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Books/boardgames/RPG GM Level 14 dad / Ex(?)-goth Self-taught digital scribbler / no AI in my work No DMs here, sorry. See my art here: https://www.instagram.com/paul_scribbles/ Support your local hardware shop πŸ‘ Midlands, UK

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Fourteen years today since we got the 1987-88 school RPG group back together - and we've been playing nearly every week ever since.

Long may it continue πŸ™‚

11.03.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Somewhere in the middle - the places and peoples have different names, but it's very close to being Europe.

11.03.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished. A thing of beauty.

Absolutely loved it.

11.03.2026 12:36 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I mostly ascribe this to my age, but everyone is welcome 🌲🌲🌲

11.03.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Wednesday morning urge to chuck it all in and go and live in the woods like some kind of oddball moss hermit.

11.03.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes, WFRP, but less…WFRP, if you know what I mean πŸ™‚

10.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course, this means fighting the long-growing suspicion that an only very slightly Call of Cthulhu flavoured historical campaign set in Europe during the 30 years war period might be interesting.

Lots of work though, that one.

10.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds like my players!

10.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So I reckon I've got about ten sessions left of Cthulhu by Gaslight to run (which'll take us to about 30 sessions).

What's next? I need something that runs at a different speed, I think. Something a bit more wild...and bonkers.

Seriously thinking about pitching a Pirate Borg mini campaign.

10.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1, 5, 2, 1

10.03.2026 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

3 is my standard face!

10.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cut-down version of BRP, you say?

I better have a look, mate!

09.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Cezar!

09.03.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Chris!

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks mate! πŸ™‚

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers!

09.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've just looked at my GM notes for tonight's game of Cthulhu by Gaslight.

Scratchy, scrawly, weird lines, jumbled ideas, half-baked concepts, and to top it all, vaguely incomprehensible.

It's like a mythos tome all of my own!

*fails SAN check (1/1d4), gains +3% Cthulhu Mythos*

πŸ˜‚

09.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

please forgive me, but a cheeky repost for the morning shift - mainly because of how happy I am with this πŸ™‚

09.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers!

09.03.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched the first one tonight, really rather enjoyed it πŸ‘

08.03.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers Tina!

08.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This mostly inspired by a scenario I wrote for my Cthulhu by Gaslight group, which suggested that the Hyperboreans, fleeing the ice, would then settle the surrounding land masses.

My players, on the trail of a missing archaeologist, uncovered a lost Hyperborean artifact in Scotland.

πŸ™‚

08.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, mate! πŸ™‚

08.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of figures leave a distant city and head away across a frozen wasteland

A group of figures leave a distant city and head away across a frozen wasteland

a farewell to hyperborea

#digitalart #rpg #fantasy #D&D #hyperborea

08.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks Syl! πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers! πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Happy birthday, Andy! Have a good 'un! πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 12:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers mate! πŸ™‚

07.03.2026 12:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheers mate!

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