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By: Dirk on Thursday, January 1, 2026
By: Dirk on Thursday, January 1, 2026
Five Items that Made Chaosium (with Rick Meints)
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 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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By: Dirk on Thursday, January 1, 2026
By: Dirk on Thursday, January 1, 2026
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As part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and Head of Nostalgia, was invited by the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to share five items from the Chaosium Archives that represent the development of the company over fifty years. Some unexpected items in there!
'Five Items that made Chaosium' over 50 years – Rick Meints on the Grognard Files
Last November as part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and head of the Nostalgia Department, was a special guest of the Grognard Files at their annual conve...
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January 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
As part of Chaosium's 50th anniversary celebrations, Rick Meints, Chaosium president and Head of Nostalgia, was invited by the @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social to share five items from the Chaosium Archives that represent the development of the company over fifty years. Some unexpected items in there!
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how all youtube ads sound to me
December 30, 2025 at 10:27 AM
how all youtube ads sound to me
It is 50 years since the creation of @chaosium.bsky.social ... what five objects tell the story of its history? @rickmeints.bsky.social takes on the challenge.
Plus, more stories from GROGMEETish.
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Plus, more stories from GROGMEETish.
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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 1, 2026 at 11:19 AM
It is 50 years since the creation of @chaosium.bsky.social ... what five objects tell the story of its history? @rickmeints.bsky.social takes on the challenge.
Plus, more stories from GROGMEETish.
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Plus, more stories from GROGMEETish.
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My toaster has stopped working
January 1, 2026 at 1:12 AM
My toaster has stopped working
As there been a better video?
I never tire of watching this - the in camera effects are stunning.
Once you’ve seen it once, yiu’ll not be able to stop, it’s hypnotic.
Michel Gondry is a genius. youtu.be/s5FyfQDO5g0?...
I never tire of watching this - the in camera effects are stunning.
Once you’ve seen it once, yiu’ll not be able to stop, it’s hypnotic.
Michel Gondry is a genius. youtu.be/s5FyfQDO5g0?...
December 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
As there been a better video?
I never tire of watching this - the in camera effects are stunning.
Once you’ve seen it once, yiu’ll not be able to stop, it’s hypnotic.
Michel Gondry is a genius. youtu.be/s5FyfQDO5g0?...
I never tire of watching this - the in camera effects are stunning.
Once you’ve seen it once, yiu’ll not be able to stop, it’s hypnotic.
Michel Gondry is a genius. youtu.be/s5FyfQDO5g0?...
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Go round the outside.
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Go round the outside.
Held a torch for Sue Sue Devaney for 30 nights and 14 matinees so she could sleep on a hill unnoticed
stood and watched a woodpecker on the edge of Hampstead Heath with Jim Carter out of off of Downton
emailed Jet-from-Gladiators with the threat of a Paypal dispute
December 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Held a torch for Sue Sue Devaney for 30 nights and 14 matinees so she could sleep on a hill unnoticed
Looking for a new year's resolution? Why not join us at the GROGNARD files Book Club. First Sunday of the month. It's a Sunday School for Geeks.
December 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Looking for a new year's resolution? Why not join us at the GROGNARD files Book Club. First Sunday of the month. It's a Sunday School for Geeks.
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By: Dirk on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
By: Dirk on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more
This is a collection of off-cuts from recent episodes, normally for Patreons, but a festive gift for you.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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By: Dirk on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
By: Dirk on Wednesday, December 24, 2025
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Met @magnusseter.bsky.social today. I first met Magnus 38 years ago when he and @algstrand.bsky.social ran a rpg club at the Library in my hometown in Sweden - Those were fun times and introduced us to a wide range of games. He brought his excellent book that @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social covered.
December 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Met @magnusseter.bsky.social today. I first met Magnus 38 years ago when he and @algstrand.bsky.social ran a rpg club at the Library in my hometown in Sweden - Those were fun times and introduced us to a wide range of games. He brought his excellent book that @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social covered.
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Finally some gaming podcasts - Shut Up And Sit Down for board games, The Grognard Files for vintage and modern TTRPGs and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias for Cthulhu and horror www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/ thegrognardfiles.com blasphemoustomes.com
podcastles - Shut Up & Sit Down
On this free-flowing episode of the Shut Up & Sit Down Podcast, Tom and Matt are chatting about competitive marble-pilfering simulator 12 Rivers, as well as a double-bill of absurd racing games in Hot...
