Category: Science Fiction
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5 Parsecs – Protect the Cargo
The Peachy Queen shuddered as she dropped out of hyperspace amplifying Kat’s nausea. Taemena Jalee, the ship’s navigator, smiled knowing Kat’s distress. As a Precursor, Taemena’s people had traveled hyperspace for millennia and had built up an immunity to its discomforts. “We have entered the edge of the Allenby system, Captain, with current deceleration, we…
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Case of the Redheaded Mutant, Episode 2 – Reprogrammed Blues
Before I get into the next steps of playing 5150 New Hope City PI, let me tell you about the different ways in which you can play the game. I’m using miniatures simply because a part of my gaming hobby is painting and photographing miniature figures and terrain. You don’t have to use figures for…
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Case of the Redheaded Mutant, Episode 1 – Introductions
Time to solve a crime using one of my favorite supplements, 5150 New Hope City PI. The first step is to create my Star character and assemble her team of investigators. The Webb Detective Agency Pamela Athene Webb – It was a curious door, most office doors Pam had ever seen were of glass and…
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Cricket’s MacGuffin
A 5150 Encounter Are your characters turning into murder hobos? Do they need motivation for an adventure? Need some suspense in your encounters? Well, my friend, you need a MacGuffin. What is a MacGuffin, you may ask? A MacGuffin is something the characters and their antagonists are extremely interested in for varying reasons. It’s a…
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More North Star Stargrave
Painted up a couple more of the Stargrave figures from North Star. These are generic science fiction figures that can be used in many games. They are simple, quick to assemble and easy to paint. The big plus is that in can get a box of 20 for only $28, which comes to only $1.40…
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Slapchop? Painting Stargrave with Cuttlefish Colors
There is an old saying, “Everything old is new again.” It has been a year since the “slapchop” painting technique has taken the hobby by storm. Slapchop is an update of a technique called “grisaille” which appeared as early as 1300 C.E. Grisaille is an underpainting technique using shades of grey to discover the shadows…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 