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Over on ‘flix, somehow the English were allowed to leave their island and film in sunny Barcelona! Alas, they don’t use a lot of local talent. Two of the actors are Spanish-English, one is actually Spanish, the rest are all very British and in many cases so pasty they can’t have been there more than … Continue reading "What I’m Watching: Who Is Erin Carter?"Read More »

So… I’ve been reading a lot of RoleMaster Unified and Shadow World books, which is of course very Tolkieny, “Iron Crown”, after all. I finished a Good Omens ep (will review when I’m done, I’m taking my time), and Rings of Power is suggested to me. Well, why not, just one Tolkien fanfic show. As … Continue reading "What I’m Watching: Rings of Power"Read More »

Over on ‘zon. Bodies start piling up in a little mostly-lesbian resort town in Tasmania, currently having a “Winter Feastival”. The local cop, Dulcie (Kate Box) used to be a detective in Sydney, which passes for civilization, so she investigates. Soon a bizarrely drunk, stupid, unwashed, hairy, probably-Human (much like Nobby Nobs from Discworld) detective … Continue reading "What I’m Watching: Deadloch"Read More »

As noted in Review: Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised, there’s no rules for falling damage. Never have been. Referees just rely on folklore and other games to figure it out. Researching OD&D sources is frustrating, but if I’ve read all this, you should too! It never clearly says in OD&D (books 1-3, supp 1-4, nor … Continue reading "Dungeons & Falling"Read More »

Trying to extract further value from TV+, and the closest thing to a crime drama is The Last Thing He Told Me. I need dark and complex to keep my brain even slightly paying attention to most things, and Apple’s not mature enough to run anything like Deadwind. I went into this pretty cold, just … Continue reading "What I’m Watching: Last Thing He Told Me"Read More »

Adios, by KMFDM Implode, by Front Line Assembly Neuralblastoma, by Velvet Acid Christ Best of Cryogenic Studios Rocks, by KMFDM Warmech, by Front Line AssemblyRead More »

I funded the kickstarter, still waiting for my lovely print book, but you can get PDF now, and I assume print-on-demand (POD) will come eventually. Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised S&W was one of the first “Old-School Renaissance” games. Matt Finch had worked on OSRIC (an AD&D-like retro-clone) in 2006, and took that and applied … Continue reading "Review: Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised"Read More »

Not content with seeing Elmo destroy Twitter, Reddit’s management have one-upped them, and killed Apollo, the good mobile app (there was Alien Blue, but Reddit bought it and screwed it up; it’s trash now). Christian’s post and pastebin backup because this will probably be deleted soon; Wayback machine won’t capture long Reddit posts. Many subreddits … Continue reading "Social Media Deathwatch II"Read More »

Mirror to the Sky, by Yes: new Yes in 2023. So far sounds really good. The Yes Album, by Yes: old Yes in 1971. Clockwork Angels, by Rush: Probably the last Rush we’ll ever get. Noise Floor, by Spock’s BeardRead More »

I dunno why I only watched E01 when it came out, catching up now. And mostly it’s fine. Sometimes excellent, but suffers from Netflix Wants Eight Episodes Syndrome, where it could be a good 90-120 minute movie instead. It’s very very blatantly Harry Potterage. The spooky old castle school Nevermore, with secret passages, four cliques … Continue reading "What I’m Watching: Wednesday"Read More »