19 Wednesday Aug 2026
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Despite the lack of updates over the last couple of years, the Harrogate Roleplayers are still going strong and meeting each Thursday.
Watch this space for further posts over the next couple of weeks detailing the games currently being run.
02 Saturday Mar 2024
Greetings, roleplayers old and new!
We have settled into our new location quite well and have concluded a wealth of games in our new base of operations. In our efforts to get the coordination back on track we will be trying to reintroduce the system of quarterly organisation beginning in April.
We’ll plan our sessions in three-month cycles, aiming to provide a structured yet adaptable schedule. This approach helps both players and Game Masters to have a clear understanding of the gaming calendar and facilitates better planning. If games are proposed ahead of the start of the next rotation and players have expressed their interest in advance to those generous enough to run there will be few obstacles to get in the way of our enjoyment.
Of course, games can seem to naturally want to continue and that’s just fine as long as we’re all on the same page about what is going on and who is where then we’ll all have a game to sit down to on a Thursday evening.
So going forward, to ease the pressure off players and game masters, we’re going to try and sort games ahead of their start date, using the Harrogate Roleplayers discord (invites available on request).
Thank you for your cooperation and enthusiasm. Let’s look forward to another great cycle of games.
08 Monday May 2023
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….As Marvin Gaye probably never sang….
As usual, there are plenty of games being run at the club, both new and ongoing.
The new games include:
Our ongoing games are:
Happy gaming!
27 Monday Mar 2023
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For the next games cycle I intend to run Urban Shadows, a dark urban fantasy game that uses the Apocalypse World system. It’s a world that is shades of grey, where everything has a price and there are no easy outs.
The players will have the opportunity to play humans touched by the supernatural world, psychics, monster hunters, wizards, or even a supernatural creature themselves, all stuck in a web of debt and obligations.
The basic framework of the game is, loosely, roll 2d6 and add a stat (-3 to +3). Generally 6 or less is a failure that creates a complication, 7-9 brings a success at a cost and 10+ is a complete success. In this system while you might not always succeed the story will always be pushed forward or into new directions.
I’m sure some will have heard of the game before but if anyone wants more details please let me know.
The City Hungers. Will You Feed It? The streets bleed shadows as the supernatural politics of the city threaten to swallow you whole. Will you die a hero—a savior for those who have never had enough—or live long enough to become the villain? Will you fight the darkness…or give in for power?
The choice is yours.
08 Sunday Jan 2023
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Happy New Year!
After the Christmas and New Year break, we return with three new games. These are in addition to the ongoing D&D 5e campaign:
Blades in the Dark
Blades in the Dark is about a crew of daring scoundrels seeking their fortunes on the haunted streets of an industrial-fantasy city. There are heists, chases, occult mysteries, dangerous bargains, bloody skirmishes, and, above all, riches to be had – if you’re bold enough to seize them.
The characters must thrive amidst the threats of rival gangs, powerful noble families, vengeful ghosts, the Bluecoats of the city watch, and the siren song of your scoundrel’s own vices. Will you rise to power in the criminal underworld? What are you willing to do to get to the top?
Atomic Highway
Civilization came crashing down. Billions died. A new Dark Age has begun. The descendants of the apocalypse’s survivors scavenge the remnants of the Before Times, struggling to build a new life amidst the ruins of the old. In a savage world where the strong ravage and exploit the weak, the survivors’ settlements are oases, connected only by convoys of armed and armoured vehicles that run the gauntlet of raiders… and worse. Though the threats of chemical and biological agents and radiation have all but faded, their taint lingers on in every mutant born to man and beast. This is the world of Atomic Highway.
Savage Worlds of Steam and Steel
Savage Worlds of Steam and Steel is a game of scientific romance and steampunk, using the Savage Worlds system.
All the best for 2023.
30 Friday Sep 2022
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The Harrogate Roleplayers at the Harrogate Wargamers Club has moved.
After 25 or more years at the Harrogate RAFA, we have a new venue at the Harrogate Baptist Church.
For details on how to get to our new venue, please look at our ‘Find Us’ page:
12 Monday Sep 2022
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Hello everyone.
We’ve just started a new round of games at the club, all of which will likely run until Christmas. Please take a look below for details:
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (D&D 5e)
Once every eight years, the fantastic Witchlight Carnival touches down on your world, bringing joy to one settlement after the next. Its owners, Mister Witch and Mister Light, know how to put on a good show. But there’s more to this magical extravaganza than meets the eye!
Bushido
Flashing bladework, brave warriors, martial mastery, wise priests, honor, stealthy assassins, demons, magicians, spirits, war – the stuff of legends, the legends of Japan. Step into a past that never quite was, in a land that never quite existed: the Misty Isles of Nippon.
The Dresden Files
Enter the world of private investigator and wizard Harry Dresden, a world in which the vast majority of people are ordinary humans, but that is also inhabited by wizards, cops, mechanics, werewolves, doctors, fairies, mobsters, reporters, holy warriors, and vampires.
Harnmaster
Adventures on the island of Harn: a land of feudal kingdoms, hostile barbarian tribes, unexplored wilderness, ancient ruins, and mysteries.
28 Thursday Jul 2022
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It’s been a while since we’ve had a host of new games to offer and have the opportunity to mix up the groups a little. A few people have expressed an interest in running a selection of games, including some old favourites as well as entirely new ones.
I’ll come around next week with a bit of a cobbled together signup sheet to see if we can gauge interest and organise groups to start play the week after so the GMs will have a good amount of time to get everything they need ready. Games and even GMs are subject to change and of course there will be at least one space reserved in each game for new players to get their pick so it’ll be first come first serve.
09 Monday May 2022
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Harnmaster game has been paused until September.
In its place, we’ll be running a hard science-fiction game inspired by the Traveller:2300 RPG from 1986. We are definitely continuing with the old-skool feel, with a nod to movies like Aliens, Outland, and Solaris.
16 Wednesday Mar 2022
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CoC, Cthulhu, Delta Green, gaming, Harnmaster, Roleplaying, RPG, Savage Worlds
It’s been a good while since I posted an update on what we’re up to. Suffice it to say, the club is still alive and we’ve just started three new games. These are, in no particular order:
If you like the sound of any of the games, please come along and join in.
As well as the above, the Club also has historical miniatures games and fantasy/sci-fi miniatures games running every week.
Cheers,
Matt
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