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Another from my upcoming Lamentations of the Flame Princess book: This is in fact a filler piece because we ended up with pages left over after layout, but it turned out to be...
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Here's a thing from an upcoming book for Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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The original version of this had a fancy gradient in the night sky, but (a) the file size was huge, and (ii) this flat version looked better.
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Here's the starting town for the "squarecrawl" I showed in a previous post. This is the information that would be available to the players; other details would be uncovered in...
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I finished Phantasy Star! It only took about 30 years. I'm pretty sure Phantasy Star was the first computer role-playing game I encountered. The genre wasn't common in the UK...
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I spent a couple of hours in the evenings last week putting together an old-school "hex" crawl setting. Here's the player map: The starting town -- New Dezoris -- is at B05 and...
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This is all based on me misreading (Sir) Ian Livingstone's handwriting on this map. RUST MINOTAURS, also known as "IRON BRUTES" by northern folk, are aggressive and terrifying...
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Spider-Man: No Way Home is great fun, surprisingly touching in places, and even a bit sad, but in a good way. It makes less and less sense the more you think about it, but gets...
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I've been thinking about something to make rpg combat easier to handle, both for the GM that doesn't want to have to prepare a full battlemat for every fight, and the player...
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This is old(ish), but it seemed appropriate to post it now. PREVARICATOR Philosophers claim that Prevaricators arise when someone lies again and again and is never found out,...
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Well, I say "results", but I will continue to eat mince pies well into 2022, and I will provide scores for anything new I devour over the next few festive weeks, so there may...
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Straight outta Reykjavík! The 24th (!) mince pie of the season is a strong late entry. The pastry is a tiny bit on the crunchy side for my liking, but is otherwise sweet and...
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What's posher than Waitrose? HESTON from Waitrose, that's what. At least these don't have ocelot spleens or something in them. There is much more spice than lemon in these, to...
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I was sure I'd already done these this year, but it seems not. The filling is lovely and fruity, with a tangy citrus flavour and a pleasant cognac aftertaste. The pastry has a...
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A while ago I had an idea for simplified Call of Cthulhu characters. For some reason I never put the idea into practice, so here I am, er, putting the idea into practice. All...
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These are bonkers. A chaotic cacophony of (very sweet) flavours, I've eaten a whole pack and I'm still not sure if I like them. I find it impossible to give these pies a score,...
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JB's Comes Chaos, for which I drew most of the pictures, is available now in print! You can find the links to buy in both pdf and print at JB's blog. It's not the most...
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More Pies For Poshos™ except these are for slightly less posh poshos than yesterday's posh pies. Alas, the contempt for the slightly less affluent Waitrose customer is evident...
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Recommended by The Guardian -- quelle surprise -- these are big, chunky, and heavy pies that look impressive. They have a satisfying, hefty bite, but the famous -- "ooh, you...
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A festive double header from the high street coffee shop everyone forgets about! This is the fancy one. Softish pastry with a bit of bite, but bland flavour. Well, I assume...
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Irresistible, eh? We'll see about that. Oh. Okay. Fair play, COOP. 5 out of 5. Everyone go home. I should probably do an actual review, eh? Well, the pastry is firm, but not...
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You have to admire the stark, utilitarian messaging there. THESE ARE MINCE PIES. FROM THE COOP. THAT IS ALL. The pastry has a nice, crumbly texture, but lacks a distinctive...
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These are my brother's favourites for 2021 (edit: it's the cheaper ones he likes, apparently) but I've found them to be poor in previous years. Mind you, he was right about...
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These were bland and dry and "gah" but I had a cold when I had the first two, so my sense of taste was probably wonky. I feel much better now and these are still bland and dry...
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I found these hidden in the corner of a bottom shelf of the bakery section at Sainsbos, almost as if they were ashamed. It seems that the more specific the dietary requirement,...
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I know, I know, but it is my duty to suffer. The pastry is awful. I'm not sure it even is pastry. It feels more like some sort of fritter. Fritters are fine. I like fritters,...
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I quite like rum, so I was looking forward to these. They look good -- I love that lattice pattern -- and the pastry is nice. Crumbly, soft, and sweet. The filling; my gosh,...
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I had to run out and do some things this morning, and popped into Costa while I was there, because they do mince pies and mince pies are EVERYTHING. These are... fine. The...
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At last. I was beginning to lose hope for 2021. These pies have a soft but crumbly pastry, and the filling is lovely; fruity, rich, and flavourful, with none of the excessive...
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The other day I was asked if I had some less... explicit images of the Alien Dog Things from my adventure The Seed. The only reason those monsters look the way they do is...