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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Episode 17 is out now. We’re looking at how to play Traveller solo in the Core Sector using Paul Elliott’s SOLO Second Edition from Zozer Games. We cover the book’s tools, how to use them in Core, and which of its six campaign types fit the setting best. open.spotify.com/episode/1Zhw...

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Episode 17: Solo in the Core - Playing the Traveller RPG Without a Group

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Episode 16 just docked! We’re talking crime in the heart of the Third imperium, where proximity to wealth, bureaucracy and Imperial power changes the character of crime, and how Referees can build that into their games. Plus, a Subsector Spotlight on Shinkan. open.spotify.com/episode/7iKN...

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Episode 16: Rotten to the Core - Crime & Corruption in the Core

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Bwaps are my favorite non-human species in Traveller. What’s yours?

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wanted to say a huge thank you to @page121ttrpg.bsky.social for shining a nice spotlight on Signals from the Core on his YouTube channel yesterday. So gratifying whenever I learn the Traveller content creators I’ve learned so much from enjoy the podcast.

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What’s your preferred length for Signals from the Core podcast episodes? 1️⃣ 25-30 min: keep them short & quick 2️⃣ 45 min: Aim for a happy medium 3️⃣ 60+ min: The longer the better! 4️⃣ Length doesn’t matter if the quality is good 📊 Show results

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The Syleans built the Third Imperium, yet remain a cultural minority within it. The new Signals from the Core explores their journey from oppression to empire, plus ideas for bringing Sylean culture into your Traveller campaign. Check it out. #TravellerRPG #TTRPG podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Signals from the Core - A Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition Podcast

Games Podcast · Updated Biweekly · 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 t...

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

New episode: Culture in the Core: Syleans. Explore the history, faith, customs, and enduring legacy of the people who helped build the Third Imperium. #TravellerRPG #TTRPG open.spotify.com/s/jeKypgK

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Episode 15: Culture in the Core - Syleans, Successors, and Sacrifice

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As we’ve discussed several times on @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social, the first act of Singularity, the campaign’s Sourcebook and the supplemental materials in the Companion provide a plethora of tools, ideas, and backdrops for running an epic sandbox campaign in the Core Sector.

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Always a wonderful feeling to see the show has gotten another positive review. If you’re a listener, and enjoy the show, please consider rating and reviewing on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

ICYMI: Episode 14 is out now wherever you listen to podcasts. Check it out and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share the show with your fellow Travellers pod.link/1830887367

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Trade may be the lifeblood of the Third Imperium, but what does the traditional Traveller merchant campaign look like in its wealthy, heavily patrolled Core Sector? That’s what we explore in Episode 14, available now wherever you get podcasts #TravellerRPG #TTRPG open.spotify.com/episode/5Tts...

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Episode 14: Trade in the Core - Mains, Megacorps, and Misbehavior

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The next episode of Signals from the Core lands in just a bit over an hour. Right after midnight eastern time. Look for it then wherever you get your podcasts.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Still, as frustrated and disappointed as I am with the delay in getting Singularity in my eager little hands, I still love this game and @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social for what they’re doing with it. Finally got my dry erase Core Sector map laid down on the gaming table.

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

ICYMI: I reviewed Core Adventure 2: Last Call at Eneri’s Cantina on the latest episode of Signals from the Core, and make a case for how referees could use it to launch a full Traveller campaign in the fascinating Champ subsector. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Episode 13: Decline in the Core – Cantinas and Corruption

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

New episode: A review of Core Adventure 2: Last Call at Eneri’s Cantina, exploration of the Chant subsector, System Spotlight on Tell, and a Patron Profile of Aeternus founder and trillionaire tech oligarch, Aelric Durellian. open.spotify.com/episode/0eQf...

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Episode 13: Decline in the Core – Cantinas and Corruption

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Core Signals Dispatches is a new Traveller News Service wire out of Capital, covering the Core Sector of the Third Imperium in 1105 Imperial. A podcast companion. signalsfromthecore.micro.blog

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Core Signals Dispatches is a Traveller News Service wire out …

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

It’s been a relentless couple of weeks. Last week was packed with project deadlines. This week I’m in Boston for three straight days of long meetings, with 12+ hour cross-country travel days on either end and very little time left to work on the next Signals from the Core episode. But then, this:

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

What are your favorite sci-fi tropes that you’ve adapted into Traveller.

