Savage Mondays – July 19, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/07/19 – 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
So everyone is abuzz about the Ennie Awards coming up, and while we have provided a voting guide we thought we’d highlight again all of the Savage Worlds related items on the voting block. Let’s make sure we get out their and show them what this community can do! We borrowed the following from Pinnacle’s site.
- 12 to Midnight’s bone-tingling horror anthology Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas (including a stories from our own Shane Hensley, Ed Wetterman, and Preston DuBose) was nominated in the Best Regalia category.
- Atomic Overmind Press got more acclaim for Day After Ragnarok with a Best Setting nomination and a nomination in Best Regalia for Cthulhu 101.
- Savage Mojo took an Honorable Mention for Savage Suzerain as Product of the Year!
- Triple Ace Games’ Hellfrost fantasy series continues it track record with the Hellfrost Bestiary being nominated in the Best Monster/Adversary category.
Remember ENnies voting is open now!
Deadlands: One Shot Comic | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
This seems to have been released quietly as we don’t see any announcement on the main page from Pinnacle about it. Our news monkeys managed to dig this one up while snooping around the various news sites and DriveThruComics.com pages. So check out the 50 pages of Weird West goodness written by Matt Forbeck and drawn by veteran Deadlands artists Kevin Sharpe and Richard “Rico” Pollard.
Matt Forbeck says:
“The book’s been out of print forever, but that all happened long before the latest e-book revolution. Now you can download and read it in glorious full color for only $2.99. That less than half what it cost in game and comic shops when it debuted 11 years ago. As far as I know, it’s the only Deadlands comic available to date. If you like your Westerns a little weird — or you just appreciate a beautiful book with a ripping yarn — be sure to check it out.”
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The Kerberos Club Now Released | Arc Dream
After being nominated for the Product of the Year Award for their non-savage worlds edition they’ve finally released an edition for the rest of us! You can of course pick up your copy on RPGNow!
Play the heroes and villains of a Strange century! Doctor Archibald Monroe, the erudite chemist and physician-chimpanzee . . . “Stony” Joe Smithson, the honest London boxer, transformed into living rock . . . Maeve O’Connel, Queen of the Mudlarks, the eternal child touched by Faerie . . . the Lady Mirabel, who by darkness defends Whitechapel as the terrifying Night Hag. . . . When the victims and enthusiasts of magic and bizarre science meet in an infamous club for “the Strange,” thrilling action is sure to follow!
The Kerberos Club (Savage Worlds Edition) is a sourcebook for superheroic roleplaying in Victorian London. It includes a detailed history and thorough treatment of Victorian society in its every particular, especially the incredible and sometimes awful changes that “the Strangeness” comes to wreak upon Queen and Country alike. It requires Savage Worlds and the Savage Worlds Superpowers Companion to play.
The Kerberos Club gives players every tool they need to create new heroes and villains in a world that is at the same time familiar and alien—a world made more of both by the Strangeness that grips it and the dangers that threaten it.
There is, after all, every good reason for the club’s motto: “MALUM NECESSARIUM.”
The Kerberos Club is written by Benjamin Baugh, with Savage Worlds conversions by Dave Blewer and Shane Ivey.
War of the Dead: Week 8 | Daring Entertainment
Nothing can stop the freight train that is the War of the Dead now with Week 8 on sale we’re quickly coming to the first stop in 52 week journey.
The world is descending into chaos as the Living Dead consume all major population centers.
Barely surviving the outbreak aboard the Pinnacle cruise ship, you were lost at sea before making your way back to the coast of North Carolina. After encountering a friendly, elderly couple that offered them shelter, food, and information, a biker gang calling themselves the Ghost Riders soon took you captive. Forced to act as live bait in the infected town of Fairport, you managed to escape-making mortal enemies of the bike gang in the process.
Following a daring escape, you’ve finally made it to the military Rescue Station.
But is the Rescue Station the safe haven it was promised to be, or is more horror and tragedy awaiting you?
Released: Noir Knights | Savage Mojo
Hot off the press Savage Mojo has released this new Savage realm of Suzerian. Noir Knights is everything you need to kick start a 1930′s supernatural game. We also found that if you go to the SavageMojo wiki and use code NKr42Smj you’ll save 25%.
This Savage realm of Suzerain is the tale of the 1930s Great Depression as you’ve never experienced it. For Heroic rank characters who are feeling particularly heroic, Noir Knights is part of our American Grit realm, where government agents investigate paranormal activity across a hard boiled film noir America.
Whether it’s a supernatural swampland encounter in Florida or otherworldly conspiracies in the corridors of power, the truth is out there – just waiting for your characters to find it. Industry and legend clash in a time of folk heroes, hobo mages, and secret societies.
America is a nation of dust and determination.
Ride the rails and prove your mettle.Product contains: A full color 148 page PDF including…
* Everything you’ll need to run games in a supernatural 1930s.
* Many new character options including new Edges, Hindrances and Powers.
* Weather-manipulating wizards, taxidermist reanimating priests, and railwalker hobo magic users – all as playable options!
* All the possibilities of the X-Files with femmes fatales and four-color G-men thrown in.
* 30 scenarios including a full plot-point campaign taking characters from Heroic rank to the brink of becoming demigods.This is a high art product and a large download. When you buy this PDF you also get a print friendly version at no extra cost.
It Came From Facebook | Savage Mojo
Lifted straight from Suzerain Facebook Page we found this nifty little news item.
