OK just cos I've got Covid and I'm gutted to be missing @cymerafestival.co.uk doesn't mean I should have forgot my annual #BBLPleasance reminder! (although it's not a bad excuse given my current state of delirium!) #TopGrub #Local #Food #Cymera25
This is just a snapshot of all the events we have on, please join us this weekend and spread the word! As you can see we have a focus on folks #writing for #games #ttrpgs so there will be some great creative opportunities for play - tickets are free/pay what you can for most events! #Cymera25 #Games
Illustrated apocalyptic cityscape and John Hedge headshot
DM/GM/Keeper extraordinaire @johnthehedge.bsky.social will run a scenario from his #EmbersofHumanity system as well as a #CallofCthulhu adventure he has written, the mysterious sounding and no doubt playing 'Alpaca in the Coffee' #Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera
Random dice and character sheet picture and Phil Harris
Friend of the #Festival @philipgharris.bsky.social will be running a special #homebrew #game 'GAME the Game' now that's a lot of #Games... #Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games
Random board game picture and Robert Gelb headshot
Speaking of #BoardGames we will have the Blackwell's #BoardGames library available to play with and a chance to play test Midnight Trading Co's new board game Aster from @thisisgelb.bsky.social
#Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games
Blood on the Clocktower knocker ornate imp pus Fi Storyteller picture
Our resident @bloodontheclocktower.com #Storyteller @bibliofi.bsky.social will be running 2 sessions of the #RavenswoodBluff madcap imp hunt - a digital version on Friday night and an in person on Saturday night (costumes encouraged) #BloodOnTheClocktower #BotC #Cymera25 #Games
Cthulhu book cover elephant statue with picture of Morgan
Speaking of Morgan he will be running a #CallofCthulhu scenario he wrote set in prohibition era Arkham come #play 'Through the Grapevine' #Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games
An ancient robot in black looking dilapidated
Co-producer of #Cymera #Games strand @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social will have a stall selling a range of games and game related products in our games space headed up by the amazing Alex and Morgan #Cymera25 #AncientRobot #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera www.cymerafestival.co.uk/games-sponsors
Cyberspace landscape and Stark Holborn
We also have a #writing for #videogames workshop by @starkholborn.bsky.social long time friend of our #Games strand #Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG #Scotland #Edinburgh #Cymera www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games
Image of ornate rpg dice and Lynne Hardy
Part of our sessions will be @chaosium.bsky.social amazing @lynneahardy.bsky.social running an #rpg writing workshop and a play of the @benaaronovitch.bsky.social a #RiversOfLondon #rpg and #StuartBoon talking about bringing Scotland alive in Fiction and Games #Chaosium #Cymera25 #Games #TTRPG
Cymera Festival games strand web page info
This weekend is @cymerafestival.co.uk #Scotland 's #Festival of #SciFi #Fantasy #Horror #Writing in #Edinburgh /online I've produced the #Games strand along with our pals @ancientrobotgames.bsky.social free/pwyc please come along and join the fun www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-games #Cymera25 🧵
Don't forget—the #Cymera25 Charity Auction is still live! 🤩
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go toward supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
ONE WEEK UNTIL #CYMERA25 🎉🎉🎉
Join us for dozens of author panels and book signings, writing workshops, our Creators Hall, our Games Space, the Cymera Quiz, live theatre performances and so much more!
We can't wait to see you at the Pleasance (or online) next weekend 🤩
The #Cymera25 Charity Auction is now live!
Bid on special editions & box sets, 1-2-1 calls, critiques & beta reads from published authors, and more!
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go towards supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Sunday Panels at #Cymera25 ⬇️ (3/3)
This year we've introduced a Day Pass, which gives you access to all in-person and digital panels on Saturday or Sunday, depending which you choose: cymerafestival.co.uk/weekend-pass
Sunday panels at #Cymera25 ⬇️ (2/3)
Featuring authors like Rachel Gillig, Sarah Rees Brennan, Sebastien de Castell, V. Castro, Gareth Powell, Kat Dunn and more!
Saturday Panels at #Cymera25 ⬇️ (4/4)
This year we've introduced a Day Pass, which gives you access to all in-person and digital panels on Saturday or Sunday, depending which you choose.
Grab your pass, and find our full 2025 programme online: cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-events
Saturday Panels at #Cymera25 ⬇️ (2/4)
Featuring authors like John Gwynne, Tasha Suri, L.R. Lam, Adrian Tchaikovsky, C.L. Clark, Stephen Graham Jones and more!
Flora Macdonald: Jacobite heroine, saviour of an exiled prince, face of many shortbread tins—and ferocious zombie hunter.
Join us at #Cymera25 for this new fantasy-comedy solo show, written and performed by Debbie Cannon and directed by Flavia D’Avila: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...
Strawmoddie Theatre are BACK following their sell-out shows of Men at Arms (2024) and Guards! Guards! (2023)
Join us at #Cymera25 for this amateur production of Terry Pratchett’s Feet of Clay, adapted for stage by Stephen Briggs: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...
Forget everything you know about Arrakis and get ready for Dune! The Musical, returning for #Cymera25 🤩
A memoir in song by the Earl of Caladan, trusted adviser to the Padisha Emperor and beloved troubadour-warrior, the bard Gurney Halleck.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...