Charles Ryan
@charlesmryan.bsky.social
I'm not just a gaming grandee—I also write fiction! If you dig rollicking tales of medieval adventure with a touch of horror and the supernatural, characters you love spending time with, and astonishing plot twists, I'm writing for YOU! charlesmryan.com
That look when the cat knows you’re about to practice guitar, and she’s gonna hafta get out of her comfy warm bed and leave the room.
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
That look when the cat knows you’re about to practice guitar, and she’s gonna hafta get out of her comfy warm bed and leave the room.
I was gonna post some joke along the lines of forget Alan Tudyk; Mr. Bean is the original TV space alien trying to fit in as a human. Then I realized it’s not just a funny interpretation; he really is.
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I was gonna post some joke along the lines of forget Alan Tudyk; Mr. Bean is the original TV space alien trying to fit in as a human. Then I realized it’s not just a funny interpretation; he really is.
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The Appalachian woods are deep and dangerous. Let this book be your guide…
All Your Gods Are Dead is chock full of creatures of great promise and power, an array of NPCs, optional rules, and cursed artifacts that promise powerful magic… at a cost.
Preorder it today!
www.montecookgames.c...
All Your Gods Are Dead is chock full of creatures of great promise and power, an array of NPCs, optional rules, and cursed artifacts that promise powerful magic… at a cost.
Preorder it today!
www.montecookgames.c...
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Appalachian woods are deep and dangerous. Let this book be your guide…
All Your Gods Are Dead is chock full of creatures of great promise and power, an array of NPCs, optional rules, and cursed artifacts that promise powerful magic… at a cost.
Preorder it today!
www.montecookgames.c...
All Your Gods Are Dead is chock full of creatures of great promise and power, an array of NPCs, optional rules, and cursed artifacts that promise powerful magic… at a cost.
Preorder it today!
www.montecookgames.c...
I recently visited Wisconsin. And a friend came bearing gifts from the UK. And I probably buy more cheese than I ought to generally. Anyway, the upshot is that this is my fridge, not the cheese cooler at the supermarket. . . .
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I recently visited Wisconsin. And a friend came bearing gifts from the UK. And I probably buy more cheese than I ought to generally. Anyway, the upshot is that this is my fridge, not the cheese cooler at the supermarket. . . .
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Meeple-a-Thon is Nov 14 - 16 in Overland Park, KS! Come join MCG for a few days of games and laughs!
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
meepleathon.com/rpg/
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
meepleathon.com/rpg/
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Meeple-a-Thon is Nov 14 - 16 in Overland Park, KS! Come join MCG for a few days of games and laughs!
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
meepleathon.com/rpg/
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
meepleathon.com/rpg/
I was an election worker on Tuesday. Here's more good news that didn't make the national headlines.
Context: Only local races. School board, mayor, city council, etc. None of the races were super hot, either—incumbent mayor is popular, Moms for Liberty has stopped targeting our schools, etc.
1/X
Context: Only local races. School board, mayor, city council, etc. None of the races were super hot, either—incumbent mayor is popular, Moms for Liberty has stopped targeting our schools, etc.
1/X
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I was an election worker on Tuesday. Here's more good news that didn't make the national headlines.
Context: Only local races. School board, mayor, city council, etc. None of the races were super hot, either—incumbent mayor is popular, Moms for Liberty has stopped targeting our schools, etc.
1/X
Context: Only local races. School board, mayor, city council, etc. None of the races were super hot, either—incumbent mayor is popular, Moms for Liberty has stopped targeting our schools, etc.
1/X
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The people of the 8 prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain. Some call them magic, others technology, but the wise know these are our legacy. They are our future. They are... the numenera.
mymcg.info/numenera
mymcg.info/numenera
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The people of the 8 prior worlds are gone—scattered, disappeared, or transcended. But their works remain. Some call them magic, others technology, but the wise know these are our legacy. They are our future. They are... the numenera.
mymcg.info/numenera
mymcg.info/numenera
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"It's quite an achievement to adapt an IP to a roleplaying game so well that it doesn't matter if you know anything about that IP in the first place..."
The Gaming Gang reviews Old Gods of Appalachia and gives it a whopping 9.5!
thegaminggang.com/ou...
The Gaming Gang reviews Old Gods of Appalachia and gives it a whopping 9.5!
thegaminggang.com/ou...
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"It's quite an achievement to adapt an IP to a roleplaying game so well that it doesn't matter if you know anything about that IP in the first place..."
The Gaming Gang reviews Old Gods of Appalachia and gives it a whopping 9.5!
thegaminggang.com/ou...
The Gaming Gang reviews Old Gods of Appalachia and gives it a whopping 9.5!
thegaminggang.com/ou...
