Human Contact is a version of the Shock: system, focused for a far-future, spacefaring setting. Its science is as hard as I can make it while still having fairy dust things like “interstellar travel” work, while at its core, the setting is about culture clash and the moral challenges of being an explorer and being [...]
Matthew J. Neagley wrote a nice review of Shock: over at Gnome Stew a couple of weeks back. People say nice things in the comments, too!
Peter Watts comes up with a super-punchy Shock material. In this one, he notes that placebos are getting stronger over time. And that the logical conclusion is the prohibition of modes of thought that heal one’s body. Hot stuff.
Captain Estar Goes to Heaven is an intense science fiction comic series, done over seven years. It feels like an 80s or 90s indie comic like Fringe, Grendel, or God’s Hammer. It’s about depression and trying to make the world as bad as you feel. Gnarly, Shock: style ending, too.
A very nice gentleman named Jeremy just set up a page for Shock: fans on Facebook. To be honest, I’m not sure what capabilities that gives anyone, but I’ll certainly become a fan of my own game. Meet me there!
Shock: Social Science Fiction is now available in PDF! It’s only $10 when you purchase the bundle, $13 by itself, and the hardcopy alone remains the same. Hardcopy — $21 + $5 s&h PDF — $13 Hardcopy/PDF bundle — $26 + $5 s&h (PDF is only $10 this way!) I hope this encourages new people [...]
One of the great things about publishing independently is that you get to make all sorts of decisions about your work on the fly. Some of the most important decisions are financial, and they’re tough. One of the biggest financial decisions you can make is how much to charge. Kenneth Hite once said that Vincent [...]
Sweet! Shock: is now back in stock at IPR! I should have my own stock by Wednesday and be shipping copies by the end of the week! Further cool, IPR just got the books and they’re already going out the door. Validatastic!
Hey, ever’body, I’m sold out of Shock: for the next couple of weeks. I put in a big order though, so this shouldn’t happen again for a long time. And if it does, well, super fucking awesome. Under the Bed is in stock, but that’s because it’s hard to play and makes you cry.
