OSR News from the Underdark Gazette - Sunday, April 3, 2011

Who Kicks Ass? Lamentations of the Flame Princess Kicks Ass! That's Who!

LOTFP WEIRD FANTASY ROLE-PLAYING GRINDHOUSE EDITION (PRINT + PDF) (PRE-ORDER) by James Edward Raggi IV. 32.50€. Boxed set. 360 pages.

Mystery and Imagination, Adventure and Death

Beyond the borders of civilization, beyond the influence of manipulating politicians, greedy merchants, iron-handed clergy, and the broken masses that toil for their benefit, the ruins of ancient civilizations call to those bold enough, and desperate enough, to escape the oppression of mundane life. Treasure and glory await those courageous enough to wrest it from the darkness. But the danger is great, for lurking in the forgotten shadows are forces far more corrupt than even civilization. The price for freedom might be paid in souls.

LotFP: Weird Fantasy Role-Playing presents a sinister and horrific twist on traditional fantasy gaming and provides you with all the tools needed to create and run a long-lasting campaign tailored to your specific vision. Simple enough for a beginner – with material intended for those that have never before played a role-playing game – yet meaty enough for the veteran, this is a complete game in one box. Included in this box:

The Grindhouse Edition includes never-before-seen spells, magic items, and introductory adventure, as well as a revised layout and over 100 new pieces of fantastic art that will transport you into the nightmare world of LotFP: Weird Fantasy Role-Playing!

(order 5 or more copies, a group discount applies - each box will cost just 24,37€)

(Warning: Explicit Imagery! Recommended for ages 18+)

Contents:
• Tutorial Book (96 pages) Introducing the Basics of Role-Playing
• Rules and Magic Book (168 pages) A comprehensive reference for playing the game
• Referee Book (96 pages) Tools for campaigns and adventure
• 7-piece Dice Set
• Character Sheets

Artwork by:
Rowena Aitken
Aeron Alfrey
Tomas Arfert
Dan Berger
Johnathan Bingham
Nicole Cardiff
Christina Casperson
Ernie Chan
Dean Clayton
Ramsey Dow
Laura Jalo
Daniel Lapham
Vincent Locke
Eric Lofgren
Rich Longmore
Peter Mullen
Russ Nicholson
Jason Rainville
Cynthia Sheppard
Book Back Cover Background
Amos Orion Sterns
Filip Stojak

VORNHEIM: THE COMPLETE CITY KIT (PRINT + PDF) (PRE-ORDER) by Zak S. 12.50€. Hardcover. 64 pages. 

Vast is Vornheim, The Grey Maze…

…but I'm not here to bore you with that. This book is not about Vornheim, it’s about running Vornheim – or any other city – in a fantastic Medieval setting. And about running it with a minimum of hassle – so you and your players can get to the good stuff…That’s why we called it a ‘Kit’ – you can use it to build your own city, even in the middle of a game. Give somebody a floorplan and they’ll GM for a day – show them how to make 30 floorplans in 30 seconds and they’ll GM forever.

That said, anyone hoping they bought a book containing The Real Vornheim That The D&D With Pornstars Girls Play In has got it. These are our rules and tables and monsters and places. I wouldn't want to spend all this time writing a book I could't use...

– from the introduction

We asked Zak S., the game master of I Hit With My Axe, to make a little book full of the notes he had when running city adventures – and everything he wished he had. He gave us not only a sourcebook detailing key rules, tables, monsters and places in Vornheim – the city at the center of the Axe campaign – but also a treasure chest of resources for running adventures in any city.
Need to know how to get from here to there even if neither here nor there are listed on a map? Even if there is no map? Need a random encounter? Need instant stats for that random encounter? Need to know why there was a random encounter? This book was designed to help you make a city happen now.

In addition to details on Vornheim, adventure locations, and player commentary from the I Hit It With My Axe girls, every single surface below this jacket – including the back of the jacket, the book covers underneath, and the inside covers – has been crammed full of tools to help you build and run a city in a First, Second, Third, or Fourth Edition game.

GRINDHOUSE T-SHIRT. 12.00€.

Limited Edition LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing Grindhouse T-Shirt!

