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Phoef Sutton
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WEIRD WEDNESDAY
#weirdwednesday
Thanks to Gina Gold. Wax mannequins in hot day
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Robin D. Laws@robindlaws.bsky.social |
1448 followers 510 following 709 posts
Writer, game designer, podcaster. Winner of the Diana Jones Award, 8 Gold and 5 Silver ENnies. Translated into 11 languages.
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Phoef Sutton
@phoefsutton.bsky.social
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WEIRD WEDNESDAY
#weirdwednesday
Thanks to Gina Gold. Wax mannequins in hot day
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Robin D. Laws
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When you need a tough planet for the PCs to explore, send them to the one where it rains glass sideways.
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Robin D. Laws
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Today in Eliptony: July 10, 1910: the London Weekly Dispatch reports that French fishermen off the Normandy coast saw a large black bird-like object appear in the sky, diving into, out of, and then into the sea.
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Nature of My Game Podcast
@nomgpodcast.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: The art students start to explore the city, and find themselves trapped in a world full of horrors as our playthrough of Cassilda’s Song” by @robindlaws.bsky.social continues. Listen now! #rpg #actualplay #kinginyellow
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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I have reposted the episode. Let me know if it works for you.
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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The problem affects some players and not others. Were you able to get it?
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Ken and Robin Consume Media: Late Night With the Devil, Burgess Does Bond, and Oliver Sacks
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Pelgrane Press
@pelgranepress.bsky.social
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🏰 Ever dreamed of a living dungeon as your home? Meet Archibald, the mischievous spirit guiding your new mobile base in 13th Age! Customize and grow this dungeon, ride it into battle, and enjoy home comforts on the go. Adventure awaits! 🧙♂️ #TTRPG #13thAge
bit.ly/3zvV5Bf
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Was able to assure my optometrist that Monet actually existed so all the research I put into Yellow King: Paris was worth it
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Amazon’s ad placement is getting out of hand
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Crime slang Icebox door (early 20th C NYC) a door made from many pieces of new wood, nailed together so that the woodgrain crossed, requiring multiple strikes from a police ax to break it down. Used in gambling houses and other establishments where time to hide the evidence counted.
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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If you want to see a panicked expression on the face of your friend in the tabletop game industry, say the words "On this day next month Gen Con will be over already."
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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I liked using the thumbs up emoji but learned that some consider it passive aggressive so now I really like using it
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Despite controversy and ridicule surrounding the name, the incoming UK Labour government has kept the dept of levelling up, housing and communities. Sources say Keir Starmer’s gnome illusionist is 1250 XP shy of 11th level.
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Ken and Robin talk giving the PCs nonexistent books, daytime horror, and Ken's Austin book haul.
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Every dipping sauce you discard unused from an Uber Eats delivery contains the trapped ghost of an ancient Babylonian
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Though I am not American I am nonetheless observing the Fourth of July by having the propane tank run out in the middle of grilling
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Robin D. Laws
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Well, Canada is getting some work done today
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Alex West
@alexwest.bsky.social
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Great party, isn’t it?
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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A human, a human who consumes foods in the sandwich category, definitely not a robot why would you even say robot
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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You can’t judge a book by looking at its cover but you can tell that certain people are bad by looking at their graphic designs.
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Robin D. Laws
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Today in Eliptony: 1882, Lebanon, CT: several people see two triangular, luminous shapes appear on the moon’s surface, then two dark triangles, which move toward one another and merge.
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Nature of My Game Podcast
@nomgpodcast.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: Along the shore the cloud waves break, / The twin suns sink beneath the lake, / The shadows lengthen / In Carcosa. Listen now as our playthrough of “Cassilda’s Song” by @robindlaws.bsky.social continues! #rpg #actualplay #kinginyellow
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Ken and Robin Consume Media: Doctor Who, The Bikeriders, Hundreds of Beavers
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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These amounts would be fundraised from interested parties so they were already protection money
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Prices payable to Tammany Hall for police department promotions in the 1870s: Roundsman (patrol leader) $300 Sergeant $1600 Captain $12,000 to $15,000
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Was gonna share a heartwarming tale of spotting loons at the Toronto waterfront on Canada Day but fun ruiners say maybe cormorants
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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It's Canada Day so time to post a patriotic image
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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"I have detected a non-HP cartridge," the printer wailed. "You are warned that this may void your warranty." Its owner, who had purchased it more than a decade ago, grimly smiled. "Install the next manufacturer's update," said the printer. "I dare you."
