“You don’t scuffle with a Superior Riding Worm! You wheedle and cajole.” #MerryshireDetectiveClub #quoteOfGame

I passed a woman with an arm tattoo that was either a sock or the severed toe from Big Lebowski so am left unsure whether she is cool or unbelievably cool

A three-minute walk from Akihabara Station sits a bank of vending machines locals call "cursed." They sell canned yakitori with a five-year shelf life, a taped-over jar of what looks like plastic bugs, and a rotary phone priced at one million yen.

I Bought Something from Akihabara's "Cursed" Vending Machines - Unseen Japan

There's still a lot of fun stuff to see and do in Akihabara. Then there are the vending machines selling oden, bugs, and even an old phone.

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Ken and Robin Consume Media: Super Tanks, a Beleaguered Psychopomp, and a Car Guys Movie for Car Guys

Ken and Robin Consume Media: Super Tanks, a Beleaguered Psychopomp, and a Car Guys Movie for Car Guys « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

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Veil Out

Elizabeth Nolan Brown@enbrown.bsky.social · 2d ago

AI-written police reports! What could go wrong? www.techdirt.com/2026/07/30/a... (Reports about cops morphing into frogs, for one thing)

Found this tomb somewhat disappointing.

Gen Con has been full of great conversations, familiar faces, and new discoveries. From books and demos to a few unexpected treasures, it's been a fantastic show so far. If you're here, stop by Hall J, Booth #423 and say hello! @Gen_Con #GenCon #TTRPG

My back is a little stiff and as a result I nearly reply guyed

Ken and Robin talk gearing up, revolutionary war river piracy, @mytholder.bsky.social on Merryshire Detective Club, and the self-styled Chinese Nostradamus. www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/index.php/ep...

Episode 710: USS Self-Awareness « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

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The Pelgrane Press booth is open at Gen Con! Whether you've played our games for years or you're just curious to see what we do, come and say hello. We'd love to meet you. Find us in Hall J, Booth #423. @Gen_Con #GenCon #TTRPG

My favorite joke in this satirical article is that the cratering hedge fund is called Situational Awareness [checks notes]

Gar explains that unlike other games Merryshire Detective Club has no violence and killing. Okay except for all the murders.

Pelgrane Press@pelgranepress.bsky.social · 6d ago

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p... #ttrpg #cozy #fantasy

How to design a game by subtraction pelgranepress.com/2026/07/28/d...

Design by Subtraction

Every so often someone gets in touch with me to ask for an easily cited reference to a concept Ken or I at one time or another floated on the podcast. Even more occasionally I remember to create su…

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This led to a brief but brisk trade in fake demonophile ID

Mike Caulfield@mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 6d ago

Twice Told Tales (1962) NO DEMONOPHOBIACS* ADMITTED! * People Who Have An Irrational, Persistent Fear Or Dread Of Demons, Ghosts Or The Supernatural May Not Be Permitted To View This Motion Picture Because Of Its Unusually Shocking Scenes!

We're at Gen Con this week! Find us in Hall J, Booth #423 to browse our latest releases, say hello, and chat all things tabletop. Check the map to find us, and we'll see you at the show! @Gen_Con #GenCon #TTRPG

Merryshire Detective Club already has a TV Tropes page already! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...

Merryshire Detective Club - TV Tropes

Merryshire Detective Club is an upcoming Cozy Mystery fantasy Tabletop RPG from Pelgrane Press. It's written by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan and uses the GUMSHOE system. The Riding is an idyllic land of vill...

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Never offer me whipped goat cheese I am opposed to the whipping of goats

Ken and Robin Consume Media: Lawrence of Arabia’s The Odyssey (and Also Christopher Nolan’s)

Ken and Robin Consume Media: Lawrence of Arabia’s The Odyssey (and Also Christopher Nolan’s) « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

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trouble often found Gary

Good Trailcams@goodtrailcams.bsky.social · last wk.

How RPG Rules Create a Genre’s Feel #ttrpg #gmtips #dungeonmaster

Pelicon returns on September 19th and 20th, and GM signups are now open! Join us online for a weekend of Pelgrane Press games. Tell us what you would like to run and select your preferred time slots using the form below. GM signup remains open through mid-August. bit.ly/4fmgBuS

Instacart shoppers explode if you don't rate them within 45 minutes and I feel kinda bad I didn't know that earlier

When the geopolitical situation settles down I have a rant about condiments

When you’re a (supernatural) greyhound but a binder tried to turn you into a dachshund Dormarch (?) in National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 1 (The Black Book of Carmarthen)

Resilience training in 1575: playing the bagpipe on an actual sea monster. #skystorians

Saw some competitive tablescaping today. No big deal.

Ken and Robin talk scenario premise beats, how Elgin got his marbles, the Kid, and Athanasius Kircher.

Episode 709: From Sling to King « Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

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You'll all be glad to know that I removed a crucial bee inaccuracy from the #MerryshireDetectiveClub scenario I'm writing.

The script will refer to them as “cuddle whales”

Jane Coaston@janecoaston.bsky.social · 2w ago

as a side note, they apparently plan to reboot Free Willy and boy that movie did NOT make it clear that orcas are serial killers

This is a Dramatic beat, which occurs when characters pursue their emotional goals.