Pre-Ordering Ends 11:59pm Finnish Time on April 7th. Only those shirts ordered during this week will be made.

The shirt is two-sided, white print on a black Anvil 779 T-Shirt!

FLAILCERATOPS T-SHIRT. 10.00€.

Limited Edition Vornheim Flailceratops T-Shirt!

Pre-Ordering Ends 11:59pm Finnish Time on April 7th. 

Only those shirts ordered during this week will be made.

The shirt is one-sided, black print on a white Anvil 779 T-Shirt!

PEMBROOKTONSHIRE GARDENING SOCIETY. 10.00€.

Join the Pembrooktonshire Gardening Society!

Members receive a 1€ discount off all print products in the LotFP store, forever!

You will also receive a Membership Card in the mail with your name and member number. This will be mailed to you and can be used to claim your discount in person at any convention that LotFP attends, as well as claiming your discount on LotFP products at selected conventions where LotFP isn't there!

If you want a different name on the membership card than the name you've used to register this store account, make that clear in the order comments please.

Your account must be manually upgraded for the discount to apply, and you will receive an email notification when this is done.

By St. Cuthbert, I like the cut of Mr. Raggi's Jib! Let's here some more (reposted from Mr. Raggi's blog):

LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing Grindhouse Edition is a horror-fantasy game with everything you need to play in one box. Tutorial, Referee, and Rules & Magic books totaling 360 pages, plus character sheets and dice. Contains new and revised material and tons of new artwork by top talent.

Vornheim: The Complete City Kit by Zak S is both a mini-setting describing locations seen in the I Hit It With My Axe webshow and a general fantasy city playing aid. 64 pages, hardcover.

PDFs of these releases will be available to download as soon as the order is completed at no extra charge. (The Grindhouse PDFs seem to have a technical issue - this will be taken care of early in the coming week - but you can still download it and take a look at the art in the meantime)

The first 100 people to pre-order both the Grindhouse Edition and Vornheim will receive an extra Rules & Magic book (168 pages) at no extra charge. 

(Note from the Gazette: The first 100 Combo's have been sold! Back to Mr. Raggi!)

Everyone who pre-orders the Grindhouse Edition and Vornheim will receive an oversized chart of Vornheim roll-on tables.

These offers end when the printer notifies me the books have shipped from the printer in Keuruu. I will update this blog when that happens. Might be a week from now. Might be two. Who knows?


Also for sale are Grindhouse and Flailceratops T-Shirts. Orders for these will only be taken until 11:59pm April 7 Finnish time. Only those ordered during this week, plus a few for the artists and a couple for me and my wife, will be made. Be part of the fun when people start posting pictures of themselves wearing their new shirts. :D

Because the shirts will likely be delivered at a different time than the books, be careful about pre-ordering them within the same order - if you do that I wait until everything arrives before shipping. Also, depending on what and how many of whatever you order, non-EU customers may find it advantageous when it comes to shipping costs to place multiple orders rather than just one big one. Feel free to fiddle around in the shopping cart before placing your order.

I had previously mentioned a big discount when ordering copies of the Grindhouse Edition for your whole group. That is still happening, but not as previously described - that shipping weight trick I talked about couldn't happen with the way the store software is set up, so instead I just made the discount on the boxes themselves a bit deeper to compensate.

*phew*

Yeah, I talk a lot.

The big link for pre-ordering: HERE.

There's no doubt that these will be Stunning (click here for technical details from Mr. Raggi!)

Congratulations to all involved! And on a final note, the LotFP store is now carrying Rogue Games products.

Which Brings Us to This!

Shadow, Sword & Spell: Expert Rulebook by Richard Iorio II. Rogue Games. Available in Print + PDF Combo for $12.99 and in PDF for $6.99. 232 pages. (Kindle & eBook versions also avail.)

Shadow, Sword & Spell: Expert

Shadow, Sword & Spell: Expert builds upon the rules found in Basic. In Basic, you created your character. You have braved numerous dangers, made many enemies, and probably killed a few of your foes as well. You have gone from not having any or little influence or prestige, to now being a person of renown or infamy. You have survived the trials and ordeals before you.

