tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17046097404081298652024-03-19T00:26:03.241-04:00Forgotten Runesimredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-8974678900547514582023-12-04T18:01:00.000-05:002023-12-04T18:01:49.220-05:002023 Kickstarters<p> 2023 status of projects I backed. I have of course signed up for way too many once again, Most of them come through although usually six months behind schedule.</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Not Due yet</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> EXORDIUM: Origins
of Mythos Estimated delivery Feb 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Hoard of
Ghaundal - 5e Miniatures & Adventures Estimated delivery May 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Reaper Miniatures -
Dungeon Dwellers Roleplaying Game Estimated delivery Jul 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> How to Make a
Fantasy Sandbox Estimated delivery Jan 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Pocket Chronicles:
Visual World-Building Tools and Notebooks Estimated delivery Mar 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> OUTSIDERS: an
expansion for NOTORIOUSEstimated delivery Dec 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Legendary Undead: A
5th Edition Supplement Estimated delivery Oct 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> HellWatch: Infernal
Oath - An Epic 5e Campaign & Setting Estimated delivery Dec 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ryoko's Guide to
the Yokai Realms - A 5e Tome$ Estimated delivery Apr 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Campaign Builder:
Castles & Crowns for 5th Edition D&D TOV Estimated delivery
Jul 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Mystic Days:
Caldwell Edition Estimated delivery Sep 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Wanderer's Guide to
Enchanted Emporiums (5E) Estimated delivery Dec 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Shadow Over
Vansreik: A Grim Setting and Adventure for 5E+ Estimated delivery Feb
2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Curse of the
Usurper- RPG 5e Estimated delivery Apr 2025</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Moria™ –
Through the Doors of Durin for The One Ring™ RPGS Estimated
delivery May 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Wilderfeast
Estimated delivery Sep 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dolmenwood Tabletop
RPG Estimated delivery Mar 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Historica Arcanum:
Era of the Crusades (5E+) Estimated delivery Aug 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tome of Horrors:
Enemies of the Valiant Estimated delivery May 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Obojima Tales From
The Tall Grass: A 5E Campaign Setting Estimated delivery Sep 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Castle of the Mad
Archmage™ 10th Anniversary Edition Estimated delivery Mar 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Aether Nexus:
Fantasy Mecha TTRPG Estimated delivery May 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Koboa: The South
American 5e, PF2 and CFR Setting Estimated delivery Oct 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tales of the
Valiant RPG: Launching Black Flag Roleplaying Estimated delivery Apr
2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> MARROWBREAK TTRPG
Estimated delivery Feb 2024
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Iron Kingdoms: Into
the Deep Wild (5e) Estimated delivery Jan 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Blood and Doom
Estimated delivery Dec 2023</p></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Guild Chronicles
Storytelling System: Core Rules Estimated delivery Jan 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Lazy DM's Forge
of Foes for 5e Estimated delivery Mar 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Cool Name RPG: A
Community Owned Fantasy Roleplaying System Estimated delivery Aug
2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Dungeon Denizens
Estimated delivery Jul 2024</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">A bit Late</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The End of
Everything: Epic 5e Adventure to Save the World Estimated delivery
Nov 202</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Light Fantasy RPG
Estimated delivery Oct 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Adventurer
Conqueror King System Imperial Imprint (ACKS II) Estimated delivery
Nov 2024</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Soulmist : Unspoken
Tales Estimated delivery Sep 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Wildsea: Storm
& Root Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> BREAK!! - A TRPG
inspired by fantasy videogames and anime Estimated delivery Jun 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Astromythos: Lair
of the Spider Lord Estimated delivery Oct 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tide World of Mani
Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DUNGEON
DEGENERATES: HAND OF DOOM FIFTH PRINTING$ Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heroes Of Mythic
Americas Estimated delivery Nov 2023
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Secrets of the
Golden Throne Estimated delivery Nov 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Gloaming Wild -
5e Survival-horror Estimated delivery May 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Riftborne:
Champions of the Multiverse - a 5e Supplement Estimated delivery Jul
2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Beacon TTRPG
Estimated delivery Sep 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tomb - A Dungeon
Crawl For 5e Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Steinhardt's Guide
to the Eldritch Hunt: A 5e Supplement Estimated delivery Mar 2023
missing bonus
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Campaign Builder:
Cities & Towns for 5th Edition Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Nejavina - Slavic
5E Setting and 3D Printable Miniatures Estimated delivery Apr 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Astro Inferno
Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Zin Never Dies: The
Roleplaying Game Estimated delivery Mar 2023 close</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Skyraiders of
Abarax: A 5E world from Tracy & Laura Hickman Estimated delivery
Nov 2022 Close
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Uncharted Lands:
Book & STL Collection Estimated delivery Sep 2022 stalled</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Many Crypts of
Lady Ingrade (Zine Quest) Oct 2021 1 of 4</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Darkest Dungeon:
The Board Game Nov 2021 Limbo
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where My Peeps At?
October 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Glorantha: The Gods
War (Reprint & NEW Expansions) Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Unfamiliar Apr 2021</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Headed for the wall
of shame</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;">The Titans Trail: A
Mech vs Kaiju 5e Expansion Module Jan 2021</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Reach
of Titan Dec 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Metal
Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine Returns! Oct 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Demigods Mar 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Ended</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Salt
in the Wounds (I had originally marked this one done based on receipt
of the campaign setting, but on reviewing my pledge I realized I had
been promised a good deal more).</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Refunded</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Never ending Story</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ryuutama
(basically done but pledge contains permanent electronic updates)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Pieces missing</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rhune
(one adventure short)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Please come home, I
still love you baby (way past due, I still want the item).</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Throne
of night
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Completed since last
update</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> LOOM: Portent of
the Vale</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Curse of
Corpsewood Forest: A DnD 5e Adventure Estimated delivery May 2023
done?</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Folio #30 The Great
Maze Adventure! Estimated delivery Jul 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Fate of
Chentoufi: Adventure in Luke Gygax's Okkorim$ Estimated delivery Sep
2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> L'Arsene's Ledger
of Treasures and Trinkets - A DnD 5e Tome Estimated delivery Jul 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Ecology of Monsters
for Gamemasters and Worldbuilders (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Fehu Games OSR
Short Halloween Quest for Swords and Wizardry</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> To Save A
Kingdom—An Adventure Path for 5E & Level Up: A5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Acquisitions
Incorporated: The Series 2</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Greywind's Guide To
Tharador (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Monster Souls 5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Session Zero</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Inn at the Edge
of the World</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Legend of Keepers
5E Reverse Dungeon and STL Miniatures</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Fantasy Crown: an
OSR inspired RPGA
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Encyclopedia 2:
Lore Book & Toolbox for your 5E Campaign</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> TLD RPG Estimated
delivery</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Deep Magic 2:
Spellcaster's Emporium for 5th Edition Games
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Realms Of Elghrune
Box Set</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Villainous
Champions of the Shadow Keep</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Heart of St.
Bathus, A 5e Underworld Adventure</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Ultimate Guide to
Foraging, Harvesting & Natural Discovery</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Beyond Corny Groń:
Adventurer's Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Dr Dhrolin's
Dictionary of Dinosaurs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Heretic's Guide to
Devotion & Divinity (5E)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Torrents of the
Spellhoarder</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Masters, Minions
and Tactics: a 5th Edition Supplement</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Maera: A 5E
Compatible Fantasy RPG Campaign Setting</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Drakar och Demoner
/ Dragonbane
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Wastes of Chaos:
Enter the 5E Borderlands
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> THE WORLD OF KENSEI
- For 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> MINION RPG Zine</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> When the Wolf Comes
RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Folio #29 The Ogre
Arena Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> 50 Years of Text
Games: From Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Return to Dark
Tower Fantasy Roleplaying Game</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> FAST Core Rulebook
- Multi-Genre RPG System</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> "Flee,
Mortals!" - The MCDM Monster Book for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> 5th Edition
Adventure: The Undying War</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Cyran's Magnificent
Walking Marketplace</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Elements of
Inspiration - Bring Your World To Life</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Rultmoork</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Shards of Ascension
1-3 for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> REACH OF THE ROACH
GOD - Part of A Thousand Thousand Islands (pdf only)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> DungeonMorphs IV:
More RPG Map Design Dice & Cards</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Dice-Free Dungeons:
Quickstart Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Forbidden Lands RPG
– Book of Beasts and The Bloodmarch</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> DCC Dying Earth</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Realms of Peril</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Heckna! Carnival
Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD</p></blockquote>Complete<br /><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Beasts of the
Dissonance –5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Land of the Rising
Sun</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> 5e RPG - Tomb of
the Colossus Gods</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Lazy DM's
Companion</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Soulmist : A
Journey from Darkness to Light (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Twilight Fables</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Ascoleth: The Last
Great City</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Book of Ebon Tides:
5th Edition enters the Plane of Shadow!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Westlands, a 2D6
System RPG Core Book</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Colostle - The
Roomlands</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> DUNGEONEERING:
Wanderers</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Downtime in Zyan</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Dungeon Local 001</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Tim Kask's Curse of
the Weaver Queen | Expanded Box Set</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Mimics, An
Unnecessary Work, for Use With Fantasy RPGs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Limitless Monsters
vol.2 (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Mimic Tamers</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Folio #28 The
Howling Dungeon Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Planebreaker—Explore
the Planes for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> GURPS Girl Genius
Roleplaying Game</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Planegea: The
Prehistoric 5th Edition Campaign</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Practical Guide
to Becoming a Great GM</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Cha'alt: Chartreuse
Shadows</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Creatures: Complete
Monster Compendium 2 for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Tome of Beasts 3:
Full Throttle 5th Edition Monster Mayhem</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Heart of
Chentoufi: Adventure in Luke Gygax's Okkorim</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> GOZR - An Adventure
RPG in a Broken Future</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Level Up: Advanced
5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Demiverse: A
Campaign Setting for 5e & Those Who Wander</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Fearsome Foes and
Where to Fight Them</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Historica Arcanum:
The City of Crescent (5E)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Herbalist's Primer</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Book of Lost Lore &
Book of Lost Beasts</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Spire's End:
Hildegard</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Dungeons of
Drakkenheim</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Heliana's Guide To
Monster Hunting: A 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Ruins of Symbaroum
for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Barrowmaze:
Dwarrowdeep (OSR and 5E)</p></blockquote>
<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-indent: 0.5in;">
Dead Man's Rust - a mega-adventure for Scarred Lands 5E</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Pexia's Guide to
Omeria Fifth Edition Campaign Sourcebook</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Airship Campaigns</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang: Seed of
Vanirs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Wildsea RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Blackstorm Realms:
A 5th Edition Setting</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Folio: Retro
Classics, Ice on the Water Trilogy</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> GODS (PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Greg Stolze's
Reign, Second Edition (PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Marmoreal Tomb
(PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Demon City: The
Ultimate Horror RPG</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Critical
Core</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Wanderer's Guide to
Merchants & Magic (5E)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Prophecy of
Nine Omens Trilogy (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Fantasy City Sites
and Scenes III, for use with Fantasy RPGs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Rangers of the
Midden Vale</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Calidar "Alfdaín
Ascendant"</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> SIN: A Spire RPG
Sourcebook</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #27 Lair of
the Serpents Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Nightfell: Horror
Fantasy Setting for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Vault of Magic for
5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Monsters of the
Wilderness for 5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Saving Cha'alt</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DUNGEONEERING –
ZineQuest</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> THE ONE RING™
Roleplaying Game, Second Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Desert Moon of
Karth</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where the Wheat
Grows Tall</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Through Ultan's
Door</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dangerous
Destinations Hardcover or PDF for any Fantasy RPG!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Kibbles' Compendium
of Craft and Creation</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Those Who Wander</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> IRON KINGDOMS:
REQUIEM *5e*</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Caelum: A Shattered
Sky</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The Fox's Wedding: a Compendium of Japanese Folklore Jun 2021</span></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Southlands 5th
Edition: A Realm of High Adventure Aug 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #26 The
Virgin Mine Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Into the Unknown: A
Solo Campaign for 5e, B/X, and S&W!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> UNBOUND RPG Reprint</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Worlds Without
Number</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Aaralyn's Stolen
Notes to Velea (Reprint) - 5e Setting</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Scarlet
Citadel: A 5th Edition Dungeon of Secrets</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Creatures: Complete
Monster Compendium for 5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Legends of Omeria
Starter Set Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Monstrous
Might for 5E Dungeons & Dragons DnD RPG Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Exalted Vales:
Region and Campaign Guide for D&D 5th edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Castles &
Crusades Castle Keepers Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tales of Arcana 5E
(5th Edition) Race Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Hearts of Wulin Sep
2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Fall of Mith:
Aeteum Sep 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Cat's Cradle: A
Fantasy Town for 5e and Other RPG Systems</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang Adventures
- for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Rise of the Ice
Dragons Trilogy: Three RPG Adventures for 5e
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Shadows of Esteren
RPG: Dark Romanticism</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Greatest
Thieves in Lankhmar: A DCC Boxed Set</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ptolus: Monte
Cook's City by the Spire</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> EMBERWIND: a new
breed of tabletop RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> World of Aetaltis -
RPG Campaign Setting for 5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Vampire: the
Masquerade - Blood Feud a Mega Board Game
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ruin Masters</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ian Miller’s Grim
Tarock</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Arcana of the
Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy sourcebook </p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Ultimate Guide
to Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folk Magic of the
Haven Isles</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Majestic
Fantasy RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Lost Lands: Tehuatl</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Full Roslof Keep
PDF Collection</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> BRANCALONIA - THE
SPAGHETTI FANTASY RPG
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tome of Beasts 2
for 5th Edition: 400 New Monsters</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Terrain
Essentials</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;">The Complete Curse
of Roslof Keep Campaign</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trudvang
Chronicles: Muspelheim
</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Knights of the
Shadow Realm</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Curse of Roslof
Keep Digital Bonus Content</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #24 & #25 Double Edition Adventure Set</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Retro RPGA Inspired
1E&5E Mini-Adventure Set </p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Paladin Queen's
Forest (for D&D 5E and Pathfinder)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DELVE: A Solo Game
of Digging Too Deep</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Monsters of the
City for 5E RPG</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Electric
Bastionland RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Hero's Journey 2e</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Heart:
The City Beneath RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Spire's
End - Solo & Cooperative Card Game Adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tome
of Horrors 2020 for Fifth Edition by Necromancer Games</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dungeons
& Delvers: Red Book</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Fantastic
Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot for 5e</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Empire
of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition Campaign vs. the Undead</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Koryo Hall of Adventures 5e Compatible Campaign Setting
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">World
of Relivo</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Drow: Collector's Edition for D&D 5E or PFRPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
World of the Lost Lands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Grande Temple of Jing V1 - For 5th Edition (and others)
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Scarred
Lands Creature Collection for 5th Edition RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Treacherous
Traps for 5th Edition!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tegel
Manor Returns!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">SECRETS
of BLACKMOOR: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sea
King's Malice: a 5E Adventure in the Deadly Depths</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tales
From the Sorcerer Under the Mountain</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">L'gat's
Tome of Amazing Creatures Volume 3</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Cities
of Harn</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Adventures
Great and Glorious</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Isle of The Amazons - RPG Zine for #ZineQuest</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Symbar
- Mother of Darkness</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Far
Away Lands Nuzoz</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trilemma
Adventures Compendium</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Mini-Dungeon
Monthly: RPG zine for D&D 5th Edition</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Monsters
& Magic: a 5e bestiary and treasury</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Cha'alt</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lost
Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition): Maps and Print Run
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Your
Best Game Ever!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">CAVALIERS
OF MARS</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Secrets
of the Nethercity Estimated delivery Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Castles
& Crusades: Den of Iniquity Estimated delivery Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dungeons
of Amara: Poems and Art of Monsters and Townfolks</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Ultraviolet Grasslands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">A
Rasp of Sand: A Roguelike Tabletop RPG Experience </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Tomb of Black Sand</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
City of Great Lunden</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Fateforge:
a 5th Edition Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
King of Dungeons</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lancer</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #22 (1E/5E D&D Adventure)
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">John
Carter of Mars - The Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Vagabond’s Cyclopedia: an OSR + PbtA Supplement</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Desert
Dwellers Estimated</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Humblewood
Campaign Setting for 5e DND</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Silent
Titans Estimated delivery</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rex
Draconis RPG - Rising Tides</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Vagabonds
of Dyfed RPG: OSR meets PbtA</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Midderlands Expanded - An OSR Setting Expansion </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Bane of Roslof Keep high level 1E & 5E gaming adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trudvang
Chronicles - Stormlands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Calidar
"On Wings of Darkness"</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Esoterica
Tabletop Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sandy
Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5e </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dortoka:
an OSR + PbtA City Module</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Folio
of Fiendish Monsters 1E monster compendium</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Occult
Secrets of the Underworld</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Complete White Ship Campaign 1E&5E mega-adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Make/100!
