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The GROGNARD files filling the blue sky with bobbins about tabletop RPGs from back in the day and today.
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Re-up for morning crowd. See Chris from the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social and Craig from @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social join me and out Guy for some Outgunned Star Wars. Nice system if you want big, bold heroes and push your luck dice rolls, check it out. ⭐🪖
This time on Unconventional GMs we have high pulp Star Wars action using Outgunned. WiIl my Daft Punk-inspired rewired Protocol Droid make it through to the end? Guest appearance from @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social Third Floor Wars too!
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#TwoLittleMice #StarWard #TTRPGs #ttrpg
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#TwoLittleMice #StarWard #TTRPGs #ttrpg
Outgunned : One Shot | Tatooine Manhunt | Star Wars | Actual Play
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January 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Re-up for morning crowd. See Chris from the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social and Craig from @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social join me and out Guy for some Outgunned Star Wars. Nice system if you want big, bold heroes and push your luck dice rolls, check it out. ⭐🪖
Now reading. I remember when it was imaginative satire …
January 18, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Now reading. I remember when it was imaginative satire …
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Featuring podcasting legends @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social and @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social (and Gaz of course), join us on an #ActualPlay #TTRPG #StarWars Tatooine Manhunt - can they recruit a rebel hero in 2 hours or less?
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Outgunned : One Shot | Tatooine Manhunt | Star Wars | Actual Play
YouTube video by Unconventional GMs
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January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Featuring podcasting legends @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social and @thirdfloorwars.bsky.social (and Gaz of course), join us on an #ActualPlay #TTRPG #StarWars Tatooine Manhunt - can they recruit a rebel hero in 2 hours or less?
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In no particular order, the ones I scribbled in my notepad during the game:
Chegwin
See-WAH-Jin
Sah-HOW-gin
Sah-WHO-AR-gin
Sea-Hag-Jin
Sue Harding
Sue-Har-jin
It was an enjoyable, fun game, the players all brought a lot of humour to the table. I'd love to see those pregens have more adventures...
Chegwin
See-WAH-Jin
Sah-HOW-gin
Sah-WHO-AR-gin
Sea-Hag-Jin
Sue Harding
Sue-Har-jin
It was an enjoyable, fun game, the players all brought a lot of humour to the table. I'd love to see those pregens have more adventures...
January 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
In no particular order, the ones I scribbled in my notepad during the game:
Chegwin
See-WAH-Jin
Sah-HOW-gin
Sah-WHO-AR-gin
Sea-Hag-Jin
Sue Harding
Sue-Har-jin
It was an enjoyable, fun game, the players all brought a lot of humour to the table. I'd love to see those pregens have more adventures...
Chegwin
See-WAH-Jin
Sah-HOW-gin
Sah-WHO-AR-gin
Sea-Hag-Jin
Sue Harding
Sue-Har-jin
It was an enjoyable, fun game, the players all brought a lot of humour to the table. I'd love to see those pregens have more adventures...
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Last weekend at Grogmeet. This feels like months ago now with work being so busy. Guy Milner's Glorantha game, where I played a troll descended from royalty with a taste for caviar.
January 16, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Last weekend at Grogmeet. This feels like months ago now with work being so busy. Guy Milner's Glorantha game, where I played a troll descended from royalty with a taste for caviar.
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Grogmeet last weekend was brilliant, and this is a great set of photos capturing the event, including a photo of me running “The Chegwin Heel”. 🤣
January 16, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Grogmeet last weekend was brilliant, and this is a great set of photos capturing the event, including a photo of me running “The Chegwin Heel”. 🤣
Here is my GROGMEET Scrapbook from last weekend thegrognardfiles.com/2026/01/16/g...
GROGMEET Scrapbook Jan 2026 - The GROGNARD Files
The weekend of 9th-10th January 2026 was GROGMEET 2026 - no shacket was required, but in hindsight, it was useful!
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January 16, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Here is my GROGMEET Scrapbook from last weekend thegrognardfiles.com/2026/01/16/g...
A note for your diary. Virtual GROGMEET 17 - 19th April. Hey up! I must be gaming.
January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A note for your diary. Virtual GROGMEET 17 - 19th April. Hey up! I must be gaming.
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Today I am mostly playing Swartbaard the Corsair in @davepaters.bsky.social MERP game. With @jimjimthegrim.bsky.social @sam0vail.bsky.social @viscountjonkeer.bsky.social @oldscouserp.bsky.social @lintillaz.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Today I am mostly playing Swartbaard the Corsair in @davepaters.bsky.social MERP game. With @jimjimthegrim.bsky.social @sam0vail.bsky.social @viscountjonkeer.bsky.social @oldscouserp.bsky.social @lintillaz.bsky.social
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My convention report for #Grogmeet is up. Feel free to check and tell me what I’ve got wrong.
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Grogmeet – 9th to 11th January 2026
1. Why I Went I am a grognard. In Table-Top Role-Playing Game (TTRPG) terms, a grognard (hereafter “grog”) is someone who was around in the ...
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January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
My convention report for #Grogmeet is up. Feel free to check and tell me what I’ve got wrong.
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my grogmeet experience clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/g...
Grogmeet 2026
Grogmeet 2026 Grogmeat 2026 returned for its 10th year or is 9th? in Manchester. Our venue for the weekend was the the Brickhouse student venue adjacent Oxford Road station. Despite yellow an…
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January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
my grogmeet experience clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/2026/01/13/g...
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Happy Tuesday please enjoy this Beatles book shelfie.
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Happy Tuesday please enjoy this Beatles book shelfie.
