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@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 · 17d

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.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher...

#rpg #dnd #dnd5e #roleplaying

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www.drivethrurpg.com

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 12m

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 · 19h

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

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 58m

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 · 11h

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 · 12h

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

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

I see you are a person of quality.

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

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 · 15h

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

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

Oh, hello free Ghost in the Shell TTRPG quickstart.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Ghost In The Shell TTRPG - Quickstart - Mana Project Studio | Ghost In The Shell TTRPG | DriveThruRPG

English_________________________________________________________ Ghost in the Shell TTRPG Quickstart drops you into Newport City in 2027, where cybernetic operatives face espionage, corruption, and th...

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

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!

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 20h

A screening of ALIEN from a 35mm print will take place at the Geffen Theater of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, CA on November 15.

www.academymuseum.org/en/programs/detail/alien-019819f2-c776-3f74-82d8-81be5b00833d

Alien in 35mm

Bearing the immortal tagline “In space no one can hear you scream,” Ridley Scott’s Alien redefined terror when it was first released to an unassuming public in the late 1970s.

www.academymuseum.org

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 20h

It's all kicking off for Splinter Cell - this is great stuff and I need to get back into it.

James Swallow @jmswallow.bsky.social · 20h

New blog: #TomClancy #SplinterCell's Sam Fisher returns this week in @netflix.com's new animated show - learn about my work on the prequel novels set before the events of the series...
jswallow.com/splinter-cel...

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

This has been on my radar for a while as the setting seems to be my kind of thing. The covers have an excellent vibe.

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

This seems like a good idea.

Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Tired Of Reality? Press advertisement for London’s Games Workshop

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

Now that my Sunday face-to-face TTRPG campaign has had to end I need another outlet for my gaming, so I'm going to set up an online fantasy RPG game using Roll20 and the White Box Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game.

A casual game, a couple of hours every week. At least I'll be GMing in some form!

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

It's also REALLY cheap, so I recommend it.

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

I'm not a fan of D20 games but nostalgia in me still partly loves it. The White Box version harkens back to a simpler time of D&D, and while has a foot planted firmly in the past it also makes use of modern ideas, such as simpler saving throws and non-THAC0 combat.

I really want to run a campaign.

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

We need more TTRPGs based on Welsh Mythology, Y Chwedlau.

And when I say more, I mean we need one. A low-magic game in a historical Wales would be both fun and fascinating.

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

Or Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan on a Betamax tape and the horror you feel when the new rented video player is a VHS.

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

What an absolutely glorious BTS photo of the USCSS Nostromo. The starkness of the black and white really helps the detail stand out and shows the level of detail and attention that went into building it.

I've always said that ALIEN was a meeting of artists who were all at the top of their game.

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

Time for a cleansing walk, then off to the carvery.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

ITVX in the UK, and I think Britbox everywhere else.

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

I have it pre-ordered, it looks goods.

Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

Some superb model work for ALIENS here - that atmosphere processor is a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be, and the Queen miniature is a lot smaller!

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

There's a new Robin Hood coming soon and while the HTV version will always be my favourite I'll always give another telling a go.

The last two outings - the BBC show and the movie - didn't do it for me at all but this looks OK. I'd love to go back to a low-magic telling.

youtu.be/SDfWMSNQEJc?...

Robin Hood (MGM+ 2025 Series) Official Trailer

YouTube video by MGM+

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 2d

And yes, I've just started my yearly rewatch of Robin of Sherwood.

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