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 …
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. …
The Dreadfuls~ penny novels get a make-over http://www.thedreadfuls.com/ Spearheaded by Nick and Elizabeth Valentino (the folks behind Her Majesty’s Mysterious Conveyance*), The Dreadfuls series are an interesting mix of Victorian style, chap-book intimacy, and a slash of punk-zine cool. They come in three different themes: Scary Dreadfuls, Naughty Dreadfuls. and …
The Burrowers for Mutant Future – We’ve mentioned the fine horror western, The Burrowers, before: http://www.victorianadventureenthusiast.com/index/just-watched-the-burrowers-2008/ Over at A Field Guide to Doomsday they’ve got the titular beastie statted out for Mutant Future: http://afieldguidetodoomsday.blogspot.com/2014/10/devastation-drive-in-final-cut_2.html Devastation Drive-In: The Final Cut — ‘The Burrowers’ (2008) Wokapi No. Enc.: 1d6 (2d6) Alignment: Neutral …
Melanie Maier’s art work for Rippers~ I just stumbled upon the art that Melanie Maier did for the German edition of the Savage Worlds setting Rippers: http://www.melaniemaier.de/tag/rippers http://melaniemaier.deviantart.com/art/Rippers-Dr-Adam-Geznick-297579582 “May I introduce Dr. Adam Geznick? He’s a mad genius you can play in the Savage Worlds setting Rippers (pen&paper Roleplay Game). …
Alone Against the Flames~ a free solo adventure for Call of Cthulhu Call of Cthulhu is going old school for it’s introduction to the new 7th Edition, they’re giving away a SOLO adventure! You can obtain Alone Against the Flames here: http://www.chaosium.com/content/FreePDFs/CoC/Adventures/CHA23145%20-%20Alone%20Against%20the%20Flames.pdf You’ll need the quick start rules for COC …
Just watched: Hands of the Ripper (1971) Hammer Film Productions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_of_the_Ripper “It is set in London in Edwardian times, and stars Angharad Rees as Anna, a vulnerable young woman who is exploited by her guardian (Dora Bryan), a medium, and haunted by the subconscious memory of her mother’s murder by …
Empire of the Dead free quick start rules~ http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/empire_game.php “Empire of the Dead is a tabletop skirmish game for two or more players. Set in a darkly gothic Victorian Empire populated by heroic gentlemen and fiends of unmentionable evil.” in the quick start rules you’ll “Take on the most infamous …
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 …
New to the VAE library: Werewolf: The Wild West White Wolf Studios 1997 from the wiki: “Werewolf: The Wild West is a role-playing game from the World of Darkness line by White Wolf Game Studio. The setting is similar to Werewolf: The Apocalypse but is taking place in the Wild …