Dates: Sat 18 – Sun 19 October 2014
Venue: Garrison Hotel, 635 Penistone Road, Sheffield, S6 2GB
Website: furnace.org.uk
The augury says “Like a black swarm of flies the twisted horns shall charge and erupt from the Hollow of Chaos and consume all! Only the mighty winds of Orlanth can cleanse the land.” Brave heroes are needed to chase down and destroy the Broo that attacked the clan lands …
Its the summer of 1966 and World Cup fever grips the country. In the shadows however, the Risen Reich – a secret society of Nazi scientists – and their Japanese allies are ready to unleash a never-before seen threat on London. Of course, they believe Great Britain to be defenceless, …
In comics those granted superpowers strap on spandex and shiny capes and become heroes. Well this isnt fiction: Maybe your scared. Maybe you just don’t care. Maybe you just want to improve your own life. But even if you did strap on Spandex, you doubt it make you a hero. …
The planet designated B122011P was determined by astronomers to be an Earth-like mass orbiting within the Goldilocks Zone of a star 500 light-years away. A brave expedition gathered to make the journey there. Most of the explorers returned to Earth, bringing data and interpretations galore about what should happen to …
Old Ham, idyllic Gloucestershire. The kind of village where people actually listen to what the parish council says. That was until Starszy Energy were granted the local fracking licence. Now, it’s more a war zone. There’s the Friends of the Earth camp, lorries thundering through the village at all times …
“Three brothers in a windy land Far beyond death’s cold hand Serving their sister tall and grand Who waits high on the hill When shall she vacate her nest? Only when one brother is laid to rest” A hack of a classic Stormbringer scenario into Wordplay, the down-at-luck characters have …
Decades have passed since Sokol Keep was reclaimed, and a small garrison placed there along with a beacon to help guide ships. Now, that beacon has gone dark, and the garrison has disappeared. In Phlan, rumours circulate that something ancient was discovered in the grounds beneath the keep, dating to …
Kuro is a new near-future cyberpunk game setting influenced by unremitting Japanese horror. Think Blade Runner meets The Ring. 6 strangers are flung together on this tale of mystery, corruption and paranormal activity. Sometimes it’s safer not to stare into the darkness, it might suddenly notice you and begin to …
Based in the world of Ultraviolet, the TV series, a select group of skilled individuals whose lives have been effected by the hidden machinations of the Vampires in society are brought together to deal with the threats that the normal copper is unable to cope with. Armed with all manner …
At the far-flung reaches on the edge of the Galactic Empire, unrest ensues. A small section of an interplanetary trade route has become a ‘Dead Man’s Pass’; a target for repeated for numerous ‘pirate’ attacks.The planets at either end of the trade route are suffering greatly, exacerbated by the political …
The time is the 23rd Century. The location is a prototype corporation-owned scientific space station orbiting a black hole. The problem is the sudden signal being emitted from the dark void. You are a member of the crack scientific team sent to investigate this anomaly. Time is of the essence, …
Paris, 1626. A failed attempt to crush the Huguenots’ rebellion has left France vulnerable in the eyes of the European courts. Cardinal Richelieu and the Duke of Buckingham’s alliance has been shattered and there is talk of war between England and France. Only Queen Anne has the wisdom and clarity …