Knowledge Illuminates by Tim Shorts. Cartography by Robert S. Conley. GM Games. Available in PDF for $4.00. 15 Pages.Grab your dice and hire some henchmen, you're going to need them. Knowledge Illuminates is a campaign starter adventure full of possibilities. Explore a dark fantasy world in search of an unending treasure. But within this adventure lurks a horror that will haunt the players for years. So buckle up that helmet, sharpen that sword, and bring an extra pair of iron spikes, this adventure is for the big boys.Tim has more to say about his first published adventure at his blog,
Gothridge Manor. Also, check out this post of Tim's for some more insight into working with RPGNOW. Congratulations Tim and here's to the success of GM Games!
A New Advanced Adventure!
Advanced Adventures # 17: The Frozen Wave Satsuma by Joseph Browning & Andrew Hind. Art by Peter Mullen, John Bingham. Expeditious Retreat Press. Available in Print for $12.00 and in PDF for $6.00. 12 pages.A bank of frigid fog rolls down the northern coasts, bringing seaborne raiders sacking villages and temples along the way. Survivors wail of strange-speaking men in stranger armor, wielding weapons unseen in civilized lands. All know that the fog must hide a larger ship of some equally strange design, for the raiders strike from small boats which would surely capsize in the open seas.
What dangers await upon the cold and windy ocean? What terrible foreign ship lurks within the haze, hiding like a lion upon the wine-dark sea? Into this fog travels the intrepid party - seeking to solve the mystery of The Frozen Wave Satsuma!
The Frozen Wave Satsuma is An OSRIC(tm) module designed for 6-8 adventures of levels 3-5.Sending PC's to Hell Sound Like a Lot of Fun!
B1 Journey to Hell by Roderic Waibel. Sacrosanct Games. Available in PDF for $1.00. 45 pages.
In a desperate bid to bring his queen back to life, King Heltrhop made a foolish pact with the demon, Astaroth. Astaroth has possessed the king, trapping him in hell. Now the party must make a journey into hell itself to rescue the king and save the world from a demon invasion.
B1, Journey to Hell is an adventure for both the OSRIC (or other favorite old school version) and the Altus Adventum 2nd edition role-playing games. Versions for both systems are included. It is based off of Dante's Inferno, and takes the heroes into Hell itself in a bid to save the king. This adventure is designed for characters level 18-20 (OSRIC version) or Legends (Altus version).
Some Love for Basic FantasySword & Board: A Basic Fantasy Companion by Dan Buterbaugh. Art by Brian Joseph Baker, V. Shane, Steve Robertson, Michael Syrigos, Darkroom Productions. Currently available as a Free PDF download. 84 pages.
This supplement provides new races, class options, monsters, spells, and encounter rules for the Basic Fantasy Roleplaying Game.This will be available in print shortly. Dan is also in the midst of cleaning up the file, so you may want to wait a couple of days before downloading or re-downloading.
A 2nd Release from Ludibrium Games
Ironwood Gorge by Eric Jones. Ludibrium Games. Available in PDF for $6.95. 44 pages.
"Orcs have returned to the once quiet border province of Blackmarch. The Bleak Tower and its meager garrison are all that stand against the tide. Their only hope lies in a ratag band of adventurers willing to venture into the perilous maw of Ironwood Gorge..."
Ironwood Gorge is a fantasy role-playing adventure for 4-8 characters of levels 2-5, designed for older editions of the world's most popular fantasy role-playing game and its clones such as Labyrinth Lord and OSRIC. The material is also easily adaptable to any other class and level based fantasy role-playing game. Ironwood Gorge serves as part two in the Blackmarch sequence of adventures, but is built to function just as well as a one-off adventure, a drop-in-a-hex location for sandbox games, or as a kick start to a new campaign.
The module includes keyed maps detailing both the Bleak Tower: a living, breathing refuge for adventurers; and Ironwood Gorge: a cave complex with over 100 keyed areas of traps, monsters and mayhem. The module is illustrated throughout with original artwork and includes appendices detailing new monsters, magic items, and spells. Whether you are looking for an out-sized adventure to usher the hardiest characters to the intermediate levels, or a fully-realized location to plunder for maps and ideas, Ironwood Gorge is a treasure from the old-school of gaming.
Vigilance Press Sale!Prices on Vigilance Press Old School PDF Products have been reduced to $1.99 or less. So, if you've been waiting to pick up that copy of Osric Unearthed, Old School Psionics, or one of their other items, now's a good time. Check out their Bundle prices, as well!
Visit James Maliszewski for the Grognardia review of Osric Unearthed and other Vigilance Press products.
Free Game!
Visit baronzemo at Forever Free Games for a mini-module blogpost - Terrible Trouble in Bumbleville - A first edition adventure for characters of levels 4-6.
Microdungeons
Tony Dowler of year of the dungeon has his latest Compilation available for download.
Dyson's Doings
Dyson posted his weekly recap to the Goblinoid Games forums:
Another week already?
