#Steve Jackson

[oldschoolfrp]

The Bonerat Caves, an orc settlement (Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, Puffin Books, 1986)

#Fighting Fantasy #dungeon #Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World #dungeon map #orcs #fantasy #cave #cavern #Steve Jackson #Steve Jackson UK #Ian Livingstone #The Bonerat Caves

[vintagerpg]

Buckle up! This is GURPS Time Travel (the revised second edition from 1995). Before we dig in though, let us pause and appreciate that magnificent cover painting by John Zeleznik. Triceratops vs. Future Man. I would hang that next to Charles Knight’s Triceratops vs. T-Rex, I kid you not.

Moving on. GURPS Time Travel is a masterpiece. There are far too many GURPS books for me to have any idea which is The Best, but this one should certainly be in contention. It is the definitive RPG book on time travel to date, to my knowledge, for ANY system. For real, its pretty light on GURPS-centric rules, so you can use this for reference for any game that dips into the timestream.

In fact, it is an excellent primer on time travel in general. There’s plenty of discussion of both scientific thought on the matter (outdated now, but still handy) and much chin-stroking over the various strains of fictional time travel. This mechanical pondering of time travel takes up about half the book and covers pretty much all the time travel bases I am willing to consider (I admittedly have a low tolerance for time travel stories!). This forms a bedrock upon with Jackson and science fiction author John M. Ford build a number of campaign frames, both large (Time Corps!) and small (time jumping via drugs!). A lengthy section on parallel earths and all the messes time travel can make rounds things out.

I don’t really know how to convey how wildly out there the book is. The casual discussion of paradoxes and other theoretical quirks of time travel is both boggling, deeply entertaining and omnipresent. It seems intentionally complex, like the book is trying to make you wave your arms in the air in exasperation — and there is a wily fun in that pseudo-frustration. Without a doubt, this book, sitting at the crossroads of all worlds, times and possibilities, is the true and secret heart of GURPS.

#roleplaying game #tabletop rpg #dungeons & dragons #d&d #rpg #ttrpg #Steve Jackson #Steve Jackson Games #GURPS #Time Travel

[nerds-yearbook]

In Rom 2#, cover date January, 1980, Steve Jackson, Rachel Sweet, Kevin Kraller, Senator David Carlisle, General Nolan Sutherland, Police Chief Martin Rogers, Archie Stryker, Jonathon Clark, and Sarah Clark were introduced. They were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. ("Second Coming!", Rom 2, Marvel Comic Event)

#nerds yearbook #real life event #first appearance #comic book #marvel #marvel comics #january #1980 #bill mantlo #sal buscema #rom #rom spaceknight #brandy clark #steve jackson #alien #dire wraiths #rachel sweet #kevin kraller #clara knowles #david carlisle #nolan sutherland #martin rogers #archie stryker #laserium inc #maverick #jonathon clark #sarah clark #braddock #west virginia #wv

[bunnybabbits]

firefox companion

#sorcery #steve jackson #the analander #analander #sorcery fanart

[zajquor]

#sorcery! #steve jackson #analand #the analander #flanker

[comicarthistory]

Page from Car Warriors #4. 1991. Art by Steve Dillon and Phil Winslade.

#marvel comics #epic comics #car warriors #steve jackson #role playing games #steve dillon #Phil winslade #chuck dixon

[magicmalcolm]

Best 25 pence I've ever spent.

#the citadel of chaos #fighting fantasy #steve jackson #balthus dire #may your stamina never fail

[mancoscart]

Por fin ha llegado!!!! Que no pueda pintat no significa que no pueda leer

#dicemen #dice men #gamesworkshop #warhammerfantasy #warhammer 40k #wargaming #rogue trader #excited #ian livingstone #steve jackson #history #wargames

[thejaymo]

Dice Men: Games Workshop 1975 to 1985 By Ian Livingstone with Steve Jackson 

My signed backers copy of Dice Men Arrived today!

Flicking though it over coffee this morning, the book is PACKED with information and reminiscences about the first decade of GW.

Chapters include how they became the European distributor for Dungeons & Dragons, meeting Gygax at Gencon, US roadtrips, wearhouse floods, citadel miniatures merger.

I also notice that GW's current loremaster Ip strategist Alan Merrett was involved. Looking forward to reading his contributions too.

Can't wait to dive in!

