MadBeardMan
@madbeardman.bsky.social
Sheffield (England)-based, proud Civil Servant. Heavily experienced coder focusing on TTRPG's, Rulesets, Adventurers, Campaigns, Mods. Also dabbling in RPG writing, mapmaking, drinking beer, and father to an Angel and a Devil, and lover of good tea.
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✊ We are hiring!
The HOPE not hate team is growing and we’re looking to recruit for the following roles:
• Investigative Journalist (Europe)
• Community Tensions Researcher
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The HOPE not hate team is growing and we’re looking to recruit for the following roles:
• Investigative Journalist (Europe)
• Community Tensions Researcher
Find out more and apply here: hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
✊ We are hiring!
The HOPE not hate team is growing and we’re looking to recruit for the following roles:
• Investigative Journalist (Europe)
• Community Tensions Researcher
Find out more and apply here: hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...
The HOPE not hate team is growing and we’re looking to recruit for the following roles:
• Investigative Journalist (Europe)
• Community Tensions Researcher
Find out more and apply here: hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...
@pcgamer.com Good respect to you folks in the latest mag. Using Queen song titles as section titles was great to see and read.
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
@pcgamer.com Good respect to you folks in the latest mag. Using Queen song titles as section titles was great to see and read.
This has irked me since I saw it, and I have to ask something.
For me, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind is about Aliens VISITING the Earth and mankind wanting to communicate with them.
Nothing about an Invasion at all, where do they get these ideas on the BBC?
For me, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind is about Aliens VISITING the Earth and mankind wanting to communicate with them.
Nothing about an Invasion at all, where do they get these ideas on the BBC?
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This has irked me since I saw it, and I have to ask something.
For me, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind is about Aliens VISITING the Earth and mankind wanting to communicate with them.
Nothing about an Invasion at all, where do they get these ideas on the BBC?
For me, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind is about Aliens VISITING the Earth and mankind wanting to communicate with them.
Nothing about an Invasion at all, where do they get these ideas on the BBC?
It's amazing isn't it, what happens in 24 hours!
I'm back from the dentist - it wasn't as bad as expected.
Our PM looks like there's trouble brewing
The MoJ is putting £10m into AI to stop releasing prisoners early (I'll do it for £2m with no AI)
Trump feels he's obligated to sue the BBC
Crumbs!
I'm back from the dentist - it wasn't as bad as expected.
Our PM looks like there's trouble brewing
The MoJ is putting £10m into AI to stop releasing prisoners early (I'll do it for £2m with no AI)
Trump feels he's obligated to sue the BBC
Crumbs!
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
It's amazing isn't it, what happens in 24 hours!
I'm back from the dentist - it wasn't as bad as expected.
Our PM looks like there's trouble brewing
The MoJ is putting £10m into AI to stop releasing prisoners early (I'll do it for £2m with no AI)
Trump feels he's obligated to sue the BBC
Crumbs!
I'm back from the dentist - it wasn't as bad as expected.
Our PM looks like there's trouble brewing
The MoJ is putting £10m into AI to stop releasing prisoners early (I'll do it for £2m with no AI)
Trump feels he's obligated to sue the BBC
Crumbs!
Hi going, anyone else going and want to meet up?
Mongoose is at Dragonmeet on Nov 29 at the London Excel!
Come meet the team, check out the latest releases, and swing by our seminar where we explain the process of employee ownership at Mongoose and why it is cool to work here...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Dragonmeet
Come meet the team, check out the latest releases, and swing by our seminar where we explain the process of employee ownership at Mongoose and why it is cool to work here...
#ttrpg #TravellerRPG #Dragonmeet
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Hi going, anyone else going and want to meet up?
So I hope you folks can support this. My lovely better half works there, but due to stress, she's been off sick for a while.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fresh strike action begins at Sheffield Hallam University
Union members at Sheffield Hallam Uni strike in a dispute over job losses, workload and welfare.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
So I hope you folks can support this. My lovely better half works there, but due to stress, she's been off sick for a while.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I reinstalled #GuildWars2 on my PC last night. Does anyone here play it?
