Author: trampas@dragonhelm.net

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Klyden: A great character?

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I have an unpopular opinion regarding Klyden, but I think it’s fairly spot on. I think Klyden is a great character. That’s not to say a LIKABLE character. Fan reaction in this group is proof enough of that. The reason I say he’s a great character is that he has caused an emotional response among fans, perhaps more so than any other character on the ship. Yes, he’s flawed. He’s incredibly biased and indoctrinated into the ways of his people. Klyden also brings up the question of the morality of the Moclans. He’s the face of their society So do… Read More

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Operation Iceberg: My Dad’s Ship During the Battle of Okinawa

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April 1st, 1945 was the Battle of Okinawa in World War II. It was an Easter Sunday, just like today. It was the day that my dad, Floyd Whiteman, was injured in World War II, earning him the Purple Heart. A kamikaze plane dropped a 20mm tracer shell on the auxiliary engine room escape hatch cover. Dad was a radio man on the ship, repeating the captain’s orders over the horn for his shipmates to hear. Of the four men and one dog wounded, Dad took the brunt of it. Five men tried to hold him down while they took… Read More

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A long time ago in a college town not so far away…

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I was just beginning to play D&D. It was the 90s, and AD&D 2nd edition had only been out a couple of years. My buddy Patrick Stutzman was running his homebrew game, which we called the Alliance (short for Trevor Interstellar Alliance). The Alliance game was a hodge-podge of sorts, drawing inspiration from many sources (GURPS, Star Wars, Star Trek, Babylon 5, and beyond). Our characters served first aboard a starship, then aboard a space station orbiting my character’s home planet, Hyrkul. Basically, the Alliance was the equivalent to Starfleet in Star Trek, with some differences. Hyrkul was a world… Read More

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Chewbacca: A New Direction, A Better Story

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I am assuming at this point that anyone who intended to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens has seen it by now. That being said, SPOILERS BELOW! The novel Vector Prime by RA Salvatore launched a new era in the Star Wars universe by launching the New Jedi Order story arc, wherein the galaxy is invaded by the Yuuzhan Vong, an alien species who used an advanced form of biotechnology. It was also a huge novel for doing the unthinkable, namely killing a classic Star Wars character, Chewbacca. Now Disney has relegated the entire Expanded Universe to now be part… Read More

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Death…Hollywood Style!

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By: Andrew Mahon, David Miller, Kenneth Reed, Michelle Stutzman, Patrick Stutzman, Karen Thronebury, and Trampas Whiteman. You’re facing the Big Bad End Guy, and have him down to just a few hit points. One more thrust of the sword, and he dies. You have been waiting all night for this moment! You thust your sword and…he falls down. What? That’s it? Epic fail! That’s not the way it should have ended. There should be an epic ending, something straight out of Hollywood. That’s what “Death…Hollywood Style!” is all about. Now you can add a little Hollywood style action to your… Read More

The Ideal Athlete

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In my ideal world, the athlete would be a different fellow than what we know now. He would be a role model, someone that children could look up to. As a role model, the athlete would be involved in his community. He isn’t perfect, nor do we expect him to be, but he is someone that fans could look at and say, “You know what? He’s a good joe.” Read More