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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 2d

Magnum live tonight at Rock City, Nottingham!

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 3d

Latest on GURPStalk is on Frequency Rolls in GURPS and using them effectively: shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

What's the Frequency? | GURPStalk

Frequency Rolls and using them effectively

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 5d

Steps To Karameikos, outlining the process towards today's first session in our new #GURPS campaign: roleplayrescue.com/2025/10/04/s...

Steps To Karameikos

Two months ago I asked: What if we were to set up a campaign within the lands of Karameikos as inspired by that old supplement but run it with the much more grounded GURPS game system? Today, we be…

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 5d

Tonight’s the night! Prepping for Session #1 of the Karameikos campaign (powered by GURPS). Last night I had so many ideas, I had to get up at 2am and write them down to clear my head enough to sleep! Never fear, by morning I had a bucket load more ideas spilling out of my dreams. 🎲🎲🎲

The classic cover art from Grand Duchy of Karameikos by Clyde Caldwell. My eyes are always drawn to the woman with the jewel on her forehead in the background above a knight on horseback with a lance, the female warrior on foot with sword and shield, and the castle on the right-hand side. Under it all are the names of places as if on a map.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 10d

Enhancements and Limitations? What the heck are all these modifiers about? GURPStalk #10: shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

Enhancements and Limitations | GURPStalk

What the heck are all these modifiers about?

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 11d

And done!

UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 11d

For Snackbar!
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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 11d

Woke up, overtime. Prepped my Cypher session, overtime. Ran session and heading home on bus, STILL overtime! 🥳

(Probably just jinxed it)

Monte Cook Games @montecookgames.com · 12d

WE'RE IN OVERTIME!

As long as the Backertrain is chugging along, Cypher is STILL LIVE! Join over 5,000 people to bring Cypher to life!

How long will overtime last?? That's entirely up to you! It's been HOURS on our last campaigns! Choo choo 🚂🚂🚂

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 12d

Off to Nottingham to Session 0.5 our new SF #ttrpg campaign, “Out on the Edge” powered by Cypher!

Motorcycling heroes with a dragon overhead speed into danger. None of these things are in our campaign but they could be with Cypher.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 12d

Meanwhile, I have a copy of the new D&D Starter Set to investigate for the school club.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 12d

Woke up and Cypher is in overtime mode! mymcg.info/cypher

Cypher: Faster. Easier. And Even Better!

The award-winning TTRPG perfect for forging the stories YOU want to play. Lightning-quick character generation. Super easy to GM. Unique and imaginative campaigns. And all the flexibility, story focus...

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 13d

Cypher loot by mail today!

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 13d

Used to live there. Not at the Palace Hotel, but in the town.

UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 14d

Only a couple of days left if you wanted to support the Cypher 2e crowdfund: mymcg.info/cypher

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Danny Robins @dannyrobins.bsky.social · 17d

Haunting #5 - the mighty Nottingham Theatre Royal!

Can you spot yourself?

Check out my previous post to see the haunted painting that an audience member introduced us to! 😱

Taking a day off today, then Northampton @royalderngate.bsky.social tomorrow! 👻

#hauntedselfie #uncanny #uncannycommunity

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 17d

Why are disadvantages at the heart of roleplay? ‘At Disadvantage’ is the latest episode of GURPStalk —> shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

At Disadvantage | GURPStalk

Why are Disadvantages at the heart of roleplay?

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 17d

Tonight we are mostly talking ghosts and UFOs.

Uncanny stage show at Nottingham Theatre Royal

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 24d

GURPStalk #8: Taking Advantage now live —> shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep... Thanks to co-host @navaronegun.bsky.social and to Ty for calling in!

Taking Advantage | GURPStalk

How on Earth do you select Advantages?

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · 26d

Session Zero for a new campaign today at the Dice Cup. My goal is to set up a game we’ll all want to keep playing in a year!

The face to face group who meet at the Dice Cup Cafe in Notts.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Sep 8

What's all this stuff about social background at the beginning of the #GURPS Basic Set rulebook? Talking about Forgotten Traits on the latest episode of GURPStalk, plus an excellent call-in question from Andrew: shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

Forgotten Traits | GURPStalk

What's all this stuff about social background?

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Sep 6

I agree. That wasn’t my point. There’s a distinction between a player and a player character. My problem is with players who poke holes in the setting and undermine everyone’s belief in the Otherworld. Especially to score points against the GM.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Sep 6

Engaging Belief, musing on the need to believe in the Otherworld at the #RPG table: roleplayrescue.com/2025/09/06/e...

Engaging Belief

The blog and the podcast were always a means by which I could work out my thinking around the roleplaying games hobby that I have enjoyed so much throughout my life. This post is no different, bein…

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Sep 6

The VTT I use = Foundry.

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Sep 1

What are Character Points in #GURPS and what can I spend them on? What's the point of these points? That’s this week’s GURPStalk topic —> shows.acast.com/gurpstalk/ep...

Character Points | GURPStalk

What are Character Points and how do we spend them?

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UbiquitousRat @ubiquitousrat.bsky.social · Aug 27

In case you didn’t know, GM’s Journal #302 dropped for Patrons this morning: www.patreon.com/posts/137449...

GM's Journal #302: Holiday's End | Roleplay Rescue

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