A Call to Arms Nothing that we have experienced since launching our investigation into the disappearance of Charles Dexter Ward has served to fuel any sense of optimism. Quite the opposite. We have lost our funding, our office, our equipment, and I personally mislaid three years of my life. We don't expect things to go well, is the point. When we first decided to look into crowdfunding, we were too uncertain of the territory to attempt to finance a whole season, so we decided to test the water with the Crowley series. We put everything we had into that campaign, and it worked out better than we could possibly have hoped. But we're still not optimistic. Perhaps we just aren't wired that way. The budget for _The Call of Cthulhu_ is significantly higher than it was for Crowley, and economic conditions are worsening for a lot of people. Last year's success doesn't automatically lead to this year's success. That's why we're trying to make sure that everything we're putting together for this campaign, from bespoke CD books and digital offerings to new books and merch, is considered, desirable, and good value. This time, we're looking for numbers, rather than high-value investors (we'll obviously take those too!). And we're going to be pushing the whole way through, just like we did with Crowley, because we can't afford to take this campaign for granted. But right now, more than the money, it's the numbers that matter: in order to get the strongest possible launch, we need the highest possible number of people signed up to the campaign. With big numbers, we move up the Backerkit charts and we garner attention from people who might not otherwise know about the show, as well as earning the attention and assistance of the good people at Backerkit themselves. At this pre-launch stage, the numbers really are make-or-break. When we sent out the initial announcement to Pleasant Green subscribers yesterday, those numbers really started to climb. But it came to our attention that nearly 80% of the people who opened that email DID NOT sign up to the pre-launch. There are probably a lot of very good reasons for this - you're subscribed to this site, so you're hardly likely to miss out, or maybe you were just out and about on a Saturday afternoon and you didn't get around to it. I get it, I've been there - I never click those things either! But in this case, clicking the "Count me in" button gives us a lot of invisible assistance with the launch, without any obligation to actually back the campaign. And it also lets you in on whatever pre-launch offers we can put together that. At this stage in the game, we really need those clicks! So if you didn't get a chance to do it yesterday, please take a moment right now to jump to this link... Get Ready for Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of CthulhuFrom Julian Simpson - Get Ready for Lovecraft Investigations: The Call of CthulhuJulian Simpson ...and click "**Yes, count me in** ". Again, no obligation to pledge, just a registration of interest that we could really use right now. This next series is going to be immense, and we're really excited to get working on it. We know you'll love the story we have to tell, but we need to engage you all to get it over the finish line. Maybe it will be easier than we think it will be. But, as I say, we're never optimistic. Please do everything you can, and please spread the word to friends and family and to your online communities. The more interest we can register now, the greater the chances that this new season sees the light of day. Have a good Sunday. Matthew

We need your help to get this launched!

SB is fun, grab odd napoleonic sprues and zombies on ebay

Of the few I've bought Highland Miniatures have always been outstanding if you are after fantasy types.

😢 Will no one think of the “Nobbly Bobblies”

Many thanks

I’m looking for uniform info on the Tiradores de Merida, fought in Zeyas’ division at Talevera. I’m thinking blue coats but have no idea for savings etc. TIA

Live action Banksy.

Cracking stuff👍

Going to repaint my roofs, add grime to the buildings. Amazed they still have stock of this at £75.

Interesting to see what you do here, I've one of these and I've wanted to build a drop on base for them so they sit better on the table.

Got all three boxes in my queue

Coming soon: Dead Man's Hand - PLASTIC MOUNTED US CAVALRY - 28mm scale 28mm scale hard plastic US Cavalry models for Dead Man's Hand, the game of Old West skirmish mayhem!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dea...

Proper car wars too, none of that modern nonsense.

Excellent, how do I join?

I'd move parliament to Stoke on Trent, central and would massively regenerate the area.

Often too precise and over detailed

Stone Trolls for Oldhammer, Dragon Rampant and Midgard. 3d printed bits extend the box of three to six.

Yes please, need to see this.

Don’t worry about it, it’s not about you but them and they lash out to try and make themselves feel better.

A wall full of tabletop miniatures

A shelf of spray paint and paint bottles

Shelves in hobby and gaming shop Mighty Lancer Games with scale models, brick kits and board games

Shelves in hobby and gaming shop Mighty Lancer Games with war games

We stock thousand of hobby and tabletop
Gaming items from paint to miniatures, games to models. Visit us today on King Street in Bridlington and online

www.mightylancergames.co.uk

#nerdlings #flgs #scalemodel

With the Worcester gang

Had great fun starting a “what a cowboy” campaign today #spreadthelard

That could be tempting 😉

An excellent game Steve, thanks again for hosting.

BIGging it up in Brizzle - Winter WonderLard Yesterday saw me hurtling down the M5 to Bristol Independant Gaming a shop and gaming venue, locating in a industrial area in the Bishopswo...

A quick blog on my day at Winter WonderLard yesterday movealongnownothingtoseehere.blogspot.com/2026/02/bigg... #spreadthelard

Up early for a trip on the M5 and a day at Winter WonderLard #spreadthelard

Thats not enough time to queue for a hotdog and mini ice cream?

Fingers crossed

Local practices being bought by corporates who's primary aim is profit over animal welfare.

Oh er that's one for Only Fans!