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Somebody wake up Hicks
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I'm all about ALIEN '79

I wrote:
Rapture Protocol for ALIEN RPG/Those Dark Places/Pressure/Fireteam/Deep Space

I also love:
Tolkien/Robin of Sherwood/OD&D/Fighting Fantasy/Dead Space/Battlestar Galactica/The Expanse/2000AD/Star Trek/Star Wars/Battletech
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Here's my #TTRPG games. It's just me designing, writing, editing and art directing; I do it because I'm passionate about the #rpg hobby and I love to share that passion.

My short D12 titles are PWYW, so head on over and get a rules-light fast action bargain.

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NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Once I'm done with my rewatch of Star Trek TOS - although I know I'm going to struggle with some episodes of Season 3 - I'm going straight into the animated series. I'm sure I've missed some episodes of this so it'll be nice to make sure I'm up to date.
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness...
January 14, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Jerry Goldsmith's score for 'Star Trek The Motion Picture' is sublime. The overture alone is fantastic.
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
So where are the Proud Boys and patriots, the whole Don't Tread On Me crowd dead set against government overreach. Why aren't they on the streets protesting about government interference, willing to fight and die for it? All I see is dozens and dozens of ICE agents.

Oh.

Oh, right.
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
I've been really into my classic TOS Star Trek recently and off the back of this video the Vanguard books were recommended to me.

I've picked up the first one - Harbinger by David Mack - so let's see what's behind this fan film.
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Pathetic.
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
My players: 'We can't make tonight's game, sorry!'

Me: 'That's fine, no worries!'

Also me:
a man with a mustache sits on a yellow swing
ALT: a man with a mustache sits on a yellow swing
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
There's a big post-Khitomer campaign I want to run using the Modiphius Star Trek RPG, set aboard the USS Chance - one day, I'll properly flesh it out and actually run it.

I've not run a full Trek campaign since the 1990s; I used the FASA RPG and then the Task Force Games Prime Directive version.
I had a spare hour so I knocked up this simple mega rules-light Star Trek TTRPG using my 'Adventure!' RPG mechanics.

It's just a bit of fun.
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I had a spare hour so I knocked up this simple mega rules-light Star Trek TTRPG using my 'Adventure!' RPG mechanics.

It's just a bit of fun.
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Took delivery of the Dead Space 3 Limited Edition Guide today - nice book with some great concept art and details, and the Penguin print is cool.

I might pick up the others.
January 12, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Another load of great Star Trek fan videos are by Resurrected Starships, who does some analysing of ships and encounters and presents them with animations and maps.

They're a great watch, and his 'The Four Years War' two-parter is fantastic.

youtu.be/u0ftNI-nBcQ?...
January 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
This is a pretty cool Star Trek fan production. I really like the selection of TOS-era starships.

youtu.be/7qhikjM-ZfI?...
Vanguard - A Star Trek Fan Production
YouTube video by Chris Lea
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Far Trek is a decent Star Trek TTRPG set in TOS era, and was designed as a lighter take on the show although it can be played completely straight.

I get the impression that it was developed with the intention of becoming something more, but it really works as a fan game.

fartrekrpg.blogspot.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
'Death's-Head' was the first Strontium Dog story I read. l was so enamoured by this page I spent hours drawing it over and over again. The design, the stance, just the amazing Ezquerra artwork. Copying stuff like this helped me teach myself to draw, along with Russ Nicholson's art.

TV show now!
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 PM
I fucking love Star Trek.
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I had no idea that this existed.
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Picture of my cat Jones to chill out your timeline. Take a breather.
January 9, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I have fond memories of 3 albums I listened to in the 1980s when writing RPG adventures.

Holst's The Planets when writing Fighting Fantasy.
Beethoven's 5th when writing D&D Basic.
Orff's Carmina Burana when writing WFRP.

Hearing any track from these albums transports me back to my little box room.
January 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
This parcel will return... in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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You gotta keep sharing that art, friends. Your doodle of a funny little guy, as inconsequential as it seems when set against the parade of absolute horrors, might be the one heartwarming thing a person sees today.

We need to be informed in hard times but we need some cheer too. Don’t let em win.
January 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Tonight's viewing. If you haven't seen 'Moon' yet, well, you should.
January 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Come back, David. It's been shit since you left.
January 8, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I adore game in-world details such as posters, ads for products, personal messages and recordings, and the use of branding and brand names. It gives everything a versimilitude that really helps with immersion.

It just needs to *feel* real, and designers do an amazing job of making fake a reality.
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I made a TTRPG meme.
January 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM