Entropic State Report 13th September 2024

We're into September and ten days from the autumn equinox, so technically it's still summer. You wouldn't believe it from the thermometer though. It's a balmy eight degrees C this morning in the hills of Bradford. Brrrrrr. So we need activity to keep us warm and as you may have seen, we fired out a … Continue reading Entropic State Report 13th September 2024 →

BARBARIAN BINGO: Thongor and Brak

From the North he came, to seek knowledge and fortune. Cast out by his tribe for offending Ulfr, God of the Wastes, he is driven by mirth, restrained by melancholy. One day he will return to make offerings to the Bear Druids, particularly Mewler the Claw. She thinks he’s an idiot but owes him a … Continue reading BARBARIAN BINGO: Thongor and Brak →

BEFORE ARMAGEDDON

New traveller Liam Jones drops by Derry & Toms to discuss one of his favourite things... Victorian Invasion literature... as we tackle the Moorcock-edited anthology Before Armageddon, a collection of Victorian and Edwardian imaginative fiction. Liam also teaches me about the Parisian dandy criminals, the Apaches! (Who I must now write into my next game...) And … Continue reading BEFORE ARMAGEDDON →

Halloween Poll Live on Patreon

Over on the patreon page, the Halloween poll is live and the patrons are already making their opinions known on what we will cover for the October Halloween Special. First up (and currently in the lead) we have the first installment of Guy N Smith's Sabat series. OK, technically it's called Sabat: The Graveyard Vultures … Continue reading Halloween Poll Live on Patreon →

Hither Came Conan!

Dave is back in Derry & Toms to talk about some stories that were as formative for him as they were for me back in our teens... The Robert E Howard Conan stories, The Phoenix on the Sword and The Scarlet Citadel. Dave also gives us an update on the latest SÖNUS news and we delve … Continue reading Hither Came Conan! →

Moorcock & RPGs Part VII – Reflections on The Void

Pig-bombs, priests in daisy dukes, dressing down the Theocrat of Pan Tang and getting torn apart by dogs are just some of the highlights as I’m joined in D&Ts once again by Steve Round to talk Stormbringer gaming and this time he’s brought the whole damn party. The wandering beer table returns and, as a … Continue reading Moorcock & RPGs Part VII – Reflections on The Void →

Entropic State Report 29th July 2024

We're two-thirds of the way through summer already and here in Blighty the weather is only now reflecting the time of year with any real level of commitment. It is a nice afternoon though so I'm sitting in the yard with a cold one musing on the contents of the third and long overdue volume … Continue reading Entropic State Report 29th July 2024 →

The Coming of the Terraphiles Part Two

Miles is back to carry on our deep dive into Mike's Who/Multiverse mash-up and also talk about Ncuti's first run, the Timeless Child arc, writing Who fiction, engaged Tom vs couldn't give two shits Tom and loads of other stuff no doubt. Join us! And be sure to check out the Casual Trek Podcast too.

Entropic State Report 29th June 2024

It's time for us to decamp to the coast for our jollies again. Not Morecambe this time though, no. We're headed to the far side of Morecambe Bay to Grange-over-Sands, a bonny place with an incredibly picturesque railways station, some nice boozers and (most importantly perhaps) a used book shop with a pretty cracking fantasy … Continue reading Entropic State Report 29th June 2024 →

The Land That Time Forgot

Allister Thompson returns to Derry and Toms as we hurtle back to 1918 and brave the cold waters of the Atlantic to take a look at The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs, subject of Michael Moorcock's sole filmed movie script (along with James Cawthron of course). Expect discussions about mysterious island tropes, personal … Continue reading The Land That Time Forgot →