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Saturday Links

Some cool gaming freebies and more. 





Fiction
At Adventures in Fiction: Thieves' Honor, ep 14: "The Game: Standoff" by Keanan Brand.
    "S-sirs?" The constable in charge aimed his gun somewhere between the extraction team and the crew. "May we settle this some other way than violence?" His words shook, but he stood straight in his dark blue uniform, shoulders back, and addressed the bounty hunter with a strong voice.

Reviewed at Variety SF: "The Can Opener"  by Rog Phillips. Science Fiction. 1949.

Audio Fiction
At Radio Drama Revival:  "Day of the Dead Returns" to New Orleans. Horror.
      "the retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice set in New Orleans"

Flash Fiction
At Every Day Fiction: "The Gift" by Dustin Adams. Science Fiction.
At Flash Pulp: "The Turnabout" by J.R.D. Skinner. Horror. (Audio and Text)
At Hereticwerks: "Gruekiller" by Garrisonjames. Fantasy. Horror.
At Spinetingler: "Me and You and the Loup-Garou" by Duncan Jones. Horror.
At 365 Tomorrows: "Touching Heaven" by Sierra Corsetti. Science Fiction.
At 365 Tomorrows: "Crash" by Duncan Shields. Science Fiction.
At Weirdyear: "A Call to Disorder" by Dixon Chance. Weird.

Gaming
At Ancient Vaults: "Goblin Vine" Monster and "Blessing of Aid" Spell.
At And The Sky Full of Dust: "Orange Spikes" Monster and "Dynamic Lair: Dragon"
At Drive ThruRPG: "NeoExodus Legacies: Campaign Setting (PFRPG)"
At Hereticwerks: Many Monsters in the "Monthly Recap"
At Kobold Quarterly: "The Many Spirits of the Shaman: Archetypes for the Shaman Class" Part One - Part Two.
At Kobold Quarterly: "Cuts and Dust" Traps.
At A Life Full of Adventure: "Tzeentch’s Blasphemous Blessing" Magic Item.
At The Land of NOD: "Reaper" Monster.
At RPG Geek: 38 free small RPGs created  for the "2012 24-Hour RPG Design Contest." [via Age of Ravens"]
At Sea of Stars: "Medium’s Mask" Magic Item.
At Underworld Kingdom: "Six Mysterious Tombs" and "Things in the Mirror" Tables.
At WotC: "Displacer Cube" Monster. 4e.

Other Genres
Audio at Alfred Hitchcock: "The First Day of Spring" by Howell Hurst. Mystery.
Fiction at Online Pulps: "Drunk, Disorderly, and Dead" by Robert Leslie Bellem and "The Man Who Had to Die" by Gilbert Riddell.
Fiction at Project Gutenberg: Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais. Satire. Comedy. Fantasy. 16th century.
Flash Fiction at Every Day Fiction: "Small Adjustments" by Rheea Mukherjee.

Wonderful Wednesday Freebies

Even more great free SF, Fantasy, and horror - including new episodes of StarShipSofa, PodCastle, and other great podcasts. And equally good free text fiction.











@Asimov's Science Fiction: "The Cult of Whale Worship" by Dominica Phetteplace. [PDF].

"The problem with handling diseased animals is that you might catch what they have. Since the rats were infected with the suicide bug three months ago,Tetsuo was sure he had traded his brain for a ticking time bomb. In addition to severe headaches, he found himself lingering a little too long on bridges and tall balconies."

@Tor.com: "Day One" by Matthew J. Costello. Horror.

"Everyone says nothing about what really happens."

@Mindflights: "Shipminds and Ice Cream" by Kevin Ikenberry. Science Fiction.

"Lee Eaton knew his father would do something like re-enlist, even as his mind succumbed to Alzheimer's."

@Free eBooks Daily [DRM]:

• "Fall of the Lich" by James Bailey. Fantasy.
• "Locum" by Laurie Bowler. Vampire.
• "Natural Order" by Michael Jasper.
• "The Wars of Gods and Men" by Brondt Kamffer. Fantasy.
• "Gaze Of Intent" by Brin Castle. Paranormal.
• "The Inverted Bearded Boy of Chicago" by Michael Jasper. Urban Fantasy.
• "The Flying Legion" by George Allan England.
• "The Honour of the Knights" by Stephen Sweeney. Science Fiction.
• "Dead Men Don't Cry" by Nancy Fulda. Science Fiction.
• "The Legend of Mr. Cairo" by C. Dennis Moore. Horror.
• "Eden" by Jessica Lee. Horror.
• "The Unnatural" by Alan Nayes. Horror.
• "Nightmares" by J.E. Taylor. Horror.
• "The Premium" by Joshua Scribner. Horror.
• "From Within" by John M. Dow. Horror.

