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Somebody wake up Hicks

@jonmarkhicks.bsky.social

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I'm all about ALIEN '79. I wrote Those Dark Places, Pressure, ALIEN RPG 'Rapture Protocol', Fireteam, Deep Space & other RPGs. Also Tolkien, Robin of Sherwood, Dead Space, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, 2000AD, Star Trek/Wars.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 18d

Every one of my D12-based #TTRPG releases are now Pay What You Want over at #DrivethruRPG - from space to horror to post-apocalypse to fantasy to mystery to cybersynthywave, every one of my games is now free if you want it.

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#rpg #dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely insane animal.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 5h

And here's the title card for the Roll20 server. Just a couple of NPC details and I'm good to go.

A whole campaign set up in a day. Not bad. Art by Zishan Liu. makie.artstation.com

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 5h

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Movie poster legend Drew Struzan has passed away - Fantha Tracks | Daily Star Wars News

Drew Struzan, movie poster legend, has died.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 5h

Ah, fuck, Drew Struznan has passed. What a legend.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 6h

Final Dead Space delivery, the reprint of the third volume of the graphic novels from @titanbooks.bsky.social .

Superb stuff, and all I can do now is live in hope that EA do something more with the license.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 9h

I haven't, but my son keeps telling me to watch it so it's on my list.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 9h

I have a basic layout - a High King and the Seven Banners of the King, who all want a shot at the Mountain Throne when the High King dies with no heir, with old magic and monsters stirring from the deep places of the earth as they sense the coming turmoil in the lands.

Should be fun.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 9h

I'm also *not* going to create a full map of the realms. I've created a small location with rivers, forests, hills and the beginning of a mountain range, and I'm just going to create from there.

I'll build the world as the players discover it.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 9h

I think I'm about ready for another Game of Thrones rewatch - as soon as I've finished my Robin of Sherwood rewatch.

I'm in a bit of a fantasy mood.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 10h

I want a setting with that kind of lived-in pseudo-historical feel but at the same time keep those fantastical elements I like about vanilla fantasy settings. I don't want to change the options for people creating characters, but I definitely want to make sure that the design and look is distinct.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 10h

The campaign setting I'm working on right now has the aesthetic of Game of Thrones but it's not as brutal or horrific, and I'm including the standard Dwarf, Elf and Halfling fantasy races.

I'm just using it for a personal game but it's nice to have a visual cue so that everyone is on the same page.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 10h

It was great to see models being filmed with motion control cameras for the Foundation series. It showed the worth of physical models and the practicality of 3D printing, but I'd love to see more scratch-built miniatures.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 10h

The underside of the refinery towed by the Nostromo. We know a lot about the tug boat but little about this leviathan. I'd love to know more about the interior, it must have been accessible though it was automated.

I imagine it to be similar to the interior of the Atmosphere Processor in ALIENS.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 10h

The cheek.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 13h

I miss my old guilds on the Azuremyst server, but the dramas and personality clashes was one of the things that made me leave.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 13h

Hoo nos.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 14h

Don't put a glossary in your sci-fi/fantasy book to explain what certain terms or references mean. Let me figure it out for myself.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 15h

Just had an emotional flashback to my World of Warcraft days; I heard the Elwynn Forest music out of nowhere while I was searching for ambient fantasy music.

I started in about 2008 when Wrath of the Lich King released, and me and my wife played it together a lot. Good times.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

There are lots of amazing shots in Game of Thrones, but this one of a lone rider with Winterfell in the background will always be my favourite. It's just a stunningly well put together image.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure but it must be the 1960s.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

I see you are a person of quality.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

This is a fantastic illustration from Ed Valigursky. I love a classic rocketship and this one's a pearler.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

It's hard to tell where the armour stops and the ears start.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, hello free Ghost in the Shell TTRPG quickstart.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 1d

They'll have to do something pretty epic to match the weekend matches. Smackdown was good but Crown Jewel was excellent. I wasn't fussed about the Cena/Styles match but it was epic, and the Rhea/Iyo tag match was insanely good.

I'm interested to see how RAW follow up on that!