Runs RPGs for Exeter residents aged 18+ struggling with their mental health. Games Master. Horror writer. Curator. I'm Tony (he/him).
Whipton, Exeter, England
Joined March 2022
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I can finally talk about Mass Effect Universe.
Since Bioware closed I can now reveal that I was part of the Mass Effect Council, saw what BioWare was building, and provided feedback during development.
• Set 600+ years after the Reaper War
• You play as a customizable N7 agent
• Instead of being a walking gun rack, you're a cross between John Wick and James Bond
• Shepard's legacy preserved, regardless of your ending
• A galaxy divided into three major factions
• Humanity, Krogan, Batarians, and more allied together
• Council races forming their own alliance
• The Geth emerging as a third superpower
• A galactic Cold War instead of another Reaper style invasion with a shadowy adversary
• Geth-built megastructures
• Connections between the Milky Way and Andromeda
• Experimental technology implanted in you as a unique point of difference
• Hacking and manipulating the environment
• See through walls, identify systems, remotely trigger hazards and more
• Handcrafted missions like ME1-3
• But with Hitman-style freedom in how you complete them
• Brutal close-range executions
• Squadmates who can clash with each other
• Romance wasn't being sanitised
• Liara returns - now an incredibly powerful Asari Matriarch
From what I saw, BioWare was making Mass Effect for us, the fans, not for people who don't exist.
It looked incredible.
And now we may never get to play it.
Find out more here: youtu.be/ZOWrTNazZxM
#SaveMassEffect
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A former BioWare employee uploaded this Mass Effect Universe (Mass Effect 5) trailer on Reddit! According to another employee, this trailer was ready a few months ago. #MassEffect
So apparently you can now transform yourself into a 32mm miniature. I'm a ranger. It's got a hunky chest (aka moobs) so it's accurate
#32mm #minime #miniature #dndcharacter #dnd
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Some artists painted the worlds we wanted to explore. Some designers built the dungeons we never forgot.
Jennell Jaquays did BOTH. ❤️🎲
Born October 14, 1956, Jennell would have turned 70 today.
Dark Tower. The Caverns of Thracia. That spectacular Dragon Mountain cover. From wonderfully creepy pen and ink illustrations to sprawling dungeons full of choices, her work helped shape the D&D so many of us grew up loving.
Whether you knew her name or not, you probably knew her art.
I was fortunate enough to talk with Jennell quite a bit here on Twitter. Getting to chat with one of my childhood idols is something I’ll always treasure.
Today, let’s celebrate the imagination she shared with us, and the adventures we’re still having because of it.
What’s your favorite Jennell Jaquays adventure or piece of art?
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With 24 hours left to go on the ShadowSun Revised Kickstarter campaign, we are at 1,224 backers. Thanks to everyone that has been a part of this campaign.
Here is my final pitch
ShadowSun presents you with a setting packed with unbridled evils to fight, deeply challenging moral questions, and no judgment of what content might be "too much" for you to handle.
Don't take my word for it either, check out the 144 page free quickstart.
The full books will let players begin with knowledge from a generous gazetteer, surrounded by a vast unforgiving surface world, with a dark, terrifying underworld beneath their feet. Use new unique mechanics and tools designed to make GMing easy, with innovations on the base ShadowDark structure like caravan travel, brewing customized alcohols, and world-spanning cataclysms.
Both books are done and in editing. They will be ready for PDF release in a couple of weeks when Kickstarter gives me a confirmed backer list, then I will proceed to proofs & print after that.
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Resident Evil (2026) is different to the previous run Jojovich films. Based on the games, this version is also gory, has jump scares, but our hero is an everyday chap overwhelmed by the apocalyptic horror before him. Funny. Recommended. #horror #film #residentevil.
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Today it’s 50 years since I first presented Playschool wearing my blue beads and silver heart. I adore bringing joy into the lives of my #Playschool Babies during the 12 years I was on the programme. @CBeebiesHQ ❤️
I'm now running a game of Call of Cthulhu for 10 players at the @YMCAExeter with 4th ed. Masks of Nyarlathotep. The game sessions have become quite popular in recent weeks. I won't be able to take on more players unless I acquire a second Keeper for the game. #exeter
ALT A brightly lit mask and tentacles rise from the floor.
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In 1980, I wrote the roleplaying game "Call of Cthulhu".
At that time, every single person I knew who'd heard of Lovecraft did so because I had told them personally. Lovecraft was an unknown. A vanishingly obscure pulp author.
When Chaosium asked me to write the roleplaying game, we expected Call of Cthulhu to be a real niche produce. To sell a three or four thousand copies tops to the few hard-core Lovecraft fans in the world, and then go out of print. I put my heart and soul into it anyway because I loved Lovecraft so much, and I wanted to make sure my few fellow Lovecraftians would have the best game possible.
Well, instead of the game being based and fed by Lovecraft fans, instead the game PROMOTED Lovecraft and spread knowledge of his works everywhere. It quickly became Chaosium's best-selling product. Every gamer knew about it, even if they didn't play it.
My proudest achievement is that I have had literally thousands of people walk up to me at conventions and tell me that they read Lovecraft after playing Call of Cthulhu. Others (three times tearfully) told me that they were so excited to see that someone else knew about Lovecraft. This last event is now rare, because now everyone knows about Lovecraft.
I am so glad I have been a tiny part of bringing cosmic horror to so many.
We're starting a new game Call of Cthulhu at the @YMCAExeter for their residents. We've got a large group of players ready to immerse themselves in the 1920s world of horror. Got a new time slot too. Thanks to Tim for agreeing to supervise the sessions (and play). #ymca #exeter
ALT A ship on the sea. Cosmic horrors surround it. Strange lights hover around the ship.
The idea of making our parks safer for women is a superb one. This surely qualifies for the #prideinplace funding for #Whipton/ #Heavitree areas of #Exeter It's one of several ideas I support to make Exeter a safer environment for women @LizPoleLabour
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The truth is spreading. Make it go viral. Lay low the defilers of the founders and their era that made D&D and RPGs possible! Hasbro and WotC did not create this industry but they are sure burning it and its history to the ground!
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I still listen to the 28 Costumes, and 'Erika' remains my favourite of theirs. #28costumes
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Today at the YMCA. Ravenloft I6.
One of my PCs got attacked by a zombie. I rolled a Nat 20. I turned to my homegrown "what if" table and rolled a 10. Outright kill. If this was a PC attacking a monster then ok. Instead the zombie pushed her into a wall! Then it bit into her.
Yes @grok your predicted image of my ideal spouse based on my tweets just happens to look like Jennifer Connelly. Thanks. How did you know? Now if only I could travel to an alternative dimension this would be possible.
Hey @grok can you show me an image of her please? No words, just an image