Stop the clocks. 13 days in and @robindlaws.bsky.social has already written the best review of the year. On Hamnet: “lyrically visualized, powerfully acted, preposterous poppycock.”
January 13, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Stop the clocks. 13 days in and @robindlaws.bsky.social has already written the best review of the year. On Hamnet: “lyrically visualized, powerfully acted, preposterous poppycock.”
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Inspired by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & @chaosium.bsky.social podcast, I've done a History of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects - Part One. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-history-...
#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
January 13, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Inspired by @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & @chaosium.bsky.social podcast, I've done a History of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader in 5 Less Obvious Objects - Part One. exploringwarhammer.substack.com/p/a-history-...
#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
#Warhammer #Warhammer40K
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Home. Dog on lap. Reflecting on #grogmeet. Thanks @amacdon6.bsky.social for twisting my arm to attend. Great games by @jaje7406.bsky.social, @dailydwarf.bsky.social, @ottomancer.bsky.social & Tall Tom.
Great to catch up with the old Grogs and meeting the Young Turks. Bodes well for the future.
Great to catch up with the old Grogs and meeting the Young Turks. Bodes well for the future.
January 11, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Home. Dog on lap. Reflecting on #grogmeet. Thanks @amacdon6.bsky.social for twisting my arm to attend. Great games by @jaje7406.bsky.social, @dailydwarf.bsky.social, @ottomancer.bsky.social & Tall Tom.
Great to catch up with the old Grogs and meeting the Young Turks. Bodes well for the future.
Great to catch up with the old Grogs and meeting the Young Turks. Bodes well for the future.
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A review of Grogmeet 2026.
Many thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & Blythy
GMs @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social & @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
and my players and all the folks that I chatted to and met over the weekend.
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Many thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & Blythy
GMs @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social & @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
and my players and all the folks that I chatted to and met over the weekend.
buttondown.com/theraspyrave...
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A review of Grogmeet 2026.
Many thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & Blythy
GMs @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social & @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
and my players and all the folks that I chatted to and met over the weekend.
buttondown.com/theraspyrave...
Many thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & Blythy
GMs @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social & @paulbaldowski.bsky.social
and my players and all the folks that I chatted to and met over the weekend.
buttondown.com/theraspyrave...
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The art of amusing. 1866.
January 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
The art of amusing. 1866.
“Be careful. These so called investigators tend to come in fives”
Meeples on a train! #grogmeet fun with @jaje7406.bsky.social @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & friends as cultists battling those American investigators... #areWeTheBadGuys?
January 11, 2026 at 8:28 AM
“Be careful. These so called investigators tend to come in fives”
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Great day at #BrickHouseSocial for #Grogmeet running #DeeSanction in the morning—collecting a two-headed calf from Smyth Field market—and #BRP in the afternoon—following independent contractors sent to a gas refinery in a deteriorating orbit around Saturn, based on White Dwarf classic Sky Rig.
January 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Great day at #BrickHouseSocial for #Grogmeet running #DeeSanction in the morning—collecting a two-headed calf from Smyth Field market—and #BRP in the afternoon—following independent contractors sent to a gas refinery in a deteriorating orbit around Saturn, based on White Dwarf classic Sky Rig.
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On the way home from #Grogmeet. A fantastic couple of days of gaming. Lovely to see everyone. Would like a cuppa. Pub was loud and my voice feels like it's dropped an octave. Now I need to make sure I don't fall asleep on this tram @clownf1st.bsky.social so I don't end up at Manchester Airport. 😅
January 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
On the way home from #Grogmeet. A fantastic couple of days of gaming. Lovely to see everyone. Would like a cuppa. Pub was loud and my voice feels like it's dropped an octave. Now I need to make sure I don't fall asleep on this tram @clownf1st.bsky.social so I don't end up at Manchester Airport. 😅
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Meeples on a train! #grogmeet fun with @jaje7406.bsky.social @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & friends as cultists battling those American investigators... #areWeTheBadGuys?
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Meeples on a train! #grogmeet fun with @jaje7406.bsky.social @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social & friends as cultists battling those American investigators... #areWeTheBadGuys?
This is the best thing I’ve seen all year. It’s so funny and well observed www.instagram.com/reel/DTLF62T...
kieranchodgson on Instagram: "A little treat for fans of #universitychallenge (basically my favourite show). Bad TV Impressions: University Challenge - The Amol …"
A little treat for fans of #universitychallenge (basically my favourite show). Bad TV Impressions: University Challenge - The Amol Rajan EraJust a bit of fun!@bbcradio4 @itvstudios #comedy #impressions #unichallenge
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January 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
This is the best thing I’ve seen all year. It’s so funny and well observed www.instagram.com/reel/DTLF62T...
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This is a great listen, and in homage to the show I'm going to write a 'Five Items that Made #Warhammer40K Rogue Trader' post for exploringwarhammer.substack.com so if you have any suggestions, do let me know! (Esp. if more off the beaten track!)
January 7, 2026 at 10:57 AM
This is a great listen, and in homage to the show I'm going to write a 'Five Items that Made #Warhammer40K Rogue Trader' post for exploringwarhammer.substack.com so if you have any suggestions, do let me know! (Esp. if more off the beaten track!)
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Here's the link to the podcast directly - thegrognardfiles.com/2026/01/01/f...
Five Items that Made Chaosium (with Rick Meints) - The GROGNARD Files
Rick Meints, President of Chaosium, joins us in the room of role-playing rambling to find five items from the history of the company.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Here's the link to the podcast directly - thegrognardfiles.com/2026/01/01/f...