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I reinstalled #GuildWars2 on my PC last night. Does anyone here play it?
Love this music a lot.
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Used in Kleo and of course, the wonderful film Arrival.
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Used in Kleo and of course, the wonderful film Arrival.
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Love this music a lot.
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Used in Kleo and of course, the wonderful film Arrival.
Max Richter - On The Nature Of Daylight
Used in Kleo and of course, the wonderful film Arrival.
Was good to get the old Dragonbane sheet out tonight, a gentle game of eating Muffin's to offset my Baker's fear of what was in that place under the mound.
@fenrisgames.com cheers fella for running it with what's going on with Oz.
@fenrisgames.com cheers fella for running it with what's going on with Oz.
November 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Was good to get the old Dragonbane sheet out tonight, a gentle game of eating Muffin's to offset my Baker's fear of what was in that place under the mound.
@fenrisgames.com cheers fella for running it with what's going on with Oz.
@fenrisgames.com cheers fella for running it with what's going on with Oz.
@stoogoff.com Are you on a stall at Dragonmeet chap?
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
@stoogoff.com Are you on a stall at Dragonmeet chap?
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Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
Crumbs, when I lived in Peterborough, I used to live in Fletton, it was then a quiet area, a little posh in places, but quiet.
I still visit as a good mate lives there.
I hope it's all safe today.
I still visit as a good mate lives there.
I hope it's all safe today.
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Crumbs, when I lived in Peterborough, I used to live in Fletton, it was then a quiet area, a little posh in places, but quiet.
I still visit as a good mate lives there.
I hope it's all safe today.
I still visit as a good mate lives there.
I hope it's all safe today.
Off to Dragonmeet later this month, and that's it for RPG conventions and things until the new year. I hope to come to Grogmeet (if that's happening in Jan - @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social )
November 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Off to Dragonmeet later this month, and that's it for RPG conventions and things until the new year. I hope to come to Grogmeet (if that's happening in Jan - @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social )
Reading the news, my heart goes out to all #Train staff (Drivers, on-board team, platform team, behind the scenes teams).
Thinking of you @symatt.bsky.social as the only person beyond 'Rosie' (who drives last I knew for Cross Country) that work in rail.
Thinking of you @symatt.bsky.social as the only person beyond 'Rosie' (who drives last I knew for Cross Country) that work in rail.
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reading the news, my heart goes out to all #Train staff (Drivers, on-board team, platform team, behind the scenes teams).
Thinking of you @symatt.bsky.social as the only person beyond 'Rosie' (who drives last I knew for Cross Country) that work in rail.
Thinking of you @symatt.bsky.social as the only person beyond 'Rosie' (who drives last I knew for Cross Country) that work in rail.
Eldest goes home tomorrow, she's a whirlwind but a brilliant person and I'm already missing her.
I'm also missing all mojo and that's affected all non-work projects, darn adult life.
In the office tomorrow and hoping work can calm down now, but I doubt it.
I'm also missing all mojo and that's affected all non-work projects, darn adult life.
In the office tomorrow and hoping work can calm down now, but I doubt it.
November 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Eldest goes home tomorrow, she's a whirlwind but a brilliant person and I'm already missing her.
I'm also missing all mojo and that's affected all non-work projects, darn adult life.
In the office tomorrow and hoping work can calm down now, but I doubt it.
I'm also missing all mojo and that's affected all non-work projects, darn adult life.
In the office tomorrow and hoping work can calm down now, but I doubt it.
One of these maps was for me, and used at LongCon a few months ago.
Trying to find the time to get another larger scale map drawn of that same area.
Great work done by Wooter, can really recommend.
Trying to find the time to get another larger scale map drawn of that same area.
Great work done by Wooter, can really recommend.
#Commissions for gaming groups are some of my favourite ways to create #fantasymaps and I’ve been fortunate to help #TTRPG game masters around the world bring their worlds to life! If you’re interested, be sure to reach or pay me a visit at thevoyagersworkshop.com
#handcrafted #fantasyart #noai
#handcrafted #fantasyart #noai
November 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
One of these maps was for me, and used at LongCon a few months ago.
