The Savage AfterWorld presents adventures, creatures, artifacts, mutations, and discussion for Goblinoid Games' Mutant Future RPG as well as other Science Fantasy games in a post-apocalyptic future.
If you wish to contact me, email: gameagain at gmail dot com (Replace 'at' and 'dot' with correct symbols though...)
May to Z: M
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Morrigan the Raven. The glossy haired wife of Beorngardt and mother of
Fhionna Firehair/Fireheart.
Derived from the Gaelic name Muirgen meaning "born of t...
From Mercury to Yuggoth, and All Points Between
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There came a point, when I was soaking myself in the delightful text that
is the *Dungeon Crawl Classics* role-playing game, that I decided to go
back and...
VALHALLA (1986) Animated Film
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DO YOU LIKE NORSE mythology? How about fine animated features? If yes to
both, I think you'd love this Danish gem, *Valhalla*. It tells a number of
the Vi...
YouTube Finds. . .
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Doing a little searching on YouTube and found some gems. Don't know how
long these will last (title links go to Wikipedia entries):
*Hawk the Slayer*
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The Gathering
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This weekend I believe we are going to have the whole gaming crew face to
face. We were talking about renting a meeting room at a local hotel so we
could ...
Anybody want a cloth map for their campaign world?
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I ask because zazzle.com will let you put your graphic on a towel and that
ought to get the job done. I've wanted a cloth map of a campaign world of
mine ...
Chill - The Beast Within
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I am afraid that I really know nothing about this book and information on
it is fairly scarce. It was released in 1993 and clocks in at 160 pages. I
susp...
Separated at Birth - BX/Duck Dynasty Edition
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Okay, I know I've done several *Separated at Birth* posts before, but I
think this may be my most inspired one yet! I've been wanting to do another
one for...
[Film] Star Trek: Into Darkness
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Die Crew des Raumschiffs „Enterprise“ ist auf einer
Observierungsmission in den Weiten des Weltalls unterwegs. Dabei
verstößt die Mannschaft von Captain Ja...
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) Lobby Cards
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As I've mentioned before, the scariest sci-fi film I saw as a 70s Star Kid
was *Phillip Kaufman's* 1978 remake of *Invasion Of the Body Snatchers*,
starri...
Mastermind Monday - Chuck, Ape of A.E.G.I.S.
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*Perhaps its because I'm a DC Comics fan, but I've always loved apes
(especially the intelligent kind). Gorilla Grodd and Detective Chimp are
two of my fav...
Retrofuture Crosssections
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So Haynes Publishing has just released *Dan Dare: Spacefleet Operations* as
part of their* Owner's Workshop Manual Series*, which already includes a
coupl...
Thanks For The List, TSR
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As blogland well knows, every sneezerag and post-it Tactical Studies Rules
ever produced is secretly useful so long as you read it right.
And so, yes, that...
NPC Villains need better entrances.
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So I have been talking w/ +Richard G, +Paolo Greco, and +Reynaldo Madriñan about villains
and how they should be able to cut promos and have entrances and t...
Back to the Dungeon RPG Update
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Well I am currently cleaning up the documents and trying to clarify and fix
grammatical errors as a natural progression of Game Development.
Been working ...
Petty Gods
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The OSR book, Petty Gods, is finally out! This may not be news to most of
you, as it came out last month, but it was news to me! Heka-Kup, Petty God
of Hic...
Into Trekness...Peak Performance
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More Questions Have Arrived!
Alright, let's get this party started shall we?
"Cheers!"
*From the recherché WQRobb:*
Okay, so here's a question: how ...
How does it feel?
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So this hilarious picture was posted on Reddit yesterday. We all made lots
of jokes about how paying attention to the wife in each picture was the
right de...
COMICS: A snapshot of my pull list...
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With SpringCon comic convention in Saint Paul this weekend, I thought I'd
spill what comics I'm reading in print these days, here's a list of my
regular ti...
Weird Beard [Mystery Men!]
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Professor Bartholomew Vandyke was working on the regeneration of human
tissue when he accidentally created a strange, living filament. While
working with a...
What A week....
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School has wrapped up, today I took my MTA certification test, thats a
Microsoft entry level test for thoses that care, and it seems I had a
really goo...
New Comics Wednesday: Batgirl (DC New 52)
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Batgirl #20, on-sale 5/15/2013Here's another look at a comic that, a year
ago, I wouldn't have seen myself reading. It's a case of how strong,
intriguing w...
Tyre
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*Tyre is old. It was already old when the well-greaved Achaeans butchered
the sons of Troy. Its purple has died the the robes of kings since the...
