Tales Of Entropy

Author : Petteri Hannila
Publisher : Next Chapter
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-13
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : PKEY:6610000323401

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Tales Of Entropy by Petteri Hannila Pdf

Tales of Entropy is a story game for 2-6 players. Each player takes a central role in depicting a dramatic scenario that sets the scene for murder and romance, friendship and conflict. The central characters are set against each other from the start, but it is up to the players—and the dice—whether the tense starting situation spirals into chaos and destruction or a blaze of glory at the end. The game is based on a pre-written scenario, on top of which the players build a rich tapestry of content according to their own vision, creating a unique play experience. Each playthrough takes around 2-3 sessions, about 10 hours of playtime. You can play one of the many scenarios created by the other players, or write your own, it is easy and fun. You can send your work to be included in the online scenario database and share your ingenuity with the world. The game book includes ten scenarios ready to play out of the box: Want to tell a tale of power, war and love from the Viking Age, or experience an adventure of Sherlock Holmes in the exotic Limehouse? How about joining a struggling rock band near a breakthrough in the 90s, or defending a child with special needs against an obsessive FBI agent. The choice is yours.

Author : Petteri Hannila
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 171587496X

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Tales of Entropy by Petteri Hannila Pdf

Tales of Entropy is a story game for 2-6 players. Each player takes a central role in depicting a dramatic scenario that sets the scene for murder and romance, friendship and conflict. The central characters are set against each other from the start, but it is up to the players-and the dice-whether the tense starting situation spirals into chaos and destruction or a blaze of glory at the end. The game is based on a pre-written scenario, on top of which the players build a rich tapestry of content according to their own vision, creating a unique play experience. Each playthrough takes around 2-3 sessions, about 10 hours of playtime. You can play one of the many scenarios created by the other players, or write your own, it is easy and fun. You can send your work to be included in the online scenario database and share your ingenuity with the world. The game book includes ten scenarios ready to play out of the box: Want to tell a tale of power, war and love from the Viking Age, or experience an adventure of Sherlock Holmes in the exotic Limehouse? How about joining a struggling rock band near a breakthrough in the 90s, or defending a child with special needs against an obsessive FBI agent. The choice is yours.

Author : Chris Reher
Publisher : Chris Reher
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780992109073

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Entropy's End by Chris Reher Pdf

Ships are disappearing in subspace. Traders, rebels, pirates, and even military vessels are losing their way in the Big Nothing that makes space travel possible. Deep-cover agent Sethran Kada joins the investigation after his own navigator, Ciela, barely escapes the void with her mind intact. It soon becomes clear that this subspace trap is more than some natural phenomenon, Seth’s search for answers leads him to a brutal penal colony on the brink of revolt, and uncovers a plot to destroy an entire planet. When evidence points to the return of the dangerous subspace entities known as Dyads, Air Command mobilizes to annihilate the threat at any cost. Seth and Ciela pursue a Dyad who has infiltrated a key research complex where they discover that the inexorable subspace peril will not just threaten a single planet. It will mean the end of interstellar travel and destroy their Commonwealth civilization. Targon Tales - Sethran Quantum Tangle 1 Terminus Shift 2 Entropy's End 3 Themes: Space opera, first contact, alien invasion, galactic empire, military sci-fi, alien worlds, space adventure, space travel, prison planet

Author : Paul J. Nahin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319488646

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Time Machine Tales by Paul J. Nahin Pdf

This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine’s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes.

Author : Alex Ness,Jason Moser
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798507854189

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Tales Of Entropy by Alex Ness,Jason Moser Pdf

"The Old Ones are waking once more..." The Artist crafted his masterpiece throughout the city in flesh and blood of its residents. A work of art to rival the greats, and in doing so, please those that lurk beyond. Wanting to expand his "materials", The Artist stalked Detective Jennifer Kale, turning hunter into prey - a decision that ultimately leads to his downfall. Now over a decade later, Jennifer Kale and her child are thrust into an even more nightmarish world as The Artist returns triumphantly from beyond to complete his work and herald the return of his masters. In a world unprepared for the things that lurk beyond, can a hardened Detective unravel the secret of The Artist, or will the world be consumed in a tide of madness as the very walls of reality crumble around us? Tales Of Entropy explore the subtle erosion of the walls of reality as betrayals and horrors hidden within shadow threaten to consume us all. Self-contained tales of sci-fi/horror await!

Author : Jeremy Robert Johnson
Publisher : Start Publishing LLC
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781597806077

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Entropy in Bloom by Jeremy Robert Johnson Pdf

For more than a decade, Jeremy Robert Johnson has been bubbling under the surface of both literary and genre fiction. His short stories present a brilliantly dark and audaciously weird realm where cosmic nightmares collide with all-too-human characters and apocalypses of all shapes and sizes loom ominously. In "Persistence Hunting," a lonely distance runner is seduced into a brutal life of crime with an ever-narrowing path for escape. In "When Susurrus Stirs," an unlucky pacifist must stop a horrifying parasite from turning his body into a sentient hive. Running through all of Johnson's work is a hallucinatory vision and deeply-felt empathy, earning the author a reputation as one of today's most daring and thrilling writers. Featuring the best of his independently-published short fiction, as well as an exclusive, never-before-published novella "The Sleep of Judges"--where a father's fight against the denizens of a drug den becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare--Entropy in Bloom is a perfect compendium for avid fans and an ideal entry point for adventurous readers seeking the humor, heartbreak, and terror of JRJ's strange new worlds.

