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Gamer (TTRPGs, Wargames), developer, general geek.

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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 2h
A completely new set of battleboards for Saga Age of Vikings have been released recently. Some boards are tweaks, some have some quite big changes. We decided to revisit the Vikings and Irish to see how the two armies played under the new rules. #Wargaming blog.notasnark.net/2026/10/new-...
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New Vikings
A return to Saga Age of Vikings, with a use of the new battle boards.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 4h
The Travellers in our Milieu Zero campaign are getting to the end of their shakedown cruise. They just need to figure out what to do with their pirate who is also key to a corruption scandal and sell lots of illegal goods for a decent profit. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/10/a-pr...
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A Profitable Outcome
The Travellers make a killing selling cargo which they didn’t buy, and rent a crew to fly the damaged ships home.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 25/09/2026
In our Traveller campaign, the Travellers discovering that the pirate captain they have captured has a colourful past. Accused of corruption she had fled a military tribunal half a dozen years ago. But maybe there's another side to her story? #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/the-...
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The Eskaton Issue
It seems the pirates are not only wanted for piracy, but also corruption. The Travellers find out that the pirate captain has a colourful past.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 18/09/2026
So our Traveller game this week went completely sideways into unexpected territory, as the players took options I haven't seen for a long while. It was a lot of fun for all of us. What do you do with pirates when you're outside the Imperium? #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/pira...
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Pirates And Plunder
The Travellers turn up to a gas giant and spot what looks like an act of piracy in progress. I find that I wasn’t prepared for what happened next.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 14/09/2026
In our Pendragon campaign, we head to Dunwich to find the Saxon witch that lives there. She has blighted the land with a silver plague, and it is our duty as knights of the round table to deal with her and heal the land. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/the-...
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The Maiden
We head towards Dunwich to find the Saxon witch who is responsible for the plague.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 12/09/2026
We had a bit of a different game this week at wargaming. I'd picked up Hide, Stone, and Bone, as well as some paleolithic tribesmen figures and a mammoth. So we had a few fun skirmish games with Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens hunting and being hunted. #Wargaming blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/mamm...
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Mammoth Hunt
Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens go hunting for meat. Or sometimes they are hunted for their meat. A game of Hide, Stone and Bone.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 12/09/2026
The Travellers go on a long train journey then head to Smoke City to investigate the last of the factions on the world. The journalist gets some good footage of sweaty steam train firemen whilst others have a picnic several kilometres above. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/smok...
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Smoke City
The Travellers go on a train trip, and head to Smoke City. Their goal is to figure out who are the ‘good guys’ that they should back.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 06/09/2026
We had a game of Saga: Age of Chivalry, with the French assaulting an English held castle. We used some rules I've heavily modified to handle the siege aspects of the game, with catapults, ladders, breaching walls and fighting on battlements. #Wargaming #Saga blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/into...
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Into the Breach
The French besiege a castle held by the English. Bringing in their catapults and ladders, there is frantic battle for control of the castle.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 05/09/2026
The Travellers in our Milieu Zero campaign are investigating the port of Landing on the world of Iirkkhu. Where are the weapons coming from? What are the Bandits up to? And which bar has the best refreshments? #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/09/sex-...
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Sex, Spies and Trains
The Travellers are still at Iirkkhu, where they are investigating the factions here. Their plan is to determine who might be best to put in charge when the Imperium takes over.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 31/08/2026
We are back to Pendragon, with our band of Knights chasing down some Saxons and rescuing peasants and Ladies. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/08/the-...
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The Fort
We find some children, attack a fort and rescue a Lady from being sold into slavery.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 28/08/2026
After a couple of weeks away, it was good to get back to our Traveller Milieu Zero campaign. The Travellers are at a new world, which is lacking both government and law. So what levers can they pull to get the world to join the Imperium? #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/08/iirk...
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Iirkkhu
The Travellers have arrived at the world of Iirkkhu. It is a world of no government and no law level, and the Travellers have been tasked with figuring out which faction the Imperium should support…
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 08/08/2026
A game of Saga: Age of Invasions, with the Romans and Saxons battling each other in a clash of warlords. It ended up being a very one sided game, with the Dice Gods having their obvious favourites. The misuse of mercenaries didn't help either. #Wargaming #Saga blog.notasnark.net/2026/08/rise...
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Rise of the Saxons
The Saxons and Romans do battle, with the help of some mercenaries. It is a Saxon invasion, which the Romans must hold off.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 07/08/2026
The Travellers arrive at the world of Vlaakier, a water world with cities built from ships. The Travellers are here to find some samples of the large worms that live in the ocean. They do some diving and argue politics with the locals. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/08/worm...
