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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 09/10/2026

As expected, @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's "Hannibal Directive" piece pissed off all the right people. Good news: you can watch the FULL 22-minute exposé on the Israeli military's secretive order that saw Israel kill its own civilians on October 7th on Zeteo's YouTube.

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💀Elaine Lich-glow💀 @elainelithgow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Running a TTRPG adventure that you wrote is the polar opposite of 'Death Of The Author'. 'The Author Is In The Room And They're Trying To Kill You.'

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

At least Azathoth wasn’t so bad for the environment.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think being able to run something short when you first buy the game and have that impetus to get going is really important. In terms of players adopting your game, it’s probably even more important for the game creator than the new game owner. (2/2)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yeah, I think an example adventure in the back of the rulebook is as important as the sidebar rules examples scattered throughout. I still go to them to see how a game should run, but I found them vital as a new GM. There’s plenty I would throw out first to make room before the adventure. (1/2)

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Epigram Games @epigram.games · 28/09/2026

All the current Epigram brand miniatures are now available as STL bundles on the Hypersteel Nightmare website! Many of them released for the first time. And use code toxicgoop for 25% off until the end of October. hypersteelnightmare.com/product-cate...

A collection of mad max inspired miniatures, with a small star sticker in the top left saying "STLS - 3D PRINTER FILES"

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

That’s the best CV tagline I’ve seen - I really need to rewrite my CV.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

These are really good to give a feel for how folks live in each of the locales. It’s great how so many items of gear, backgrounds and other features in Break!! are linked to specific cultures. Is there an index anywhere that links the other way, i.e. from a culture to all the things part of it?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Given that one of the Steve Jacksons teaches stevejacksoning courses at university, that would make the prospectus read super-weird. Can I suggest pondsmiths as an alternative? Pondsmithing sounds like an esoteric craft already.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of those plot threads woyld naturally lead to the other. But maybe they’d just want to recruit you to the Avengers?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If being powered by spite, caffeine, etc. is fuktivism, does that make someone a fucktivist?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh no! I hope you get one of a second batch, maybe for Dragonmeet?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In that case, here’s another Shelfie with my special edition rulebook and what I believe was the last Gobbo Pop from UK Games Expo that I didn’t have the heart to destroy (eat).

A pictures of bookshelves, focusing on one shelf but showing enough of the one above and below to see that they’re mostly RPG books, with a few comics, cards, gamebooks and wargames books. The spine of Break!! RPG special edition with gold writing on can be seen at the end if one shelf, and a Break!! Gobbo Pop sits ontop of some cards further along the shelf.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Joking aside, when I worked at Warlord (2018-9) I was a fan of early WWII tanks. In Bolt Action, the PzIII was the one German-made tank to have a good (for the time) anti-tank weapon, and Warlord didn’t make that version. We pointed it out to John Stallard once, but still don’t think they do it.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If I’m honest, the appeal of this to me is also that my ‘off the cuff’ NPCs tend to be fairly flat, unless I go through the process that reminds me they have a hobby, and an old profession, and quirky bits of gear etc.. But maybe that’s not an issue for most GMs? (2/2)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For D&D maybe, for other games not necessarily. I’m also assuming that only one person per game needs to write the software, and that it’s freely available to use. Then someone else’s over-engineering becomes your convenience. (1/2)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If the objection to detailed NPCs is purely work-based, surely the solution would be to reduce the work with NPC creation software, not to dumb down characters in game? (2/2)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I won’t argue GMs already have enough to do, but with NPCs how much effort is actually creative, and how much mechanical? If it’s the latter then we can get a computer to do it. If I decide I need a fighter, that’s very quick, so long as I don’t have to calculate bonuses and record abilities. (1/2)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Beyond that, I like to have all characters created using the same mechsnics, if not necessarily the same process. I can make an NPC a good shot, for instance, without needing to know how much of that ability is natural talent and how much is experience-based skill - at least in most systems. (3/3)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Basically, do you want every criminal or cop to be a danger to your PCs if they roll well, or are they just there to be cannon fodder or saved by the PCs - and maybe get a lucky shot in on a PC fumble. (2/3)

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don’t think there’s a globally correct answer to this (beyond everyone playing their preferred way, of course), it should depend on the setting. In a classic superhero game, having regular folks created abstractly works, whereas in a more gritty game every person you meet is a challenge (1/3).

