Chris Edwards
@plumpwithevil.bsky.social
Scribbler, nerd, father, denizen of the northlands.
A dream to some, a nightmare to others - you know how it goes.
(He/Him)
Tales from the Aletheian Society: www.hunterhoose.co.uk
A dream to some, a nightmare to others - you know how it goes.
(He/Him)
Tales from the Aletheian Society: www.hunterhoose.co.uk
D&D: The heroes continued their assault on the airship, backed up by their wizard, who had only teleported in to ask if they had seen her keys. After a terrible battle which saw the heroes frozen, stunned, electrocuted and poisoned, the ship crashed and burned in the ocean.
December 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
D&D: The heroes continued their assault on the airship, backed up by their wizard, who had only teleported in to ask if they had seen her keys. After a terrible battle which saw the heroes frozen, stunned, electrocuted and poisoned, the ship crashed and burned in the ocean.
D&D: The group saved the city from a steampunk dirty bomb, fought off assassins wearing unpleasantly rubbery suits, gained the favour of the sea-elf queen, raided an embassy, sold their absent wizard to a symposium on molluscs and magic, and then, oh yeah - raided a massive airship!
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
D&D: The group saved the city from a steampunk dirty bomb, fought off assassins wearing unpleasantly rubbery suits, gained the favour of the sea-elf queen, raided an embassy, sold their absent wizard to a symposium on molluscs and magic, and then, oh yeah - raided a massive airship!
D&D: The party undertook an aquatic adventure, battling an underwater "Wild Hunt" led by a froggy fey prince. MVP from the GM's perspective were definitely the giant sharks, who the nature paladin refused to hit even though they were tearing the rogue and the bard limb from limb.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
D&D: The party undertook an aquatic adventure, battling an underwater "Wild Hunt" led by a froggy fey prince. MVP from the GM's perspective were definitely the giant sharks, who the nature paladin refused to hit even though they were tearing the rogue and the bard limb from limb.
Ran the Fallout RPG, and it was good fun. The group followed an elderly "historian" on a perilous quest to raid the tomb of the ancient war-leader, "General Motors". After fighting off ghouls, radroaches, and raiders, they managed to steal the general's shining chariot - a nuclear-powered truck.
November 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ran the Fallout RPG, and it was good fun. The group followed an elderly "historian" on a perilous quest to raid the tomb of the ancient war-leader, "General Motors". After fighting off ghouls, radroaches, and raiders, they managed to steal the general's shining chariot - a nuclear-powered truck.
Hopefully going to run the Fallout RPG this weekend. I have been playing about with some of the fan-made tools, and managed to cobble together a map. Yes, it looks very basic, but I was working with MS Paint.
(Yes, I'm aware the geography is grievously wrong)
(Yes, I'm aware the geography is grievously wrong)
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Hopefully going to run the Fallout RPG this weekend. I have been playing about with some of the fan-made tools, and managed to cobble together a map. Yes, it looks very basic, but I was working with MS Paint.
(Yes, I'm aware the geography is grievously wrong)
(Yes, I'm aware the geography is grievously wrong)
D&D: The party ventured to the twisting underworld of a foreign god, defeating multiple kappa, a tianak, some evil mirror eyeballs and several hellish magistrates and their guards. They finally located the elder jiangshi and his nest of minions and burnt them to ashes.
October 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
D&D: The party ventured to the twisting underworld of a foreign god, defeating multiple kappa, a tianak, some evil mirror eyeballs and several hellish magistrates and their guards. They finally located the elder jiangshi and his nest of minions and burnt them to ashes.
Alien RPG: PCs woke to find their transport ship diverted to an old Weyland Corp distress signal. Boarding the research vessel, they found the remains of multiple UPP soldiers and a patrolling soviet synthetic with a flamethrower. Inexplicably, they opted not to open the welded-shut bio-lab aboard.
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Alien RPG: PCs woke to find their transport ship diverted to an old Weyland Corp distress signal. Boarding the research vessel, they found the remains of multiple UPP soldiers and a patrolling soviet synthetic with a flamethrower. Inexplicably, they opted not to open the welded-shut bio-lab aboard.
D&D: A mutated dragon vomits up tumerous tentacle creatures thanks to exposure to industrial waste from an alchemist's lab. But the group REALLY want the alchemical goodies. They are fairly confident they can deal with the problem by expelling the waste into another dimension. This is just a blip.
August 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
D&D: A mutated dragon vomits up tumerous tentacle creatures thanks to exposure to industrial waste from an alchemist's lab. But the group REALLY want the alchemical goodies. They are fairly confident they can deal with the problem by expelling the waste into another dimension. This is just a blip.
D&D: The party met a Rakshasa, who projected an illusion of his illustrious magnificence (see below.)
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
D&D: The party met a Rakshasa, who projected an illusion of his illustrious magnificence (see below.)
D&D: The party got to visit the filth and crowding of medieval Avignon during the papacy. They painstakingly explained their plan to one of the arch-villains, who very kindly agreed to leave the back door of the Papal Palace open for them. Session ended with the trap springing, and PCs surrounded.