Spell: The RPG & Spellbook Engraved Wood Box Set</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">YNDAROS:
THE DARKEST STAR, award-winning Symbaroum campaign
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Over
the Edge: A Roleplaying Game of Weird Urban Danger</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Curse of Roslof Keep high level 1E & 5E gaming adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Confrontation
– Classic The legendary skirmish game (note I just gave them a buck
to read their updates)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Dragon Heresy Introductory Set Fantasy RPG (5E-variant)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rappan
Athuk: Reborn for Fifth Edition! Go down the Well!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tome
of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth Edition</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">SYMBAROUM
- Monster Codex
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Forbidden
Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #16 & #17 Double 1E & 5E Adventure Set</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #18 & #19, 1E & 5E Adventures</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lost
Hall of Tyr: A 5e Adventure (Dungeon Grappling support) </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Luminous
Echo: The Forgotten King extended campaign
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Spire
RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Artifices
of Quartztoil Tower - 5E Adventure
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Capharnaum
- The Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sommerlund
City Maps</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Midgard
Campaign Setting: Dark Roads & Deep Magic
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Luminous
Echo: The Forgotten King extended campaign Estimated delivery Dec
2017</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Slumbering
Ursine Dunes</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Heroic
Fantasy & Barbarian Conquerors Collection</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">50
sHAdes of VORpal (Declared done)</p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-51526414314874942032023-01-05T23:03:00.002-05:002023-01-05T23:03:42.118-05:00Kickstarters 2022 Year end<p>Once again an update on the Kickstarters I backed. 2022 was a good year for Kickstarters including several escapes from the wall of shame. I seem to still be adding Kickstarters at the rate of 3-4 a month, so my list of not yet due has increased a fair amount. My preference for .pdfs has saved me from the long shipping delays many projects have encountered. Now I have to start reading some of the completed ones and maybe write some reviews.</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Projects I backed</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Not Due yet</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Villainous
Champions of the Shadow Keep Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heart of St.
Bathus, A 5e Underworld Adventure Estimated delivery Jun 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ultimate Guide to
Foraging, Harvesting & Natural Discovery Estimated delivery Nov
2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Beyond Corny Groń:
Adventurer's Guide Estimated delivery Jun 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dr Dhrolin's
Dictionary of Dinosaurs Estimated delivery Nov 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Secrets of the
Golden Throne Estimated delivery Nov 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heretic's Guide to
Devotion & Divinity (5E) Estimated delivery Feb 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Torrents of the
Spellhoarder Estimated delivery Nov 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Gloaming Wild -
5e Survival-horror Estimated delivery May 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Riftborne:
Champions of the Multiverse - a 5e Supplement Estimated delivery Jul
2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Masters, Minions
and Tactics: a 5th Edition Supplement Estimated delivery Jan 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Maera: A 5E
Compatible Fantasy RPG Campaign Setting Estimated delivery Dec 2022
done</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Beacon TTRPG
Estimated delivery Sep 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Drakar och Demoner
/ Dragonbane Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Wastes of Chaos:
Enter the 5E Borderlands Estimated delivery Jul 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> THE WORLD OF KENSEI
- For 5E Estimated delivery Jun 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tomb - A Dungeon
Crawl For 5e Estimated delivery Aug 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> MINION RPG Zine
Estimated delivery Feb 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> When the Wolf Comes
RPG Estimated delivery Jan 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Steinhardt's Guide
to the Eldritch Hunt: A 5e Supplement Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #29 The Ogre
Arena Gaming Adventure! Estimated delivery Jan 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> 50 Years of Text
Games: From Oregon Trail to A.I. Dungeon Estimated delivery Jan 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Return to Dark
Tower Fantasy Roleplaying Game Estimated delivery May 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Campaign Builder:
Cities & Towns for 5th Edition Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Nejavina - Slavic
5E Setting and 3D Printable Miniatures Estimated delivery Apr 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> FAST Core Rulebook
- Multi-Genre RPG System Estimated delivery Jan 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> "Flee,
Mortals!" - The MCDM Monster Book for 5e Estimated delivery Aug
2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> 5th Edition
Adventure: The Undying War Estimated delivery Jun 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Astro Inferno
Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Cyran's Magnificent
Walking Marketplace Estimated delivery Feb 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Zin Never Dies: The
Roleplaying Game Estimated delivery Mar 2023</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Elements of
Inspiration - Bring Your World To Life Estimated delivery Feb 2023</p></blockquote><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">A bit Late</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Rultmoork Estimated
delivery Dec 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Shards of Ascension
1-3 for 5e Estimated delivery Dec 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> REACH OF THE ROACH
GOD - Part of A Thousand Thousand Islands Estimated delivery Oct 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Skyraiders of
Abarax: A 5E world from Tracy & Laura Hickman Estimated delivery
Nov 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DungeonMorphs IV:
More RPG Map Design Dice & Cards Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dice-Free Dungeons:
Quickstart Guide Estimated delivery Jun 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Uncharted Lands:
Book & STL Collection Estimated delivery Sep 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Forbidden Lands RPG
– Book of Beasts and The Bloodmarch Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DCC Dying Earth
Estimated delivery Sep 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Realms of Peril Dec
2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Many Crypts of
Lady Ingrade (Zine Quest) Oct 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Darkest Dungeon:
The Board Game Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where My Peeps At?
October 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Glorantha: The Gods
War (Reprint & NEW Expansions) Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Unfamiliar Apr 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heckna! Carnival
Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD Jan 2021 almost done</p></blockquote><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Headed for the wall
of shame</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>The Titans Trail: A
Mech vs Kaiju 5e Expansion Module Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Reach
of Titan Dec 2019</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Metal
Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine Returns! Oct 2019</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Demigods Mar 2019</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Ended</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Salt
in the Wounds (I had originally marked this one done based on receipt
of the campaign setting, but on reviewing my pledge I realized I had
been promised a good deal more).</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Refunded</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Roleplaying Game</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Never ending Story</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ryuutama
(basically done but pledge contains permanent electronic updates)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Pieces missing</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rhune
(one adventure short)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Please come home, I
still love you baby (way past due, I still want the item).</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Throne
of night
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Completed since last
update</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Beasts of the
Dissonance –5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Land of the Rising
Sun</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> 5e RPG - Tomb of
the Colossus Gods</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Lazy DM's
Companion</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Soulmist : A
Journey from Darkness to Light (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Twilight Fables</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ascoleth: The Last
Great City</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Ebon Tides:
5th Edition enters the Plane of Shadow!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Westlands, a 2D6
System RPG Core Book</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Colostle - The
Roomlands</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DUNGEONEERING:
Wanderers</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Downtime in Zyan</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dungeon Local 001</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tim Kask's Curse of
the Weaver Queen | Expanded Box Set</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Mimics, An
Unnecessary Work, for Use With Fantasy RPGs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Limitless Monsters
vol.2 (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Mimic Tamers</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #28 The
Howling Dungeon Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Planebreaker—Explore
the Planes for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> GURPS Girl Genius
Roleplaying Game</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Planegea: The
Prehistoric 5th Edition Campaign</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Practical Guide
to Becoming a Great GM</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Cha'alt: Chartreuse
Shadows</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Creatures: Complete
Monster Compendium 2 for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tome of Beasts 3:
Full Throttle 5th Edition Monster Mayhem</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Heart of
Chentoufi: Adventure in Luke Gygax's Okkorim</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> GOZR - An Adventure
RPG in a Broken Future</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Level Up: Advanced
5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Demiverse: A
Campaign Setting for 5e & Those Who Wander</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Fearsome Foes and
Where to Fight Them</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Historica Arcanum:
The City of Crescent (5E)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Herbalist's Primer</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Lost Lore &
Book of Lost Beasts</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Spire's End:
Hildegard</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dungeons of
Drakkenheim</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heliana's Guide To
Monster Hunting: A 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ruins of Symbaroum
for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Barrowmaze:
Dwarrowdeep (OSR and 5E)<span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Dead Man's Rust - a mega-adventure for Scarred Lands 5E</span></p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Pexia's Guide to
Omeria Fifth Edition Campaign Sourcebook</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Airship Campaigns</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang: Seed of
Vanirs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Wildsea RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Blackstorm Realms:
A 5th Edition Setting</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Folio: Retro
Classics, Ice on the Water Trilogy</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> GODS (PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Greg Stolze's
Reign, Second Edition (PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Marmoreal Tomb
(PDF)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Demon City: The
Ultimate Horror RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Critical
Core</p></blockquote><p>
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><br />
<br />
</p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-77345109538671515712022-03-13T20:48:00.004-04:002022-03-13T20:49:13.523-04:00Kickstarte Update 2022<p><b> Projects I backed</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b> Not Due yet</b></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Mimics, An
Unnecessary Work, for Use With Fantasy RPGs Estimated delivery May
2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Soulmist : A
Journey from Darkness to Light (5e)€20.00Flesh Hunter Estimated
delivery Dec 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Limitless Monsters
vol.2 (5e)$15.00PDF Limitless Monsters vol. 2 Estimated delivery Apr
2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Folio: Retro
Classics, Ice on the Water Trilogy$20.00Trilogy PDF Estimated
delivery Oct 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Mimic
Tamers€5.00Mimic Tamers 5E Estimated delivery Jan 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #28 The
Howling Dungeon Gaming Adventure! Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> REACH OF THE ROACH
GOD - Part of A Thousand Thousand Islands Estimated delivery Oct 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Planebreaker—Explore
the Planes for 5e Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Skyraiders of
Abarax: A 5E world from Tracy & Laura Hickman Estimated delivery
Nov 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> GURPS Girl Genius
Roleplaying Game Estimated delivery May 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Planegea: The
Prehistoric 5th Edition Campaign Setting Estimated delivery Jun 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Practical Guide
to Becoming a Great GM Estimated delivery Sep 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Cha'alt: Chartreuse
Shadows Estimated delivery Jun 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Ebon Tides:
5th Edition enters the Plane of Shadow! Estimated delivery Jul 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Level Up: Advanced
5th Edition Estimated delivery Dec 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Demiverse: A
Campaign Setting for 5e & Those Who Wander Estimated delivery Apr
2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Fearsome Foes and
Where to Fight Them Estimated delivery Jan 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Lazy DM's
Companion$20.00The Full Lazy DM Series in PDF Estimated delivery Oct
2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Historic a Arcanum:
The City of Crescent (5E) Estimated delivery Apr 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Herbalist's Primer
Estimated delivery Feb 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Uncharted Lands:
Book & STL Collection Estimated delivery Sep 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Forbidden Lands RPG
– Book of Beasts and The Bloodmarch Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Lost Lore &
Book of Lost Beasts Estimated delivery Mar 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Spire's End:
Hildegard Estimated delivery Jul 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DCC Dying Earth
Estimated delivery Sep 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dungeons of
Drakkenheim Estimated delivery Apr 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heliana's Guide To
Monster Hunting: A 5e Supplement Estimated delivery Jan 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ruins of Symbaroum
for 5E Estimated delivery Feb 2022</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Barrowmaze:
Dwarrowdeep (OSR and 5E)CA Estimated delivery Aug 2022</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Dead Man's Rust - a mega-adventure for Scarred Lands 5E July 2022</span></p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>A bit late</b></p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Pexia's Guide to
Omeria Fifth Edition Campaign Sourcebook Dec 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Airship Campaigns
Dec 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang: Seed of
Vanirs Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Realms of Peril Dec
2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Many Crypts of
Lady Ingrade (Zine Quest) Oct 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Darkest Dungeon:
The Board Game Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where My Peeps At?
