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firstage.bsky.social
Graham Spearing 🔜 TavernCon
@firstage.bsky.social
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I usually have my head in the clouds.

Hubby, Dad, Papa, Brother, Gamer, Geek, Replicant. Also available in Supermarionation. ISFJ.

I did a lot of FGU in the 80s.

Bloggage: https://farhavens.blogspot.com/
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evilgaz.bsky.social
We're on the look out for more awesome games to run next year with pace, vim and vigour. What is going to be the new hawtness you'll want to see in play? #ttrpg #ttrpgs
burnafterrunning.bsky.social Guy Milner (BurnAfterRunning / Unconventional GMs) @burnafterrunning.bsky.social · 1d
Hey, me and @evilgaz.bsky.social are Unconventional GMs - actual play one-shots of #TTRPGs in 2 hours or less - what games do you want us to release in 2026? (self-promo encouraged, ofc, and why these games are awesome, in one post or less!)
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Unconventional GMs
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December 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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queerwizard.co.uk
Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am looking for cartography/illustration work in December/January! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at matthews.rj@gmail.com!

My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Crooning invective, and after a spa day too.

#KSR #ttrpg #Sweden

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Crooning Invective
I'm starting to annoy myself with the system flipping to support a possible Hellfrost 'West Marches' style game. I've run through a host of ...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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sqyre.app
2025 has been an incredible year for Sqyre! We're passionate about making #ttrpg sessions & campaigns easier to host & manage so we can all focus on the adventure.

Check out the annual roundup & a look at 2026 and beyond: https://www.sqyre.app/blog/2025-year-end-roundup​
Sqyre's logo and the text "2025 Annual Roundup" with a dark background of metal forging sparks.
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Mission Update: NORTH STAR 9 REGISTRATION INCOMING

Attention star travellers, it’s nearly time to suit up again.

In the meantime - save the dates: 9-10.5.2026

See you at the Sheffield, Garrison Hotel space port.

northstarcon.org.uk

#NorthStarCon #ttrpg #sf
North Star – A Northern Sector Tabletop SF RPG Gathering
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December 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
firstage.bsky.social
I still have some table space for GMs at AireCon 12-15 March 2026, Harrogate.

We have a remarkable #ttrpg programme, so do come and join us!

www.airecon.co.uk/gms

Player sign-up is in the New Year.
A schedule of #ttrpg games for Airecon 12-15 March, Harrogate.
December 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Old dodderer fumbles about with simple CSS and feels like a coding god.

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#css #ttrpg #foundryvtt
A little bit of CSS goes a long way
I run my games in Foundry VTT and have a habit of getting games that don't have a system on there. I see this as a real limiter to getting s...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
firstage.bsky.social
I posted up some of my choices and tweaks when running Cepheus Universal #ttrpg.

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Cepheus Universal House Rules
Cepheus Universal is Zozer Games' excellent 2d6 science fiction roleplaying game, based on Cepheus and developed from there. As such, there ...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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biomassart.bsky.social
COMING next week … Orbital 2100 – Zozer’s science fiction setting for Cepheus Universal and other Classic 2D6 SF games. Now revised.
November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Sharing my few #Dragonbane #ttrpg house rules. These are just tweaks for the pace of game I'm looking for. I like the 'Passions' one particularly, drawing back from the BRP heritage.

Might be of interest to other Dragonbane GMs. 😉

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Dragonbane House Rules
Here are my Dragonbane House Rules.  These were drawn from helpful discussion on the Dragonbane Discord. This probably means it is time for ...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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armadajosh.bsky.social
Holy butts, we're on Quinn's Quest!

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Quinns Quest Reviews: The Boxed RPG Special!
YouTube video by Quinns Quest
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November 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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ezrabadbwest.bsky.social
Paul is s brilliant artist
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 AM
firstage.bsky.social
REVELATION X (14-15 February 2026) has opened for registration.

