OSR News from the Underdark Gazette – Saturday, June 5, 2010

New Releases

For the month of June only, you can get Hardcover compendium’s of Fight On! Priced at $40 each, the first eight issues are available in two Hardcover Editions.

“The legendary Fight On! Compendium makes its second appearance, ONLY available for the month of June, and UNIQUELY in this design for all time! Whether you're a collector or you just prefer this format, you'll want to grab this while you can, because it will be GONE in July. Get the first four issues under one unique cover! If you are a brick and mortar hobby store wishing to stock 2 or more copies for longer-term sales, we will discount this 35% for you - please contact us for details - and you will have no sales competition from us after this month. And don't forget the FREE summer shipping! Whether you're just checking us out for the first time or looking forward to taking your game to a whole new level, don't delay - grab this compendium (and its companion volume for issues 5-8) and Fight On!”

Also for June, the individual Print issues are on sale! Lulu has a free shipping deal going on right now, so it’s a really good time to catch up on Fight On! and/or get those sweet Hardcovers!

Pacesetter Games has released ADV1 The Vampire’s Curse. Available in print for $11.00.

“A First Edition Advanced Game Module

Evil is afoot in this murder mystery. A wedding, a distant keep, a murderous vampire and a furious winter storm combine to set the backdrop for a twisting mystery. This is a fast-paced adventure with dozens of npcs who serve as both victims and villians. And the player characters may just be next...

This adventure will challenge both the DM and Players!

Designed for 4-6 characters of 3rd to 5th level.”

Congratulations to these fine folks! And Please, keep it coming!

Free Downloads

Shane Mangus over at the Swords Against the Outer Dark blog, has created a very nice Advanced Labyrinth Lord Screen in PDF format. Woo-Hoo! Thanks Shane!

Jed at the IxD&D blog, has created another Wheel Chart for calculating To Hit values, this time for Labyrinth Lord. Added to the Original Post, so you can snag the Swords & Wizardry volvelle as well.

Thomas Denmark over at Original Edition Fantasy, turned us onto another OD&D Science Fiction supplement. Star Blades is available on this Yahoo Group. The supplement draws heavily on Frank Herbert’s Dune for inspiration.

Delta has a dungeon program for your gaming pleasure. Check out GridMapper V. 1.0.

If you’re into Tunnels & Trolls, Trollzine #2 is now available for download.

Randall of RetroRoleplaying: The Blog, has released V.03 of his Microlite 75.

Chris Creel at The Polyhedral Dicebag has an Encounter Critical adventure for you to download: Raiders of the Mercenary Coast.

Version 1.2 of Terminal Space is now available! New monsters, spells a Mi-go class and more.

Check out Dragonsfoot’s Latest Uploads for some new Character Sheets and Excel Spreadsheets for your gaming pleasure!

Thanks everyone, for all your hard work and dedication!

Events & Happenings

Visit Joe the Lawyer for some info on FalCon, Connecticut's Old School RPG con.

Kantcon runs in Kansas City from July 9-11. John Hershberger of Black Blade Publishing has announced that he will be running a couple of Old School events.

In Other News

Grendelwulf’s Armies of Oerth series is on Part XXVI. He’s also slaving away on a certain Grey City, so check out his progress!

I Hit it With My Axe: Episode 12 – The Blind Stabbing the Blind.

Michael Curtis has reported that the Second Printing of The Dungeon Alphabet is shipping this week! If you missed out on the first, don’t make the same mistake this time!

Speaking of Mr. Curtis and OSR releases, here’s a Stonehell Play Report thread at the Goblinoid Games Forums.

A missing friend returned to the blogosphere, this week. Check out The Rusty Edge of Knight.

What I’m Pimping This Week

Monsters of Myth by the First Edition Society. Edited by Matt "Mythmere" Finch and Stuart "PapersAndPaychecks" Marshall.

“(Hardcover) Monsters of Myth is in the tradition of the original Monster Manuals. It is a project made possible by the release of OSRIC.”

Available in Hardcover for $29.13, Paperback for $16.60 and as a Free PDF download, this book is Freakin Awesome! I’m usually rather jaded, when it comes to new Monster Manuals, but Monsters of Myth has some exciting stuff! Very, nicely done, with several entries from one of my favorite Old School designer, Matt Finch! I printed out a pdf copy for use, but I’m so taken with the book that I aim to get the hardcover, soon.

You can check out James Maliszewski’s review, here. 

Monsters of Myth – It’s What I’m Pimping This Week!

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