Nick Brooke

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Nick Brooke@moonbroth· 28d

Antonia Doncheva has done some beautiful Mucha-inspired work for RuneQuest. I’ve commissioned her twice, and am delighted with the results.

Defeated rebel Beat-pot Aelwrin kneels before Jar-eel the Razoress, the current incarnation of the Red Moon Goddess.

The goddess Glamour, the First Inspiration of Moonson, city goddess of the imperial capital which shares her name.

A fox spirit at Moonbroth Oasis, surviving and prospering in the ruins of Lunar Prax.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jul 7

Context: www.facebook.com/share/p/17mS...

Thomas Rey’s beautiful map of Swenstown with French labels (an English version is in the linked FB thread).

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jun 25

Look at my cat:

Cleopatra Catra Brooke, a beautiful tabby tripod, stares intently at the camera. She has a determined chin, impressive whiskers and is remarkably attractive.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jun 19

It can’t be true. Look at this:

Chart showing essentially no movement between left and right voters in Makerfield from 2024-26. Morgan McSweeney’s strategy of attracting racist voters with “Blue Labour” nonsense proved utterly wrong. Source: Luke Tryl on Twitter.

https://x.com/LukeTryl/status/2067799013642891274?s=20

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jun 18

This is by hareguizer at deviantart:

The Fabled Hare (2012)

Oil on canvas, by Kristi Herbert (hareguizer) at DeviantArt.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· May 22

We are only able to do this thanks to the generosity of our partners at DriveThruRPG, who host those programs: the Miskatonic Repository, Jonstown Compendium, Companions of Arthur and Sagas of the North. Want to see your own scenarios and sourcebooks in the store? Get writing!

Community content books for Age of Vikings and RuneQuest.

Community content books for Pendragon and Call of Cthulhu.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· May 22

The pop-up community content store at Chaosium Con UK opens at 10:00 today, with dozens of titles in stock for Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest, Pendragon and Age of Vikings. All authors receive their usual royalty shares on convention sales.

Community content books from the Jonstown Compendium, for RuneQuest and Greg Stafford’s world of Glorantha.

Community content books from the Miskatonic Repository, for Call of Cthulhu.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· May 18

Andor meme: “They don’t even bother to lie badly any more. I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· May 14

This was mine, but there are so many to choose from.

The cover of issue #16 of “Tales of the Reaching Moon” magazine, by Dario Corallo: a seemingly effortless mixture of Roman and Gloranthan iconography. He was just so good at what he did!

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 27

If it looks and smells OK, eat it.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 25

Behold: the "dignified and cozy" temple rituals of the Uleria cult!

The Giggle Show goes by in a flurry of laughter and chaos. The audience roars in approval as Man and Woman make their various attempts at lovemaking. They boo as the shocked but lusty Lunar priestess waddles onto the stage to have a desperate but futile battle with the string-operated penis of Man before her mud-spurting leverage-operated field opens up and surrenders to the might of Orlanth. In the background, a two-legged and big-uddered cow (no doubt a replacement for the retired sheep) does her best to usher stray props off stage to prepare for the next set.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 25

Behold: the "dignified and cozy" ejaculating bagpipe-phallus contraptions of the Uleria cult.

Parade Contraptions

There are several ritual contraptions and devices in the parade that the adventurers might not have seen before. Most consists of a combination of bladders and leather sacks filled with pink goo, connected to various mouthpieces lovingly sewn, sculpted and carved into various objects venerating Uleria. These can be made to ejaculate pink goo at various ritual moments, and traditionally it is considered good luck to be hit by the fluid. The simplest variants work by squeezing, in much the same ways as bagpipes do. Some are more intricate, with metal pump mechanisms hidden beneath the soft exteriors. A player with a successful Devise skill check could figure out how they work, but for everyone else it would seem like magic.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 22

Early reactions from the Chaosium Discord:

Paint-eater writes: “My thoughts in brief having sat down and read Three Doors To Your Heart cover to cover in one sitting until 11pm and I have to work tomorrow: This is a fantastic book, illuminating, terrifying, and intriguing. It probes the hidden depths of a cult that often suffers for page count amongst more direct gods and goddesses, and explores the unique soft powers that such worshippers can use. I would recommend this strongly to any group looking to play in Apple Lane, or intended to feature a Ulerian at all.

