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December 28 - 31, 2008 — Reading Suggestions And so we’ll close out 2008 with some reading suggestions for the New Year: A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz concerns expeditions that are quite outside our timeline (200+ years too early) but is a fascinating read about the early exploration of the North American continent. Living with Cannibals and Other Women’s Adventures by Michele Slung is on my night stand as we speak, waiting for me to complete my journey with Horwitz. Here’s the blurb my library provides: The spirit of adventure sweeps through the chapters of this exciting volume as we encounter the inspiring, sometimes tragic, often humorous tales of adventurous women — from the 18th century to the 21st century. Selected from National Geographic's rich archives, this colorful group portrait pairs female adventurers of the past with their contemporary counterparts — in a “then and now” approach. You'll meet Arctic explorers — an American heiress who crisscrossed ice fields seven decades ago, along with a celebrated New Zealander who skied alone to both North and South Poles in the 1990s. You'll also join in the atmospheric exploits of Shannon Lucid and Amelia Earhart as they take off on those daring flights that wrote a new pages in the annals of aviation. And thinking forward to when I’ve plowed through these, I was excited to read that Ed Teixeira’s announcement on the Two Hour Wargames Yahoo Group that his long awaited pulp game Larger Than Life (you can see the cover on the THW Yahoo Group home page) will be out in “a week or two.” If you’d prefer something available now to read, there is apparently a new edition of the free Skull Island rules for gaming King Kong/Lost World type adventures. December 21 - 27, 2008 — Cthulhu, Cinematic West, & Japanese Pyramids Wild West Cinema — Spectrum Games (who publish that game devoted to the nostalgic memories of misspent Saturday mornings, Cartoon Action Hour) have announced a new rpg for the spring: Wild West Cinema. New Cthulhu — We have a new source for Call of Cthulhu adventures: Goodman Games has procured a license and will now produce CoC adventures using the Basic Roleplaying engine. The first in the Age of Cthulhu line is Death in Luxor. Danger Magnet is a free pdf magazine offered in support of Exile Games’ Hollow Earth Expedition, but useful for all pulp games. It’s billed as a “writer’s co-op,” so one could contribute an article and help get the magazine ready for the ætheric presses. Fudge Guide — It seems that there will be some consolidating of resources for the venerable Fudge Guide (which began on Phoenyx, so long ago). Other outlets for discussing Fudge include the Fudge Community Yahoo Group and the Fudge Forum. Spirit of the Century SRD— I periodically forget and then pleasantly rediscover that, in addition to creating the fabulous pulp rpg Spirit of the Century, Evil Hat makes available the Spirit of the Century system reference document with all the bits that are open game content, so you can build your own pulp game. Sunken Pyramid in Japan — Here’s a good adventure starter from the ever-reliable National Geographic: a mysterious sunken pyramid in Japan. NOVA — Here’s a list of the public broadcasting service’s NOVA television shows with an “explorer” theme. Talking Terra Incognita If you would like to discuss Terra Incognita (or any other Fudge-related issues) try: Fudge Retailers Try the Fudge Retailers page to uncover where you can purchase your copy. Adventures in Jimland Adventures in Jimland, Jim Wright’s exciting game of adventure and exploration in darkest Jimland, is again available. Have a look at this fun miniatures game and read the Reports for scores of adventure ideas. The NAGS Society even gets a nod. Resources | Library | Products | Order | Links Powered by RingSurf!
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Terra Incognita features a customized version of Steffan O’Sullivan’s innovative Fudge system from Grey Ghost Press. You can 
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