Through your wits, guile, and fortitude, you have fought back the hordes of unholy terror. You have saved countless men and women from the bonds of slavery. You have discovered hidden treasures, long forgotten tombs, and tomes of arcane knowledge. You have become a hero, an outlaw, even a thorn in the side of the powers that be. Your trials have prepared you, and now, you are ready to inscribe your name in the rolls of history. The world will feel your justice. Your enemies will know your vengeance. Those with the power will now have no choice but to share it with you. You will be a king, and the dynasty you found will endure for centuries.

Shadow, Sword & Spell: Expert answers the question: What’s next? Your hero has grown in power, and now they are ready to tame the world. Building upon the rules found in Basic,Expert adds new opportunities for your game. What you will find here are new options and rules that you can use to expand your current Shadow, Sword & Spell game, as well as allow you to run games grander in scope.

Written by Richard Iorio II (Colonial Gothic) and powered by 12°, Shadow, Sword & Spell has everything you need to run games inspired by the greatest pulp writers of our time.

Like all of Rogue Games’ games, Shadow, Sword & Spell will be supported by online downloads, wiki, and a slew of print and ebook releases.

Some of you may be unfamiliar with this game. I reported on The Basic Rulebook  when it was released and you can read a review by Zach at RPG Blog II, here. It's also co-written by James Maliszewski, which is how my radar picked it up, in the first place. It sounds like something up my alley and I've added it to the ridiculously long list of games I want to buy, before I die.

Shadow, Sword & Spell: Basic

You hail from a world awash in conflict, danger, and threats. You might be a thief due to your knack for picking the pockets of rich merchants in Gravinia while evading the blades of the competition. You might be a raider selling your sword to the highest bidder and fight for any or all as long as the silver flows. You might even hail from mysterious Cal’athar and have an affinity for arcane forces, using them to work spells outside the realm of Man.

Written by Richard Iorio II (Colonial Gothic) and James Maliszewski (Thousand Suns) as well as powered by 12°, Shadow, Sword & Spell has everything you need to run games inspired by the greatest pulp writers of our time.

$12.99 (Print + PDF)
RGG 3000 6"x9" 189 pages

And I just found this:

The Stew by Richard Iorio II. Available in PDF, Kindle and eBook for .99 cents. 50 pages.

What mysteries lurk in the shadows? Hired by a wizard in search of his legacy, you will soon discover, that a sleepy town, is not all it appears to be. People are missing, mysteries abound, but at least the food is good.

Written by Richard Iorio II (Colonial Gothic & Shadow, Sword & Spell), The Stew is a descent into cooking, legacy, and a strange cult. Set in a remote region of the Spineback Mountains, the adventure is just one example of the type of adventures you can run with Shadow, Sword & Spell.

There's also a Map of The World, available for free download. (I like the map.) The SS&S page has links to several more downloadable game-aids and support products, you can download for free, including this Primer, which might be of use in deciding whether or not you might like to learn more about the game.

Whew! Gimme a Minute. OK. Let's Jump Back In!


What? You Haven't Seen Enough Awesome Yet? Behold! Black Blade and Ushwerwood Delivers with a Spiffy, New and Improved, Better than Lulu Printing!

OSRIC in Hardcover from Black Blade Publishing and Usherwood Publishing. $26.00. 400 pages.

The Old School Reference and Index Compilation, or "OSRICTM", is the retro-clone of the Advanced Dungeons & DragonsTM First Edition game published by TSR, Inc. in the late 1970's and early 1980's. First released in 2006, OSRIC was one of the first retro-clones to hit the gaming scene and garnered a great deal of attention, both good and ill, from the larger gaming community. OSRIC paved the way for other retro-clones such as Labyrinth LordTM (retro-clone of the Moldvey Basic/Expert D&DTM game) and Swords & WizardryTM (retro-clone of the Original Dungeons & DragonsTM game, or OD&DTM ).

This case-bound hardback release of OSRIC contains the latest 'version' of the OSRIC rules - version 2.2 for those that keep track of such things - and has fixed all currently known errata. In addition, the Black Blade Publishing & Usherwood Publications imprint of OSRIC has these new features:

- Eleven new full page, black & white illustrations from artists such as Peter Mullen, John Bingham, Peter Fitzpatrick, Peter Smzer, Brian Thomas, Steve Robertson, Mark Allen, and Jim Holloway.
- A new and expanded, four-page OSRIC index, developed by Jason Zavoda.
- A new Index of Tables, also developed by Jason Zavoda.
- A heavy, 70# grade of interior paper stock, giving the OSRIC hardback a 3.1 lb. heft.
- Cardinal (red), 80# endpage stock, giving OSRIC an old school finishing touch.

