Lesserton and Mor: A Place to Risk Your Life… and a Place to Live It Up
Once, the vast city of Great Mor stood as mankind’s proudest achievement, civilization’s farthest outpost, impregnable to any invasion… or so the Dukes of Morland believed. But when the mighty Half-Orc Lord unified all the barbaric humans and humanoids of Eastern Valnwall into a single giant army, and the Wood Elf King abandoned the humans to their doom, Great Mor fell. Something more than warfare tore through the city, destroying invader and defender alike, laying waste for miles around. The survivors clung to a bit of rock in the swamp and slowly built up the town of Lesserton: home base for any who dare enter the Ruins of Mor and hope to return with treasure and their lives.
This complete supplement for any classic fantasy role-playing game includes:
Player’s Guide to Lesserton: A separate booklet suitable for handing to the players, with popular shops, inns and prices, rules for making your own local PC, and how to earn experience points through good living!
Referee’s Guide to Lesserton: With a quick, readable style, this tome covers everything a sinful town of 7,600 can offer: Neighborhoods and racial intolerance, haggling, begging, muggers and pickpockets, bribes and the law, cost of living (poorly or well), rumors and hirelings, massive celebrations and their aftermath, entertainers, services on the street, gambling and drinking, finding adventure, searching for love, and 65 shops and establishments peopled with over 140 quirky NPCs. Plus a bonus adventure by Jeff “Bighara” Sparks, DEADLY CHANCES!
Referee’s Guide to Mor: From getting past the giant walls in the first place, to the many deadly beings who lurk in the Ruins, to the peculiar habits of the Vermin Tribes, this guide holds everything the referee needs to run adventures in the Ruins of Mor. The double-sized map covers two square miles, framed and seeded with set locations and foes, and offering plenty of room for random Weirdness, wandering monsters, and the referee’s own ideas. Tables cover day and night encounters, Hazards, Hauntings, Excavations, Lairs, Pits, orkin clans, the Curse of Mor, and much else besides. Includes BELOW THE JADE TEMPLE, a bonus adventure by Jeff “Bighara” Sparks!The Players Guide to Lesserton is available as a separate product, for Free through March 7 (normally $4.00.)
Lastly, here's a short video Sneak Peek of the product.
A Sandbox from the Zodiac Gods
The Rising Dark: An Introduction to Agraphar by Nicholas Bergquist. Zodiac Gods Publishing. Available in Print for $12.99 and in PDF for $2.99. 49 pages.The world of Agraphar...a young land, center of an eternal conflict between chaos and order. Will you join with the forces of Ymaltar, the Sun Fury who stood strong against the darkness and created the world, or side with the darkness, trumpeting Dymachas and the lords of chaos in their quest to extinguish the creation of the Lord of Order? A complete adventure setting for use with the Swords & Wizardry rule system and sufficiently mechanics-lite to be easily adapted to other fantasy RPGs. Designed for the GM who is interested in a new setting that provides a sandbox setting for adventures, but doesn't overwhelm with detail Features: 27 new gods; Corrupting magic; Aasimar, satyr and faerie character races; A Gazetteer of northwestern Tariach; Hand-rendered maps; A detailed adventure location in "The Doom of Zeramath"; new monsters; Plot ideas and advice;BONUS: This edition includes the Sun Fury Gazette Supplement I in the back as an extra freebie! Published under OGL 1.0aThe above text refers to the Print version - for anyone ordering the PDF, the above mentioned Sun Fury Gazette Supplement I is available as a Free Download from RPGNOW.
Knockspell and More from Mythmere Games!
Knockspell #5 edited by Matthew Finch. Mythmere Games. Available in Print for $9.99 and in PDF for $4.95. 67 pages.
The magazine of old school gaming! Issue #5 contains adventure modules by Bill Silvey and Jason Sholtis, how to generate encounters with Scrabble tiles, "portable" rooms to plug into any dungeon, and more! Games covered include 0e, 1e, Swords & Wizardry, OSRIC, and other retro-clones.But Wait... There's more!