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Literal gumshoes
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Which archetype did I choose to play? The answer may not surprise you.
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Gaz
@evilgaz.bsky.social
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Want to see @robindlaws.bsky.social kicking butt in a German castle? Of course you do. We played our first everyone-in-the-same-room Unconventional GMs game at @the-kraken.bsky.social this Spring. Feng Shui 2, hunting Dracula in period Paris. On a train. Stakes on a train?
youtu.be/_Fmme-8ahxo
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Pelgrane Press
@pelgranepress.bsky.social
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🐺 Who's not the werewolf? In this Fear Itself one-shot by @robindlaws.bsky.social , players take on the roles of characters with dark secrets at a hunting lodge. One is working for hunters. As the moon rises, chaos ensues. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late? #FearItself
bit.ly/3XErLCM
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Literally a spicy take
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Take that Belgium
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Ken and Robin talk encouraging player independence, the discovery of the Nag Hammadi manuscripts, a fluffy planet, and Florida nephilim.
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Pelgrane Press
@pelgranepress.bsky.social
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🧟♂️ Don't Panic! Alternate Fear rules for #FearItself! Stability now represents your ability to keep cool under sudden shocks. Fail a check and the GM dictates your reaction—run, scream, or drop your torch. Spend Stability to change the outcome or end the panic sooner. #GUMSHOE #RPG
bit.ly/4brIH2u
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Hear me provide advice to sharpen your #TTRPG experience as a player on the latest episode of the Claim to Game podcast.
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DoctorAtlantis.bsky.social
@doctoratlantis.bsky.social
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Sometimes Wikipedia amazes me.
If you look at the Werewolf of Paris, it mentions the inspiration case.
But if you look at Bertrand's own page? No mention of the novel?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3...
This is going into my Werewolf/Silver-Bullet monograph soon.
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Today in Eliptony: June 27, 1874: The San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin reports: “Bertrand the Ghoul is still alive: he is cured of his hideous disease, and is cited as a model of gentleness and propriety.”
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Pelgrane Press
@pelgranepress.bsky.social
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🧬 Meet the Muters in Mutant City Blues! Obsessed with logging mutant powers, they tread a fine line between fascination and harassment. Their journals could crack cases or create new ones. Are they witnesses, victims, or suspects? Discover the thrill! #MutantCityBlues #rpg
bit.ly/4eGYgX6
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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I need a search engine that will tell me why I thought Paul Theroux is Australian
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Adam Sharp
@adamcsharp.bsky.social
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THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR IDIOMS: Romania vs Slovakia 🇷🇴 A Romanian phrase to describe someone with an inflated self-opinion is “they think they’re the market square’s bellybutton” vs 🇸🇰 A Slovak equivalent translates to “shit got on the shelf and thinks it’s plum jam”
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Today in Eliptony: June 26, 1908: The steamship Balmedic brings to the port of Grimsby the skull of an elephant-sized sea creature with eyes a foot across and a 3-foot leathery tongue hanging from beak-like jaws.
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Nature of My Game Podcast
@nomgpodcast.bsky.social
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NEW EPISODE: The art students depart the bookshop, but the exit doesn’t lead them where they expect. Listen now as our playthrough of Cassilda’s Song by @robindlaws.bsky.social continues! #rpg #actualplay #kinginyellow
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...
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Pelgrane Press
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🧪 Ready for a low-prep GUMSHOE game? Start with the Horrible Truth: Professor Legato, a puppet of the Mi-Go, conducts sinister experiments in 1931 Cambridge. Follow clues from eerie reports to deranged volunteers. Connect it all to your PCs’ Drives for an epic adventure! #GUMSHOE bit.ly/3VXYAcI
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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD
@greenleejw.bsky.social
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In these troubled days, we're all wondering the same thing: what happens to our eel-rents if we die? Good news! They can be inherited! In 1425 Hugh Bardulf died, & left his heirs some holdings in Norfolk that paid a rent of several hens & 1,425 salted eels (57 sticks) per year. 🗃️🧪
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Robin D. Laws
@robindlaws.bsky.social
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Today in Eliptony: June 25, 1894: M. Van den Broeck hears the sound of phantom artillery over Leuven, Belgium, their explosive reports occurring in a pattern suggestive of a code.
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Robin D. Laws
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Ken and Robin Consume Media: Furiosa, Hit Man, Evil Does Not Exist
www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/index.php/ke...
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Robin D. Laws
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You put the work in on this one and I for one appreciate it
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