October 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Glorantha: The Gods
War (Reprint & NEW Expansions) Nov 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Wildsea RPG
August 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Blackstorm Realms:
A 5th Edition Setting July 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Land of the Rising
Sun May 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Unfamiliar Apr 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heckna! Carnival
Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Titans Trail: A
Mech vs Kaiju 5e Expansion Module Jan 2021</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Headed for the wall
of shame</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>GODS - The dark
fantasy RPG May 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Critical
Core Dec 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Greg
Stolze's Reign, Second Edition Aug 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Metal
Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine Returns! Oct 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Reach
of Titan Dec 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Demon
City: The Ultimate Horror RPG Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Demigods Mar 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Ended</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Salt
in the Wounds (I had originally marked this one done based on receipt
of the campaign setting, but on reviewing my pledge I realized I had
been promised a good deal more).</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Refunded</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Never ending Story</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ryuutama
(basically done but pledge contains permanent electronic updates)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Pieces missing</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rhune
(one adventure short)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Please come home, I
still love you baby (way past due, I still want the item).</b></p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Marmoreal
Tomb (Two books out of Three)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Throne
of night
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><b>Completed since the last
update</b></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Wanderer's Guide to
Merchants & Magic (5E)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Prophecy of
Nine Omens Trilogy (5e)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Fantasy City Sites
and Scenes III, for use with Fantasy RPGs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Rangers of the
Midden Vale</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Calidar "Alfdaín
Ascendant"</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> SIN: A Spire RPG
Sourcebook</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #27 Lair of
the Serpents Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Nightfell: Horror
Fantasy Setting for 5e</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Vault of Magic for
5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Monsters of the
Wilderness for 5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Saving Cha'alt</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DUNGEONEERING –
ZineQuest</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> THE ONE RING™
Roleplaying Game, Second Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Desert Moon of
Karth</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where the Wheat
Grows Tall</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Through Ultan's
Door</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dangerous
Destinations Hardcover or PDF for any Fantasy RPG!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Kibbles' Compendium
of Craft and Creation</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Those Who Wander</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> IRON KINGDOMS:
REQUIEM *5e*</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Caelum: A Shattered
Sky</p><p class="western" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left; text-indent: 0.5in;">
The Fox's Wedding: a Compendium of Japanese Folklore Jun 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Southlands 5th
Edition: A Realm of High Adventure Aug 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folio #26 The
Virgin Mine Gaming Adventure!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Into the Unknown: A
Solo Campaign for 5e, B/X, and S&W!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> UNBOUND RPG Reprint</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Worlds Without
Number</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Aaralyn's Stolen
Notes to Velea (Reprint) - 5e Setting</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Scarlet
Citadel: A 5th Edition Dungeon of Secrets</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Creatures: Complete
Monster Compendium for 5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Legends of Omeria
Starter Set Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Monstrous
Might for 5E Dungeons & Dragons DnD RPG Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Exalted Vales:
Region and Campaign Guide for D&D 5th edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Castles &
Crusades Castle Keepers Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tales of Arcana 5E
(5th Edition) Race Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Hearts of Wulin Sep
2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Fall of Mith:
Aeteum Sep 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Cat's Cradle: A
Fantasy Town for 5e and Other RPG Systems</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang Adventures
- for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Rise of the Ice
Dragons Trilogy: Three RPG Adventures for 5e
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Shadows of Esteren
RPG: Dark Romanticism</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Greatest
Thieves in Lankhmar: A DCC Boxed Set</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ptolus: Monte
Cook's City by the Spire</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> EMBERWIND: a new
breed of tabletop RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> World of Aetaltis -
RPG Campaign Setting for 5E
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Vampire: the
Masquerade - Blood Feud a Mega Board Game
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ruin Masters</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ian Miller’s Grim
Tarock</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Arcana of the
Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy sourcebook </p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">The Ultimate Guide
to Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting for 5E </p></blockquote>
imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-83378169236325437012021-04-02T19:56:00.000-04:002021-04-02T19:56:10.894-04:00Kickstarter 2021 Update<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Once again gentle readers it is time to review my collection of Kickstarters. Although I have tried to cut back once again I find I have signed up for far too many (Zine quest set the bait well this year). Without further ado here is the updated list. Projects I backed:</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Not Due yet</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;">Nightfell: Horror
Fantasy Setting for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;">Vault
of Magic for 5th Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;">Monsters
of the Wilderness for 5th Edition</p></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Saving Cha'alt</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Trudvang: Seed of
Vanirs</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Realms of Peril</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DUNGEONEERING –
ZineQuest</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> THE ONE RING™
Roleplaying Game, Second Edition</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Desert Moon of
Karth</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where the Wheat
Grows Tall</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Through Ultan's
Door</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Many Crypts of
Lady Ingrade (Zine Quest)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Dangerous
Destinations Hardcover or PDF for any Fantasy RPG!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Kibbles'
Compendium of Craft and Creation</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Those Who Wander</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> IRON KINGDOMS:
REQUIEM *5e*</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Land of the Rising Sun</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Caelum: A Shattered Sky</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The Fox's Wedding: a Compendium of Japanese Folklore</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Southlands 5th Edition: A Realm of High Adventure</span> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Dead Man's Rust - a mega-adventure for Scarred Lands 5E</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Folio #26 The Virgin Mine Gaming Adventure! </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The Wildsea RPG</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game</span></p></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Blackstorm
Realms: A 5th Edition Setting</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Aaralyn's Stolen Notes to Velea (Reprint) - 5e Setting</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Worlds Without Number</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;">The Scarlet Citadel: A 5th Edition Dungeon of Secrets</span></p></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Into the Unknown: A
Solo Campaign for 5e, B/X, and S&W!</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Unfamiliar</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tales of Arcana 5E
(5th Edition) Race Guide</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Where My Peeps At?</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Ptolus: Monte
Cook's City by the Spire</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Ultimate Guide
to Alchemy, Crafting & Enchanting for 5E</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Greatest
Thieves in Lankhmar: A DCC Boxed Set</p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Glorantha:
The Gods War (Reprint & NEW Expansions)</p></blockquote>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> Trudvang Adventures
- for 5E</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">A bit late</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Heckna! Carnival
Horror Campaign Setting for 5e DnD Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Book of Monstrous
Might for 5E Dungeons & Dragons DnD RPG Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Legends of Omeria
Starter Set Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Titans Trail: A
Mech vs Kaiju 5e Expansion Module Jan 2021</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Exalted Vales:
Region and Campaign Guide for D&D 5th edition Dec 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Creatures: Complete
Monster Compendium for 5E Oct 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> UNBOUND RPG Reprint
Oct 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Castles &
Crusades Castle Keepers Guide Sep 2020</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Hearts
of Wulin Sep 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Cat's Cradle: A
Fantasy Town for 5e and Other RPG Systems Aug 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise of the Ice
Dragons Trilogy: Three RPG Adventures for 5e Aug 2020</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Shadows of Esteren
RPG: Dark Romanticism Jun 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">World
of Aetaltis - RPG Campaign Setting for 5E May 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Vampire:
the Masquerade - Blood Feud a Mega Board Game May 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">GODS
- The dark fantasy RPG May 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ian
Miller’s Grim Tarock May 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Arcana
of the Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy sourcebook (just the final
adventure) Mar 2020</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Critical
Core Dec 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ruin
Masters Nov 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Greg
Stolze's Reign, Second Edition Aug 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Metal
Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine Returns! Oct 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Reach
of Titan Dec 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">EMBERWIND:
a new breed of tabletop RPG Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Demon
City: The Ultimate Horror RPG Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Demigods Mar 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Complete</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">The Fall of Mith: Aeteum</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Folk Magic of the
Haven Isles</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Majestic
Fantasy RPG</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Lost Lands: Tehuatl</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Full Roslof Keep
PDF Collection</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> BRANCALONIA - THE
SPAGHETTI FANTASY RPG
</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Tome of Beasts 2
for 5th Edition: 400 New Monsters</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Terrain
Essentials</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-align: left;"> The Complete Curse
of Roslof Keep Campaign</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trudvang
Chronicles: Muspelheim
</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Knights of the
Shadow Realm</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Curse of Roslof
Keep Digital Bonus Content</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #24 & #25 Double Edition Adventure Set</p>
<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Retro RPGA Inspired
1E&5E Mini-Adventure Set </p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> The Paladin Queen's
Forest (for D&D 5E and Pathfinder)</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> DELVE: A Solo Game
of Digging Too Deep</p><p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"> Monsters of the
City for 5E RPG</p></blockquote>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Electric
Bastionland RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Hero's Journey 2e</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Heart:
The City Beneath RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Spire's
End - Solo & Cooperative Card Game Adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tome
of Horrors 2020 for Fifth Edition by Necromancer Games</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dungeons
& Delvers: Red Book</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Fantastic
Adventures: Ruins of the Grendleroot for 5e</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Empire
of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition Campaign vs. the Undead</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Koryo Hall of Adventures 5e Compatible Campaign Setting
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">World
of Relivo</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rise
of the Drow: Collector's Edition for D&D 5E or PFRPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
World of the Lost Lands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Grande Temple of Jing V1 - For 5th Edition (and others)
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Scarred
Lands Creature Collection for 5th Edition RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Treacherous
Traps for 5th Edition!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tegel
Manor Returns!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">SECRETS
of BLACKMOOR: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sea
King's Malice: a 5E Adventure in the Deadly Depths</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tales
From the Sorcerer Under the Mountain</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">L'gat's
Tome of Amazing Creatures Volume 3</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Cities
of Harn</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Adventures
Great and Glorious</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Isle of The Amazons - RPG Zine for #ZineQuest</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Symbar
- Mother of Darkness</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Far
Away Lands Nuzoz</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trilemma
Adventures Compendium</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Mini-Dungeon
Monthly: RPG zine for D&D 5th Edition</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Monsters
& Magic: a 5e bestiary and treasury</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Cha'alt</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lost
Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition): Maps and Print Run
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Your
Best Game Ever!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">CAVALIERS
OF MARS</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Secrets
of the Nethercity Estimated delivery Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Castles
& Crusades: Den of Iniquity Estimated delivery Jun 2019</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dungeons
of Amara: Poems and Art of Monsters and Townfolks</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Ultraviolet Grasslands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">A
Rasp of Sand: A Roguelike Tabletop RPG Experience </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Tomb of Black Sand</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
City of Great Lunden</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Fateforge:
a 5th Edition Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
King of Dungeons</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lancer</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #22 (1E/5E D&D Adventure)
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">John
Carter of Mars - The Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Vagabond’s Cyclopedia: an OSR + PbtA Supplement</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Desert
Dwellers Estimated</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Humblewood
Campaign Setting for 5e DND</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Silent
Titans Estimated delivery</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rex
Draconis RPG - Rising Tides</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Vagabonds
of Dyfed RPG: OSR meets PbtA</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Midderlands Expanded - An OSR Setting Expansion </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Bane of Roslof Keep high level 1E & 5E gaming adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Trudvang
Chronicles - Stormlands</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Calidar
"On Wings of Darkness"</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Esoterica
Tabletop Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sandy
Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for 5e </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Dortoka:
an OSR + PbtA City Module</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Folio
of Fiendish Monsters 1E monster compendium</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Occult
Secrets of the Underworld</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Complete White Ship Campaign 1E&5E mega-adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Make/100!