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Worm Catchers
The Travellers arrive at the water world of Vlaakier. It has a large, but mostly abandoned star port, and floating cities down on the surface. They have come here looking for worms.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 02/08/2026
Released new version of MgT2e for FoundryVTT, along with a video to explain the new features. First beta version of support for Robots, plus a new sheet that adds initial support for the new Vehicle rules. All WIP but available to try. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLPB...
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MgT2e Dev Diary #23 - Robots and Vehicles
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 31/07/2026
Back to our Milieu Zero campaign for Traveller, and the Travellers are investigating a world that has potential to join the fledgling Imperium. An official population of 800 living in the rusting ruins of underground cities. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/citi...
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Cities of Rust
The Travellers continue to explore the world of Miium, where they have been shot at by strangers. They have a gun fight, and Irian gets to head down into the city, to uncover the truth of the world…
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 28/07/2026
We get an audience with the King of Cornwall, who still seems to have a grievance because Merlin and Uther did some magical trickery. This time though, there is no energetic dancing, and nobody tries to runs off with anyone's wife. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/a-sh...
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A Ship
We meet with the King of Cornwall, exchange gifts, and then head back home without a promise of aid from the King. However, we do not return empty handed.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 24/07/2026
The Travellers are at the world of Miium, which is run by Tech Priests who say prayers and rituals to keep the machines running. There are only a few people here, living in the ruins of cities that once supported billions. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/ruin...
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Ruins of Steel
The Travellers arrive at the world of Miium, which has the ruins of an old civilisation. The few survivors are Tech Priests who say prayers and rituals to keep the machinery running.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 21/07/2026
Our three knights (plus squires, falcons and multiple sets of horses) reach Exeter, only to find that the Cornish King has gone north. He is seeking to raise a fleet to do battle against the Irish, who have been raiding his lands. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/a-be...
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A Bell
In Pendragon, we reach Exeter and ask where King Mark is. We are sent up to Barnstaple, and on the way get sidetracked by a ghostly horde that leads us into the forest.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 17/07/2026
After a break of a few weeks, we are back to our Traveller campaign. The Travellers finish their exploration of the world of Khishnar, which has seen disaster for three waves of settlers. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/the-...
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The Rescue
The Travellers finish their investigations of the world of Khishnar, and the rather sad story of the three sets of colonists there. They have a new crew member, and we finish with a jump to the nex…
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vareck.bsky.social @vareck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
And part 2: #TravellerRPG 's Capital (but in Pandora's place in the universe). Dense atmosphere, ~0.68g surface gravity and that propagating to terminal velocity.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 07/07/2026
We are back to our Pendragon campaign, where we get lost in a forest (we left the road, always a bad idea) and then encounter the Beast of Bodmin Moor. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/07/a-be...
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A Beast
Our Pendragon campaign takes us down towards Cornwall. On the way we do some hunting, and then get hunted ourselves by the Beast of Bodmin Moor.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 28/06/2026
A quick update on my work on Mongoose Traveller on Foundry. I've been adding support for the new Vehicle rules, plus got sidelined into supporting Robots. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT youtu.be/L8-STerxUw8
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MgT2e FoundryVTT Dev Diary #22
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 23/06/2026
It is our first Winter session for our Pendragon campaign, so much time is spent going carefully through the rules on wintering. Then we consider throwing a Saxon into a pit, because he's a Saxon and we don't like them. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/wint...
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Winter
It is the end of the year 514, so it’s time for us to perform our first Winter in Pendragon. None of us die, though we lose some horses and a squire. The following year, we have an unwelcome …
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 20/06/2026
Session 23 of our Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. We leave Egypt, and catch a steamer down towards Kenya. There is excitement at Aden, and also aboard the ship. But we get to Kenya with your sanity intact. #TTRPG #CallOfCthulhu blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/mask...
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Masks of Nyarlathotep 23
We leave Egypt and head down towards Kenya, stopping off at Aden on the way. We have an incident in the Suez Canal, are attacked at Aden and encounter ‘something’ in the Indian Ocean.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 19/06/2026
Last night's session of Traveller had the Travellers investigating an abandoned Solomani settlement on a world. They find the wreck of a ship, some old overgrown buildings and a room full of small boxes. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/boxe...
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Boxes
The Travellers investigate an old Solomani settlement, that was abandoned over 100 years ago. What they find isn’t pleasant.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 12/06/2026
The Travellers reach the world of Kishnar, which has a small colony of hippies. However, they're having health problems, and some of the children don't seem too bright. It's an opportunity for some pseudo-scientific biology. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/kish...
