Savage Mondays – June 7, 2010

Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/06/07 – 00:00 -

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:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Deadlands Classic Conversion | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

For all of you Deadlands Classic fans out their that miss the old adventures that came out in the Marshall’s handbook and have been hankering to play them again well your in luck.  Pinnacle has decided to release some conversion notes on how to update the game to Deadlands: Reloaded.  So for those of you interested in playing the old adventures again you can find the conversion notes on Pinnacle’s Download page.

There’s a hidden bonus in these downloads:  a preview of the new covers for the Deadlands: Reloaded Player’s and Marshal’s guides.

Pregenerated Weird War II Characters | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Have you been playing the most patriotic Savage Worlds game for Memorial Day, or even started planning out an adventure or two for the up coming patriotic holiday?  Well even if your not Pinnacle has released some Weird War 2 Reinforcements [PDF Link] for your quick character generation needs.

Savage Licensees

Free MARS One-Sheet Adventure! | Adamant Entertainment

Hankering for some hot martian sand adventure?  ”The Sons of Tara” is a new one-sheet adventure released from Adamant Entertainment for their game MARS.  On an amusing side note, the preview file on RPGNow, is the entire pdf, but hey, it’s free right?

Serpent Scales #3: Return to Monster Island PREVIEW | Atomic Overmind Press

Continuing to tease the upcoming release adventure for the Day After Ragnarok.  While we covered all of the upcoming information on our Savage Status Report Atomic Overmind has released the Top Five Other Places to Fight Dinosaurs.  The logic being that if your going to punch a T-Rex in the face, you may as well have more then one place to do it.

War of the Dead On Sale | Daring Entertainment

After teasing us for quite a while War of the Dead is finally released.  The 52 Week weekly adventure has kicked it into high gear by slotting out the first 13 weeks of release.  Grab Chapters 1-3 ($7.99) or the Chapter 1 Subscription ($19.99) and get to surviving this year long adventure.

Old School Fantasy #2: Darkness Over Keryhk Nhor Now Out | Reality Blurs

Reality Blurs have been a busy bunch, this week they released Darkness Over Keryhk Nhor for Old School Fantasy Adventure.

Nearly a century ago, the once great Dwarven Empire abandoned the Jagged Reaches when the mines collapsed and a majority of the miners were killed. Keryhk Nhor, the Great Western Hall and source of great pride to the Dwarven Empire, was sealed and has not been opened since. That is, until today. The question is two-fold: who was powerful enough to break the Seal of the Iron Mage and why?

3.5/OGL Playtest of The Repository | White Haired Man

While not Savage Worlds specific The Repository is an adventure for Kith’takharos and will be released for Savage Worlds at the same time. So, if  your chomping at the bit to get a look at the new adventure from White Haired Man saunter over to the sign up sheet.  The playtest will occur on Saturday June 12 @ 18:00 UTC.

Thousands of years ago, the Harlass Orn thrived in the swamps surrounding Kith’takharos. At the height of their achievements, the Harlass Orn fought a desperate war against extra-dimensional creatures called Veilwalkers. The Veilwalkers created numerous battle constructs and placed them in storage facilities called repositories.

Savage Community

June Savage Sixth | The Savage Sixth

A new month has come around, and so has a new Savage Sixth.  There are only two posts this month, a new Necessary Evil character, and a review of Weird War II.

New House Rules on Savagepedia | Savagepedia

Recently, user dugfromthearth has posted some of his house rules.  The most interesting of which are his Cleave edge and some modified called shots.

From the Forums to You | PEGInc Forums

The rumblings continue.  Something dark is stirring beneath the Internet.  The latest signs include a discussion on mixing various settings and toolkits together like peanut butter and chocolate, or sea urchin and cookies.  Do you need Cyberpunk Cthulhu?  I thought so.

Also, the neverending quest for a magic system that doesn’t use power points continues.  Most systems.  More ideas.  Apparently, people really want this.

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Savage Mondays – April 25th, 2010

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/04/26 – 00:00 -

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:

WARNING:  SLOW NEWS WEEK!

