Category Archives: Science Fiction

Reflecting on My Version of Barsoom

Posted on June 28, 2023 by lostdelights

After running a campaign on Barsoom for some time, I got to thinking about why I enjoyed Barsoom as a kid. First, and most obviously, it was the physicality of it, the amazing abilities of John Carter. Like many of … Continue reading →

Posted in 1840, Barsoom, Empire of the Petal Throne, Heroic Fantasy, Horror in Victorian England, Science Fiction, Space: 1889, Thoughts, Video Games | 3 Comments

Jane Lindskold, George R.R. Martin, & Roger Zelazny

Posted on December 18, 2021 by lostdelights

This post has gone through a lot of revision, because I keep diving down the rabbit hole. And it has been a lot of fun. There was a great podcast that I recommend you listen to. It is called, Some … Continue reading →

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Resetting the Timeline for the Dying Earth

Posted on May 31, 2020 by lostdelights

Jack Vance’s Dying Earth series was said to take place in “the 21st Aeon, when the Earth is old and the Sun is about to go out.” Well, we probably don’t have that long. An Aeon is a billion years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dungeons and Dragons, Science Fiction, Shield Lands Campaign | 2 Comments

The Bolt Gun

Posted on April 13, 2020 by lostdelights

I was never interested in Warhammer 40K, so I never heard about bolt guns until this year. That’s when I came across this lovely parody of Marty Robbin’s classic “Big Gun.” The Bolt Gun is certainly the biggest of guns! … Continue reading →

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Valerian is worth the watch

Posted on December 24, 2017 by lostdelights

So we finally watched Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. We watched it just for the video effects because Valerian looked so poorly cast and because many people said the story was a muddle. Well, many people were … Continue reading →

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Roleplaying “The Expanse,” SSICSIM style

Posted on May 9, 2017 by lostdelights

I was doing a web search for material on The Expanse, the science fiction book and SyFy television series, when I came across the SSICSIM site. SSICSIM stands for Secondary School Interactive Crisis Simulation. Founded in 2011, it is an … Continue reading →

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TRAVELLER: Preparing for Old School game in Trojan Reach

Posted on February 26, 2017 by lostdelights

So we’re getting ready for a Classic Traveller game set in the Trojan Reach. I dug around and found my copy of Galactic 24c so I can act as navigator on my laptop, where I’ve installed dosbox. I’m looking forward … Continue reading →

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Enjoying “The Expanse”

Posted on February 19, 2017 by lostdelights

We started watching The Expanse this weekend, and are greatly enjoying it. A complex story with few major problems (so far). It is a SyFy channel series, and is a hard sf space opera involving a Cold War between Earth … Continue reading →

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What were your favorite moments in Post-Apocalyptic Games?

Posted on October 8, 2016 by lostdelights

I need some help coming up with new ideas for the post-apocalyptic campaign I’m going to start next week. I’d love to hear about what you enjoyed the most about yours. Please share them at the following link (a Google … Continue reading →

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Stereotypes in Science Fiction TV Shows

Posted on September 25, 2016 by lostdelights

I was watching the old Andromeda tv show and suddenly realized that the prime characters were very much the same as those on Firefly. So I started thinking about stock characters in tv science fiction. Here’s some comparisons I came … Continue reading →

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