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July 14, 2016
text-mode:
By Christian Lawrence, 2010.
ASCII dragon?
text-mode:
By Christian Lawrence, 2010.
ASCII dragon?
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By Christian Lawrence, 2010.
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July 13, 2016
vintagegeekculture:
Prime Directive was a weird animal, because…
Prime Directive was a weird animal, because despite appearances, it wasn’t a tabletop RPG based around Star Trek, but around the long running Star Fleet Battles board game from the 1970s. Because it was made before the movies and next generation, the board game spun off and developed this totally mind-boggling counter-continuity. It’s like the original series in an alternate universe. Because Star Fleet Battles didn’t use the Star Trek trademark, it had a way cheaper licensing fee, so it was a way for smaller publishers to get a “Star Trek RPG” on the cheap.
The “hook” of Prime Directive is that the PCs are members of “Prime Teams,” squads of Starfleet officers and other oddballs who go on impossible missions that require scientific, technical, and commando expertise. Kind of reminds me of Mass Effect, actually.
What’s interesting is how the alternate “counter-continuity” of Prime Directive developed on lines similar to the later spin off shows, long before they came out. For example, the Federation faces a mostly unstoppable invasion of superadvanced machine creatures (this time, related to the Andromeda aliens), and also encounter an “evil Federation” on the far side of the galaxy (basically, the Dominion before the Dominion existed).
That’s very true. I’d forgotten that!
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July 12, 2016
buzzfeed:
Thank you, history side.
Historically funny.
buzzfeed:
Thank you, history side.
Historically funny.
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Thank you, history side.
Historically funny. appeared first on CJMoseley.co.uk.
July 11, 2016
geekynerfherder:
I’ve previously showcased a few of my…
I’ve previously showcased a few of my favourite pop culture and vintage pulp artists, and each weekend I’ll be showcasing art from more of my favourite artists.
The art of Brian Froud.
Brian Froud is one of the architects of my dreams…
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July 10, 2016
megarah-moon:
By Séverine Pineaux
Simply magical.
Simply magical.
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July 9, 2016
writersrandomramblings:
Character checker.
Good advice. So…
writersrandomramblings:
Character checker.
Good advice. So many carved spoon characters in sci-fi and fantasy that could have been saved; even in the classics, when they were original character concepts, they were just used to stir a plot.
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Character checker.
Good advice. So… appeared first on CJMoseley.co.uk.
July 8, 2016
July 7, 2016
ibuzoo:
Greek Gods, Titans and Primordial Deities
Pretty, and…
ibuzoo:
Greek Gods, Titans and Primordial Deities
Pretty, and informative
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Greek Gods, Titans and Primordial Deities
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July 6, 2016
Not sure, I agree with this. I think a novel is the whole story,…
Not sure, I agree with this. I think a novel is the whole story, the series, but in the Lord of the Rings Frodo is well out of his normal world (of the Shire) by the end of the first book, never mind the end of the Volume.
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July 5, 2016
accordingtodevin:
Pretty sure that’s how it went down. There’s…
Pretty sure that’s how it went down. There’s no other explanation to why there are so many of them.
Looks legit to me…
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