Pat Grogan
@palaeopat.bsky.social
Former archaeologist/tour guide now a desk jockey. I read fantasy and science fiction, and Star Wars. I occasionally post about and review books on Instagram, play TTRPGs, and Mechwarrior. All views my own. (He/him)
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This was a damn good start to the new season of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social Really looking forward to getting more of this story and characters.
On the quiet Outer Rim planet of Talamere the inhabitants go about their daily business untroubled by the events of the wider Galaxy and try to put their pasts behind them. But some things can never stay buried for long, and the burning question remains - does everyone deserve a shot at Redemption?
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: A Shot At Redemption E01 - Just Another Day
25 years after Palpatine improbably returned and was even more improbably defeated, the New Republic has fragmented. On the quiet Outer Rim planet of Talamere the inhabitants go about their daily busi...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
This was a damn good start to the new season of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social Really looking forward to getting more of this story and characters.
Finally caught up on the Mecha Hack game this week from @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social thoroughly enjoyed and what an ending!
There's only one way off the planet - straight up the side of a skyscraper, break the cloud cover and call for evac! But with the biggest threat they have ever faced in hot pursuit and a long way to climb, will our fireteam make it to salvation?
It's your favourite Rampage homage!
It's your favourite Rampage homage!
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: The Mecha Hack E12 - Dust Off, Nuke The Whole Place From Orbit
There's only one way off the planet - straight up the side of a skyscraper, break the cloud cover and call for evac! But with the biggest threat they have ever faced in hot pursuit and a long way to c...
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February 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Finally caught up on the Mecha Hack game this week from @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social thoroughly enjoyed and what an ending!
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In just under a week, season 9 of Force Majeure starts! As I'm a little bit behind with my promo posts, let's get things going, starting with our season banner reveal!
February 3, 2026 at 12:29 PM
In just under a week, season 9 of Force Majeure starts! As I'm a little bit behind with my promo posts, let's get things going, starting with our season banner reveal!
qtp with a movie you’d rate a perfect 10/10 🍿
January 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
qtp with a movie you’d rate a perfect 10/10 🍿
Caught up on Fallout season 2 tonight and it is very good. However I have made the mistake of hitting play on the Stargate movie and now I am wholly invested even though I have seen it so many times already.
a man is standing in front of a wall that says fandango movieclips on the bottom
Alt: The character of Daniel Jackson in the Stargate movie stepping through the Stargate
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January 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Caught up on Fallout season 2 tonight and it is very good. However I have made the mistake of hitting play on the Stargate movie and now I am wholly invested even though I have seen it so many times already.
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Ringing in the New Year the best we know how… with LEGO! Build your best year yet! 🎉
Happy New Year Blue Sky friends and May the force be with you! 🥳
Happy New Year Blue Sky friends and May the force be with you! 🥳
January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Ringing in the New Year the best we know how… with LEGO! Build your best year yet! 🎉
Happy New Year Blue Sky friends and May the force be with you! 🥳
Happy New Year Blue Sky friends and May the force be with you! 🥳
Hoping for a nice chill day at home so I can start and finish the Lego Star Wars Acclamator-Class Assault Ship.
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Hoping for a nice chill day at home so I can start and finish the Lego Star Wars Acclamator-Class Assault Ship.
My now traditional Christmas dinner drink. The Kinsale Mead Co Wild Forest Honey mead.
December 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My now traditional Christmas dinner drink. The Kinsale Mead Co Wild Forest Honey mead.
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Merry Christmas to all our listeners! However you celebrate it, or don't celebrate it, we hope you have a wonderful day 🥰
December 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Merry Christmas to all our listeners! However you celebrate it, or don't celebrate it, we hope you have a wonderful day 🥰
Christmas time is Lego time. Looking forward to building these today.
December 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Christmas time is Lego time. Looking forward to building these today.
That was a great episode to finish off the latest season of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social I've really enjoyed this season and am looking forward to the inevitable relisten.
And with one final unexpected guest speaker, our tour of this archaeological wonder in the Ashen Wastes - and indeed this portion of our excursion - comes to an end. We trust you have enjoyed your journey, and please feel free to tip your guide on the way out...
#ttrpg #starwars
#ttrpg #starwars
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: Doom that Came to Sanctaris E18 - Dread
And with one final unexpected guest speaker, our tour of this archaeological wonder in the Ashen Wastes - and indeed this portion of our excursion - comes to an end. We trust you have enjoyed your jou...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
That was a great episode to finish off the latest season of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social I've really enjoyed this season and am looking forward to the inevitable relisten.
Long commute today and thankfully had some @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social to listen too. This was a fun episode with yet another cliffhanger of an ending. I cannot wait for the next episode. Hard to believe this season is almost done.
It appears Councillor Thorncrest is somewhat under the weather, and the confines of the tomb may not be totally agreeing with her. We hope that she manages to return to herself soon, or else there may be unfortunate consequences...
#ttrpg #starwars
#ttrpg #starwars
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: Doom that Came to Sanctaris E17 - Jail / Break
It appears Councillor Thorncrest is somewhat under the weather, and the confines of the tomb may not be totally agreeing with her. We hope that she manages to return to herself soon, or else there may...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Long commute today and thankfully had some @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social to listen too. This was a fun episode with yet another cliffhanger of an ending. I cannot wait for the next episode. Hard to believe this season is almost done.
This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying the encounter, the tension and Kuhro's glorious efficiency.
Tragically, it appears that while our host may have rejoined us, the good Colonel is still suffering from something of an ague and is not in the best of spirits. Moreover, we fear his choice of chaperone may not harbour good intentions for the continuation of our exploration...
