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Red Dice Diaries
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Tabletop DM from the Midlands in the UK, mostly run old-school style games and retroclones but every now and then dip into other types of RPG; also host of the Red Dice Diaries Youtube channel and podcast on Substack.

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In session 17 of our #RoughNightsHardDays #WFRP2E campaign our heroes face spiritual trials in Athel Loren as hordes of orcs fall on both the forest and the dwarfhold of Karak Azgaraz.

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Rough Nights Hard Days session 17
🌿VISIONS OF THE WILD 🌿
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October 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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The spooky season is upon us, Hannah and myself have been watching horror films and some recent watches have made us think how cool a tavern, monster siege scenario could be in a tabletop RPG:

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Taverns vs Monsters
It’s getting near to the spooky time of year and, as is our tradition, Hannah and myself have been watching horror movies, a few that we saw recently have made us think about running a tavern siege…
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October 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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In our latest #WFRP4E session of #TheEnemyWithin campaign, our heroes attempt to infiltrate a Middenheim warehouse that they believe is serving as a base of operations for a powerful necromancer:

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The Enemy Within Campaign Session 33
💀 WAREHOUSE OF THE DEAD 💀
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October 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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That latest addition to my WFRP-adjacent collection.
October 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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In session 16 of our #WFRP2E campaign our heroes desperately hope to persuade the Asrai to join their alliance, but nothing is won without sacrifice beneath the boughs of the forest...

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Session 16 write-up for Rough Nights & Hard Days Campaign
FORESTS OF THE DEAD
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October 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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In the latest session of our #WFRP4E #TheEnemyWithin campaign, our heroes continue investigatingSkaven in Middenheim but discover a plot concerning a new dangerous drug on the streets:

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The Enemy Within Campaign Session 312
🕯︎ SEWER BOUND 🕯︎
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September 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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In the most recent session of our #RoughNightsHardDays #WFRP2E campaign our heroes have been charged by the Green Knight with retrieving a suit of Bretonnian armour from the chaos-infested Blood Keep.

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Session 15 write-up for Rough Nights & Hard Days Campaign
CHARGE OF THE GREEN KNIGHT
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September 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Woohoo! My Dolmenwood delivery has just turned up 🌳🙂🌳
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September 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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These chunky boys arrived this morning, have been loving the pdfs so great to have the hard copies in my hand 🙂
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September 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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In session 31 of our #TheEnemyWithin #WFRP4E campaign our heroes begin to unravel the dastardly plans of the villainous Skaven who lurk below Middenheim:

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The Enemy Within Campaign Session 31
🐀 UNDER INVESTIGATION🐀
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September 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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In our latest session of our #WFRP2E #RoughNightsHardDays campaign, our heroes are forced to face the minions of the plague god Nurgle in the small farming town of Hugeldal:

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Session 14 write-up for Rough Nights & Hard Days Campaign
NURGLE'S ROT
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September 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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I've been doing some more messing around with maps for a future campaign, set in the same world as my previous Smoke & Snow games:

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September 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Great article on Follow Me and Die about creating a campaign world to run games in:

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Building A New World For My Convention Scenarios | Follow Me And Die!
For the last few weeks I have been streaming on Friday night from 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm on Twitch.
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September 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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In today's episode, Hannah and myself are discussing lethal situations in RPGs, whether you should prepare your player party for them, we also answer a voicemail from Evil Jeff of Minions & Musings:

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Preparing for Lethal Situations in RPGs
In this episode Hannah and myself are discussing an upcoming, potential lethal situation in my WFRP 2nd ed campaign and how I’m planning to prepare the player group for it, we also talk about the…
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September 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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It’s the final day of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and myself are rewarding ourselves by cracking open a couple of cold ones and talking about what we find to be the most rewarding part of the hobby.

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RPGaDay 31: Reward
It’s the final day of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and myself are rewarding ourselves by cracking open a couple of cold ones and talking about what we find to be the most rewarding part of the hobby.
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August 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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It’s day 30 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about non-Experience based benefits in RPGs.

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RPGaDay 30: Experience
It’s day 30 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about non-Experience based benefits in RPGs.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Only a couple more days of #RPGaDay2025 remaining, and for day 29 we’re talking about how TTRPGs can bring people together.

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RPGaDay 29: Connect
Only a couple more days of #RPGaDay2025 remaining, and for day 29 we’re talking about how TTRPGs can bring people together.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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In the latest session of our #WFRP4E #TheEnemyWithin campaign our heroes find themselves drawn into the machinations of the Children of the Horned Rat.

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The Enemy Within Campaign Session 30
🗻 PURRSECUTION🌲
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August 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The prompt for day 28 of #RPGaDay2025 is “Suspense” and we’re giving our thoughts on building suspense and how sometimes you’re better to keep it tucked away for a later session.

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RPGaDay 28: Suspense
The prompt for day 28 of #RPGaDay2025 is “Suspense” and we’re giving our thoughts on building suspense and how sometimes you’re better to keep it tucked away for a later session.
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August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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It's day 27 of #RPGaDay2025 and we're talking tactics, and also highlighting some of the tactical elements of the RPG Band of Blades.

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RPGaDay 27: Tactic
The prompt for day 27 of #RPGaDay2025 is “Tactic”, Hannah and I are giving some of our thoughts on mass battles and also discussing the tactical thinking in the game Band of Blades.
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August 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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For day 26 of #RPGaDay2025 Hannah and I are sharing our thoughts on having a nemesis for your player-party and some things to keep in mind.

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RPGaDay 26: Nemesis
For day 26 of #RPGaDay2025 Hannah and I are sharing our thoughts on having a nemesis for your player-party and some things to keep in mind.
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August 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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We’re talking about challenge ratings, encounter building and how necessary they are for day 25 of #RPGaDay2025

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RPGaDay 25: Challenge
We’re talking about challenge ratings, encounter building and how necessary they are for day 25 of #RPGaDay2025
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August 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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It’s day 24 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about some of the benefits and potential pitfalls of having grand reveals in your TTRPGs.

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RPGaDay 24: Reveal
It’s day 24 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about some of the benefits and potential pitfalls of having grand reveals in your TTRPGs.
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August 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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It’s day 23 of #RPGaDay2025, and we’re chatting about the most recent game that Hannah has run and how the way she describes it dovetails with an excellent episode of the Roleplay Rescue podcast I listened to recently.

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RPGaDay 23: Recent
It’s day 23 of #RPGaDay2025, and we’re chatting about the most recent game that Hannah has run and how the way she describes it dovetails with an excellent episode of the Roleplay Rescue podcast I…
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August 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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It's day 22 of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and I are discussing how players choice of allies is often surprising, but always entertaining:

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RPGaDay 22: Ally
We’re on day 22 of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and I are discussing how player’s choice of allies is often surprising but almost always entertaining.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM