The Lovecraftian Wasteland

"Fallout 4" is out today.  I don't want to spoil anything, but it has significantly more Lovecraftian content than 3 and much of it is located exactly where Mythos fans would expect.  I really hope the rumors that at least one of the DLC packages is heavily Lovecraft-influenced are true.

Update:  And the Dunwich Building saga from 3 continues.  This is a genuinely disturbing location.

Behold, the Crawling Chaos

Jason McKittrick is teaming up with artist Michael Bukowski for a special limited edition tribute to Nyarlathotep.  The chaos crawls forth this Friday.

Leather Journal Tutorial

Katie Startzman has an easy to follow tutorial for creating a small leather journal.  It's a project that anyone can handle, and the result would make a great LARP spellbook or chronicle.

Gearing Up for "The Expanse"

I'm a big fan of  "The Expanse" series of novels. The stories are being adapted into a television series by the SyFy channel, but don't hold that against them.  The first two novels are outstanding semi-hard science fiction, and the second features one of the best portrayals of the thought processes of a power armored soldier ever written.  Sadly, the overall quality steadily declines as the series progresses.

Concept artist Rob Cavanna was commissioned by a fan to design a costume for Amos Burton, a hard-assed engineer aboard the corvette "Rocinante".  That included not only basic clothing and gear, but a selection of custom designed patches.  The results are pretty awesome, and you really need to click through to see the high resolution image.

I've loved this kind of detail oriented, lived-in future since "Alien".   That's the first media property I can think of where logos and signage were an important part of the production design.  Mike Jenkins has recreated dozens of examples over at his blog.  Browse around and you'll find designs from the "Alien" series, "Blade Runner", "Firefly", and more.

Fallout Industrial Fist Prop

Chunk-a-Nuke Props brings us this recreation of the Industrial Fist from "Fallout: New Vegas".  The blade actually spins, powered by a salvaged CD drive motor.

Three days until the release of "Fallout 4" and I'm merrily riding the hype train.

Magic Torch Prop

What self respecting mage would use a simple piece of burning wood to light his way?  Rawring Crafts brings us this well done magic torch prop.  The clever illumination system uses a light source in the natural wood handle shining up through a selenite crystal. 

The Necronomicon

The talented AlexLibris brings us his take on the infamous Necronomicon, all in hand-crafted leather.