Along with reams of short stories, and longer attempts at fiction, I’ve written countless poems over the decades. The bulk were written in my teens and twenties and I literally have folders full of handwritten and typewritten compositions. I’d been threatening to put a selection into print since the mid-90’s. I remember discussing it with … Continue reading (Poetry) Memories & Petals
Month: January 2024
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure
Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure A Call of Cthulhu Setting for Cthulhu by Gaslight by Stygian Fox The first in Stygian Fox's 'Safe House' series for 7th edition Call of Cthulhu™, Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure is an official Cthulhu by Gaslight™ consulting detective agency in the style of extravagant freelancers, such as may be found … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Hudson & Brand, Inquiry Agents of the Obscure
GIG 362: Miranda Sex Garden / The Tide – The Monarch, 24th February 1998
I'd been a fan of Miranda Sex Garden since hearing a remix of their "Gush Forth My Tears" single back in 1991 but had never seen them live. By 1998 they had released five albums/EPs , with the last being "Fairytales of Slavery" in 1994. Surprisingly I'd never seen a gig at The Monarch before, … Continue reading GIG 362: Miranda Sex Garden / The Tide – The Monarch, 24th February 1998
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Tomorrow City: Dieselpunk Roleplaying
Tomorrow City: Dieselpunk Roleplaying Core Rulebook by Osprey Publishing A dieselpunk roleplaying game of action, mystery and mad science! Tomorrow City was one of the cities of the future, built to usher in a new age of prosperity, seizing upon scientific achievements at the dawn of the twentieth century. Then came the War. Radium-powered soldiers … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Tomorrow City: Dieselpunk Roleplaying
GIG 361: The Sisters of Mercy / Scoda Blush – The Forum, 13th February 1998
The Sisters of Mercy were back in London as part of their "Event Horizon" tour. Two Forum dates (of which this was the second) were their only UK gigs on the tour - and indeed for the whole of 1998. Support was provided by German band Scoda Blush, who had just released their Andrew Eldritch … Continue reading GIG 361: The Sisters of Mercy / Scoda Blush – The Forum, 13th February 1998
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Warhammer Fantasy Role Play: Tribes and Tribulations
Tribes and Tribulations Warhammer Fantasy Role Play Supplement by Cubicle 7 Entertainment A Guide to Brutal Warlords, Warbands, and Monsters in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Orcs and Goblins infest the wild corners of the Old World and beyond. They are creatures bound by a common ancestry, a love of bloodshed and violence, and the unifying spirit … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Warhammer Fantasy Role Play: Tribes and Tribulations
GIG 360: Inkubus Sukkubus / Screaming Dead / Mantra – The Underworld, 19th December 1997
My final gig of 1997. I'd managed 45 days of live music over the year and seen some fantastic bands along the way. It was Friday night, a week before Christmas, and I was out for one last hurrah before 1998 beckoned. Tonight was the turn, once again, of Inkubus Sukkubus supported by reformed 80's … Continue reading GIG 360: Inkubus Sukkubus / Screaming Dead / Mantra – The Underworld, 19th December 1997
(RPG PDF Spotlight) The Great Book of Random Tables: Science Fiction
The Great Book of Random Tables: Science Fiction by dicegeeks 138 System Agnostic Science Fiction d100 Random Tables plus a Star System Generator The content of this book has been divided into eleven sections. Those sections are as follows: Adventure Ideas and Side Jobs, Encounters and Discoveries, Cargo Runs and Cargo, Items and Things, Vessels … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) The Great Book of Random Tables: Science Fiction
(RPG PDF Spotlight) The Dread Thingonomicon
The Dread Thingonomicon by Raging Swan Press Are you a busy GM? Does session prep take too long? Do you never have time to design the cool little details that bring your game to life? Fear not! That’s where the Dread Thingonomicon comes in. Crammed full of system-neutral themed lists, flavourful NPCs and more, the Dread Thingonomicon is designed … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) The Dread Thingonomicon
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Lex Arcana RPG – Core Rulebook 2nd Edition
Lex Arcana RPG - Core Rulebook 2nd Edition by Acheron Games "Then Romulus shall receive the sceptre of his race, and found the walls of Mars, and call the people Romans. I have given no limits or duration to their possessions: I've given them empire without end." Virgil, Aeneid Historical-Fantasy Roleplaying in a Roman Empire which … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Lex Arcana RPG – Core Rulebook 2nd Edition
Voices From The Pulpit 