Posts Tagged ‘worlds of pulp’
Geek Opera: A Legacy in the Shadows
The Sidekick/Companion is not just a character type—it’s a role, a function, and a journey. This archetype is built to support, reflect, and eventually evolve beyond the hero they serve.
Read MoreTactical Tuesday: Digging Deep in the Void
Mining in science fiction is not a quaint affair of pickaxes and lanterns. It is a brutal ballet of machines, men, and megacorporations carving into the bones of dead worlds.
Read MoreBones of a Forgotten World
Many years ago, I wrote the Dark Fantasy of Sundrah. I labored and gritted my way through the creative pain on my shoulders, trudging a path from spark to world building. In the end, I had a method. It worked for me, and I expect it may work for some of you.
Read MoreFrights and Fables: Peter’s Pumpkin Terror
The weekend had been a blur of cheap liquor, and cheaper decisions, culminating in a two-night stay at the county’s least accommodating hotel. They called it disorderly conduct. I called it Tuesday. Stepping back onto the cracked pavement, the city air tasted of diesel fumes and indifference—a familiar perfume. My first thought wasn’t of food or a shower, but of her.
Read MoreGeek Opera: Lair of the Luchador
The moon hung low over Puerto Máscara, casting silver light across the rusted hulls and shadowed crates of the dockside.
Read MoreTactical Tuesday: A New Frontier
We’re flipping the switch on Tactical Tuesdays. No more boots-on-the-ground modern warfare—at least for now. We’re blasting off into the wild black yonder of Science Fiction. That’s right, we’re trading tanks for starships, and rifles for ray guns. It’s time to get weird.
Read MoreMazes & Mondays: Appropriate Apprentices
So your character has finally taken on an apprentice. Congratulations! You’ve entered one of the most rewarding—and occasionally maddening—chapters of adventuring life.
Read MoreFrights and Fables: A Savage Soirée
Think of the possibilities. You, the ever-benevolent host of this harrowing get-together, hold the strings. The fun lies not in recreating their stories, but in twisting them into a new and wonderfully unpredictable narrative.
Read MoreGeek Opera: WyvaCon 13-A Hidden Gem
Scaldcrow Games has a history with small events. Some of my favorite memories come from the tiniest cons—WhatTheHellCon springs to mind. I’ve done shows in haunted houses, Halloween stores, and even fields with folding tables.
Read MoreTactical Tuesday: Just Hang’n Around
You wake up like you’ve been hit by a freight train full of bad decisions. Pain’s the first thing to punch in—sharp, hot, and personal. Your shoulders scream, your arms feel like they’ve been stretched by medieval torture, and your leg…
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