Spell: The RPG & Spellbook Engraved Wood Box Set</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">YNDAROS:
THE DARKEST STAR, award-winning Symbaroum campaign
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Over
the Edge: A Roleplaying Game of Weird Urban Danger</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Curse of Roslof Keep high level 1E & 5E gaming adventure</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Confrontation
– Classic The legendary skirmish game (note I just gave them a buck
to read their updates)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Dragon Heresy Introductory Set Fantasy RPG (5E-variant)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rappan
Athuk: Reborn for Fifth Edition! Go down the Well!</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Tome
of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth Edition</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">SYMBAROUM
- Monster Codex
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Forbidden
Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #16 & #17 Double 1E & 5E Adventure Set</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">The
Folio #18 & #19, 1E & 5E Adventures</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Lost
Hall of Tyr: A 5e Adventure (Dungeon Grappling support) </p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Luminous
Echo: The Forgotten King extended campaign
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Spire
RPG</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Artifices
of Quartztoil Tower - 5E Adventure
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Capharnaum
- The Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Sommerlund
City Maps</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Midgard
Campaign Setting: Dark Roads & Deep Magic
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Luminous
Echo: The Forgotten King extended campaign Estimated delivery Dec
2017</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Slumbering
Ursine Dunes</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Heroic
Fantasy & Barbarian Conquerors Collection</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">50
sHAdes of VORpal (Declared done)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Ended</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Salt
in the Wounds (I had originally marked this one done based on receipt
of the campaign setting, but on reviewing my pledge I realized I had
been promised a good deal more).</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Refunded</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; text-indent: 0.5in;">The
ADOM (Ancient Domains Of Mystery) Roleplaying Game</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Neverending Story</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Ryuutama
(basically done but pledge contains permanent electronic updates)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Pieces missing</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Rhune
(one adventure short)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;">Please come home, I
still love you baby (way past due, I still want the item).</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Marmoreal
Tomb (Adventure in hand but I think its a draft)</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in; margin-left: 0.5in;">Throne
of night
</p>
<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0.14in;"><br />
<br />
</p><p> </p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-81621846375612532692021-03-24T13:38:00.000-04:002021-03-24T13:38:01.983-04:00Valley of Dewmouth<p> I was sorting through old campaign notes on Monday and came across this map.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsVXd13YwfvHb0h5-kGMZxtvpvhn8HyK8lyDN_KIQwHiH7IiqGkQFkSOIR-wxtS55PpOlUrRQDVLDxmOfCyBsrFIqeWyu2JnuQBJOB-L5u5FNH2Ihvlee8ROWE1gwS_7lI8pt6doiyvZT/s2048/Star+Stone+Valley.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1490" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsVXd13YwfvHb0h5-kGMZxtvpvhn8HyK8lyDN_KIQwHiH7IiqGkQFkSOIR-wxtS55PpOlUrRQDVLDxmOfCyBsrFIqeWyu2JnuQBJOB-L5u5FNH2Ihvlee8ROWE1gwS_7lI8pt6doiyvZT/w319-h400/Star+Stone+Valley.jpeg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p>I drew the map, but She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed used it to run <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstone">Starstone from Northern Sages</a>. Most of the place names are from Starstone. However, the small village of Glen's channel and the City of Dewmouth are both places that she made up and added. Maps of these places exist but I am in peril if start rooting through She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed Dungeon master notes without permission.</p><p>P.S. My college friend Paul Soper passed away a week ago Saturday. I have asked his widow for his Dungeon and Dragons campaign notes, but since she does not play D&D I am not sure what I'll get. She did find the briefcase he used to keep them in.</p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-59610765620035376412020-11-24T15:07:00.001-05:002020-11-24T15:10:36.708-05:00Warning Queens Gambit is Fake News<p><b>Spoiler alert: This post contains spoilers about the Netflix mini-series "Queen's Gambit" </b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGsUfubgkzMHxmOqpA4ttjBc58g6eLDcc8WHD4KkBKk7ZDW_yjMk1alb_bAcnTgNOciMH89FI1UzBf-D0cMZ0n6LTQwskluYK9CEpf1mMDnzGErbyMlc4qHDBpa4EHTK8tcBR0XFWWa3L/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGsUfubgkzMHxmOqpA4ttjBc58g6eLDcc8WHD4KkBKk7ZDW_yjMk1alb_bAcnTgNOciMH89FI1UzBf-D0cMZ0n6LTQwskluYK9CEpf1mMDnzGErbyMlc4qHDBpa4EHTK8tcBR0XFWWa3L/w246-h369/image.png" width="246" /></a></b></div><b><br /><br /></b><p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Still reading? Good. I just finished watching the mini-series "Queen's Gambit" and although it is quite dramatic and entertaining something about it did not ring true. Growing up a chess aficionado in the 1960's I had never heard of Elizabeth Harmon or the events described in the movie. Turns out it is actually based on a novel written in 1983 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Tevis">Walter Tevis</a> (The same guy who wrote the "Hustler" and the "Color of Money"). None of the occurrences in the movie from winning the Kentucky State Championship to beating the Russian World Champion are real. Being addicted to tranquilizers is unlikely to improve your chess game, so don't do it (An age eleven Walter Tevis was actually dosed with phenobarbital at the Stanford Children’s Convalescent home while he was recovering from a rheumatic heart condition).</p><p>As an aside, in my youth, I was a chess aficionado. One of my earliest memories of childhood was watching my father (who was a very good chess player, I had to wait until he was seventy-two and not quite as sharp to beat him) play chess with one of his students under the apple tree of the house we lived in Cambridge, MA. I still have my copy of Fred Reinfield's Complete Chess Course which I received as a present at age eight. For a while, I used to go over to the college chess club and play while I was still in high school. I gave up the chess club when I discovered the Dungeons and Dragons club which met the same night (It was called the Conflict Simulation Society, but Dungeons and Dragons heavily overshadowed the board gaming). I always suffered from the problem that I couldn't focus well unless I was losing (I have some brilliant games played fiercely with a piece down. I finally beat my father by sacrificing a pawn in a gambit early in the game). I also discovered by playing chess at lunch at work that although chess is an interesting game it is not a relaxing one. </p><p>Although the mini-series is well-acted, well-directed, and captures the spirit of the chess tournaments I have attended, it feels a bit disingenuous. The real-world triumphs of Bobby Fischer who actually beat the Russian World Champion or even my friend David Sprenkle who won the Illinois State Championship in 1980 seem more important.</p><p><br /></p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-18826484101302093192020-10-11T15:45:00.000-04:002020-10-11T15:45:02.839-04:00Much Ado About Nothing<p>Just a blog post to be blog posting. Several notable blogs have come back to life in recent weeks (my favorite is <a href="http://grognardia.blogspot.com/">Grognardia</a> which had been inactive since 2012. It made me think about my own blog in which the post prior to this was in February. You would think with all the time on my hands during the lockdown, I would be able to blog lots, but it didn't work out that way. Trying to write thoughtful and well-researched articles (like I aspire to write) just seemed like too much work for my mental state during those times. Chrome frequently overwhelms the memory of my ancient desktop (used to be 4 GB of RAM was a lot). My copy of Outlook 2007 seems to constantly fight with the new mail servers as well. My wife and son's computers are much better behaved, but I need their permission to use them. I have not been gaming idle during this blog quiet period. Activities included: Binge-watching Critical Role (I had to stop about season 1 episode 100 as the scenarios seemed to be becoming repetitive and the players didn't seem to be learning how to handle their high-level characters). Playing through all of Ravenloft 5e on Fantasy Grounds. Learning Unity game programing by watching <a href="https://academy.zenva.com/">Zenva</a> videos (unfortunately, programming seems to be the same tedious line by line text typing I learned in college, I have recently picked up a copy of RPG Maker to try instead). I started watching the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpVZnHGQTqjVDJptDRSW7xA">Lord Gosumba</a> youtube channel after virtual GaryCon. They have a fascinating series of interviews with many of the "old" Living Greyhawk organizers. I am at the time of life where 10 to 20 years ago doesn't seem old but I suppose it is. Unfortunately, times have changed sufficiently I do not think we will see anything as large or freewheeling as Living Greyhawk again. For the last few weeks, I have been playing <a href="https://www.pathofexile.com/">Path of Exile</a>. I have been thinking about how to play Path of Exile as a tabletop game. However, it is a little too bookkeeping intensive to play well without heavy modification from the online rules (<a href="https://pathofpaper.fandom.com/wiki/Path_of_Paper_Wikihttps://pathofpaper.fandom.com/wiki/Path_of_Paper_Wikihttps://pathofpaper.fandom.cohttps://pathofpaper.fandom.com/wiki/Path_of_Paper_Wikim/wiki/Path_of_Paper_Wiki">here is someone else's attempt</a>). I find the part Pacific Islander, part Roman Empire, part Steampunk fascinating. My backed Kickstarter .pdfs keep collecting in my virtual inbox. I am trying to slow down on signing up for new ones (5e campaign settings re-treading grimdark horror are making that easier). Well enough kvetching, for now, I'll try to do something more substantive next time.</p>imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-70547210026199381422020-02-08T18:01:00.000-05:002020-02-08T18:01:05.649-05:00Kickstarter Update 2020<br />
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I am trying to get my Kickstarter progress report for the things I backed out a little earlier this year. I am trying to scale back, but 5e world expansions and fancy card decks keep sucking me in. I also backed a couple of board games with cool miniatures (although I try to resist these because they are expensive).</div>
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Projects I backed</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not Due yet</div>
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The Hero's Journey 2e</div>
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Glorantha: The Gods War (Reprint
& NEW Expansions)</div>
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Curse of Roslof Keep Digital Bonus
Content</div>
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Electric Bastionland RPG</div>
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Ian Miller’s Grim Tarock</div>
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Vampire: the Masquerade - Blood
Feud a Mega Board Game</div>
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Tome of Horrors 2020 for Fifth
Edition by Necromancer Games</div>
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Spire's End - Solo &
Cooperative Card Game Adventure</div>
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The Folio #24 & #25 Double
Edition Adventure Set</div>
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Heart: The City Beneath RPG</div>
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Retro RPGA Inspired 1E&5E
Mini-Adventure Set<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Trudvang Chronicles: Muspelheim</div>
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World of Aetaltis - RPG Campaign
Setting for 5E</div>
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Dungeons & Delvers: Red Book</div>
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Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the
Grendleroot for 5e</div>
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Hearts of Wulin</div>
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Empire of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition
Campaign vs. the Undead</div>
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Terrain Essentials</div>
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GODS - The dark fantasy RPG</div>
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Arcana of the Ancients, a 5E
science-fantasy sourcebook<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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A bit late</div>
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Critical Core Dec 2019</div>
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Ruin Masters Nov 2019</div>
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World of Relivo Dec 2019</div>
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Rise of the Drow: Collector's
Edition for D&D 5E or PFRPG Dec 2019</div>
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The World of the Lost Lands Dec
2019</div>
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Greg Stolze's Reign, Second Edition
Aug 2019</div>
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The Koryo Hall of Adventures 5e
Compatible Campaign Setting Dec 2019</div>
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The Grande Temple of Jing V1 - For
5th Edition (and others) Sep 2019</div>
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Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine
Returns! Oct 2019</div>
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Reach of Titan Dec 2019</div>
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Treacherous Traps for 5th Edition!
Aug 2019</div>
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Scarred Lands Creature Collection
for 5th Edition RPG Dec 2019</div>
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Tegel Manor Returns! Estimated
delivery Jun 2019</div>
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EMBERWIND: a new breed of tabletop
RPG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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Demon City: The Ultimate Horror RPG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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SECRETS of BLACKMOOR: The True
History of Dungeons & Dragons<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated
delivery Mar 2019</div>
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Rise of the Demigods<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Mar 2019</div>
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Complete</div>
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Sea King's Malice: a 5E Adventure
in the Deadly Depths</div>
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Tales From the Sorcerer Under the
Mountain</div>
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L'gat's Tome of Amazing Creatures
Volume 3</div>
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Cities of Harn</div>
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Adventures Great and Glorious</div>
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The Isle of The Amazons - RPG Zine
for #ZineQuest</div>
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Symbar - Mother of Darkness</div>
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Far Away Lands Nuzoz</div>
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Trilemma Adventures Compendium</div>
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Mini-Dungeon Monthly: RPG zine for
D&D 5th Edition</div>
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Monsters & Magic: a 5e bestiary
and treasury</div>
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Cha'alt</div>
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Lost Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition):
Maps and Print Run </div>
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Your Best Game Ever!</div>
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CAVALIERS OF MARS</div>
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Secrets of the Nethercity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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Castles & Crusades: Den of
Iniquity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun
2019</div>
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Dungeons of Amara: Poems and Art of
Monsters and Townfolks</div>
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The Ultraviolet Grasslands</div>
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A Rasp of Sand: A Roguelike
Tabletop RPG Experience<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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The Tomb of Black Sand</div>
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The City of Great Lunden</div>
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Fateforge: a 5th Edition
Roleplaying Game</div>
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The King of Dungeons</div>
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Lancer</div>
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The Folio #22 (1E/5E D&D
Adventure) </div>
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John Carter of Mars - The
Roleplaying Game</div>
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The Vagabond’s Cyclopedia: an OSR +
PbtA Supplement</div>
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Desert Dwellers<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> Estimated</div>
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Humblewood Campaign Setting for 5e
DND</div>
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Silent Titans Estimated delivery</div>
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Rex Draconis RPG - Rising Tides</div>
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Vagabonds of Dyfed RPG: OSR meets
PbtA</div>
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The Midderlands Expanded - An OSR
Setting Expansion<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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The Bane of Roslof Keep high level
1E & 5E gaming adventure</div>
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Trudvang Chronicles - Stormlands</div>
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Calidar "On Wings of
Darkness"</div>
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Esoterica Tabletop Roleplaying Game</div>
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Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for
5e<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Dortoka: an OSR + PbtA City Module</div>
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Folio of Fiendish Monsters 1E
monster compendium</div>
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Occult Secrets of the Underworld</div>
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The Complete White Ship Campaign
1E&5E mega-adventure</div>
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Make/100! Spell: The RPG &
Spellbook Engraved Wood Box Set</div>
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YNDAROS: THE DARKEST STAR,
award-winning Symbaroum campaign </div>
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Over the Edge: A Roleplaying Game
of Weird Urban Danger</div>
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The Curse of Roslof Keep high level
1E & 5E gaming adventure</div>
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Confrontation – Classic The
legendary skirmish game (note I just gave them a buck to read their updates)</div>
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The Dragon Heresy Introductory Set