July 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
D&D: The party got to visit the filth and crowding of medieval Avignon during the papacy. They painstakingly explained their plan to one of the arch-villains, who very kindly agreed to leave the back door of the Papal Palace open for them. Session ended with the trap springing, and PCs surrounded.
The other highlight of D&D - three characters taking turns to try and punch out a glowing mole before it could burrow away.
July 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The other highlight of D&D - three characters taking turns to try and punch out a glowing mole before it could burrow away.
An Elder Brain with a taste for the theatrical runs away to join the circus. It is towed around in a brine-filled wagon. But the so-called "heroes" can't stand to see its dream of showmanship succeed.
And yes, they surfed it again. Absolute last time I put in a villain with standing room up top.
And yes, they surfed it again. Absolute last time I put in a villain with standing room up top.
June 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
An Elder Brain with a taste for the theatrical runs away to join the circus. It is towed around in a brine-filled wagon. But the so-called "heroes" can't stand to see its dream of showmanship succeed.
And yes, they surfed it again. Absolute last time I put in a villain with standing room up top.
And yes, they surfed it again. Absolute last time I put in a villain with standing room up top.
Best. Pub. Name. Evar!
June 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Best. Pub. Name. Evar!
Also in D&D:
The party faced off against the floating skull of an undead cyclops titan. Naturally the fighter and the bard had to surf it.
The party faced off against the floating skull of an undead cyclops titan. Naturally the fighter and the bard had to surf it.
June 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Also in D&D:
The party faced off against the floating skull of an undead cyclops titan. Naturally the fighter and the bard had to surf it.
The party faced off against the floating skull of an undead cyclops titan. Naturally the fighter and the bard had to surf it.
D&D group fought a band of cyclopes last night. Given the prophecy angle in the current version, the cyclopes spent the whole fight pompously bellowing, "I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT!" and "AHA! I FORESAW YOUR FEEBLE ACTIONS!" The PCs really hated their guts by the time they won.
June 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
D&D group fought a band of cyclopes last night. Given the prophecy angle in the current version, the cyclopes spent the whole fight pompously bellowing, "I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO DO THAT!" and "AHA! I FORESAW YOUR FEEBLE ACTIONS!" The PCs really hated their guts by the time they won.
Gaming supplement I wrote one section of is finally coming out! It's been a while, I was beginning to think they'd shelved it.
March 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Gaming supplement I wrote one section of is finally coming out! It's been a while, I was beginning to think they'd shelved it.
I am deeply rubbish at arts and crafts, but I am moderately pleased with how these recycled foam packing pieces came out. Slathered in jelly-like perished paint, they've come out suitably stony. Wanted some dynamic scenery for a siege. In this case it'll be defending the ramparts of a town.
February 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I am deeply rubbish at arts and crafts, but I am moderately pleased with how these recycled foam packing pieces came out. Slathered in jelly-like perished paint, they've come out suitably stony. Wanted some dynamic scenery for a siege. In this case it'll be defending the ramparts of a town.
Right after their bardic victory, the party discovered the plot for the next segment, loosely based on the Albigensian Crusade. Thousands of loot-hungry zealots are descending on their peaceful and politically incohesive county, intent on burning out the threat of people questioning the church.
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Right after their bardic victory, the party discovered the plot for the next segment, loosely based on the Albigensian Crusade. Thousands of loot-hungry zealots are descending on their peaceful and politically incohesive county, intent on burning out the threat of people questioning the church.
Not usually one for boardgames, but I tried Wonderland's War last night. It's quite complicated (tokens like stars in the sky) but by the end of the game (about 3.5 hours) I was enjoying it. Many, many rules mistakes made. It's definitely a steep learning curve. Would play again.
December 29, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Not usually one for boardgames, but I tried Wonderland's War last night. It's quite complicated (tokens like stars in the sky) but by the end of the game (about 3.5 hours) I was enjoying it. Many, many rules mistakes made. It's definitely a steep learning curve. Would play again.
Ran my D&D party up against the most troubling of medieval monsters; both the two-headed Amphisbaena and the dreaded Sea-Monk! A surprisingly deadly encounter which saw both the bard and the fighter on the deck and bleeding out. Never trust aquatic clergy with a hunger for mortal flesh!
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Ran my D&D party up against the most troubling of medieval monsters; both the two-headed Amphisbaena and the dreaded Sea-Monk! A surprisingly deadly encounter which saw both the bard and the fighter on the deck and bleeding out. Never trust aquatic clergy with a hunger for mortal flesh!
5. Wasp - Eric Frank Russell
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
5. Wasp - Eric Frank Russell
4. The Men In The Jungle - Norman Spinrad
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
4. The Men In The Jungle - Norman Spinrad
3. War Against the Chtorr - David Gerrold
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
3. War Against the Chtorr - David Gerrold
2. Voice of the Whirlwind - Walter Jon Williams
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
2. Voice of the Whirlwind - Walter Jon Williams
1. The Death Guard - Philip George Chadwick
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 AM
1. The Death Guard - Philip George Chadwick