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Some Blogs I Follow

Realms of Chirak

Film Review: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum - Two great things came out of this movie experience with John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum. The first one was when my son turned to me in the middle of the ...
1 hour ago
HeroPress

By The Numbers: Stranger Things Trivia... -
2 hours ago
Super-Team Family: The Lost Issues!

Justice Society of America and Thor - Some have expressed disappointment that DC's trinity will not be a part of the JSA when it returns DC continuity, as it will be the post-Crisis version t...
2 hours ago
Siskoid's Blog of Geekery

Battlestar Galactica #50: Fragged - *"Not conscious thought? Not poetry, or art, or music, literature? Murder. Murder is my heritage. Is that the lesson I'm supposed to pass on to our child?"...
4 hours ago
Tenkar's Tavern

I Guess I AM an "Influence" - Amazon has Given Me an "Influencer Page" - I've been using *Amazon Affiliate Links* to supplement *The Tavern's* modest income for a number of years. As such, Amazon recently invited me to apply ...
10 hours ago
Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness

Tumblr Girls This Week -
10 hours ago
Dr. Theda's Crypt

Hello... - at Sims last night, even crashed one of my space rockets.... Never happened before) we think its Tuesday... we kind of lost track lately......
21 hours ago
Dyson's Dodecahedron

Isle of Kheyus - There are many small independent island cities in the Copper Seas that I have visited in my attempts to navigate … Continue reading →
1 day ago
The Other Side blog

Monstrous Monday: Halflings are Half What? - I mentioned on Friday I am re-reading the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. I am also likely to re-read the Silmarillion and even pick up some of Prof. Tolki...
1 day ago
Halls of the Nephilim

Saw Week - Saw (2004) - As I mentioned previously I'm dubbing this week Saw Week at the Halls. Here's my review of the first flick and rules for using Jigsaw's games in your Vigi...
1 day ago
BARKING ALIEN

Universes Versus Settings - I am thinking I love Universes and dislike Settings. Say what now? . Let me explain... The terms Universe and Setting, especially in Pop Culture and R...
1 day ago
A Book of Creatures

Chouyu - Variations: Jiuyu, Jiyu The slopes of Exceedingly Lofty Mountain in China are home to the Chouyu. It is like a rabbit but has a bird’s beak, owl’s eyes, an...
2 days ago
Maser Patrol

Quick news recap (no Godzilla this time edition) - With G-Fest, NYAFF, and other exciting things right around the corner, this may be the last news recap for a while. I’ve already spoken about the numerous...
2 days ago
Take On Rules

A Hearty “No Thank You” to Insterstitial Cut Scenes in Novels - In my recent reading, I’ve discovered something: I dislike the use of interstitial cut scenes. In particular when used to “Announce Off-Screen Badness”. ...
2 days ago
JB Publishing

Offworlders - Play Session with Daughter - Player: Amelie (12 years old) Character: Jade Abilities: Ghost, Blast Gear: Light Armor, Light Blaster on wrist, Medium Blaster Sidearm Mission: Respond t...
3 days ago
Aiee! Run From Kelvin's Brainsplurge!

Missed Opportunities - Following on from the probably-incomplete list of games I have played, here are the games I have owned but have not played, and in some cases haven't even ...
6 days ago
Post Apocalyptic Media

The 100 Season 6 Episode 7 Review & Recap: Nevermind Was Horrifying & Mesmerizing - I am absolutely loving Season 6 of The 100. They’ve created an entirely new mythology, but it’s built solidly on …
1 week ago
Rebel Scale

Second Frigate finished - Finally finished this one. There's less weathering this time around and the pictures didn't come out as well, but you can check them out at the bottom of...
2 weeks ago
Fantasy Toy Soldiers

New Russian Made Orcs and Ogres - Here are some more Russian made orcs and ogres. I don't have any information about who made them. They seem to be hand crafted in very small runs. Inclu...
2 weeks ago
Tone and Wave

INSYTE - Squat 7" (1990) - INSYTE was a tenuously political band from Australia. I thinks Squat is the B-side. It's an enjoyable song if you're in the mood to be pontificated to. I i...
2 weeks ago
Roles, Rules, and Rolls

(Rise and Decline of) The Third Reich - The full title of this post belongs to a legendary *board wargame* of World War 2 in Europe, published by Avalon Hill in 1974. I owned it, and played it so...
2 weeks ago
The Splintered Realm

On The Fly Design Testing - Two weeks ago, my daughter Grace said she wanted to try playing one of my games... After I picked my jaw up off the floor and stopped crying tears of joy, ...
2 weeks ago
Refereeing and Reflection

Mini-Review: How Long Has This Been On the Cards? - In retrospect, it’s kind of weird that Wizards of the Coast hasn’t done more crossover material between D&D and Magic: the Gathering. One can easily imagin...
3 weeks ago
Scolin's Sports Venues Visited

#294: Grady Stadium, Atlanta, GA - [image: Grady Stadium, Atlanta, GA] [image: Grady Stadium, Atlanta, GA] Men's Professional Lacrosse: *June 2, 2019*: Denver Outlaws 12, Atlanta Blaze 14 *...
3 weeks ago
Lloyd of Gamebooks

Gamebook Theory: Mistake #5 (creating a traitor instead of a hero) - This month, I'd like to take a look at the evolution of establishing the main character's stats in the gamebook genre. Unfortunately, the limitations of th...
3 weeks ago
Sphere of Annihilation

MuseOn Con - This weekend I attended MuseOn Con, a local convention that is put on by Muse On Minis. Muse On Minis is a company that makes tokens and accessories for ...
4 weeks ago
The Realm of Zhu