@Pixel of Ink [Kindle]:

• "Dragon’s Pupils – The Sword Guest" by Martin Chu Shu. YA. Fantasy.
• "Kindred Spirits" by Ashanti Luke.
• "From Within" by John M. Dow. Horror.

Audio
@Dunesteef: "All The Cool Monsters At Once" by James Alan Gardner.

"It starts with Ogopogo. Then, the floodgates are opened, and a deluge of monsters from all parts of Canada appear, heading for…Winnipeg? What will Canada do?"

@StarShipSofa: "Bring On The Rain" by Josh Roseman and "The Sultan of The Clouds Pt 3" by Geoffrey A Landis. Read by Josh Roseman and Jonathan Danz. Science Fiction.

"I tried to remember what I knew about the sultan of the clouds, satrap of the fabled floating cities. It seemed very far away from everything I knew. The society, I thought I remembered, was said to be decadent and perverse, but I knew little more. The inhabitants of Venus kept to themselves."

@PodCastle: "The Parable of the Shower" by Leah Bobet, read by Laurice White. Fantasy.

"The angel of the LORD cometh upon you in the shower at the worst possible moment: one hand placed upon thy right buttock and the other bearing soap, radio blaring, humming a heathen song of sin."

@19 Nocturne Boulevard: "Caveat Emptor" by Julie Hoverson, performed by a full cast. Horror.

"Bud, Rena and Matilda (from Force Majeure) return as Bud tries to weasel out of a ... sort of a ... deal. And let the buyer beware!"

Thursday Fiction and Gaming

Some quite good free fiction and gaming items today, including new fiction from Yoon Ha Lee, who was recently published in Clarkesworld, a new issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, one of the best 'zines published, with fiction and audio fiction, and complete RPG games. And more!

Today's illustration is for the latest issue of Aphelion.










@Tor.com: "A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel" by Yoon Ha Lee. [Science Fiction]

"Among the universe’s civilizations, some conceive of the journey between stars as the sailing of bright ships, and others as tunneling through the crevices of night. Some look upon their far-voyaging as a migratory imperative, and name their vessels after birds or butterflies."

@Beneath Ceaseless Skies: "Bone Diamond" by Michael John Grist. [Fantasy]

"I do not know then that it will be the end of everything I know."

@Beneath Ceaseless Skies: "My Father’s Wounds" by Ferrett Steinmetz. Fantasy]

"It’s hard to believe he knows I’ll stab him with that knife. Even harder to believe he’s eager for me to do it. But that’s my father; he thinks the world of his precious daughter."

@Cosmos Magazine: "Love in Balance" by Liz Coley. [Science Fiction]
@Daily Science Fiction: "The Girl in the Wooden Dress" by Angela Rydell.
Now Posted: Aphelion Webzine #154. [Science Fiction and Fantasy]
@Free eBooks Daily:

"The Abandoned Edge of Avalon" by Eden Tyler.
"Storm World: Rise Of The Stormbearer" by Jonathan DeCoteau.
"Storm World: The Wave Dancer" by Jonathan DeCoteau.
"Storm World: Speaker Of The Gods" by Jonathan DeCoteau.

@Beneath Ceaseless Skies: "Ink and Blood" by Marko Kloos. [Fantasy]
@LibriVox: "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Jules Verne, read by many readers [Adventure]


Fan Audio
@Pendant Productions: Episode 59 of Star Trek: Defiant.








@DriveThruRPG: "X-plorers RPG (FREE No Art Version)"

"Put on your space suit, charge your ray rifle, and flip ignition on an outer-space adventure! Imagine if the first RPG had been one of interplanetary adventure-rules-light, fast-paced, and inspired by a passion for science fiction. In X-plorers, you're part of a group of galactic troubleshooters on the look out for the next job-whether it be salvage, search, or rescue on an alien world."

@DriveThruRPG: "Dragon Brigade: Opening Salvo" from Margaret Weis Productions.