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Kishnar
The Travellers reach the world of Kishnar, which there is a small settlement of hippies. The other humanoids don’t count because they’re not really humans.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 10/06/2026
In our game of Pendragon this week, we get to take part in a rather important wedding. There is fighting, chasing of hounds, kidnapping of ladies in white and more fighting. We round things off with some raids on Saxon lands, because why not? #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/a-we...
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A Wedding
It is the wedding of the Boy King Arthur, and Gwenivyr. Some strange things happen, Saxons are involved and 5% chances turn up nine times out of ten.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 06/06/2026
We try out some simulated starship combat in our Traveller game this week, to give the players an idea of how it works. The main takeaway is that it's expensive even when you win. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/pira...
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Pirates
We take a break from the usual scheduled game, to have a virtual space combat with the player’ ship to try out the starship combat rules.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 02/06/2026
Our game of Pendragon begins with a grand battle to rescue a young Lady. I start by rolling a fumble, my opponent rolls a critical, and I am left dying of a mortal wound on the floor. Things could have gone better. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/06/a-te...
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A Temple
In Pendragon, Sir Geoffery charges some Saxons, trips over and is run through with a spear. There are better ways to begin a session.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 29/05/2026
Another session of our Milieu Zero campaign for Traveller. The Travellers are getting involved in local politics, helping a politician's predictions about the reliability of their home grown power plants come true. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/how-...
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How Does A Fusion Plant Explode?
At the world of Shaaak, the Travellers are getting involved in some local politics. There is much hacking, and lots of talking and planning about just how a Nuclear Fusion Reactor explodes.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 26/05/2026
Our Pendragon game continues, with some hunting via hounds and falcons. There are strangers in the woods, but they're obviously not important. That night, the castle of Leodegrance is assaulted by Saxons who try to kidnap his daughter. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/a-ki...
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A Kidnapping
The dastardly Saxons attack the castle of King Leodegrance, and try to kidnap his daughter. However, they capture the wrong lady. We give chase at night, and discuss the differences between marshes…
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 23/05/2026
The latest session of our Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. We finish what we need to do in Egypt. I make a friend, Carlston does not, and we dissolve some golden artefacts to get rid of them. #TTRPG #CallOfCthuhlhu blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/mask...
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Masks of Nyarlathotep 22
Our final session of Masks of Nyarlathotep in Egypt. We have investigated under the pyramids, and now need to wrap up a few final things before heading to Kenya.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 22/05/2026
Someone raised a question on Reddit about how damage worked in my Mongoose Traveller system for Foundry. So it seemed like a good topic to do a short video on. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja4t...
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Applying Damage in MgT2e
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 22/05/2026
Another session of our Traveller RPG campaign set in Milieu 0. The Travellers have begun their Shakedown Cruise of their Frontier class Lab Ship. They arrive at the world of Shaaak, a run down bureaucratic world in need of Fusion+ #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/shaa...
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Shaaak
The Travellers leave Sylea and head to the world of Shaaak. There they need to navigate the bureaucracy of that rigid world. They have goods to deliver, and some contacts who want a little help in …
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 19/05/2026
In our Pendragon Campaign, we continue our questing, including meeting a Black Knight on a bridge. We reach the castle of Leodegrance, and meet his daughter, Guenever. My flirting skill comes in useful (not with Guenever), though not my dancing. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/a-fe...
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A Feast
In our Pendragon campaign, we continue our quest, meeting a blacksmith and a black knight. There is a bridge that none shall pass. Until we offer beer.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 15/05/2026
Another session of our Traveller game for the Milieu 0 setting. The Travellers have reached Sylea, the capital of the new Third Imperium. They can pick up their ship, sign contracts and mortgage agreements, and plan their next steps. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/syle...
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Sylea
Our Milieu Zero campaign for Traveller continues, with the Travellers reaching Sylea and obtaining their ship
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 12/05/2026
Our second session of our Pendragon campaign. We are newly knighted, and being sent on a Quest before heading to the marriage of King Arthur. #TTRPG #Pendragon blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/a-qu...
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A Quest
Following on from character generation, we have our second session of Pendragon. We are young knights, sent out on a Quest before we can attend the wedding of King Arthur.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 05/05/2026
We are starting a game of Pendragon, set in the Boy King era. So we're getting to play knights in the time of King Arthur. I'm not entirely certain how knightly my Sir Geoffrey is going to turn out to be though. blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/tale... #TTRPG #Pendragon
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Tales of Valour
We are starting a new campaign of Pendragon. Set in the Boy King era, we get to play chivalric knights during the time of King Arthur.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 04/05/2026
A long weekend, so time for another development diary video for Mongoose Traveller 2e on FoundryVTT. This coincides with the 0.20 release, which updates how status effects work. Also adds in support for French localisation. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG #FoundryVTT www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7CG...