Fantasy RPG (5E-variant)</div>
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Rappan Athuk: Reborn for Fifth
Edition! Go down the Well!</div>
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Tome of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth
Edition</div>
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SYMBAROUM - Monster Codex </div>
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Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World
Survival Fantasy RPG</div>
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The Folio #16 & #17 Double 1E
& 5E Adventure Set</div>
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The Folio #18 & #19, 1E &
5E Adventures</div>
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Lost Hall of Tyr: A 5e Adventure
(Dungeon Grappling support)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Luminous Echo: The Forgotten King
extended campaign </div>
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Spire RPG</div>
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Artifices of Quartztoil Tower - 5E
Adventure </div>
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Capharnaum - The Roleplaying Game</div>
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Sommerlund City Maps</div>
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Midgard Campaign Setting: Dark
Roads & Deep Magic </div>
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Luminous Echo: The Forgotten King
extended campaign</div>
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Slumbering Ursine Dunes</div>
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Heroic Fantasy & Barbarian
Conquerors Collection</div>
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50 sHAdes of VORpal (Declared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>done)</div>
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Ended</div>
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Salt in the Wounds (I had originally
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Refunded</div>
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The ADOM (Ancient Domains Of
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Neverending Story</div>
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Ryuutama (basically done but pledge
contains permanent electronic updates)</div>
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Rhune (one adventure short)</div>
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Please come home, I still love you baby (way past due, I
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Marmoreal Tomb (Tons of beautiful
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Throne of night</div>
<br />imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-25836547611301784032019-12-16T00:33:00.000-05:002019-12-17T19:04:11.232-05:00Eberron and Me<a href="https://media.dnd.wizards.com/styles/product_tabletop_left/public/images/product/PI_eberron_lastwar.png" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Eberron: Rising from the Last War" border="0" height="320" src="https://media.dnd.wizards.com/styles/product_tabletop_left/public/images/product/PI_eberron_lastwar.png" width="320" /></a><br />
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With the release of the new Eberron hardback from Wizards of the Coast, I thought it might be time to talk about Eberron. Eberron is a Johny-come-lately to the campaign settings, being the winner of a 2002 campaign setting contest. Its principal author Keith Baker remains a font of new gaming ideas, I try to follow his <a href="http://keith-baker.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> regularly. Most of our knowledge of Eberron comes from a series of hardbacks from the 3.5 edition era. When I looked at my collection I have eleven, but checking the list on the internet there are more. I did not collect any of the 3.5 adventures interestingly there are fewer adventures than there are hardbacks.<br />
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The first hardback the "Eberron Campaign Setting" published in 2004 is the starting point for Eberron. Being a 3.5 book the first 128 pages are filled with race, classes, prestige classes, magic, and equipment. There is also a section on "heroic actions" something new for Eberron as if 3.5 feats weren't enough to keep track of. New concepts include: Dragon marks a magical birthmark, and the religions of Eberron: The Silver flame, The Sovereign Host, The Dark Six, The Blood of Vol, The Cults of the Dragons Below, The Path of Light, and the Undying Court. Most inhabitants of Eberron worship pantheons rather than single gods. It is not until chapter seven (pages 129-226) that we actually get into the setting itself. Eberron has five major continents Khorvaire, Frostfell, Xen'drik, Argonnessen, and Sarlona as well as the large island of Aerenal. Most of the description in this book is devoted to Khorvaire. Khorvaire is split into five major nations: Aundair, Breland, Cyre, Karrnath, and Thrane. However, there are numerous freeholds, debatable lands, and an entire goblin kingdom as well. The setting timeline places Khorvaire a point where the nations are recovering from an exhausting struggle between them to try and recreate the single continent-spanning kingdom of Galifar. With thirteen great houses, all specially marked with birthmarks of power (dragon marks), vying for power amongst the five nations in a shakey cold war detente there is more than enough political intrigue to last several entire campaigns without ever leaving Khorvaire. The island of Aerenal gets four pages and is the island of the elves. The rest of the continents do get a brief description on the next four pages Argonessen is the land of dragons, not many who go the return. Frostfell is a frozen wasteland. Sarlona is the original homeland of humans and controlled the empire of Riedra, although the hidden mountain fortress of Adar still stands against Riedra (Sarlona gets its own book later). Xen'drik although once home to the kingdom of the Giants is now jungle-covered ruins (Xen'drik also gets its own book). Khyber the Underdark of Eberron also gets half a page. Chapter eight is devoted to organizations: the dragon marked houses, faiths, cults, and other movers and shakers. Chapter nine is some tips for running an Eberron campaign. Chapter ten is magic items. Chapter elven is monsters, most notable are the Halfing riding raptors and the Quori an outsider race responsible for the creation of other monsters. Chapter twelve is a short adventure to run for your players. At 320 pages total it is a decent size book but only about a third of it is what I would call campaign setting.<br />
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"Five Nations" (2005) and "The Forge of War"(2007) detail more about Khorvaire. "Sharn: City of Towers" (2004) details the largest city on Khorvaire and Breland's main port (it also includes a music CD I have never listened to). "Eberron Explorers Handbook" (2005) details numerous adventure sights throughout Eberron. "Secrets of Sarlona" (2007) details that continent further with more details on Riedra and Adar, as well as adding the shifter clans of the Tundra wastes, and mage ravaged Skykarn. "Secrets of Xen'drik"(2006) after introducing Stormreach as the port of entry adds some interesting ruins to poke through and explore and encounters to throw in while running Xen'drik as an exploration sandbox. Stormreach gets its own book "City of Stormreach" in 2008. I also own "Magic of Eberron" (2005), "Faiths of Eberron" (2006), and "Dragonmarked" (2006) but these are more player-facing books chock full of prestige classes and feats so favored by the third edition writers of the time. Eberron books I do not own include "Races of Eberron" (2005, this one might just be misfiled), "Players Guide to Eberron" (2006, not big on players guides as a rule), "Dragons of Eberron" (2007, I probably should pick this one up as it has additional information on Argonnessen), and "An Adventures Guide to Eberron" (2008 another player guide). Although there were two Living Eberron campaigns, I only remember playing one adventure where the Khorvarian Nobility snubbed us and then sent us off to pilot a dangerous experimental machine for traveling underground. Everyone in our gaming group returned to the more familiar Living Greyhawk fairly quickly.<br />
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I did purchase the fourth edition Eberron books when they appeared in 2009. The war forged race and the artificer class were both popular in my gaming group. I don't think I more than glanced at the campaign guide most of it a rehash of the third edition books.<br />
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I didn't purchase the online fifth edition Eberron .pdf and have not played any of the Eberron adventurers league modules which have been appearing over the last year. I received for my Birthday in November the fifth edition Eberron book. The Introduction is a short explanation of how Eberron is different from stock D&D. Chapter one goes through new character and race options. Most races have some spin on their player's handbook descriptions. Several races are re-introduced to the fifth edition including Changelings (doppelgangers), Kalashtar (humans bound by Quori spirits), Shifters (lycanthropes), and Warforged. Dragonmarked characters are treated as subraces of their race and replace several traits. "House agent" is added as a background. Artificer is a new spell casing class capable of manufacturing his own magic items. The chapter ends with a discussion of Group Patrons for your adventuring crew. Chapter two is a Gazetteer of Khorvaire, mostly a rehash of previously published information. There is a brief discussion near the end of the other continents (including the continent of Everice at the south pole even though it is lumped together with Frostfell as a frozen wasteland). The very last section of the chapter discusses the faiths of Khorvarie. I think this is a better discussion than the original "Eberron Campaign Setting" although not as comprehensive as the "Faiths of Eberron". Chapter 3 is about Sharn, the City of Towers. Chapter 4 Building Adventures contains adventure hooks, locations and even a complete adventure at the end of the chapter. Chapter 5 is about magic items. Most unique to Eberron are dragon shards. These crystals serve as components in the construction and powering of other magic items (although the rules here are a bit vague). Chapter 6 (the final chapter) is a bestiary updating monsters to the fifth edition rules, as well as providing NPC versions of the new Eberron races and classes.<br />
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Although this review has opened my eyes to the possibilities of Eberron, it still lags behind Greyhawk and the Forgotten realms in my esteem. I do think covering the number of continents it attempts is a bold move, giving something for everyone. The steampunk gothic urban of the main continent Khorvaire is not my cup of tea. Xen'drik is set-up as a jungle crawl similar to Forgotten realms Chult, but I found the book lacking in places of interest. Sarlona has a strong "Darksun" feel, which could work well. Argonnessen seems to have a similar vibe to the second edition "Council of Wyrms" box set, both being dominated by powerful dragons. Eberron is definitely full of ideas worth stealing. I do not like dragon marks as they seem both elitist, in that when acquired at the very start of play they lock the player's allegiance to a specific faction and disruptive, in that those with different marks are forced into opposing factions. The Changling and Shifter races are good options for those desiring to play doppelgangers and lycanthropes as characters. I have enjoyed both the Warforged race and the Artificer class. I look forward to playing their updated versions for fifth edition dungeons and dragons. I have yet to actually play in the Eberron setting (except for that one unimpressive "living" Eberron session). However, every time <a href="http://keith-baker.com/" target="_blank">Keith Baker blogs</a> about it I feel like I am "missing out". Perhaps the Eberron of Keith Baker's imagination is stronger than the rapidly published ensemble cast of authors 3.5 era splatbooks. I hope that Keith Baker will get the chance to reveal more of Eberron in the future.<br />
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P.S. How could I miss an entire kingdom blowing up in a magical explosion? Cyre is now Mournland, a magically radiated wasteland. Here an explanation of Eberron from Keith Baker himself <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Mjl04e6Lw" target="_blank">here</a>.imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-32532357885607252562019-10-01T18:40:00.000-04:002019-10-01T18:40:01.095-04:00Blackmoor and Me<br />
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Original Dungeons and Dragons (ODD) booklets mention it in conjunction with the Great Kingdom
Chainmail campaign (circa 1971) and cites it as the start of Dungeons and
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Although there is a great deal of controversy how much Dave
Arneson’s role-playing game derives from Chainmail, the Great Kingdom Map seems
to be the first appearance of Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor. The second supplement of
Original Dungeons and Dragons Blackmoor is the next appearance. Like the first
Greyhawk supplement Blackmoor is in the majority extra rules and magic, and
magic items. However, unlike it does contain a complete Dungeon in the Temple of
the Frog. The Temple of the Frog is a high-level dungeon with an emphasis infiltration
as when it is on high alert there are hundreds of troops available. Please note, however, in the original games I played Magic-Users with spells of missile
deflection, Fireball, and Cloudkill routinely handled hordes of 100 to 400
bandits by themselves. I was glad to see the Dungeon in the book since it gave
more insight into how the designers of the game played it. There are large quantities
of sea creatures in the monster section and underwater combat rules which are
useful if you’re into that thing. However, Monk and Assassin are some of the
worst classes mechanically of ODD.</div>
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The next appearance of Blackmoor is the First Fantasy Campaign
supplement from Judges Guild in 1977. It is one of my most treasured modules being
a collection of Dave Arneson's campaign notes including both the actual
Blackmoor dungeon, as well as the campaign map. The module includes
instructions for how to connect Blackmoor to the Valley of Ancients in the
Judges Guild’s Wilderlands of High Fantasy campaign. The map itself is based
on a Renaissance map of the Netherlands so it is very soggy. The map scale always
seemed a bit off things described as mountains barely covering the area of foothills.
Cultures changing from Vikings to Steppe Nomads in the space of less than 200
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The actual dungeon of Blackmoor itself is fascinating. I am always
amazed at how many different ways dungeon designers can start with a piece of quadrille
paper and draw unique things. Blackmoor contains lots of diagonal corridors and
very few doors. Most of the monsters seem to be just standing around in the
hallways. Note that the monster population is the Dave Arneson convention loadout, updated to the published ODD rules rather than his original population. The
staircases between levels needed some sort of key. I spent a week with a piece
of tracing paper trying to line them all up. Some of the levels have tunnels
that lead off the map, something which I used in my campaign. The random yearly
events table was completely fascinating as well. Some people object to the lack
of organization, however, it is not significantly worse the ODD books. The ODD
trained me to hop, skip, and jump around the rules picking up the parts I
needed rather than reading rules cover to cover. This has served me well
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In 1980 the Greyhawk Gazetteer includes a region known as Blackmoor,
although whether this is Dave Arneson’s Blackmoor is unclear. There an
interesting analysis and comparison between the First Fantasy Campaign and the
Greyhawk Blackmoor’s on <a href="http://boggswood.blogspot.com/2019/09/mapping-greyhawk-on-blackmoor.html">this
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In 1986 Dave Arneson got another chance at Blackmoor with
DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor. Other than the weird linkage to Mystara it is one
of the best Blackmoor modules. However, the weird properties of the Comeback Inn
definitely reflect the Jokey Gonzo style of early D&D. DA2 Temple of Frog
revisits the adventure from the Original Blackmoor supplement. If you are going
try running the Temple of the Frog run this version. DA3 City of the Gods reveals
one of the dark secrets of Blackmoor, a crashed alien spaceship. DA4 The Duchy
of Ten explores western Blackmoor. These modules intrigued me although most of them were higher level than I was running at the time. Their Jokey Gonzo style
is not for everyone, and several items in the modules are campaign breakers (especially
City of the Gods). However, they finally give a complete view of several key
elements of the Blackmoor campaign. The Egg of Coot remains unexplained. I find Gary's invitation to Dave to write Blackmoor modules a refutation of the eternal rivalry narrative between Gary and Dave current on some websites. It seems the bitterness of the lawsuit of the late '70s (mostly about royalty payments) had faded by the mid-'80s. After
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The 2000s saw another revival of Blackmoor. The D20 open
license led to a joint venture between Zeitgeist games and Dave Arneson.
Blackmoor and Blackmoor Dungeons are re-visitations of the material in First
Fantasy campaign. Several other expansions were published but these were
written by others than Dave Arneson and jarred with my sense Blackmoor. I
remember being annoyed that the “Riders of the High Hak” shifted the Hak from
Mongolian to Native Americans. I was intrigued by the “Living Blackmoor” living
adventure, but was too tied up running “Living Greyhawk” to be able to do much
with “Living Blackmoor”. Unlike “Living Greyhawk” all the “Living Blackmoor”
Adventures have been archived on the <a href="https://blackmoor.mystara.net/forums/index.php?sid=259dacf35d40c28d191f9b4fe8a141c3">Blackmoor.Mystara.net</a>
forum. Follow the instructions <a href="https://blackmoor.mystara.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=8654">here</a>
to gain access. Unfortunately, Dave Arneson’s death in 2009 followed by the
third to fourth edition transition debacle seemed to have taken all the wind
out of this effort. Several very active fan efforts continue to the present
day.</div>
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Blackmoor remains an important touchstone to the early days
of Dungeons and Dragons. The limited range of the campaign map has led it to be
shoehorned into other campaigns rather than having it as its own campaign. It, however, packs a great deal of content into a small area being able to match
much larger campaigns in depth. If you have the adventure sense for notes in
the raw get the First Fantasy Campaign( perhaps hard to find). If you like a
more modern approach get the DA adventure series(all available on <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/index.php">Drivethrurpg</a>). The Zeitgeist
publications(also available on <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/index.php">Drivethrurpg</a>) didn’t quite click with me, although I should give them another
look.</div>
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I am very much a Johnny-come-lately to Mystara. During the
time the originals were being released I had little use for Basic/Expert
D&D. My friends all played Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, not the “training
wheels version. I did get both “Keep on the Borderlands” (1980) and “the Isle
of Dread” (1981) because I purchased the boxed basic and expert sets (If you
are interested these two adventures, I highly recommend picking up the Goodman
games hardback re-releases which include the original adventures in their
entirety, as well as the history of their creation and a 5e conversion). I did
purchase all four Blackmoor adventures (1986-1987), but these are Mystara only
in the vaguest sense of the world being set thousands of years in the past before
content shifting cataclysm. However, I picked up very little of the other BECMI
adventures. There is a nice history of the origins of the Known World and how
it got grabbed for its first appearance in the BECMI set <a href="https://www.blackgate.com/2015/02/07/the-known-world-dd-setting-a-secret-history/">here</a>.