Tintin read-through, book 19 (of 21): The Castafiore Emerald. The least adventurous of all the stories, perhaps, but my favorite. Focused entirely on the characters (particularly Haddock). Hysterically funny; I laughed all the way through this spread.
November 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Tintin read-through, book 19 (of 21): The Castafiore Emerald. The least adventurous of all the stories, perhaps, but my favorite. Focused entirely on the characters (particularly Haddock). Hysterically funny; I laughed all the way through this spread.
Reposted by Charles Ryan
Republicans in Congress were paid $43,500 over the last three months to do next to nothing.
November 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Republicans in Congress were paid $43,500 over the last three months to do next to nothing.
Ima run a game or two at this show. If you’re in the KC area, join us!
Meeple-a-Thon is Nov 14 - 16 in Overland Park, KS! Come join MCG for a few days of games and laughs!
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
Play Cypher System, Stealing Stories, and more!
Sign up here ⬇️ ⬇️ Adventure is just a click away!
Role-playing - Meeple-A-Thon
Join a Roleplaying Game at Meeple-a-Thon! No experience? No problem! Meeple-a-Thon is the perfect place to dive into roleplaying games, whether it’s your first time picking up dice or your hundredth character sheet. Our welcoming Game Masters are here to guide you through unforgettable adventures—no rulebooks required. Explore a wide variety of RPGs, including: Dungeons
meepleathon.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Ima run a game or two at this show. If you’re in the KC area, join us!
What’s this? Maneuver warfare in Ukraine??? A weird and bold one-off, or do the Ukrainians have some new card up their sleeves?
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter operations transporting infantry to the front line in the Pokrovsk direction.
October 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What’s this? Maneuver warfare in Ukraine??? A weird and bold one-off, or do the Ukrainians have some new card up their sleeves?
Also rumors of widespread power outages and GPS jamming in Venezuela, airspace closures around US operating areas in Puerto Rico, and some coy comments from the political sphere. We may be striking Venezuela tonight.
Various pizzerias nearby the Pentagon are reporting above average traffic.
The last time pizzerias near the Pentagon reported such high activity was right before the start of Operation Rising Lion, when the United States destroyed Iran's nuclear weapons development facilities.
The last time pizzerias near the Pentagon reported such high activity was right before the start of Operation Rising Lion, when the United States destroyed Iran's nuclear weapons development facilities.
October 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Also rumors of widespread power outages and GPS jamming in Venezuela, airspace closures around US operating areas in Puerto Rico, and some coy comments from the political sphere. We may be striking Venezuela tonight.
When one cat is too smart for your puzzle toy, and the other is too dumb.
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
When one cat is too smart for your puzzle toy, and the other is too dumb.
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In this deleted scene from Prometheus we find that Fifield was just thirsty after his long walk back from the silo. All that violence could have been avoided if only the ship kept a six pack of Evian on board.
Stay hydrated folks.
Stay hydrated folks.
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
In this deleted scene from Prometheus we find that Fifield was just thirsty after his long walk back from the silo. All that violence could have been avoided if only the ship kept a six pack of Evian on board.
Stay hydrated folks.
Stay hydrated folks.
Reposted by Charles Ryan
Inside All Your Gods Are Dead, you'll find...
🪓 New cyphers and artifacts, including cursed objects
🪦 Optional rules for elements like rituals, possessions, and poor choices
🥀 Powerful and terrifying creatures and NPCs
Inspiring and helpful advice
Preorder it now!
www.montecookgames.c...
🪓 New cyphers and artifacts, including cursed objects
🪦 Optional rules for elements like rituals, possessions, and poor choices
🥀 Powerful and terrifying creatures and NPCs
Inspiring and helpful advice
Preorder it now!
www.montecookgames.c...
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Inside All Your Gods Are Dead, you'll find...
🪓 New cyphers and artifacts, including cursed objects
🪦 Optional rules for elements like rituals, possessions, and poor choices
🥀 Powerful and terrifying creatures and NPCs
Inspiring and helpful advice
Preorder it now!
www.montecookgames.c...
🪓 New cyphers and artifacts, including cursed objects
🪦 Optional rules for elements like rituals, possessions, and poor choices
🥀 Powerful and terrifying creatures and NPCs
Inspiring and helpful advice
Preorder it now!
www.montecookgames.c...
If you don’t think AI was scary before, you need to start getting scared now. Because AI trains itself to come up with the answers it provides—and that training can be influenced.
❗️Content linked to the Russian state appeared in almost one out of every 5 responses by AI to questions about Russia’s war against Ukraine -the Institute for Strategic Dialogue
Researchers analyzed responses from 4 popular chatbots - 🔽
Researchers analyzed responses from 4 popular chatbots - 🔽
October 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you don’t think AI was scary before, you need to start getting scared now. Because AI trains itself to come up with the answers it provides—and that training can be influenced.
