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The campaign that GURPS Vehicles gave me 27 August 2026

It is generally accepted that GURPS Vehicles, the vehicle design supplement for the third edition of that game, is not something anyone would use at the table; I'd agree with that. But it did form the surprising basis of a campaign I ran some years ago.

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A Sinister Revenge, Deanna Raybourn 26 August 2026

2023 historical thriller, eighth of its series. Several university friends, mostly not in touch for years, are being murdered one by one. One of them is Stoker's older brother Templeton, and he's decided to gather the survivors together to have it out. While Veronica and Stoker may be temporarily estranged, he needs them on the detecting job…

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Night of the Demon (1957) 25 August 2026

1957 horror, dir. Jacques Tourneur, Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins: IMDb. Karswell's enemies seem to die very conveniently for him; but of course there's no such thing as magic.

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Thirsty Meeples August 2026 24 August 2026

Back to the boardgame café.

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The Weekly Challenge 387: Only Binary Is Rational 23 August 2026

I’ve been doing the Weekly Challenges. The latest involved string rearrangements and rational numbers. (Note that this ends today.)

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Notes on Mongoose's Bayern 12: The Relic 22 August 2026

This is part of an ongoing series about the preparations I've made to run Mongoose's revised edition of the Bayern campaign for 2300AD. Spoilers for Interlude 6.

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Darksight Dare, Lois McMaster Bujold 21 August 2026

2026 fantasy novella in the World of the Five Gods (formerly known as Chalion). A hedge-sorcerer is dying, and the Temple has a use for her demon, if the demon agrees. Meanwhile, a blinded cavalryman comes seeking healing…

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On Loops 20 August 2026

I've found myself thinking lately about loops.

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Introduction to Cthulhu Eternal 19 August 2026

I recently had occasion to write up a quick introduction to Cthulhu Eternal for a group I play with, and thought it might be more broadly useful.

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Cold Days at Castle Drax, Charlotte E. English 18 August 2026

2024 short horror-fantasy novel. Castle Drax is falling apart, and the only way for the family to survive is to sell it, though nobody wants to.

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