#games workshop #dice men #dnd #d&d #warhammer #history #book #ian livingstone #steve jackson #gary gygax #gencon

[crockpotcauldron]

Eating rations restores stamina points, and there's no rule that you can only eat one in a sitting, so Mort has been wolfing em down hobbit style. The dungeon has a lot of designated picnic zones, it's very charming.

That's it for drawings from The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, I think! Mort keeps winning vast amounts of gold and magic items, and then starting the next book broke. I can't imagine what he's spending it all on.

#The Warlock of Firetop Mountain #Steve Jackson #Ian livingstone #Fighting fantasy

[oldschoolfrp]

Yaztromo's Tower, in Darkwood Forest (Russ Nicholson, Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World, by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone, Puffin Books, 1986)

#Fighting Fantasy #Russ Nicholson #Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World #dungeon cross section #fantasy art #wizard's tower #fantasy forest #fantasy tower #tower #cross section #Steve Jackson #Steve Jackson UK #Ian Livingstone

[vintagerpg]

There was a brief moment when, like Fantasy Trip before it, GURPS did not exist in a handy dandy box set. This is Man to Man (1985), which is the combat rules for GURPS that came out ahead of GURPS (specifically for that year’s Origins). This isn’t exactly an open playtest or pre-release, but it sure feels like a cousin of those sorts of schemes, the idea that getting the game into the hands of players and getting them playing being far more important than a hyped release date. Whatever the actual thinking behind the release of Man to Man, it was unusual at the time for part of an in-development game to see release and seems to predict publishing practices that would be used to great success in the new millennium.

That aside, this is exactly what it purports to be: the combat rules from GURPS. There are two configurations. Basic is fast and relatively easy. Advanced is much more involved, uses hexes and directionality and is, essentially, an evolutionary step from Fantasy Trip. There is not a lot of art, and what there is shows up again in the GURPS rules. I’m sad my copy doesn’t have the chits. Love the Denis Loubet cover, though!

#roleplaying game #tabletop rpg #ttrpg #dungeons & dragons #d&d #rpg #Steve Jackson #Steve Jackson Games #GURPS #Man to Man

[nerds-yearbook]

In Rom Spaceknight 5#, cover date April, 1980, Ray-Na, Hellhounds of the Dark Nebula, and the Wraith Anti-Gravity Disc were introduced. They were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. ("A House Is Not A Home!", Rom Spaceknight 5#, Marvel Comic Event)

#nerds yearbook #first appearance #real life event #comic book #marvel #marvel comics #sci fi #rom #rom spaceknight #bill mantlo #sal buscema #aliens #dire wraiths #brandy clark #steve jackson #archie stryker #rachel sweet #kevin kraller #david carlisle #hellhounds of the dark nebula #dweller in the shadows #galadorians #prime director #john clark #agents of shield #agents of s.h.i.e.l.d. #galador #black nebula

[mja]

#car wars #steve jackson #boardgame #rpg

[blogapart3bis]

« Dice Men », de Ian Livingstone et Steve Jackson

Aujourd'hui sur Blog à part – « Dice Men », de Ian Livingstone et Steve Jackson Dice Men, de Ian Livingstone et Steve Jackson, parle des origines du jeu de rôle vu de Grande-Bretagne en s’intéressant aux débuts de Games Workshop. #jeuderole #histoire

Quand on parle des origines du jeu de rôle, on pense toujours à Dungeons & Dragons, moins à ce qui s’est passé de côté-ci de la Mare aux Harengs. Dice Men, de Ian Livingstone et Steve Jackson, est là pour remédier à cet oubli en s’intéressant aux débuts de Games Workshop. J’ai récupéré la version française de cet ouvrage lors de mon récent à Paris et, d’emblée, j’ai été surpris par son format…

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#Games Workshop #Histoire #Ian Livingstone #jeu de rôle #Steve Jackson

[catastrxblues]

i love ao3 but tumblr fanfics just hit different 😩😩

#i’m not saying it just to say it #it’s a fact #i speak only the truth #you fanfic writers are geniuses #james potter x reader #peter parker x reader #bucky barnes x reader #ron weasley x reader #remus lupin x reader #marc spector x reader #loki x reader #sirius black x reader #steven grant x reader #percy jackson x reader #harry potter x reader #steve rogers x reader #did i just expose myself on how i chose to use this silly little website every now and then 🫣 #these are my lifelines tho so <33 #esp the angsty ones #nadirants