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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace)

@madbeardman.bsky.social

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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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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1h

I found the PF2 beginner box, very unwhelming - it didn't help it followed on from the most excellent Warhammer FRPG starter box, so the bar was very very high.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 3h

P1 (a major event), in the family last night, brother-in-law in surgery for 6 hours.

It's been a heavy week at work, so I was looking forward to the Furnace RPG event, but instead we're down the A1.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 23h

I moved 3 from the main bathroom on Wednesday night, no idea where they came from, but one wrestled with me when I tried to grab it.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 23h

You know the game best.....

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 23h

This is my father-in-law. He was in the local Fenland papers back in 2022.

"A former Mod has converted his mobility scooter to make his own version of the Llambretta he could not afford in his youth."

My father-in-law sat atop his mobility scooter which has been modified to look like a Lambretta scooter from his youth.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

Decided to put a complaint in, me like a stupid person following the signs only to stand outside a toilet I'd previously used that now said 'Women' on it, and me at a loss to trust any other sign. Doubt I'll get anywhere, but it needs doing.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

Double-digits! Where does the time go!

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, and every single toilet is in a cubicle, so unless you pass them in the small hallway (each cubicle has a sink) you have ZERO idea who else is in that toilet block.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

We're also looking to be losing Neurodivergent folk, as they've implemented a 'performance' system which is causing a lot of stress. I lost two people to this over the year, it's happening again now (we have 1 month to prove how good we are) and I suspect I'll lose more, all going to GDS.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

I was down in London yesterday, just taken aback, still shocked to be honest.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

That's what my brain is telling me I saw, could have been 'Men' but I was shocked that a previous block of toilets now had a 'Women' sign on the door (printed), even though all signs still show Men/Women/Disabled. Knee-jerk reaction.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

And seeing that post about Michigan, it's like a trans person is the modern equivalent of a leper.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 1d

Very disappointing yesterday. I was in our swanky new government offices, which were opened a year ago with genderless toilets.

No longer is that true; they've been resigned on the door with 'Women' and 'Males'.

Nno other sign changes, FFS, it's like we're being invaded. #Transarehumans

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 3d

Not a fan of the art style for the recent GitS TV series, but give me access to playing it on the tabletop and the art doesn't matter too much.

Am excited.

Greg The Freak @gregthefreak.bsky.social · 3d

I get too excited about some things... Ghost in the Shell : Role Playing Game coming soon to Kickstarter

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 3d

Bizarre post as I had a dream last night that I woke up with, I was coming to the end of writing an RPG console game for Traveller and was wondering what I had forgotten to build into it.

More odd as I can still remember it and I never remember dreams - must be an omen!

Mongoose Publishing @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social · 4d

A classic for decades, Traveller might be the best sci-fi RPG... in the galaxy!

Scout, smuggler, leader of a mercenary company, Imperial noble, Zhodani psion, rock star, pirate - your character choices are as wide as the universe...

www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/tra...

#ttrpg #TravellerRPG

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Snap, but today, even though I slept through my alarm time!

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Off back to bed, had a flu jab on Saturday, and it's hit me today. I always have a small reaction to the flu jab, better than getting the flu.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Nudge!

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Fabulous, and if only that was black and teal (though not far away), I could then swoon over them.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Played some more Dune: Awakening with my good buddy @gregthefreak.bsky.social - it's boring me, really boring me.

Did more prep work for next weekends #FurnaceRPG weekend, character sheets will be printed tomorrow and maps are almost ready.

Waiting on some miniatures sorry @fenrisgames.com help!

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Dang, Sorry, this promotion is currently unavailable in your area.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 5d

Ace work by Sam, Foundry is the next VTT that we intend to get Traveller released on.

NotASnark @notasnark.net · 6d

Another release of my Mongoose Traveller system for FoundryVTT, another video. You can now add deck plans to spacecraft. I have also added some streamlining to character generation when a player is creating their own characters.

#TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqM-...

MgT2e Development Diary #14

YouTube video by Samuel Penn

www.youtube.com

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 6d

Just my thing, darn it - I'm trying to be good.

MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 6d

Looks like Diabetes in a glass, lush.

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MadBeardMan (➡️ Furnace) @madbeardman.bsky.social · 6d

It always feels like it'll be great, but it's just not especially on weekends.

We now get there an hour before closing on a weekday to avoid most of everything, lucky for us there's one 20 minutes away, so this is possible.