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Finally reviewed Christopher Griffen’s Core Adventure 1: Invasive Species for Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition on the latest episode of the podcast. It puts the Travellers in a lot of rigmarole and is basically a masterclass in playing the Core’s idle rich. Listen anywhere: pod.link/1830887367

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ICYMI: New episode of Signals from the Core is up. I examine the business of distraction in the Imperial Core, with a look at entertainment types and the gear used to consume it. Plus, System Spotlights and a review of Invasive Species. Find it wherever you get podcasts: pod.link/1830887367

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New episode. What does the Core do for fun? A look at entertainment types from bootleg holo-vids and “sensie rigs” to xeno-tourism and noble safaris, then dig into Dudin and Alekvadin (full UWP + government breakdown) and review Core Adventure 1: Invasive Species. 🔗 open.spotify.com/episode/5aol...

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Episode 12: Entertainment in the Core - The Business of Distraction

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

As much as I love and am committed to running games set in the MgT2e version of Traveller’s Charted Space setting, I’m finding a lot of rich background info for the Third Imperium to mine from other editions, too. Picked these two up recently, and they’re phenomenal. #TTRPG #TravellerRPG

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

ICYMI: The new episode of Signals from the Core is out. Had a lot of fun thinking through some of these questions, and coming up with a Top 10 ranking of JTAS articles for Core Sector play. Check it out: #TravellerRPG #TTRPG podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Episode 11: Signals to the Core – From Communications to Corruption

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

New episode: We look at interstellar communication lag, the X-Boat network, the darker underbelly of the Imperial Core, and rank the Top 10 best JTAS articles for Core adventures. Plus, a new direction for the show? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #TravellerRPG #MongooseTraveller #TTRPG

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Episode 11: Signals to the Core – From Communications to Corruption

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Episode 10 is out now: how celebrity and fame work in the Third Imperium, and how the Core amplifies it. Plus a new Patron Profile and Story Seed that drops your Travellers between a celebrity chef’s appetite for danger and an Amber Zone world that bites back. open.spotify.com/episode/3ETa...

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Episode 10: Celebrity & Fame in the Core – Stardom at the Speed of Jump

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Episode 10 is scheduled for starport arrival later tonight. A deep dive examination of what goes into the machinery of "Celebrity" in the Core Sector and across the Third Imperium. Docks just after midnight Eastern. Don’t miss it!

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Received another awesome Signal to the Core listener email. Episode 9 has had a lot of great feedback, and some really thoughtful responses and questions. The podcast is a small, growing show, and the engagement from listeners is what makes it worth doing. That’s what makes us mighty! 💪🏼 🚀 🌌

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

What are your essential books for running Traveller adventures in your favorite spots in charted space? Here are a few of mine … youtube.com/shorts/QdBuj...

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Essential books for Traveller adventures in the Core Sector

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Mark Rushford @markrushford.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The band-on-the-run Infinity Suite ports to the Core fairly intact, and the megastar fame loop gets sharper where there’s thicker celebrity press. But the threat will shift with the band blundering through other obstacles … Chanestin separatists, maybe? (Trying not to be too spoilery).

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

ICYMI: Beyond the Imperial Palace and the halls of power lies a world of mega cities, bureaucracy, industry and ambition you can use to fuel your Traveller campaigns. Take the tour of Capital on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/7962...

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Episode 9: Capital of the Core – The Throne World, City by City

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

New episode of Signals from the Core is up: our first deep dive into Capital, the throne world of the Third Imperium. A place that’s far more than Cleon, the Grand Palace of Arbellatra, or the Moot Spire. Take a tour with me… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Episode 9: Capital of the Core – The Throne World, City by City

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Just finished editing and uploading Episode 9. As promised, it should land in your favorite podcasting apps just after midnight ET. Hope you enjoy our exploration of Capital on the next Signals from the Core!

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Episode 8 is out now. It’s a follow-up to last episode looking at referee techniques for bringing established crews into a new campaign where they may need to shake up the status quo to make things work. Hope you’ll check it out. open.spotify.com/episode/680l...

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Episode 8: Launching a Traveller Campaign in the Core Pt. 2 - Old Crew Blues

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Reminder: Episode 8 releases Sunday night just after midnight eastern time. It’s a follow-up to last episode looking at referee techniques for bringing established crews into a new campaign where they may need to shake up the status quo to make things work. Hope you’ll check it out.

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SAFCOcast.com @safcocast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Just this advice on starting a Traveller campaign. Roll up 2 or 3 worlds. Create a patron to hire the characters to do something and bring the PCs together Create 3 obstacles or challenges to make it harder. Make it science fictiony. Describe the weird planet and creatures. Waaah-Laaaa!

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Signals from the Core Podcast @signalsfromthecore.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Random rolls and different techniques for launching a Core Sector campaign with new characters using Singularity as our example. Episode 7 is now available. open.spotify.com/episode/5ZWm...

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Episode 7: Launching a Traveller Campaign in the Core Pt. 1

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