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23L Superhumans
Having some spare time yesterday evening I resurrected some of my notes for 'superpowers' in T23L. It wasn't part of the plan to have 23L superhumans - though I was…
The Stars Are Right….over there….
The Internet STELLAR DATABASE is a lot of fun. Look at the entry for Barnard's Star especially the submits at the bottom where you can search for stars within a…
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Hawt babes of Star Trek: The Original Series
Flickr link We will NOT be using these as guidelines for aliens represented in Refugee and Frontier.
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Status: Refugee – Timeline
Here's a snippet of some of the stuff I'm writing for Status: Refugee. It hasn't been okay'ed by Aidan yet so details may change. But it should give you an…
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Mutants and Masterminds.
Every now and then, someone asks on the RPG.net forums... What's the best supers game? and every time the Mutants and Masterminds people come out of the woodwork to tell…
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A Box brimming with Scary Things
Joshua Hoffine's online portfolio is truly creepy. Take one part Little Fears, one part
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Solo: The Hero’s Journey (Part 2)
mj: I do wonder how superheroes pay their way aidan: Ever see 'Dead Like Me' ? mj: one or two eps aidan:They addressed that a bit. mj: didn't they all…
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Images from the past…
Autochrome images from around the world from the start of the 20th Century. My favourite? No, it doesn't look anything like that any more. How good would it be if…
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What if… daVinci…
This image is brilliant. Check out the BBC video. "A Swiss amateur parachutist made a successful drop using a replica of a parachute designed over 500 years ago, by Leonardo…
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The Philosophy of the Superhero
"There are men, wrote Aristotle, so godlike, so exceptional, that they naturally, by right of their extraordinary gifts, transcend all moral judgment or constitutional control: 'There is no law which…
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Bigotry?
This post surprised me But I think I'd have a real ethical problem role-playing in a world that was Christian-realist. - some dude on RPGnet There are reasons why I…
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Superheroes can be dicks
Forget Iron Man. PJ pointed me at the new Hancock trailer. It's true, Hancock has gone from being a "Wild Wild West" kind of camp nonsense movie to a movie…
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Creed/Testament/Rapture – queries and comments
It's always nice to get some kudos from people you respect and Balbinus on RPG.net has come through again with Creed/Testament/Rapture - queries and comments. He has a few comments,…
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It is about the boobs or the invasion of personal space?
What the fuck is this all about? Damned if I know.
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WotW: Earth – The Death Of The Martians
"My knowledge of comparative physiology is confined to a book or two, but it seems to me that Carver's suggestions as to the reason of the rapid death of the…
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WotW: Earth – Weapons of War
"Neither is the composition of the Black Smoke known, which the Martians used with such deadly effect, and the generator of the Heat-Rays remains a puzzle. The terrible disasters at…
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WotW: Earth – The Flying Machine
"The sun sank into grey clouds, the sky flushed and darkened, the evening star trembled into sight. It was deep twilight when the captain cried out and pointed. My brother…
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WotW: Earth – 21 Days of Invasion
The Narrator of the book was close to one of the arrival sites but this was not necessarily the most active site. He also spent more than two weeks (or…
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Social Class in WotW:Earth
War of the Worlds: Earth is set at the dawn of the 20th Century. You have the legacy of Victoriana, the sunset of the British Empire and the rise of…