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Tristan Narbrough
@tristanarbro.bsky.social
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Quintagenarian human, with a fondness for mountains, roleplaying games, literature, movies, sound engineering, running, gardening, and cooking in no particular order of preference.
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chaosium.bsky.social
Today, on the seventh anniversary of Greg Stafford's passing, Chaosium is pleased to announce William "Bud" Baird as the 2025 Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom winner.
Bud Baird is the 2025 recipient of the Greg Stafford Memorial Award for Gloranthan Fandom
This month marks the seventh anniversary of Greg Stafford's passing, and we are pleased to present the 2025 award to William "Bud" Baird.
www.chaosium.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
Who’s your favourite Jedi?
(wrong answers only)
Still from Alexei German’s Hard to be a God.
September 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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adamscottglancy.bsky.social
Do we carve ICE into their foreheads or MAGA?
Brad Pitt and Eli Roth demonstrate how to get to Carnegie Hall.
September 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
Maga is fundamentally a populist white racism. The slogan "Make America Great Again" is more accurately described as "Make White America Greater." The fact that the tariff policy insisted on a 50% tariff only on steel and aluminum stems from the concentration of these groups in the Rust Belt. The massive crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Hyundai-LG Energy Solutions joint venture plant in Georgia must be understood in this context. The scenes of our workers being chained and escorted away were reminiscent of the dragging of African slaves in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Department of Homeland Security boasted of "the largest single-site raid in history," and Immigration and Customs Enforcement even brazenly released footage of the raid, which was highly violating human rights, as if to boast of their "achievement." Far-right whites may have secretly rejoiced. Even politicians like the Georgia governor and local lawmakers, who had been active in attracting factories, have shifted their stance and sympathized with their grievances. This is likely because it's difficult to ignore the anti-immigrant sentiment of native Americans. Like the McCarthyism that swept through American society in the 1950s, irrational madness dominates American society. The recent visa issue, which could have been resolved diplomatically with advance notice from an ally, is difficult to explain beyond political maneuvering. The fact that they mobilized helicopters and armored vehicles for show, as if they had been caught, is difficult to explain.
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
What was the last movie you watched? I saw Kokuho at the picture house near home.
Ken Watanabe and his young padawans of the Kabuki troupe in the film Kokuho.
August 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
On a work trip in Nishiwaki, Kansai. I joked about the hot footprints on the carpet in feedback forms and got this lovely response along with a reply to a comment about the scant notepaper provided. I’m enjoying listening to Alan Moore warning not to mess with Ars Goetia demons just in case.
Apologies from the hotel staff assuring me that the iron shaped marks are not demonic footprints. Also mentioned is that notepaper can be provided copiously ( I only had two sheets of A6 on check in).
August 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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ktrey.bsky.social
If they're out of ideas, they could always roll on my "Alliterative Alehouses" table: blog.d4caltrops.com/2025/07/d100...
d100 - Alliterative Alehouses & Tavern Traits
P erhaps we have the venerable “Prancing Pony” to thank for it, but for some reason it seems that most Taverns seem to be a bit more memo...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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paulbaldowski.bsky.social
It's been 9 days since I posted the #CorkBord link—it's a good start. But I'd appreciate it if you could help spread the word.

I know that notifications don't necessarily translate into pledges, but it's a foundation from which to work.

More previews to come.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...
July 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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adamscottglancy.bsky.social
Not the least because this mother fucker has directly benefitted from NIH research.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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cstross.bsky.social
How Edinburgh welcomes Donald Trump to Scotland.
A crowd of anti-Trump protestors outside Holyrood (Parliament), bearing signs that prominently declare TRUMP IS STILL A CUNT.
July 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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catsuka.bsky.social
Guillermo del Toro - Studio Ghibli Masterclass (2013, TIFF festival) ❤️
Now online (80 minutes) >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Uo...
July 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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elkowalczuk.bsky.social
Tommorow is the first NONworking Saturday in a long time. It doesn't mean you can't hire me. So...
elkowalczuk.bsky.social Lukasz Kowalczuk @elkowalczuk.bsky.social · May 12
Looking for non-generic art at a reasonable price?
My name is Lukasz. I do sequential, cover and interior art. Merch, record covers, cards, character sheets, maps, logos, video game keyart... You name it. Always open for commissions and cooperation. It's only matter of schedule and conditions.
July 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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orlanth.bsky.social
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End of July update... | Orlanth Rex's Gaming Vexes
Get more from Orlanth Rex's Gaming Vexes on Patreon
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July 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
Albums close enough to perfection for my teen ears. Bleach and Bizarro were close contenders.
Ciccone Youth Whitey Album Pixies Doolittle Stone Roses LP Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique
July 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
My Fantastic Four
Old Hysteric Glamour designed Sonic Youth T-shirt with the band depicted as armed astronauts with a black galaxy on a maroon background.
July 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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timgray101.bsky.social
Most of my #ttrpg products are reduced by 20-30% in the DriveThru sale plus extras I added. From sword and sorcery to urban fantasy to horror to sci-fi to...
#selfpromosaturday
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A selection of gamebook cover thumbnails.
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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andrewlmontgomery.bsky.social
It’s Christmas…in July! These fine titles are all on sale!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/
July 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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singularitysons.bsky.social
KaijuCon Recap and photos!

