Ill Fortune

A warning… I fear that in this post I sound like I’m just thinking outloud. As a result, it may come across like senseless babble! I have been mulling over the essential elements of a Doctor Who plot while reading through an old FASA role playing scenario, ‘The Iytean Menace‘. As common in the game,…

If you load the Workstation Panoramic of Jack’s desk and circle through 180 degrees to what looks like a small desk by the door – is that a picture of Russell T half obscured on the table? Torchwood starts this weekend!

Perhaps, on repeated viewing, I’ll learn to appreciate the conclusion of The End of Time. Perhaps, with time, I will see the deeper layers and enjoy the writing. Right now, I feel let down. I appreciated elements – The Master developed as a character and his bargaining at the end with both sides made for…

‘Human Nature’ proved a stunning first episode of the current two-parter, showcasing what Doctor Who can and should be. Not since ‘The Empty Child’ have we had story-telling like this – characters and settings that thrill and enthrall, interwoven with a plot that keeps you dangling off the edge of your seat. Every put in…

A name that cried anagram before I knew her surname, Astrid Peth proves a goldmine of possibilities, including: Deaths Trip Depart This Started Hip Spatter Hid Direst Path That Spider Past Dither A Third Step Trashed Pit Has Pet Dirt Parted Hits Tsar Hid Pet He Dips Tart At Depth Sir I’m not entirely convined…

While somewhat remiss in keeping deadlines and with a frustratingly uninformative web site of late, Cubicle 7 remain on target to publish the Doctor Who RPG. In an announcement on licensing from Chaosium, right at the bottom it confirms that the Who RPG will be coming this way in October – http://bit.ly/k4Fd7 On top of…