Savage Mondays – November 9, 2009

It’s a Savage World out there, and if we’re going to survive it, we’d best keep an eye out. Apathy Games does just that. Every Monday we bring you the latest news and ideas about the Savage Worlds game. Here’s what’s happening now:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Pinnacle Entertainment Group has released a new Deadlands: Reloaded adventure, Don’t Drink the Water, which takes players to Mexico in the Wierd West. Also, the Deadlands: Reloaded GM’s Screen is ready for preorder, and it comes with the adventure Murder on the Hellstromme Express.

Savage Worlds Licensees

Triple Ace Games returns to their Daring Tales of Chivalry series of adventures with The Fairstone & The Madness of Sir Stephen, a double adventure.

12 to Midnight has released a sneak peak of East Texas University: Degrees of Horror, a combination of academics and suspense.

Adamant Entertainment is revising their pulp series of adventures called Thrilling Tales. Their first release is The Radio Marauders. If you find you like Thrilling Tales and want a deal, they have provided an avenue to subscribe to the series.

Daring Entertainment has announced a second edition to Dawn of Legends, a traditional superhero’s game.

Savage Worlds Community

The last issue[.pdf] of Shark Bytes, the Unofficial Savage Worlds Fanzine, found our attention this week. The issue is about Modern and Horror games, and is an excellent read.

The Savage Sixth blog keeps rolling strong this week with articles on the Weird Science edge and World Building.

Last weeks release of Daring Tales of the Sprawl[.pdf] has energized the savage worlds community and given us an appetite for cybernetics and grit. Obviously, there is some debate on the new rules, but there are also a number of an conversions and enhancements being discussed. HawaiianBrian discusses cyberpsychosis, or the damage cyberware does to one’s spirit and mental condition. erc1452 is showing off his Savaged Cyberpunk Conversion to some praise, and the TAG forums have a discussion on creating full cyborgs. Of course, you can’t mention cyberpunk without discussing the giant of the industry, Shadowrun. Conversion topics include adding drain to magic and have even infected the Shadowrun Dump Shock Forums.

http://www.thediceoflife.com/ Kristian

I hate to nitpick, but that issue of Shark Bytes is a year old. :(

http://www.apathygames.com Tyson J. Hayes

Oh whoops. Just added a note saying that it’s old. Thanks Kristian!

P.S. Love your blog when are you going to post so we can plug you on our Twitter?

http://thesavagesixth.wordpress.com/ Dr. Checkmate

Thanks for the link!

http://www.apathygames.com Tyson J. Hayes

Not a problem! Keep up the good work and we’ll keep on linking to you.

http://thesavagesixth.wordpress.com Dr. Checkmate

Thanks for the link!

http://thediceoflife.com/ Kristian

I hate to nitpick, but that issue of Shark Bytes is a year old. :(

http://www.thediceoflife.com/ Kristian

Thanks for the compliment! We’re actually hitting a lull at the moment due to the entire team being preoccupied with personal matters of one sort or another. I’m actually in the middle of writing a post covering some of that. For example, Brennen has been busy with NaNoWriMo, and m.s. jackson just got back from Iraq and is spending time with his family, hunting for a house, and moving half way across the country.

I do have an editorial in the works that will probably be posted tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.

R.K. Athey has some new fiction ready pending some editing.

Sitting on the back burner, I’ve got an interview with a well-known Savage Worlds licensee who just recently published an RPG based on a well known cult classic RPG (waiting for the interviewee to reply to some last questions).

Brennen has another interview with Jason Morningstar pending, too.

We also have a couple of reviews from myself and some of the others, one of a really cool Savage Worlds setting and the other of some very attractive gaming accessories.

If there are any particular topics you’d like to see discussed, we’d love to hear your ideas. We pretty much write about whatever piques our interest at the time.
http://thediceoflife.com/ Kristian

Thanks for the compliment! We’re actually hitting a lull at the moment due to the entire team being preoccupied with personal matters of one sort or another. I’m actually in the middle of writing a post covering some of that. For example, Brennen has been busy with NaNoWriMo, and m.s. jackson just got back from Iraq and is spending time with his family, hunting for a house, and moving half way across the country.

I do have an editorial in the works that will probably be posted tomorrow or Thursday at the latest.

R.K. Athey has some new fiction ready pending some editing.

Sitting on the back burner, I’ve got an interview with a well-known Savage Worlds licensee who just recently published an RPG based on a well known cult classic RPG (waiting for the interviewee to reply to some last questions).

Brennen has another interview with Jason Morningstar pending, too.

We also have a couple of reviews from myself and some of the others, one of a really cool Savage Worlds setting and the other of some very attractive gaming accessories.

If there are any particular topics you’d like to see discussed, we’d love to hear your ideas. We pretty much write about whatever piques our interest at the time.
http://spyderzt.blogspot.com/ Spyder Z

Hmmm… I’ve never really looked into Savage Worlds. I’ll have to read some of this. ;P
http://spyderzt.blogspot.com/ Spyder Z

Hmmm… I’ve never really looked into Savage Worlds. I’ll have to read some of this. ;P