Monthly Archives: July 2013

Mechs vs monsters: the second wave

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Matt Wedel

London and I got in a few more rounds of Pacific Rim BattleTech tonight. As expected, neither of the first-wave kaiju survived the first round of this session. Scorpio was down to half movement points and Bonehead was unconscious and … Continue reading →

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Pacific Rim + BattleTech = crazy fun

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Matt Wedel

London and I hadn’t played BattleTech in a while, and we both loved the crap out of Pacific Rim, so… We started out with 2 mechs–er, jaegers–apiece. London took an Orion and a Victor, and I grabbed at Atlas and … Continue reading →

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Collect Call of Cthulhu, Part 4: Scott Elyard’s stumbling mountain

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Matt Wedel

Yow, this Collect Call of Cthulhu thing is succeeding beyond my wildest dreams, in that some really talented folks are unleashing new art on the world because of it. Many thanks to everyone who has contributed so far, to those … Continue reading →

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Collect Call of Cthulhu, Part 3: Brian Engh’s steaming abomination

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Matt Wedel

Today I broaden the remit of this series somewhat. Today’s Thing is not Cthulhu or any particular one of Lovecraft’s creations, but it is so Lovecraftian in conception that I couldn’t help but include it. Plus, hey, more original art … Continue reading →

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Collect Call of Cthulhu, Part 2: Mark Witton’s greasy, flowing mass

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Matt Wedel

Well, this “Collect Call of Cthulhu” thing is working out even better than I’d hoped. Today’s entry comes from paleontologist and paleoartist Mark Witton. It’s an original piece he’s been working on for some time, and he finished it up … Continue reading →

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Collect Call of Cthulhu, Part 1: John McKiernan’s squatting horror

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Matt Wedel

In the last post I asked for people to send in their Cthulhu renderings (2D, 3D, real world, virtual, whatever) and design thoughts and I’d post ’em. There’s still plenty of time if you want to participate. In fact, I … Continue reading →

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Some Thing like this

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Matt Wedel

I drew this today. It’s not quite what I had in mind for Cthulhu, not yet, but it’s a start. Next steps: make it even more biochaotic. And stylize it. I deliberately avoided stylizing it the first time out, so … Continue reading →

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The Midnight Premiere Book Club: Matt’s recommendations

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Matt Wedel

Last December, I went with Eric Scott and Peter Kloess to see the midnight premiere of The Hobbit. While we were waiting for the movie to start, we decided to trade suggestions for sci-fi and fantasy books to read. We … Continue reading →

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What I want in a Cthulhu idol

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Matt Wedel

This post follows on from the last one. Also, it is explicitly about what I want in a Cthulhu idol. YMMV, and probably does, and that’s cool. In particular, I talk here about aspects of other people’s work that do … Continue reading →

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Cthulhu idylls

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Matt Wedel

I am going through one of my periodic bouts of fascination with all things Lovecraftian. This post collects all the best stuff I’ve found recently. If you haven’t read any Lovecraft, this post by Matt Baldwin at Defective Yeti will … Continue reading →

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