Rise of The Empire: Mini Six Campaign Setting
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Woooo! Putting together a local Star Wars game. So to keep things simple
and straight-forward, I am using AntiPaladin Games FREE Mini-Six RPG
System. Its ...
Splittermond - Ein "Interview"
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Nach langem Umzug ist es wieder an der Zeit, mit der Seifenkiste neu
durchzustarten - da passt es ausgesprochen gut, dass die Redakteure *Chris
Gosse* un...
And the winner is...
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*MU!!!* Despite all the mispellings and grammar errors, my Lovecraftian
weird fantasy setting took first place in the *Swords & Wizardry*Appreciation Day Bl...
An Adventure for Every Monster - Demon, Type VI
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What will happen to your party if you're successful in this adventure
(artwork from Craig J Spearing - check his stuff out here)
Frequency RareNo. ap...
Ray Harryhausen, Effects Innovator, Dies at 92
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Here's a link to a video featuring all of his monstrous, wondrous,
amazingly detailed cinematic creations. Hard to believe that most of these
were relea...
H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project Kickstarter
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The H.P. Lovecraft Bronze Bust Project Kickstarter just went live. This
looks like a worthy project that deserves to get funded. Check it out...
Battlestar Galactica: the boardgame
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Just today I had the chance to play the Battlestar Galactica board game,
and to be quite frank, I was impressed. It full-heartedly embraces the
paranoia an...
review: Mini-Manor
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My unusually high charisma has once again caused a free gift to arrive:
The Mini-Manor showed up unexpectedly yesterday. I want to review it in
depth...
Forming Your Perfect Gaming Group
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No matter who you might think the "perfect" gaming group consists of, and
there are as many ideas as there are groups, there is often a pattern to
forming...
FtA: Once More, With Feeling
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It's been awhile, eh?
It's been a busy time for me of late. My wife and I are in the process of
moving. Well, we're in the process of finding a place to...
Bujilli: Episode 61
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*Previously...*
Bujilli was summoned away from the Academy in Wermspittle by a demoness who
once manipulated him as a small child. It didn't work.
"So n...
Roguish Luck in S&W.
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Rogues are any characters that rely on luck, wits, and street smarts to
overcome their problems. They can be thieves, merchants, assassins,
swashbuckling...
I've Been Absent for a While
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I haven't blogged for a while. I had some health issues, my daughter Ashli
has had some health issues and two of my Aunts died this year, which just
brou...
Mutants & Machine-guns
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Legend says that long ago, so long that no one know was living then,
terrible wars swept the civilized world, leaving vast wastelands where no
man can ...
Is this thing still on?
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Hello, hello? Is this thing still on?? The Dump Stat isn't dead!! It's just in cold storage at the moment. Wow, the new blogger sure is something differe...
Bored
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Lately, I've lost all enthusiasm for RPG's. At first, I thought it was just
the uglosity of the online community, or maybe internet addiction or
somethin...
The Easter Bunny brought me Science Fiction!
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Thank you Easter Bunny! And no, I'm not trying to relive my high school
years with Nausicaa and now Gundam. Why do you ask? The gundam book is
incredibly...
Delightful Deluxe T&T Photo
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I was just updating some links and checking back in on the *Trollhalla*forumwhen I came a cross this
blog offering updates on the new forthcoming Deluxe edi...
More Sample Art: Samaris City Book
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And here's another two page spreads. The Samaris Source book is written for
Dark Dungeon, but could be used for any fantasy RPG, as long as you're
willing ...
Damn You Yahoo! Damn You to Hell!!!
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I just got a massage from a friend that my Yahoo Mail account was hacked
(it sent-out a whole lot of letters, beyond my control), but there is no
way I can...
Faster Monkey/Goblinoid Booth at Gary Con V
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In case you haven't seen Jeff's twitter feed (Faster Monkey Games), he
posted a pic of the Faster Monkey/Goblinoid booths from Gary Con. I wish I
could mak...
Sounds About Right...
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Law's Game Style You Scored as *Butt-Kicker*
You like a streightforward combat character. After a long day at the
office, you want to clobber foes and o...
And...we have a winner!
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Late Thursday night, with 3/4 of the WMLP staff on hand, we fired up the
RandoRaffler 2000, intent on discovering the winner of the Greatest WMLP
Giveaway ...
Everything Changes
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Well, it's been close to a year since my last update. I've noticed that
many in the OSR community of bloggers have apparently fallen by the
wayside, and ...
Hey! We're back!
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"So, how did you fare going through the asteroid belt?"
"Jeepers! Don't remind me!"
Joel and the Mads, MST3K
So, been quiet here for a long time. Well, bl...