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December 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Finally some gaming podcasts - Shut Up And Sit Down for board games, The Grognard Files for vintage and modern TTRPGs and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias for Cthulhu and horror www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcastle/ thegrognardfiles.com blasphemoustomes.com
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After fifty years, Denis Gifford’s Pictorial History of Horror Movies continues to inspire me. Like, I still enjoying a rummage around online to check out if any more silent horrors have been restored.
Eg. Conrad Veidt’s Student of Prague (1926) is now on blu. An eerie faustian tale.
Eg. Conrad Veidt’s Student of Prague (1926) is now on blu. An eerie faustian tale.
December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
After fifty years, Denis Gifford’s Pictorial History of Horror Movies continues to inspire me. Like, I still enjoying a rummage around online to check out if any more silent horrors have been restored.
Eg. Conrad Veidt’s Student of Prague (1926) is now on blu. An eerie faustian tale.
Eg. Conrad Veidt’s Student of Prague (1926) is now on blu. An eerie faustian tale.
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One from the festive vaults! The Radio Times edition from 1982
December 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
One from the festive vaults! The Radio Times edition from 1982
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Thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social for Dirk’s Dossier, which has seen me through the Christmas washing up nicely.
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Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more
Podcast Episode · The GROGNARD Files · 24/12/2025 · 54m
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December 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Thanks to @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social for Dirk’s Dossier, which has seen me through the Christmas washing up nicely.
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Went to local with son before he went out with his friends - he caught me and the dog having a detailed discussion. Happy Christmas all!
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Went to local with son before he went out with his friends - he caught me and the dog having a detailed discussion. Happy Christmas all!
Not sure what to do with your left-overs? we have found the solution ... Dirk's Dossier thegrognardfiles.com/2025/12/24/d...
Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more - The GROGNARD Files
This is a collection of off-cuts from recent episodes, normally for Patreons, but a festive gift for you.
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December 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Not sure what to do with your left-overs? we have found the solution ... Dirk's Dossier thegrognardfiles.com/2025/12/24/d...
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"Hey Clarence, show me the world where Uncle Billy was never born."
"Er, um, well..."
[Magnificent paradise where George can hear out of both ears, partnered up with Sam Wainwright, built a hydroelectric dam on the Bedford Falls falls bringing prosperity to all, and had nine kids with Violet]
"Er, um, well..."
[Magnificent paradise where George can hear out of both ears, partnered up with Sam Wainwright, built a hydroelectric dam on the Bedford Falls falls bringing prosperity to all, and had nine kids with Violet]
December 24, 2025 at 6:24 AM
"Hey Clarence, show me the world where Uncle Billy was never born."
"Er, um, well..."
[Magnificent paradise where George can hear out of both ears, partnered up with Sam Wainwright, built a hydroelectric dam on the Bedford Falls falls bringing prosperity to all, and had nine kids with Violet]
"Er, um, well..."
[Magnificent paradise where George can hear out of both ears, partnered up with Sam Wainwright, built a hydroelectric dam on the Bedford Falls falls bringing prosperity to all, and had nine kids with Violet]
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I finally uploaded my Mr Benn/Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion pic to Redbubble so here's some ideal Christmas gifts for the Gen X Fantasy Nerd in your life
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December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I finally uploaded my Mr Benn/Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion pic to Redbubble so here's some ideal Christmas gifts for the Gen X Fantasy Nerd in your life
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December 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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If you use the tag #grogmerp you will find a campaign that I hope had some influence on the production of @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social ‘s production of the MERP rpg file back in 2020. All posts transfered from that eX place. What strikes me is the enormous amount of supplements done for the game.
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
If you use the tag #grogmerp you will find a campaign that I hope had some influence on the production of @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social ‘s production of the MERP rpg file back in 2020. All posts transfered from that eX place. What strikes me is the enormous amount of supplements done for the game.
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And now I find out that The Salt Path wasn't even published by a real penguin.
December 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
And now I find out that The Salt Path wasn't even published by a real penguin.
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Mulled cider & pints of mild to ward off the dark winter after yesterday’s #DCC game in Manchester. Harley Stroh’s Blades against Death is inventive & excellent, but as deadly as the title suggests, with the party (just) surviving the Charnel Pits of Punjar (including a very near TPK). Huge fun!⚔️☠️🔥
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Mulled cider & pints of mild to ward off the dark winter after yesterday’s #DCC game in Manchester. Harley Stroh’s Blades against Death is inventive & excellent, but as deadly as the title suggests, with the party (just) surviving the Charnel Pits of Punjar (including a very near TPK). Huge fun!⚔️☠️🔥