Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd)
@monkeyx.bsky.social
This is my rocket 🚀
This is my gun 🔫
I use this site 🦋
Mostly for fun 😜
https://blog.srazavi.com/
https://poems.prazavi.com/
https://blog.monkeyx.games/
This is my gun 🔫
I use this site 🦋
Mostly for fun 😜
https://blog.srazavi.com/
https://poems.prazavi.com/
https://blog.monkeyx.games/
These are excellent
February 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
These are excellent
Nice little drop from the postie.
February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Nice little drop from the postie.
The only essential oil is Nuln.
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
The only essential oil is Nuln.
Age verification? I like singing along with K-Pop Demon Hunters!
oh wait...
oh wait...
Age verification? I'm still emotionally devastated by the Third Doctor's regeneration.
Age verification?
I went to see Return of the Jedi, bought pop and popcorn beforehand and got a bag of chips on the way home, all for £1.50.
I went to see Return of the Jedi, bought pop and popcorn beforehand and got a bag of chips on the way home, all for £1.50.
February 10, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Age verification? I like singing along with K-Pop Demon Hunters!
oh wait...
oh wait...
I'm so excited for this. Been following along the Bastionland blog and there's some great ideas here.
That's right, you can now try Intergalactic Bastionland in a very early, messy state.
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
www.bastionland.com/2026/02/inte...
Intergalactic Bastionland Public Playtest
Intergalactic Bastionland is now ready for public playtesting. Go here to find everything you need . We're a way off the Kickstarter yet, ...
www.bastionland.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I'm so excited for this. Been following along the Bastionland blog and there's some great ideas here.
Episode 4 of our Children of Fear campaign log drops the investigators into rain-slick Sian, where a small, unsettling mystery tugs at them even as the larger journey presses on. All atmosphere and tension, and tough choices. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/09/c...
Children of Fear - Episode #4
23 September 1923.The gate’s echo was still in the investigators’ bones when Sian closed around them. Rain hissed on brick. Steam lifted from cookshops. Lanterns tilted in the wind like watchful eyes…
blog.monkeyx.games
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Episode 4 of our Children of Fear campaign log drops the investigators into rain-slick Sian, where a small, unsettling mystery tugs at them even as the larger journey presses on. All atmosphere and tension, and tough choices. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/09/c...
Nice article on this game: zotiquest.substack.com/p/why-im-bac...
February 8, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Nice article on this game: zotiquest.substack.com/p/why-im-bac...
Finally making it to Concrete Cow!
I’m running Fishguts Crawl using CY_BORG in the afternoon slot. Sludge, bad choices, and chrome-splattered chaos. Come get gross with me.
I’m running Fishguts Crawl using CY_BORG in the afternoon slot. Sludge, bad choices, and chrome-splattered chaos. Come get gross with me.
One month to go! Check out the games page for the submissions so far. www.concrete-cow.org.uk/2026/02/06/t...
The Concrete Cow schedule takes shape
It's just one month until Concrete Cow 26! Our GMs have submitted a great selection of games already - see the Games page for what's been offered so far. If you want to submit a game in advance, send ...
www.concrete-cow.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Finally making it to Concrete Cow!
I’m running Fishguts Crawl using CY_BORG in the afternoon slot. Sludge, bad choices, and chrome-splattered chaos. Come get gross with me.
I’m running Fishguts Crawl using CY_BORG in the afternoon slot. Sludge, bad choices, and chrome-splattered chaos. Come get gross with me.
If you like the idea of Shadowrun but die a little inside at the crunch, you might be interested in Arcana Rising. OSR chassis, modern magic Earth, day jobs, demons in the suburbs. Plus some honest thoughts on why I’ll mostly be stealing bits from it. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/06/a...
Arcana Rising - Fireballs and Day Jobs
There’s a very specific brain-worm that afflicts some of us. The conviction that surely there must be a game out there that does “modern wizards in our world” in a way that clicks with your group.
blog.monkeyx.games
February 6, 2026 at 1:08 PM
If you like the idea of Shadowrun but die a little inside at the crunch, you might be interested in Arcana Rising. OSR chassis, modern magic Earth, day jobs, demons in the suburbs. Plus some honest thoughts on why I’ll mostly be stealing bits from it. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/06/a...
I was introduced to D&D in Edinburgh (age 10) and then moved to LA (age 12) where that is all I played. It wasn't until uni (back in the UK) I encountered other systems (Vampire first, then Traveller and Cyberpunk).
Must admit half the games UK folks in 80s liked wasn't on my radar until recently.
Must admit half the games UK folks in 80s liked wasn't on my radar until recently.
This is a smaller point within @rdonoghue.bsky.social's wider thread (which you should read), but this really resonates with me. D&D was not something we (my RPG friend group as a teenager) ever really thought about playing. For me the progression was Fighting Fantasy>Twilight 2000>Traveller>etc.
I’m running through these thoughts because as much as I think of D&D as monolithic in my teens, it never felt inescapable, and there absolutely were more options, so I’m thinking through what was vs the story I’ve built up out of habit.