Retail Price of the 400-page hardback $26.00 USD

Black Wyvern Press

Tales of the North: The Ordan Valley by Clintt Elliot. Black Wyvern Press. Available in PDF for $3.99. 33 pages.

Tales of the North: The Ordan Valley is a Labyrinth Lord compatible adventure module for 4-8 characters of level 1st to 3rd. This module includes a base of operations and five short adventures. The borderland has for over a thousand years marked the northernmost progress of human civilization. The border is not a line marked on a map but a tide advancing and receding. The Borderland is the tidal plane between high and low tide claimed by both wilderness and civilization but held for long by neither.

Tales of the North: Raiding Party by Clint Elliott. Black Wyvern Press. Available in PDF for $3.99. 27 pages.

Raiding Party is a Labyrinth Lord compatible module published by Black Wyvern Press for 4 to 6 1st to 3rd level characters. The borderland has for over a thousand years marked the northernmost progress of human civilization. The border is not a line marked on a map but a tide advancing and receding. The Borderland is the tidal plane between high and low tide claimed by both wilderness and civilization but held for long by neither.

There's also an OSRIC version of this module, available for $5.00. I think this latter version, has been out for a while, as I seem to remember seeing it before.

The Latest from Knightvision Games

CC1 Curse of Crosskey by Jim Baney. Art by Ryan Sumo. Knightvision. Available in PDF for $1.99. 14 pages.

The Western Star, sailing on a clear sea, is suddenly caught in a mysterious storm appearing out of the blue. Skies darken as fierce wind and driving rain lash at the ship, sending it crashing upon the shore of Crosskey Island. Those fortunate souls that survive must find rescue before their supply of food and water run out. Some of the passengers seem to have plans of their own. Will the "Curse of Crosskey" finally be revealed?

Are You Ready for Some More Stars Without Number? 

Mandate Archive: The Dust by Kevin Crawford. Sine Nomine Publishing. Available as a Free PDF Download. 7 pages.

A handful of fear from a dead empire.

The Terran Mandate was forced to let the frontier worlds go when the expansion of the Second Wave sent too many colonists too far from the core's organs of control. The Directorate did not intend to make that mistake a second time. The Dust was their solution- a planet-wide mist of microscopic nanites, conduits for the unblinking gaze of the AI Maestros and their panopticon security state. Not a single core world escaped the basilisk glare of the Dust and its masters, until the madness of men and the cold resolve of the Maestros clashed in the last hours before the Scream destroyed them both.

Now the Dust remains scattered throughout abandoned Mandate bases and derelict Fleet ships, watching for what never comes. Unsleeping AI security directors and mad explorers stand ready to seize control of this waiting storm, and as the nanofabs begin to groan to life after half a thousand years, the black streamers of Dust promise a new night without end.

This supplement for the free Stars Without Number sci-fi role playing game details not only the insidious nature of the Dust, but also the exotic configurations of long-lost Mandate technology and the dangers of experimenting with their alien designs. New Mandate devices and weapons are included for your Stars Without Number game, all waiting to be found in long-lost Terran caches or aboard starships left derelict for five hundred years.

Oh, Bloody Hell! I Guess I Am Reporting on Upcoming Products!!!

Red Tide from Sine Nomine Publishing.

For three hundred years, the last remnants of humanity have clung to the wild green jungles of the Sunset Isles. They have watched the red mist that consumed their world roil a hundred miles off the coast, waiting, a beast at bay. But now the crimson dreams are becoming stronger, and the wild Shou tribes of the west howl their hate at the human invaders. Who shall rise to save a world quenched in blood?

