Richard Marpole
@richardmarpole.bsky.social
He/him. TTRPG writer, cogitator, and blogger at Wandering Fantasy. Fantasy fiction addict.
Writer of Folk Magic of the Haven Isles, The Bats of Saint Abbans, Exquisite Crimes, Goth Detectives, and MORK BORG stuff.
https://richardmarpole.wordpress.com
Writer of Folk Magic of the Haven Isles, The Bats of Saint Abbans, Exquisite Crimes, Goth Detectives, and MORK BORG stuff.
https://richardmarpole.wordpress.com
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Plans for 2025
Cregneash, August 2011, Loghtan sheep (Image credit ) What will I be doing in 2025? First, trying to grow this blog. I’ll keep posting anywhere it might generate interest. I’m going to …
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Plans for my blog and other writing stuff in 2025!
(The four-horned devil sheep is relevant, I swear.)
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#blog #TTRPG #rpg #roleplaying #fantasyfiction #rpgnews
(The four-horned devil sheep is relevant, I swear.)
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Come find ME, @bodieh.bsky.social, @nessundovelab.bsky.social, and @fanterland.itch.io at table 1B (in front of the helpdesk) a #Dragonmeet.
#TTRPG
#TTRPG
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Come find ME, @bodieh.bsky.social, @nessundovelab.bsky.social, and @fanterland.itch.io at table 1B (in front of the helpdesk) a #Dragonmeet.
#TTRPG
#TTRPG
Darker Hue makes beautifully written and meticulously researched RPG books. If you like historical American settings you need at least one Darker Hue product in your life!
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Haunted West – Supernatural horror meets the Wild West
Harlem Unbound – Lovecraftian horror in the Harlem Renaissance
Everything is HALF OFF through December 2nd.
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Darker Hue makes beautifully written and meticulously researched RPG books. If you like historical American settings you need at least one Darker Hue product in your life!
🎵And then I go and spoil it all by saying something silly like - Tax the wealthy. Help the poor. Healthcare is a right not a privilege. Immigrants are not a threat to Britain they are a boon to its economy and society. Trans rights are human rights.🎵
Oh, wait, none of that is silly.
Oh, wait, none of that is silly.
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎵And then I go and spoil it all by saying something silly like - Tax the wealthy. Help the poor. Healthcare is a right not a privilege. Immigrants are not a threat to Britain they are a boon to its economy and society. Trans rights are human rights.🎵
Oh, wait, none of that is silly.
Oh, wait, none of that is silly.
Last call on this one for now!
Another Book XP post at last! Join me in looting a magnificent work of fiction for roleplaying purposes.
#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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November 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Last call on this one for now!
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Another Book XP post at last! Join me in looting a magnificent work of fiction for roleplaying purposes.
#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another Book XP post at last! Join me in looting a magnificent work of fiction for roleplaying purposes.
#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I'm on the hunt for artists/illustrators that specialise in landscapes and scenery, or who love drawing nature! 🌷🏞️🌳
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
I'd especially love to hear from BIPOC artists, but this is an open call! Self promo welcome, please comment with examples/portfolio links if possible ☺️
#art #illustration
Another Book XP post at last! Join me in looting a magnificent work of fiction for roleplaying purposes.
#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Another Book XP post at last! Join me in looting a magnificent work of fiction for roleplaying purposes.
#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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#rpg #ttrpg #fantasy #weirdfiction #NewWeird
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The older I get the more I empathise with that line by Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. "But I already did something today!!"
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The older I get the more I empathise with that line by Titus Andromedon in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. "But I already did something today!!"
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
Let's share another piece of historical public domain art I found while making #ChaoticEncounters !
This is Allerleirauh or Thousandfurs, a fairytale heroine, but she really does look like a 1st level adventurer!
#RPG #Bestiary
This is Allerleirauh or Thousandfurs, a fairytale heroine, but she really does look like a 1st level adventurer!
#RPG #Bestiary
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Let's share another piece of historical public domain art I found while making #ChaoticEncounters !
This is Allerleirauh or Thousandfurs, a fairytale heroine, but she really does look like a 1st level adventurer!
#RPG #Bestiary
This is Allerleirauh or Thousandfurs, a fairytale heroine, but she really does look like a 1st level adventurer!
#RPG #Bestiary
@gonzohistory.bsky.social Hi. Now that Chaosium have brought out their own BRP bestiary, would you consider using that for a season of Monsterman to change things up?
Or perhaps the Vaesen books?
Or perhaps the Vaesen books?
November 16, 2025 at 1:05 AM
@gonzohistory.bsky.social Hi. Now that Chaosium have brought out their own BRP bestiary, would you consider using that for a season of Monsterman to change things up?
Or perhaps the Vaesen books?
Or perhaps the Vaesen books?
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Fancy a day or two running or playing in-development #ttrpg? Wanting the chance to be listed as a playtester? Needing to try out your game with fresh faces? Then give @groundhogplay.bsky.social a follow now!
