{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures","title":"Meme-Free Zone","subtitle":"And other lies by Marcus L. Rowland","author":{"name":"Marcus L. Rowland"},"link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"service.feed","type":"application\/x.atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom","title":"Meme-Free Zone"}}],"updated":"2025-02-07T00:24:30Z","entry":[{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1461785","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1461785.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1461785"}}],"title":"Disabled Comments","published":"2025-02-07T00:24:30Z","updated":"2025-02-07T00:24:30Z","content":"<p>I'm finding it increasingly difficult to use Livejournal and can't get cross-posting from Dreamwidth to work any more. I don't want to delete my account because I still have a lot of photos posted here that aren't easy to find elsewhere, and because I still like to check up on what friends who didn't cross to Dreamwidth are up to occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Since I'm seeing spam on comments occasionally and probably won't post very often I've decided to disable comments on all posts. I'm continuing to post regularly on Dreamwidth, if you want to follow me there it's the same user name.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1461582","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1461582.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1461582"}}],"title":"Forgotten Futures 4 Updates","published":"2022-12-09T19:10:01Z","updated":"2022-12-09T19:12:13Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"william hope hodgson"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"carnacki the ghost finder"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"forgotten futures"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}}],"content":"<p>As some of you will know I've been revising my RPG setting based on Carnacki the Ghost Finder and converting it to PDFs. I've reached a point with this now where I've either fixed everything or am blind to my own errors (probably the latter), so I'm going to go public with links to everything, if you spot any problems PLEASE let me know about them. I'll be putting links to this on my site and uploading the files to other sites in a week or so once I'm sure there are no huge problems.<br><br>One thing I'm aware of is that a few illustrations that have some white space may look slightly yellow. This is actually something that's gone wrong with the current releases of Adobe Acrobat, hopefully other PDF viewers won't have a problem. You may be able to fix it by messing around with Acrobat's accessibility settings. These are free downloads as usual, but there's a Paypal tip link on my site if anyone wants to use it - please include a message saying what the money is for! This has ended up as SIX files:<\/p>\n<p>The Carnacki Cylinders<br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Worldbook.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Worldbook.pdf<\/a><br>The worldbook with some updates and minor second thoughts, lots of new art including pictures of all major characters and creatures, etc.<br><br>The Pentacle Files<br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Adventures.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Adventures.pdf<\/a><br>The adventures with lots of new art and some revisions, including a new adventure by Alex Stewart.<br><br>Carnacki the Ghost Finder <br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Carnacki.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Carnacki.pdf<\/a><br>The original stories with illos from the magazine appearances of the first six stories. There's also a little chapbook I found in the British Library that is a mashup of the first four stories, plus a poem which has nothing to do with Carnacki, which Hodgson's American publishers printed in 1910 to register the copyright. It's basically a clip show of exciting bits and not incredibly coherent, but interesting if you like REALLY obscure literary curiosities. I've also put that on line as a separate file for the literary scholars:<br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Chapbook.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Chapbook.pdf<\/a><br><br>The Electric Pentacle Handbook<br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Pentacle.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Pentacle.pdf<\/a><br>A brief history of Carnacki's most iconic invention with notes on the technology, scenario ideas, some floor plans and an instruction manual which can be printed as a little booklet.<br><br>And finally, a floor plan for Carnacki's laboratory as described in The Hog - might be useful to someone.<br><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Laboratory.pdf'>https:\/\/www.forgottenfutures.com\/game\/ff4\/FF4-Laboratory.pdf<\/a><\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1461460","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1461460.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1461460"}}],"title":"Web Site Update","published":"2022-12-01T15:17:54Z","updated":"2022-12-01T15:17:54Z","content":"<p>Yesterday turned out to be a short outage. The transfer is now supposed to be happening on 5th-6th December and will hopefully be seamless as regards the forgottenfutures.org and forgottenfutures.co.uk names. forgottenfutures.com is with Nominet and hopefully it won't take too long to move it...<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1461152","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1461152.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1461152"}}],"title":"Forgotten Futures Down","published":"2022-11-30T13:56:44Z","updated":"2022-11-30T13:56:44Z","content":"<p>My web site is moving to a new server, and it looks like the move has started today. Hopefully back up in the next few days.<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1460783","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1460783.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1460783"}}],"title":"The Struggle For Empire - A Story of the Year 2236","published":"2022-09-02T21:44:48Z","updated":"2022-09-02T21:44:48Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"victorian"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"forgotten futures"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"scientific romance"}}],"content":"<p><em>Forgotten Futures 12<\/em> was to have been based on <em>The Struggle For Empire - A Story of the Year 2236 <\/em>(1900), a short novel by Robert William Cole that appears to be the first example of military SF actually set in space. For a lot of reasons that never happened. I originally intended to put the book and some of the other material I'd prepared for this setting on line, but somehow never got round to it.<br><br>Recently I was reminded of this, and after 12+ years I've finally got round to finishing the PDF version of the book. I should eventually add HTML and ePub versions, and set up a page for this and some of the other material I intended to use in the RPG - but for now here's a link to the novel. If you read this and spot anything that looks like a typo please let me know!<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/forgottenfutures.co.uk\/struggle\/struggle.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/forgottenfutures.co.uk\/struggle\/struggle.pdf<\/a><\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1460642","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1460642.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1460642"}}],"title":"It gets worse...","published":"2022-08-12T09:51:39Z","updated":"2022-08-12T09:51:39Z","content":"I now appear to be unable to post to Livejournal from my main PC - no idea why, given how many trackers etc. I was detecting the last time I was successful I now doubt that it's worth the effort. I can make it work from my laptop but I really don't want to go there if I can avoid it, endless copy and paste is a pain with a trackpad. If anything world-shatteringly important happens I shall try again, but it's already nearly three weeks since I last updated here and to be honest it's too much like hard work.<br \/><br \/>Bottom line, see me on Dreamwidth...<br \/><br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1460395","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1460395.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1460395"}}],"title":"Forgetfullness Strikes Again! More failure!","published":"2022-07-20T17:47:48Z","updated":"2022-07-20T17:47:48Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"Sorry, it's been two weeks since I remembered to post links to everything that HASN'T been posted here thanks to Livejournal's continuing block of Dreamwidth crossposts. Better late than never, I suppose...<br \/><br \/>Most recent first.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another Fantasy RPG Bundle - Encyclopaedia Arcane<br \/>Jul. 20th, 2022 06:26 pm<br \/>a HUGE bundle of D20 fantasy supplements published by Mongoose in 2001-4<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273909.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273909.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another SF bundle - Ecipse Phase 2E<br \/>Jul. 18th, 2022 07:00 pm<br \/>The second edition of the Eclipse Phase RPG, a transhuman SF setting.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273644.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273644.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Proving I'm a bit of a loony...<br \/>Jul. 11th, 2022 11:24 pm<br \/>Another moon photo<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273470.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273470.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Continuum RPG - A Million To One, They Said...<br \/>Jul. 11th, 2022 08:24 pm<br \/>The adventure I'll probably be running at Continuum next month<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273225.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2273225.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Repeat Bundle - Castle Oldskull<br \/>Jul. 11th, 2022 07:10 pm<br \/>system-neutral games supplements in the Old School (e.g., dungeon-bashing etc.) style<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272794.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272794.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>So a lot of people are on holiday...<br \/>Jul. 9th, 2022 08:08 am<br \/>3 routes to London from Heathrow by train<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272681.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272681.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another SF Bundle - Fading Suns 4E<br \/>Jul. 6th, 2022 06:43 pm<br \/>The 4th (2021) edition of Fading Suns, one of the better-received far-future SF RPGs<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272506.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272506.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1460082","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1460082.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1460082"}}],"title":"Marching on to new heights of failure!","published":"2022-07-04T18:55:37Z","updated":"2022-07-04T18:55:37Z","content":"OK, cross posts from Dreamwidth still aren't working and I'm not as good as I should be about updating here, so many apologies. One thing I should have cross-posted has already ended, so I won't bother including it here, the rest are still relevant<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Amazing Adventures 5E<br \/>Jul. 4th, 2022 07:23 pm<br \/>A generic RPG system with an emphasis on pulp adventures based on D&D 5E rules<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272132.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2272132.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Three GURPS Bundles (all originally posted last week):<br \/>GURPS 4th Edition<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271262.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271262.html<\/a><br \/>GURPS 4E Fantasy<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271539.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271539.html<\/a><br \/>GURPS 4E Space<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271786.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2271786.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1459717","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1459717.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1459717"}}],"title":"More failure!","published":"2022-06-21T18:51:47Z","updated":"2022-06-21T18:51:47Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"Another lot of crossposts that didn't - at least one is almost too late to be useful, for which many apologies. Most recent first.<br \/><br \/><br \/>And yet another bundle - Red Markets<br \/>Jun. 21st, 2022 07:23 pm<br \/>This is another one that's only running for a week - a zombie apocalypse game of economic horror<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270860.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270860.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another bundle - Heroic Maps (19 GB of them!)