Knockspell Collected Issues 1-3. Available in Hardcover for $35.00 and in Softcover for $25.00.
195 pages! This is the collection of the articles from Knockspell Magazine's first three issues, containing boatloads of resources for those of us who play out-of-print fantasy RPGs and retro-clones of those games. The advertisements are removed and the layout isn't quite as fancy as in the magazines themselves, but if you're looking for a one-book collection of articles, this is it!But Wait... There's More!
Swords & Wizardry WhiteBox Rules is now available in Hardcover for $18.99 and in Softcover for $9.95. The Free PDF is still available for Download, of course.
THIRD PRINTING. The essential rules of the three boxed booklets of Original D&D (1974), re-described under the terms of the WotC open game license (includes some legally required tweaks). The WhiteBox rules do not contain anything from the game's later supplements, so this is in many ways a completely different game! Adventure like it was at the very beginning! This is a complete game, very simple to master, but open-ended enough to provide a lifetime of fantasy roleplaying gaming! ----->Note: For the later "Complete" rules based on all of the Original D&D booklets (which are in many ways different from this game!), go to Frog God Games at talesofthefroggod.com.But Wait... There's More!
If you check out Mythmere's Lulu Spotlight page, some of Mythmere's earlier offerings are again available for purchase. Such as early issues of Knockspell, The Spire of Iron and Crystal, and the awesome Eldritch Weirdness Compilation!
Ludibrium Games Keeps 'Em Coming - With a Wonderfully Creepy Cover!
Kingmaker by Eric Jones. Ludibrium Games. Available in PDF for $2.95. 16 pages.
Footprints #17. Available as a Free Download. 51 pages.
A Few Words from Mr. Raggi:
Let's See What Dyson Logos Has Been Up To...
Reposted from goblinoidgames.com:
This Week at a Character For Every Game
Alexis of The Tao of D&D continues updating The Same Universe.
Some Free Bling from Carjacked Seraphim
Jim Pacek of Carjacked Seraphim has some NPC Swashbucklers Bling, some NPC Dwarves Bling and some Potions Bling as he continues his series of card based gaming aids.
A Mouse Fighter Battling a Boa Constrictor Lich Sounds Pretty Cool...
Simon Washbourne has a draft up of his Woodland Warriors RPG based on Swords & Wizardry.
Dungeons!
David of Tower of the Archmage posted some PDF's of Levels 2A & 2B of his Megadungeon.
Making War a Little Bit Easier...
ChicagoWiz made us an AD&D/Osric Army Calculator! Also, some news on his upcoming Classic D&D Marathon event.
Encounter Critical!
John Miskimen of Embrace the Dungeon has an Encounter Critical Character Sheet!
Bard Work and More from Carter!
Carter Soles of The Lands of Ara has been posting his work with the Bard Class. This post includes a link to his 2d6 Bardery PDF. He's also posted his Arandish Campaign House Rules 2011 along with a PDF version.
DungeonWords!
Risus Monkey has a PocketMod of DungeonWords for you to download.
Still Keeping an Eye on the Halfling...
John posted the Delving Deeper RPG Development Blog #5. Amongst other things:
Videos & Podcasts
Samwise7 has updated his Youtube Channel - Samwise7RPG - RPG Addict.
As has bighara of Faster Monkey Games with a new episode of Echoes from the Geek Cave.
Save or Die Podcast: Interview with Tracy Hickman.
I Wish I Lived In Texas...
Norman Harman of Troll and Flame filled us in on what's happening in the Lone Star State with his Austin/Texas Area Game Cons 2011 post.
Post of the Week!
BLAHBLAH BLAH+ ONE FREEBIE from Joeskythedungeonbrawler's blog.
One Grognard's Opinion - Reviews!
Greg Christopher of the Errant RPG blog has a review of LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing.
Tenkar of Tenkar's Tavern has a review of Kingmaker.
Tenkar also has reviews of The Rising Dark and The Sun Fury Gazette.
