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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:17 pm
- Forum: Miskatonic University Podcast
- Topic: MUP 089 - Those Beginner Keeper Jitters
- Replies: 24
- Views: 46706
Re: MUP 089 - Those Beginner Keeper Jitters
Oh this sounds perfect for me; looking forward to running a game with my group but quite nervous about doing so.
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:56 pm
- Forum: Pickman's Art Institute
- Topic: Tourist poster for Innsmouth
- Replies: 0
- Views: 18124
Tourist poster for Innsmouth
I've done a poster promoting the healthy benefits of Innsmouth as a seaside resort destination, hopefully as the first in a series of "Lovecraft country tourist ephemera" to keep my pen busy: http://semiskimmed.net/pix/innsmouth_so_bracing_smaller.png On Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/50545...
- Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:29 pm
- Forum: National History Honors Society
- Topic: Gaslight resources
- Replies: 28
- Views: 75385
Re: Gaslight resources
There's a wikipedia list of demolished buildings and structures in London , listing several streets and buildings which existed in the period but are no longer there. It also has evocative photographs of streets and buildings in various parts of London from the later part of the 19th century: http:/...
- Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: Miskatonic University Podcast
- Topic: MU Podcast 038 – Con-Madness!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 59062
Re: MU Podcast 038 – Con-Madness!
BTW, I started listening to Welcome to Night Vale, the pilot just sounds like a bunch of disconnected sentences of weird stuff, I hope it doesn't continue the same way cos I did not find it very entertaining. I was the same. I haven't listened to beyond the first episode yet. I can understand why s...
- Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:17 am
- Forum: National History Honors Society
- Topic: Gaslight resources
- Replies: 28
- Views: 75385
People's names
Popular first names of the era:
http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/20 ... lings.html
http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/20 ... lings.html
- Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:01 am
- Forum: National History Honors Society
- Topic: Gaslight resources
- Replies: 28
- Views: 75385
Old Bailey records
The Central Criminal Court ("Old Bailey") recently put all its records from 1674 to 1913 online and searchable by keywords, location, crime, date and so forth: http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/forms/formMain.jsp
For example, you want to see burglaries brought to court in early 1891? Voila!
For example, you want to see burglaries brought to court in early 1891? Voila!
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:56 pm
- Forum: Skype of Cthulhu
- Topic: 111 - Within You Without You 02 (One-Shot)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9273
Re: 111 - Within You Without You 02 (One-Shot)
I nearly laughed out loud at the majestic understatement of:
"Now that is something I was not expecting."
"Now that is something I was not expecting."
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:11 pm
- Forum: National History Honors Society
- Topic: Gaslight resources
- Replies: 28
- Views: 75385
Re: Gaslight resources
In the 19th century a rapidly expanding population combined with demand for land to build on placed intolerable pressure on London's burial grounds. The solution was the London Necropolis Railway carrying coffins and mourners from a dedicated station at Waterloo direct to a large purpose-built cemet...
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:59 am
- Forum: Freshman Orientation
- Topic: "Sandbox"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23871
Re: "Sandbox"
Thanks for that.
- Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:40 am
- Forum: Freshman Orientation
- Topic: "Sandbox"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 23871
"Sandbox"
Listening to the podcast I've heard various games or scenarios referred to as "a sandbox", or sandbox used as a verb ("I'll take some X and Y and Z and just sandbox it"). I know this is probably a stupid question, but what does "sandbox" mean in this context? This is the "ask stupid questions" part ...