Savage Mondays – August 2, 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 have questions or just want to talk to us in real time just drop by the #savageworlds IRC Channel. If you’re looking for more up to date news, here’s what’s happening now:

As we mentioned last week with GenCon less then a week away news is a bit few and far between.  Even if we do manage to scrape up some news it’s mostly about GenCon. Which makes people like us, who aren’t going, rather sad.

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

GenCon, GenCon, GENCON! | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Pinnacle announced a number of neat little items would be available at GenCon.

• Gen Con will mark the first public appearance of the Savage Worlds version of a Frank Chadwick classic — Space 1889: Red Sands.
• The new versions of the Deadlands Reloaded rulebooks (the Player’s Guide and the Marshal’s Handbook) will also be available.
• The Savage Worlds Starter Kit which is a sweet little simulated box which contains and contains a Savage Worlds: Explorer’s Edition, the oversized Savage Worlds Action Deck, a set of polyhedral dice, a custom Wild Die (from the Deadlands Dice Set), a set of mini poker chips (for indicators, bennies, or Deadlands Fate Chips), and cut-and-use templates, which they have on sale for $20!  If anyone wants to pick one up for me let me know.
• New Space: 1889 Bennies! Which Pinnacle says is also available on their website.
• Another Seminar! After the seminar at Orgins Pinnacle is back to chat a bit more and answer all of your burning questions.  They expect (and we’re hoping to) that Ogma videotapes the seminar.

Fantasy Companion now available for Fantasy Grounds II

It’s small news, but if you use Fantasy Grounds II for your Savage Fantasy game, then this might be a big deal to you.

Savage Licenses

War of the Dead Week 10 | Daring Entertainment

The first Chapter of the War of the Dead is drawing to a close, only three more weeks until the thrilling chapter one conclusion!

You’ve survived one catastrophe after another, seen every bit of peace you could squeeze from the world bled dry, and you finally had a plan and a destination. After being forced to react to the dying world, it looked as if you were finally going to be able to act first. Then it all came crashing down around you . . . or, more accurately, an Apache helicopter came crashing into you.

In War of the Dead: Week 10, you are rescued from the wreckage by a patrol team from the nearby town of Dalesbury.

Have you finally found a safe haven, or is it yet another taunting from the gods above?

The Pine Ridge Horror Released! | Silver Gryphon Games

Silver Gryphon Games has kicked off con season by releasing their new adventure, The Pine Ridge Horror.

The Pine Ridge Region is a large territory of heavily forested ridges, buttes, and canyons, stretching across northwest Nebraska and into South Dakota. On the South Dakota land is the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, home to the Oglala Sioux Nation.

The Pine Ridge is densely covered in pine trees, with cottonwoods and other deciduous trees in the canyon bottoms. The buttes and canyons are quite rocky and the trails can have treacherous footing. A person can, and hikers often do, get lost on these trails, sometimes for days before stumbling across other campers or the park rangers. Along with smaller animals such as rabbit, squirrel, and chipmunk, the area is also home to larger game such as bighorn sheep, elk, mule deer, and wild turkey. A few prairie rattlesnakes also make their home here.

Two boys, hiking deep in the Pine Ridge Forest, stumble upon a ravaged camp and make a gruesome discovery. The remains of five campers, ripped limb from limb, partially eaten, and scattered about the area; turned into a feast for the flies, insects, and larger scavengers. Hearing a “roaring” from the nearby hills, the boys quickly fled the camp and made their way to the nearest Ranger station, nearly a half a day’s hike.

This adventure requires only the Savage Worlds Core Book to play.  Other toolkits, supplements, or setting trappings may be used depending on the flavor the GM wishes to add to the adventure.  This is the perfect adventure to run if you’re camping, love the outdoors, or are a fan of early 80′s slasher flicks.

What you’ll find inside is:

• 16 pages of adventure
• A full color map of the main adventuring area
• Bookmarks for easy access to the PDF every step of the way
• Detailed NPCs and Creatures
• Suggested music
• An Outline of Events for the GM

New Hellfrost Region Guide & Adventure! | Triple Ace Games

As Wiggy and Rob have decided to descend upon GenCon this year, Triple Ace Games has decided to pave the way with new Hellfrost Releases! Then they had a better idea.  Why not put the entire catalog on sale! So for the month of August you’ll be able to get all the all of the Hellfrost books.  So check out the TAG Store for all the new deals!

Hellfrost Region Guide #17: The Great Swamp

In days of yore the Great Swamp was home to the advanced gatorman race. Now reduced to a state of primitive barbarity, their role as rulers of the swamp has been usurped by the lizardmen, led by the Tyrant Lizard King. A dank land of ever-hungry thunderlizards, crumbling ruins, and bloodthirsty inhabitants, the Great Swamp is no place for the weak of heart.

This product explores the dangers of the Great swamp, delves into the crumbling cities of old, details the bloodthirsty gods of the lizardmen and gatormen, and gives stats for a variety of deadly new creatures.

Hellfrost Adventure: #14 – The Frost Giant’s Hold

THE END IS NIGH!

Three times the heroes have interfered in the plans of Jarl Hrimwulf the Grim, and three times the heroes have vanquished the jarl’s minions. But now the Norns have decreed the final act must play out between might frost giant and mortal adventures. At stake is nothing less that the fate of the Hearthlands. After facing death on the shores of White Lake battle must be taken to The Frost Giant’s Hold!

The Frost Giant’s Hold is the last installment of a four-part series, but can be played as a standalone adventure.

This adventure contains Figure Flats for all the monsters and NPCs, as well as detailed maps.

New White Haired Man Site | White Haired Man

Viz of White Haired Man shot me an e-mail last week about their new site and resources and it was pretty cool! Now it’s been released to the general public.  So go check out all of the Kith’takharos setting information, and the new blog!  He mentioned that we can expect to see a new post about twice a week.  Looking forward to it guys!

Savage Community

Forum Fever! | PEGInc Forums

As always, I pour through the forums to bring you the best conversations and material.  I missed last week, so this week is full of extra goodness.

NPC Cards: Cards are a handy way of tracking NPCs.  There are some floating around the internet, and this thread tells you where, and some best practices.

Fallout Character Sheet:  This sheet is interesting even if you aren’t playing a Fallout game.  The layout is unique, and it’s rather pretty.

Free Supers Art: If you’re looking for some character art for you supers or Necessary Evil game, here you go.

Remembering Hindrances: It’s a challenge.  Every player has hindrances, and it’s something that you really want to keep in mind when running a game.  This thread is a good discussion as to how to do that.

Traps: More on adding traps to your game.

Schools of Magic: It’s a very D&D concept, but some people want a little more depth in their magic system.  Some fans are working on doing just that.

Ward Spell: A hole has been found in the Savage Worlds powers list.  Wards, circles of protections, and the like are absent.  Not anymore.  This is a very good thread, with some solid savage spells coming out of it.