James Maliszewski of Grognardia has a review of Realms of Crawling Chaos.
Pookie of Reviews from R'lyeh has a review of Skull Mountain.
Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House has a play report of his Gothic Greyhawk campaign, where he's utilizing Hammers of the God. His son Nogal has his own take on the session, over at The Chronicles of Nogal.
John Stater of The Land of Nod has a Play-test Report of his Mystery Men! RPG.
Map Time!!!!!
Il Male of The Yaqqothl Grimoire has this very cool Dungeon Map for you.
John Laviolette of The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms continues work on his Geomorphs.
If you check out Mythmere's Lulu Spotlight page, some of Mythmere's earlier offerings are again available for purchase. Such as early issues of Knockspell, The Spire of Iron and Crystal, and the awesome Eldritch Weirdness Compilation!
Ludibrium Games Keeps 'Em Coming - With a Wonderfully Creepy Cover!
Kingmaker by Eric Jones. Ludibrium Games. Available in PDF for $2.95. 16 pages.
"Tragedy has fallen on the Kingdom of Ambarge-the King is dead; long live the King! But the kingdom's woes have only just begun, for the crown prince, the King's sole heir, is nowhere to be found. The fate of their kingdom rests on the deeds of a handful of wayward pilgrims that walk a solitary road in a remote land."
from Tenkar's Tavern: "Dungeon crawls are nice and all, but an adventure that is driven by roleplay and character interaction (along with some combat - can't forget that) is comparatively rare in fantasy roleplaying. An adventure that can kick off a campaign for first level characters, that doesn't include a single map (although it does include generic tokens for combat if desired) is a wonder to behold. Kingmaker is all this and more"The Latest from Dragonsfoot!
ContentsA New Contest From LotFP - Win A Copy of the LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing Game: Grindhouse Edition!
Alternative Spell Casting Rules (article)
Death Dice (magic item)
The (false) Tomb of Horrors (adventure)
Teleport Trap (article)
The Werelord (NPC class)
Sword of Taunting +1 (magic item)
The Reconciled Ranger (class)
A Few Words from Mr. Raggi:
Since the last contest was so awesome, and the printing of the Grindhouse Edition won't start March 1 (customers and I both save money on shipping - which is not an inconsiderable expense outside of Europe - if this and Vornheim go together), and I haven't hit my "giveaway quota," I think we can do another contest.
This time: MAGIC ITEMS!
Last time I ran into the triangular issue of Utility vs Creativity/Atmosphere vs Power in deciding the winner. This time, Creativity/Atmosphere will be more heavily weighted.
The Contest:
I need an original magic item to put in the Referee book as an example in the Grindhouse Edition. I want it to come from you!
Conditions:
- The magic item you submit is your own original work that has not previously appeared in print or on the web.
- By submitting, you give permission for me to use it in LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing and release it in an Open Game Content document.
Submit your entry to lotfp@lotfp.com.
- Need to be 18+ years old to enter.
The winning item will be used in the box set, and its creator will get a complimentary copy of the Grindhouse box. All entries (that I don't think are utter crap, anyway) will be organized into a PDF to be freely distributed, with all items being Open Game Content.
If you do not include a real name to be credited I assume you are OK with not being individually credited - I'd really rather not list internet handles.
Submit your entry before Wednesday March 2 11:59pm Finnish time.
Let's See What Dyson Logos Has Been Up To...
Reposted from goblinoidgames.com:
Another all-old-school week this week!And What's Alexis Been Up To?
PocketMod Labyrinth Lord Character Sheet - I love pocketmods and I love B/X D&D and Labyrinth Lord. Two great tastes that taste great together!
Reskinning Your Magic User - quick look at how to make every Magic User unique without introducing new subclasses or spell lists.
Encased IPS Armour - very light police power armour for Mutant Future
Random Randomness - a random table of random tables from around the blogosphere.
Map - Ruins of the Gorgon - A timed map creation experiment ending with a gorgeous old-school map.