"Enter the swashbuckling fantasy world of Aeronne, where dragons and airships clash over floating continents, and where a quick wit or a swift blade can end a career or start a war. In the Opening Salvo of the Dragon Brigade RPG, you take on the roles of the Cadre of the Lost, the heroes of the new novel SHADOW RAIDERS by Margaret Weis and Robert Krammes, as they engage in a search and rescue operation in the dragon lands of Rosia. Take up arms and ready your magical sigils! The Opening Salvo has been launched!"

@RPG Creatures: [Monster] "Darratha"

"With senses always alert to the smell of evil, seeking eagerly for a trace of their cradle, some Darratha mysteriously manage to find a master to guide them. Several adept mages of demonology and necromancy have found a Darratha waiting on their doorstep, anxious to be led"

@Ancient Vaults & Eldrich Secrets: [Magic Item] "Diadem of Man"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldrich Secrets: [Spell] "Unnerving Stare" and "Radiate Alignment"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldrich Secrets: [Monstera] "Yokitai" and "Nubizo"
@and the sky full of dust: [Monster] "Granite and Sandstone Giants"
@DriveThruRPG: "GROMM: Cogs of the Covenant, Faction Pack"
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monsters] "Rocketjaw" and "Blacktop" Mutant Future.
@The Land of Nod: "Mu-Pan Eastern Encounter XII"
@The Land of Nod: [Monster Races] "Eaoro and Ustte"
@Netherwerks: "Five More Scenario-Seeds or Plot-Hooks for the Obelisk Terrain Tiles"
@Sea of Stars: [Magic Item] "Poet’s Book"

Saturday Night Gaming Freebies

A few gaming goodies today, including "the Ghord" which supplies today's illustration and highlighted freebie "Oubliette #6" plus some other cool items from great sites.

More stuff either tonight or tomorrow (likely tomorrow).










@DriveThruRPG: Oubliette Issue 6.

Free for a limited time. "47 jam-packed pages! Written for Labyrinth Lord, but also ideal for use with any Basic/Expert/Advanced original or clone, with little or no adjustment required."

@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spells] "Arcane Attractor," "Alter Allegiance," and "Tied to the Grave."
@And the Sky Full of Dust: "Secret Crypts of Titch" Mini-Adventure [via A Character for Every Game]
@And the Sky Full of Dust: [rules] "Plague!"
@DriveThruRPG: GROMM: Western Wastes, Faction Book
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monster] "Craniac" - Mutant Future.
@The Land of NOD: "Mu-Pan Eastern Encounter IX"
@Netherwerks: "Geomorphs: Set Zero (Bonus)"
@RPG Creatures: [Monster] "Ghord"
@Sea of Stars: [Magic Item] "Mage Killer Rod"

Android Free App Review.
DnD Dice Free: Rating B. This is a useful little app for those times when you don't want to carry a bunch of dice or wish to roll up characters quietly. It has all the standard dice sizes represented (4, 6, 8, 10, 12, & 20 sided dice) and will roll other sizes, but they are displayed as six sided dice. It sounds reasonably like dice rolling on a wood table, the results seem random, and it saves time by adding the total at the bottom.

The only weaknesses are no background choices, it probably should have a few odd dice sizes (30 and 100 sided come to mind), and the total shouldn't come up until the last die is displayed. Overall, it's a pretty nice program, but one that will likely be used only rarely.

Tuesday Night Gaming Items

Just a few quite cool gaming freebies.






@Ancient Vaults and Eldritch Secrets: [Spells] "Burstwall," and "Sticking Together"
@Ancient Vaults and Eldritch Secrets: [Magic Item] "Fungal Scout Pod"
@Big Ball of No Fun: [Magic Item] "Mage Killer Rod"
@Daddy Grognard: "An Adventure for Every Monster - Bugbear"
@DriveThruRPG: "GROMM: Frost Orcs of Esterlund, Faction Pack" for GROMM (linked not too long ago).
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monsters] "Burstworm" and "Scrounge Hound" - Mutant Future.
@The Land of NOD: "Mu-Pan Eastern Encounter VIII"
@The Land of NOD: "Secret Society of the Straight Arrow" Mystery Men! archers.
@Netherwerks: "Geomorphs (Series 1, Set 5)"
@Savage Afterworld: [Monster] "Befuddlelk" - Mutant Future.

Sunday Gaming Freebies

Some cool fantasy and science fiction gaming freebies today for a variety of game systems, both free and otherwise. But don't hesitate to check out free items if you don't own the system for which they are designed. Just remember Dave's old-school conversion rule "Your best guess is always 100% correct because all good RPGs encourage house rules."

