White Dwarf Wednesday #18

It's April/May 1980.  Bon Scott has been replaced with Brian Johnson in AC/DC, Ronnie James Dio is in for Ozzy in Black Sabbath and a photo of the USS Enterprise has replaced fantasy art on the cover of White Dwarf #18.This is issue is full of big news.  First off, though in the form of an ad, we see that TSR Hobbies has arrived and is open for business in the UK.  They open their doors on March 31, 1980.  Don Turnbull will be in charge.The next full page ad is one for Tunnels & Trolls.  Like so much else in this OSR world this ad could run right now and still work.Ian Livingstone asks "Why do people like playing role-playing games?"  It is interesting because now we are getting more "RPGs" and less "SF/F Games"....

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Amazing Adventures

As you know I have recently been turned on to the fantastic Castles & Crusades game by my son.It is really cool and it really does feel like 1st Ed AD&D. But does it feel like Gangbusters?Well my friend Jason Vey aims to find out with his new game out from Troll Lords called Amazing Adventures.http://www.trolllord.com/cnc/aa_preorder.htmlHere is the sales blurb:Amazing AdventuresSiege Engine Game for the Pulp EraProduct Type/Format & Price: Softcover; 176 pages; $24.99Written By: Jason VeyOrdering Info: TLG 7601, ISBN: 978-1-936822-02-7"Pulp: Hard-boiled detectives, fedora-wearing action heroes, and steampunk gadgeteers rocketing to battle with their jet packs against bloodthirsty Thule cultists of the Third Reich." That's...

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COSPLAY: The Series (Interview with Eka & Yogi)

In the bridging period of COSPLAY: The Series Season 1 towards Season 2, I did an interview with the cast of CTS. The last few interview entries I published can be found in the links below. Interview with Agnesya, Annisa, Anya Interview with Bonni Rambatan (Producer) Today, the limelight has finally been shifted towards the males in the series. Featuring Ikhsan Maulan and Bram Agusta who acted as the Hentai Eka and the Hacker Yogi respectively. Pretty interesting that the male characters in the series all have a somewhat negative moniker except Vincent Sempai xD Ikhsan Maulan as  Eka Ananta Bram Agusta as Baskara Prayogi     TCC: How did you get the role and what was your first reaction/thought?  IM:...

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White Dwarf Wednesday...

Will be a touch delayed.Have a bunch of things at work I need to do first and the long weekend threw me o...

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Mary Pickford this Friday

This Friday I am participating in the Mary Pickford blogathon hosted over at Classic Movies.http://www.aclassicmovieblog.com/2012/04/mary-pickford-blogathon-announcement.htmlPlease stop by all the bloggers participating and see what they have to say about this Hollywood Legend.Now you might wonder what a silent screen star has to do with RPGs or Horror.  Well come back on Friday to find out how at least one of her films had a deep impact on a vast majority of my wo...

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Japan May 2011, Day 2 (Shibuya 109 & Hachiko)

This entry is super backdated. It documents  the 2nd day of my trip to Japan in May 2011, shortly after the Japan Tsunami. Having too much on my plate while jostling a losing battle with my Computer eventually led me to forgetting about this entry entirely. Apologise much >.<! Other related entries of my Japan trip can be found here –>> Link ! It was my first trip to the Mecca of Anime and I was super excited. Hope you guys enjoy sharing my experience! ============================================================= Day 2 was also a very metropolitan day. We went to see Hachiko and the famous Shibuya 109. Commencing the entry with our lunch! Cvy is a big fan of Omaguro ( Did I get this right? japanese help ???) and we found a...

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