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Posts by Dr Derek R

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I mean, I started in the 80s, but my gaming definitely came of age in the 90s. I'll take it!

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I just got result '90's Sinner' on quiz 'Which RPG Era are you?'. What will you get?

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Like with all good GMs, there are props!

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Thought you were about to say you were stocking them. Sad face.

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Kids on Bikes has a mechanism for running a group of kids where one is more powerful than the others, through sharing the responsibility for the powered individual. Mainly with Stranger Things in mind, but it could work for a bunch of Scoobies and a Slayer

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A Year in Gaming 2025 The year has come to a close, and as I have done for the last few years, I will review my gaming over the last twelve months. Overall, I man...

The blog post with more details.
mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-ye...

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Not sure kidnapping a foreign head of state, and taking them to your country to be tried under your legal system is a precedent they've fully thought through.

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Game of the year this year, has to be Vaesen. I got to run it and play it (troupe style). It hits all the right notes, and I have a jam of ideas to get out that I'd use this game to play.

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My year in gaming, 2025. One for games run, one for games played.

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At this point t they're not fighting against the left, they're fighting against reality.

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I refuse to submit to your capitalist demands.
Happy Birthday!

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Yeah this is the final nail in the coffin for my trek to Necronomicon next year, which makes me very sad. I'll miss all the good people who go there over this nonsense.

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We have an immediate need for an RPG proofreader. This is a paid gig, proofing just over 11,000 words. Experience is preferred.

Please email jon@handiwork.games with your resume and rate. If you don't have a set rate that's fine - we can talk.

Please feel free to share, tag and recommend.

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The Larch I was recently gifted by my very generous gaming group, a couple of books. The first and second editions of MERP. I was overcome by this, ve...

How to Recognise Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away. The distance in this case being between now and 1986.
mysteriesofmontreal.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

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Oh, I get it! They just want to recreate Gen-X! I mean, that's fair!

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Covid and flu boosters. Check

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They had dragons. Pretty sure they exploded now and again. Like whales if left too long in the sun.

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For the uninitiated, is that basically pumpkin spice Irn Bru?

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The Unofficial Miskatonic Repository Index - Chaosium | Miskatonic Repository | Pierre Corsy | DriveThruRPG Wondering where the most exciting Call of Cthulhu scenarios are hiding? Lost in the flood of releases? Looking for adventures that have already won over many GMs? Then grab this list and discover the ...

Signal boost for a friend. Want an easier way to navigate the multitude of scenarios available on the Miskatonic Repository? Look no further: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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If you’re a complete #ttrpg nerd like me, quote 10 titles to know you by
-Call of Cthulhu
-WFRP
-MERP
-The One Ring
-Vaesen
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-Legend of the 5 Rings
-Mothership
-SLA Industries
-Deadlands

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PSAC‑Quebec condemns CHU Sainte-Justine’s disregard for pay equity PSAC-Quebec firmly condemns Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine for dragging its feet in the pay equity dispute with its research centre employees.

In a follow up to yesterday's La Presse article, a press release from the PSAC union: afpcquebec.com/en/psac%e2%8...

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Centre de recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine | Le processus d’équité salariale s'éternise Quelque 200 professionnels du centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire (CHU) Sainte-Justine attendent depuis des années les sommes qui leur sont dues en équité salariale, évaluées par l...

I've been involved in the pay equity committee here since it's inception in 2014 (5 years after the process was supposed to be complete by federal law). It's not that complex a situation. They just don't want to pay a fair wage. www.lapresse.ca/actualites/s...

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Switch GURPs for MERP, or WFRP, or...

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Not shown here, the 4.5 tons of books that were taken away from his home #lifegoals

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My great uncle passed away earlier in the year, and now his belongings have been put up for auction. Am I currently living in the most trite of Call of Cthulhu scenarios? 😬
Will I be plumbing the artefacts on sale for my own scenarios? (Yes, yes I will) www.wimbledonauctions.co.uk/auction/sear....

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Share the last 4 games you played and expose your gaming habits (TTRPG only version)

Vaesen
The One Ring (1E)
Jackal
Delta Green

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Vote or the nuts get it?

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Yeah that has a weird feel to it. Vance isn't really the type to be the vanguard for his type to a new social media platform. Seems troll-like.

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Buy this game. It does cool things!

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Delete a letter, ruin a movie:

The Princess Brie

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