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MgT2e FoundryVTT Dev Diary #21
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 02/05/2026
A game of Saga: Age of VIkings, playing the Urban Uprising scenario using Anglo-Danes and Vikings. #Wargames blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/urba...
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Urban Uprising
Vikings and Anglo-Danes battle it out in the middle of a town, in our latest game of Saga: Age of Vikings.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 01/05/2026
Our Travelelr Milieu Zero campaign continues, with the Travellers trying to track down their buyer so they can hand over the goods and head on to Sylea. It's a bit more complicated than first thought, and some guns and swords are required. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/05/gunf...
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Gunfight at the Extraction Site
Second session of our Traveller Milieu Zero campaign. The Travellers are trying to locate their buyer, which will lead them to a mineral extraction site, and a bit of a gun and sword fight.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 25/04/2026
We are back to the Hundred Years War, and a game of Saga: Age of Chivalry. This time it was the (newly revised) English against the Swiss. Who would win? #Wargaming blog.notasnark.net/2026/04/swis...
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Swiss and English
The Swiss and English clash during the Hundred Years War in a Saga: Age of Chivalry battle.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 25/04/2026
The adventure begins for my new Traveller campaign set in Milieu Zero at the beginning of the Third Imperium. The Travellers have been tasked with flying a ship to Sylea, and to drop off some supplies along the way. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/04/mili...
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Milieu Zero: The Beginning
Our first proper session of Traveller Milieu Zero. The Travellers arrive at the low tech world of Kain, where their contact seems to have gone missing. There may be foul play involved.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 18/04/2026
Our Masks of Nyarlathotep continues, as we explore the Pyramids at Giza. Evelyn picks up an Elephant Gun, and even gets to use it. Maybe it's a bit on the big side for her, but we are playing Pulp Cthulhu. #TTRPG #CallOfCthuhlhu blog.notasnark.net/2026/04/mask...
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Masks of Nyarlathotep 21
We are still in Egypt in our Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. After the pyramids at Al Wasta, we are exploring the pyramids at Giza.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 16/04/2026
Not quite first session of my Traveller Milieu Zero campaign, since one player couldn't make it. But we had a chance to do initial shopping, and discuss rules and campaign details. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/04/plan...
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Planning Milieu Zero
Our first actual session of Traveller for my new Milieu Zero campaign, except one player couldn’t make it. So we had a refresher session, did some shopping, and talked about the start of the …
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 14/03/2026
In last week's Saga game the Flemish were defeated when the Free Companies decided not to fight them, but just grab the loot and run. This time the scenario would force me to fight and I didn't like the look of the Flemish pikemen. #Wargames blog.notasnark.net/2026/03/retu...
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Return of the Flemish
The Flemish and Free Companies do battle once again. This time they both have to hold territory, so the Free Companies might actually have to get into a fight.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 13/03/2026
We had our session of character generation for my next Traveller campaign. Set in Milieu Zero, at the dawn of the founding of the Third Imperium. We have five players, and we're using my MgT2e system on FoundryVTT. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG blog.notasnark.net/2026/03/trav...
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Travellers
We did character generation for our next Traveller campaign. All five players managed to get most of their characters sorted in the evening.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 10/03/2026
Our Ars Magica campaign comes to an abrupt end as we try to interrupt the ritual being cast by the Archmage Alois and his associates. It's the final session on a four year campaign in Loch Leglean. #TTRPG #ArsMagica blog.notasnark.net/2026/03/1241...
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1241, Winter
Our campaign ending plan to disrupt a powerful ritual as it is being cast is put into operation. The results are spectacular.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 08/03/2026
We had a game of Saga: Age of Chivalry this weekend. It was my Free Companies against the Flemish, fighting over some loot. The Flemish with their pikes looked impressive, but it's difficult to grab loot when you're carrying a very long pointy stick. #Wargaming blog.notasnark.net/2026/03/raid...
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Raiders and Pillagers
The Free Companies and Flemish go head to head after some loot in this game of Saga: Age of Chivalry.
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NotASnark @notasnark.net · 04/03/2026
In our Ars Magica campaign, we go looking for Brude Deathless again, seeking advice and maybe help for what we plan to do with the magi who are undoing the rituals of binding that have held Damhan-Allaidh in place for so long. #TTRPG #ArsMagica blog.notasnark.net/2026/03/1240...
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1240, Autumn 4
Continuing our Ars Magica campaign, we are seeking help in our attempt to stop and Arch Magus from casting a ritual.
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