Join us for a Valentine's Weekend full of Powered by the Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark #ttrpg games at the Garrison Hotel in Sheffield, UK!

#pbta #fitd #bladesinthedark #poweredbytheapocalypse

Register here: revelation.ttrpg.uk
Revelation - Revelation Convention
A Powered by the Apocalypse Gaming Convention 14-15 February, 2026, Sheffield, UK To be held face to face at The Garrison Hotel in 2026... Revelation 3:20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If a...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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spookshow71.bsky.social
wanderer in wild places

#digitalart #fantasy #rpg #d&d
A lone figure with staff and backpack considers a distant snow covered mountain
November 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
firstage.bsky.social
Join us for a #ttrpg festival of games at #AireCon Harrogate 12-15 March 2026.

Submit your games here: www.airecon.co.uk/gms

I'm here to support you on the way and during the convention.

We are starting to fill those tables... 😀
A screen shot of the AireCon 12-15 March 2026 #ttrpg convention schedule.
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
firstage.bsky.social
I'm running some complete 'fantasy #ttrpg tosh' this weekend for #TavernCon online, using Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition. If you're gaming this weekend, hope you have a great time!
A Foundry session with a map of a port city and some images of characters and maps ready for a Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition #ttrpg game.
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Everywhen #ttrpg returns to my reading pile, reminding me that the game is not nearly as lightweight as often thought, with lots of player options around a simple core.

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When, Everywhen, and Where?
I've long enjoyed the tub thumping thrills of Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL). This sword & sorcery game flows off the page and onto quick pick ...
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November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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boondock60mm.bsky.social
Hired to investigate lost communications with a remote outpost, the players must survive a deadly conspiracy to betray the inhabitants of a tiny moon and exploit their resources.

HARD VACUUM - Issue 11: Massacre Moon, now @drivethrurpg.com: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

#CepheusEngine
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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stoogoff.com
Pre-orders for the print copy of the Isle of Pelops, the latest Aegean supplement, are now available through Backerkit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...
Aegean: The Isle of Pelops
A supplement to Aegean, the tabletop roleplaying game of ancient Greek mythology, detailing the peoples and places of the Peloponnese
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November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
firstage.bsky.social
I warble on about being a #ttrpg gamemaster at a convention.

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Being a Convention Gamemaster by Gaming from the First Age
I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasio...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
firstage.bsky.social
The Heroic Fantasy 2e #ttrpg is quietly still in development. It's proving a lot of fun.

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Heroic Fantasy 2e Updates
My Black Hack based 'Heroic Fantasy' game continues to see play online and in the real. In the background I'm continuing to develop it, and ...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
firstage.bsky.social
Further to feedback at #FurnaceCon I'm putting together a short guide document for GMing at our #ttrpg conventions. 3-4 hour slots, 4-6 players.

Conscious of some great existing resources which I will link to, but feel free to reply with pithy nuggets of wisdom or links!
October 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
firstage.bsky.social
It turns out this was the answer:

(((1d20 + ${modifier}$) <= ${dex}$))*2

Thank goodness for that.

I may not be able to code at all much, and my output is sadly CSS free, but I can hack working #ttrpg sheets together on @foundryvtt.bsky.social using the Custom System Builder.
October 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
firstage.bsky.social
With the #Dragonbane #ttrpg Alpha PDFs of Arkand and the Book of Magic arriving in November(ish), I had this notion of running Demonbane, the darker twin to its more mirthful brethren. Sorcery, summonings, culture traits, secondary skills, Chaos<->Law balance, themed initiative cards.

Idle thoughts
October 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
firstage.bsky.social
We've just had #FurnaceCon XX over the weekend in #Sheffield UK. It was packed with beautiful people and #ttrpgs.

We'll do a XXI, so come and join us. Here are a few quick thoughts.

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Furnace XX
We have just had a great weekend of RPGs and company at our twentieth Furnace Convention in Sheffield at the Garrison Hotel. To celebrate th...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM