Brian Duguid
@brianduguid.bsky.social
Husband, father, bridge designer, Chair of Net Zero Bridges Group, tabletop gamer, writer for Jonstown Compendium, occasional drone photographer. Interested in modern art, prehistory, weird music, architecture. Reads more non-fiction than fiction. He/him.
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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Mio Asahi, contemporary Japanese printmaker who creates artworks inspired by folklore often including powerful women #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Mio Asahi, contemporary Japanese printmaker who creates artworks inspired by folklore often including powerful women #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
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For those asking, we will have hardback QuestWorlds at Dragonmeet, and I will be signing copies
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
For those asking, we will have hardback QuestWorlds at Dragonmeet, and I will be signing copies
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Save 50% on all of our Starter Sets and 40% across our complete range of Collector Leatherette Editions. And you get the PDF included in the price!
#BlackFriday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th.
Complete list of titles on sale at the link:
#BlackFriday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th.
Complete list of titles on sale at the link:
Save 50% on Starter Sets and 40% across our complete range of Collector Leatherette Editions in our Black Friday Sale!
Save 50% on all of our Starter Sets and 40% across our complete range of Collector Leatherette Editions. And you get the PDF included in the price! Black Friday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Save 50% on all of our Starter Sets and 40% across our complete range of Collector Leatherette Editions. And you get the PDF included in the price!
#BlackFriday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th.
Complete list of titles on sale at the link:
#BlackFriday Sale ends 11.59 PT Friday December 5th.
Complete list of titles on sale at the link:
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Our friends at Slitherine have announced that their turn-based strategy computer game RuneQuest Warlords launches on PC on December 9th.
#RUNEQUEST
#RUNEQUEST
RuneQuest Warlords computer game launches on December 9th
Our friends at Slitherine have announced that their turn-based strategy computer game RuneQuest Warlords launches on PC on December 9th.
www.chaosium.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Our friends at Slitherine have announced that their turn-based strategy computer game RuneQuest Warlords launches on PC on December 9th.
#RUNEQUEST
#RUNEQUEST
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Read more about the origin of the Ducks in Chaosium President and head of the Nostalgia Department Rick Meints' Out of the Suitcase post:
Out of the Suitcase #2: Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks
Over on the RuneQuest Facebook group there's recently been a wonderful, fragmented discussion of the origins of Ducks in Glorantha recently. I thought I'd spend a little free time writing down what I ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Read more about the origin of the Ducks in Chaosium President and head of the Nostalgia Department Rick Meints' Out of the Suitcase post:
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Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
November 17, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Want to play a Duck? After appearing as a location and then counters in Greg Stafford's 1975 board war game White Bear and Red Moon ("Ducks, Ducks, and More Ducks"), as #TTRPG creatures Ducks first appeared in @chaosium.bsky.social's first edition of #RuneQuest (1978).
Ah, Mr Duchamp, we meet again.
This was a pleasant surprise, finding my name in the index to a book I picked up at the Louder Than Words music/book festival in Manchester today.
This was a pleasant surprise, finding my name in the index to a book I picked up at the Louder Than Words music/book festival in Manchester today.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ah, Mr Duchamp, we meet again.
This was a pleasant surprise, finding my name in the index to a book I picked up at the Louder Than Words music/book festival in Manchester today.
This was a pleasant surprise, finding my name in the index to a book I picked up at the Louder Than Words music/book festival in Manchester today.
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Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces | Journal of American Studie...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces
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November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Are you looking for a gift for a nature lover? I have this small original mushroom drawing that will fit nicely into a 5x7" standard frame.
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#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
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#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Are you looking for a gift for a nature lover? I have this small original mushroom drawing that will fit nicely into a 5x7" standard frame.
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
folksy.com/find/item/85...
#FlyAgaric #Mushrooms #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ShopIndy #ChristmasGifts #bsnm
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There is only 1.5 hours left to back the Pendragon Classic Kickstarter!
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November 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There is only 1.5 hours left to back the Pendragon Classic Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cha...
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I've just shared some Electrum Bonus Content for our book "Dark Side of the Moon": a mix of apocryphal odds and ends we couldn't quite fit in the first time around, plus our art direction briefs, sketches and chats with cover artist John Sumrow and visionary genius Katrin Dirim.
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I've just shared some Electrum Bonus Content for our book "Dark Side of the Moon": a mix of apocryphal odds and ends we couldn't quite fit in the first time around, plus our art direction briefs, sketches and chats with cover artist John Sumrow and visionary genius Katrin Dirim.
I have just released QuestWorlds-on-a-page, my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for QuestWorlds, the genre-agnostic narrative RPG from @chaosium.bsky.social.