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I was introduced to D&D in Edinburgh (age 10) and then moved to LA (age 12) where that is all I played. It wasn't until uni (back in the UK) I encountered other systems (Vampire first, then Traveller and Cyberpunk).
Must admit half the games UK folks in 80s liked wasn't on my radar until recently.
Must admit half the games UK folks in 80s liked wasn't on my radar until recently.
It's #ZineTopia on Backerkit and I found some interesting projects to back. See 🧵 1/6
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
💥 Zinetopia 2026 on BackerKit
Welcome to Zinetopia on BackerKit 💥
A Small-format TTRPG crowdfunding Group-Collab event on BackerKit celebrating Zine Month running February 2–27, 2026.
What is Zine Month 📖
Zine Month is a mont...
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February 3, 2026 at 9:42 AM
It's #ZineTopia on Backerkit and I found some interesting projects to back. See 🧵 1/6
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
www.backerkit.com/c/collection...
Looking forward to this 👇I'll be running Feng Shui for the first time - a fast, cinematic action RPG about Hong Kong–style gunfights and kung fu where heroes from across time battle for control of the world’s fate.
Wrote the scenario "Lanterns of the Turning Year" to mark the new year.
Wrote the scenario "Lanterns of the Turning Year" to mark the new year.
warhorn.net/events/dahn-...
28th March. Chancery Lane. Face to face all day RPG action
Now with added Lincoln Green courtesy of @viscountjonkeer.bsky.social
Feng Shui. Vaesen. The One Ring. OSE. Psi-World and more
#rpg #londonrpg
28th March. Chancery Lane. Face to face all day RPG action
Now with added Lincoln Green courtesy of @viscountjonkeer.bsky.social
Feng Shui. Vaesen. The One Ring. OSE. Psi-World and more
#rpg #londonrpg
Dahn Sarf : The First Flourishes of Spring | Warhorn
Dahn Sarf : The First Flourishes of Spring
A day of gaming, timed as we say farewell to winter and bring warmth and joy back
Where is it?
https://drink.brewdog.com/uk/brewdog-chancery-lane
1 Plou...
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February 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Looking forward to this 👇I'll be running Feng Shui for the first time - a fast, cinematic action RPG about Hong Kong–style gunfights and kung fu where heroes from across time battle for control of the world’s fate.
Wrote the scenario "Lanterns of the Turning Year" to mark the new year.
Wrote the scenario "Lanterns of the Turning Year" to mark the new year.
Reposted by Seyed P. Razavi (aka Syd)
Once again it is time to be clear in how much I enjoy Seyed's reviews. I have found them extremely enlightening about our own material. The summaries of systems are really sharp.
I've said it before, but I really admire Seyed's ability to engage with creator intentions. Nice.
I've said it before, but I really admire Seyed's ability to engage with creator intentions. Nice.
Started reading this... Hot Damn it looks good.
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
Cold City Hot War Backers - check your kickstarter email - a coupon for the PDF of Hot War Second Edition is with you now. #coldcity
February 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Once again it is time to be clear in how much I enjoy Seyed's reviews. I have found them extremely enlightening about our own material. The summaries of systems are really sharp.
I've said it before, but I really admire Seyed's ability to engage with creator intentions. Nice.
I've said it before, but I really admire Seyed's ability to engage with creator intentions. Nice.
Started reading this... Hot Damn it looks good.
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
Cold City Hot War Backers - check your kickstarter email - a coupon for the PDF of Hot War Second Edition is with you now. #coldcity
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Started reading this... Hot Damn it looks good.
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
Will have to do a review when I've finished reading it.
Then the bigger challenge - find time and players to run it! But Cold City first maybe?
The next instalment of our ongoing Children of Fear campaign - an extended travel montage as the convoy leaves Peking, gets sized up at a muddy militia checkpoint, rolls into Chengchow under an ominous lotus sign, before Sian rises and the visions strike again. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/01/c...
Children of Fear - Episode #3
22–23 September 1923. Peking fell away behind the convoy under a low, rinsed sky, the city wall shrinking to a pale bruise against the rain. General Wu’s escort moved with competent purpose.
blog.monkeyx.games
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The next instalment of our ongoing Children of Fear campaign - an extended travel montage as the convoy leaves Peking, gets sized up at a muddy militia checkpoint, rolls into Chengchow under an ominous lotus sign, before Sian rises and the visions strike again. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/02/01/c...
Turned out to be a lot of fun.
In the AM, I really enjoyed @mcookie123.bsky.social 's improvised game of Gumshoe sword and sorcery where I played a bow wielding thief. The system was light but with plenty of to do. Our team managed to kill the dark lord Vosh after dealing with a huge lizard.
1/2
In the AM, I really enjoyed @mcookie123.bsky.social 's improvised game of Gumshoe sword and sorcery where I played a bow wielding thief. The system was light but with plenty of to do. Our team managed to kill the dark lord Vosh after dealing with a huge lizard.
1/2
Looking forward to attending @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social 's Dahn Sarf get together this Saturday. Not running anything at this one but just playing in two different games.
