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Peter Ray Allison
@peterallison.net
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Husband, father, writer, journalist and podcaster.
🧛‍♀️ Co-founder of @MythicEchoes.bsky.social
🎲 Editor for @geekpride.bsky.social
✍️ Articles in BBC, Guardian, Independent and others
🎙️Occasionally on BBC Radio
🧬 They/them
📌 Derby, UK
🔗 www.peterallison.net
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Peter Ray Allison @peterallison.net · Dec 7
As of midnight last night, I can finally announce that next year I will be organising a series of vampire gaming events as part of the Dracula Returns to Derby celebrations.

There is a lot going on behind the scenes and I cannot wait to share with you what we have planned.

#ttrpg #larp #vamily
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · Dec 7
🎉 Dracula Returns to Derby: Celebrating 100 Years of Dracula on Stage! 🧛‍♂️

In collaboration with Dracula Returns to Derby, join us for Mythic Echoes’ vampire gaming extravaganza.

Stay tuned for more details!
#DraculaReturns #Vampire #TabletopRPGs #LARP #DerbyEvents #HorrorGaming #TTRPG #Vamily
Mythic Echoes presents in association with Dracula Returns to Derby: Vampire RPG Say Vampire: The Auction LARP
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Advertise your account with a gif.
February 17, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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UPDATED schedule finalised for Vampire Games Day II and only a few tickets are left.

📅 Saturday, 21st February 2026
⏰ 9.00am - 6.00pm
📍 The Wardwick, Derby
💰 £20
🔗 derbymuseums.org/event/vampir...

#dracula #gaming #ttrpg #horror #vampire
Vampire Games Day schedule.
February 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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Gaming is hard work, so the bar will be serving drinks throughout Vampire Games Day II. There will also be an hour's break for lunch.

📅 Saturday, 21st February 2026
⏰ 9.00am - 6.00pm
📍 The Wardwick, Derby
💰 £20
🔗 derbymuseums.org/event/vampir...

#dracula #gaming #ttrpg #horror #vampire
Inside The Wardwick
February 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Sudbury Hall is amazing.
Exterior. Interior.
February 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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Had fun presenting Playing The Monster: Dracula's influence on roleplaying games at #TabletopGamingLive.
Playing The Monster.
February 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Did you spot me?
youtu.be/GWiDsE_1HD8?...
Day 1 of Tabletop Gaming Live was nothing short of epic! Check out the highlights
YouTube video by Tabletop Gaming
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February 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Had fun presenting Playing The Monster: Dracula's influence on roleplaying games at #TabletopGamingLive.
Playing The Monster.
February 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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At Tabletop Gaming Live today to present my talk about Dracula's influence on roleplaying games.
Dracula's influence on roleplaying games.
February 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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Calling all vampires! #vamily
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · 18d
Be crowned Best Dressed Vampire at Vampire Games Day II and become the Honoured Guest at our next event!

📅 Date: Saturday, 21st February 2026
⏰ Time: 9.00am - 6.00pm
📍 Location: The Wardwick, Derby
💰 Price: £20
🔗 Tickets: derbymuseums.org/event/vampir...

#gaming #dracula #ttrpg #horror #vampire
Vampire Games Day II costume competition.
January 29, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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I suspect @drether.bsky.social will appreciate this...
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Dr. Who x Airwolf | Epic Theme Song Mashup 2026
YouTube video by CLMC Music
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February 11, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Watched the stunningly brilliant sci-fi thriller Alice in Borderland. It has a delightfully twisty plot with great characters and some unnerving scenes of a desolate Tokyo. Well worth a watch.
youtu.be/49_44FFKZ1M?...
Alice in Borderland | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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February 11, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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A bit chilly on the school run this morning...
Foggy field.
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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Great time chatting with Top Doce about Mythic Echoes and Vampire Games Days II.