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Star Trek Adventures also gives this as an option alongside more traditional character generation.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I’ve used Qwant a bit as it was the default search in Waterfox, but Vivaldi put me onto Startpage.com which I have to say I liked better, although I haven’t done an ethics comparison between them.

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Search and browse the internet without being tracked or targeted. Startpage is the world's most private search engine. Use Startpage to protect your personal data.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

- Runequest: Roleplaying in Glorantha - BRP British Stargate Cthulhu - Break!! - Pendragon Bonus: The One Ring Strider Mode (Solo) I don’t think I realised how Basic Role Play oriented our group can be (although we play a lot of Star Trek Adventures too which just falls off this list).

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Ryan Vamps @ryanvance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I don’t think I’m hearing this in my head the way they expected me to.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

All Americans drove Chevy Redwoods in the 90s, I’m pretty sure.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Completely agree! As someone who’s played very little D&D over 40 years of a life mostly spent roleplaying, I don’t recognise it as being representative at all - especially when in my personal opinion (which I realise many others don’t share) it’s a very poor example of the possibilities.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

True, but equally if I’m the driver and the front door flaps are the only thing between my torso and someone else’s machinegun, I’m also freaking out. I really want to see if those doors leave much of a central gap, but they’re so thin I’m not too sure it matters.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When Maths and Science can help you spot fascists in modern government and society I’ll consider them as important as the Humanities. Or Warhammer for that matter.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I think I might have seen one of these in a shop once and wish I’d got it, but they always looked so cool on the back cover of magazines! That scale would definitely sell, right? Especially if there was some kind of gladiatorial game you could use them in.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I only recently found out that she was based on a real roleplayer, Aileen Reynolds, from Mentzer’s group.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@quickbooksuk.bsky.social Hi, since your new ‘AI-enhanced’ version came in my webstore connector hasn’t worked at all. Trying to do a VAT return is now virtually impossible because your software just stopped working correctly. How can I go about fixing this problem as you offer no support within QB.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’ve just been without internet for almost 24 hours. Early on I thought “I wonder if @vivaldi.com kept that little game with the jumping dinosaur from Chrome?” Oh no, they did so much better!!! #Vivaldia

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot

Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That looks pretty amazing! I’ll definitely give it a run through.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Drink Blood Wine until he hallucinated Leah Brahms to have creepy conversations with?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Replacing implies they’re able to run it as a business. I think this is just armed robbery.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Do you not find that most people who want to talk about your game have already bought it? I’d have thought it’s more like “after sales support”.

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Gav Thorpe @gavthorpe.co.uk · 12/08/2026

When you permanently delete your Twitch account there’s a handy Reasons box. Just sayin’…

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The craziest part of this (given the serious impact) is how it seems to have snuck up on everyone less than a week before it comes into force (tomorrow). I found out during my friday night game!

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Interestingly, I’m seeing sudden outrage from small EU-based Etsy store owners today about this - I suspect they just found out because Etsy put a “Don’t sell my physical products to EEA states or NI” option in there stores and emailed them about it. I hope EU-based stores have more impact on this.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I can totally understand that, and appreciate a great deal both the research you’ve done on this and the detailed posts covering it. I think I’ll err on the side of caution for now re the EEA. I’m sure the UK government will cover that in there advice once they get round to it. 😂😂😂

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Okay, that sounds like enough to prevent trading there. I also assume the EEA is included, but not Switzerland - is that a fair assumption?

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I recognise some of these from prwviously belonging in Orc’s Drift. I still have them, with only slight squashing.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Oh shit, does this include Northern Ireland too @cj.shearwood.games? I suspect I know the answer already, but am asking hopefully anyway.

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Richard Ghost @richarddcoates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I’m definitely going with option 1. For me its the only one viable. If this comes in on Wednesday I may reopen the store for EU customers for the next three days via Royal Mail and fulfil the orders even if its at a loss to me.

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