Morgan Davie
@fromthemorgue.bsky.social
Tall man, weird little telly boy
Lower Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand. Writing, TTRPG design with Handiwork Games and Taleturn, taking action, discussing NZ political nonsense. Usually walking the dogs. #FiveEvil coming soon!
(mr_orgue at the bird site)
Lower Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand. Writing, TTRPG design with Handiwork Games and Taleturn, taking action, discussing NZ political nonsense. Usually walking the dogs. #FiveEvil coming soon!
(mr_orgue at the bird site)
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Morgan Davie
@fromthemorgue.bsky.social
· Oct 24
FiveEvil: Fiendish 5e Horror
My upcoming horror #TTRPG, made from twisting 5e until it squealed, and sprinkling some indie game genius over the mess.
Kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
Index thread follows…
My upcoming horror #TTRPG, made from twisting 5e until it squealed, and sprinkling some indie game genius over the mess.
Kickstarter link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
Index thread follows…
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I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I never do sales, but I'm doing a big Christmas sale this year! Shop #kikorangi local, support an artist, and give unique gifts that always hit with their recipient!
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Get in and snag bundle deals, marked down tees, and restocked items that were previously sold out: pepperraccoon.com/collections/...
Great summary of #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror, with some nice jokes in there!
And the pre-order has just now tipped over into actual-order! Get it right now from Handiwork Games!
And the pre-order has just now tipped over into actual-order! Get it right now from Handiwork Games!
@handiworkgames.bsky.social transform D&D 5e into unspeakable horror where characters are ordinary people having an absolutely dreadful time in scenarios named after northern towns. FiveEvil hardcover now available for pre-order. l.d20.ninja/4vjtretv #dnd5e #5e #horror #ttrpg #rpg
FiveEvil Hardcover Print Edition Pre-order Now via Handiwork Games
What happens when you take Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, shiny happy hero
fantasy, spike its drink, strap it to an old mattress at the abandoned last hous
l.d20.ninja
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Great summary of #FiveEvil Fiendish 5E Horror, with some nice jokes in there!
And the pre-order has just now tipped over into actual-order! Get it right now from Handiwork Games!
And the pre-order has just now tipped over into actual-order! Get it right now from Handiwork Games!
Bendis back at Marvel Comics
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Jessica Jones back in the MCU
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new Alias series?
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Jessica Jones back in the MCU
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new Alias series?
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Bendis back at Marvel Comics
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Jessica Jones back in the MCU
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new Alias series?
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Jessica Jones back in the MCU
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new Alias series?
Incredibly Tim “the worst Davie” Davie has managed to make his resignation from BBC director general even more frustrating than all the shitty things he did in the role
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie tells staff departure was “my own decision” but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech
Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and the head of BBC News have resigned after a former adviser to the corporation accused it of “serious and systemic” bias in its coverage of issues including Donald Trump, Gaza and trans rights.
In a shock move, Davie said his depature was his own, but comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way the broadcaster edited a Donald Trump speech. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Incredibly Tim “the worst Davie” Davie has managed to make his resignation from BBC director general even more frustrating than all the shitty things he did in the role
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Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
The 'Womanosphere' Is Coming for Teen Girls
How beauty and wellness influencers are part of a misinformation ecosystem pushing traditional values on girls.
www.teenvogue.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Incredibly bittersweet to be published in Teen Vogue this weekend after devastating layoffs, including my editor for this piece. It’s about how beauty influencers have fallen into and become part of the alt-right pipeline targeting girls and women
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
www.teenvogue.com/story/womano...
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Pretty sure like there’s a dungeon design lesson here for DnD folks
New uncanny valley unlocked: inflatable corn maze for urban fall fests.
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Pretty sure like there’s a dungeon design lesson here for DnD folks
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I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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I've really enjoyed adding my own twists onto @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's setting and @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's mechanics. Cheers to Jon and the team for having me on board to do so.
There's so much I want to say about hope & struggle in cities, and will do as soon as the project is done!
There's so much I want to say about hope & struggle in cities, and will do as soon as the project is done!
Gratitude post! Today I am extremely grateful for Tanya Floaker’s amazing work on Mapmaker’s Guide for a|state, alongside their amazing perseverance with my entirely unreasonable demand that we’re not talking about it until it’s written.
November 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I've really enjoyed adding my own twists onto @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's setting and @fromthemorgue.bsky.social's mechanics. Cheers to Jon and the team for having me on board to do so.
There's so much I want to say about hope & struggle in cities, and will do as soon as the project is done!
There's so much I want to say about hope & struggle in cities, and will do as soon as the project is done!
