Parallel Worlds Issue 8

This month, we catch 'em all, get to know the largest online community of D&D artists, learn about roleplaying's most overlooked step, find out why space magic is so compelling, interview Anna Smith Spark and Isaac Childres, play some job simulators, and reassess the Star Wars prequels and Lost in Space. As ever, there's our usual range of book and board game reviews, as well as original fiction. 00:00:17 - Editorial 00:03:13 - Lost in Space: an enduring legacy of sci-fi brilliance 00:17:29 - Space magic: the popularity and plausibility of the Future Mythic 00:29:20 - Board game review: Res Arcana 00:34:02 - Gamesmasterclass: session zero 00:45:17 - The Star Wars prequels, reassessed 00:55:13 - Book review: A Savage Generation 00:58:32 - Interview: Anna Smith Spark 01:18:39 - Frosthaven: the new game from Cephalofair 01:26:06 - Book review: Shadows in the Stone 01:31:55 - Pixellated honours: exploring video game 'achievements' 01:38:20 - Know your community: D&D Fantasy Art 01:44:43 - Original fiction: The Stranger 02:05:05 - Playing nine to five: job simulators 02:15:43 - Mini of the month: the bard of Alahan 02:20:23 - Book review: The Man in the Dark 02:23:14 - Pokémon: the weird and the wonderful