Alas, I cannot read the Uleria Loves You book until my GM lets me know their intentions. 😁”

Sonia writes: “I'm reading the Uleria Loves You book right now and giggling so much that the player of the Apple Lane Thane is threatening to go on constant adventures v. Chaos to avoid it 😉 . It's like when I used to read the old WFRP scenarios back in the '80s. Which always went down a treat in the end, after much GMly giggling.”

Paint-eater replies: “It would be unwise indeed not to fear when the game mistress giggles, for it could bring tidings of immense good or ill upon ye. But always interesting. 😅”

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 21

There’s a companion supplement, the 50-page “Three Doors to Your Heart,” that’s all about the Cult of Uleria, inc. cultural context, advice for players, new Rune spells, and a packed calendar of festivals, myths and local celebrations. It, too, is excellent. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 21

So I did the layout for this 200-page #RuneQuest scenario set in Apple Lane during the big summer festival organised by the local temple of Uleria, Goddess of Love, and now the rest of you get to see what I’ve been secretly smiling about for the last year or so. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 17

Leopards Eating People’s Faces Party

“Don’t worry, we won’t eat your face!”

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 13

So close…

“Roger Scruton’s Scrotum Futon,” from Viz Comic (2019).

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 12

Wolf Pirates, you say?

Art by Mike O’Connor depicting Wolf Pirate revels in the ruins of Corflu. There are many details to cherish, but the vomiting duck is a particular highlight.

This is from BLACK SPEAR, my epic RuneQuest saga of the early Hero Wars, which has now sold over 900 copies from the Jonstown Compendium web store on DriveThruRPG. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout by Mike.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Apr 2

Noice.

First Order stormtrooper transport, from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 27

Anyone else remember how good “War of the Monsters” was, back on the PS2? What an excellent game! (Why can’t they make them like that any more?)

Cover art for “War of the Monsters,” a PlayStation 2 video game. The art shows a giant ape battling a gigantic Japanese robot in the middle of a city; collateral damage abounds.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 22

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 14

The Mayor from Jaws tells a reporter: “But, as you see, it’s a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time!”

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 3

It is known.

Babar the Elephant reads his story to family and friends.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 3

It is known.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Mar 1

Hi, Rainbow! Cleo says “Keep your distance, punk.”

Cleopatra Catra Brooke, a tabby tripod, looks severely at the camera from her blanket fort. Perhaps her food monkey is failing to provide an appropriate level of service?

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Feb 19

Here’s how it was reported in The Onion at the time…

Front page of “The Onion” newspaper for Monday October 19, 1931: the lead story is “Al Capone’s Reign of Tax-Evading Terror Finally Brought to End.”

(This is from the superb book “Our Dumb Century,” which everybody should read.)

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jan 12

Our rescue kitty is the cat most likely to sit on my lap and purr for hours. I love you, Cleopatra! ❤️

Cleopatra Catra Brooke, a beautiful tabby tripod, curled up in her blanket fort. She has a rather intense expression and is remarkably gorgeous; her tail is very expressive. She is smol, but she is fierce, and we adore her.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jan 11

In which Russian agents destabilise the West by exacerbating factional tendencies so as to provoke grandiose acts of self-harm. After which, the Apocalypse War. (Same comic predicted crowd-pleasing orang-utan mayors, but didn’t take them to their logical conclusion as Prime Ministers & Presidents.)

Oct 1981 ‘2000AD’ comic cover for the first instalment of “Block Mania,” a classic Judge Dredd story.

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jan 9

These scores won’t be moving for a while.

https://tenpages.github.io/us-level/us.html

Nick Brooke@moonbroth· Jan 9

I could do better.