Cormac
@cormacos.bsky.social
All manner of nerdery and geekery. Gaming. TTRPGS. Dogs. Environment. History. Dubliner. Queer.
Trying to use more Irish - please feel free to correct me if I make mistakes!
Apparently I talk a lot about folk music.
Trying to use more Irish - please feel free to correct me if I make mistakes!
Apparently I talk a lot about folk music.
I am fostering this big lad. My god, three dogs is a lot of work and anxiety!
December 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I am fostering this big lad. My god, three dogs is a lot of work and anxiety!
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State Papers: Republicans in rural parts of Northern Ireland tried to create "no-go" areas for Protestants, according to new files released to the National Archive.
Republicans tried to create 'no-go' areas for Protestants
Republicans in rural parts of Northern Ireland tried to create "no-go" areas for Protestants, according to new files released to the National Archive as part of the State Papers.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:20 AM
State Papers: Republicans in rural parts of Northern Ireland tried to create "no-go" areas for Protestants, according to new files released to the National Archive.
How does one go about watching AEW? I need to get back into it.
December 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
How does one go about watching AEW? I need to get back into it.
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If there was ever an analogy for those dick head artists who embraced the use of Ai fully it’s this video right here.
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If there was ever an analogy for those dick head artists who embraced the use of Ai fully it’s this video right here.
God damn it.
December 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
God damn it.
The creative economy is gonna nosedive without me next year. I’m gonna apologise in advance. Some life changes means there’ll be far fewer gigs in 2026. I also won’t be buying any more RPGs or miniatures.
December 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The creative economy is gonna nosedive without me next year. I’m gonna apologise in advance. Some life changes means there’ll be far fewer gigs in 2026. I also won’t be buying any more RPGs or miniatures.
Why is everyone out walking today? The canal was chock full of people. Has this always been a St Stephenses thing, and I have only just noticed?
December 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why is everyone out walking today? The canal was chock full of people. Has this always been a St Stephenses thing, and I have only just noticed?
Sure, would it even be Christmas if I didn’t wake up in the wee hours with a wicked dose of heartburn?
Yeah, probably.
Yeah, probably.
December 26, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Sure, would it even be Christmas if I didn’t wake up in the wee hours with a wicked dose of heartburn?
Yeah, probably.
Yeah, probably.
I’d love a Wren tomorrow. Maybe I could convince my very ethnically-mixed neighbours that this is an essential part of the Irish Christmas tradition.
December 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I’d love a Wren tomorrow. Maybe I could convince my very ethnically-mixed neighbours that this is an essential part of the Irish Christmas tradition.
I made a Draw Your Own Pokémon game for the fam. Just roll a d4, a d20, and 2d6 and you have a concept ready to go. It went well! I should be a game designer or smthn, idk.
December 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I made a Draw Your Own Pokémon game for the fam. Just roll a d4, a d20, and 2d6 and you have a concept ready to go. It went well! I should be a game designer or smthn, idk.
And to all a good night and enjoy the fish.
December 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
And to all a good night and enjoy the fish.
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~ @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Tá SAM ag fearadh cogadh hibrideach ar an Eoraip, ag fónamh do bhráithre an chaipitleachais faire.
~ @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Tá SAM ag fearadh cogadh hibrideach ar an Eoraip, ag fónamh do bhráithre an chaipitleachais faire.
A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
broligarchy.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-message-...
~ @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Tá SAM ag fearadh cogadh hibrideach ar an Eoraip, ag fónamh do bhráithre an chaipitleachais faire.
~ @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Tá SAM ag fearadh cogadh hibrideach ar an Eoraip, ag fónamh do bhráithre an chaipitleachais faire.
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So while last year's event was a tremendous success it did fall noticeably short in one critical area; Goose based RPGs.
Thankfully at #AthCon4 we have corrected this oversight with not one but two games where players can fulfill the lifelong dream that we all have, gaming as a Goose.
Thankfully at #AthCon4 we have corrected this oversight with not one but two games where players can fulfill the lifelong dream that we all have, gaming as a Goose.
a poster with a duck on top of a pile of skulls with the word honk in the background
ALT: a poster with a duck on top of a pile of skulls with the word honk in the background
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Now we need to see full steam ahead from the government in terms of procurement and approval processes. We've never been closer than we are now.
Really hope I get to play some Shadowdark at AthVentureCon. Such a fun game. Last time I played it, my Viking character kissed a wind demon (and lived).
Next game up on the block is returning GM Sean and his Shadowdark game; Adventures on the River of Night.
