Brian Duguid
@brianduguid.bsky.social
Husband, father, bridge designer, Chair of Net Zero Bridges Group, tabletop gamer, writer for Jonstown Compendium, occasional drone photographer. Interested in modern art, prehistory, weird music, architecture. Reads more non-fiction than fiction. He/him.
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FLASH UNSALE! This weekend all our magazines cost the same they did during the week, ie they’re still all absurdly great value…
Discover the world’s best print magazine today and prepare yourself for greatness!
shop.wyrd.science
Discover the world’s best print magazine today and prepare yourself for greatness!
shop.wyrd.science
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 AM
FLASH UNSALE! This weekend all our magazines cost the same they did during the week, ie they’re still all absurdly great value…
Discover the world’s best print magazine today and prepare yourself for greatness!
shop.wyrd.science
Discover the world’s best print magazine today and prepare yourself for greatness!
shop.wyrd.science
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*I'm* not saying we make one of the most consistently interesting bodies of TTRPG work out in the world today. That's for other people to say oh hi David
Beowulf. Maskwitches. Five Evil. a|state. Cold City and Hot War. Is it possible that @handiworkgames.bsky.social have the largest, most consistently interesting body of TTRPG work out in the world today? I think it might be.
handiwork.games
handiwork.games
Handiwork Games
BEOWULF. a|state. Maskwitches. Cold City:Hot War. FiveEvil
handiwork.games
January 29, 2026 at 1:50 PM
*I'm* not saying we make one of the most consistently interesting bodies of TTRPG work out in the world today. That's for other people to say oh hi David
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Ok, I could *really* do with a vague idea of how many people might be interested in this event, otherwise finding a suitable venue is a nonsense.
I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...
If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!
I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...
If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Ok, I could *really* do with a vague idea of how many people might be interested in this event, otherwise finding a suitable venue is a nonsense.
I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...
If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!
I've set up a temporary event page here: ti.to/tabletop-unc...
If you're conceptually interested, please click through and register your interest!
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Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
January 25, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.
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It’s interesting, as part of working on QW Glorantha to go back over Hero Wars and HeroQuest trying to find nuggets from Greg Stafford and Robin on how to present Glorantha.
I’m reminded of why Hero Wars, despite being rushed out, electrified me.
I’m reminded of why Hero Wars, despite being rushed out, electrified me.
January 25, 2026 at 10:43 AM
It’s interesting, as part of working on QW Glorantha to go back over Hero Wars and HeroQuest trying to find nuggets from Greg Stafford and Robin on how to present Glorantha.
I’m reminded of why Hero Wars, despite being rushed out, electrified me.
I’m reminded of why Hero Wars, despite being rushed out, electrified me.
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1
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My hours at the day job have been severely slashed and I've got bills to pay, so I'm opening up my Ko-fi for tips and commissions! I proofread, do dialogue cuts on audio, run games, write, and so much more. Feel free to DM me if you have work I could do for you!
ko-fi.com/mav_haenze
ko-fi.com/mav_haenze
Buy Maverick Haenze a Coffee
Become a supporter of Maverick Haenze today!
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January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
My hours at the day job have been severely slashed and I've got bills to pay, so I'm opening up my Ko-fi for tips and commissions! I proofread, do dialogue cuts on audio, run games, write, and so much more. Feel free to DM me if you have work I could do for you!
ko-fi.com/mav_haenze
ko-fi.com/mav_haenze
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⭐️JANUARY SALE - final week!⭐️
Prices reduced further for final week of my sale. This Fancy Betta Fish drawing is now only £15!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Fish #BettaFish #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #Sale #Bargain #Clearance #bsnm
Prices reduced further for final week of my sale. This Fancy Betta Fish drawing is now only £15!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Fish #BettaFish #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #Sale #Bargain #Clearance #bsnm
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
⭐️JANUARY SALE - final week!⭐️
Prices reduced further for final week of my sale. This Fancy Betta Fish drawing is now only £15!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Fish #BettaFish #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #Sale #Bargain #Clearance #bsnm
Prices reduced further for final week of my sale. This Fancy Betta Fish drawing is now only £15!
