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Somebody wake up Hicks

@jonmarkhicks.bsky.social

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I'm all about ALIEN '79. I wrote Those Dark Places, Pressure, ALIEN RPG 'Rapture Protocol', Fireteam, Deep Space & other RPGs. Also Tolkien, Robin of Sherwood, Dead Space, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, 2000AD, Star Trek/Wars.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 13d

Every one of my D12-based #TTRPG releases are now Pay What You Want over at #DrivethruRPG - from space to horror to post-apocalypse to fantasy to mystery to cybersynthywave, every one of my games is now free if you want it.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

#rpg #dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 4h

I dreamt we were being invaded and all I could do was go for a jog. I have this recurring dream in which I'm standing on St Michael's Road in Lichfield, looking down towards Stowe Pool, and a huge mushroom cloud is rising far in the distance and all I do is run, but it's never enough.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 4h

I'm awake at one fifty in the morning because of brain.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 9h

There's some fantastic stories in the first season of The Outer Limits. After all this time - I haven't seen them for nearly 25:years - a lot of them feel fresh and exciting. It's a great show.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 14h

Jones likes to help me prepare for game sessions.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 18h

This is great - I think gaming is a fantastic way to handle all kinds of mental health issues as it helps people connect and open up.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 18h

This is superb - I'm fully supportive of this. I got into tabletop gaming as a kid to escape a vile situation at home, and I'd have cried out for this kind of support from fellow enthusiasts.

It's a fantastic thing they're doing here.

Jason Matthews @jasondcmatthews.bsky.social · 1d

Someone needs to check the weather in hell. Has it frozen over??? Here is an actually uplifting story about wargaming/wargamers.

Spalding Wargames Club putting mental health on the front line

Members of a wargaming club say the support they have been getting from the sessions are 'crucial'.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn't say no to a Blu-ray copy of Battlestar Galactica Blood & Chrome, it was only two pounds and the Region 1 DVD I watched in the week had a pretty rough picture. This will be better.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

A publisher would not only have a decent license with a big fan base, they'd have a tried and tested game system with a fan base. The entire brand recognition and overall fame of each would stand it in really good stead.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

With the D6 System available on the OpenD6 license, this could easily be done if someone got hold of the Battlestar Galactica license. The system was perfect for Star Wars as it encapsulated that sense of adventure and action, was easy to mod and house rule, and it just *worked*.

I'd play it.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

Problem solved right there - 'Starbucks bullshit'. Change it from technobabble to technobabblestar.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

All starships are capital ships and Ornithopters are speeders. It'd work.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

The Force powers could be easily modified for that.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh, 2D20 Battlestar Galactica, using that same episodic/scene format.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely - there's not a lot the D6 System can't do when it comes to cinematic games.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

I've got this and it worked really well. It's a huge shame it never saw the light of day.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

I think the D6 System would work exceptionally well for a Battlestar Galactica TTRPG. Just reskinning the first edition Star Wars game would absolutely do it, the franchises are similar enough (well, according to the law suit from George Lucas they were) so the majority of the work is done for you.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 3d

I think I want to run a short Battlestar Galactica TTRPG using my FIRETEAM military sci-fi ruleset, set on Cylon-occupied Caprica.

Could be interesting.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...

FIRETEAM - Rules Light Military Science Fiction Roleplaying - Farsight Games | HIGH5 SYSTEM | DriveThruRPG

** incoming transmission priority one ** This is an adventure roleplaying game designed for quick one-shots of high action and fast combat. Players will take on the roles of Specialists in a Fireteam ...

www.drivethrurpg.com

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

Ordered!

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's genuinely good. They really put a lot of effort into it and they really did the story justice.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

I've still not seen that, I need to locate a copy.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

I bought this on DVD at the Memorabilia Fair many years ago but after a couple of plays the disc stopped working.

For a fan movie that was independently financed they did a fantastic job. I'd say this was my favourite Lovecraft movie.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

The HPLHS Call of Cthulhu on Amazon Prime? Get in!

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote unofficial Highlander and Blade Runner RPGs using this system, they're available on this link, too. Absolutely bonkers.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, I've already got them on Dropbox! Here's an insight into my original forays into TTRPG design.

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/c7mpk...

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www.dropbox.com

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

One of my first attempts at designing a simple single D6-based TTRPG. I wrote this in 2008 and intended to create a whole line of games using the mechanic, called the SKETCH System.

I'll sort the others and make them all available via Dropbox.

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