<br \/>Jun. 20th, 2022 10:04 pm<br \/>Fantasy battle maps from a company called Heroic Maps<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270474.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270474.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another nice moon<br \/>Jun. 18th, 2022 12:17 am<br \/>June 17th 3AM GMT, three nights after full moon. (photo)<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270424.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270424.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Arrr, it be a Bundle with Pirates, Me Hearties!<br \/>Jun. 15th, 2022 08:38 pm<br \/>This is another bundle, this time for the pirate RPG Sea of Thieves from Mongoose. It's only available for another eight hours or so.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270171.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2270171.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Stamps update<br \/>Jun. 14th, 2022 03:52 pm<br \/>Got the stamps replaced today, only eight days after posting <br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269697.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269697.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>And another bundle - Fat Goblin Planners and Guides<br \/>Jun. 13th, 2022 08:40 pm<br \/>This is a collection of planners and guides for setting up game settings<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269596.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269596.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Please comment on Dreamwidth, not here!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1459675","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1459675.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1459675"}}],"title":"Son of vague cousin of crosspost failure (again).","published":"2022-06-08T19:49:53Z","updated":"2022-06-08T19:49:53Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}},"content":"More crossposts that didn't.<br \/><br \/>First, a small correction from last time - the stamps I mentioned as leaving circulation can't be used after the end of next January, not April, not sure where I got the idea it was April. They can be exchanged for the new designs with bar codes into the indefinite future, Royal Mail aren't giving a deadline so far.<br \/><br \/>More failure, most recent first:<br \/><br \/>Another bundle - Pip System<br \/>Jun. 8th, 2022 08:32 pm<br \/>A new one on me, and one I don't know much about, which appears to be an attempt at an all-genres RPG<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269412.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2269412.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Two Bundles - Mutant Year Zero<br \/>Jun. 6th, 2022 07:21 pm<br \/>Two bundles for the RPG Mutant Year Zero from Free League Publishing<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268992.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268992.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Please comment on Dreamwidth, not here - I'm considering making this journal read only since I can't always see comments."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1459333","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1459333.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1459333"}}],"title":"Another swathe of cross-posts that didn't","published":"2022-06-02T21:27:19Z","updated":"2022-06-02T21:27:19Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"Most recent first<br \/><br \/><br \/>UK stamps faff<br \/>Jun. 2nd, 2022 08:41 pm<br \/>Some UK stamps are going to be withdrawn next year, if you won't use them by April you should send them in for replacement.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268921.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268921.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Picspam - Platinum Jubilee Flypast<br \/>Jun. 2nd, 2022 07:13 pm<br \/>Some photos and link to more<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268556.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268556.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Stellagamus Cepheus<br \/>Jun. 1st, 2022 08:09 pm<br \/>Some SF RPGs based on the Cepheus Engine, a Traveller-like system.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268342.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268342.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Blast From The Past - Gamelords Traveller Bundle<br \/>May. 30th, 2022 08:34 pm<br \/>Bundle of early third-party supplements for GDW's <i>Traveller<\/i>, mostly originally published by Gamelords<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268097.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2268097.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1458978","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1458978.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1458978"}}],"title":"More Crossovers That Didn't (again)","published":"2022-05-26T10:52:03Z","updated":"2022-05-26T10:54:10Z","content":"Since livejournal still isn't accepting crossposts from Dreamwidth, here's the latest batch that didn't make it across<br \/><br \/>Another RPG bundle - Fifty Dungeon Megabundle<br \/>May. 25th, 2022 07:03 pm<br \/>This is a BIG bundle of fifty dungeons for D&D 3.5, Pathfinder, etc. from Goodman Games:<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2267736.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2267736.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another RPG bundle - Neon City Overdrive<br \/>May. 24th, 2022 12:37 am<br \/>This is another cyberpunk-themed RPG which seems to be drawing on some fairly well-known sources:<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2267588.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2267588.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Fanfic - Worm \/ The War of the Worlds - Posted<br \/>May. 21st, 2022 02:36 am<br \/>ffutures: (Default)<br \/>Posted the first chapter of The Martian to the usual sites.<br \/>On Twisting the Hellmouth - <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.tthfanfic.org\/story.php?no=33872'>https:\/\/www.tthfanfic.org\/story.php?no=33872<\/a><br \/>On AO3 - <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/39112812'>https:\/\/archiveofourown.org\/works\/39112812<\/a><br \/>On Fanfiction.net - <a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.fanfiction.net\/s\/14083560\/1\/The-Martian'>https:\/\/www.fanfiction.net\/s\/14083560\/1\/The-Martian<\/a><br \/><br \/>Fanfic - Worm \/ The War of the Worlds - The Martian Chapter I<br \/>May. 20th, 2022 02:47 am<br \/>This is the first chapter of a story which I think is a fanfic first - a Worm \/ War of the Worlds crossover. It is, needless to say, fairly AU for both sources...