Paul Baldowski 🔜 Dragonmeet, ExCel 🐉
@paulbaldowski.bsky.social
Freelance and Indie tabletop game Writer | Symbaroum | Rivers of London | Liminal | Trophy | Paranoia | Maelstrom | Terminator | Cthulhu Hack | (The Dee) Sanction | Cörk Børd | Fan of Elizabethan History and Lovecraftian Horror | Neurodivergent
Of course in my morning haze I didn't fully convey the multi-level potential of this kind of reliquary.
— It's a awful automaton of the Emperor's court in The Dee Sanction
— It's a traumatising escapee from the vaults in Ship of Fools
— It's an avatar of Nyarlathotep in Cthulhu Hack
Rejoice! 🙏
— It's a awful automaton of the Emperor's court in The Dee Sanction
— It's a traumatising escapee from the vaults in Ship of Fools
— It's an avatar of Nyarlathotep in Cthulhu Hack
Rejoice! 🙏
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Of course in my morning haze I didn't fully convey the multi-level potential of this kind of reliquary.
— It's a awful automaton of the Emperor's court in The Dee Sanction
— It's a traumatising escapee from the vaults in Ship of Fools
— It's an avatar of Nyarlathotep in Cthulhu Hack
Rejoice! 🙏
— It's a awful automaton of the Emperor's court in The Dee Sanction
— It's a traumatising escapee from the vaults in Ship of Fools
— It's an avatar of Nyarlathotep in Cthulhu Hack
Rejoice! 🙏
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do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
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You're Richard Eggerley, sentenced to pressing for your pact with the Orbus Tertius (herbology) and trifling in the heresies of the Problemata (construction) while in gainful employ, in Ipswich, as a Clerk of the Temple (grappling). Favoured with influence to Overlook.
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
You're Richard Eggerley, sentenced to pressing for your pact with the Orbus Tertius (herbology) and trifling in the heresies of the Problemata (construction) while in gainful employ, in Ipswich, as a Clerk of the Temple (grappling). Favoured with influence to Overlook.
It feels like an age since twenty hardy souls helped raise the first funds toward the original softcover of The Dee Sanction.
Now, as I edit a new adventure, one of those folk who chose a feather trader by the name of Rupert Dalton has found a home in the Ossulstone Hundred.
#DeeSanction #TTRPG
Now, as I edit a new adventure, one of those folk who chose a feather trader by the name of Rupert Dalton has found a home in the Ossulstone Hundred.
#DeeSanction #TTRPG
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It feels like an age since twenty hardy souls helped raise the first funds toward the original softcover of The Dee Sanction.
Now, as I edit a new adventure, one of those folk who chose a feather trader by the name of Rupert Dalton has found a home in the Ossulstone Hundred.
#DeeSanction #TTRPG
Now, as I edit a new adventure, one of those folk who chose a feather trader by the name of Rupert Dalton has found a home in the Ossulstone Hundred.
#DeeSanction #TTRPG
There are few things more bothersome than writing/checking an update—knowing that the moment you post it, the content goes out in an email—and missing a letter in the title.
Not quite as bad as getting the date wrong on the cover of the first print edition.
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Not quite as bad as getting the date wrong on the cover of the first print edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Update 21: The Pieces Continue to Come Together · The Dee Sanction Monad Edition: Elizabethan supernatural RPG
Good afternoon,I’ve been nudged for an October update—so here it is, and it’s a good one.Work continues steadily on the redraft of The Dee Sanction: Monad Edition. This process isn’t just an edit; it’...
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November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There are few things more bothersome than writing/checking an update—knowing that the moment you post it, the content goes out in an email—and missing a letter in the title.
Not quite as bad as getting the date wrong on the cover of the first print edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
Not quite as bad as getting the date wrong on the cover of the first print edition.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
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Dungeon Corridor in Procreate. Playing with colour and tone.
July 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Dungeon Corridor in Procreate. Playing with colour and tone.
I finally got around to grabbing the RPG to join the Tech Ops Manual received a couple of Christmases ago! 😄
I'm looking forward to digging in—aware that reviews have been hither and thither.
#Space1999 #2d20 #TTRPG @modiphius.bsky.social #MoonbaseAlpha
I'm looking forward to digging in—aware that reviews have been hither and thither.
#Space1999 #2d20 #TTRPG @modiphius.bsky.social #MoonbaseAlpha
November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I finally got around to grabbing the RPG to join the Tech Ops Manual received a couple of Christmases ago! 😄
I'm looking forward to digging in—aware that reviews have been hither and thither.
