Actor-author George Takei turns 89 today...
Takei brought enjoyment to so many thru his performances in Perry Mason, Black Sheep Squadron, the iconic Star Trek TOS/movies...
An American patriot, he & his family endured racially motivated internment camps of the 1940s...
Live longer, Mr. Takei!
RIP Lou Zocchi, game designer, distributor, and industry advocate.
He designed the SECOND grown-up game I ever purchased, "Alien Space." I still have my copy from 1974, and a later edition.
I'll take photos when I am back from vacation.
Cover for Dagon #12. A corpse rises from the grave.
NEW QUEST: I'm looking for "The Acolyte" from DAGON fanzine.
Sandy Petersen wrote a column for DAGON that appears in #11, #12, #14, #15, #16, and #20.
I am looking for readable photographs or scans for the column for everything but issue #11.
If you have even one or them, I'd appreciate the help!
Steve Jackson has quite a full convention schedule! If you'd like to meet him in person, click below to see everywhere he'll be in the next few months.
bit.ly/seestevej
#playsjgames #stevejacksongames
A flatscreen display on a "smart" water fountain, demanding to be reconnected to the internet.
In 1999, I was playing a decker in Shadowrun, and tried to distract a guard by hacking a water fountain to overflow, and my GM said "why would a water fountain be on the network? That's fucking stupid. No you can't try."
Well it's 2026 and I just want you to know, Phil, that I FUCKING CALLED IT!
This week on The Digital Antiquarian: "The Mystery of Rennes-le-Château, Part 4: Non-Fiction Meets Fiction" www.filfre.net/2026/04/the-...
Three panel comic. Panel 1: scene from the movie Aliens; Ripley is in a mech suit and delivers her iconic line: “get away from her, you bitch!” Panel 2: the xenomorph queen lunges at Ripley in the robotic suit and they engage in a fight. Panel 3: later, the xenomorph queen is standing in the shower, mid wash. She says, “‘it takes one to know one, honey.’ That’s what I should have said.”
Cover of Cthuloide Welten #6. Y'golonac lounges about, clearly having a lazy day.
New quest! I'm looking for a copy of Cthuloide Welten #6. Really, I'm looking for a clean enough scan or photo of the "Interview mit Keith Herber" on pages 79-81 that I can feed it into OCR, Google translate it, and have it make sense.
Would love crisp photos of those pages if you have them!
ad astra, artemis ii 🌒
#illustration
A portrait of the Witcher!
I personally haven't watched the series but that didn't stop me from enjoying just a bit of inspiration!
Going more painterly is an interesting adventure.
It's been a while, huh? For the next few weeks I'll upload more art :D
#witcher #fanart #art #DigitalArt
Hello!
The European Fan Fund is open! The fund is in place to send one fan to Eurocon this summer, which takes place as part of Metropol Con in Berlin this year.
I'm one of the people that's up for voting. Any and all votes greatly appreciated. (A couple of quid needed to vote.)
effund.github.io
This week on The Digital Antiquarian: "The Mystery of Rennes-le-Château, Part 3: A Secret History" www.filfre.net/2026/04/the-...
December 1941. USS Grenadier, a Gar class submarine under Lt. CDR. Arnold Young, begins its first patrol. It's a cold morning in Pearl Harbor naval base.
Thanks! :)
Do you know how/when the subscription from issue #7 onwards is going to trigger with issue #8?
wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it
I don't need you AI whatever here.
The first post for our Analogue theme is up! @malcolmcraig.bsky.social explores depictions of armed American masculinity in a Cold War context across Tabletop Role-Playing Games like Delta Force: America strikes back!, Twilight: 2000, & The Price of Freedom:
www.historicalgames.net/manly-men-wi...
A double-pack of updates: #LibreOffice 26.2.2 and 25.8.6 are now available. All users are recommended to stay up-to-date: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03...
Well, I am not sure what my analysis here is worth, but here is my 7,500 word primal scream of a military historian's take on the War in Iran.
My best summary: this war is dumb as hell.
acoup.blog/2026/03/25/m...