Author : Chris Reher
Publisher : Chris Reher
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780992109028

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Quantum Tangle by Chris Reher Pdf

Dropping out of subspace into the wrong galactic sector, Sethran Kada wakes up with a headache and an extraordinary alien aboard his ship. She implores him to help stop the abductions of her people, a newly evolved species emerging from subspace. Their dangerous potential has caught the attention of rebel factions as well as the ruling Commonwealth. When contact with her kind turns pilots into casualties, the Governors fear an imminent invasion engineered by their rebel enemies. Pursued by Air Command, Seth heads deep into rebel-controlled territory to recover the stolen entities and keep this deadly weapon from falling into the wrong hands. Things get personal when his alien visitor begins to transform his mind and his life, turning the rescue mission into a fight for survival for all of them. Targon Tales - Sethran Quantum Tangle 1 Terminus Shift 2 Entropy's End 3 Themes: Space opera, first contact, alien invasion, galactic empire, military sci-fi, alien worlds, space adventure, space travel

Author : Christopher Golden,Nancy Holder
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780743431422

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Sons of Entropy by Christopher Golden,Nancy Holder Pdf

All Hell is Breaking Loose!Led by the fanatical Il Maestro, the Sons of Entropy are assaulting the supernatural Boston mansion that holds back the realm of monsters, and stealing the life force from the besieged Gatekeeper. In limbo, the Ghost Roads are crumbling, becoming weak and unstable where Hell and the Otherworld have begun seeping in, blurring the passages that lead to the human world. And Xander lies mortally wounded from a failed attempt to free Joyce Summers from the clutches of the zealots who hold her hostage. With the Gatekeeper rapidly weakening, Buffy sends Willow and Cordelia to escort Xander along the Ghost Roads to the Gatehouse, which may hold his only hope of survival. Meanwhile, she, Giles, and an unlikely band of allies take their fight to the very mouth of Hell itself, desperately hoping to save Joyce and repel the evil spawn before Sunnydale becomes a demonic ground zero. Only then can Buffy safeguard the Gatekeeper's eleven-year-old heir, the only one able to prevent the ultimate destruction of humanity.

Author : Art Hobson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780190679637

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Tales of the Quantum by Art Hobson Pdf

""Tales of the Quantum" is a discussion of the fundamental principles of quantum physics for the non-scientific reader. Hobson brings together examples that illustrate the simple and logical consistency of what otherwise is viewed as a largely unapproachable topic for anyone but physicists. The book condenses topics like force, motion, and electromagnetism"--

Author : PHILLIP BALDWIN
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781365647161

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SHORT Õn SWEET morality tales by PHILLIP BALDWIN Pdf

Author : Jason Moser
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798739213006

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Tales of Entropy by Jason Moser Pdf

Welcome to the Carnival! There are many reasons why people of all ages find themselves drawn to the Carnival. For some there is an air of mystery that surrounds the enchanting tents and colorful characters. For others, a simple need to escape the misery of everyday life is enough to answer the call. No matter the reason, all who enter the Carnival do so of their own free will, carrying with them only the clothes on their back and whatever demons may reside buried deep within their soul Carnival promises A terrify tale of seduction, corruption, and murder for all whom dare to bare witness to the spectacle that awaits. Face temptation and betrayal alongside these willing victims in glorious black and white; A silent movie where not even the screams can be heard and no mercy is to be found. Join us in the Carnival! Tales Of Entropy explore the subtle erosion of the walls of reality as betrayals and horrors hidden within shadow threaten to consume us all. Self-contained tales of sci-fi/horror await!

Author : Jason Moser
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798736727933

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Tales of Entropy by Jason Moser Pdf

The horrors of the virtual bleed into the real world as an innocent game turns deadly! Our senses define existence, give substance to reality, grounding us in a communal realm where "up" and "down" are clearly, universally defined. But for those plugged in to the Engine, a new existence awaits. 'Lost Reality' promised Ted and his friends the ultimate experience in state-of-the-art virtual reality. Able to manipulate the senses of users, the virtual world of the Engine could turn video games into breathtaking vistas indistinguishable from the real world. Within this virtual landscape however, dangers lurk. Ancient beings of power, cut off from our world for millennia, reach out from their places of slumber, infecting the virtual landscape and through it, all of mankind. For Ted and his friends, escaping reality had become the ultimate reward, but will they be able to survive when the horrors of the virtual bleed into the real world? Tales Of Entropy explore the subtle erosion of the walls of reality as betrayals and horrors hidden within shadow threaten to consume us all. Self-contained tales of sci-fi/horror await!

Author : Claudia Mills
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375899607

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Mason Dixon: Basketball Disasters by Claudia Mills Pdf

Here's the third entry in Claudia Mills' charming middle-grade series. Mason Dixon survived the school choir. He survived adopting his now-beloved dog named, uh, Dog. But now he faces his biggest challenge yet: joining the local basketball team. Not by choice, of course. Not only do his parents encourage it, but his dad even volunteers to be his coach. Now, with his best pal Brody and a team of misfits even worse at basketball than him (if that's possible), Mason must try to rally to beat his arch-rival, the school bully Dunk. Just another day-in-the-life of a disaster-prone fourth grader.

Author : Michèle Laframboise
Publisher : Echofictions
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781988339900

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5 Hard and Crunchy SF Tales by Michèle Laframboise Pdf

Welcome to the Big Bang Bar, where the playground of the ultra-rich spans whole solar systems. Follow a cyber-butterfly soaring over the devastation of a post climatic Earth, with strings attached! Watch a proud woman stranded in the pitiless Martian desert find her way out -- or die trying. Discover why an alien ship must keep eternally shifting its parts. Or would you prefer to jump a few billions years forward to witness the end of our universe? Five hard and crunchy SF stories to sink your teeth in, cooked by multi-award winner Michèle Laframboise.

Author : George Alec Effinger
Publisher : E-Rights/E-Reads Limited
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0759225923

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What Entropy Means to Me by George Alec Effinger Pdf

A science fiction tale of a giant radish that becomes a monster.