#Space1999 #2d20 #TTRPG @modiphius.bsky.social #MoonbaseAlpha
I'm looking forward to digging in—aware that reviews have been hither and thither.
#Space1999 #2d20 #TTRPG @modiphius.bsky.social #MoonbaseAlpha
There's a positive aspect to the six monthly dental appointment—crossing the road to the Oxfam to check out the books.
Score! A couple of Wallanders that I hadn't picked up yet, plus Old Manchester Tales, with this delightfully titles final chapter.
#TheDeeSanction #CörkBord #NordicNoir #BookSky
Score! A couple of Wallanders that I hadn't picked up yet, plus Old Manchester Tales, with this delightfully titles final chapter.
#TheDeeSanction #CörkBord #NordicNoir #BookSky
November 7, 2025 at 10:23 AM
There's a positive aspect to the six monthly dental appointment—crossing the road to the Oxfam to check out the books.
Score! A couple of Wallanders that I hadn't picked up yet, plus Old Manchester Tales, with this delightfully titles final chapter.
#TheDeeSanction #CörkBord #NordicNoir #BookSky
Score! A couple of Wallanders that I hadn't picked up yet, plus Old Manchester Tales, with this delightfully titles final chapter.
#TheDeeSanction #CörkBord #NordicNoir #BookSky
My money is on the School of Night being behind it. Desperate times, desperate measures... If they can pin some fragment of the plot on Dee and his minions, all the better to bring the old man down.
#TheDeeSanction
#TheDeeSanction
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My money is on the School of Night being behind it. Desperate times, desperate measures... If they can pin some fragment of the plot on Dee and his minions, all the better to bring the old man down.
#TheDeeSanction
#TheDeeSanction
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November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Cthulhu Hack: Conditions offers an expanded look at and a non-definitive list of conditions that investigators may experience in the line of duty.
#CthulhuHack #TTRPG
www.cthulhuhack.com
#CthulhuHack #TTRPG
www.cthulhuhack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Cthulhu Hack: Conditions offers an expanded look at and a non-definitive list of conditions that investigators may experience in the line of duty.
#CthulhuHack #TTRPG
www.cthulhuhack.com
#CthulhuHack #TTRPG
www.cthulhuhack.com
As Tunnels extend into darkness, lurking Trolls demand to test your courage and resolve. Prepare for a new take on a classic ruleset.
#TunnelsAndTrolls #ANewAge
bit.ly/4kT3UaM
#TunnelsAndTrolls #ANewAge
bit.ly/4kT3UaM
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
As Tunnels extend into darkness, lurking Trolls demand to test your courage and resolve. Prepare for a new take on a classic ruleset.
#TunnelsAndTrolls #ANewAge
bit.ly/4kT3UaM
#TunnelsAndTrolls #ANewAge
bit.ly/4kT3UaM
In the process of updating the website for Cthulhu Hack.
The old site didn't link to all the PDFs, and some of the Print links were outdated.
I'm not expecting to get everything updated all at once. It'll take a moment.
#CthulhuHack @drivethrurpg.com @allrolledup.bsky.social
www.cthulhuhack.com
The old site didn't link to all the PDFs, and some of the Print links were outdated.
I'm not expecting to get everything updated all at once. It'll take a moment.
#CthulhuHack @drivethrurpg.com @allrolledup.bsky.social
www.cthulhuhack.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
In the process of updating the website for Cthulhu Hack.
The old site didn't link to all the PDFs, and some of the Print links were outdated.
I'm not expecting to get everything updated all at once. It'll take a moment.
#CthulhuHack @drivethrurpg.com @allrolledup.bsky.social
www.cthulhuhack.com
The old site didn't link to all the PDFs, and some of the Print links were outdated.
I'm not expecting to get everything updated all at once. It'll take a moment.
#CthulhuHack @drivethrurpg.com @allrolledup.bsky.social
www.cthulhuhack.com
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So loss making OpenAI is now begging for US government money to finance its research based on unproven promises of riches to follow at some unspecified date. Is anyone else recalling renaissance alchemists persuading rich patrons to support them because they'd be turning lead into gold any day now?
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
So loss making OpenAI is now begging for US government money to finance its research based on unproven promises of riches to follow at some unspecified date. Is anyone else recalling renaissance alchemists persuading rich patrons to support them because they'd be turning lead into gold any day now?
Like a late-night Radio 2 DJ playing easy listening classics between bursts of insightful chat, First Age presents some thoughts on what makes a good (convention) GM.