<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266996.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266996.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>She Hulk Attorney TV series<br \/>May. 19th, 2022 07:08 pm<br \/>This looks like it might be a lot of fun - they're basing it on the comic books which were sometimes very silly<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266461.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266461.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Ptolus Cypher<br \/>May. 18th, 2022 07:16 pm<br \/>This is the Cypher conversion of Monte Cook's Ptolus: City By The Spire game setting which was originally written using D&D 3e rules:<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266461.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266461.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>PLEASE REPLY TO INDIVIDUAL POSTS ON DREAMWIDTH, NOT HERE"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1458929","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1458929.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1458929"}}],"title":"Not dead yet - more crossposts that didn't","published":"2022-05-16T19:34:01Z","updated":"2022-05-16T19:34:01Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks and I forgot about updating here - quite a few missing crossposts from Dreamwidth, the most recent first. Please comment on Dreamwidth if possible, not here:<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another RPG bundle - Cypher 10<br \/>May. 16th, 2022 08:10 pm<br \/>This is a bundle for games based on the Cypher 10 RPG system from Monte Cook Games<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266207.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266207.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Another revived bundle - Nobilis \/ Chuubo's<br \/>May. 11th, 2022 09:23 pm<br \/>Two RPGs about godlike powers: Nobilis, and a variant, Chuubo's Marvelous Wish-Granting Engine, based on Japanese anime<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266047.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2266047.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - The Hero's Journey<br \/>May. 9th, 2022 07:50 pm<br \/>Another \"old school revival\" fantasy RPG, based on the Joseph Campbell theory of the heroic monomyth.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265791.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265791.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Third Shadowrun Bundle - Sixth World Stories 2<br \/>May. 5th, 2022 01:44 am<br \/>This is a bundle of fiction set in the world of the Shadowrun RPG<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265507.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265507.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Second Shadowrun Bundle - Power Plays<br \/>May. 3rd, 2022 07:27 pm<br \/>This follows on from yesterday's 30th anniversary Shadowrun offer, with material that hasn't been in any of these bundles before<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265299.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265299.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Another bundle - Shadowrun Sixth World Essentials<br \/>May. 2nd, 2022 06:07 pm<br \/>The first of three offers to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this system. This one has the 2019 (6th) edition, with the most useful supplements.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265022.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265022.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1458488","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1458488.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1458488"}}],"title":"Here We Don't Go Again - More crossposts that didn't","published":"2022-05-03T11:29:31Z","updated":"2022-05-03T11:29:31Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"canal"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"Sorry, it's been a busy few days - most recent first. Please comment on Dreamwidth, not here, if possible.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another bundle - Shadowrun Sixth World Essentials<br \/>May. 2nd, 2022 06:07 pm<br \/>First of three bundles this week for the Shadowrun RPG, to celebrate its 30th anniversary<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265022.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2265022.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Canalway Cavalcade 30th April-2nd May London<br \/>Apr. 30th, 2022 12:56 am<br \/>Sorry, this one is already over<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264810.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264810.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Firefox Weirdness<br \/>Apr. 28th, 2022 06:24 pm<br \/>Firefox now saves every PDF you open, whether you want it to or not. It's apparently a feature, not a bug...<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264529.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264529.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>And another bundle - Dicegeeks<br \/>Apr. 27th, 2022 07:22 pm<br \/>Random tables etc. for fantasy RPGs<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264114.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2264114.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1458199","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1458199.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1458199"}}],"title":"Three guesses and all of them end in failure...","published":"2022-04-25T18:54:42Z","updated":"2022-04-25T18:54:42Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"More cross-posts from Dreamwidth that didn't make it across. One is now way too late, but I'll include it anyway. Most recent first.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another bundle - Arkadia<br \/>Apr. 25th, 2022 07:39 pm<br \/>Ancient Greek fantasy for 5E rules<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263966.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263966.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another SF-related Games Bundle - Hostile<br \/>Apr. 18th, 2022 06:23 pm<br \/>SF RPG in a nasty universe inspired by Aliens etc.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263639.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263639.