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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 14h

well, that might be what they signed up for, but by complying they are now MAGA stormtroopers

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 14h

An industry that can only survive by theft should die. It’s really not a difficult decision.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 1d

I think the fascination comes from the basic idea of a global criminal conspiracy masterminded by an ancient undead sorcerer is just so much fun. And with Howard’s ability to write action driven stories, it carries a lot of promise. Unfortunately the result is a terribly racist and messy story.

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Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blog · 1d

Man, you don't ask much.

Okay, so the idea of a multi-ethnic, multi-national, international criminal organization that depends on a secret, communal primordial religion of non-white peoples draws obvious influences from Sax Rohmer's FU MANCHU novels & Robert W. Chambers' THE SLAYER OF SOULS (1920).

Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 1d

Everything about Robert E Howard’s novella Skull-Face that sane people are afraid to ask

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 1d

Everything about Robert E Howard’s novella Skull-Face that sane people are afraid to ask

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 1d

Bollockshead
The Bollocks Man
Bollocks
Blue Bollocks
Bollocks at Heart
Twin Bollocks: Fire Walk with Me
Lost Bollocks
The Bollocks Story
Mulholland Bollocks
Bollocks Empire

Canberra Tragic @emoneconomist.bsky.social · 1d

Big Bollocks in Little China

Hanno/Ronin/Donut @roninsama.bsky.social · 1d

The Secret Bollocks of Walter Mitty

Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 1d

What the living fuck?

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 2d

Here's respected #TTRPG critic @pookie-uk.bsky.social's 100th review of a Jonstown Compendium release at his popular website, reviews from R'lyeh. Supporting independent #RuneQuest creators in this way is greatly appreciated!

Jonstown Jottings #100: City on the Edge of Forever

Much like the Miskatonic Repository for Call of Cthulhu, Seventh Edition , the Jonstown Compendium is a curated platform for user-made co...

rlyehreviews.blogspot.com

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Arne @androidarts.bsky.social · Nov 10

Why put nasty hairy little men in a setting when you can have ducks? It doesn't make any sense.

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Shane Ivey of the delta-green.com Iveys @shaneivey.bsky.social · 3d

Fear and bitching in the Black Company RPG.
youtu.be/-LZUacfO-PM?...

Interview with Dennis Detwiller, Part Two

YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans

youtu.be

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations on your impressive milestone!

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Gaz @evilgaz.bsky.social · 3d

🔊 New podcast alert! 200th* Episode special

Me and my good friend Ben reflect on many years of gaming and podcasting. What have we learned along the way? (Opinions vary.)

* More then 200 episodes are available. All those bonus eps, we're too good to you!

200th Celebratory Show

open.spotify.com

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Rich LeDuc (He/Him) @rich-leduc.bsky.social · 3d

I got thinking about hit points in #TTRPG and figured some folks might like to read about the early years. #DnD isn't the only damage system, and some of the early ones are still popular to this day.

#Runequest #Fringworthy #PsiWorld #MorrowProject

ruduswritings.blogspot.com/2025/10/putt...

Putting the Hurt on Player Characters: the Early Years of HP

TL;DR. OSR style play captures one view of early gaming, but there are others. Here I explore damage systems in the early years of tablet...

ruduswritings.blogspot.com

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 3d

They really need to wake up and realize that ICE is just another name for Gestapo.

Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 3d

Sounds great! Now I really want to see it.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 3d

It's okay for the abyss to stare back, but does it have to wink?

That's just unseemly.

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 4d

I'm in this new book of weird stories of the future (extra weird!). I think it's about 2/3rds reprints, pretty sure HG Wells didn't write a new piece; trade paper, includes Robert Silverberg, Charles Beaumont, Harlan Ellison, Larry Niven, many others. My story is brand new. And it's quite weird. 💙📚

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 3d

It’s fun for me to think about how a gaming session with my friends last summer was turned into a published scenario, and is now mentioned by Chaosium. It make me giddy with joy.

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a great joy to see my scenario that started out as a mostly improvised private gaming session being mentioned by Chaosium. Harald Smith generously helped me getting it into shape for publication and included it in his awesome book Nochet: The Great Libray.

Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Here's some recent works by indie #TTRPG creators in the Jonstown Compendium @drivethrurpg.com, all set in the Dragon Pass region of #Glorantha, one of the core setting locations for #RuneQuest.

If you find something you like, give it a star rating or review!

Journey to Jonstown #76: Adventure in Dragon Pass

Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha is one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, ready for you to discover and explore. He...

www.chaosium.com

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 4d

Here's some recent works by indie #TTRPG creators in the Jonstown Compendium @drivethrurpg.com, all set in the Dragon Pass region of #Glorantha, one of the core setting locations for #RuneQuest.

If you find something you like, give it a star rating or review!

Journey to Jonstown #76: Adventure in Dragon Pass

Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha is one of the most extensively developed and renowned fantasy settings of all time. A world of mythology, gods, and heroes, ready for you to discover and explore. He...

www.chaosium.com

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4d

Who could ever have imagined when I played a fictional rebel who joined the Resistance to oppose a criminal Authoritarian & wannabe King, it would be happening in real-life?

#TwentyfiveFortyseven

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Orcusdorkus - Prepping Impossible Landscapes @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · 4d

We’re back with part two of my chat with @drgonzo123.bsky.social and dive into The Black Company RPG. Covering its military grit, dark morality, the balance of magic, combat, and luck, the art direction, and have a special wrap-up with advice for running Impossible Landscapes.🤘😊
youtu.be/-LZUacfO-PM

Interview with Dennis Detwiller, Part Two

YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans

youtu.be

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Richland Chester @col-orange.bsky.social · 4d

Elder Thing and Mutant Albino Penguins from @crookeddice.bsky.social .
#NerdPainting #Horror
#Cthulhu #MountainsOfMadness

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 4d

Yes. It knows!

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Michael Bernth @monovoce.bsky.social · 5d

If you see this, QTP with a gift of a vampire that isn't Dracula.

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