Bundle of Holding: Sleepy Hollow
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The tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of early 19th-Century folk horror.
Bundle of Holding: Sleepy Hollow
james_davis_nicollThe tabletop fantasy roleplaying game of early 19th-Century folk horror.
Bundle of Holding: Sleepy Hollow
Technically I am not breaking the rule against me sitting in the dark in 161
Jan. 18th, 2026 06:37 pm
Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel
Jan. 18th, 2026 08:58 amjames_davis_nicoll
A deranged President sets his eyes on Canada and Scandinavia, forcing one senator to consider the prospect of contemplating the preliminaries to action.
Night of Camp David by Fletcher Knebel
Books Received, January 10 to January 16
Jan. 17th, 2026 09:17 amjames_davis_nicoll
Three works new to me, all from various TTRPG Kickstarters. 2026 feels kind of light on upcoming books.
Books Received, January 10 to January 16
Poll #34090 Books Received, January 10 to January 16
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 27
Which of these look interesting?
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Invincible – Superhero Roleplaying (Alpha) by Adam Bradford & Tomas Härenstam (July 2026)
9 (33.3%)
Fabula Ultima Bestiary by Emanuele Galletto (May 2026)
4 (14.8%)
Arkand: City of Wave and Flames by Johan Sjöberg (April 2026)
4 (14.8%)
Some other option (see comments)
2 (7.4%)
Cats!
23 (85.2%)
Their Kingdom Come (Night Eaters, volume 3) by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
Jan. 16th, 2026 09:15 amjames_davis_nicoll
Their last cunning scheme set apocalypse in motion. What wonders will follow Billy and Milly's next bold endeavour?
Their Kingdom Come (Night Eaters, volume 3) by Marjorie Liu & Sana Takeda
System Collapse (Murderbot, volume 7) by Martha Wells
Jan. 15th, 2026 09:18 amjames_davis_nicoll
Murderbot and allies struggle to establish friendly relations with a rediscovered lost colony in time to protect them from a predatory company.
System Collapse (Murderbot, volume 7) by Martha Wells
Outgunned 1
Jan. 14th, 2026 09:59 pmjames_davis_nicollMy Outgunned game is a spy thriller of sorts. I thought it would be fun to skip the usual "characters start together, get briefed, plot their mission together" and so on, I'd start with three of the five breaking into an apartment. They are 14-year-old Diane Dean (the driver), 18-year-old Concordia Butterstein (unsanctioned intrusion and asset acquisition expert) and 70-year-old Jethro Winthrop (the smooth talking fellow who hired the other two because they offered the best value for price)
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Bundle of Holding: Halls of Arden Vul (from 2022)
Jan. 14th, 2026 03:39 pmjames_davis_nicoll
A vast megadungeon from Expeditious Retreat Press for D&D, AD&D, and other tabletop fantasy roleplaying games.
Bundle of Holding: Halls of Arden Vul (from 2022)
Side-Eyeing Science Fiction’s Love of Empire
Jan. 14th, 2026 10:21 amjames_davis_nicoll
...Wait, we're supposed to believe that it's the rebels who are wrong?
Side-Eyeing Science Fiction’s Love of Empire
The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa
Jan. 14th, 2026 08:54 amjames_davis_nicoll
A teen subject to intermittent time-loops sets out to prevent the murder of his unlikable grandfather. This will be much harder than he expects.
The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa
The Duty of a Civilization and Weaponized Naivete
Jan. 13th, 2026 08:39 amseawaspCut for length...
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The "demand for perfection -- but only on one side" approach is, in fact, a major tactic and stumbling block in modern politics, and I should probably make that another post.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Jan. 13th, 2026 08:52 amjames_davis_nicoll
Sisters process family tensions as the world slowly grinds to an end.
Private Rites by Julia Armfield
sigh
Jan. 12th, 2026 10:27 pmjames_davis_nicollOne character in my Outgunned game gets a laptop as part of his starting gear. Game is set in 1977 so I told the university age player he could have a programmable calculator or a slide rule.
"What's a slide rule?"
"What's a slide rule?"
Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg
Jan. 12th, 2026 02:02 pmjames_davis_nicoll
Diseased grimdark English-language sourcebooks by Christian Eichhorn for the artpunk tabletop fantasy roleplaying game Mörk Borg!
Bundle of Holding: Eichhorn Mork Borg
Books Received, January 3 to January 9
Jan. 12th, 2026 09:18 amjames_davis_nicoll
This is late because my site was down when I had the time to post on Saturday. Seven books new to me. Two fantasy, one non-fiction, one mainstream, one collection of poetry, and two thrillers.
Books Received, January 3 to January 9
Poll #34072 Books Received, January 3 to January 9
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 39
Which of these look interesting?
View Answers
Of Venom and Vengeance by Mikayla Bridge (July 2026)
6 (15.4%)
Bad Advice by Susan Carpenter (April 2026)
3 (7.7%)
The Innocent Canadian by John Delacourt (April 2026)
6 (15.4%)
Woodbine Grove by Ryan O’Dowd (December 2025)
3 (7.7%)
Rum Maniacs: Alcoholic Insanity in the Early American Republic by Matthew Warner Osborn (March 2020)
22 (56.4%)
Inside Passages by Heather Paul (April 2026)
4 (10.3%)
Existence in All Its Uncoverable Beauty by Calvin White (April 2026)
2 (5.1%)
Some other option (see comments)
0 (0.0%)
Cats!
32 (82.1%)
An unexpected revelation
Jan. 11th, 2026 11:56 pmjames_davis_nicollHad a person wander into the 2nd floor corridor looking for the women's washroom. Alas, our 2nd floor women's washroom stopped being functional this week end so all I had to offer was three gender neutral washrooms... one of which is usually the men's.
Then it occurred to me the corridor she came from is from the "new" part of Hagey, the accounting section. While she was hesitating, looking unhappy at the choices offered, I asked if that was where she was from. She said yes, so I told her that section has a very nice (zero barrier) women's on the main floor. Off she went.
Once she was gone, it struck me as odd that she would wander as far as old Hum looking for a washroom.t.
I mentioned this to my supervisor and yeah, apparently because it's an expansion of Hagey, it didn't have to have all the amenities an independent building of the same size would have to have. Thus the comparative lack of washrooms, and a total lack of elevators.
Then it occurred to me the corridor she came from is from the "new" part of Hagey, the accounting section. While she was hesitating, looking unhappy at the choices offered, I asked if that was where she was from. She said yes, so I told her that section has a very nice (zero barrier) women's on the main floor. Off she went.
Once she was gone, it struck me as odd that she would wander as far as old Hum looking for a washroom.t.
I mentioned this to my supervisor and yeah, apparently because it's an expansion of Hagey, it didn't have to have all the amenities an independent building of the same size would have to have. Thus the comparative lack of washrooms, and a total lack of elevators.
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Jan. 11th, 2026 08:30 amjames_davis_nicoll
Tales of America's thrilling genocide on and colonization of Mars!
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Children of the Atom (Ultimate X‑Men, volume 2) by Peach Momoko
Jan. 9th, 2026 08:58 amjames_davis_nicoll
In which Hisako Ichiki meets her stalker and the shadowy cult Children of the Atom discovers the Peter Principle.
Children of the Atom (Ultimate X‑Men, volume 2) by Peach Momoko