by Porky | Nov 16, 2013
Thanks to the film Gravity the Kessler syndrome is getting plenty of discussion at the moment. That's the idea that objects colliding in orbit could trigger a cascade, with the mass of debris produced potentially rendering spaceflight very hazardous, keeping us on the...
by Porky | Nov 7, 2013
If you've read Roadside Picnic or seen Stalker, you know how inspirational they can be.John at Fate SF is running a creative project, open to all: add a Zone-inspired work to the gaming canon, for any system. Just write it up and post - maybe using the funky image by...
by Porky | Nov 5, 2013
Dogs aren't so fond of fireworks - quite a few might panic tonight in the UK. But some of them have been bred and trained to hunt with human masters, and accept their physics.Beware of scrolling below this point unless you are an adult who is willing to be...
by Porky | Nov 2, 2013
I put these together for a Hallowe'en game. It's a party of down-at-heel pre-gens for The Loss in Hanging Well, off to save the Hope. Stats are for isophasmic light, a free ruleset.It's worth noting Rict is a hard place, and these poor folk are probably on the very...
by Porky | Oct 25, 2013
Go read this. It's light on detail for a science bit, but oddly Cthulhic. There's more on midshipmen here - look at the relationships to our physiology.A few passages for the essence of the thing:A mysterious hum has been keeping people in Hampshire awake all night...