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
QuestWorlds-on-a-Page - Blue Shaboo Press | DriveThruRPG
QuestWorlds-on-a-Page is my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for Chaosium's genre-agnostic narrative roleplaying system, QuestWorlds.
It is intended to help make use of the QuestWorlds core r...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I have just released QuestWorlds-on-a-page, my attempt to make visual sense of the rules for QuestWorlds, the genre-agnostic narrative RPG from @chaosium.bsky.social.
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
It's Pay-What-You-Want i.e. it is free, unless you want to give me some money to spend on more RPG stuff :-).
tiny.cc/qwoap
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Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
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We are back with a long overdue #Glorantha Initiation interview featuring twice the amount of French accents! We talked to Ben (aka Dasfynx), the webmaster of the French #RuneQuest Wiki, and co-host o https://godlearners.com/glorantha-initiation-benjamin-podcasts-wikis-and-looking-for-the-one-truth/
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
We are back with a long overdue #Glorantha Initiation interview featuring twice the amount of French accents! We talked to Ben (aka Dasfynx), the webmaster of the French #RuneQuest Wiki, and co-host o https://godlearners.com/glorantha-initiation-benjamin-podcasts-wikis-and-looking-for-the-one-truth/
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I’ve been really enjoying my copy. It looks amazing, the quality of the writing is incredible (love the article by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social) and it SMELLS great (remember getting an annual on Christmas Day?)
Treat yourself and support independent magazines.
Treat yourself and support independent magazines.
October 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I’ve been really enjoying my copy. It looks amazing, the quality of the writing is incredible (love the article by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social) and it SMELLS great (remember getting an annual on Christmas Day?)
Treat yourself and support independent magazines.
Treat yourself and support independent magazines.
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A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...
Meet Greg Stafford, the best modern fantasy author you don’t know
Game designer, shaman, and inspiration.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...
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Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today is the birthday one of the most talented creators in TTRPGs, Jennell Jaquays, who passed away last year. Jennell was one of our company's earliest artists, and played an prominent role in Chaosium's success over many years, as an illustrator and writer.
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Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Shel, I'm an artist, art director, comicker, and more.
I do concept art, pitch package art, style guide development, and more, and I'd love to hear about your next project!
Learn more at www.portablecity.net/shel-kahns-p...
I do concept art, pitch package art, style guide development, and more, and I'd love to hear about your next project!
Learn more at www.portablecity.net/shel-kahns-p...
October 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy #portfolioday ! I'm Shel, I'm an artist, art director, comicker, and more.
I do concept art, pitch package art, style guide development, and more, and I'd love to hear about your next project!
Learn more at www.portablecity.net/shel-kahns-p...
I do concept art, pitch package art, style guide development, and more, and I'd love to hear about your next project!
Learn more at www.portablecity.net/shel-kahns-p...
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New episode!🎉
I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND
youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo
I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND
youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo
Interview with Shannon Appelcline of Designers & Dragons: Origins
YouTube video by OrcusDorkus' RPG Shenanigans
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October 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New episode!🎉
I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND
youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo
I sit down with @shannonappelcline.bsky.social, author of Designers & Dragons and This Is Free Trader Beowulf, to talk about his 15 year journey chronicling the stories behind the classic D&D modules we love in his upcoming series, Origins. 🤘😊 #TTRPG #DND
youtu.be/YlvDDXFDLZo
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Although #RuneQuest focuses on Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of #Glorantha includes two whole continents to explore. Many Jonstown Compendium contributors @drivethrurpg.com are devoted to fleshing out these distant exotic corners of the lozenge.
Journey to Jonstown #78: Explore Distant Lands
Although RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha focuses on homelands in Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha includes two whole continents containing many exotic, far-flung cultures. ...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Although #RuneQuest focuses on Dragon Pass and Prax, Greg Stafford’s world of #Glorantha includes two whole continents to explore. Many Jonstown Compendium contributors @drivethrurpg.com are devoted to fleshing out these distant exotic corners of the lozenge.
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Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.
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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.
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October 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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.
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Today, October 10th, marks the seventh anniversary of @chaosium.bsky.social company founder Greg Stafford's passing.
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today, October 10th, marks the seventh anniversary of @chaosium.bsky.social company founder Greg Stafford's passing.
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Right, now I have some time (and a copy myself!) it's time to share some internal pics from the new issue, my thoughts on the relevant features & perhaps persuade a few more of you to buy a copy (because it's swell)
shop.wyrd.science
So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...
shop.wyrd.science
So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Right, now I have some time (and a copy myself!) it's time to share some internal pics from the new issue, my thoughts on the relevant features & perhaps persuade a few more of you to buy a copy (because it's swell)
shop.wyrd.science
So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...
shop.wyrd.science
So today let's start with @malcolmcraig.bsky.social's one, as...