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#Fish #BettaFish #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #ShopIndy #Sale #Bargain #Clearance #bsnm
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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Shamsia Hassani, fine arts lecturer and first known female street artist from Afghanistan #WomensArt #WomenOfAfghanistan
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Shamsia Hassani, fine arts lecturer and first known female street artist from Afghanistan #WomensArt #WomenOfAfghanistan
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[1/4] A quick update on The Raspy Raven schedule of #TTRPG games, we are deep into Sue's Borg Season and have games stretching out to March. Our next season will be OSR III from @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social
Join us. Link in bio.
Join us. Link in bio.
January 22, 2026 at 11:51 AM
[1/4] A quick update on The Raspy Raven schedule of #TTRPG games, we are deep into Sue's Borg Season and have games stretching out to March. Our next season will be OSR III from @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social
Join us. Link in bio.
Join us. Link in bio.
Here's an occasional reminder for fans of RuneQuest, Glorantha or QuestWorlds here on Bluesky that you can add a dedicated feed to bring that material straight to you without having to search:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Here's an occasional reminder for fans of RuneQuest, Glorantha or QuestWorlds here on Bluesky that you can add a dedicated feed to bring that material straight to you without having to search:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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I picked up a set of @senetmagazine.bsky.social back-issues at the weekend courtesy of @allrolledup.bsky.social's sale. I am an absolute sucker for this kind of gorgeous design 😁. Plus: I will never run out of reading matter this year!
January 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
I picked up a set of @senetmagazine.bsky.social back-issues at the weekend courtesy of @allrolledup.bsky.social's sale. I am an absolute sucker for this kind of gorgeous design 😁. Plus: I will never run out of reading matter this year!
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Wake up babe, a load of our PDFs are half price at @drivethrurpg.com now! a|state, Maskwitches…
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
January 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Wake up babe, a load of our PDFs are half price at @drivethrurpg.com now! a|state, Maskwitches…
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...
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![1
Nurse:
It’s become a real problem in this area
2
Nurse:
We’ve seen the whole community lost to addiction
3
Show a building sign posted:
Westminster ‘X’ Addiction Clinic
With various Westminster people or looking at their phones outside it
Nurse:
Ministers, Spads, Researchers…
4
Nurse:
Most mornings we’ll get a call about someone acting strangely
[Nurse on phone taking a call]
Ok - we’ll be right over
5
Nurse:
We just have a gentle chat
[Nurses approach a minister –Robert Jenrick? - standing in the Palace of Westminster
Minister:
I understand your concerns…
6
Nurse:
Are you OK love?
Minister:
Yes I’m just hearing legitimate concerns from real voters
7
Nurse:
That’s a robot, a Nazi and a poorly-disguised Russian
[Show that the people he is talking to are precisely these characters]
Nurse 2:
Give us your phone, love
8
Nurse:
At the clinic we put them in a Grass-Touching Pod, with a real voter to talk to
[We see them back at the clinic, holding the minister's head and pushing him into a glass isolation booth with a grass floor. And it is a baffled looking woman, on a chair, ready to talk to him.]
9
Minister:
YOU MUST BE WORRIED ABOUT THE COMING CIVIL WAR
[woman looks baffled]
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woman:
I just want a bus service
Minister:
LOOK AT MY FLAG
[produces a St George's flag]
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My view on "The Trad GM role is heavy" is "Yes! And if that isn't actively fun for you at the moment, I have some options for you, in the Guidance and Players Roles sections of, you know, the same place I put fucking everything."
levikornelsen.itch.io/praxic-compe...