Today's illustration is for the "Arachnidrake" below.








@DriveThruRPG: "Dragon Age RPG Quick Start Guide"

"you can now download the PDF version of the Dragon Age RPG Quickstart Guide, as featured on Free RPG Day, for free! This quickstart features rules, an adventure, and pre-generated characters so you can jump right into the action. The Dragon Age RPG is based on BioWare's popular Dragon Age RPG franchise, and brings the dark and gritty world of Thedas to your gaming table."

@The Free RPG Blog: Reviewed and linked to "The Droog Family Songbook" a mashup RPG of A Clockwork Orange and The Sound of Music.

"Your character is a member of the Von Droog family. A charming pod of ultraviolent Austrians living in a Nazi infested the mountain range."

@Exonauts!: [Monster] "Space Strigoi" for X-plorers or other sci-fi games.
@The Land of NOD: [Encounters] "Mu-Pan - Eastern Encounter IV" and "Mu-Pan Eastern Encounter V"
@The Land of NOD: [Monster Variant] "Chimera"
@Online Dungeon Master: [Adventure] "Tallinn's Tower" 4E
@Trollish Delver: [Monster] "Mongolian Death Worm" Tunnels and Trolls.
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic Items] "Writ of Eviction," "Standard of the Forgotten King," "Wine of the Moon," "Horn of the Minotaur Lord," and "Steer Stones"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Monsters] "Azlir" and "Volquin"
@The Savage AfterWorld: [Monster] "Chronoweasel" Mutant Future.
@Blog on the Borderlands: [Magic Items] "Ring of Mastery Thievery" and "Mask of Disguise"
@Blog on the Borderlands: [Class] "The Woodsman"
@Sea of Stars: [Magic Item] "Box of Servants"
@A Field Guide To Doomsday: [Monsters] "Borer Blimp," "Overtoad," "Dredgehead" and "Stingeroo" Mutant Future.
@Kobold Quarterly: [Monsters] "Beatific Drake" and "Arachnidrake"
@DriveThruRPG: "Paper Modeling Guide"
@DriveThruRPG: [adventure] "Circles Disrupted" for Lost Roads of Lociam.

Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962) and Cool Classic Comics

It's Sunday so it's time for another episode of Lt. Bob's Moooooovvviiiieeee or "It came from the Internet Archive" Today its Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962) "A pair of comical soldiers investigate a mysterious crater in an atomic detonation area and discover several beautiful alien vixens who plan to conquer the world using an army of vegetable monsters" IMDb. [Notice - if you watch this movie, we are not responsible for grease stains on your monitor caused by you throwing popcorn at the screen - The QD legal staff]

And a cool collection of classic comics for your enjoyment - All better than the film. Happy reading and watching.

Invasion of the Star Creatures (1962) Sci-Fi/Comedy.

Or download it at the Internet Archive.







@Atomic Kommie Comics: "Garden of Eden" Science Fiction. (1958).

"a tale with spectacular Jack Kirby/Al Williamson artwork combining both realistic 1950s spacesuits and architecture and way-out technology and alien costuming."

@Four-Color Shadows: "Neptina, Queen of the Deep" Science Fiction (1939).

A story likely inspired by the Flash Gordon comic strip and Atlantis myths.

@Diversions of the Groovy Kind: "The Birth of Death" Fantasy. (1974).

B&W classic illustrated by Jim Starlin

@The Comic Book Catacombs: Jungo the Man-Beast in "The Giant Jaguar" (1946). Adventure.

"Phil Gant was famous for his movie serial role of "Jungo" until a blow on the head convinced him that he actually was the very jungle lord that he had been portraying."

@Pappy's Golden Age Comics Blogzine: Tarzan in "The Terribs" (1951). Adventure.

The original jungle hero.

@The Horrors of It All: "Wolves of Midnight / The Horrible Trade" Horror.

"a double shot of horrific animal horrors"

@Digital Comics Museum: Rocketman #1, Fight Comics #37, Forbidden Worlds #14, #23, #28, #34, #35, #37, #45, and #46.

Free Classic SF/Fantasy Fiction and Gaming Items.

A ton of free classic SF and Fantasy tales from a variety of magazines and eras and a few cool gaming items, including a complete superhero game and an adventure. See you all tomorrow - barring disaster.



Tonight's illustration if from "The Martian Circe" in the fiction below.