Hi Friends! #GroundhogPlay is a new access-focussed ttRPG playtest convention at @plutoq.bsky.social Glasgow, organized by @thirdvaultyarns.com and @floaker.bsky.social.
Run your in-dev game, get feedback, learn lessons, and try again. There will also be a creator peer support space.
#TTRPGintro
Run your in-dev game, get feedback, learn lessons, and try again. There will also be a creator peer support space.
#TTRPGintro
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Fancy a day or two running or playing in-development #ttrpg? Wanting the chance to be listed as a playtester? Needing to try out your game with fresh faces? Then give @groundhogplay.bsky.social a follow now!
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The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The Happy Jacks Indie #ttrpg Designer of the Month for November is Ross Payton!
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
@rosspayton.bsky.social is an Ennie award-winning podcaster and writer creating titles, supplements, and more on his storefronts and Patreon.
Dthru: www.drivethrurpg.com...
Patreon: www.patreon.com/cw/RPPR
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One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my...
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)
Starship Alexandria: Episode 8 - Mythago Wood
For our eighth episode of Starship Alexandria, Adrian puts forward the novel Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock, for Emma to consider. Our caveat from the episode: “If you have not read this boo...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!
Time to share another piece of historical public domain art I found while making #ChaoticEncounters !
"Look Ma! I'm a Dandy Lion!"
#Bestiary #rpg
"Look Ma! I'm a Dandy Lion!"
#Bestiary #rpg
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Time to share another piece of historical public domain art I found while making #ChaoticEncounters !
"Look Ma! I'm a Dandy Lion!"
#Bestiary #rpg
"Look Ma! I'm a Dandy Lion!"
#Bestiary #rpg
I guess it's a very artistic rendering of astronomical phenomena?
Or perhaps astrology.
Or perhaps astrology.
Time to share another piece of public domain art to celebrate getting closer to releasing Chaotic Encounters! I mean, what is even slightly happening here? I used it as part of the story of the Psychedelic Dragon, but who knows what it really is?
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I guess it's a very artistic rendering of astronomical phenomena?
Or perhaps astrology.
Or perhaps astrology.
Time to share another piece of public domain art to celebrate getting closer to releasing Chaotic Encounters! I mean, what is even slightly happening here? I used it as part of the story of the Psychedelic Dragon, but who knows what it really is?
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Time to share another piece of public domain art to celebrate getting closer to releasing Chaotic Encounters! I mean, what is even slightly happening here? I used it as part of the story of the Psychedelic Dragon, but who knows what it really is?
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
#rpg #bestiary #chaoticencounters
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November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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alarm clock. ringy-dingy.
tricycle. trikie-bikie.
tricycle. trikie-bikie.
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
alarm clock. ringy-dingy.
tricycle. trikie-bikie.
tricycle. trikie-bikie.
What if the inventor of walkie-talkies had invented other things?
Blender. Slicey-dicey.
Roller skates. Bootie-scooties.
Fertility treatment. Baby-maybe.
Tupperware. Storey-morey.
Electric torch. Glowie-showie.
Blender. Slicey-dicey.
Roller skates. Bootie-scooties.
Fertility treatment. Baby-maybe.
Tupperware. Storey-morey.
Electric torch. Glowie-showie.
November 6, 2025 at 8:29 AM
What if the inventor of walkie-talkies had invented other things?
Blender. Slicey-dicey.
Roller skates. Bootie-scooties.
Fertility treatment. Baby-maybe.
Tupperware. Storey-morey.
Electric torch. Glowie-showie.
Blender. Slicey-dicey.
Roller skates. Bootie-scooties.
Fertility treatment. Baby-maybe.
Tupperware. Storey-morey.
Electric torch. Glowie-showie.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Halloween will continue until morale improves.
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Halloween will continue until morale improves.
I would like to propose a sequel to Predator: Badlands - "Predator: Mad Lads". In which a Predator repeatedly fails to kill a bunch of lads-on-tour because they enjoy increasingly unlikely strokes of luck.
(Also the Predator is hunting them because they posted a TikTok saying they were "dangerous".)
(Also the Predator is hunting them because they posted a TikTok saying they were "dangerous".)
November 4, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I would like to propose a sequel to Predator: Badlands - "Predator: Mad Lads". In which a Predator repeatedly fails to kill a bunch of lads-on-tour because they enjoy increasingly unlikely strokes of luck.
(Also the Predator is hunting them because they posted a TikTok saying they were "dangerous".)
(Also the Predator is hunting them because they posted a TikTok saying they were "dangerous".)
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So, Dragonmeet is coming up, and if you want to hear me and @lostpages.co.uk talk about making magic in RPGs more, er, magical, why not come to our talk on Saturday 29 November at 1430? It's part of Seminar Track 1.
November 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
So, Dragonmeet is coming up, and if you want to hear me and @lostpages.co.uk talk about making magic in RPGs more, er, magical, why not come to our talk on Saturday 29 November at 1430? It's part of Seminar Track 1.