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Somebody wake up Hicks
@jonmarkhicks.bsky.social
I'm all about ALIEN '79.

I wrote the ALIEN RPG adventure Rapture Protocol, Those Dark Places, Pressure, Fireteam & Deep Space.

I also love Tolkien, Robin of Sherwood, OD&D, Dead Space, Battlestar Galactica, The Expanse, 2000AD, Star Trek, Star Wars.
Nice!
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
That's why I'm doing it semi-casual, and trying to enjoy it as a player more. Start small, build up, and if the spark turns into a fire then bonus.
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We're also doing nice and short games. Two hours every Sunday, casual and light with no massive world-saving quests.

Not yet, anyway.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My men?

My men are shit.
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm looking out of the window as I'm watching this and I can see Jupiter. Sweet.
November 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This 4K UHD version is awesome. I can't wait to get into the extras.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It looks great. The production design is excellent, they managed to get the worn out industrial feel nailed and the overall atmosphere and sense of claustrophobia and dread is spot on. It's exceptionally well written, shot, performed and scored.

It's such a great film and suits my tastes perfectly.
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Right, I just read about it. Oops!
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Lol - yeah, she nearly fluffed that flip to her feet and she knew it!
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Brilliant game, and I really enjoyed the trilogy from Team17 from 15 years ago.
November 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
That was a crazy move and she came in knees short, it looked proper painful for Nia!
November 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Thanks mate - I need to give TDP some more adventures.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
You can get the PDFs here:

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/sktxa...
Dropbox
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November 7, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I had a go at writing one with a simple premise, setup, goal and some random charts because I tried to come at it from a design point of view. I still don't really feel it but I can kind of see the appeal as a creative endeavour.
November 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I may need to do it more but I've tried solo RPGing and it doesn't click for me; I think it's just the 40+ years I've spent playing RPGs as a group/collaborative effort. I don't get the same sense of satisfaction.

I also write a lot of fiction so I'm used to just creating stories without prompts.
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM