Savage Mondays – January 18th, 2010

It’s a Savage World out there, and Apathy Games provides the tools to survive it. First, check out our Savage Worlds Primer. If you’re looking for more up to date news, here’s what’s happening now:

Top Story

Shark Bytes Returns! | Shark Bytes

Shark Bytes is an online fan magazine for Savage Worlds that has been well known and well loved within the community, but it’s been dead for over a year. But a recent post in the PEGInc forums has announced its triumphant return! The next issue will be filled with One-Page Homebrew settings and House Rules. They are currently looking for submissions, so if you want your house rules published for the whole of the community to see, go to the forums and PM Lord Inar. The submission deadline is February 12.

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Third Printing of Savage Worlds: Explorer’s Edition is in Stock | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

The title says it all. Pester your local game store for it, or order it through Studio 2.

Print and PDF Bundle Extended Through January | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

For the new printing, PEGInc is offering a bundle of both the print version and the PDF of the Savage Worlds: Explorer’s Edition. The deal is available until the end of the month, and then they kill it dead.

50 Fathoms Tokens for Fantasy Grounds | RPG Now

Continuing the trend of making special versions of the Savage Worlds figure flats for Fantasy Grounds, those for 50 Fathoms have been added to RPGNow.

Savage Worlds Licensees

New Ace Tale: A Stitch in Time | Triple Ace Games

The title may be cliche, but it’s an Ace tale and part of the Daring Tales of the Space Lanes series, so there’s a bit of an expectation toward the corny. Here’s what TAG has to say about it:

An old enemy Gunthar Krull has managed to infect the crew of the Blazing Star with a deadly virus. The crew have precious little time to find Krull and retrieve the antidote – can they succeed!

A Stitch in Time is available from the Triple Ace Games website.

Savage Community

Quick Adventure for Super Villains | Tabletop Armory

Our friends at Tabletop Armory have released Quick Adventure #5. Can your team of Villains keep the heroes from rescuing your prisoners?

Character Toe-Tags | PEGInc Forums

Character cards for easy reference are a common tool, but these ones are done up like toe-tags done up like toe-tags, and are just waiting for your Zombie game.

Non-Standard Benny Usage | PegInc Forums

Bennies are the sort of thing players love coming up with new uses for. The community discusses it in this blockbuster thread.

Alternate Combat Rules by Clint | PEGInc Forums

Pinnacle writer Clint was feeling creative, or challenged, and came up with a combat system where all the rolling is done by the players. Interesting stuff.

Rules for Silenced Weapons | PEGInc Forums

A healthy discussion ranging from reality to practicality of rules on the use of silenced weapons in Savage Worlds.

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