Worthy of a listen, although I disagree on the importance of tabletop bling 😂
#TTRPG
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Worthy of a listen, although I disagree on the importance of tabletop bling 😂
#TTRPG
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Being a Convention Gamemaster by Gaming from the First Age
I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasio...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Like a late-night Radio 2 DJ playing easy listening classics between bursts of insightful chat, First Age presents some thoughts on what makes a good (convention) GM.
Worthy of a listen, although I disagree on the importance of tabletop bling 😂
#TTRPG
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Worthy of a listen, although I disagree on the importance of tabletop bling 😂
#TTRPG
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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You're Fortune Beresford, sentenced to flaying for your pact with the Brothers of the Rose (concealment) and dabbling in the heresies of the Liber Salomonis (detect lies) while in thankless employ, in King's Lynn, as a Doctor (anatomy). Favoured with influence over Whispers.
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
You're Fortune Beresford, sentenced to flaying for your pact with the Brothers of the Rose (concealment) and dabbling in the heresies of the Liber Salomonis (detect lies) while in thankless employ, in King's Lynn, as a Doctor (anatomy). Favoured with influence over Whispers.
Memories served up in imagery: running a game of Cthulhu Hack in the lower floor of Heffers in Cambridge, back in 2018.
I'm reasonably certain I'd be running Save Innsmouth.
We were also there to check out the shop's collection of All Rolled Up game rolls.
#Bookshop #CthulhuHack #TTRPG #DiceBag
I'm reasonably certain I'd be running Save Innsmouth.
We were also there to check out the shop's collection of All Rolled Up game rolls.
#Bookshop #CthulhuHack #TTRPG #DiceBag
November 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Memories served up in imagery: running a game of Cthulhu Hack in the lower floor of Heffers in Cambridge, back in 2018.
I'm reasonably certain I'd be running Save Innsmouth.
We were also there to check out the shop's collection of All Rolled Up game rolls.
#Bookshop #CthulhuHack #TTRPG #DiceBag
I'm reasonably certain I'd be running Save Innsmouth.
We were also there to check out the shop's collection of All Rolled Up game rolls.
#Bookshop #CthulhuHack #TTRPG #DiceBag
Well, @richardcoles.bsky.social debuted his Faroese jumper on the 1505 to London this afternoon. It was knitted by the same lady who knitted Sarah Lund’s jumper on The Killing.
Alas, Richard hasn't Skeeted for 11 months, so I'll post on his behalf.
Big time jumper envy 😍
#CörkBord #Knitwear
Alas, Richard hasn't Skeeted for 11 months, so I'll post on his behalf.
Big time jumper envy 😍
#CörkBord #Knitwear
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Well, @richardcoles.bsky.social debuted his Faroese jumper on the 1505 to London this afternoon. It was knitted by the same lady who knitted Sarah Lund’s jumper on The Killing.
Alas, Richard hasn't Skeeted for 11 months, so I'll post on his behalf.
Big time jumper envy 😍
#CörkBord #Knitwear
Alas, Richard hasn't Skeeted for 11 months, so I'll post on his behalf.
Big time jumper envy 😍
#CörkBord #Knitwear
To any folk that fit these categories who follow me, there's Gallows Corner to consider. Fourteenth-century game goodness for the WIN!
The @threesailsstudios.bsky.social team seeks coverage and I'm keen to spotlight this glimpse into history for your tabletop.
#Historical #TTRPG
The @threesailsstudios.bsky.social team seeks coverage and I'm keen to spotlight this glimpse into history for your tabletop.
#Historical #TTRPG
(PLEASE REPOST!) Reviewers, journalists, content creators, YouTubers, podcasters, bloggers, and TTRPG people of all kinds : WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
This month we're sending out the press preview version of GALLOWS CORNER - A PEASANTS' REVOLT RPG, and we want to add you to our media distro list!
November 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
To any folk that fit these categories who follow me, there's Gallows Corner to consider. Fourteenth-century game goodness for the WIN!
The @threesailsstudios.bsky.social team seeks coverage and I'm keen to spotlight this glimpse into history for your tabletop.
#Historical #TTRPG
The @threesailsstudios.bsky.social team seeks coverage and I'm keen to spotlight this glimpse into history for your tabletop.
#Historical #TTRPG
Last week was an odd one, with ups and downs that have prompted me to reflect on where it all began—this gaming life. But also, how do you go about starting the business of running games yourself?
Food for thought suitable for a Substack article.
#TTRPG #Substack
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Food for thought suitable for a Substack article.
#TTRPG #Substack
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Foul Weather Bargle
Considering the Ripples We Make and the Small Steps We Take
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November 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Last week was an odd one, with ups and downs that have prompted me to reflect on where it all began—this gaming life. But also, how do you go about starting the business of running games yourself?