#vampires #horror #ttrpg #gaming #dracila
February 11, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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ICYMI: Whitby gets the goths but Derby saw Dracula first, 1924. @mythicechoes.bsky.social host Vampire Games Day II on 21st February: Vampire: The Requiem, D&D and Warhammer in a gothic library. Best fangs wins. We interviewed them too. #MythicEchoes #TTRPG #Vampire #Derby l.d20.ninja/wLmmBH
Vampire Games Day II: The Vampire Bites Back
In 1924, Dracula was performed on stage for the first time – in Derby to be precise. A hundred years later, the centenary was held to celebrate this auspicious
l.d20.ninja
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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I started today with a phonecall from Bruce Dickinson of Little Angels.

This is why I love freelancing - I never quite know what will happen next.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tJz...
Little Angels - Young Gods (Stand Up Stand Up)
YouTube video by LittleAngelsVEVO
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February 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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Milder but still muddy.

#ProofOfDog
Athena.
February 9, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Looking forward to Tabletop Gaming Live on Saturday!
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · 8d
Ahead of Vampire Games Day II next week, Mythic Echoes will be at Tabletop Gaming Live this Saturday. @peterallison.net will be giving a talk at the event (at 1pm) about Dracula's influence on roleplaying games.

www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/tabletop-gam...

#dracula #gaming #ttrpg #horror #vampire
Dracula's influence on RPGs
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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Looking forward to chatting about vampires and gaming at Tabletop Gaming Live. #vamily
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · 8d
Ahead of Vampire Games Day II next week, Mythic Echoes will be at Tabletop Gaming Live this Saturday. @peterallison.net will be giving a talk at the event (at 1pm) about Dracula's influence on roleplaying games.

www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/tabletop-gam...

#dracula #gaming #ttrpg #horror #vampire
Dracula's influence on RPGs
February 9, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Looking for a spare HDMI cable.

Send help...
Cables. So many cables...
February 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Not long now! #vamily
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · 10d
In TWO WEEKS time we will be hosting Vampire Games Day II; vampire-themed roleplaying games in a gothic former library.

📅 Saturday, 21st February 2026
⏰ 9.00am - 6.00pm
📍 The Wardwick, Derby
💰 £20
🔗 derbymuseums.org/event/vampir...

#dracula #gaming #horror #ttrpg #vampire
14 Days left
February 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Six years ago today, my article about the return of Vampire: The Masquerade and the @worldofdarkness.bsky.social was published by Dicebreaker.

I have played Vampire since it was first released (I am old...), so writing this article was a joy.

#vamily #vtm

www.dicebreaker.com/categories/r...
Shedding light on World of Darkness, the gothic-punk universe of RPG Vampire: The Masquerade
Inside the World of Darkness, the dark tabletop home of RPGs Vampire, Werewolf and Mage.
www.dicebreaker.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
peterallison.net
Six years ago today, my article about the return of Vampire: The Masquerade and the @worldofdarkness.bsky.social was published by Dicebreaker.

I have played Vampire since it was first released (I am old...), so writing this article was a joy.

#vamily #vtm

www.dicebreaker.com/categories/r...
Shedding light on World of Darkness, the gothic-punk universe of RPG Vampire: The Masquerade
Inside the World of Darkness, the dark tabletop home of RPGs Vampire, Werewolf and Mage.
www.dicebreaker.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Reposted by Peter Ray Allison
mythicechoes.bsky.social
Two tables have sold out and we are down to our last few tickets for Vampire Games Day II, including spaces at Warhammer: The Old World - Gone But Not Forgotten, by Chris Handley (@drether.bsky.social), one of the writers for the game.

#vampire #ttrpg #warhammer #gaming #horror
Vampire Games Day II. Gone but Not Forgotten. Chris Handley
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Down to our last few tickets! #vamily
mythicechoes.bsky.social Mythic Echoes @mythicechoes.bsky.social · 13d
Two tables have sold out and we are down to our last few tickets for Vampire Games Day II, including spaces at Warhammer: The Old World - Gone But Not Forgotten, by Chris Handley (@drether.bsky.social), one of the writers for the game.

#vampire #ttrpg #warhammer #gaming #horror
Vampire Games Day II. Gone but Not Forgotten. Chris Handley
February 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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A quick blast on my bike before lunch.
6.4 miles in 55 minutes.
February 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM