Mörk Borg by Free League Publishing A doom metal album of a game. A spiked flail to the face. Light on rules, heavy everything else. MÖRK BORG is a pitch-black apocalyptic fantasy RPG about lost souls and fools seeking redemption, forgiveness or the last remaining riches in a bleak and dying world. Who are you? … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Mörk Borg
GIG 349: Reading ’97 Day 3: Metallica / The Verve / Marilyn Manson / Terrorvision / Bush / Dinosaur Jr / 3 Colours Red / Descendents / Dog Eat Dog / Feeder / Radish – Reading Festival, 24th August 1997
Whilst saturday at Reading Festival was a little light on the bands I saw (only 5!) Sunday certainly made up for it with a grand total of 11 over the course of the day! Kicking things off at midday on the main stage were Radish, who I had seen the previous weekend at V97 and … Continue reading GIG 349: Reading ’97 Day 3: Metallica / The Verve / Marilyn Manson / Terrorvision / Bush / Dinosaur Jr / 3 Colours Red / Descendents / Dog Eat Dog / Feeder / Radish – Reading Festival, 24th August 1997
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Rolemaster Core Law
Rolemaster Core Law by Iron Crown Enterprises For over four decades, Rolemaster has been the definitive fantasy role-playing game that combines realism and depth without sacrificing playability. Rolemaster Unified is the next evolution drawing upon the best elements of previous editions to create a streamlined and consistent game. Rolemaster Core Law is the cornerstone of Rolemaster … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Rolemaster Core Law
GIG 348: Reading ’97 Day 2: Manic Street Preachers / The Orb / The Cardigans / Republica / Apollo 440 – Reading Festival, 23rd August 1997
Day 2 of the 1997 Reading Festival. We didn't see as many bands as we'd probably usually see at a festival as we all took a long break in the middle of the afternoon/early evening to do a raid on the local Toys R Us and buy up a bunch of fairly high powered water … Continue reading GIG 348: Reading ’97 Day 2: Manic Street Preachers / The Orb / The Cardigans / Republica / Apollo 440 – Reading Festival, 23rd August 1997
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Heinrich’s Call of Cthulhu Guide to Carcosa
Heinrich's Call of Cthulhu Guide to Carcosa A Solo Call of Cthulhu Campaign by Miskatonic Repostiory / Chaosium It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Come fall with us. In Heinrich’s Call of Cthulhu Guide to Carcosa you will discover not only a replayable solo campaign for Call of Cthulhu, … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Heinrich’s Call of Cthulhu Guide to Carcosa
(Poetry) Betrayal
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) Betrayal
GIG 347: Reading ’97 Day 1: Suede / Symposium / Jack / James / Stereolab / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Kenicke / Fountains of Wayne / Strangelove – Reading Festival, 22nd August 1997
My first Reading Festival came the following weekend that I'd been in Chelmsford for V97. So two festivals in two weekends - with a few days of work squashed inbetween. This time round we had a large group of us pitching our tents and preparing for three days of music and fun. We arrived on … Continue reading GIG 347: Reading ’97 Day 1: Suede / Symposium / Jack / James / Stereolab / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Kenicke / Fountains of Wayne / Strangelove – Reading Festival, 22nd August 1997
A Year in Movies…. 1987 Top 5
1987... the year in which the first The Simpsons cartoon aired on The Tracey Ullman Show, MS Herald of Free Enterprise cross-channel ferry capsized off Zeebrugge killing 193 people, Reagan delivers a famous speech at The Berlin Wall urging the reunification of Germany, Disney announced the intention to create a new Disneyland in Paris, the first … Continue reading A Year in Movies…. 1987 Top 5
(RPG PDF Spotlight) Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying
Vaesen - Nordic Horror Roleplaying by Free League Publishing Welcome to the Mythic North – northern Europe of the nineteenth century, but not as we know it today. A land where the myths are real. A cold reach covered by vast forests, its few cities lonely beacons of industry and enlightenment – a new civilization … Continue reading (RPG PDF Spotlight) Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying
GIG 346: V97 Day 2 : The Prodigy / Daft Punk / Gene / Longpigs / Sneaker Pimps / Placebo / Echobelly / Veruca Salt / Fluke / Apollo 440 / No Way Sis / Feeder – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 17th August 1997
Day two of V97 saw Feeder kick the proceedings off. I'd seen them a couple of times before supporting other bands and they had really impressed me. They certainly were a great opening act for the festival and got the crowd really geared up for the day. In a few years time they'd be at … Continue reading GIG 346: V97 Day 2 : The Prodigy / Daft Punk / Gene / Longpigs / Sneaker Pimps / Placebo / Echobelly / Veruca Salt / Fluke / Apollo 440 / No Way Sis / Feeder – V97 Festival Chelmsford, 17th August 1997