I know I don't post here very often, but I'd like to share a kickstarter project with you that is very dear to my heart, and one that I would like to see reach and surpass it's goal.

Metamorphosis Alpha was the very first science fiction roleplaying game, written and designed by James M Ward and published by TSR in 1976. It became the precursor and ( Read more... )

I've just started rereading Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern novels, and had forgotten how much I enjoyed them. I read my first one when I was just 11 years old during one of my many hospital visits, and then when I was 13 the very first novel Ibought with money that I had earned myself was The White Dragon. To say that these books hold a bit ( Read more... )

Of late, we’ve been having some trouble role playing. Not just me, though truth be told I am certainly at the heart of some of the issues, but as a household as a whole. Seems there has been some residue from the departure of an old housemate who had been not all together as conducive to the wellbeing of the house as he would have us believe. His ( Read more... )

Role playing is a hobby of mine, but more than that, it's also a source of income for me. Sure, most of the time all it provides me with is poo money, but poo money is poo money and better than no money at all ( Read more... )

It's been a little while since my last post, which was rather negative.  Considering that, I think I should make this one a positive post, because in reality my life is pretty damned great!

I applied for a TAFE course a few weeks ago, with the plan of finishing my personal training qualifications, but I thought that I really didn't have much chance ( Read more... )

I'm relatively pleased with myself this week.  This afternoon I finished studying the Minor Arcana, and feel that I've absorbed most of it.  I still need to regularly refresh my memory, but I'm finding that most of what I have learned is sticking.  The next task I need to do is cast myself a Celtic Cross spread using all the Minor Arcana, as ( Read more... )

I’m finding role playing to be a tense affair lately.  Almost every session tends to degrade into some sort of frustrated emotional outburst which is just not making being involved in them any fun at all.  I know that my gaming isn’t at its best at the moment, so I’m sure that I’m contributing to this situation to a degree (probably a large degree ( Read more... )

A fictional piece retelling last weeks Call of Chuthlu's session

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March, 1920

I have yet to return to Kingsport, as my search for an adequate venue for my latest art exhibition is proving to be most difficult.  Sir Herbert and I were once again invited to Mr Conroy’s magnificent home for repast, and considering our frustrated search, happily ( Read more... )

So, things are going apace.  Apart from struggling with low self-confidence on this issue and in my own abilities, I'm still struggling ahead to get this game going. I've decided to relax my search for a ship for the moment, and to concentrate on other aspects of the campaign, in particular the design of the few sectors the game will be played in ( Read more... )

Well, I've been having even more thoughts about my Star Trek game.  I'm tossing up ideas for ships, and here is what I've come up with.

The first option is an Archer-class scout.


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