

Susie Dent @susiedent.com · 26d

Word of the Day is ‘snerdle’ (19th century): to stay warm and still beneath the covers for as long as humanly possible.

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 27d

Superb !

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 27d

See you online!

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 27d

Hey, don't forget Impromptu Con is happening this weekend on Chaosium Discord!

All the details here: www.chaosium.com/blogimprompt...

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · 28d

So must we all, Sam

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The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society @hplhs.bsky.social · 28d

We are very happy to announce pre-orders for our newest Call of Cthulhu adventure: The Spark Devil! Produced under license from our friends @chaosium.bsky.social, this is a complete box set, set in 1935 Providence. Shipping expected in October! store.hplhs.org/products/the...

The Spark Devil

This original prop-intensive Call of Cthulhu adventure pits Investigators against shocking horrors in Depression-era Providence.

store.hplhs.org

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · Sep 8

STORMBRINGER (1977)
Acrylic on Masonite - 30" x 20"

I remember trying to get in the mood of painting for the last time the albino sorcerer king, Elric. I took a clothes rail out of a closet for my sword and ran around outside slashing at weeds and lunging at the breeze. 1/5

Standing atop ruins at the end of the world, an anguished Elric thrusts the runeblade Stormbringer to the heavens. The sky behind him roils with clouds rendered in acidic green. The chainmail on his right arm is torn. He wears a yellow tunic and belts strapped across his waist and chest crusted with jewels. His purple and black cloak billows in the wind. From a leather cord, he holds an ivory horn with ornate swirls of gold. The ruins he stands upon are crumbling, including the face of a skull that is missing a chunk of forehead and part of the orbital. The mouth isn't human given the fangs in its mouth and the horns protruding off the side of the head that is intact. Off to the side, a pterosaur-like creature perches with wings spread.

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · Sep 9

Paul King wrote and directed the first Paddington, and was joined by the brilliant Simon Farnaby (Ghosts, Horrible Histories) for Paddington 2. Flawless films. They then went on to make Wonka (huge fun), and a new crew stepped in for Paddington 3. I hope that eases your pain!

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

The Rose Garden Club is the hottest place to be.

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Mark Morrison @markmwrites.bsky.social · Sep 5

@rachaeltad.bsky.social new menu just dropped

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Doc Cowie @dracowie.bsky.social · Sep 4

Many of you will have known Bud Baird from @budsrpgreview.bsky.social
and will have heard the very sad news of his death aged 52.
His daughters would love it if you could subscribe to his channel and get it to 10,000 subscribers ❤️

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · Sep 4

We're gonna need a bigger Round Table — over 1000 sign-ups already for Pendragon Classic! If you'd like you'd like to be notified when we launch the Kickstarter, join us at the link:
www.chaosium.com/blogcoming-s...

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