High on Fire – The Black Plot

Posted on 21-Nov-18 by K-Slacker

The Black Plot, by High on Fire.

A short film by Skinner and Hey Beautiful Jerk.

(This fits better with my Hyperborean campaign than Age of Autarchs.)

Hyperborea HR

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All Hail Xathoqqua!

Posted on 14-Jul-18 by K-Slacker

The Frog (1908), from Segundo de Chomon.

(Check out my other Xathoqqua-tagged posts.)

Hyperborea HR

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Gnomes!

Posted on 12-Nov-17 by K-Slacker

Tonight I was checking out the Dungeon Dozen, when I ran across this most excellent picture by Jason Sholtis:

City gardens overrun by gnomes. Citizens advised to avoid eye-contact, report sightings to Imperial Ministry of Pest Control. (J. Sholtis)

Henceforth in my campaigns, all Gnomes shall have elongated skulls. This, obviously, is the reason for the pointy hats.

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Minimalist & Rules-Light Games

Posted on 10-Nov-17 by K-Slacker

Awesome Retro-Future artwork by Kilian Eng

Wow; massive post today. I think I’ve had this one brewing for a while… It’s mostly rambling and I honestly don’t know who the intended audience is. It kind of continues the theme of my previous post, but focuses on rule systems.

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Nostalgia Kick

Posted on 07-Nov-17 by K-Slacker

So I’ve been on something of a nostalgia kick for the past few weeks. It started when I stumbled upon Jason Scott’s BBS Documentary and was reminded of my old modem days. From there I moved onto his Interactive Fiction (IF) documentary GET Lamp.

I originally encountered Zork the same year I was introduced to Dungeons & Dragons and CYoA, and still associate all these strongly with one another. Zork blew my mind; I played it on a friend’s Atari 8-bit computer, but could never get very far in my brief sessions. Still, my imagination was piqued by the game…

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