In this book a Labyrinth Lord will find all that is required to run a sandbox game of adventure in the untamed wilds of the Sunset Isles. In addition to the races, classes, and sorcery of this savage land, a referee will find special tools and resources for creating shadowed courts of quarreling nobility, cities rife with struggle, wild border settlements that cry out for the help of heroes, and dark places in the earth known only to the dead and the damned. These tools will aid not only campaigns in the Sunset Isles, but also those games set in other lands of savage mystery and bloodstained blades.

Expanding on the tag system found in the free Stars Without Number sci-fi role-playing game, Red Tide includes more than fifty new tags for fantasy cities and borderland settlements, along with more than 25 pages of GM resources including culture-specific name and place lists, unkeyed blank maps for quick sandbox use, four pages of room dressing and treasure possibilities, and a new “diagram dungeon” method of quick dungeon generation with a worked example.

Coming in in early April at DriveThruRPG!

Hell yeah!

Product Updates

The 3rd Printing of JB's B/X Companion is Now Available. If you haven't picked this up, I can offer that I'm very pleased to own a copy. It's very, very Groovy! And when can we expect the next product, from Running Beagle?

Delta updated the Original Edition Delta House Rules to v0.8. Available as a free pdf download.

Doug Easterly is giving away the pdf of his Savage Swords of Athanor!

Paul Fini's DC1 The Outpost at the Edge of the Far Reaches is now available from RPGNOW/DriveThru RPG for $5.50. You can still get the Print from Lulu for $7.35.

I'm re-posting my review of DC1. Right now! From March of last year:

Reviews: DC1 - The Outpost at the Edge of the Far Reaches by Paul Fini. IndyOnly.

So, back in December, I was scarfing up some OSR pdf’s from Lulu and I had a little bit of cash left on the gift card. The buck twenty-five that DC-1 cost, back then, meant the price was right! For such small change, I was expecting a three or four page mini-module. Instead, I got a 28 page, full sized, site based adventure!

The text is two-column and Mr. Fini supplies us with a pleasant amount of decent, B&W illustrations. There are five maps, two of the ground and second floor of the outpost and three of the Dungeon levels, beneath. The maps are well done and my only complaint here, is that I don’t see an indication of the entrance point, for the last level. A minor enough quibble, as due to the setup, you can really place it almost anywhere and I think I know where it’s supposed to be, anyway.

DC-1 will work with any of the Old School systems and includes ascending AC info. The adventure itself, can be easily inserted into any campaign. All you need is a fairly abandoned area, where some ancient army could have built an outpost, within travel distance for a contingent of orcs. There are some hints and ideas for a larger picture, which are left nebulous enough for the DM to easily fit things into his/her Milieu. It is recommended for 6-8 adventurers of levels 1-3.

So, some orcs have moved in and are preparing the place for the arrival of a larger force. They’ve got some slaves, some prisoners, some allies and a visiting dignitary. They’ve also, accidently uncovered a formerly sealed off area. Sounds pretty typical, to be sure and DC-1 isn’t breaking any new ground, but it isn’t trying to. What it does, is provide a very well thought out, solid, meat and potatoes, low-level adventure.

There’s plenty of action and some role-playing opportunities, as well. The NPC’s who aren’t just red-shirts, usually have some little snippets of story and personality. The inhabitants of the Outpost, aren’t just sitting around with their thumbs up their asses, waiting for some greedy bastards to come along and spill their blood for beer-money. There’s movement about the Dungeon, tactics and motivations.

34. GOBLIN BARRACKS: 6 mats on the floor with 4 

sleeping goblins. 2 are awake keeping watch 

along the west wall. The Orcs in room 43 sneak 

through a secret door and steal from the goblins. 

The goblins want to catch them in the act. These 

Goblins will be carry short swords and 10-20 sp. 

Goblin Guards (6) – HP: 5,4,4,2,2,1; #AT: 1; D: 1d6 

(short sword); AC 5 [14]; MV: 20'; SA: none

Many of you will be happy to know, that the Outpost has a Latrine and kitchen. There’s even an Orcish Pleasure Parlor, the thought of which might manage to send a shiver up your spine.

Violent combat awaits, with many rooms to explore and some traps and surprises thrown into the mix. Overall, it’s the kind of low-level adventure, I really dig! I’m in agreement with Mr. Maliszewski, as regards the desirability of having plenty of good low-level modules on hand.