I gave the Gazetteers a pass entirely. If you read my posts on Greyhawk and
Forgotten Realms you’ll realize that Gazetteers are not my favorite begin with
having little to steal for actual adventure encounters. I did pick up the
second edition conversion of Gliantri, however by that time TSR had thrown in
the towel on Mystara so there was little else to acquire. There my relation
with Mystara sat, until the 2000s. I had some interest in Living Blackmoor when
it resurfaced but my friends were hard over on Living Greyhawk so didn’t do
much with it. When I got into blogger I started following <a href="http://blackmoormystara.blogspot.com/">Harvards Blackmoor blog</a>, which
since he is a big fan of Mystara led me to the <a href="http://www.pandius.com/index.html">Vaults of Pandius</a> and <a href="http://www.thorfmaps.com/">Thorfin Taits Cartography</a>. Being a sucker
for Cartography Thorfins work led me to try and hunt down some Gazetteers in print
(I had already downloaded the free one Wizards of the Coast posted on its
website). After picking three or four in print I realized the price to value
proposition was not good (having been first sold before people realized they
were cool they generally sold for twice their cover price, although the one I
grabbed at the library book sale for a couple bucks was a steal). When
DrivethruRPG put the complete set of Gazetteers as a bundle on sale I picked up
.pdfs of all of them. I still have to read through all fourteen. Vaults of Pandius has
another dozen or so Fan generated Gazetteers as well. There is also the whole Hollow Earth series which I have not delved into at all. My friends who liked surface Mystara disliked the Hollow World (Although Thorfin has made a really cool globe showing how the Hollow world and surface connect. I am still delving into
the wonders of Mystara so it is hard to compare and contrast with Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk. In general, Mystara seems of larger-scale dealing with empires, rather than the kingdoms
and free cities of the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk. Looking at the maps it
seems more densely populated as well. Of course, I also enjoyed <span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/p/mystoerth.html">the </a><a href="http://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/p/mystoerth.html"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;">brilliant
map by Chatdemon of Mystoearth</span></a></span> which uses the Mystara map for the
lands west of Greyhawk. It also gives a good sense of scale between Greyhawk
and Mystaran Continents, Greyhawk being about a quarter the size (Further
research is required, as a quick perusal of Thorfins maps seems to show the
actual region covered by the Gazetteers as much less than the continents displayed, so
perhaps equivalent to Greyhawk after all). For those fond of Mash-ups, there is <span style="color: #674ea7;"><a href="http://www.thepiazza.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=18043" target="_blank">this crazy map</a></span> which smashes together the Forgotten Realms, Mystara, Ebberon
and many other TSR worlds together in one map. My impressions of Mystara are as follows. The maps are well done. The Gazetteers are interesting covering a broad range of cultural tropes. In contrast to Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk, there seems to be less unexplored wilderness as most areas are under the control of some empire or kingdom. Some of the cultural juxtapositions are a bit jarring having ancient Rome next to medieval France. In terms of an overall ranking of my preferences, it is still going to come in behind Greyhawk and the Forgotten Realms as a setting.</div>
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I bought the Forgotten Realms boxed set when it first came
out in 1987 and have been collecting the reference material ever since. I never
bothered with the novels much. Although everyone thinks of Ed Greenwood as the
creator, the first edition gazetteers were written by an ensemble cast of
authors. There are sixteen Forgotten Realms Sourcebooks. Less than a quarter of the sourcebooks list
Ed Greenwood as the main author. Other lead authors include Doug Niles, Steve
Perrin, Paul Jaquays, R Salavtore, Jean Rabe, Scott Haring, Scott Bennie,
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I had little use for running the gazetteers as written since I was at the time mostly stealing ideas for my own campaign. I liked the
maps and enjoyed the little plastic hex overlay. The hardback still remains
the best source for City maps. Most of the good monsters, spells, and magic
items have moved to the mainstream long ago.</div>
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The Gold box computer games were also set in the Forgotten Realms
and explore the Moonsea region. There are a couple of print adventures that go
with the computer games. However what works well in computer games is kind of clunky
in print adventures and vice versa. After the first two computer games, there
were no more print adventures. I played these games a lot but never finished
any. My son is still using the Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventure set (and
Dungeoncraft a more modern clone) to crank out more.</div>
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Actual adventures set in the Forgotten Realms were rather
sparse in the early years, although both the Oriental adventures and the
Bloodstone series were added via retroactive continuity later on. In 1987 the
only actual adventure (not counting Bloodstone and Oriental adventures) was “Under
Illefarn”. 1988 saw “Swords of the Iron Legion” and the “Ruins of Adventure” gold
box game tie in. 1989 saw the “Curse of Azure Bonds” gold box game tied in, as
well as the perfectly dreadful 1<sup>st</sup> to 2<sup>nd</sup> edition
transition adventures FRE1-3. Gods are slain continents laid waste, and what is
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The 90’s were a bit better. I liked the “Beneath the Twisted
Tower” adventure in the 1993 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of the Forgotten Realms
boxed set. I loved the Ruins of Undermountain and Myth Dranor boxed sets.
Menzoberandian was good but mostly City with less adventure (I am still dinking
around with the computer game but haven’t made it to the city yet). Ruins of
Zhentil Keep had some good adventures but confused me (since I haven’t kept up
with the novels). Why is ruined, how after having their entire City blown to
bits is the Zhentarium still functioning? The Zhentarium have to be the most
resilient organization in existence having their base of operations destroyed,
their patron god slain and yet they still exist to plague 5<sup>th</sup>
edition. I suppose the Beholders who run the Zhentarium just like the name.</div>
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I own a number of the 90’s softcovers (Dragons of the Realm,
Giants of the Realm, etc.)even though these are mostly splat book in nature.
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I also played the Eye of the Beholder computer games a lot.
The first two games although theoretically set in Forgotten Realms are self
contained dungeons requiring little forgotten realms lore. The first one given
its start in the sewers of Water deep should interpenetrate Undermountain, but
it doesn’t. The second teleports to some temple on in the middle of nowhere,
and the only thing Realms related is Khelben Blackstaff who gives you the
mission and shows up in a couple cut scenes. The third which is supposed to be
set in Myth Dranor is dreadful, and bears no resemblance to the boxed set of
the same name.</div>
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I have no idea where to classify Mazitca, Kara-Tur or Al
Qadim, as these seem as bolt-ons rather than core forgotten realms (of course
most of Forgotten realms is bolt-on to Ed Greenwoods Waterdeep and the
Dalelands). Mazitca did help inspire my own jungle river campaign, but other
than jungles and rivers there is not that much overlap.</div>
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I do own the Baldur’s gate and Ice Wind Dale series of
computer games, but never got very far. Baldur’s Gate does not seem to
understand how many Kobolds one must kill to reach second level, but has no
problem throwing four ogres at a first level party as a random encounter. In
Ice Wind Dale I explored the tombs in the wrong order, and never could get the
gate I needed to progress onwards to open again. The Neverwinter Nights computer
game seemed cool in concept, but I never got past the introductory adventure.</div>
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favorite. Myth Dranor turned from a perfectly marvelous demon haunted ruin into
some twee elf city. I had to call shenanigans on returned Netheril’s shadow
magic which is just like regular magic, but somehow works in magic dead zones.
Serpent Kingdom has some interesting Yuan-Ti
lore even if it included the game breaking Sarrukh (leading to the
infamous <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Pun-Pun_(3.5e_Optimized_Character_Build)">Pun-Pun</a>
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I played a lot of Living Forgotten Realms in fourth edition.
Some of the place here stuck reasonably well such as the Vikings of the
Moonshae, Demon haunted Impiltur, Aglaronds constant battle with Thay, and of
course Waterdeep. However, some of my favorites I believe have been penned out
of existence in the fifth edition retroactive continuity, including Returned
Abier and the Dragonborn Kingdom of <span style="font-family: MentorStd; line-height: 115%;">Tymanther</span>.
Myth Dranor being infested with Chaos fungus serves those elves right. The
Neverwinter meltdown that showed up at the end of the fourth edition, at least
changed the map of one City.</div>
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Most of the Fifth edition hardbacks so far have focused fairly
close to Waterdeep , and the Sword Coast. Prior adventures league seasons have
focused around the Moonsea. This season regions have been parceled to various
conventions (we’ll see if that was a good idea). However, I haven’t seen much
Forgotten Realms east of Mulmaster, or south of Amn (Chult excepted). Thay exists of course but
only as a constant supply of evil baddies. I haven’t seen much on Cormyr, or
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Undermountain boxed set</div>
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Dungeon of the Mad mage</div>
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Myth Dranor boxed set</div>
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Waterdeep and the North</div>
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Pool of Radiance Gold Box Computer game (the original)</div>
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Dreams of the Red Wizards</div>
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Mines of Bloodstone</div>
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The Bloodstone lands</div>
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Dragons of the Realms</div>
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The Great Glaicer</div>
imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-56166588376500361492019-08-13T08:36:00.001-04:002019-08-14T14:12:15.133-04:0050 Shades of Vorpal reviewNote on 50 sHAdes of VORpal. When I put my five bucks in the ring for this one it seemed like some seventeen olds wild ideas about how a game should be and was filled with strange and wondrous drawings from what seemed like a seventeen-year-old's school notebook. The stretch goals are a total hoot as well. There is an interview with the author during the campaign at this defunct blog save via Wayback Machine here <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141021152308/http:/necropantspublishing.blogspot.com/2014/10/on-demi-halflings-1d12-hydracorns-50_17.html" style="font-size: 11pt;">Necropants
Interview Link</a>,</span> Although the delivered .pdf was very rough it was about what I expected (and deserved given my suggestion when it was running late of just slapping the notes on a scanner and sending them out). My wishful thinking self kept thinking that the designer was actually going to take another pass and fill in the blank pages, but got an update on July 20 officially declaring it "dun". Checking the comments page on Kickstarter it appears that $50 backers have been receiving three-ring binders with a print-out of the same pdf I got two years ago all this month. With an original delivery date of December 2015, it is less than four years late (better than many NASA projects I worked on). In my darker moods, I envisioned this Kickstarter ruining the life of some seventeen-year-old too naive to realize what they had signed on for, so I was glad to see that the author actually brought the Kickstarter to closure.<br />
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I decided to take a closer look and review it page by page, but this proved to mostly fruitless. I understand the theory of bad formatting as part of the joke, but the practicality is that it renders much of the book unreadable. I don't even know to format a .pdf so that it splits pictures (and text) in half between pages. The deliberate spelling error joke gets old after a while. The continuing running dialog between the author, artist, and editor is hilarious. Most of the book is class descriptions and pictures. The pictures are unpracticed but evocative. The class descriptions are uneven in quality and completeness, but the names spark the imagination. My favorite names include Lowlings and Quarter demi halflings. Fighting uses a d30 but there is not enough description to actually play. The weapons table has some potential including a coolness rating for each weapon. The Monster section is fairly short but does include "Breaker, game (like a tarrasque only tougher)" as well as both "unassuming" and "vorpal" bunnies. I was disappointed the 1d12 hydracorn was relegated to a footnote on the last page, and that the awesome illustration of the hydracorn from the Kickstarter updates was omitted. The location section follows next. My favorite location is the uber dark. As all "old school" gamebooks this one ends with a random assemblage of unfinished thoughts.<br />
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Did I get my five bucks worth? I was disappointed that he didn't take another pass at the text. With even a minimum effort the author could have matched the quality of the Arduin Grimoire or even the little brown books of Orginal Dungeons and Dragons. However, this perhaps was not the author's goal. For an old guy like me, something that reminds me of my high school friends is probably worth five bucks anyway.<br />
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Here are some other peoples thoughts on 50 Shades of Vorpal.<br />
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<a href="https://www.tenkarstavern.com/2017/05/new-release-50-shades-of-vorpal-alpha.html">Tenker's Tavern Nonreview Link</a><br />
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and the Hydracorn<br />
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<br />imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-57046721390459154972019-07-21T15:14:00.001-04:002019-07-21T15:14:21.959-04:00Kickstarter Update 2019<br />
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I received a note from Kickstarter citing me as a super backer of over 153 projects. I thought it was time I went through and checked on how they are doing, as I have been doing on an annual basis on this blog for several years. As always, I found one which should have been delivered but I missed the e-mail. A quick request for resending has once again resolved the issue. I remain amazed, considering the large number I support, only three are long overdue.</div>
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Fateforge: a 5th Edition
Roleplaying Game</div>
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The King of Dungeons</div>
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Dungeons & Delvers: Red Book</div>
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Fantastic Adventures: Ruins of the
Grendleroot for 5e</div>
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Hearts of Wulin</div>
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Trilemma Adventures Compendium</div>
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Empire of the Ghouls: A 5th Edition
Campaign vs. the Undead</div>
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The Koryo Hall of Adventures 5e
Compatible Campaign Setting</div>
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Sea King's Malice: a 5E Adventure
in the Deadly Depths</div>
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The Grande Temple of Jing V1 - For
5th Edition (and others) </div>
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Lancer</div>
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The Folio #22 (1E/5E D&D
Adventure) </div>
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Symbar - Mother of Darkness</div>
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Critical Core</div>
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Terrain Essentials</div>
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GODS - The dark fantasy RPG</div>
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Ruin Masters</div>
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The Isle of The Amazons - RPG Zine
for #ZineQuest</div>
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The Tomb of Black Sand</div>
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The City of Great Lunden</div>
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Arcana of the Ancients, a 5E science-fantasy
sourcebook<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Rise of the Drow: Collector's
Edition for D&D 5E or PFRPG</div>
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Adventures Great and Glorious</div>
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The World of the Lost Lands</div>
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Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad Zine
Returns! </div>
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The Ultraviolet Grasslands</div>
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A Rasp of Sand: A Roguelike
Tabletop RPG Experience<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Reach of Titan</div>
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Mini-Dungeon Monthly: RPG zine for
D&D 5th Edition</div>
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Monsters & Magic: a 5e bestiary
and treasury</div>
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Treacherous Traps for 5th Edition! </div>
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The ADOM (Ancient Domains Of
Mystery) Roleplaying Game</div>
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Cha'alt</div>
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Lost Hall of Tyr (2nd Edition):
Maps and Print Run </div>
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Greg Stolze's Reign, Second Edition</div>
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Your Best Game Ever!</div>
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CAVALIERS OF MARS</div>
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A bit late</div>
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Tegel Manor Returns! Estimated
delivery Jun 2019</div>
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EMBERWIND: a new breed of tabletop
RPG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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Castles & Crusades: Den of
Iniquity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun
2019</div>
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Demon City: The Ultimate Horror RPG<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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Secrets of the Nethercity<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Jun 2019</div>
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Dungeons of Amara: Poems and Art of
Monsters and Townfolks<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated
delivery May 2019</div>
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SECRETS of BLACKMOOR: The True
History of Dungeons & Dragons<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated
delivery Mar 2019</div>
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Rise of the Demigods<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Estimated delivery Mar 2019</div>
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John Carter of Mars - The
Roleplaying Game</div>
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The Vagabond’s Cyclopedia: an OSR +
PbtA Supplement</div>
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Desert Dwellers<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> Estimated</div>
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Humblewood Campaign Setting for 5e
DND</div>
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Silent Titans Estimated delivery</div>
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Rex Draconis RPG - Rising Tides</div>
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Vagabonds of Dyfed RPG: OSR meets
PbtA</div>
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The Midderlands Expanded - An OSR
Setting Expansion<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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The Bane of Roslof Keep high level
1E & 5E gaming adventure</div>
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Trudvang Chronicles - Stormlands</div>
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Calidar "On Wings of
Darkness"</div>
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Esoterica Tabletop Roleplaying Game</div>
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Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos for
5e<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Dortoka: an OSR + PbtA City Module</div>
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Folio of Fiendish Monsters 1E
monster compendium</div>
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Occult Secrets of the Underworld</div>
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The Complete White Ship Campaign
1E&5E mega-adventure</div>
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Make/100! Spell: The RPG &
Spellbook Engraved Wood Box Set</div>
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YNDAROS: THE DARKEST STAR, award-winning
Symbaroum campaign </div>
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Over the Edge: A Roleplaying Game
of Weird Urban Danger</div>
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The Curse of Roslof Keep high level
1E & 5E gaming adventure</div>
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Confrontation – Classic The
legendary skirmish game (note I just gave them a buck to read their updates)</div>
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The Dragon Heresy Introductory Set
Fantasy RPG (5E-variant)</div>
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Rappan Athuk: Reborn for Fifth
Edition! Go down the Well!</div>
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Tome of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth
Edition</div>
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SYMBAROUM - Monster Codex </div>
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Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World
Survival Fantasy RPG</div>
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The Folio #16 & #17 Double 1E
& 5E Adventure Set</div>
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The Folio #18 & #19, 1E &
5E Adventures</div>
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Lost Hall of Tyr: A 5e Adventure
(Dungeon Grappling support)<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Luminous Echo: The Forgotten King
extended campaign </div>
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Spire RPG</div>
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Artifices of Quartztoil Tower - 5E
Adventure </div>
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Capharnaum - The Roleplaying Game</div>
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Sommerlund City Maps</div>
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Midgard Campaign Setting: Dark
Roads & Deep Magic </div>
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Luminous Echo: The Forgotten King
extended campaign<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></div>
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Salt in the Wounds</div>
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Slumbering Ursine Dunes</div>
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Heroic Fantasy & Barbarian
Conquerors Collection<br />
50 sHAdes of VORpal (Officially declared "dun" 7/20/2019)*</div>
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Neverending Story</div>
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Ryuutama (basically done but pledge
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Pieces missing</div>
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Rhune (one adventure short)</div>
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Please come home, I still love you baby (way past due, but I still want the item).</div>
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*Note on 50 sHAdes of VORpal. When I put my five bucks in the ring for this one it seemed like some fifteen olds wild ideas about how a game should be and was filled with strange and wondrous drawings from what seemed like a fifteen-year-old's school notebook. Although the delivered .pdf was very rough it was about what I expected (and deserved given my suggestion when it was running late of just slapping the notes on a scanner and sending them out).imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-53896212364206971972019-06-28T10:35:00.000-04:002019-06-28T10:35:13.178-04:00Greyhawk and meI have been meditating on fantasy campaign settings and why there are distinct preferences for one over another. Some such as Dark Sun and Tekumel are unique. However many of them seem quite generic including Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms, Mystara, Golarion, and Kobold presses Midgard. These start with a Medieval Western European base zone and tack on other cultural memes such as Viking, Arabian, and Asian cultures. Golarion and Midgard I understand, as third-party products they need a setting they can control. However, the three-way fight between Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk and Mystara, seems hard to comprehend. All of these are sufficient breadth and scope to allow a DM to insert whatever adventure they care to run. I am not an expert on any of these worlds, but they seem very similar when contrasted with Dark Sun. Greyhawk being the oldest perhaps should take the primacy of place. However, most of my recent experience has been with Forgotten Realms. As a start to analysis, I will in this post discuss my experience with Greyhawk.<br />
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I first encountered Greyhawk in the Greyhawk expansion to the little brown books in 1975. Although there were several pages of short adventure suggestions there was very little setting. I played "Descent into the Depths" as a tournament module at GenCon, but the Underdark has little relation to the surface kingdoms of Greyhawk. The next year was "Secret of the Slavers Stockade" with some actual information about the Pomarj. In 1980 came the famous Darlene Map and Gazetteer, however, a list of place names and dry facts is not something that captured my imagination. Also in 1980 I picked up and DMed the "Village of Homelet" which was going to be a campaign but fell apart after the moat house was cleared and the promised sequel the "Temple of Elemental Evil" failed to appear. By the time "Temple of Elemental Evil" came out I had moved on in my life. Rumor has it that Forgotten Realms was much more popular with the writing staff at TSR during the Gygax era because Greyhawk material required Gary's approval.<br />
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I followed the 2e restart, but the Greyhawk war never quite resonated with me. "Border Watch" is a nice beginner module. "Iuz the Evil" is a great explanation of Iuz evil empire. "Vecna lives" is a marvelous high-level adventure, but is set in the Sea of Dust far from the main centers of action. The "City of Greyhawk" boxed set was interesting especially the side quest cards (a feature which has disappeared from modern design) however I disliked the main city map (better Greyhawk city maps are available on the web). The disappointment of the various "Castle Greyhawk" iterations is a whole blog post in itself.<br />
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3e saw the rise of "Living Greyhawk". I was a bit late to the party starting in 2006. Living Greyhawk brought a great breath to the world, but everything was highly compartmentalized by real-world geographical region. In Ohio, I was restricted to Veluna. Getting actual Veluna modules were a bit hit and miss, requiring the third party volunteer coordinator to e-mail both the encrypted module and password key. However, in our group, I used the special adventures set in the "Bright Desert" (for Wizards of the Coast [WoTC] modules you could download them off the web site, and only have to request the password). Unfortunately, the intellectual property for most of the "Living Greyhawk" modules is a total mess with module rights reverting to the author, but Greyhawk content being retained by WoTC rendering everything unpublishable without removing the content of most interest to me. "Expedition to Castle Greyhawk" was the last flurry of 3e. I thought the book was well written for the most part, but I was annoyed that the upper levels were expected to be randomly generated. I did pick up some "Living Greyhawk" modules for the upper levels which I ran my nephews through (pretty good low-level dungeon crawls, but probably also lost in the IP meltdown).<br />
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4e cleared Greyhawk from the table. With 5e we are beginning to start to see a return with: the Greyhawk pantheon included in the player's guide; several classic Greyhawk adventures like "White Plume Mountain", "Tomb of Horrors", "Against the Giants", and the "Hidden Shrine of Tachoman" updated; and the "Ghosts of Saltmarch" being officially set in Greyhawk. I have not played any of the new material yet so cannot say how well they play. Most of these so far seem to be drop-in adventures having very little to do with lore from the larger Greyhawk world. I also love t<a href="https://www.annabmeyer.com/greyhawk-maps/" target="_blank">he gorgeous map of Greyhawk made by Anna Meyer</a>.<br />
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So where does this leave me and Greyhawk? I think modern play owes a great debt to Greyhawk marking both Mystara and Forgotten Realms as derivative products. However, the on-again-off-again publication record makes it less comprehensive setting than Forgotten Realms. The written works of Mystara cover a much broader range of cultural memes than the published Greyhawk work. Although the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons hardcover book "Oriental Adventures" putatively placed Kara-Tur on the same planet as Greyhawk, Forgotten Realms very quickly absconded with it. I saw on the web a proposed conversion of Greyhawk to a points-of-light style setting which I found weird because to my way of thinking Greyhawk was always a points-of-light setting, to begin with. As I usually run my campaigns in one-horse towns seeming far removed from the central action of any campaign world (although in such places great evil festers and grows) any generic medieval western setting will do. Perhaps I am still running a disguised version of my Village of Homelet campaign after all (although no hidden 10th level assassins for me, please).<br />
<br />imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-74381420383502493412019-03-23T20:01:00.004-04:002019-03-23T20:01:46.254-04:00Garycon reportHitched a ride with a couple of friends from the grognards podcast up to Garycon Last week. We ended up off-site at one of the myriad one-star motels that surround Lake Geneva. Unlike my friends who packed their schedules from 8 AM to Midnight. I tried to only sign up for a couple of things a day. Thursday morning was spent in the dealer's room, the afternoon going through the Garycon adventurers league first tier two adventure, and the evening listening to Larry Elmore pontificate. Friday I flew with the dawn patrol in Fight in the skies (Its a good system, but I hate flying allied planes in 1916) picked up the second Garycon adventurers league tier two adventure, sat in on the Greyhawk fan panel, and searched for the Source of the Nile. Saturday saw the third and final Garycon adventurers league tier two adventure, an Empire of the Petal Throne Dungeon boardgame variant (don't be picked up by the pale legion, you'll regret it), and watched D&D cartoons with Ernie Gygax in the evening. Sunday saw a trip through the Jakallan Underworld hosted by the head of the Tekumel foundation Victor Raymond. Because I had not booked my schedule full I was able to play in pick-up games of Index Card RPG and Ragnarok, watch people rolling up random treasure for First edition D&D (so much more exciting than treasure points) and chat with numerous folk (including Matt Finch and Anna Meyer) throughout the convention. Good times. However, I could have done with a bit more sleep than my gung-ho companions' schedules and our off-site location allowed.<br />
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Swag included:<br />
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Goodman Games:<br />
- Into to the Borderlands (hardback)<br />
- Isle of the Dread (hardback)<br />
Kobold Games:<br />
- Tome of Monsters (hardback; had the pdf already but find print more useful for Monster Books)<br />
- Creature Codex (hardback)<br />
Black Blade Press:<br />
- Dark Druids (have picked up most of Rob Kuntz's modules in prior years, but "Dark Druids" was sold-out)imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-12242051695435187162019-02-08T15:56:00.000-05:002019-02-08T15:56:11.971-05:00Rulenomicon the ReviewingStarted a few months ago to go through my Role Playing Game (RPG) collection and give a stars rating to each of the items listed on my Rulenomicon page. I just finished up with Zweihander, the last game on the list, today. Here is a guide to what I mean by each star<br />
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blank - Not rated yet<br />
* - Not playing this one<br />
** - Might play this one if someone else is GMing and I have nothing else to do<br />
*** - Interested in playing. GMing, or stealing ideas for my game<br />
**** - Will be studying this one again and actively trying to convince others to play<br />
***** - RPG perfection I am dropping everything to switch to this (no games rated this yet)<br />
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My star ratings are based on a quick flip through of the games which are mostly pdf files on my hard drive. They are somewhat capricious based on my initial impressions. I wanted to focus this list on RPGs so I have not rated items that turned out to be board games, miniature games, card games, campaign settings, or anything else other than an RPG (I may remove these from the list in the future). I guarantee I have called someone's RPG baby ugly. However, I do have some specific things I am looking for. Overall I am interested in systems that generate characters quickly, have rules that are simple to learn, but have enough complexity to make the game interesting in the long haul. I am more interested in campaigns than one shot adventures so character advancement is important. "Fifth edition Dungeons and Dragons (5e)" is my current go-to game, so an important consideration for any game is what does it do better than 5e. Since this is a review of rules I focused my attention on character creation, combat resolution, and spell casting. Rule sets vary in size from 1-page microgames to 400+ page tomes. Most of the games under 10 pages lacked enough complexity to sustain a long-term campaign and keep it interesting, so were rated lower. The 400+ page ones were treated more leniently as long I could find a core 20-30 page rules section which spelled out the base rules (a good table of contents helped with this immensely). The ability of the rules writer to explain things clearly and concisely without excessive use of acronyms and jargon was important. I have a great deal trouble with so-called "story games" as many of these reduce the resolution to a single dice roll, and also expect character reactions to be determined by dice rolls as well. One of the things I enjoy most about roleplaying is people working together to cooperatively solve problems, so games emphasizing intraparty conflict did not fair well in my ratings. I am biased towards fantasy settings, so modern and post-apocalyptic settings got rated a little lower (steampunk and hard sci-fi probably are somewhere in-between).<br />
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I definitely have an opinion on which dice rolling mechanics are best. D20 is my favorite as the probabilities are easy to calculate and one can add a significant number of modifiers without skewing the rolls to badly. D100 is next although since most of the games I see are doing things in 5% increments so they would better just using a d20. 2D6 can work but probabilities here are no longer linear and adds greater than +3 seriously skew the results. A number of games are dice pool based, calculating probabilities for these games is a serious challenge which make them not my favorite. Dice pool games where all but the top few dice are ignored have some possibility. Dice pool games which count the number of successes by the number of dice exceeding a certain number seem workable as well, but don't try to sell me custom dice with plusses and minuses, or funny symbols. Rolling dice pools and adding them together seems the road to disaster as the chance to beat 1d6 with 2d6 is less than 10% adding more dice just makes it more likely you'll roll closer to average with each and decrease these odds. Some systems which limit the range from 2d6 to 4d6 with the assumption that the two dice roller is a novice who is going to probably fail and four dice roller is a master who is going to succeed are barely tolerable. Once you start throwing in extra dice when high numbers are rolled, low numbers canceling out high numbers, and different color dice doing different things calculating probabilities becomes challenging in the extreme, but it probably only slightly shifts the one die versus two dice inequality.<br />
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Not pictured Character sheets, DM Ref sheets, cards, numerous wooden tokens, and a Sun Tracking mat for Sooth Cards (The Sooth Cards are sold separately). I have flipped through the rules, but as of yet have been unable to grok the system. It appears not to be the Cypher system since there appear to be only two stats in instead of three (I may have misread this). I will endeavor to probe the mysteries of this game further once my shoulder injuries from manhandling the cube heal (The weight of this cube put the former Monte Cook heavyweight Ptlous City by the Spire to shame). Was it worth the 300+ bucks I paid for it? In terms of owning something unique, my friends won't have yes. The pretention aspect is failed a little in the ability of the cardboard cube to withstand the weight of the items inside, mine is showing tears where some of the shelves join the walls of the cube. The game seems to have a few more moving bits than I like based on all the components included. Being that Ars Magica and Over the Edge are two of my favorite games if I can figure this one out it may be one of my favorites as well.</div>