Trying to find the time to get another larger scale map drawn of that same area.
Great work done by Wooter, can really recommend.
Trying to find the time to get another larger scale map drawn of that same area.
Great work done by Wooter, can really recommend.
Interesting day at work on my Non-Working-Day (had to swap it).
Got access to FinOps data, I know how much things are costing to 'run', some money to be saved now.
Also, we all have mandatory learning around 'Enabling AI' - I looked at it, and ffs, we're engineers we now all about it.
Got access to FinOps data, I know how much things are costing to 'run', some money to be saved now.
Also, we all have mandatory learning around 'Enabling AI' - I looked at it, and ffs, we're engineers we now all about it.
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Interesting day at work on my Non-Working-Day (had to swap it).
Got access to FinOps data, I know how much things are costing to 'run', some money to be saved now.
Also, we all have mandatory learning around 'Enabling AI' - I looked at it, and ffs, we're engineers we now all about it.
Got access to FinOps data, I know how much things are costing to 'run', some money to be saved now.
Also, we all have mandatory learning around 'Enabling AI' - I looked at it, and ffs, we're engineers we now all about it.
Dentist in 3 hours and I cannot think about anything else, some days my brain enjoys putting me through hell.
October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Dentist in 3 hours and I cannot think about anything else, some days my brain enjoys putting me through hell.
More great work here!
Another development diary for my FoundryVTT implementation of Mongoose Traveller. Covers a few small bug fixes, but mostly takes a look at what I'm doing to implement the Traveller trade system within Foundry.
#TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Wl...
#TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Wl...
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
More great work here!
@badsquiddogames.bsky.social Just seen this on the news and straight away thought of you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Guinea Pig Awareness Week: 'It's always worth talking to guineas'
Rescuers and experts explain what guinea pigs mean when they squeak, purr and chatter.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
@badsquiddogames.bsky.social Just seen this on the news and straight away thought of you.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whenever I want to start up my Twilight 2k RPG game, I read more on the Ukraine situation which makes me not wanting to run my Twilight 2000 game.
This is the way. It's a shame, but feels too close to real life!
This is the way. It's a shame, but feels too close to real life!
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Whenever I want to start up my Twilight 2k RPG game, I read more on the Ukraine situation which makes me not wanting to run my Twilight 2000 game.
This is the way. It's a shame, but feels too close to real life!
This is the way. It's a shame, but feels too close to real life!
Nice review of @montecookgames.com Numenera in the latest @nmtdrzine.bsky.social - i'd have written it a bit different (sorry Kat) a lot of my players' comments were about what Might (etc), the pool and edge are actually used for.
But still, very good and hopefully will get more fols playing it!
But still, very good and hopefully will get more fols playing it!
October 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nice review of @montecookgames.com Numenera in the latest @nmtdrzine.bsky.social - i'd have written it a bit different (sorry Kat) a lot of my players' comments were about what Might (etc), the pool and edge are actually used for.
But still, very good and hopefully will get more fols playing it!
But still, very good and hopefully will get more fols playing it!
Lots of users are sending my team's 'P1 Incident' (highest Issue) rather than reading the news about AWS.
Gotta love people at times, read the news if you're having lots of problems with websites.
Gotta love people at times, read the news if you're having lots of problems with websites.
October 20, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Lots of users are sending my team's 'P1 Incident' (highest Issue) rather than reading the news about AWS.
Gotta love people at times, read the news if you're having lots of problems with websites.
Gotta love people at times, read the news if you're having lots of problems with websites.
@troopersjp.bsky.social Thanks for talking to our good old chap @thecoryphon.bsky.social about @roll20.net for Traveller.
I'll approve his email later tonight!
I'll approve his email later tonight!
October 20, 2025 at 9:52 AM
@troopersjp.bsky.social Thanks for talking to our good old chap @thecoryphon.bsky.social about @roll20.net for Traveller.
I'll approve his email later tonight!
I'll approve his email later tonight!