It’s Sunday evening as I write this, and the alarms are going off all over the Apathy Games underground news compound.  Apparently, there isn’t enough news to meet our quota.  Our Emergency Content Commandos have just been deployed to the far reaches of the Internet in order to find information you’ll find interesting.  Also, we’ve been forced to terminate two staffers and send apology letters to their next of kin.

Day After Ragnarok:  The Movie | Bloodrunsclear

While this may not be real, but we’re forced to wonder “why not?”.  Someone had better get on this project, stat.

Shiny New Runepunk Bundles | Reality Blurs

Available directly from the Reality Blurs website, you can now pick from a number of special bundles, including print and PDF verions.  Some are for players.  Some are for Game Masters.  Some are just so complete that you’ll feel, well, like you have everything you might want.

Iron Dynasty Talk | Reality Blurs

Iron Dynasty is a mixture of steampunk concepts and feudal Japan.  Think bamboo mecha controlled by samurai.  If that piques your interest, then you’ll be glad to hear that two new products are on the way, Iron Dynasty: Art of War, which covers all you need to know about war, and Iron Dynasty:  Way of the Ronin, which they claim is some sort of Uber Players Guide.

If all you want is a taste, then check out the first and only adventure released for the setting, Journey to Red Temple. Also, check out a rambling but interesting design diary about the setting.

Yet More Hellfrost Freebies | Triple Ace Games

We know how much you hate free content, but Triple Ace Games refuses to relent.  This week, they have given us a collection of new organizations [.pdf] for Hellfrost, as well as the first in what appears to be a series of special locations, this one called The Mammoth Hall [.pdf].

Thrilling Tales Theatre | Adamant Entertainment

Thrilling Tales Theatre is a unique, strange, yet interesting idea.  The core is a old, B-movie style video to be used as inspiration, along with a PDF giving rules to the various items and monsters included.  This is Chapter 4, with the following tagline:

The Professor’s been brainwashed and works for Unga Khan, and the forces of the Black Robes are attacking the Holy City!

Savage Community

Interviews with Shane and Wiggy | Musings of a Role Playing Troll

Over the last week, R. K. Athey, also known as RPTroll, has conducted two interviews, one with Shane Hensley, the creator of Savage Worlds, and one with Paul ‘Wiggy’ Wade-Williams, super-savage and the man behind Triple Ace Games.  Both are quite worth your time.

A Touch of Forum Madness | PEGInc Forums

Some weeks, the forums are full of great stuff, and this happens to be one of those weeks.  Savage Mojo has presented a long list of edges from The Garden of Athena Realm, robert4818 was inspired by Eberron to great an Arcane Background for artificing that has lead to discussion, BackSlaSh has begun work on a Planescape conversion, and a very elegant rule for doing a Disarm action as a Trick has been presented.  The some of it is this:  To attempt a disarm, you perform a trick as normal, but instead of being shaken on a raise, they are disarmed.

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Savage Mondays – March 1st, 2010

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/03/01 – 00:00 -

It’s a Savage World out there, and Apathy Games provides the tools to survive it. First, check out our Savage Worlds Primer. Then if Portuguese is your native language, check out Retropunk.net’s translation. If you’re looking for more up to date news, here’s what’s happening now:

Savage Worlds Licensees

New Savage Licensees

Two new companies have given themselves over to the savage side and become licensees.  Silver Gryphon Games is working on adventures for Wellstone City, a modern noir setting.  Nevermet Press is a little different, working on using crowd sourcing to build community driven content.

A New Adventure in HellFrost | Triple Ace Games

A centuries old crime comes to light to affect the present in Sins of the Father.

Adamant Entertainment looking for Freelancers | Adamant Entertainment

The company appears to be expanding and is looking for freelancers for writing, art, graphics, programming, and animation.

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Savage Mondays – February 1st, 2010

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/02/01 – 00:00 -

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:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Deadlands: Reloaded Limited Edition | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

The core book for Deadlands: Reloaded is out of stock, but you’re in luck. Pinnacle has lowered the price to their fancy Limited Edition to $39.99. If you like leather bound, foil stamped books, this one is for you.

