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So what it is............. A conglomeration of stuff/ideas/experiments with a solo RP thingy. :lol:

The Curious Cooking Incident in Alexandria between the Queen of Egypt and a Spanish paella cook A story originally serialised in 12 parts posted on the RMB on 27th April 2025 The sun blazed down on the ancient city of Alexandria, casting sharp shadows along the cobblestone streets. The...

The Curious Cooking Incident in Alexandria between the Queen of Egypt and a Spanish paella cook A story originally serialised in 12 parts posted on the RMB on 27th April 2025 The sun blazed down on the ancient city of Alexandria, casting sharp shadows along the cobblestone streets. The air...

Well, I got a part-time job at a company called Spectrum. The boss was OK, a guy called Colonel White. He kept telling me, 'Silence when you speak to an officer' First job they gave me was to go and check out a jungle area. I was really hot. I wasn't really looking where I was going. And I...

List of Delegates of the North Pacific (Original Author: Hulldom) The following is the first part of a series I’m doing to record the history of the North Pacific from its inception to the modern day. To start, I wanted to create a Gameside list of all of the Delegates of the North Pacific. For...

THE NORTH PACIFIC UNIVERSITY 'Sempre Polaris' 12 May 2024 TNP University Re-opening Well, hello again. :) I have been asked to come out of retirement by our Delegate @Simone to re-open TNPU as it's Master. For those who don't remember me, I was the previous Chancellor. TNPU will be...

I thought I would share this magazine with you. I've removed all the advertisements. Hope you enjoy it.

This is a basically a blog about my model railway adventures, detailing the many aspects of the hobby and my personal journey and also IRL railway news. My journey started over 50 years ago, starting with a train set and, hopefully soon, a very large layout. I hope those of you who have a...

I had the pleasure of working on these aircraft whilst carrying out my technical training in the Royal Air Force. I was always wary of the under wing undercarriage area, for the mainwheels, there was a big locating spike for the mainwheel. I was always careful not to suddenly stand up...

Third issue of the 'Aircraft in Profile' series, launched by British company, Profile Publications, in the mid 1960s. Detailed description of the design, development and operational history of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190A, a German single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft widely used during WWII...

Second issue of the 'Aircraft in Profile' series, launched by British company, Profile Publications, in the mid 1960s. Detailed description of the design, development and operational history of the Boeing P-12E, an American pursuit aircraft used by the US Army Air Corps and US Navy. Well...

Hello there, I would like to introduce you to a publication that was one of my initial sources of aviation knowledge. Back in my days as an aircraft modeller [1970's], I would use these publications as a reference source for the models I built. Bizarrely, Airfix, to date have never produced...

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WORK IN PROGRESS This book was the second in an extensive series of adventures called Fighting Fantasy books. I hope you find it entertaining. :D

Many years ago,1982! :blink: I came across a book. It was called 'The Warlock of Firetop Mountain'. It is a simple solo fantasy adventure game. I later had experience of playing D&D and Star Trek Battles, but this came first. Remember folks this was in the days before PC's. This book was...

In World War II thousands of planes crashed in the UK. Not all losses were combat: many were flying accidents due to factors such as bad weather, pilot error or mechanical failure. 129 aircraft crash sites in the South Wales area have been identified. These have been sorted, duplicates...

Introduction by Marcus Antonius I have chosen this book next for the library as we don't have anything from the 'Napoleonic' era. I read this book a few years ago at around the time of the bi-centenary of the Battle of Waterloo. There used to be an advert on the telly offering this medallion...

Introduction by Marcus Antonius My interest in flight started from a young age. I would watch my late Father build balsa wood and doped tissue gliders and rubber band powered propeller model aircraft when I was 6 years old. I thought it was magic how they were able to fly through the air. My...

Airport Stands and VRPs

Introduction by Marcus Antonius It was a dark night in the winter of 1985. All the aircraft were back on the ground after a good session of night flying sorties. Me and a mate had a couple of pints before we hit our beds. He was the guy who got me into the Dungeons & Dragons gaming club. We...

It's that time of year folks! :D It's Christmas time and here is a perfect book for your enjoyment. I have been an avid reader of this author for many, many years. I have even quaffed a few 'beverages' in his 'local' pub in Oxford - 'The Eagle And Child' - where he used to meet up with...

THE NORTH PACIFIC UNIVERSITY "sequere Polaris" Pallaith and Marcus Antonius - Ghost gives Marcus the news I am afraid that I have some sad news to convey to you all. As of 20th November 2020, Pallaith (Ghost) resigned as a member of TNPU Council. I have sat on this information for a...

Introduction by Marcus Antonius Okay, why have I chosen this book for the library? Well, it's has my NS namesake, Marcus Antonius, as a major character and I have always had an interest in him since my late Father had me named after this famous Roman. My interest in Cleopatra started when my...

Introduction by Marcus Antonius I have been meaning to post some more Doctor who in our library for some time now. I was thinking about where to start, so I thought, how about 'from the beginning'. An Unearthly Child is the first serial of the British science fiction television series Doctor...

THE NORTH PACIFIC UNIVERSITY "sequere Polaris" Marcus Antonius - TNPU Chancellor March 2019 - May 2020, July 2020 - Well this has been a bit of a whirlwind. No sooner have I cleared out the Chancellery. I am moving back in. Firstly, I would like to thank @Wonderess for his efforts...

General Election Report By Angshire, Election Supervisor The Candidates For Delegate: McMasterdonia, Nessuno, & Felis. For Vice Delegate: Artemis & Robespierre. For Speaker: Deropia & Dreadton. For Attorney General: Vivanco & Hopps. The Election for Delegate Following a very...

SectionAuthorSubmittedNPA BulletinRobespierre WA DigestBrendog RA HighlightsArtemis The Spotlight 26 - InterviewMcMasterdonia Yes All sections, once claimed, are a commitment by the author to complete and by default are recorded as a Work In Progress (WIP) article. All sections due by...

Office of the Ministry of Communications February 3, 2020 The term started with the usual nomination of Deputies. So with no further ado I present my MoCO leadership team :- @Bobberino @Kaschovia @Angshire The Senior Editing Team was a great success last term so I intend to keep it going...

NPA Report by Rom, War Correspondent Leadership Minister of Defense: Trondstorm Deputy Minister of Defense: Colonel Rom During the month of December, the NPA participated in a variety of operations. Whether it was going on tag runs, doing some detags, raiding regions with our allies, or...