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is where I muck around with videogames, tabletop RPGs, films, TV, books & comics.

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Shut up and take my creds!!!

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The missus and I watched the new #Dune film last night in 4D (hydraulic chairs and all). It's gorgeous and intense, with a strong cast and sumptuous, otherworldly visuals (though the sandworm mouths look a bit odd). I very much recommend giving it a go. 👍👍 #FearistheMindKiller

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@MrBlipvert I think this is fair. I really like RuneQuest: Glorantha because it's so tightly integrated into the setting... But I also love GW RQ3 because it's a fun ruleset that's kind of generic (and I love the art!). There's (just about) space on the shelf for both approaches.

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@MrBlipvert I had not, but I will correct that - ta very much!

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Yes!! I am always channeling folk horror vibes when I run a #BOSR game.

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FOLK HORROR, PART 1. A subgenre that explored paganism in sinister rural settings, eg David Pinner's novel RITUAL (1967), the TV play ROBIN REDBREAST (1970), and the film THE WICKER MAN (1973). All were inspired by the real-life murder of Charles Walton.

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@AwesomeLiesBlog Completely unscientific, but still interesting to see what people responded to and what they didn't!

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@clownf1st Hope all is well!

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@trollishdelver BOSR is essentially a group therapy hashtag for survivors of British children's TV programming of the '70s and '80s - https://t.co/6Qif4tua8n

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Does the #BOSR exist? I've no idea. I'm not even sure it really matters, because it's all a bit silly. But if it did, it would be this.

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What characteristics of the cultural milieu stand out from these tweets? I would point to:

Dystopianism
Moral ambiguity
Horror and violence
British history (eg historic monuments and buildings, the Second World War, colonialism)
British folklore [1/3]

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@AwesomeLiesBlog Brilliant stuff, Gideon! I'll update my blog post to include your latest tweets. I reckon you've covered most of the major influences. Perhaps music is the most obvious thing missing (prog rock, punk, metal, etc.)?

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@MrBlipvert @AndyS97855363 @RlyehReviews Tbh, D&D (and likely CoC, RQ, Traveller, etc.) was always more popular in the UK than homegrown stuff like WFRP and DW. #BOSR is also D&D scenarios in White Dwarf, Adventurer, TSR UK, etc.

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@the_smart_party @RlyehReviews This is pretty much the truth of it (for me, at least). It's a bit rubbish, but it's fun. It's a silly, inaccurate, insignificant hashtag for a niche within a niche within a niche within a niche. But it's *our* silly, inaccurate, insignificant hashtag. And fascists can fuck off.

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@RlyehReviews @trollishdelver "British OSR" has been bandied about as a term since at least 2010. And mostly talking about the same set of games (usually AFF, DW, WFRP... admittedly sometimes others). So, it's consistent(-ish) what is meant by #BOSR, even if it can also be confusing to newcomers.

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@RlyehReviews I've always taken #BOSR to stand for British Old-School Roleplaying. Blame @trollishdelver: https://t.co/KNof396s0E 😆

Tbh, it probably doesn't matter what the hashtag is (though #BSR is used by others, which might confuse things, and @BritishSchoolRevival is a bit long)

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@AwesomeLiesBlog Callan is brilliant, and still worth a watch today (as is the similarly grubby and cynical The Sandbaggers).

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@AwesomeLiesBlog I'd argue this definitely warrants inclusion (+ "When the Wind Blows"). UK and US went through WW2, but their experiences were different, and you've (justifiably) included British WW2 movies. Likewise w/ threat of nuclear annihilation. "Threads" very different to "The Day After".

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@MrBlipvert Hmm... I don't have any examples, but the best player-facing stuff might be "in character" gazateers of settings, or advice on roleplaying, or maybe cool character concepts or classes

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My ideal #BOSR game combines equal parts folk horror and kitchen-sink drama. Basically, if Ben Wheatley designed a WFRP scenario...

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KITCHEN-SINK DRAMAS. Social-realist drama from the late 1950s and 1960s, such as Cathy Come Home (1966), focused on the turbulent lives of disillusioned working-class characters.

https://t.co/bSotCFRY8T

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@Yukiko_the_Fox I'm pretty sure they got permission. It's (c) Chris Achilleos on the credits page and they were giving away a signed copy of one of his books in the same issue

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W00t! My brother just gave me a bunch of old copies of White Dwarf he found in a charity shop for a quid each (plus a couple of issues of "Adventurer" magazine - which I hadn't heard of before) 🤓🤘 #BOSR

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@MrBlipvert @RlyehReviews So many great Marcus Rowland scenarios! The Surrey Enigma is also fun.

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@RlyehReviews The Call of Cthulhu scenarios in these issues, in particular, are a real treat!