Hello Thick Skullers! So one of the common questions most writers get is, “Where did you get the idea for blah blah blah…” And the honest truth is, “Damn near everywhere…” Usually they come about from articles I read about mysteries or cryptids, or sometimes movies I’ve seen in the past. In my MCC adventure Children of the Fallen Sun, there is a location where the PCs can interact with The Nilspace Drive: This particular goodie was...
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Hello Thick Skullers! I’m pleased the Black Ink Red Film Podcast , a new collaboration between myself and my friend Stephen E. Each month the two of us (and sometimes a guest) will discuss one of our favorite horror/sci-fi novels and its movie adaptation. We’ll discuss what made the novel memorable, and then follow that up with how the filmmakers kept or fundamentally changed the narrative during its film adaptation. We’ll then talk about any lasting impressions the novel...
Read MoreBy Stephen Newton with input from the Google Plus DCC RPG Community Are your players about to travel across vast distances? Perhaps they’ve been hired by a wizard to seek a renowned “Blood-Drinking Box” requiring a 3-day march down a spiral staircase. Or perhaps they’ve decided to journey towards the center of Aerth in search of the fabled city of Agharta? Well, if your players are anything like mine, they probably didn’t pack enough food and water before heading out....
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Hello Thick Skullers! It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog, so wanted to give you an update on what we’re working on. GaryCon – I’ll be at the Grand Geneva slinging dice and giving away stickers. I’ll be running Floating Oasis of the Ascended God and The Corpse That Love Built. While I’ll be busy both in front of and behind the screen, I’m going to be spending as much of my free time as possible in the Grand Geneva...
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Hello Thick Skullers! Once again I will be participating in the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on Saturday Oct 13, 2018. Both of my grandmothers suffered from dementia, so it’s a cause I believe in. As I’ve done in previous years, as a thank you for donations of $5 or more, I will send you a PDF of any published Thick Skull Adventure module. So if you’ve been waiting to checkout Children of the Fallen Sun, and you also like to support a good cause,...
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The town of Portnelle is living in a state a fear. Several citizens have been abducted – some never to been seen again, while others are found as corpses, often with missing limbs. The town of Portnelle is living in a state a fear. Several citizens have been abducted – some never to been seen again, while others are found as corpses, often with missing limbs. When a senile town priest warns that he’s received a vision that the geriatric recluse Dr. Lotrin Von Geisterblut is...
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