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Hope so. I’m not paying $160 for a 32-page web supplement I don’t even get to own.

And wait: how can they measure a page count on a DDO web-only product?

So we’re not going to be able to buy this as a book, or even a pdf? Sigh. I was quite excited about this as a proper Small-to-Medium-sized book.

We cancelled Disney and Hulu this week. Cancelled Paramount earlier this year. My primary service is PBS Passport. I also subscribed to HistoryVault and Curiosity Stream a while each this year.

Heroes of The Isle of Dread Expert Set

For anyone who might enjoy a future history podcast, Mike Duncan recently stretched out on his long running Revolutions history podcast to tell the history of the Martian Revolution. I really enjoyed it...

The Keep Map and Overland Map look very nice - but are opposite sides of the same poster. That might get me to double dip. Maybe.

That’s the ticket! Thank you for sharing. I agree about Tolkien (apologies). I have mixed feelings about Who and HP and Firefly. But now I want to learn about the editor(s) of HP*, and what the heck this “Star Fleet” was. * re: HP, I thought the first three books were solid and fun. And I...

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Which 1e dragons though? They weren’t so standardized back then. Which was good

I love the floating crystal spines! The backward wings OTOH hurt my rational brain. The former are merely impossible. The latter seem, um, anti-possible?

I loved the Thieves’ World anthologies back in my teen/1e days. I should probably try to reread them. I lusted after - but couldn’t afford - the Chaosium game books then, and I’m still kicking myself for the time I declined to get them used in the 90’s. (I didn’t have any income at the time...

No, you must be mistaken. My video collection quite clearly delineates: everything made 1969 or before is categorized as “classic.” Everything from 1970 to present is clearly labeled “modern.” (Guess when I was born?)

I discovered Peter Gunn in reruns, about 10-15 years ago - and I love it! It’s the best old show I’ve come across this century. Moody, atmospheric, great soundtrack, and sometimes amazing. Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a close second-best discovery. Sometimes directed by Hitchcock, often...

To each their own. 🤣