If the thought of taking on yet another Orcish outpost feels kind of tiresome, then DC-1 probably isn’t what you’re looking for. On the other hand, if you’ve been thinking of pulling out B2 for another go, to kick off your new campaign, you’ll probably really like DC-1 and should definitely check it out. I’ll be placing it in my new sandbox, somewhere nice and accessible to the PC’s.

And I have! Let's see if my players go there!

Splinters of Faith 5: Eclipse of the Hearth, The Northlands Saga Part 1: Vengeance of the Long Serpent and One Night Stands: The Jungle Ruins of Madaro-Shanti from Frog God Games, are all now available from RPGNOW/DriveThru RPG. (I first reported on these last month.)

Since I'm There, Right Now, Let's Check in With Cyclopeatron

Cyclopeatron posted his March OSR Blog Rankings and list of Fastest Growing OSR Blogs for the month. Grognardia is still king of the hill (Hi, Mr. Maliszewski!) and Matt Finch runs the hottest site, with Mythmere's Blog garnering 91 Followers last month (Hi, Mr. Finch!) Congratulations, gentlemen on your well-deserved success! Check out the links above for the full list, from the hard-working Cyclopeatron!

On a personal note, The Underdark Gazette made the top 10 on both lists! A hearty and much appreciative thanks, to everyone reading and enjoying my blog!

And Now, A Word From Mr. Joseph Browning

Reposted from The Old School Renaissance Group blog:

The OSRG wins Gen Con Marketing Fellowship & Assigned Booth Number!

The Old-School Renaissance Group has been awarded a Gen Con marketing fellowship! This means that we're going to have a 200 sq ft endcap booth instead of a 100 sq ft normal booth. Additionally, we're going to be featured in a special area of the Gen Con Indy 2011 program book. Also, we've been assigned booth number 1541 in the dealers hall. You can download a PDF of the dealers hall here.

So thanks to everyone in the OSR and to Gen Con for making our first show even that much better!

I've been saying "Hell Yeah," a lot this weekend! Hell Yeah!

More From the Orc! (Why am I thinking of Robin Williams, right now...?)

Dylan of Digital Orc has posted his One Page Module 4: Golden Triangle. Also available as a free pdf download. 

A Freebie From Lord Gwydion!

Check out this Dungeon Factions PDF, courtesy of What a horrible night to have a curse...

And Samwise7 has updated his Video Channel

Is Gaming Geeky?

Basic Fantasy Updates to Free Downloads

JN1 The Chaotic Caves and JN2 Monkey Island have both been updated.

More Free Goodies from The Warlock's Home Brew

Paul Fini has given us a Dungeon Time-Tracker. And, if you check out the Warlock's Curiosities page, you'll find some more Gaming Goodness!

A Freebie from Carjacked Seraphim

Jim Pacek has a HD Randomizer Spreadsheet you might like. 

Your Laughing Orc Style is No Match for my Drunken Dragon...

Dan of Sword & Board has a free Martial Arts pdf you might like. 

The One Page Dungeon Contest has Ended!

But, you can go to the Contest Page and scarf-up a ton of free One-Page Dungeons!

OSR Links to Wisdom Logo Competition

From Daddy Grognard:

Design a Logo Competition - Update

Okay, so this is how it's going to happen:

1. Design your logo

2. Sumbit it via e-mail to either myself or the Jovial Priest

3. April 12th is the closing date.

4. Once we've got all the entries, I'll post them all up and set up a poll so that you can vote for your favourite.

5. The winner will get to see their creation immortalised on the Wiki. Fame, glory and adulation will be theirs!

jovialpriest@gmail.com. humber-grognard@live.co.uk.

Metal!

Aos of The Metal Earth has a free pdf preview of a class from his upcoming setting supplement: The Mastermind.

Be the Master of your Domain

ckutalik of Hill Cantons uploaded his Revised Hireling and Domain Rules. Available for free in pdf.

Runequest

matthulu has made a Chaosium Runequest 2nd ed. Character Sheet.

Accolades!

Tim of Gothridge Manor has awarded another Newbie Blogger! Go thou forth and honor the winner of this Prized Award!

I've Got Your Rules-lite, Right Here!