#ttrpg #starwars
#ttrpg #starwars
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: Doom that Came to Sanctaris E16 - The Disciple
Tragically, it appears that while our host may have rejoined us, the good Colonel is still suffering from something of an ague and is not in the best of spirits. Moreover, his choice of chaperone is c...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoying the encounter, the tension and Kuhro's glorious efficiency.
Life with a toddler is great. Going to bed with the little one and mommy is coming to help until toddler looks at her and goes "no mommy leave me alone and go away". Totally ruthless.
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Life with a toddler is great. Going to bed with the little one and mommy is coming to help until toddler looks at her and goes "no mommy leave me alone and go away". Totally ruthless.
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3 episodes of Season 9 in the bag, and I think @tcpatrick.bsky.social summed it up nicely by saying "Well, I wasn't expecting _that_!"
Can't wait to share it with you all, as I think we're off to one hell of a start!
Can't wait to share it with you all, as I think we're off to one hell of a start!
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
3 episodes of Season 9 in the bag, and I think @tcpatrick.bsky.social summed it up nicely by saying "Well, I wasn't expecting _that_!"
Can't wait to share it with you all, as I think we're off to one hell of a start!
Can't wait to share it with you all, as I think we're off to one hell of a start!
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I repost this each October in the hope that the complexity of Halloween's origins and customs are more widely appreciated. Claims of a simple historical & mononational genealogy for this celebration are themselves examples of contemporary folklore/mythmaking. limerick1914.medium.com/customs-vary...
“Customs vary wi’ the times, At Hallowe’en”
Customs, Myths and Messiness
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October 6, 2024 at 10:59 AM
I repost this each October in the hope that the complexity of Halloween's origins and customs are more widely appreciated. Claims of a simple historical & mononational genealogy for this celebration are themselves examples of contemporary folklore/mythmaking. limerick1914.medium.com/customs-vary...
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Getting set up to record the Season 9 Session Zero shortly! No rest for the wicked over here at Force Majeure Towers!
October 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Getting set up to record the Season 9 Session Zero shortly! No rest for the wicked over here at Force Majeure Towers!
Delighted to get the @inkstonebooks.bsky.social editions of the Star Wars The Essential Legends Collection signed hardbacks of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart and Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller.
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Delighted to get the @inkstonebooks.bsky.social editions of the Star Wars The Essential Legends Collection signed hardbacks of Yoda: Dark Rendezvous by Sean Stewart and Knight Errant by John Jackson Miller.
This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social Really enjoyed it and a great way to end the episode.
It appears that once again proceedings are being interrupted by uninvited guests, and we can only offer our most profuse apologies for the inconvenience. We will ask a colleague to attend to the matter forthwith, hopefully allowing you to continue to enjoy exploring this historic location.
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: Doom that Came to Sanctaris E15 - Unwelcome Company
It appears that once again proceedings are being interrupted by uninvited guests, and we can only offer our most profuse apologies for the inconvenience and discourtesy. We will ask a colleague to att...
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October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This was a great episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social Really enjoyed it and a great way to end the episode.
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The #HydianHeroes have to deal with the aftermath of a smoke bomb and a corpse turning to smoke. Now the Herglic bouncers are getting involved.
Find out how they dance free of this in the next #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode
Find out how they dance free of this in the next #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode
The Hard Road – Softly Called Over
When the bouncers are two stories tall it becomes even harder to keep out of trouble, when a suspicious being disappears right in front of you. Now Vadillorn dances around security and danger as she starts to pursue from one danger to another. Norin is tearing the Codfather apart to find out what the kriff is happening.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The #HydianHeroes have to deal with the aftermath of a smoke bomb and a corpse turning to smoke. Now the Herglic bouncers are getting involved.
Find out how they dance free of this in the next #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode
Find out how they dance free of this in the next #StarWars #TTRPG #ActualPlay episode
Played my first game of Pirate Borg over the weekend. It was a lot of fun. I rolled up a character that was basically a conquistador. Rolled well right through until at the end we were rolling for loot then I got a black spot and 1 day to lift the curse. Better get that backup character ready 😂
October 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Played my first game of Pirate Borg over the weekend. It was a lot of fun. I rolled up a character that was basically a conquistador. Rolled well right through until at the end we were rolling for loot then I got a black spot and 1 day to lift the curse. Better get that backup character ready 😂
Another solid episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoyed this one. The combat was a lot of fun.
Alas, it seems that site security has a minor disagreement with our excursion's presence - please allow us a moment to negotiate with said custodians and we are sure that the rest of the expedition will be permitted to go swimmingly...
#ttrpg #starwars #actualplay
#ttrpg #starwars #actualplay
Force Majeure - A Star Wars Actual Play Podcast: Doom that Came to Sanctaris E14 - Purpose Walks Until The End
Alas, it seems that site security has a minor disagreement with our excursions presence - please allow us a moment to negotiate with said custodians and we are sure that the rest of the expedition wil...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Another solid episode of @forcemajeurepod.bsky.social really enjoyed this one. The combat was a lot of fun.
I spent some of this past weekend attempting to paint my first ever Star Wars Legion minis. The Luke Skywalker Operative Expansion. I picked it up some time ago and decided to make a dent in the gray pile of shame of various minis I have collected over the last while.
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I spent some of this past weekend attempting to paint my first ever Star Wars Legion minis. The Luke Skywalker Operative Expansion. I picked it up some time ago and decided to make a dent in the gray pile of shame of various minis I have collected over the last while.