Food for thought suitable for a Substack article.
#TTRPG #Substack
open.substack.com/pub/paulbald...
Food for thought suitable for a Substack article.
#TTRPG #Substack
open.substack.com/pub/paulbald...
It's Halloween 🎃 but the pumpkin carving has been left terribly—horrifyingly—late.
We have a cat and... Well, it's either a self-portrait or Alan Carr. I'm not sure which 👻
#Halloween #PumpkinCarving #Crafting
We have a cat and... Well, it's either a self-portrait or Alan Carr. I'm not sure which 👻
#Halloween #PumpkinCarving #Crafting
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's Halloween 🎃 but the pumpkin carving has been left terribly—horrifyingly—late.
We have a cat and... Well, it's either a self-portrait or Alan Carr. I'm not sure which 👻
#Halloween #PumpkinCarving #Crafting
We have a cat and... Well, it's either a self-portrait or Alan Carr. I'm not sure which 👻
#Halloween #PumpkinCarving #Crafting
Pioneer brings the Traveller system near contemporary, setting characters as astronauts on the stage of near-future space exploration.
I have no clear idea what attracts my attention, but I've backed it and I'm buckled in the countdown.
Fulfilment in 5... 4...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
I have no clear idea what attracts my attention, but I've backed it and I'm buckled in the countdown.
Fulfilment in 5... 4...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
The Pioneer RPG: Explore the Solar System
Pioneer – a new RPG set 10–20 years into the future as humanity explores the Solar System, based on the popular Traveller rules.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Pioneer brings the Traveller system near contemporary, setting characters as astronauts on the stage of near-future space exploration.
I have no clear idea what attracts my attention, but I've backed it and I'm buckled in the countdown.
Fulfilment in 5... 4...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
I have no clear idea what attracts my attention, but I've backed it and I'm buckled in the countdown.
Fulfilment in 5... 4...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mon...
I'm happy with "peculiar."
Valkyrie-9 is one of those ideas that sprang from a single thought, possibly while reading Lovecraft's commonplace notes.
I've ran it many times because it's fun, especially when the revelation strikes.
#CthulhuMythos #SciFi #RPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
Valkyrie-9 is one of those ideas that sprang from a single thought, possibly while reading Lovecraft's commonplace notes.
I've ran it many times because it's fun, especially when the revelation strikes.
#CthulhuMythos #SciFi #RPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I'm happy with "peculiar."
Valkyrie-9 is one of those ideas that sprang from a single thought, possibly while reading Lovecraft's commonplace notes.
I've ran it many times because it's fun, especially when the revelation strikes.
#CthulhuMythos #SciFi #RPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
Valkyrie-9 is one of those ideas that sprang from a single thought, possibly while reading Lovecraft's commonplace notes.
I've ran it many times because it's fun, especially when the revelation strikes.
#CthulhuMythos #SciFi #RPG
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2...
Nocturnal Rites provides jumpstart rules and a short and heavily notated adventure to guide you into the world of Cthulhu Hack.
It's a really strong guide for anyone who doesn't quite get Resource checks and breaks—rolling after revelations, not to find them.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
It's a really strong guide for anyone who doesn't quite get Resource checks and breaks—rolling after revelations, not to find them.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
Cthulhu Hack: Nocturnal Rites - Jumpstart Rules - Just Crunch Games | Cthulhu Hack | DriveThruRPG
Of course, the revelation was not as clearly cut at the time as it sounds now. There were several conceivable explanations, and we did a good deal of indecisive whispering. Most important of all, we d...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nocturnal Rites provides jumpstart rules and a short and heavily notated adventure to guide you into the world of Cthulhu Hack.
It's a really strong guide for anyone who doesn't quite get Resource checks and breaks—rolling after revelations, not to find them.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
It's a really strong guide for anyone who doesn't quite get Resource checks and breaks—rolling after revelations, not to find them.
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...
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I ran some Cthulhu Hack last night! It was fun! Here's what the players did, mainly as a reminder for them when the next session rolls around on Sunday and they've forgotten everything:
kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/cthu...
kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/cthu...
Cthulhu Hack: Boston 1973 (part one)
I thought I'd give Stuart a break from running games , celebrate the "spooky season", and also cross off one of my many unplayed games , and...
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October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I ran some Cthulhu Hack last night! It was fun! Here's what the players did, mainly as a reminder for them when the next session rolls around on Sunday and they've forgotten everything:
kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/cthu...
kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/10/cthu...