Rogue Milkshake - Some rules for deploying Weaponised Dairy Based Beverages in Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Milkshake 40K Milkshake costs 5PV. I don't know if that Milksh...
5 weeks ago
BattleGrip

Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 - November 26, 1984. The Wilkes-Barre, Penn, Times Leader newspaper offers up this “sale” that I am sure is nothing special when it comes to price. $3.50 for...
5 weeks ago
Cross Planes

Dungeons & Dragons Stranger Things Box - Tonight, my buddy AJ was the DM for the DnD Stranger things Box. AJ did a great job, but what bothered me is that the adventure in the box wasn't very s...
5 weeks ago
Little Weirdos: Mini figures and other monster toys

Run-A-Mucks Mini Figure Kickstarter - [image: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1002792664/run-a-mucks-mini-figures] I wanted to give everyone a heads up about a Kickstarter currently going ...
1 month ago
Ralph Dibny, the World-Famous Elongated Man

Ralph, Batman and Sherlock - I just found this pic from *Booster Gold *vol. 2 #6 (2008). The titular character is traveling back in time and the illustration shows us a clear reference...
2 months ago
The Iron Pact

A Guided Tor - South of the walls of Yndaros in the arable land that serves the demanding consumers of the city lies a contorted tumble of rocks surmounted [...]
2 months ago
The Savage AfterWorld

"Unskilled" Skill Attempts In Cryptworld/Timemaster/Rotworld - So you're playing Cryptworld (or Timemaster or Majus or Rotworld -- any of the Pacesetter-brand RPGs) and you want to perform an action you're unskilled at...
2 months ago
An Abominable Fancy

The Tri-Fold Path of the Bat Serpent (Review) - Nate Treme kindly sent me copies of two of his pamphlet-dungeons, *Temple of the Bat Serpent*, and *The Mephitic Laboratory of the Pescamancer.* Both are ...
2 months ago
The OSR Library

OWB Air War: The Mighty Mitchell B-25 - Had a request for the B-25. I was going to just edit it into the post here but I found it to be a fascinating plane and the more I dug into it the more pic...
2 months ago
Gothridge Manor

Session 4: Into the Wolf Creek Ruins - Session 4 is in the books. This is the first session with @erik tenkar and @Jason Hobbs, along with @Joethelawyer and @Matt Jackson. The party is unravelin...
2 months ago
VINTAGE STAR WARS COLLECTORS

Collector Snapshot #24 – Stephen Savory - Welcome all to the twenty fourth episode of our collector snapshot, where a vintage collector answers 10 short questions. The same questions will be given ...
3 months ago
Notes From Under the Kyak

Chaos Theory - Caves of Chaos, that is. I started in the Caves. I'm pretty sure my first character died in the Kobold Caves (oh, the indignity!!). I KNOW that I've been...
4 months ago
EPIC FAIL!

Oh Zak... - Picture of Zak S., aka Zak Smith, aka Zak Sabbeth, aka Zak Shitbag. I just found out about this today. Why am I not suppressed? For those not in the know...
4 months ago
A Rust Monster Ate My Sword...

Ghosts of a Christmas Past - I guess it's about that time for my yearly holiday post - a celebration of my introduction to a hobby that allowed me to let my imagination run free. Havin...
5 months ago
Mike's Amazing RPG Fun Pad

Christmas Eve with Full Moon Entertainment 2018 - Christmas Eve is here again! This is a night of personal and family traditions, and I have several of my own. Now after a year hiatus, the Amazing RPG Fun ...
6 months ago
The Vigilantes Of Knight City

Weekly World News - The World's Only Reliable News -
7 months ago
Foundation SKA

Paul Allen, owner of Sister Iggy’s record collection, dies - When I heard the news on NPR this morning that Paul Allen had died, my mind immediately went to Sister Ignatius. I had long heard rumors that Allen, co-f...
8 months ago
Halfling's Luck

Review: Tiny Dungeon 2e - After reading *Eorathril *and *For Coin & Blood*, Gallant Knight Games has really become a publisher I respect for their OSR work. Seriously, they do OSR r...
8 months ago
For the Love of Pun

Disgust Me - "*I wanna see all your scars* *Show me who you really are* *Don't fake it anymore* *Let it out, let it out oh* *Promise me you won't hold back*" I really...
9 months ago
Midnight's Citadel

Make Mine V&V !!! - I’ve have had V&V 3.0 / Might Protectors since its initial early Kickstarter releases, I’ve wanted to Love it … but like my friend Tim Knight of HeroPress...
11 months ago
ONE FOR FIVE

Happy New Year! - First of all, if you aren’t following the Official Historian of Major League Baseball on Facebook or Twitter, you’re doing yourself a tremendous disservice...
1 year ago
The City of Iron

Migration - A note to anyone checking this blog: I've moved my blogging activity to http://necrotic-gnome-productions.blogspot.de/. This blog will remain indefinitely...
1 year ago
Kord Industries: A Blue Beetle Blog

Farewell to the Aquaman Shrine - "I read the news today, oh boy..." Rob Kelly has decided to close up shop at the Aquaman Shrine I can't remember how or when I stumbled on the Aquaman Sh...
1 year ago
Discernland

Unnamed Discipleship - Sermon for Good Friday John 18:1-19:42 "Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Je...
2 years ago
The Gelatinous Dome!

Beleagured Temple of Air or Attack of the Giant Dandelions!!!PDF... - Beleagured Temple of Air or Attack of the Giant Dandelions!!! PDF link: https://goo.gl/7TV2Fu
2 years ago
Warlords of the Galaxy

Garnok, World of Fire and Ice - Garnok *(gar-knock)* is a barren, savage world that rotates on its side, with one side facing its star. The side that faces the star is a molten-hot "hotsp...
2 years ago

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