The Jetsons lied to us
Shane's Campaign in Torchbearer: Middarmark 2E.
Preorder yours now at www.burningwheel.com/collections/...
#maps #rpgmaps #middarmark #torchbearerrpg #torchbearercampaign #adventuring
So taxes and a $1000 medical bill means that I’m really in the mood to work for YOU! Covers I can start working as soon as tomorrow, sequentials I can start later next month. I’ve worked with ONI, IDW, AHOY, IMAGE, and LEGENDARY!
Please share!
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com
SHOOTING IS NOT THE WHOLE STORY: A Review of STARSHIP by Tony Watson E~ery on:e in a while a really good, 1nnovat1ve game will appear fro~ a small and relatively unknown desIgn group. Such is the case with Fantasy ~ames Unlimited's Starshia· . !t IS apparent that some goo th1nk1ng and design work went into the cre~tion of Starship. The game system IS excellent and achieves its end as well as entertaining the players with a good "feel" of space contact and engagement. The key word is "contact." Starship is not a game of space combat per se; it is a game of contact. Each of the two players controls one starship in a.situation governed by one of four dIfferent scenario orders with goals kept secret from their opponent. There are four sets of mission orders for both the Interceptor and the Intruder. They range from attempts at peaceful contact to the out and out destruction of the opposing vessel. Levels of victory are determined by comparing the actual outcome of the encounter to.thr~e different categories of c~lter1a: TacticaL, or military vIctory; Strategic, or fulfillment of outlined missioned goals; and Command, or violation of certain orders (such as firing when forbidden to, etc). It is possible for a p~ayer to win a resounding military v1ctory yet still lose because of a failure to fulfill his strategic g?als ~a peaceful contact) and/or vIolatIng orders (firing at the oppo~ing vessel). It is also quite poss1ble for both players to claim a victory since their objectives may be very diverse. The actual mechanics of the game are somewhat like many air wargames, including speed, damage, and weaponry status (which are maintained on a series of tracked charts) .. Sliding counters along the tracks WIll denote changes in the vessel speed, what weapons are armed, shield strength, and any damage the vessel may have accrued. But most important , the tracks kept record of any critical strain that any of the systems have taken. Movement and combat are handled in terms of str…
engineering record, a distance computation chart for each player and one map. There is a set of unmounted counters. for both sides. Rules are in a twenty page booklet that is generally clear and comprehensive. Components are in black and white. Starship is fast paced and plays well. The emphasis is on skill and bluff, outmanuver and good planning rather than luck and certainly one of the better science fiction tactical system around. Starship is $6 from Flying Buffalo Inc., P.O. Box 1467, Scottsdale Az. 85252.
KNOW YE OF STARSHIP FROM FGU?
I'm working through old Space Gamers as prep work for Designers & Dragons 3e, and I came across these curious review of _Starship_ by FGU, distributed by Flying Buffalo.
Unable to find any other reference, on BGG, in catalogs, etc. Anyone have other info on this game?
dang, the final lost MST3K episode was JUST found at a garage sale, and now it's on YouTube for all to enjoy. watch and be astounded that a 38-year-old VHS recording held up so nicely: youtu.be/u_Z4hnagGLE?...
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Tunnels & Trolls is built on a proud legacy of over 50 years of roleplaying. To celebrate the release of A New Age, we're running a deep discount sale on Heritage T&T PDF's over on DriveThruRPG. Explore the catalogue and pick yourself up a bargain!
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A Cold Spell - winter supplement for Wise Women is now available to download.
It includes some setting inspiration, additional rules for finding plants and a ready-made adventure.
This has been long in the making and it's out just for the end of winter. But what if the snow refused to melt?
Now you see it… ✨ now you don’t! ✨
Check out the new magic tricks in Vivaldi 7.9 🪄
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Tunnels and Trolls UK Corgi edition rulebook. Red background. A wizard fires magic at a troll in a treasure room
Let's talk classic Tunnels & Trolls, the OD&D rival. 🧵