For those not familiar with it Shadowdark is a similar system and feel to D&D.
Just that the safety features have been removed you can certainly expect character death and backup characters!
For those not familiar with it Shadowdark is a similar system and feel to D&D.
Just that the safety features have been removed you can certainly expect character death and backup characters!
a waterfall is surrounded by rocks and plants
ALT: a waterfall is surrounded by rocks and plants
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Really hope I get to play some Shadowdark at AthVentureCon. Such a fun game. Last time I played it, my Viking character kissed a wind demon (and lived).
I look out my Dublin window onto the terrible and beautiful Atlantic Ocean, chewing on my taco and hoping the cilantro blight won’t force my children into the workhouse again next year.
Going to an ‘Irish Pub’ with my wife’s family later and looking at the menu, I like how it gets weirder the further it goes.
December 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I look out my Dublin window onto the terrible and beautiful Atlantic Ocean, chewing on my taco and hoping the cilantro blight won’t force my children into the workhouse again next year.
Had a really weird thing happen yesterday: a fella with a boom box came into my neighbourhood to preach. Very loudly. Right outside my house. Eventually confronted him and told him to piss off, which he did do but only after very loudly giving me a lecture about free speech via his megaphone.
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Had a really weird thing happen yesterday: a fella with a boom box came into my neighbourhood to preach. Very loudly. Right outside my house. Eventually confronted him and told him to piss off, which he did do but only after very loudly giving me a lecture about free speech via his megaphone.
Was thinking of doing an RPGs of 2025 review thing, but then couldn’t because one of my friends who I gamed with died this year and it’s all too much.
So I’ll just say that my number 1 RPG thing this year was running Beyond the Pale in Cairn 2e (both adventure and system written by Yochai Gal).
So I’ll just say that my number 1 RPG thing this year was running Beyond the Pale in Cairn 2e (both adventure and system written by Yochai Gal).
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Was thinking of doing an RPGs of 2025 review thing, but then couldn’t because one of my friends who I gamed with died this year and it’s all too much.
So I’ll just say that my number 1 RPG thing this year was running Beyond the Pale in Cairn 2e (both adventure and system written by Yochai Gal).
So I’ll just say that my number 1 RPG thing this year was running Beyond the Pale in Cairn 2e (both adventure and system written by Yochai Gal).
I have had my fill of Chrimbo sambos, it is true. And while this sandwich thread wasn’t a competition, there can be only one winner (don’t argue with me, just go with it).
The Best Chrimbo Sambo 2025 goes to… Urbanity’s spectacular roast ham and gratin potato sandwich!
The Best Chrimbo Sambo 2025 goes to… Urbanity’s spectacular roast ham and gratin potato sandwich!
December 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I have had my fill of Chrimbo sambos, it is true. And while this sandwich thread wasn’t a competition, there can be only one winner (don’t argue with me, just go with it).
The Best Chrimbo Sambo 2025 goes to… Urbanity’s spectacular roast ham and gratin potato sandwich!
The Best Chrimbo Sambo 2025 goes to… Urbanity’s spectacular roast ham and gratin potato sandwich!
Ah damn. Driving Home for Christmas is one of the few pop songs that I look forward to hearing at this time of year.
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Chris Rea: Driving Home for Christmas singer dies aged 74
A statement from his wife and two children says he
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December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Ah damn. Driving Home for Christmas is one of the few pop songs that I look forward to hearing at this time of year.
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Fun games to play with your (or other people’s) kids over the holidays! All for the low low price of absolutely free!
Three hand-drawn paper games to give your kids (FREE).
CAT QUEST - You're on a quest through dangerous lands to find the City of Cats!
ULTIMATE BATTLE WARRIORS - You're a warrior in the Ultimate Battle Arena!
SCARY CAVE - Your friend Suzie is in deep deep trouble. Only you can get her back out!
CAT QUEST - You're on a quest through dangerous lands to find the City of Cats!
ULTIMATE BATTLE WARRIORS - You're a warrior in the Ultimate Battle Arena!
SCARY CAVE - Your friend Suzie is in deep deep trouble. Only you can get her back out!
Free Paper Games for Kids by friendly ghost
A sale by friendly ghost, 100% off Cat Quest, Ultimate Battle Warriors, Scary Cave
itch.io
December 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Fun games to play with your (or other people’s) kids over the holidays! All for the low low price of absolutely free!
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THE WEST'S AWAKE (ballad history)
YouTube video by Eugene Dunphy
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December 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM