OSR News From The Underdark Gazette - Saturday, September 18, 2010

A Slow Week in the OSR

After the frenzy of activity, during the past few weeks, that's not so surprising. It's just as well, as I have a ton of work I'm trying to wrap up! So, without further ado, here's this week's news.

New Releases

Jason Kemp has released Hammersong's Legacy, a Campaign Setting for Swords & Wizardry. Available in Print for $19.99 and in PDF for $8.99. 120 pages.

"It has been a century since the War of All Gods has ended, and the land of Cameria has yet to heal from the devastation. The Duar Protectorate that watched over the people of the Eastern Shores fear the worst, now that the great warrior-king, Ollum Hammersong, has passed. Despite the twisted monstrosities that roam the lands, the people have made their first steps toward recovery. Now, a Regent’s Council rules as agents of Balmordak travel abroad in search of the king’s missing heir. Hammersong’s Legacy provides a strong foundation for running a campaign set in this post-apocalyptic fantasy setting, providing full details on the gods, races, history and cultures of Cameria, a wide range of 66 adventure seeds, a small bestiary of more than 60 beasts, and more. Referees will find herein a rich and vibrant setting for their fantasy campaigns, which in turn will provide hours of joy and entertainment as your players explore these shattered realms and discover the secrets of Hammersong’s Legacy."

The World Gorean Society has released four more $1.00 PDF's. A Book of Assassins, Clerics, Paladins and Druids, for Osric. No covers. Page count ranges from 26 to 43 each, for these four PDF's.

Free Downloads

Telecanter of Telecanter's Receding Rules has a PDF collection of cool house rules, which he gathered together from all the awesome stuff you guys have been posting. It's in his downloads section, on the right.

Rick Krebs, the gentleman who designed Gangbusters and webmaster of the Bloody 20's blog, has posted a version of the games earlier incarnation.

Media Releases

I Hit It With My Axe: Episode 27: A Little D&D Lifetime Special.

Samwise7 has some new posts up on his video blog.

Software and Online Generators

Brutorz Bill of the Green Skeleton Gaming Guild blog, turned us on to Tormentor's Virtual Wasteland, a Loot Generator for Post-apocalyptic gaming.

Reviews from around the Blogosphere

James Maliszewski of Grognardia has a review up of the LotFP release, Hammers of the God.

Cool, beyond cool! Jeff Rients of Jeff's Gameblog is doing an Arduin Cover to Cover series!

Pookie of Reviews from R'lyeh has a review up of the LotFP release Weird New World. 

In Other News

The gentleman who runs the Age of Fable site, who I only know as James, has recently started a setting blog - Teleleli. 

John Stater of The Land of Nod has started a Patronage program, for his Mystery Men! project, a rules lite Comic Book RPG. So far he's achieved 57% of his goal. If you're interested in participating, you can read more here.

Cyclopeatron has compiled a list of 165 Old School blogs, ranked by number of Followers. The rate of growth in this community, is remarkable! We're looking less like a niche of a niche, every day. :)

James Bobb of the World of Onn blog and product line, has a new forum, dedicated to his Campaign and Old School releases.

What I'm Pimping This Week

Knockspell # 4. Published by Black Blade Publishing. Available in Print for $10.00 and in PDF for $5.00. 

"Knockspell: The quarterly resource for old school gaming!

"Knockspell Issue #4 contains a veritable cornucopia of gaming content for your retro-clone or out-of-print fantasy campaign!

"This issue features another installment of the Isles on an Emerald Sea setting by Gabor Lux, two adventures (including one by Jeffrey Talanian), an article on artifact types and attributes by Scot Hoover, a weird weather system, and much, much more!"

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