- Dyson's Dodecahedron Issue 2 - the second issue of my B/X D&D Zine.
- The City of Flowers - a city from my campaign originally drawn from the pages of Heavy Metal magazine.
- The Expanding Frontier - Join the Galactic Legions! Play Star Frontiers!
- The Undead Guardians of Veroth - Uber-wights created using the Uniquely Undead article posted last month.
- Random Thursday - The City of Beggars - Random beggars!
- Friday Map - The Grand Ruins - The Keep - The first section of "the Grand Ruins" mapped from a recent LL/AEC campaign.
Here's a Quote from Peter:
For one week only Small Niche Games is offering three highly acclaimed adventures for the low cost of $7.50. That's almost a 50% savings off the normal price!
What you get:
Blood Moon Rising - A festival, a mystery, and a flight of demons on the wing. For levels 1-3.
The Inn of Lost Heroes - Can you survive the nightmare and escape with your sanity intact? For levels 3-5.
Pyramid of the Dragon - A pyramid, a dragon, and a swamp filled with untold dangers. For levels 5-7.
Buy the Labyrinth Lord Adventure Bundle HERE.
Mystery Men! UpdateThis sale ends on 02/20/2011
Mr. Stater has the Gamma Release of Mystery Men! available:
I've put in the beta errata and made some other big changes to ability score generation, rolling feats and the monster stats - also added the ever lovin' blue-eyed Tarrasque and a little sample artwork that will appear in the finished product.Click the link above for more info and the download link.
The Three Castles Design Award Nominees for 2011Badmike posted the list of nominees at The Troll Ate My Homework:
Three Castles Design Award 2011 Nominees:
B/X Companion (Jonathan Becker)Congratulations guys and good luck! As you can see, the competition is bloody stiff!
LOTFP Weird Fantasy Roleplaying (James Raggi)
Stonehell Dungeon(Michael Curtis)
The Dungeon Alphabet (Michael Curtis)
The Majestic Wilderlands (Rob Conley)
Win a Copy of the LotFP: Weird Fantasy Role-Playing Grindhouse Edition!
Grindhouse Edition Giveaway Contest... I Need a First Level Spell!
The Contest:
I need an original first level Magic-User spell to put in the spell list of the Grindhouse Edition. I want it to come from you!
Conditions:
The spell you submit is your own original work that has not previously appeared in print or on the web.
You will not forget to include the Duration and Range along with the name and description.
By submitting, you give permission for me to use it in LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing and add it to the Open Game Content.
Need to be 18+ years old to enter.
Submit your entry to lotfp@lotfp.com.
The winning spell 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 spells 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 Sunday Feb 20 11:59pm Finnish time.Mr Raggi has been posting a lot of updates on how things are going with the Grindhouse Edition, including a lot of art previews!
One Grognard's Opinion: Reviews from Around the Old School BlogoverseCarter Soles from The Lands of Ara has some thoughts on Realms of Crawling Chaos.
Swordsman from the rune under water has a review of D101 Games' Life & Death.
Visit TKB's Blog for a play report of Fabled Curse of the Brigand's Crypt.
Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House has a review of The Hidden Serpent.
Joe Bloch of Greyhawk Grognard fame has a review of Realms of Crawling Chaos.
Evan of In Places Deep has a review of Realms of Crawling Chaos.
Tenkar of Tenkar's Tavern has a Mini Review of Fields of Battle.
Videos!Samwise7 has a video review of LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing. He also has a video review of Minisix.
Check out ivanmike1968's Youtube Channel.
We're Taking Over The World!
Paul Fini's The Outpost at the Edge of the Far Reaches has been translated into French!
To Boldly Go...
ELI ARNDT of I See Lead People has a character sheet for Where No Man Has Gone Before.
Convention Happenings
JOETHELAWYER has some links and info on TotalCon and what Old School events are scheduled.
Carter Soles has a page with info and links for the Sea of Os'r collaborative blogging project.
imredave of Forgotten Runes has his Bad Neighbor Mountain.
Risus Monkey has his Monkey Maps Vol. 1 available for download.
John Williams of Rule of the Dice has a map he wants you to steal.
Brutus Motor of This is Dice Country is hard at work on geomorphs.
As Coop Devil at FightingFantasist.
I'm Letting OpenQuest ride, as it's been a long, very busy weekend and is getting late.
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Thanks for the headliner James! Much appreciated. I hope you got my email earlier in the week. Again, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAlways the highlight of my weekend's blog reading. thanks again James.
ReplyDeleteAmazing how much news there is each week. I love this column.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your support, James. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteYes, an awesome read AS ALWAYS, and THANKS for mentioning the Sea of O'SR project!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a few cool things I was not aware of previously. Thanks for compiling it all again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out James. The news from the Underdark Gazette is always the best.
ReplyDeleteThere's so much old school product being made, I think we need our own news network.
ReplyDeleteHowdy everybody! Thanks for stopping by! :)
ReplyDelete@Tim - Yes! Thank you!:)