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another offer - Greg Stoltz books<br \/>Apr. 15th, 2022 06:31 pm<br \/>OFFER HAS EXPIRED - sorry, I received this when I was travelling, and couldn't get into Livejournal with my iPad for some reason. By the time I got home on the 18th it was already too late.<br \/><br \/>If you want to comment on any of these please post to Dreamwidth, not here."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1458039","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1458039.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1458039"}}],"title":"More... what was that word again... failure!","published":"2022-04-14T20:58:50Z","updated":"2022-04-14T20:58:50Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"A couple more posts that didn't make it from Dreamwidth to Livejournal (newest first)<br \/><br \/><br \/>Carnacki Update<br \/>Apr. 14th, 2022 09:24 pm<br \/>Some failure on the <i>Haunted Jarvee<\/i> front, and help needed from anyone with access to the Bodelian Library<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263181.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263181.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>And yet another bundle - Old School Essentials Treasures<br \/>Apr. 14th, 2022 03:10 am<br \/>More RPG stuff for the \"old school revival\" dungeon-bashing genre<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263024.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2263024.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>As usual please reply on Dreamwidth, not here, or send me a personal message!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1457880","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1457880.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1457880"}}],"title":"More failure...","published":"2022-04-11T20:10:19Z","updated":"2022-04-11T20:10:19Z","content":"Another crosspost that didn't (gee thanks, Livejournal)...<br \/><br \/><br \/>Another Short-Term Games Bundle - Etherscope<br \/>Apr. 11th, 2022 07:42 pm<br \/>Offer of a Steampunk\/Cyberpunk system ending on Friday 15th<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262553.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262553.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Please reply on Dreamwidth, not here."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1457554","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1457554.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1457554"}}],"title":"Another Tranche of Failure..","published":"2022-04-08T19:37:27Z","updated":"2022-04-08T19:37:27Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"More failed crossposts from Dreamwidth (earliest first)<br \/><br \/><br \/>And the bundles continue - Part Time Gods<br \/>Mar. 31st, 2022 06:16 pm<br \/>Another RPG bundle<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261709.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261709.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Better artwork for the Carnaki stories<br \/>Apr. 2nd, 2022 11:38 pm<br \/>What it says - some bigger and better illos from the original publication of most of the Carnacki the Ghost Finder stories I used for Forgotten Futures IV.<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261790.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261790.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Two more RPG Bundle offers - Conan<br \/>Apr. 4th, 2022 06:06 pm<br \/>Pretty much what it says<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262022.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262022.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Sly Flourish<br \/>Apr. 6th, 2022 11:54 pm<br \/>And another RPG bundle<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262421.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2262421.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>PLEASE REPLY ON DREAMWIDTH, NOT HERE"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1457310","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1457310.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1457310"}}],"title":"The Chances of Anything Coming from Dreamwidth...","published":"2022-03-31T10:57:43Z","updated":"2022-03-31T10:57:43Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"...Pretty much zero right now, crossposts are still not crossing. A couple more posts you may have missed:<br \/><br \/>Another RPG Bundle - Tianxia (fantasy martial arts)<br \/>Mar. 28th, 2022 07:10 pm<br \/>A new offer, for a game I don't know at all, and with a subject I know very little about<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261129.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261129.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Victoriana<br \/>Mar. 30th, 2022 06:16 pm<br \/>Another repeat offer, this time on a topic of interest to me - Victoriana, a Victorian-era fantasy\/steampunk RPG:<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261466.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2261466.html<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1456952","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1456952.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1456952"}}],"title":"And still they don't come!","published":"2022-03-27T15:16:44Z","updated":"2022-03-27T15:18:17Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"rpg"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"More failed crossposts:<br \/><br \/>Another Revival - The Esoterrorists<br \/>Mar. 23rd, 2022 08:31 pm<br \/>Another game bundle - occult investigation<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260119.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260119.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>And yet another bundle - Bulldogs! SF RPG<br \/>Mar. 25th, 2022 04:54 pm<br \/>Another sf bundle - Ends on Monday for some reason<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260445.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260445.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Continuum 2022 - It's Happening!<br \/>Mar. 25th, 2022 11:33 pm<br \/>Summer games con in Leicester<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260601.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260601.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Picspam - More Moons, and the Sands of the Sahara<br \/>Mar. 26th, 2022 03:36 am<br \/>Three fairly random pictures<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260953.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2260953.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>PLEASE REPLY ON DREAMWIDTH, NOT HERE"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1456719","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1456719.