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GURPS Space continues to be one of the best resources for a science fiction campaign in the industry today. Originally Published March 18th, 2002 CONTENTS The goal of GURPS Space is simple: To provide an authoritative resource and reference for any conceivable science fiction campaign set in the wide universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere. For a […]
This is the tomb of Strongbow, aka Earl Richard de Clare, in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. Richard was an English nobleman who, through a complicated series of treaties, wars, and arranged marriages, was instrumental in making the Kingdom of Leinster subject to the English King Henry II. This fascinating history – and the many […]
I recently finished listening to the Dungeon Crawler Carl audiobooks written by Matt Dinniman and performed by Jeff Hays. I then immediately went back to the beginning of Book 1 and began reading the whole thing over again from the beginning, something which I’ve only done on the rarest of occasions for individual books and […]
Alexandrite members of the Alexandrian Youtube Channel can check out the latest After Action Report: This one taking a look at what a sequel session in my Mothership open table looks like. Check It Out!
But before they slept, they committed one last act of divine betrayal. They fell upon one of their beloved named Gellasatrac, shredding him completely so that one future day their servants could feast upon his flesh and his blood and be changed. Gellasatrac’s ebon hand would bring blessed mutation and lovely transformation, granting those who […]
Bughunters can be mined for ideas, but – like most of TSR’s output in the ‘90s – is padded with too much fluff and empty space to present a truly high quality package. Originally Published March 16th, 2002 WHY BUGHUNTERS? Bughunters was a supplement for TSR’s Amazing Engine game – which hasn’t been in print […]
Above all Those Who Slumber was the power of the One Who Was Born of Destruction, the Song Render, the Ender of Souls, the Dweller in Darkness. And among those who would speak his name, his name was Shallamoth Kindred – the act of desolation given life and mutilation given flesh. This volume is a […]
The Slavers saga comes to an end with a whimper instead of a bang. Originally Published March 16th, 2002 This review builds on my reviews of A1: Slave Pits of the Undercity, A2: Secret of the Slavers Stockade, and A3: Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords. It’s probably a good idea to read […]
It’s pretty well understood that over the last forty years, the sales of comic books in America have shifted inexorably from “floppy” pamphlets to graphic novel collections. To understand this shift, one must first know that it follows a thirty-year decline of comic book sales at newsstands as the medium became one of the last […]
Blood gushes fresh in the mouth. Blood beats in the vein. Blood pours from the wound. Blood roars through the brain. Blood flares in the scent. Blood thickens in death. Blood fills the throat. Blood cleanses the hunger. Blood burns. He is the personification of Rage. He is the Beast lurking in the heart of […]