Map - The Sunken Caverns of Greth - a one hour map, to compare with the two hour ruins of the gorgon.
Map - The Sorcerer's Tower - our second-last stop in the explorations of the Grand Ruins mini-campaign I ran.
Alexis of The Tao of D&D continues updating The Same Universe.
Some Free Bling from Carjacked Seraphim
Jim Pacek of Carjacked Seraphim has some NPC Swashbucklers Bling, some NPC Dwarves Bling and some Potions Bling as he continues his series of card based gaming aids.
A Mouse Fighter Battling a Boa Constrictor Lich Sounds Pretty Cool...
Simon Washbourne has a draft up of his Woodland Warriors RPG based on Swords & Wizardry.
Dungeons!
David of Tower of the Archmage posted some PDF's of Levels 2A & 2B of his Megadungeon.
Making War a Little Bit Easier...
ChicagoWiz made us an AD&D/Osric Army Calculator! Also, some news on his upcoming Classic D&D Marathon event.
Encounter Critical!
John Miskimen of Embrace the Dungeon has an Encounter Critical Character Sheet!
Bard Work and More from Carter!
Carter Soles of The Lands of Ara has been posting his work with the Bard Class. This post includes a link to his 2d6 Bardery PDF. He's also posted his Arandish Campaign House Rules 2011 along with a PDF version.
DungeonWords!
Risus Monkey has a PocketMod of DungeonWords for you to download.
Still Keeping an Eye on the Halfling...John posted the Delving Deeper RPG Development Blog #5. Amongst other things:
Mark has created something like 40+ wonderful pieces for the monsters and Dave, Cameron and myself are just in awe of them. Lastly, I have included the complete list of monsters that are in Delving Deeper RPG.
And if anyone is wondering, development of the game is proceeding right on schedule – if not a couple of weeks ahead.I love Mark Allen's artwork and would buy this on the strength of his illustrations alone!
Videos & Podcasts
Samwise7 has updated his Youtube Channel - Samwise7RPG - RPG Addict.
As has bighara of Faster Monkey Games with a new episode of Echoes from the Geek Cave.
Save or Die Podcast: Interview with Tracy Hickman.
I Wish I Lived In Texas...
Norman Harman of Troll and Flame filled us in on what's happening in the Lone Star State with his Austin/Texas Area Game Cons 2011 post.
Post of the Week!
BLAHBLAH BLAH+ ONE FREEBIE from Joeskythedungeonbrawler's blog.
One Grognard's Opinion - Reviews!
Greg Christopher of the Errant RPG blog has a review of LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing.Tenkar of Tenkar's Tavern has a review of Kingmaker.
Tenkar also has reviews of The Rising Dark and The Sun Fury Gazette.
James Maliszewski of Grognardia has a review of Realms of Crawling Chaos.
Pookie of Reviews from R'lyeh has a review of Skull Mountain.
Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House has a play report of his Gothic Greyhawk campaign, where he's utilizing Hammers of the God. His son Nogal has his own take on the session, over at The Chronicles of Nogal.
John Stater of The Land of Nod has a Play-test Report of his Mystery Men! RPG.
Map Time!!!!!
Il Male of The Yaqqothl Grimoire has this very cool Dungeon Map for you.
John Laviolette of The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms continues work on his Geomorphs.
Higgepedia of Gaming All Over The Place posted his Greatholm: Wickster Town & The Surrounding Area campaign map.
Jeff Rients of Jeff's Gameblog posted his new, improved Wessex map.
What I'm Pimping This Week
Mazes & Minotaurs by Paul Elliot and Olivier Legrand. Legendary Games Studios. The Game and supplements are available to download for Free.
There's a TON of M&M material available, including an "Original Edition," a "Revised Edition," several supplements and eight issues of the Minotaur Quarterly webzine. If You haven't checked out this new "old school" game, which sets out to answer the question "What if D&D had been more heavily based on the myths and culture of Ancient Greece, as opposed to Medieval Europe?" then you're missing a treat!
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