@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "Disaster Revisited" by Darius John Granger, from Amazing Stories March 1957.

"It annoyed Jason Wall that everybody talked about death but nobody did anything about it. So he decided to eliminate the pesky nuisance. But in the end he longed for a chance to say, 'Fellas—I was only kidding!'"

@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "Cancer World" by Harry Warner, from Imagination (May 1954.)

"Greg tried desperately to find an illegal method of joining his family on Mars; for the law said that no healthy man could land on a—"

@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "Cube Root of Conquest" by Rog Phillips, from Amazing Stories (Oct. 1948.)

"What actual result is there in the act of conquest? What is its cube root?"

@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "Mate in Two Moves" by Winston Marks, from Galaxy Science Fiction (May 1954.)

"Murt's Virus was catastrophically lethal, but it killed in a way no disease had ever thought of—it loved its victims to death!"

@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "The Sphere of Sleep" by Chester S Geier, from Amazing Stories (Dec. 1942.)

"Brad Nelson had a perfect way to kill Big Tim without any danger of being accused. Then his foot slipped and he was hurled into an unknown world."

@Munseys and Project Gutenberg: "Asteroid of Fear" by Raymond Gallun, from Planet Stories (March 1951.)

"All space was electrified as that harsh challenge rang out ... but John Endlich hesitated. For he saw beyond his own murder—saw the horror and destruction his death would unleash—and knew he dared not fight back!"

@The Internet Archive: "The Winking Lights of Mars" by Gordon A. Giles, from Amazing Stories (Feb. 1941). [via Marooned - Science Fiction & Fantasy books on Mars]

"The linking of two worlds hinged on the result of the astronomers observations.
Would the Winking Lights be seen?"

@The Internet Archive: "The Man Who Saved the Earth" by Austin Hall, from All-Story Weekly (Dec 13, 1919).

"Strange globes of force appear across the world, removing chunks of land and ocean. The globes were sent by Martians, who are trying to steal Earth's water resources."

@The Internet Archive: "The Martian Circe" by Raymond F. Jones, from Planet Stories (Summer 1947).

"Who was this sweet-voiced singer weaving a spell of dreams and drugs that drove men mad and threatened to smash the System? SBI Captain Roal Hartford dared the death of the Thousand Minds to learn her dreadful secret!"

@The Internet Archive: "Devil's Planet" by Manly Wade Wellman, from Startling Stories (Jan. 1942).

"Fresh from Earth, young Dillon Stover is plunged into a mystery on Mars! Tour Palambar, the Martian Pleasure City, with this intrepid Earthman as your guide."

@The Internet Archive: Avon Fantasy Reader 10 (1949). Featuring stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Donald A. Wolheim, and others.







@The Internet Archive: "Nine Shadows at Doomsday" by S. M. Tenneshaw, from Space Travel (Nov. 1958)

"Centuries before something had destroyed life in the solar system. That portion of space was now off limits -- but not for a hunted man ..."

@The Internet Archive: "Lady Killer" by Chad Oliver, from Startling Stories, (March 1952)

"The human race faces extinction -- unless Earthmen find mates on Mars!"

Reviewed Free SF
@BestScienceFictionStories.com: "Stone Wall Truth" by Caroline M. Yoachim.

"Njeri sewed the woman together with hairs from a zebra tail. Her deer-bone needle dipped under the woman’s skin and bobbed back out. The contrast of the white seams against her dark skin was striking."

@DriveThruRPG: Super Crusaders second edition.

"Super Crusaders was originally envisioned as a SUPERHERO game (and it is still primarily presented as one) but it is actually a universal system that works in any genre. You can have a world where a wizard can team up with a Superhero, a Ninja and a futuristic alien robot for an adventure in World War II."

@Daddy Grognard: "An Adventure for Every Monster - Boar, Wild"

"The basis of the adventure is the conflict between two druids. Wafar has been the druid of this area of the forest for a long time, and to be frank, he enjoys it. In fact, he enjoys it so much that he is in danger of becoming hubristic in his druidism and deriving power rather than balance from it."

@DriveThruRPG: [Profession] "The Cobbler" 4E
@Exonauts: [Table] "Hyperspace Mishaps! 1d20" X-Plorers or other SF game.
@The Land of NOD: [Magic Items] "9 Magic Chapeaus"
@The Land of NOD: [Loction] "Yun-Bai-Du: City of the Clouds" Parts One, Two, and Three.
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic Item] "Orc Loot: Helm of the Scorpion"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spells] "Wintery Floor" "Shield the Natural" and "Words of Thunder"
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monster] "Mamalegs" Mutant Future.
@WotC: [Cartoons] Epic Campaign two and three.