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1456719"}}],"title":"Very cross posting - the saga continues","published":"2022-03-22T09:15:19Z","updated":"2022-03-22T09:16:46Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}},"content":"another crosspost that didn't make it across<br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Equinox<br \/>Mar. 21st, 2022 06:48 pm<br \/>Far future fantasy\/SF RPG<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259841.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259841.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>If you want to comment on any of these please do it on Dreamwidth, not here, since I currently have real problems with livejopurnal on my windows box and can't read comments there."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1456570","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1456570.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1456570"}}],"title":"Crossposts - the Next Generation (ish)","published":"2022-03-17T10:09:57Z","updated":"2022-03-17T10:09:57Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}},"content":"More crossposts that didn't thanks to Livejournal's continued block on Dreamwidth<br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Night Shade Books<br \/>Mar. 14th, 2022 06:42 pm<br \/>SF anthologies<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259051.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259051.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>I Can Has Heat Now!<br \/>Mar. 15th, 2022 09:30 pm<br \/>The central heating saga comes (hopefully) to an end<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259298.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259298.html<\/a> <br \/><br \/>Another Revived Bundle - Blue Planet<br \/>Mar. 16th, 2022 05:26 pm<br \/>Another RPG and supplements<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259501.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2259501.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Please reply to any of these posts on Dreamwidth, not here!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1456174","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1456174.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1456174"}}],"title":"More cross posts that didn't...","published":"2022-03-10T18:15:18Z","updated":"2022-03-10T18:15:18Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}},"content":"Another Bundle - Masks: A New Generation<br \/>Mar. 7th, 2022 06:12 pm<br \/>Superhero RPG<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258158.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258158.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Central Heating Update... Still Cold!<br \/>Mar. 8th, 2022 11:12 am<br \/>Ludicrously expensive quote is ludicrous<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258375.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258375.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Another Bundle - Buffy and Angel<br \/>Mar. 9th, 2022 06:39 pm<br \/>Buffy and Angel RPG<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258611.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258611.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>Hopefully Getting Warmer...<br \/>Mar. 10th, 2022 05:40 pm<br \/>A much better quote which I have accepted<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258703.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2258703.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>If you have any comments on my Dreamwidth entries please comment on Dreamwidth or send me a personal message - due to weird browser stuff I can't actually read comments on my livejournal on my main PC."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1455963","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1455963.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1455963"}}],"title":"And again...","published":"2022-03-06T01:02:06Z","updated":"2022-03-06T01:02:06Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"fanfic"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}}],"content":"<b>Fanfic: Harry Potter and the Half-God Prince - Epilogue<\/b><br \/>Mar. 6th, 2022 12:41 am<br \/>Concluding my Harry Potter \/ DC crossover<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257841.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257841.html<\/a><br \/><br \/>If you have any comments on my Dreamwidth entries please comment on Dreamwidth or send me a personal message - due to weird browser stuff I can't actually read comments on my livejournal on the PC I use for writing, and I really don't like editing stories on my laptop."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:ffutures:1455758","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/1455758.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/ffutures.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=1455758"}}],"title":"More failed cross posts","published":"2022-03-04T01:54:37Z","updated":"2022-03-04T01:54:37Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"cross post fail"}},"content":"Two more RPG Bundle offers - Torg Eternity<br \/>Feb. 28th, 2022 06:18 pm<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257096.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257096.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>Picspam - Robin (no Batman)<br \/>Mar. 4th, 2022 01:17 am<br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257260.html'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/2257260.html<\/a><br \/><br \/><br \/>It looks like cross posting from Dreamwidth to Livejournal will not be possible into the indefinite future - Dreamwidth are turning off the option because Livejournal won't tell them about the problem. Meanwhile I'm finding it increasingly difficult to stay logged in here or use the site properly, there seem to be endless things that won't work properly, possibly because I'm blocking various things.<br \/><br \/>I'll try to remember to post a link whenever I update, but sooner or later I'll probably forget. One way to avoid that may be to add my Dreamwidth feed to your friends list:<br \/><br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/data\/rss'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/data\/rss<\/a><br \/><br \/>or<br \/><br \/><a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/data\/atom'>https:\/\/ffutures.dreamwidth.org\/data\/atom<\/a><br \/><br \/>Use the normal Livejournal method to add a feed - sorry, I really can't remember the details so don't blame me if it all goes horribly wrong!"}]}