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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 4h

How long has it been since you first read 'Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus'?

Have you read it more than once? How recently have you re-read it?

What thoughts did it bring to life within you?

Will you watch the del Toro film, and if so, will you read/re-read the book prior to doing so?

Cover of the first edition of Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, published in 1818.

Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 2d

It can be hard to feel confident as a player when the characters' specialized knowledge informs so much of how play flows. Tools like this are very useful~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 3d

We have released a shorter but no less spicy and detailed cut of the conversation with Thieves Guild Games for the Casting Shadows podcast for your listening pleasure~

open.spotify.com/episode/1vuK...

Is Immersion Impossible? A Friendly, Abridged Discussion~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 3d

Good idea. The police procedures list in Blade Runner works wonders for guiding IC thought and enabling IC conversation~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 4d

I had a #ttrpg chat with 1/2 of Thieves Guild Games about a variety of things including their past, present, and future games, some design considerations which went into them, and the ever-popular notion that "that word we keep using might not mean what we think it means"~

youtu.be/LdqytLSQd9o

Talking with @ThievesGuildGamesOfficial about "Immersion"

YouTube video by Runeslinger

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 5d

That's a good feeling! I look forward to hearing about it~

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Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast @breakfastruins.bsky.social · 6d

Episode 120 - Bryan Talbot part 2.
@tomeenmurphy.bsky.social joins me as we welcome back @bryan-talbot.bsky.social to talk about Alice in Sunderland, Grandville, the soon to be released Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor and more.
Now with added James and a special guest appearance from Dr Mary Talbot.

Bryan Talbot Part Two

Bryan Talbot returns to Derry and Toms to talk to about Alice in Sunderland, Grandville and his upcoming release, The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor – and we get a special guest appearance fr…

breakfastintheruins.com

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 7d

It is a treasure~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 9d

If you were going to run @chaosium.bsky.social 's Pendragon next, how would your vision for the land and its people take shape and influence how you presented them to the players?

youtu.be/7tTHkYoVLXo

#rpg #ttrpg #pendragon

On Pendragon 6th Edition - Part 2 [Perspective]

YouTube video by Runeslinger

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 10d

Short but intense session of CoC today. One of the expected players was able to make the session due to a power outage, and a schedule conflict meant play time was suddenly limited to an hour. It would have been very easy to cancel, but I am glad we didn't. It was a momentous hour~

#RPG #ttrpg

Lightning strikes ocean, seen from coast.

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 10d

Returning to Pendragon… again

What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?

Returning to Pendragon… again

What is Pendragon, really? Can we come to terms with it without first finding and naming our Arthur as King?

castingshadowsblog.com

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 13d

I am very curious about the spirit and context in which that was written. Taken on its own like this, it raises more questions than it answers~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 14d

Craig and I are in talks to explore Zephyr and/or Nibiru. Our imaginary aides are hammering out the details~

Craig (Third Floor Wars) @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social · 15d

I got to learn about how Frederico Sohns makes their incredible, subversive, and rich #ttrpg. What can we say about our world when making games about other worlds? Listen on all the podcatchers or here: open.spotify.com/episode/5wDy...

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 15d

There are lots of RPG references throughout the series, but False Value currently stands as the single entry with the most references and the deepest cuts for gamers by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 15d

FALSE VALUE, the 8th novel in @benaaronovitch.bsky.social’s internationally-bestselling #RiversOfLondon series, is on sale today!

The eBook, published by @dawbooks.bsky.social, is only $2.99 in the U.S. and Canada!

www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

False Value ebook by Ben Aaronovitch - Rakuten Kobo

Read "False Value" by Ben Aaronovitch available from Rakuten Kobo. Now in paperback, the eighth book of the bestselling Rivers of London series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, d...

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 17d

There is a suspicious lack of ghost UFOs in comparison to ghost ships...

The weathered Flying Dutchman crosses a stormy sea

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 21d

That is a reasonable bar at which to set expectation~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 21d

What will be the deciding factor?

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 23d

An unnecessary fracture in the RPG hobby has formed around the idea that it should function around gaining individual consent *rather than* around finding consensus within the group. The longer the opposite views go without grasping the uses and contexts of each, the wider that fracture will grow.

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 28d

I like it. I listen to this one more often, though. Have you heard it?

youtu.be/D-jzIcKQBiE?...

The Joy Thieves - 'Cities In Dust'

YouTube video by Armalyte Industries

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · 29d

100%. We can see preferences shift from initial biases over time, with growing understanding, and widening exposure. Then - if players consider how to satisfy their preferences effectively - settle into a consistent style of play which draws from and influences their culture of play. It's not DoB~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 9

One persistent pitch idea involves inverting Treasure of the Sierra Madre to tempt struggling characters with hints of a mysterious new source of gold in the region to see what happens~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 8

I have thoughts about that game, too. Requests are for Alien and Blade Runner, but my reactions are Tales of the Old West~

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 5

Then I am in good company~

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Richard 'Bat' Brewster @batjutsu.bsky.social · Sep 4

I have caught up with the end of another fun #RPGaDay. Some more fun and interesting posts for this year’s #RPGaDay2025. 🙂
I used the prompts to make a game handout, but that hasn’t been revealed in game yet, hence why I’ve not shared it yet. 😀
batjutsu.wordpress.com/2025/09/04/r...

#RPGaDAY2025 Interesting posts 3

I used the prompts to make a game handout, but that hasn’t been revealed in game yet, hence why I’ve not shared it yet. Meanwhile, the event has ended and it seems like there was more people sharin…

batjutsu.wordpress.com

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Runeslinger @runeslinger.bsky.social · Sep 4

Despite decades of strong evidence in rereads, gaming, and personal skill development, it has just occurred to me that my personal (savior) Tolkien is Dumas.

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