FREE TODAY: The Pirates of Alnari by Dan Eldredge
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Click Above to Visit the Book's Amazon PageMy good friend Dan Eldredge's
debut novel is free today on Amazon. If you dig pirates, swordfighting,
intrigue, ...
Post-Apocalyptic / Noir / Fantasy Mash-up
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Instead of morphing Cyberpunk 2020 into my steampunk Fey Engine setting, I
am thinking of combining it with the Junkpunk feel I was going for with my
oth...
The State of the OSR Nation, part 1
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In this series of posts I am going to discuss, as I see it, the current
state of the OSR – the Old School Renaissance. If that term offends you –
and it...
Once, there was a dream called Camelot
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I still love watching Excalibur, after all these years. Not in the least
because of Nicol Williamson's brilliant portrayal of Merlin.
Eye of the Tiger (Supercut)
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The *Risus Companion* has rules that gives a character the ability to spend
Lucky Shots (or Questing Dice) to summon a training montage sequence. I
couldn'...
A New Year
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Happy New Year everyone! I hope every one's holidays were great, and I'm
looking forward to 2013.
It should be of no surprise to anyone that the world did...
Tufty Terror
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The Tufty Terror’s secret remains unknown most of the year, appearing as it
does to be nothing more than a common squirrel. For several weeks every
Autumn...
Mercedes Benz 300d Turbo
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The market value of a Mercedes muffler that reduces the *mercedes benz 300d
turbo* by the gear selector's side-to-side actuation. Similarly the
mercedes ...
Actual Game Prep Report
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There are lots of actual play reports floating around the intertubes but
not a whole lot of actual game prep reporting going on. Most DMs who blog
like to...
Pathfinder: the Comic Book #1
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If you enjoy Role-Playing Games and Comic Books (who doesn't) you should
add this to your pull at your local comic book store. The fine folks at
Paizo and...
Asteroid Dragon
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The Asteroid Dragon or "Rock Knucker" is a predator found on rocky moons
and rugged worlds along the fringes of known space. How these monsters have
manag...
Combines life insurance and investments
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At this time, has developed various types of insurance in society, in risk
management, insurance allows the sharing and transfer risk, and this is the
best...
LARRYCON III
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It was a glorious run ... much fun was had ... many games were played!!
The annual micro-con has come and gone and was great fun!!
Over the course of the w...
Last Call
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Dear Readers,
My electricity was knocked out last week by a storm...so I am posting from
a remote location. This is the last day this blog will be up, I am...
The Bladed Earth: Twenty Questions (Part IV)
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*16. How about gladiatorial arenas complete with hard-won glory and
fabulous cash prizes?*
In Port Canciare, far to the east, there are several such arenas...
3 Mini Reviews: Costumes, Content, and Posters.
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Today we have a fun trio of goodies to look at, including a free system for
your superhero needs, a magazine of content for OSR gaming, and a poster
handou...
Touchdown
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Well, we finally did it. I managed to get my family relocated to Edmonton
in Canada. There's a zillion things we are catching up on and trying to do
so I c...
Strength In Numbers
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Here's a silly idea I came up with while browsing some 80's retro toy sites
the other day. Collecting comics was my main addiction back then but I
occasio...
Good News! The OSR at GenCon Again!
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I'm passing along a post by Bill Barsh of Pacesetter Games & Simulations...
:-)
I would like to announce that for the second straight year, there will be
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Closing Today
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The Underdark Gazette will go Down, sometime after 11:00 PM, Central Time,
this evening. Please, if you would be so kind, update your links to my new
blog ...
Have a great 2012!
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While all activity on this blog ceased suddenly and unexpectedly the
reasons for it where sound in retrospective. I wish you all a happy and
great 2012 and...
Isle of the Unknown and new blog
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I'm thinking about shutting this blog down. I'm finally finished with
school and I want to get back to talking about various OSR shenanigans, but
I've let ...
Fin.
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This blog is no longer actively maintained. This blog was a personal
journey and exploration of an old guy who loves playing OD&D (Original 1974
D&D), AD&D...
Games last night on google+
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Circles is the key I think. Sort of like firewalls, you can basically
attach labels to people in your circles, creating chat rooms, adventuring
groups of p...
Khurasan down! Suggest a 15mm force for me??
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Just heard that Khurasan minis has closed down until the autumn ... so much
for the Vespulids for our homebrew wargaming rules then!
So, my options now are...
Actual Dungeon Design
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With Issue 2 being the first to feature an actual dungeon level (Level 1 is
in layouts/waiting for one more article to complete), I've decided to put
to pa...
BX Companion!
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I realize this blog is dead, but I had top post this somewhere.
I am the proud owner of the BX Companion. This is a project i have been
excited for for ...
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