Bloo Rugby aka Otto Pen
@bloorugby.bsky.social
Childless Cat Lady. Bastard of Young. Part-time rugby pitch groundskeeper. TTRPG Nerd and co-author, once.
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Saw a familiar joke in ’After the Thin Man’ and went down a rabbit hole of finding the earliest filmed version.
Walk this Way:
Walk this Way:
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Saw a familiar joke in ’After the Thin Man’ and went down a rabbit hole of finding the earliest filmed version.
Walk this Way:
Walk this Way:
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"tell me to 'just do it in GURPS' one more time, fucko"
"What part of 'what you do for the least among you, you do for me' do you not understand?"
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"tell me to 'just do it in GURPS' one more time, fucko"
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If you didn’t see the game, watch the genuinely insane leaps of common sense, physics and duty of care that all four officials are fully in agreement in making to class a dynamic, avoidable shoulder direct to the head as a rugby incident.
Angus O’Brien is all of us here. It’s genuinely shameful.
Angus O’Brien is all of us here. It’s genuinely shameful.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If you didn’t see the game, watch the genuinely insane leaps of common sense, physics and duty of care that all four officials are fully in agreement in making to class a dynamic, avoidable shoulder direct to the head as a rugby incident.
Angus O’Brien is all of us here. It’s genuinely shameful.
Angus O’Brien is all of us here. It’s genuinely shameful.
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The best science-fiction role-playing game ever, adapted at last to the world's most popular rules!
Spearheaded by GDW and TSR veteran Timothy Brown, Traveller 5E is coming from World's Largest RPGs, with crowdfunding in March 2026...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
Spearheaded by GDW and TSR veteran Timothy Brown, Traveller 5E is coming from World's Largest RPGs, with crowdfunding in March 2026...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The best science-fiction role-playing game ever, adapted at last to the world's most popular rules!
Spearheaded by GDW and TSR veteran Timothy Brown, Traveller 5E is coming from World's Largest RPGs, with crowdfunding in March 2026...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
Spearheaded by GDW and TSR veteran Timothy Brown, Traveller 5E is coming from World's Largest RPGs, with crowdfunding in March 2026...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG
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In the 1970s when I started buying Star*Reach, I was inspired and tried to publish my own graphic arts magazine Cosmic Adventures while attempting to hire artists Howard Chaykin, Val Mayerik and Rick J. Bryant. Things didn't always go as planned. crimereads.com/alternative-...
February 12, 2024 at 8:17 PM
In the 1970s when I started buying Star*Reach, I was inspired and tried to publish my own graphic arts magazine Cosmic Adventures while attempting to hire artists Howard Chaykin, Val Mayerik and Rick J. Bryant. Things didn't always go as planned. crimereads.com/alternative-...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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a very happy planes trains and automobiles night to all who celebrate
a man dressed as a devil with horns and a beard
ALT: a man dressed as a devil with horns and a beard
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
a very happy planes trains and automobiles night to all who celebrate
Love these.
I hate how perfect bound books and adventures can't be scanned on a standard bookshelf. Makes it harder to find the one you want and makes the bookself look messy.
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Love these.
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I hate how perfect bound books and adventures can't be scanned on a standard bookshelf. Makes it harder to find the one you want and makes the bookself look messy.
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I hate how perfect bound books and adventures can't be scanned on a standard bookshelf. Makes it harder to find the one you want and makes the bookself look messy.
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
So I make these boxed sets for my loose RPG stuff. Each holds 3 inches of 8.5x11 books (I make the labels myself).
My version:
1) Star Wars
2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Andor
4) Andor
5) Andor
6) Andor
7) Andor
8) Andor
9) Andor
10) Return of the Jedi
11) Solo
12) Mandalorian episodes without Grogu
1) Star Wars
2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Andor
4) Andor
5) Andor
6) Andor
7) Andor
8) Andor
9) Andor
10) Return of the Jedi
11) Solo
12) Mandalorian episodes without Grogu
This needs to be a new litmus test for every elected official.
My list, btw:
1) Empire Strikes Back
2) Star Wars
3) Rogue One
4) Return of the Jedi
5) The Last Jedi
6) Solo
7) Revenge of the Sith
8) The Phantom Menace
9) Attack of the Clones
10) The Force Awakens
314) The Rise of Skywalker
My list, btw:
1) Empire Strikes Back
2) Star Wars
3) Rogue One
4) Return of the Jedi
5) The Last Jedi
6) Solo
7) Revenge of the Sith
8) The Phantom Menace
9) Attack of the Clones
10) The Force Awakens
314) The Rise of Skywalker
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My version:
1) Star Wars
2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Andor
4) Andor
5) Andor
6) Andor
7) Andor
8) Andor
9) Andor
10) Return of the Jedi
11) Solo
12) Mandalorian episodes without Grogu
1) Star Wars
2) Empire Strikes Back
3) Andor
4) Andor
5) Andor
6) Andor
7) Andor
8) Andor
9) Andor
10) Return of the Jedi
11) Solo
12) Mandalorian episodes without Grogu
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Hard seconding this. And all the series they've done. Absolutely invaluable for #worldbuilding western european/UK type inspired settings.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_his...
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Hard seconding this. And all the series they've done. Absolutely invaluable for #worldbuilding western european/UK type inspired settings.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_his...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_his...
While you're at it, can we pick up on Universe?
Stargate Announcement | Prime Video
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November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
While you're at it, can we pick up on Universe?