Bandits & Basilisks by Albert Rakowski. Available as a free downloadable pdf. 8 pages

My rules - lite (lighter than Microlite74!) old-school roleplaying system, based on 0e. Some of its features:

• No character class - PCs are just adventurers;

• No example spells - internet is full of them (I encourage you to drop all standard spells and switch to i.e. Ancient Vaults and Eldritch Secrets spellbook);

• Only two example monsters (bandit and basilisk :D).

Albert is the author of the awesome Terminal Space, which you may be familiar with. If not, go thou here! 

Holmes Basic

Visit the Zenopus Archives, a website dedicated to Holmes Basic. 

Organization! Blessed, Organization!

Zak of Playing D&D With Porn Stars made this handy organizational post for himself, which links some stuff you can have a lot of fun with. 

Bearding the Dragon...

Matt Finch, braves Unspeakable Horror, for the OSR. And here. The conclusion of the Trilogy, is here. Then, the epilogue. I don't know why he took so long to start a blog. Dude's a natural! Don't miss the comments.

Acolytes

Mike D. of Sword +1 posted Six Acolytes of Ugarit. Also available as a free pdf download.

Arcadian of No Signal! has started a new blog, Hammer, Book & Blade. Download his OD&D Buffoon. 

Thanks Tim!

Tim of Gothridge Manor, keeps us up to date with his publishing adventure, with some sales figures. 

Pocket Module

Stuart of Strange Magic gives you the tools you need to Make Your Own Pocket Module. 

Monsters!

Jim Pacek of Carjacked Seraphim needs Monsters!

Reviews

Chris of Vaults of Nagoh has a review of Vornheim: The Complete City Kit.

Zak of Playing D&D With Porn Stars channels someone with a stick up their ass, and then reviews Vornheim.

Chris from Rolang's Creeping Doom reviews Dogs in the Dungeon. 

Check out The Chronicles of Nogal for more Hammers of the God play reports. 

Aplus of People them with monsters... has a play report of Humanspace Empires. 

Haque in Black has a review of Vengeance of the Long Serpent. 

Simon of ...and the sky full of dust has reviews of LotFP Weird Fantasy Role Playing Grindhouse Edition and Vornheim: The Complete City Kit. 

Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House has a review of The Inn of Lost Heroes. 


Jeff Rients plays some Dungeon Crawl Classics at Gary Con III.

So does ChicagoWiz!

Maps!

Dan of Tales from the Tower does it again, posting more of his ICE MERP Illustrations from the Moria Module

Arcadian of No Signal made this Hexarchy Map. 

austrodavicus of There's Dungeons Down Under posted a nice map, here. 

Evan of In Places Deep has a Post apocalyptic Sandbox map. And the Stocked version. And more, Here!

Can't decide on where to run your next campaign? John Miskimen of Embrace the Dungeon has an answer!

Il Male of The Yaqqothl Grimoire has A Much More Yaqqothlian Map! Complete with Key!

Carter Soles of The Lands of Ara posted his Map of Ara. 


Beedo of Dreams in the Lich House posted his the Thule Archipelago. 

Pat of Henchmen Abuse posted his Level 2 of the ASE.

Simon of ...and the sky full of dust posted his Map of the Eternal Empire. Nice!

Higgipedia of Gaming All Over The Place has a Map of the Greatholme Campaign here.

Dyson Logos of A Character For Every Game didn't post a wrap-up this week, but here's his Rad Ruins.

One More Awesome Thing!

Go here.

What I'm Pimping this Week

Letting it ride again! It's for a good cause!

The Last Priest of Sebek by Alphonso Warden. Art by Johnathan Bingham. Cartography by Matt Finch. Mythmere Games.

Free module for those who donate $1 or more to disaster relief for Japan. It's on the honor system. The module is for characters level 7-10 and is for Swords & Wizardry and similar games (OSRIC, AD&D, OD&D, etc). Description: The great river of Kemet ran dry decades ago, leaving the land a barren desert, helpless prey to Hittite invaders. Rumors in the oasis camps tell of a strange marshland in the middle of the desert, a fearful place somehow linked to the death of the river. A brave party of adventurers prepares to mount an expedition to this legendary place, seeking treasure and perhaps to discover the truth of the rumors. And the truth can kill ...

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