I am genuinely offended when I see people in Europe wanting around in Inter Miami merch. A football team founded 8 years ago that has won nothing of merit. FFS.

It’s against nature, but is going to have to be tried.

Going to Michel Delving, Waymoot or Tuckborough? Hop on the…

We all recognise don’t we, that for a much bigger slice of the pie, UEFA probably changes its position. UEFA, the FA, the SFA, etc are not exactly paragons of ethics, governance or stewardship of the game.

In Bilbao and I can’t seem to get a pint of Madri for love nor money. Outrageous!

cowardly, anti-British

Some sort of eldritch sign in the sky today as I head up to London. Hopefully a good omen for horror gaming at #dahnsarf

The dog’s favourite toy should never have investigated that strange egg in the garden.

Worried the World Cup is nearly done and next season doesn’t start for a month? Get into Calcio Storico, no holds barred Florence street football. youtu.be/1_bMrTysuJs?... Then take a look at my Gran Meccanismo scenario, A Game of Two Halves. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

The World's Most Dangerous Game Of Football

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Fun game of The Hooded Man last night kicked off the Raspy Raven Osprey Games Season. Our brave outlaws, the Stalwart Hunters, foiled cruel Sir Piers’ plan to force the young people of Haysted to work in his mine. Cunning, sneakiness, and a pewter tankard to the face brought Sir Piers low.

Spending my day interviewing Year 10s at my son’s school, talking careers, etc. Level of teenage cringe in our house currently off the scale.

Heresy, mutation, siege, religious zealots. All the ingredients for a grim and dark romp in @bentobitt.bsky.social Black Powder & Brimstone. My latest pamphlet adventure out now. The Girl They Would Burn. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

There’s a family on my train to Leeds. Parents in 60s, son in 30s. All wearing different Nando’s T-shirts. Guess they must like peri-peri chicken a lot.

But Johnny Walker is from Kilmarnock.

Games are ready to be selected for @ospreygames.bsky.social season, it's open for a week or until it's oversubscribed, whichever comes first, then we draw the lottery. Games run on The Raspy Raven (link in bio), 13-19/July. forms.gle/ef2Jfs2czqmA... #TTRPG We are independent of Osprey Publishing

Oh damn. I missed ‘World Outlander Day’ yesterday. Should have worn my kilt!

“Fine-good rat-things. Ready-prepared to overrun-crush filthy man-things!”

Beautiful day to hike the Lairig Ghru in the Cairngorms - if junior hadn’t broken his collarbone ten days ago. Still. Nice to be in the Highlands in the sun.

Awake to see in the paper that the government are arguing about more drilling in the N Sea to reduce energy prices. Cheapest electric in Europe: Scandinavia with lots of nuclear and hydro, Spain with vast amounts of solar. Renewables are the answer. FFS

Getting closer to the point where I can bring Ronin rpg to the table. Just need more mooks and villains. #JHbackdrops #badsquiddogames

Son knows the things that will make me happy - on a trip to Berlin he doesn’t send a pic of the Reichstag, or the Brandenburg Gate, but genuine Vita Cola, the East German Coke alternative. #ColdWar

Crna Kraljica. Last time I had this excellent dark beer was on holiday in Croatia last year. #beersthatcouldbeanosrscenario

Great Dahn Sarf get together in London today. Thanks to @elevatedpachyderm.bsky.social for organising and @robertcarnell.bsky.social for a vivid and dynamic game of Electric Bastionland. No face to face games for ages now!

Dahn Sarf: The OSR Strikes Back..- bound and with no train delays/replacement bus services. Scarce believable. Bet there are no Lime bikes near Waterloo! #dahnsarf

Got on the train. It was really busy so I chanced it and sat in the 1st Class section. Everyone there busily working on their laptops, so peer pressure made me get my laptop out and work all the way home. Not doing that again.

Fun this afternoon running The Heretic’s Zeal for Black Powder & Brimstone. Grimness, darkness and laughs from great players. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Stop the priest! The prophecy must not come to pass. It is a time of war and horror. The Vaterland is riven by conflict and stricken with plague. Cities burn and crops fail. But if the omens are to be...

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Ah well. Time to go inside. It’s started raining and someone’s playing suit dance music too loudly.

It's #gothic writing season on The Raspy Raven (see link in bio). We've been tasked by @groewe.bsky.social to write a #TTRPG game or scenario by 31/Aug. But what is Gothic? What are the key tropes? How do you make it gameable? What system? What genre? Any thoughts? Please share this post 🙏

Watch the Tories twist and turn to make Trump Admin’s suggestion that they might back Argentina re the Falklands the fault of the Labour Govt not further evidence that Trump is an unreliable ally and that reducing reliance on them is imperative.

Let’s see what breakfast looks like here at the Castle View in Chepstow.