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
February 1, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Turned out to be a lot of fun.
In the AM, I really enjoyed @mcookie123.bsky.social 's improvised game of Gumshoe sword and sorcery where I played a bow wielding thief. The system was light but with plenty of to do. Our team managed to kill the dark lord Vosh after dealing with a huge lizard.
1/2
In the AM, I really enjoyed @mcookie123.bsky.social 's improvised game of Gumshoe sword and sorcery where I played a bow wielding thief. The system was light but with plenty of to do. Our team managed to kill the dark lord Vosh after dealing with a huge lizard.
1/2
In prep for a campaign I'll be playing in rather than GMing, I’ve reviewed Out of the Ashes, a melancholic-but-hopeful fantasy game about one community trying to survive the Fourth Age without becoming monsters themselves. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/30/s...
Out of the Ashes: Community at the End of the World
Sometimes I look at my fantasy campaigns and realise we’ve spent several sessions arguing about which direction to march in and about twenty minutes talking about what anyone is actually marching for.
blog.monkeyx.games
January 30, 2026 at 12:20 PM
In prep for a campaign I'll be playing in rather than GMing, I’ve reviewed Out of the Ashes, a melancholic-but-hopeful fantasy game about one community trying to survive the Fourth Age without becoming monsters themselves. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/30/s...
Looking forward to attending @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social 's Dahn Sarf get together this Saturday. Not running anything at this one but just playing in two different games.
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Looking forward to attending @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social 's Dahn Sarf get together this Saturday. Not running anything at this one but just playing in two different games.
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
One a lightweight Gumshoe-based sword&sorcery jam (yeah I have no idea) and the other Lex Arcana (Roman Britain with magic).
The second write-up for Children of Fear campaign: apocalyptic visions, ominous leads, and the party finally setting out from Peking. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/26/c...
Children of Fear #2
21 September 1923, Peking. The morning after the lecture carried the familiar texture of routine. Breakfast trays, soft voices, the faint clink of cutlery. Yet it landed wrong. Too many of the…
blog.monkeyx.games
January 26, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The second write-up for Children of Fear campaign: apocalyptic visions, ominous leads, and the party finally setting out from Peking. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/26/c...
A blog post in which I process some of the feel bads of modern life through watching the Traitors
blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/24/i...
blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/24/i...
Is this blog AI generated?
Last night I finished watching the Traitors (UK) – don’t worry, no spoilers ahead. Then this morning I got asked by Thomas at the Rascal whether this blog was AI generated. He has enjoyed my writing…
blog.monkeyx.games
January 24, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A blog post in which I process some of the feel bads of modern life through watching the Traitors
blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/24/i...
blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/24/i...
I’ve put Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells through an Evils of Illmire “swamp hexcrawl” stress-test: loads to like (fast play, nasty magic, GM-friendly scaling), but I’m not convinced it’s my best Illmire engine. Full review: blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/23/s...
Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells: A Hexcrawl Stress-Test
I’m doing this review because I’ve got The Evils of Illmire sitting on my desk like a wet promise. I want to run a hexcrawl. I want the feeling of a map full of bad decisions, where the party stares…
blog.monkeyx.games
January 23, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I’ve put Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells through an Evils of Illmire “swamp hexcrawl” stress-test: loads to like (fast play, nasty magic, GM-friendly scaling), but I’m not convinced it’s my best Illmire engine. Full review: blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/23/s...
Catching up on our Secret of the Dragon Emperor (Dragonbane) campaign with a lengthy blog post of the party's brave, if costly, delve into the Riddermound. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/21/d...
Dragonbane – The Secret of the Dragon Emperor #3
Morning in Outskirt comes grey and damp, the sort of light that makes the palisades look taller and the hills beyond a little less inviting. Inside the Three Stag Inn, the smells of porridge and smoke...
blog.monkeyx.games
January 21, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Catching up on our Secret of the Dragon Emperor (Dragonbane) campaign with a lengthy blog post of the party's brave, if costly, delve into the Riddermound. blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/21/d...
The first episode of our Children of Fear campaign - a campaign blog blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/18/c...
Children of Fear - Episode #1
20 September 1923, Peking. In the Foreign Legation Quarter the air always feels a little staged, as if the city has been asked to stand politely behind a rope while the West takes its tea.
blog.monkeyx.games
January 18, 2026 at 1:46 PM
The first episode of our Children of Fear campaign - a campaign blog blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/18/c...
Wrote a remix of @irny.bsky.social's Terminus scenario based on running it a couple of times which I hope helps other GMs wanting to run this: blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/17/t...
Terminus: Cthulhu Hack remix
I really like TERMINUS. It’s got that specific London-transport dread: fluorescent logic, wayfinding that assumes you’re compliant, the sense that the building is designed to move bodies efficiently…
blog.monkeyx.games
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Wrote a remix of @irny.bsky.social's Terminus scenario based on running it a couple of times which I hope helps other GMs wanting to run this: blog.monkeyx.games/2026/01/17/t...