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The Praxic Compendium by Levi Kornelsen
Design Elements For Tabletop RPGs
levikornelsen.itch.io
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 AM
My view on "The Trad GM role is heavy" is "Yes! And if that isn't actively fun for you at the moment, I have some options for you, in the Guidance and Players Roles sections of, you know, the same place I put fucking everything."
levikornelsen.itch.io/praxic-compe...
levikornelsen.itch.io/praxic-compe...
I've had a nice restful (and warm) morning recovering from two days at Grogmeet, a friendly gathering organised by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social attended by (mostly but certainly not entirely) middle-aged men with beards, large bags full of polyhedral dice, and heavy addictions to nostalgia.
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
I've had a nice restful (and warm) morning recovering from two days at Grogmeet, a friendly gathering organised by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social attended by (mostly but certainly not entirely) middle-aged men with beards, large bags full of polyhedral dice, and heavy addictions to nostalgia.
Look, you hate X and you hate AI, sure. I'd give a non-X link if there was one.
But you should still read this extremely disturbing article and try to work out whether it's science-now or science-fiction.
Trigger warning: our future AI overlords may already be here.
x.com/iruletheworl...
But you should still read this extremely disturbing article and try to work out whether it's science-now or science-fiction.
Trigger warning: our future AI overlords may already be here.
x.com/iruletheworl...
🍓🍓🍓 on X: "Footprints in the sand" / X
Footprints in the sand
x.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Look, you hate X and you hate AI, sure. I'd give a non-X link if there was one.
But you should still read this extremely disturbing article and try to work out whether it's science-now or science-fiction.
Trigger warning: our future AI overlords may already be here.
x.com/iruletheworl...
But you should still read this extremely disturbing article and try to work out whether it's science-now or science-fiction.
Trigger warning: our future AI overlords may already be here.
x.com/iruletheworl...
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Speaking of Arthuriana, here are some Knights of the Round Table figures I drew up for Patreon some time back.
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Speaking of Arthuriana, here are some Knights of the Round Table figures I drew up for Patreon some time back.
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Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. They’re an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh here’s a thread 🧵
January 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Saw an interesting post freaking out about the upcoming Royal Mail changes. They’re an inconvenience, and imho not worth getting super upset about. Save your energy. But! It made me think and uh oh here’s a thread 🧵
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Episode No.14 of our French-language podcast dedicated to #RuneQuest is... in English because we are interviewing Rick Meints of #Chaosium.
Enjoy!
podcast.ausha.co/runecast/les...
Enjoy!
podcast.ausha.co/runecast/les...
[en] Swenstown's Chronicles - Gloranthorickmeintsology | Runecast - Glorantha | Ausha
RUNECAST E#14 (recorded the 14th of November 2025)
The Swenstown's Chronicles: Podcasts about the game Runequest and the world of Glorantha.
Here we present the seventh episode of the Glorantholog...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Episode No.14 of our French-language podcast dedicated to #RuneQuest is... in English because we are interviewing Rick Meints of #Chaosium.
Enjoy!
podcast.ausha.co/runecast/les...
Enjoy!
podcast.ausha.co/runecast/les...
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As part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and Head of Nostalgia, was invited by the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to share five items from the Chaosium Archives that represent the development of the company over fifty years. Some unexpected items in there!
'Five Items that made Chaosium' over 50 years – Rick Meints on the Grognard Files
Last November as part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and head of the Nostalgia Department, was a special guest of the Grognard Files at their annual conve...
www.chaosium.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
As part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and Head of Nostalgia, was invited by the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to share five items from the Chaosium Archives that represent the development of the company over fifty years. Some unexpected items in there!
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Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
January 2, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Having Grok issue an “apology” is not just insulting and stupid (obviously Grok cannot actually “regret” anything, deeply or otherwise) but cowardly: It asks us to assign responsibility to an unconscious piece of software rather than the humans and institutions who should actually be blamed.
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Coming in 2026: Greg Stafford's long-anticipated Gloranthan novel, A Pyre for Gods and Heroes.
December 31, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Coming in 2026: Greg Stafford's long-anticipated Gloranthan novel, A Pyre for Gods and Heroes.