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This is just a list of things I like. I don't really know what else to say, really. Books Tim Powers books – especially The Stress of Her Regard and Hide Me Amongst the Graves Neil Gaiman – American Gods, Anansi Boys, Stardust Warren Ellis – Crooked Little Vein, Gun Machine Emma Newman – The Split Worlds Trilogy Michael Moorcock - Nomad of the Timestreams, Hawkmoon Margaret Atwood – The Handmaid’s Tale, Year of the Flood Susanna Clarke – Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Charles Stross – The Laundry Files Series, Merchant Princes books, Halting State Susan Hill – The Woman in Black Joe Hill – Horns, Nos4rtu Caitlin R Kiernan – Alabaster, Low Red Moon, The Red Tree, Threshold, Two Worlds and in Between Poppy Z Brite – Lost Souls, Drawing Blood John Wyndham – Chrysalids, Day of the Triffids, Midwich Cuckoos, The Kraken Wakes Lewis Carroll – Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass Bram Stoker – Dracula Mary Shelley – Frankenstein Adrian Tchaikovsky – The...
Here are 101 story seeds for Werewolf the Apocalypse, including a few that I think could be the basis for a bunch of campaigns/chronicles. Feel free to go ahead and use them. As ever White Wolf has the copyright on Werewolf the Apocalypse and the names of the Tribes. Named characters and scenarios are copyright of Steve Cotterill 2018. 101 Werewolf the Apocalypse Story Seeds First Change: The pack are normal humans and wolves undergoing the first change. Hunted by their enemies, who seem to have a special reason to want to kill them, they must survive long enough for the Garou to find them. The Hunt: The pack must find their totem by hunting in the Umbra. The Dig: An archaeological investigation has uncovered a number of Garou artefacts. Tainted: A serial killer is killing in the Garou’s protectorate. The Killer isn’t in control. Instead, the knife he used is a Wyrm fetish and it’s overpowered him and is now running the show. T...
So it's that day again and I feel like burning down the world. Humanity seems stupid, venal and pointless at the moment and I'm frustrated and angry over events in the larger world and in my own life. No guessing games this week, just an attempt to get my anger and frustration out of my system via music. Hope you enjoy. My Chemical Romance: The Sharpest Lives Manic Street Preachers: Roses in the Hospital We don't want your fucking love. Nine Inch Nails: Head Like a Hole The Wonder Stuff: On the Ropes New Model Army: I Love the World Foo Fighters: The Pretender Hole: Jennifer's Body And here, have the Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen as a bonus
101 Mage the Ascension Story Seeds Please find enclosed 101 story seeds for Mage: the Ascension. These are Tradition and Craft Mage plots, rather than being Technocracy focused (if this is popular I’ll try to provide a list of Union only plots). As usual I’ve tried to develop some of the plots to give Storytellers options of what to use. I haven't uploaded the list to my download folder yet, but will try to in the near future. Mage: the Ascension, Traditions, Technocracy, Freedom Razor, the Umbra, Umbrood, Marauder, Nephandi and all other technical language in this document relating to Mage: the Ascension are copyright of White Wolf Game Studio 2015. Another Brick in the Wall: A school is piloting a drug that improves concentration but is having disastrous effects on children’s imaginations and desire to play. Can the PCs do anything about it? Of Wolf and Man: Someone is killing locals in a savage fashion. Is it a werewo...