Pinnacle Teases Us with New Solomon Kane Book | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

It’s called The Savage Foes of Solomon Kane, It’s full of adversaries and savage tales, and that’s about all they’ll tell us. Why must they be such cruel masters?

Savage Worlds Licensees

New Hellfrost Adventure | Triple Ace Games

If giant mind controlling spiders taking over small villages sounds like the start of an adventure to you, then Web of Deceit was made for you.

Space Pulp for Fantasy Grounds II | Triple Ace Games, SmiteWorks

Daring Tales of the Space Lanes and Slipstream are now available for the Fantasy Grounds II virtual tabletop.

New Adamant Website is Now Live | Adamant Entertainment

Not only do they have a new, functional, and rather attractive website, but they’re also discussing their plans for 2010.

Upcoming Releases for The Day After Ragnarok | Atomic Overmind Press

Atomic Overmind has a lot coming down the pipe for The Day After Ragnarok, including to City Packs, and books covering the dark Soviet Union and the Royal Society.

Shaintar is Now Part of Reality Blurs | Reality Blurs

Sean Patrick Fannon, creator of Shaintar, has joined the team at Reality Blurs, and has brought the setting with him. The first book announced under the new owners is Shaintar: Legends Unleashed.

Savage Worlds Community

Shadowflux Free Setting | The Black Orifice

This setting of Urban Horror is well put together, free, and comes in two parts. The Black Orifice has been doing terrific work lately, and they deserve all the praise and attention we can spare.

Plunder Cards for Pirates of the Spanish Maine | Captain Greywolf

While not new by any means, these just came to our attention. These item cards help make your looting and plundering easier, and add another layer of immersion to your pirate game.

Updating your Explorer’s Edition PDF to the Third Printing | PEGinc Forums

If you purchased the PDF version of the Savage Worlds: Explorer’s Edition from RPGNow or DriveThruRPG, getting the updated version can be tricky, and seems to be requiring that you email the store. More information on this, and what is happening, is available in this thread.

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Savage Mondays – January 4th, 2010

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/01/04 – 00:01 -

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:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

  • John Goff has been appointed to the position of Showdown brand manager. Showdown is a revision of the Savage Worlds ruleset for large scale miniature combat. It strips out some of the more RPG specific rules, streamlines magic a little more, and basically brings Fast, Furious, Fun to the world of war-gaming.
  • Brides of Dracula is a new Showdown scenario taking place in a graveyard. The enemy? The many rising undead brides of Dracula and their jealous husband.

Savage Worlds Licensees

  • Daring Entertainment has announced it’s 2010 publishing plans. Up first is a 52 week adventure series for Zombie Outbreak called The Armageddon Virus. It will be followed up by a setting book called War of the Dead. The rest of the update included information about the Daring Action Block, a new figure flat series, and the eventual release of Daring Supers.
  • Adamant Entertainment has released a new Thrilling Tales adventure, The Malay Coins. Your players will search for seven mysterious coins that will reveal a lost treasure. And that’s just the start of their troubles.
  • Plain Brown Wrapper Games has released Bedlam City: Savage Worlds Edition Bedlam City: Savage Worlds Edition. This super hero setting is the darker, grittier brother of your standard super metropolis.
  • White Haired Man has revised all of their Fantasy Grounds II adventures for Savage Worlds. If you’re more interested in their D&D3.5/OGL versions, they will be updated soon.
  • Savage Mojo has been showing off some of their upcoming Suzerain stuff over at the Pinnacle Forums. Go partake in the conversation, and perhaps check out their fancy editable character sheet

Savage Worlds Community

As always, if we missed something, let us know in the comments. You can follow us on Twitter for more news and commentary.


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Savage Mondays – November 30, 2009

Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2009/11/30 – 08:00 -

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:

As Jeff is out sick I’ll be stepping in to cover this weeks news, and as a side note we’ve just completed a first month of posting thanks for everyone that has dropped by thus far!

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Savage Worlds Licensees

Savage Community

Have a tip or a news bit that you think should have made it into the news? Let us know in the comments!


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Savage Mondays – November 9, 2009

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2009/11/09 – 08:00 -

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

Savage Worlds Licensees

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

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.

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