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Simon Rogers

@simonjrogers.bsky.social

790 followers 690 following 750 posts

Publisher of map-making software and #TTRPGs. Co-owner of Pelgrane Press and ProFantasy Software. Larper. He/him.

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 1d

Please make use of the “this is a joke” checkbox when skeeting - it will reduce Bluesky traffic by 27.3%.

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 3d

Harrison Ford in Bladerunner says "enhanve 57-19, track 45 left, stop

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 5d

An unspeakable horror happened at the game table today - one player asked another to roll their dice for them.

#TTRPG

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 7d

Ask the questions, we will!

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Robin D. Laws @robindlaws.bsky.social · 7d

Halloween month has begun, so it’s time for black cats, rattling chains, groaning ghosts… and the latest production pipeline updates from Pelgrane Press

View from the Pelgrane’s Nest – September 2025

As a company that makes horror games, Pelgrane looks forward to the Halloweeny month of October. From tentacled gods of cosmic indifference to cognitivel

pelgranepress.com

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 7d

This is so true, especially in the historical larp community.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 8d

Where did the assets come from? I do hope it's not the fruits of the "unauthorised" email Zarah Sultana sent out.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 8d

Get herbal tea - you know why!

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 8d

There are 2781 billionaires in the world, with a total wealth of $14.2 trillion. 28 of them own as much as the lower 50% of the entire population of the Earth. Cap wealth at $1bn and redistribute the £11 trillion left over.

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 9d

Your players will not remember either so you are good.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 10d

Full and English.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 12d

Pick a bay leaf. Tear it. Sniff. If you can’t smell anything there is something up with your nose.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 12d

How you pitch a policy is fundamentally a comms issue, unless we are to believe that Starmer went against comms advuce.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 12d

I know you don’t think comms is the problem, but I think if Starmer had pitched ID differently it would not have had such a backlash. it’s not a solution to the supposed problem he says it is.

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Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

This, but National Service.

Viktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 18d

I wish the rapture would happen but just to people who believe in the rapture

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

Fortnum and Mason's Christmas Pudding.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

The curse of the Kennedys really hit different with this one.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

By this bizarre analogy, trans women would be more rare and precious than cis women, not less.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

This is very insightful - looking forward to part 2!

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 16d

Next up - men pretending to be robots to get laid.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 17d

I am a proud Tame Man.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 18d

Morning,Star!

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 19d

Add some detergent.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 20d

I think you might have a spray for one of those issues.

Simon Rogers @simonjrogers.bsky.social · 20d

Also a dream I I’ve had.