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Posts by David Waldron

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Panic From The Skies: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure A few years ago I took part in a very enjoyable Tales from Rat City podcast episode, hosted by David Waldron and centred around the 1918 Australian mystery aeroplane panic from the perspective of Ball...

Wonderful write up here by Brett Holman of our forthcoming Call of Cthulhu Liveplay.

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Lovely night out with Jasmine Littlejohn last night Dinner and drinks followed by seeing Gordi live at the Volta.

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Deeply honoured to be invited to the Ballarat Sikh Community Gurdwara for Baisakhi tonight and humbled to receive a Golden Temple in recognition of support for Ballarat Sikh history through the Ballarat Heritage Festival project.

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Really fun and cinematic game of Alien the Roleplaying game. Worked so well and captured the feel of the films beautifully

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Understanding Victoria: A Government House Discussion Series Understanding Victoria is a series of discussions and conversations about key periods and themes in Victoria's history

Honoured to have been invited to attend the seventh discussion in the Understanding Victoria public history series at Government House Victoria.

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I’m pleased to be speaking at Pride Writes for the Bendigo Pride Festival on 15 April, where I will join the Queer Goldfields panel discussion at Bendigo Trades Hall. bendigopridefestival.com.au/event/pride-...

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Panic From The Skies - A Call of Cthulhu Adventure Livestreamed Call of Cthulhu Role Playing Game as part of the Ballaarat Heritage Festival. From the ENNIE award winning team Tales From Rat City.

About to go on 3BA Radio with Katrina Hill to promote our next live play theatrical Roleplaying game show for Call of Cthulu.

Panic from the Skies.
#ballaratheritagefestival

Tickets available here for livestream and in person:
events.humanitix.com/panic-from-t...

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William Baileys Haunted Mansion: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure
William Baileys Haunted Mansion: A Call of Cthulhu Adventure YouTube video by Tales from Rat City David Waldron

This is the 4th in our award-winning Ballarat Heritage Festival liveplay series. The first, William Bailey’s Haunted Mansion, can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqJ1...

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Panic From The Skies - A Call of Cthulhu Adventure Livestreamed Call of Cthulhu Role Playing Game as part of the Ballaarat Heritage Festival. From the ENNIE award winning team Tales From Rat City.

Panic from the Skies is a new Call of Cthulhu liveplay for #BallaratHeritageFestival inspired by Victoria’s “Mystery Airship Panic,” with live music from #TheDrongoAndTheCrow. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/panic-from-t...

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Danger Down Under: Volume 2 is now live on DriveThruRPG!

From banned films and illegal gambling dens to Depression-era politics, cryptid hunts and Melbourne cosmic horror, this is a great collection of distinctly Australian adventures.

Find it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Cunning Men and Women: Folk Magic and home remedies of colonial Victoria Step back in time to a world where charms, talismans, and 'cunning men' sit uneasily beside the rise of modern medicine.In this richly illustrated presentation, historian Dr David Waldron uncovers the...

My next Guest Lecture at the Melton Heritage Festival is now open for booking.

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So lovely to see one's work finally in hardcopy. A very fun project with Jason Lee Feast of the Forest for Pendragon.

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2026 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize Longlist Announcement The Hawkeye Publishing team and our esteemed judges are thrilled to reveal the longlist for the 2026 Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize!

Very pleased to announce that my novel manuscript, One Last Quiet Morning, is on the long list for the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Awards this year.

hawkeyebooks.com.au/blogs/news/2...

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Ballarat Old Gaol Tour and Exhibition - 23rd to 24th of May 2026 Come check out the Ballarat Old Gaol Tour and Exhibition, where you can explore the history of Ballarat's notorious goldrush prison.

Ballarat Old Gaol Tours 2026

Join us on 23–24 May 2026 for the Ballarat Old Gaol Tour and Exhibition and discover the stories of crime, punishment, and daily life behind the walls of one of Ballarat’s most intriguing historic sites.

www.eventbrite.com.au/e/copy-of-ba...

