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May 4 – 10, 2008 — A New Format While I would love to explain the pause in Dispatches as due to my being called away on various secret missions for the NAGS Society, the rather prosaic explanation lies in the twin calls of family and employment. Rather than continuing to send Dispatches back in time to keep up Daily appearances, I will attempt a new format: Weekly Dispatches. I’ll make every effort to post on Sunday morning with a roundup of interesting tidbits. 100 Dark Places — Post Mortem Studios has a growing series of “100” books: RPG supplements to inspire adventures. The newest is 100 Dark Places: “100 horror locations for your modern horror games, each with an attached description, the horror that lurks within and a handful of scenario suggestions to get you going.” It is available as a pdf for $7 US. Other books in the series include fantasy kingdoms and planets, as well as sci-fi, fantasy, and horror adventure seeds. Cthulhu True20 — Reality Deviant Publications has secured a license to publish a Lovecraftian RPG using the True20 system. The core rulebook as well as three supplements (Elizabethan era, ancient Sumeria, and post-apocalyptic) are planned for 2008. Uncharted Seas — This one is rather hard to explain in a pulp/VSF blog, but I have long been an enthusiast for Games Workshop’s Man-o-War naval wargame (but missed its heyday, and thus I have none of the original minis). A company called Spartan Games is set to release a new “fantasy naval wargame,” complete with miniatures (including submersibles, airships, terrain, &c.). I’m certain that an enterprising GM could find ways to file off the fantasy serial numbers and bring them into to the world of Terra Incognita. Map-a-Week — The D&D Map-a-Week archive remains an excellent resource for useful (and attractive) maps to adapt for your adventures. Wargames Minis — I believe Wargames Minis used to be Wargames, Inc. (with the “Spear to Rifle” url) and have recently relocated to Tennessee. They sell Dixon and Essex miniatures, Hovels buildings, Wargames Illustrated magazine, and various other useful miniature lines. Victorian Recipes — Here are a couple of sites featuring Victorian era recipes: Victorian Recipes and Parties from Victoriana and Victorian Recipes from the Lexington Middle School. Could one propose to explore terra incognita without a basket full of cucumber sandwiches? I should say not! 1920s Theme Party — Dinner and a Murder.com provides some useful information on hosting a 1920s theme party with recipes, fashion tips, &c. May 3, 2008 — Thrilling Expeditions: Valley of the Thunder Lizard Rattrap Productions’ latest supplement for adding dinosaurs all of its rules systems (.45 Adventure, Gloire, and Fantastic Worlds) — Thrilling Expeditions: Valley of the Thunder Lizard — is now available to download as a pdf for $12 US): Thrilling Expeditions: Valley of the Thunder Lizard allows players to play big game hunters in a lost valley populated with creatures from before the rise of man, or have their pirates going ashore on an island where Neanderthals battle Saurians, or time traveling tourists suddenly stranded in Earth’s distant past. May 2, 2008 — Squid Autopsy The accidentally-caught colossal squid that has been on ice for quite awhile was autopsied in New Zealand. Googling about will no doubt turn up a wealth of information. Here are links to the Discovery Channel’s site as well as the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa. May 1, 2008 — The Tsar’s Batmobile The VSF and 15mm Sci Fi Wargaming blog has posted a great article from Military Modeling on that great Russian tank with the huge wheels. You might recall a cardstock version is also available. April 30, 2008 — Two-Fisted Tales Two-Fisted Tales: The Pulp RPG has been around in various forms for years. You can get its current, revised incarnation, from Precis Intermedia Games as a pdf for $9.95 US and pick up a collection of pulp villains for free. April 29, 2008 — Scouring Pad Tree If you use miniatures of a small scale (10mm or smaller) for your gaming, here is a tutorial for creating passable trees using a scouring pad and screw. Talking Terra Incognita If you would like to discuss Terra Incognita (or any other Fudge-related issues) try: Fudge Retailers Try the Fudge Retailers page to uncover where you can purchase your copy. Adventures in Jimland Adventures in Jimland, Jim Wright’s exciting game of adventure and exploration in darkest Jimland, is again available. Have a look at this fun miniatures game and read the Reports for scores of adventure ideas. The NAGS Society even gets a nod. Resources | Library | Products | Order | Links Powered by RingSurf!
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Terra Incognita features a customized version of Steffan O’Sullivan’s innovative Fudge system from Grey Ghost Press. You can 
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