New to the VAE Library: Space 1889~ The Audio Dramas Back in 2005/2006 a British company, Noise Monster Productions*, released not one, but FOUR CDs worth of audio drama for Frank Chadwick’s Space 1889. These are full audio dramas, each disc around 70 minutes in length, featuring professional voice actors …
New to the VAE Library: Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space~ The Fourth Doctor Sourcebook http://www.cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/doctor-who-aitas/the-doctors-sourcebooks/ Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space~ The Fourth Doctor Sourcebook Cubicle 7 2014 This was a given purchase for the gaming library. I suppose I would’ve purchased it the day it was …
The Other Side blog: A Red & Pleasant Land + Victorian Games Our good friend, Mr Brannan over at The Other Side blog, has some thoughts on matching Zak S’s A Red & Pleasant Land with a more Victorian style RPG. Check it out here: http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2015/04/pwwo-red-pleasant-land-victorian-games.html Plays Well with …
Film Review: Judas Ghost Director: Simon Pearce Writer: Simon R. Green Falling Shadows Productions 2013 Recently I was moderating a panel at Norwescon where one of the panelists was British novelist Simon R Green. I’ll admit I had know idea who he was, but he was funny, entertaining and knowledgeable. …
Rolling Boxcars reviews: Baker Street, Roleplaying in the World of Sherlock Holmes Product Review – Baker Street: Roleplaying in the World of Sherlock Holmes Baker Street: Roleplaying in the World of Sherlock Holmes Author: Bryce Whitacre Cover Art: Timothy Lantz Interior Art: Sidney E. Paget, Russell Stutler & Amanda Kahl Publisher: Fearlight Games …
The Other Side blog reviews A Red & Pleasant Land http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2014/12/review-red-pleasant-land.html Review: A Red & Pleasant Land I picked up a copy of +Zak Smith‘s “A Red & Pleasant Land” on PDF recently. I like enough to also pick it up in dead tree version as a post-Christmas present for myself …
Blackcampbell reviews Space 1889 & Leagues of Adventure~ check it out here: http://blackcampbell.com/2014/11/01/quick-review-space-1889-clockworkchronicle-city/ Quick Review: Space: 1889 (Clockwork/Chronicle City) & Leagues of Adventure (Triple Ace) by blackcampbell I remember the first time I saw the original GDW Space: 1889 in The Compleat Strategist near Rittenhouse Square– I was living in Philadelphia and the …
Just watched: The Burrowers (2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Burrowers The Burrowers is a gritty, grim (*very* grim) horror western in which no one comes away clean. If you’re sick of horror movies filled with pretty young people that get a pat happy ending this is a film for you. It would make a …
RPG Review: Mini Six~ Mini Six Cinematic Roleplaying Game Bare Bones Edition AntiPaladin Games I’m always on the lookout for a uncomplicated, fast-paced RPG that is a great way to introduce new folks to Roleplaying and entertains old timers. And AntiPaladin Games’ Mini Six hits the target dead on. And here’s …
Some thoughts on KW Jeter’s Fiendish Schemes by Kayo Blackmoore Fiendish Schemes K. W. Jeter Tor Books K.W. Jeter is credited with coining the term “Steam Punk”. In 1986 he applied it to his then upcoming novel (published in 1987) Infernal Devices. The novel cemented his role as …