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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 2d

Woefully behind on Signals from the Core, and it’s killing me. I’ve been just buried at work and have travel coming the next two weeks. Hoping to record the next episode this weekend.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 6d

Who’s more bad ass than Kleya?

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 7d

Some people are just the fucking weirdest.

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Seth Skorkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social · 7d

It's kinda weird reading hate comments because the Pulp Cthulhu game I played in my house with my friends... <checks notes>... wasn't sexist enough.
I asked my wife if she felt I did her a disservice by not making the game more historically sexist, and she said no.
So, I guess, fuck those haters.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 7d

Rebellions are built on hope.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 9d

FLASH HOOK: The Travellers have been awarded an impounded ship in a legal settlement. To release it, the Imperial Starport Authority needs form 77B from the Ministry of Justice. Justice won't issue a 77B without a notarized title from Commerce. Commerce says the title is in the ship's locked safe.

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Mongoose Publishing @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social · 10d

Hivers are master manipulators, skilled at convincing entire worlds to ultimately agree to terms. Trade deals just happen to go their way, wars begin or end, all at the bidding of Hivers.

Or that is what they want you to think...

www.mongoosepublishing.com/products/ali...

#ttrpg #TravellerRPG

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 12d

I watched season 1 and loved it, but I’m woefully behind on TV and haven’t yet seen season 2. It’s on the watchlist, though.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 14d

When I’m rolling characters for the Core Sector, I tend to use the optional rule of rolling 3 dice and dropping the lowest, because these are characters who’ve had all the privileges that come with being born and raised in some of the biggest cities of the sector. Unless they’re from the slums …

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 14d

Power is out at my house and I work from home … so, naturally I’m rolling characteristics for future Traveller characters in my notebook of random rolls.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 15d

Look, I love Push The Roll, with Ross Bryant, but I can’t abide a 4 minute ad preroll.

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What's On Joe Mind: A Fancast About GI Joe @whatsonjoemind.bsky.social · 17d

Sad news from Hollywood.
Ron Friedman, one of Sunbow's most prolific "GI Joe" writers, has passed away at 93.

variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Ron Friedman, ‘Transformers’ and ‘G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero’ Writer, Dies At 93

Ronald I. Friedman, a film and television writer known for his work on "Transformers" and "Fantastic Four," died on September 15.

variety.com

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 18d

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 18d

Instantly excited!

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you so much. I’ve watched and re-watched your Traveller videos and TikToks so many times, it’s an honor to know you’re listening to the podcast!

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 18d

Episode 4 of Signals from the Core is live.

This one looks at the nobility of the Imperium, the committees, the salons, and rivalries that make the Core a web of power. We also roll out some brand new segments help inspire your Traveller games.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Episode 4: Nobility in the Core – Proxies, Whispers, and Rivalries

Podcast Episode · Signals from the Core - A Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition Podcast · 09/22/2025 · 43m

podcasts.apple.com

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 19d

Episode 4 of Signals from the Core should be released just after midnight Eastern time tonight. Find it wherever you listen to your podcasts ... which now includes YouTube!

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 19d

"I imagine your hate. I imagine that no matter what you tell me or tell yourself, you’ll ultimately die fighting these bastards. So what I’m asking is this: Wouldn’t you rather give it all at once to something real than carve off useless pieces 'til there’s nothing left?"

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 24d

Looking forward to checking this out!

Adam Kovac @boondock60mm.bsky.social · 24d

HARD VACUUM - Issue 09: Holovid Heroes. Inspired by the 1982 Peter O'Toole film, My Favorite Year. This adventure was super fun to write. Among the best in the series. I'm confident your players will enjoy the action. Now @drivethrurpg.com.
#CepheusEngine
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HARD VACUUM - Issue 09: Holovid Heroes - Boondock RPG Adventures | DriveThruRPG

From the developer of the Scoundrels of Brixton setting comes HARD VACUUM, a new series of action-packed science-fiction adventures for use with Cepheus Engine and adaptable for different versions of ...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Deep Space Adventures @deepspacerpg.bsky.social · 24d

I made me some #TravellerRPG notebooks.
But seriously, @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social We urgently need official merch or at least official sticker sets.

There are shirts & cups on ebay & etsy, but shipping to Europe is prohibitively expansive.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 25d

For those who've asked for it, the podcast is now also available on YouTube at:
www.youtube.com/@Signalsfrom...

Signals from the Core - A Traveller Podcast

Signals from the Core is a podcast for referees and fans of Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition who want to explore the political, cultural, and conspiratorial heart of the Third Imperium: the Core Sector....

www.youtube.com

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 26d

New loot attained

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Mongoose Publishing @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Want to try out the greatest sci-fi RPG of all time?

The Traveller Core Rulebook has everything you need to start exploring the stars - world creation, vehicles, starship construction, aliens, psionics, advanced tech gear, and more!

www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/...

#ttrpg #TravellerRPG

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yeah I’m liking it a lot.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · Sep 7

I kind of feel like Babou Ceesay is the star of Alien: Earth?

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