QuasarDragon Presents "Around Infinity" and Gaming Links

"Around Infinity" by Oliver E. Saari, from Wonder Story Annual 1952 Edition, originally published in Captain Future (Winter 1940).
"THROUGH the three quartz windows showed darkness, far deeper than the black of interstellar space. It made one feel totally alone, forever removed from the familiar things of Earth."

A short, but mildly interesting idea driven story, which is less implausible than when it was written.

Full story HERE.








@A Character For Every Game: "Challenge of the Frog Idol"
"Challenge of the Frog Idol is an adventure aimed towards clever Labyrinth Lord" [or D&D] "characters of levels 3-6. The encounters may be a bit rough (didn’t get much playtest time in on this, being that it was a throw-together for a challenge), and the treasures are fairly skimpy."





@DriveThruRPG: [Game] Chronicles of Blood - Solo War Game.
"Chronicles of Blood is a game where you, the reader, takes on the role of an army commander in the world of Arax. It is your job to fight lead your troops to glory, destroying the enemy and either saving or conquering the world, depending on the army you choose."





@DriveThruRPG: [Game] Badass by Stargazer Games.
"BADASS kicks that logic in the face, twists its arm behind its back and makes it cry for its momma. Kick a reinforced metal fire door down off its hinges? BADASS Catch a bullet with your teeth? BADASS"



@RPG Creatures: [Monster] "Con'Laih."
"In deep burrows, inside the great glaciers and polar ice sheets, live the Con’laihs. The natural cracks and shafts produced by water are intersected by extensive mazes of Con’laih produced tunnels and caves. They hunt in the areas surrounding these ices, and occasionally send out groups to scout and find food in regions further away. "




@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spell] "Mystic Internment."
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic item] "Banner of the Two-Tailed Serpent."
@DriveThruRPG: "Observatory - Free Paper Model"
@Sea of Stars: [Magic Item] "Stone Axe of Blasphemy"
@A Field Guide to Doomsday: [Monster] "Landloach" Mutant Future.
@WotC: [Cartoons] "Alignments #1" and Aaron Williams' "Epic Campaign #1"
@WotC: [Monster Makeover] "The Demilich" 4E

Tuesday Freebies

Insanely pressed for time today so I likely missed a few good free ones, but there are a few gems today with likely more tomorrow.









@Strange Horizons: "After All" by Carol Emshwiller. Speculative Fiction.
"I was thinking to write a story about somebody who needs to change (the best sort of character to write about), and all of a sudden I knew it was me who had to change. Always had been, and I didn't realize it until that very minute. So I have to be the one to go on a journey, either of discovery or in order to avoid myself."







@PodCastle: Episode #159 featuring "Judgment of Swords and Souls" by Saladin Ahmed, read by Stephanie Morris. Fantasy.
Layla bas Layla’s breath came raggedly and her blue silks were soaked with sweat, but she was pleased with her performance. Ten beheaded in threescore water-drops. She lowered her forked sword.







@The Land of NOD: Mystery Men, the final version, is available as a free PDF download.

"Mystery Men! is a rules-lite superhero role-playing game based on the original fantasy role-playing game rules. Mystery Men! is designed to let you create characters quickly and get right into the crime fighting."





@RPG Creatures: [monster] "Myraclion"
"The Myraclion is a Ghost – the soul of a dead being trapped in the material plane. In a warped body, reflecting its sorry state, it feeds on the life force of the living to energize short periods of materialization."




@The Land of Nod: [Monster Variations] "1d8 Cockatrices"
@Trollish Delver: [Reviews with Links] "4 awesome minimalist roleplaying games" (three of them are free).
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Magic Item] "Horn of Change"
@Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets: [Spells] "Curse of Susceptibility" and "Trail of Thorns"
@IX: [PC Race] "The Rahmú" Humanspace Empires.
@A Field Guide to Doomsday" [Monster] "Dynok" Mutant Future.








@The Horrors of It All: Dr. Thirteen the Ghost-Breaker in "Suicide Tower!" (1952) Horror.
@Diversions of the Groovy Kind: "Tears for the World Called Heaven" Science Fiction.
@Digital Comics Museum: Jumbo Comics #93 staring Sheena.