sonsofthesingularity.com?p=10911&prev...
July 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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andrewlmontgomery.bsky.social
“Wonderland” is my first official Chaosium Call of Cthulhu scenario, but I have also published “Drowned We Are Born” for Sassoon Files 2nd edition with the Sons of Singularity. Check it out here…

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
The Sassoon Files, 2nd Edition - Sons of the Singularity | DriveThruRPG
The Sassoon Files, Second Edition, is a set of scenarios and campaign resources for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition tabletop role-playing game set in historical 1920s Shanghai; an international city of in...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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andrewlmontgomery.bsky.social
Not a review--I am one of its authors--just a post on my thoughts on The Sutra of Pale Leaves, the King in Yellow, and my involvement with the project.

andrewloganmontgomery.blogspot.com/2025/07/thro...
Through the Looking Glass: "Wonderland" and The Sutra of Pale Leaves
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small, and the ones that Mother gives you, don’t do anything at all… My grandmother passed...
andrewloganmontgomery.blogspot.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
10 authors I have read more than five books by:

Philip K Dick
Ursula K Le Guin
Terry Pratchett
Vladimir Nabokov
Yukio Mishima
William Gibson
Graham Greene
Richard Morgan
Bruce Sterling
Neal Stephenson
gbsteve.bsky.social Steve Dempsey @gbsteve.bsky.social · Jul 13
10 ppl I’ve read more than five books by:

Ursula K. Le Guin
Tanith Lee
Angela Carter
Russell Hoban
Robert Aickman
William Gibson
Kate Atkinson
Steve Aylett
Jack Vance
Nick Mamatas
impworks.bsky.social Mark Caldwell @impworks.bsky.social · Jul 13
10 ppl I’ve read more than five books by

Isaac Asimov
Arthur C Clarke
Conan Doyle
CS Forester
Harry Harrison
Frank Herbert
Robert A Heinlein
Alistair Maclean
Terry Pratchett
HG Wells
July 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (if you feel like it).

Call of Cthulhu (20s, Gaslight)
D&D5e
Cy_Borg
Delta Green
sskorkowsky.bsky.social Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · Jul 13
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop).

Delta Green
Call of Cthulhu (I'm counting once, otherwise Gaslight, Invictus, Modern)
Blade Runner
Traveller

My tastes might be called Skinjobs & Tentacles
orcusdorkus.bsky.social Orcusdorkus - Prepping Impossible Landscapes @orcusdorkus.bsky.social · Jul 13
Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG only version)

OSE
Delta Green
Traveller
Dolmenwood
July 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
tristanarbro.bsky.social
Biggest thanks to the players, keepers, Sons of the Singularity, Terada san, Andrew Logan Montgomery, Andrew Bean and MOB from @chaosium.bsky.social for a fine time at Kaiju Con. Monstrous fun.
The Sutra of Pale Leaves, Twin Suns Rising and Carcosa Manifest for Call of Cthulhu TRPG. Jason and Mick at Kaijucon Andrew Logan Montgomery holding up his contributor copy of Carcosa Manifest at Kaijucon
July 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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chaosium.bsky.social
We were delighted to be part of the official launch of The Sutra of Pale Leaves at Kaiju Con in Nagoya, Japan today. This two volume series reimagines the King in Yellow in 1980s Japan, a new setting for Call of Cthulhu.
#callofcthulhu #rpg #ttrpg
July 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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chaosium.bsky.social
A group of players at KaijuCon playing the Rivers of London TTRPG scenario "Going Underground" in Japanese!
July 12, 2025 at 6:28 AM