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Dungeness & Dragons
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Dungeness & Dragons
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The WAC is a hugely important resource for historians (I've made extensive use of it on multiple projects) and these hugely significant changes are an effective bar on access.
WAC wrong-headedness
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
(that's the BBC Written Archives Centre)
I've brought together the key links for the campaign against the changes which now make independent and exploratory research at WAC impossible - and why this matters.
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/wac-wrong-he...
WAC wrong-headedness - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: Some of you will know that I have been very involved over the past months with attempts to reverse the wrong-headed changes to access at the BBC Written Archives Centre (above, with...
www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The WAC is a hugely important resource for historians (I've made extensive use of it on multiple projects) and these hugely significant changes are an effective bar on access.
Awwww yeah!!
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Awwww yeah!!
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Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...
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we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
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The desire for Lore is how you get "the Space Jockey from Alien is part of a race called Engineers who made all life on Earth and they don't like humans any more because they killed Jesus who is half Engineer."
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The desire for Lore is how you get "the Space Jockey from Alien is part of a race called Engineers who made all life on Earth and they don't like humans any more because they killed Jesus who is half Engineer."
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I finally found the time to have a deep read through of Cold City 2e from @handiworkgames.bsky.social (after a skim on release). One thing I am particularly loving about the new edition is the footnotes added by the now professional historian @malcolmcraig.bsky.social.
1/?
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November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I finally found the time to have a deep read through of Cold City 2e from @handiworkgames.bsky.social (after a skim on release). One thing I am particularly loving about the new edition is the footnotes added by the now professional historian @malcolmcraig.bsky.social.
1/?
1/?
Yay!!
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Yay!!
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It's one of the great mysteries of life: why have 15-minute demos been forgotten/memory-holed/discarded as chaff unto the pitiless winds? They worked brilliantly on multiple levels: as intros to RPG/intros to new games/as a sales tool/etc.
I would go further than that. Back in the Collective Endeavour days we very successfully used 15-min demos that distilled games to their core experience. People loved them, as they very quickly got a feel for whether or not the game was for them. Taking that into the wider world would be a winner.
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's one of the great mysteries of life: why have 15-minute demos been forgotten/memory-holed/discarded as chaff unto the pitiless winds? They worked brilliantly on multiple levels: as intros to RPG/intros to new games/as a sales tool/etc.
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I would go further than that. Back in the Collective Endeavour days we very successfully used 15-min demos that distilled games to their core experience. People loved them, as they very quickly got a feel for whether or not the game was for them. Taking that into the wider world would be a winner.
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I would go further than that. Back in the Collective Endeavour days we very successfully used 15-min demos that distilled games to their core experience. People loved them, as they very quickly got a feel for whether or not the game was for them. Taking that into the wider world would be a winner.
Fantastic news. The Green Party needs a strong, smart CoS to be at its best. Yay! #nzpol
Kia ora e hoa mā. I'm pleased to announce that I'm coming out of retirement to take up the role of Chief of Staff role for the Green Party in Parliament (think Malcolm Tucker, Leo McGarry). I'm not moving away from Te Tai o Poutini, but just now going the process of setting up a 2nd home in Wgtn.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Fantastic news. The Green Party needs a strong, smart CoS to be at its best. Yay! #nzpol
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Back in stock - it’s The Hermit’s Sanctuary print book. This one was double ENnie-nommed! Grab some form of 5e rules and this book gives you else everyone you need to play a BEOWULF adventure! The PDF version is absolutely free and there’s a link at our store:
handiwork.games/product/beow...
handiwork.games/product/beow...
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Back in stock - it’s The Hermit’s Sanctuary print book. This one was double ENnie-nommed! Grab some form of 5e rules and this book gives you else everyone you need to play a BEOWULF adventure! The PDF version is absolutely free and there’s a link at our store:
handiwork.games/product/beow...
handiwork.games/product/beow...
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It’s another really excellent run down of one of our games from Seyed! Well worth your time.
FiveEvil – A Quick Review, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fear 5E Again
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
blog.monkeyx.games/2025/11/02/f...
FiveEvil - A Quick Review, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fear 5E Again
Every so often I am reminded that Past Me cannot be trusted with a Kickstarter account. At some point he apparently thought, “You know what you need, as a person who has deliberately drifted away from...
blog.monkeyx.games
November 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s another really excellent run down of one of our games from Seyed! Well worth your time.
FAFO, cutie patootie version
New York are you really ready to have a mayor who's a cutie patootie? Like are you prepared for that reality
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
FAFO, cutie patootie version