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P.S. Not that surrealist actually require lots of rules, my friend Jeremiah's Fabulous Unknown City campaign was played nominally using 5e rules. I played a six-foot-tall white lab rat (descended from a sentient race created when one of the longer players alchemy experiment took an unexpected turn) barbarian who wore an Elizabethan ruff and a gold jumpsuit. It was no use mapping the City because it re-arranged itself every week. Jeremiah's far tamer <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/193460/The-Game-of-the-North-Players-Guide?term=game+of+the+nor&test_epoch=0" target="_blank">Game of the North</a> is available here (although the random items table does give you some of the Unknown City vibes).</div>
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<br />imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-67594813349926833052018-08-17T11:30:00.001-04:002018-08-17T11:33:54.572-04:00Gencon 2018Went to GenCon for Friday. Got to Gencon about noon. Spent a half hour for an open parking lot. Spent another half hour hiking the mile from where I parked. After another 15 minutes in the will call picking up my badge, I ate pizza for another 1/2 hour and hit the dealer's room. Started at the western end and stumbled out the eastern end when the room closed at 6:00 PM. Marched the loot out to the car. Was going to go to the ENies, but decided I was so tired I just drove home. Observations: The dealer's room is dominated by board games. Many of the roleplaying games I had already picked on Kickstarter. Purchases included: the three Forge World indexes I didn't already own, the rolling miniature case from battle foam, Knights of the Dinner Table and Girl Genius comics for she-who-must-be-obeyed. I picked up two 5e supplements on what to do with monster parts. Demoed a pirate card game and listened to a sales pitch for a gaming table (mostly a for a chair to sit in). Failed to connect with much of anyone (other than two random gamers for lunch). I am getting too old for a Convention this large.imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-84182601691425606282018-07-06T09:40:00.001-04:002018-07-06T09:40:24.254-04:00Adventurer, Conqueror, King Character System Review<br />
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After finding that the <a href="http://www.ennie-awards.com/blog/2018-nominations/" target="_blank">ENine nomination</a>s were out (vote for <span style="background-color: white; color: #ee5113; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.oddmalloutpost.com/shop/books/holy-crap-the-great-sects-change-operation/" style="background-color: white; color: #ee5113; text-decoration-line: none;">Holy Crap: the Great Sects Change Operation</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">my friend Andy's game supplement. It's good), I was listening to the (also up for an ENnie) <a href="http://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/hobbs/" target="_blank">Hobbs and Friends of the OSR podcast</a>. I am currently in a love-hate relationship with podcasts (as well as youtube videos and live streams) since many are talking about interesting subjects, but I find after five minutes of people droning on my attention wanders (this is true of those talking head youtubes as well). Hobbs was talking with </span>Alexander Macris, one of the authors of the Adventurer, Conqueror, King System (ACKS) rules and they happened to mention something very interesting, the Handbook allows you to create <b>your own character classes</b>. Now I have bought into the majority of ACKS Kickstarters (a bit at the .pdf only level) because they produce nicely formatted and illustrated books. I am also grateful to them for pulling Dwimmermount's bacon out of the fire (Warning Kickstarter "want-to-be"s actually producing a product, even when you have a good start is tougher than it looks). However, I have always relegated the ACKS stuff to the "read-later" folder, as I am unenamoured of the "race-as-class" system ACKS inherited from it's Labyrinth Lord/BEMCI roots. Given the revelation I received from the podcast, I thought I would open up those files moldering on my hard drive and take another look. The player's guide does indeed include a section on custom character classes. The system is very simple for humans: You have four build points to spend on five class categories: Hit Dice, Fighting, Thievery, Divine, and Arcane; Each category is allocated between 0 and 4 points. Based on your selection your strength in each category is determined. Every build point allocation adds experience points to the experience required to level up. Non-human races get an additional four build points to spend on racial attributes, however as you spend more points your level cap drops. I like the simplicity of this system. I do not like the Non-human level caps. I find the different experience levels for different classes cumbersome and hard to balance (although in the Greyhawk supplement the general weakness of the thief class was countered by the classes low experience cost making the thief usually a level higher than the rest of the party {until the wizard picked up his bonus level at 7th}). If you don't feel like making your own classes the Players book has 18 more character classes: Anti-paladin, Barbarian, Dwarven Fury, Dwarven Machinist, dwarven delver, elven courtier, elven enchanter, elven ranger, gnomish trickster, mystic, Nobiran<br />
Wonderworker, Paladin, Shaman, Thrassian Gladiator, Venturer, Warlock, Witch, and Zaharan Ruinguard. If that's not enough the newly released Heroic Fantasy Handbook adds seventeen more: Beastmaster, Berserker (revised), Chosen, Ecclesiastic, Elven Spellsinger, Halfling Bounder, Halfling Burglar, Loremaster, Nobiran Champion, Nobiran Wizard, Occultist, Runemaster, Thrassian Deathchanter, Venturer(revised), Warmistress, Zaharan Darklord, and Zaharan Sorcerer. The also newly released Barbarian Conquerors of Kanahu includes fifteen more: Blessed Undertaker, Bugman Ovate, Bugman Dredger, Bugman Praetor, Cultist, Deep One Hybrid, Dragon Incarnate, Geckoman Spirit-Talker, Geckoman Stalker, Lizardman Gladiator, Lizardman Hunter, Lizardman Priestess, Lizardman Warrior, Lizardman Witch-Doctor, Mog Brute, Necromancer,<br />
Nephil, Terran Cosmonaut, Terran Starman. Are all these classes fair and balanced against each other? With this many classes, there is a good chance a few of them are broken, although I have not done enough math to confirm this. If classes stick to the Hit Dice, Fighting, Thievery, Divine, and Arcane model and the names are mostly fluff it could work. If every new class has its own special moves and spell list this system will collapse quickly. Could the number of classes have been reduced by not using a race-as-class model? I think so. While I can no longer complain about the lack of classes in ACKS, I am a little worried that the proliferation of classes offered as a solution will boost the complexity of the game to unmanageable levels. At least I can no longer set ACKS aside as lacking class diversity.<br />
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P.S. One of the most perplexing features of "Old School Renaissance" is their proclaimed desire for simplicity which they achieve by cutting out classes in their first book, and then immediately destroy in their next supplement by adding classes back in. Although I have to admit this is actually "Old School" since Original Dungeons and Dragons did similar things by adding new classes with every supplement from Greyhawk on.imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-51110460998466719762018-06-14T17:04:00.002-04:002018-06-14T17:04:45.239-04:00Idle Champions ReviewHeard about this game while watching the Wizards of the Coast stream of many eyes. I am super excited that they are going to try doing Undermountain again. Hopefully, it will not "Castle Greyhawk" (The joke dungeon released in the '80s, every level by a different author, no relation to Gary's design except the name and no connection between each level) on us. Unfortunately, despite all the Hoopla, the only product one can obtain today was "Idle Champions". Since this was all that was available and free to play I thought I'd give it a shot. After 6 hours I wish I could get back for something more useful (like sleeping), I am issuing the following warnings:<br />
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<b>Warning </b>This game is not Dungeons and Dragons. I know of no version of Dungeons and Dragons were a 350th level dwarf and a 1st level tiefling have the same hit points.<br />
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<b>Warning </b>This game will give you carpal tunnel syndrome. Morrowind also gave me carpal tunnel syndrome, but it was much more worth it.<br />
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<b>Warning </b>Plants versus zombies has more tactics than this. In fact, tick tac toe has more tactics than this. Your sole options are rearranging the party and clicking on the endless stream of monsters as fast as you can.<br />
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<b>Warning </b>This game relies on loot crates. It doesn't seem it is "pay to win" since you can get loot crates with the gems from level bosses instead of cash. However, you will need some crates to get your characters magic items.<br />
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<b>Warning </b>The levels (at least the sixty I have played so far are) are superlinear side-scrollers with almost no terrain at all (there are bushes and rocks to click on the side of the screen occasionally but they have no effect other than providing gold).<br />
<b><br /></b> <b>Warning</b> This game gives you more gold for <b>NOT </b>playing the game than playing. I logged out in the middle of a quest and when I came back several hours later it gave me 20 billion gold pieces. That may seem like a lot but it was only enough to unlock a 1st level tiefling, and even with the extra character I still couldn't beat the 50th level quasit level boss. Level bosses have this crazy mechanic where if you don't defeat them quickly they start powering up, the quasit had powered up 364 times when my last character went down.<br />
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<b>Warning </b>There is Minsic but no Boo. Perhaps the cosmic space hamster lurks in a loot crate somewhere, but I am not spending cash to find him.<br />
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On the plus side, the art is cute. However, unless you live for cuteness alone I do not recommend this game.imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-45827161973963823212018-05-27T13:41:00.002-04:002018-05-27T13:41:39.924-04:00Ultima Resurrection a quick review<img alt="Make Ultima Online Great Again!" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/a2/54/c0/a254c08ff964c656ffc0b47d24161410.jpg" /><br />
Meandering on the web has taken me to this interesting find. While browsing pixel art on Pinterest, I felt the urge to go looking for art from my favorite Ultima games. This led me to the <a href="http://gallery.ultimacodex.com/" target="_blank">Ultima codex gallery</a>, a marvelous website with all sorts of cool stuff I will explore later. However there I stumbled across this page "<a href="http://inspired.ultimacodex.com/ultima-resurrection/" target="_blank">Ultima Resurrection</a>" which contains a zipped version of a tabletop RPG version of Ultima. There is also a link to a <a href="http://www.ultima-resurrection.nl/" target="_blank">host site</a> for this game. Being interested in all things Ultima, I downloaded and took a look. Based on a quick read through it seems to be a playable and viable game. Unfortunately, it based on Ultima Ascension and Ultima Online my two least favorite Ultima games. Like Ultima Online, it is tri-stated and skill-based using skills rated from 0-100. One advances by using skills. Unlike the computer game, this is at a fixed rate rather than a random shot. I think this advancement system is workable but will require a lot of bookkeeping. It is subject to the same skill spam breakage techniques that soured me on Runequest. Combat goes as follows: the attacker makes a skill check against one of the combat skills (archery, fencing, mace fighting, swordsmanship, or wrestling); the defender gets a chance to parry if he has a shield; if the attacker is successful hit location is rolled; damage is determined by rolling the dice specified by the weapon; damage is reduced by the armor rating of the armor at the hit location plus the shield if a successful parry is made. Magic has four different systems: Ethereal Speak, Ethereal Lock, Spell Book Sorcery, and Ritual Sorcery. Ethereal speak is an impromptu magic system based on words of power. Fortunately, Ultima has a nice defined set of words of power. However, adjudicating their combined effects on the fly may prove challenging. Ethereal Lock is like Ethereal Speak but uses virtue points to make the effect permanent. Spell Book Sorcery is a defined list of spells with defined mana costs and required reagents (from the Ultima Online list of eight reagents). Ritual Sorceries are special spells which can only be cast while possing specific items in certain locations. If I run this game I may limit the players to Spell Book Sorcery. There is a nice bestiary, although for some reason it is located in front of the character creation and how to play the game. Overall this is a very good adaptation of the Ultima Online game to the tabletop. The power word spell system has some potential if the game balance can be worked out. The ritual sorcery has great potential for creating quests and adventures. I would have liked a little less bookkeeping. The game mechanics will fail in the same method as the online game (i.e. people will spam skills to gain; the only way to have high hit points is to have a high strength so all high-level monsters hit like trucks). However, this is still the best tabletop version of Ultima Online I have found. If I don't play it outright, I'll definitely mine for ideas for other game systems.<br />
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P.S. There is also an Age of Shadows supplement, but I haven't looked at it yet.imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-877225060942672912018-04-01T14:13:00.000-04:002018-04-01T14:13:23.190-04:00A generic outline for roleplaying game rulesI am trying to get beneath the roleplaying games I have to the underlying bones of the core the so-called "ur-game". The hope is to generate a framework for which to compare games against and highlight their unique features. Outline below<br />
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imredavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791259426241403181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704609740408129865.post-88739660918859323752018-03-13T17:27:00.001-04:002018-03-13T17:38:08.836-04:00Phoenix Dawn Command ReviewI picked up Phoenix Dawn Command roleplaying game this fall from the <a href="https://www.phoenixdawncommand.com/#home-1-section">website</a> There was a Kickstarter a few years back but unlike many one-and-done kickstarters, you can still buy copies. It is written by Keith Baker (of Eberron fame) and Dan Garrison. The imprint is Twogether Studios, a small shop with only three titles on its website. However. it seems to be distributed by the same people who produce Cards Against Humanity. At $59 it is not the cheapest of games, but since it contains almost 300 cards it can be forgiven (you can get a .pdf of the manual from <a href="http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195768/Phoenix-Dawn-Command-Manual?manufacturers_id=10205" target="_blank">Drivethrurpg</a> for $10, but you'll still need the cards to play). Sample art below.<br />
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It has many of the features of classic roleplaying with a couple of interesting twists. First actions including combat are resolved with a custom set of cards. Secondly one levels up by dying first.</div>
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The main mechanic for resolving things is a comparison of the total of up to three cards from a hand of five against a target number. There are three suits Strenght, Grace, and Intellect, each players deck will only have two suits Grace and either Strenght or Intellect dependant on their character class. A starting deck consists of two each of cards valued 2, 3, and 4 from each of their suits, and five special cards from their character class (nominally valued 1, but usually adding +5 when its special conditions are met). Since success normally requires a total value of 10 or better, succeeding with only three cards often requires meeting special conditions. The players have a number of other tricks (including adding their life force, known as sparks) to up their score. Another interesting feature is that cards are only redrawn at the start of the next round, so making a strong attack can leave you with only low-value cards to defend against enemy attacks. Conversely, a strong defense may make mounting a successful attack not possible. For the most part, I think the card mechanic will work well although calculating the odds of success is tricky.</div>
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The Folio #16 & #17 Double 1E & 5E Adventure Set</div>
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The Midderlands - An OSR Mini-Setting & Bestiary</div>
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Spire RPG</div>
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Symbaroum: Karvosti - The Witch Hammer</div>
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Underworld Races & Classes for 5th Edition & Pathfinder RPG</div>
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The Complete Cities of Sorcery</div>
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Symbaroum Thistle Hold</div>
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Lost Hall of Tyr: A 5e Adventure (Dungeon Grappling support)</div>
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Breath of Gorr: Complete Tabletop D&D 5E and Pathfinder Module!</div>
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The Midderlands Expanded</div>
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John Carter of Mars - The Roleplaying Game</div>
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Tome of Horrors: Reborn for Fifth Edition</div>
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Capharnaum - The Roleplaying Game</div>
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SYMBAROUM - Monster Codex</div>
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CAVALIERS OF MARS, a tabletop roleplaying game</div>
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Forbidden Lands - Retro Open-World Survival Fantasy RPG</div>
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Holy Crap (Printed Book supposed to ship this week)</div>
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Rhune (a couple more story arc adventures to go)</div>
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Ryuutama (basically done but pledge contains permanent electronic updates)</div>
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Midgard Campaign Setting: Dark Roads & Deep Magic Estimated delivery Aug 2017</div>
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Luminous Echo: The Forgotten King extended campaign Estimated delivery Dec 2017</div>
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Salt in the Wounds Estimated May 2017</div>
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Slumbering Ursine Dunes (“What Ho Frog Demons” Announced at being edited in Fall 2016 last mentioned in the author's blog post in March 2017)</div>
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Heroic Fantasy & Barbarian Conquerors Collection Estimated delivery Sep 2017</div>
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Marmoreal Tomb (Estimated delivery: Mar 2016)</div>
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P.S. Somehow my busy retirement social life seems to interfere with posting on even on my anemic once a month schedule. However, I will keep posting when I have something to say. The recently finished kickstarters are in need of a posted review.<br />
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Here's a link to an ad for "What Ho Frog Demon" that turned up Monday so perhaps it is not quite dead yet.<br />
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