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You'll find an excellent example of hard-SF space combat in SAD:Frontier.
youtu.be/gSePJj31iqk
Here, the PFS-028 Bellerophon fends off a wave of missiles in orbit around Callisto.
youtu.be/gSePJj31iqk
Here, the PFS-028 Bellerophon fends off a wave of missiles in orbit around Callisto.
November 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
You'll find an excellent example of hard-SF space combat in SAD:Frontier.
youtu.be/gSePJj31iqk
Here, the PFS-028 Bellerophon fends off a wave of missiles in orbit around Callisto.
youtu.be/gSePJj31iqk
Here, the PFS-028 Bellerophon fends off a wave of missiles in orbit around Callisto.
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A remarkable amount of time went into the stones, probably more than the cloth, and I’m much happier with the cloth.
“A thief in the night”
Digital B&W bitmap
November 17, 2025
“A thief in the night”
Digital B&W bitmap
November 17, 2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A remarkable amount of time went into the stones, probably more than the cloth, and I’m much happier with the cloth.
“A thief in the night”
Digital B&W bitmap
November 17, 2025
“A thief in the night”
Digital B&W bitmap
November 17, 2025
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Part 207 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.
An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Part 207 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.
An emerald cameo of Goddess Minerva, set into a gold ring, with details in depth and profile. Rome, 1st century A.D.
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Part 177 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Medusa Heads Used as Pillar Bases for The Basilica Cistern, an Underground Water Reservoir that Supplied Water to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey for the Past 1,500 years
Medusa Heads Used as Pillar Bases for The Basilica Cistern, an Underground Water Reservoir that Supplied Water to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey for the Past 1,500 years
November 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Part 177 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Medusa Heads Used as Pillar Bases for The Basilica Cistern, an Underground Water Reservoir that Supplied Water to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey for the Past 1,500 years
Medusa Heads Used as Pillar Bases for The Basilica Cistern, an Underground Water Reservoir that Supplied Water to the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey for the Past 1,500 years
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Part 179 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594
Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Part 179 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594
Spear with Persian inscription that says "Constantly it drinks the water from the fountainhead of the heart". Iran, 1594
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HEAD LIKE A HOLE
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
November 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
HEAD LIKE A HOLE
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
BLACK AS YOUR SOUL
I'D RATHER DIE
THAN GIVE YOU CONTROL
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Part 151 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd or finding Mew under the truck by S.S. Anne (we swear)
Art Deco Ingrid parfum bottle made of malachite glass by Riedel glassworks, depicting a nude under a waterfall. Bohemia, Czech Republic. 1930's
Art Deco Ingrid parfum bottle made of malachite glass by Riedel glassworks, depicting a nude under a waterfall. Bohemia, Czech Republic. 1930's
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Part 151 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd or finding Mew under the truck by S.S. Anne (we swear)
Art Deco Ingrid parfum bottle made of malachite glass by Riedel glassworks, depicting a nude under a waterfall. Bohemia, Czech Republic. 1930's
Art Deco Ingrid parfum bottle made of malachite glass by Riedel glassworks, depicting a nude under a waterfall. Bohemia, Czech Republic. 1930's
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The midwest dad-joke guy that your aunt shares on Facebook going full anti-AI data center is very good.
How AI data centers were invented #shorts
YouTube video by Charlie Berens
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November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The midwest dad-joke guy that your aunt shares on Facebook going full anti-AI data center is very good.
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Part 55 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A book of magic, with spells and occult diagrams involving the 99 names of God. Middle East, 1425
A book of magic, with spells and occult diagrams involving the 99 names of God. Middle East, 1425
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Part 55 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
A book of magic, with spells and occult diagrams involving the 99 names of God. Middle East, 1425
A book of magic, with spells and occult diagrams involving the 99 names of God. Middle East, 1425
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Part 46 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An archaic Greek Bronze Spearhead with an inscription reading “Theodoros dedicated [me] to [Zeus] the King.” Recovered in Olympia, Greece, dated ca. 500 BC
An archaic Greek Bronze Spearhead with an inscription reading “Theodoros dedicated [me] to [Zeus] the King.” Recovered in Olympia, Greece, dated ca. 500 BC
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Part 46 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An archaic Greek Bronze Spearhead with an inscription reading “Theodoros dedicated [me] to [Zeus] the King.” Recovered in Olympia, Greece, dated ca. 500 BC
An archaic Greek Bronze Spearhead with an inscription reading “Theodoros dedicated [me] to [Zeus] the King.” Recovered in Olympia, Greece, dated ca. 500 BC
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Part 28 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Steel and Bone Breastplate" Found in the Italian Peninsula, Unknown Culture, Late 6th Century
Steel and Bone Breastplate" Found in the Italian Peninsula, Unknown Culture, Late 6th Century
November 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Part 28 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
Steel and Bone Breastplate" Found in the Italian Peninsula, Unknown Culture, Late 6th Century
Steel and Bone Breastplate" Found in the Italian Peninsula, Unknown Culture, Late 6th Century
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Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
November 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Part 15 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
An Egyptian amethyst cat amulet. Late period to ptolemaic period, 664-30 BC
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Part 14 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Golden scroll written and intricately illustrated with gold paint on dyed paper. Japan, Edo Period, 1636el
Golden scroll written and intricately illustrated with gold paint on dyed paper. Japan, Edo Period, 1636el
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Part 14 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Golden scroll written and intricately illustrated with gold paint on dyed paper. Japan, Edo Period, 1636el
Golden scroll written and intricately illustrated with gold paint on dyed paper. Japan, Edo Period, 1636el