Ark's Ark » Fiction http://www.arksark.org/blog Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming, Current Affairs, and Random Stuff! Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:10:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Arms Race – A new Steampunk short film – The Charge of the Heavy Brigadehttp://www.arksark.org/blog/4096/arms-race-a-new-steampunk-short-film/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/4096/arms-race-a-new-steampunk-short-film/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:40:44 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=4096 This small wonder has been cooked up by my friends over at It’s a Trap productions, here in Norwich. The same fine folks who brought you “Jack Steel and the Starblade“, now with a touching Crimean tale of two plucky British soldiers, a Russian pilot, and Mrs Carruthers. If you like it, please share it with your friends (there’s a handy twitter button down below!) Small film-makers need all the help and encouragement they can get!

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/4096/arms-race-a-new-steampunk-short-film/feed/ 1 Professor Butterburger and the Magic Chairhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/3542/professor-butterburger-and-the-magic-chair/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/3542/professor-butterburger-and-the-magic-chair/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:50:32 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=3542 This is a slightly edited repost of the prelude to a NaNoWriMo entry that I never got around to finishing. If anyone else was subjected to the same sort of bizarre children’s stories I was (I’m looking at you, Enid Blyton!), they’ll know what I was shooting for here.

It’s probably an allegory for something. If I ever work out what, I shall, of course, pretend that that was my clever artistic intention all along.

Once upon a time, [...]

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Episode 12 – Showdown

In the airless void around Uranus, Jack and his companions have finally discovered a weapon that might defeat the Qaxorian invaders. But as they prepare for take off it seems that Mordred has intercepted them once more, maybe for the final time.

Alas, for we have come to the end of Season 2. Never fear though, for you can listen to all twelve episodes of Jack Steel and the Starblade through the player [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2778/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-12-showdown/feed/ 1 Jack Steel and the Starblade – Episode 11 – Allies in Adversityhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/2727/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-11-allies-in-adversity/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/2727/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-11-allies-in-adversity/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:29:22 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=2727

Episode 11 – Allies in Adversity

In their quest to save the Earth, Jack, Charlie and Yvette have blasted off from Titan towards a mysterious space station which might hold the key to defeating the Qaxorian invaders.

If you happen to like our little show, do please share it with anyone else you think might be interested. Season one’s Episodes 1-10 are also available through the player below.

Should you have a mind to, you [...]

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Episode 10 – The Agenda of Evil

With the help of the Titanian Resistance the Starblade is once more ready to take to the skies. But Jack, Yvette and Charlie’s presence on the moon has brought a deadly foe in their wake.

If you happen to like our little show, do please share it with anyone else you think might be interested. Season one’s Episodes 1-9 are also available through the player below.

Should you [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2666/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-10-the-agenda-of-evil/feed/ 0 A Lizardman Funeralhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/911/a-lizardman-funeral/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/911/a-lizardman-funeral/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:28:42 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=911 In the absence of me feeling inspired to write anything new (I am particularly rubbish at this time of year), here is a little fragment I fiddled about with, back in the days that Dragon magazine did “Ecology of” articles. They were usually a bit of short fiction, mixed with some game background, to liven up an existing monster type. The characters and locations mentioned would be well known to the players in my own AD&D campaign, being located on [...]

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Episode 9 – Resistance

Badly damaged in their first encounter with the Qaxorian fleet, the Starblade has crash landed on the surface of Titan. But will the moon’s mysterious inhabitants prove to be friendly or just another threat?

If you happen to like our little show, do please share it with anyone else you think might be interested. Season one’s Episodes 1-8 are also available through the player below.

Jack Steel and the Starblade – [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2604/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-9-resistance/feed/ 0 Jack Steel and the Starblade – Episode 8 – Unequal Odds!!!http://www.arksark.org/blog/2492/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-8-unequal-odds/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/2492/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-8-unequal-odds/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:21:15 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=2492

Episode 8 – Unequal Odds

Deep in the outer reaches of the solar system, Jack Steel has taken the fight to the Qaxorian enemy, only to discover that the Starblade’s weapons are useless against the alien shielding. Now, surrounded by enemy vessels, Jack and his friends face a tough fight to escape.

If you happen to like our little show, do please share it with anyone else you think might be interested. Season one’s Episodes 1-7 are [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2492/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-episode-8-unequal-odds/feed/ 0 Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade – Season 2 launches….. NOW!!!http://www.arksark.org/blog/2323/squadron-leader-jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launches-now/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/2323/squadron-leader-jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launches-now/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:39:33 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=2323

Jack’s Back, baby!!! The continuing adventures of Jack, Bilkins, and Yvette will thrill you and chill you, possibly, or at least mildly entertain you!

I’m really pleased with Season 2, which starts with episode 7. It is a quantum leap in quality from our first year. We learned a lot from year one, and our musicians and sound engineers have done an extraordinary job with the resources available. I am just a humble actor (cringing whenever I hear my [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2323/squadron-leader-jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launches-now/feed/ 0 Jack Steel and the Starblade Season 2 launching Mondayhttp://www.arksark.org/blog/2263/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launching-monday/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/2263/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launching-monday/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:32:29 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=2263

Not going to be much posting today, as I have to get ready for, and attend, the launch party for the new season of Squadron Leader Jack Steel and the Starblade. I get quite ridiculously nervous before these things. We’ll be hearing the show for the first time, and I’ll be wincing at my own lines throughout, as I always do!

Jack Steel is a little radio-play type podcast that I’m lucky enough to get to be in, providing [...]

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]]> http://www.arksark.org/blog/2263/jack-steel-and-the-starblade-season-2-launching-monday/feed/ 0 The Jack Steel Song!http://www.arksark.org/blog/477/the-jack-steel-song/ http://www.arksark.org/blog/477/the-jack-steel-song/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:19:11 +0000 Arkenor http://www.arksark.org/blog/?p=477 We might have run out of episodes, but thanks to Bill McSweeney, we have Squadron Leader Jack Steel: The Song!

Almost unbelievably awesome.

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Mordred takes a bow! When last we met our terrific trio, they were in grave danger of becoming charred embers under the fires of Mordred’s rocketship. Has that dastardly villain finally gotten the better of Jack?

This is the final episode in our little series. Making them was a blast, and we’ll hopefully get a second season to you soon.

You can find out more about Jack, Charlie, and all their friends and foes at the official Squadron [...]

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