Commanders vs. Chiefs tonight. No matter how it goes I can’t lose! (Erm. Or I can’t win?)
October 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Commanders vs. Chiefs tonight. No matter how it goes I can’t lose! (Erm. Or I can’t win?)
100% a great gift for a kindergarten-aged kid!
Today’s children should enter kindergarten knowing things that would have boggled Aristotle, and that’s why I wrote Grandmother Fish, the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers. I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t make a great Christmas gift. Kids love it. #evolution
Grandmother Fish is the first book to teach evolution to preschoolers. Kids love learning that they are part of the great family of life on Earth, and they love wiggling like Grandmother Fish and hooting like Grandmother Ape. Now in Chinese, Japanese, and Italian.
www.powells.com/book/grandmo...
www.powells.com/book/grandmo...
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
100% a great gift for a kindergarten-aged kid!
This is egregious and every American should be aware of it. A duly-elected representative is being kept out of Congress because Johnson doesn’t want her in.
(And no, it’s not the shutdown—Congress has NEVER failed in its basic duties like this in ANY previous shutdown.)
(And no, it’s not the shutdown—Congress has NEVER failed in its basic duties like this in ANY previous shutdown.)
@adelitaforcongress.bsky.social won her congressional race 35 DAYS AGO and still hasn’t been sworn in.
Speaker Johnson needs to do his job and swear her in.
Speaker Johnson needs to do his job and swear her in.
October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is egregious and every American should be aware of it. A duly-elected representative is being kept out of Congress because Johnson doesn’t want her in.
(And no, it’s not the shutdown—Congress has NEVER failed in its basic duties like this in ANY previous shutdown.)
(And no, it’s not the shutdown—Congress has NEVER failed in its basic duties like this in ANY previous shutdown.)
Is it really fresh bruschetta season in late October? My tomatoes and basil plants haven’t given up yet, so neither shall I!
October 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Is it really fresh bruschetta season in late October? My tomatoes and basil plants haven’t given up yet, so neither shall I!
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I’m giving Tintin a re-read (all of it!), and I’ve come to the scene that freaked me right the fuck out when I was 11.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’m giving Tintin a re-read (all of it!), and I’ve come to the scene that freaked me right the fuck out when I was 11.
Reposted by Charles Ryan
We have a 🌟CASTING CALL🌟 open!
Dive into a game of surreal fantasy, magic, and secrets. @archmageofdice.bsky.social will be running a long term game of Invisible Sun in 2026!
Form closes on Saturday, November 8th
Apply >>> forms.gle/abvJMn6u9URu...
#ttrpg #casting #castingcall
Dive into a game of surreal fantasy, magic, and secrets. @archmageofdice.bsky.social will be running a long term game of Invisible Sun in 2026!
Form closes on Saturday, November 8th
Apply >>> forms.gle/abvJMn6u9URu...
#ttrpg #casting #castingcall
CASTING CALL: Invisible Sun (Long Term Game) - Sword & Key
Sword & Key is pleased to announce that we are casting for a long-term series using the Invisible Sun system from Monte Cook Games! Applications will be open until Saturday, November 8th. All applican...
forms.gle
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We have a 🌟CASTING CALL🌟 open!
Dive into a game of surreal fantasy, magic, and secrets. @archmageofdice.bsky.social will be running a long term game of Invisible Sun in 2026!
Form closes on Saturday, November 8th
Apply >>> forms.gle/abvJMn6u9URu...
#ttrpg #casting #castingcall
Dive into a game of surreal fantasy, magic, and secrets. @archmageofdice.bsky.social will be running a long term game of Invisible Sun in 2026!
Form closes on Saturday, November 8th
Apply >>> forms.gle/abvJMn6u9URu...
#ttrpg #casting #castingcall
I’m giving Tintin a re-read (all of it!), and I’ve come to the scene that freaked me right the fuck out when I was 11.
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’m giving Tintin a re-read (all of it!), and I’ve come to the scene that freaked me right the fuck out when I was 11.
A Russian FPV drone hunting down and killing civilian farmers in the field. The Russians call this—their own term!—“human safari.” The rest of us call it murder and war crimes.
Soldiers of Ukraine’s 12th Azov Brigade intercepted footage from a Russian FPV drone showing Russian operators hunting down civilian farmers and targeting agricultural equipment in Donetsk region. Another war crime added to the growing list of Russia’s violations against peaceful Ukrainians.
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A Russian FPV drone hunting down and killing civilian farmers in the field. The Russians call this—their own term!—“human safari.” The rest of us call it murder and war crimes.