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Jason Lee and I are very happy to announce our ARPIA nominated Pendragon scenario "Feast of the Forest" is now available in hardcopy Print on Demand
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Very excited to share that, thanks to the amazing work of Alex Guillotte, our new Call of Cthulhu scenario Lamps for the Lost has had a complete graphical update.

Take a look here:
www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Panic From The Skies - A Call of Cthulhu Adventure, coming to the Ballarat Heritage Festival Call of Cthulhu returns to the Ballarat Heritage Festival, May 22nd at 7pm AEST!

Call of Cthulhu returns to the Ballarat Heritage Festival, 22 May at 7pm AEST!

Blending live performance, improvisation, historical immersion, & interactive storytelling, this show is produced by the ENNIE award winning Tales from Rat City team.

Chaosium is proud to once again support this event.

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Miskatonic Monday #420: Lamps for the Lost Much like the Jonstown Compendium for RuneQuest: Roleplaying in Glorantha and The Companions of Arthur for material set in Greg Stafford’...

Nice little review here from Reviews from Ryleh on Reshmi and my most recent Call of Cthulhu scenario "Lamps for the Lost" rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/misk...

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Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a CL1
Living Human Brain Cells Play DOOM on a CL1 YouTube video by Cortical Labs

Fascinating work here by my cousin Duncan. All very sci fi of my youth.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRV8...

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Speaking here on the 16th of May www.victorianoccultconference.com

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Just gave an interview on the folklore associated with Garlic for ABC Gippsland for the Garlic Festival there this campaign weekend.

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Panic From The Skies - A Call of Cthulhu Adventure Livestreamed Call of Cthulhu Role Playing Game as part of the Ballaarat Heritage Festival. From the ENNIE award winning team Tales From Rat City.

Our next Call of Cthulhu Liveplay at the Ballarat mechanics Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute investigating Ballarat's foray into the historical mystery airship panic of the 1890s-1920s.

#ballaratheritagefestival #talesfromratcity events.humanitix.com/panic-from-t...

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Panic From The Skies - A Call of Cthulhu Adventure Livestreamed Call of Cthulhu Role Playing Game as part of the Ballaarat Heritage Festival. From the ENNIE award winning team Tales From Rat City.

Our next Call of Cthulhu Liveplay at the Ballarat mechanics Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute investigating Ballarat's foray into the historical mystery airship panic of the 1890s-1920s. The world's first UFO panic.
events.humanitix.com/panic-from-t...

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The Last Dance of Lola Montez, Tips & Review (Call of Cthulhu RPG)
The Last Dance of Lola Montez, Tips & Review (Call of Cthulhu RPG) YouTube video by XPLovecat | Tabletop RPGs

So a very insightful review here of my Call of Cthulhu scenario "the Last Dance of Lola Montez" is here by the amazing XPLovecat. It was a tricky and emotionally powerful scenario to write and there are some great tips and critiques here at running it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWcw...

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On a fascinating funded heritage project in local Ballarat and Western Victorian records, I can't reveal the details yet, I think will lead to some great activations in local events and history education.

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Lamps for the Lost

From David Waldron and co-writer, Reshmi Lehri-Roy, comes "Lamps for the Lost. A Call of Cthulhu Gaslight era scenario of Institutional Corruption, murder and supernatural revenge on the Goldfields of colonial Australia.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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Edited Almanac of Cunning Man David Waldron 26 July 2026
Edited Almanac of Cunning Man David Waldron 26 July 2026 YouTube video by Tales from Rat City David Waldron

Just a talk from last year on folk medicine and superstition in the Goldrush.

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On the Radio today talking the ghost story of the Union Bank building on Lydiard St. Ballarat's "Woman in White" ghost, pretty much every town had a version of the yarn. 3BA 11.45.

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HDM Presents: "The Witch's Bargain" a Year of the Goat scenario
HDM Presents: "The Witch's Bargain" a Year of the Goat scenario YouTube video by Heinrich Moore Presents

A fun little promo here for my entry into the Year of the Goat Call of Cthulhu nnthology, telling stories of Shub Niggurath with 12 other awrd winning writers with the Miskatonic Repository for Chaosium.

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Had the privilege of being interviewed for "the Self Experiment"
Talking local history and folklore.
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