Wondering what the next products are coming from Savage Mojo? Caladon Falls, for Savage Suzerain, is nearing completion. Ready to see how your characters would handle being uprooted from their homes and plunged into a civillian war against invaders? Play Caladon Falls to find out! Wondering why it’s been quiet for our own system, Suzerain? It’s being retooled and will come out as Suzerain Adventurer.
The rules in Suzerain Adventurer are now known as Mojo Rules! and will be ready in the next few months. And for those of you who’ve been waiting for Hero level rules for Suzerain, in the coming months you’ll see a fine-tuned book to offer you everything you need for your characters to really take things to the next level. Suzerain Hero has a whole team making it happen right now.
Keep an eye on forums at www.savagemojo.com for details and to chime in on those things Savage Mojo.
Hellfrost Region Guide #15: Crystalflow Confederacy | Triple Ace Games
Again the news monkeys are worth their weight in bananas. While TAG didn’t make an announcement on their website our monkeys managed to find this little gem that was released this week.
The mighty waters of the Crystalflow cut through the central Hearthlands. At each end stand great cities, testament to the wealth trade can bring, while numerous settlements, bound together into a loose confederacy by trade agreements, line its banks. Yet the settlements are not clones of each other, and together they create a melting pot of ideas, cultures, languages, and beliefs.
Explore the Crystaflow Confederacy in more detail! Learn about the cult of the Unknowable One and its unusual festivals, discover the military might of the Confederacy’s Grand Army, explore 8 new locales, study the mysteries of three new minor gods, and battle two new creatures.
Savage Freeport on Sale | Green Ronin
We don’t hear much from Green Ronin because the only Savage Worlds product they have is the Savage Worlds Freeport Companion. But since it has gone on sale for $8, we felt compelled to tell you.
Savage Community
Interview with Clint Black | Troll in the Corner
Clint Black is the Savage Worlds Core Rules Brand Manager. If you want to know about the rules, you ask him. Troll in the Corner has a nice interview with him including fan questions.
The Forum Whisperer | PEGInc Forums
As always, the forums are the best way to interact with your fellow savages and to find new ideas. This week the content has been rather rules heavy. Here’s the best stuff.
Martial Arts Edges: There have been several takes on martial arts, from a simple edge in Day after Ragnarok, to the complex Arcane Background (Martial Arts) from Deadlands. The thread is great, but the best tidbit is this unofficial Modern Martial Arts (pdf) supplement by Clint Black.
Arcane Background (Shaman): There’s a lot of depth and rules discussion to this thread, so be forewarned, but this arcane background has a lot of potential and is worth looking into. Clint also took the time to weigh in on it.
Working with Knowledge Skills: Knowledge skills are tricky. They cost points, so you want them to be useful. This thread discusses how to choose knowledge skills for your setting that will find use and how to implement them, including exampled from official and licensed settings.
It’s a Trap!: A discussion of using traps in Savage Worlds.
Foreign Languages: Here is an in depth house rule for dealing with foreign languages and linguistics that might find a home in your game.
How to Play a Spy Game: There isn’t an official setting that emulates Spycraft or similar games. This thread discusses how to run just such a game.
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Tags: 12 to midnight, arc dream, atomic overmind press, cthulhu 101, daring entertainment, day after ragnarok, Deadlands, hellfrost, hellfrost region guide, kerberos club, noir knights, pinebox, savage mojo, savage suzerian, triple ace games, tyson j. hayes, war of the dead
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Savage Mondays – June 21, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/06/21 – 18:24 -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 Player’s Guide Available at Orgins and Gen Con | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
We know you’ve been hankering for the new Deadlands Reloaded Player’s Guide and Marshal’s Guide. Well for those of you who just can’t wait two pieces of news will excite you. First off Pinnacle has decided to let the PDF drop immediately. Which means that you can get your hands on the digital copy and let it satiate your appetite until September when the book stocks up and they get sent out. So pre-order your copy now!
However, there is a special treat for those of you who are going to Gen Con or Origins (lucky bastards). You’ll be able to buy a hard copy from Pinnacle early. They’ll have copies in hand at the cons. So if your lucky enough to pick up a copy early let us know and give us a guest review!
Weird War 2 Vehicle Counters | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
While still on a bit of a patriotic binge Pinnacle has released a new freebie to their downloads page. So if you want to spice up your Weird Wars 2 game with some vehicle counters you’ll be able to pick them up here [PDF Link].
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Pinebox Character Sheets | 12 to Midnight
Now that they’ve been absorbed into Pinnacle we figured we wouldn’t be hearing much more from 12 to Midnight, but oh were we wrong. They creaked open the coffin to announce their new Character Sheet [PDF Link]. So if your characters aren’t rolling over in their graves they might start now.
Serpent Scales: Return to Monster Island | Atomic Overmind Press
After a weeks of teasing us with the release Return to Monster Island has finally been released.
Wreathed in mist and veiled in mystery, Monster Island was bad enough during the BIG ONE, when it held cannibal soldiers sworn to kill and die for Hirohito, and savage tribes who worshiped Golyeong, the MIGHTY “gorilla ghost.” After the Serpentfall, who knows what TREMENDOUS horrors might be RISING UP in Monster Island’s jungles, awakened from the prehistoric past?
Inside this HUMONGOUS 27 page PDF you’ll find:
- MASSIVE statistics for five GIANT monsters, six deadly dinosaurs, and three more mysterious foes!
- Three HUGE volcanoes, a TOWERING plateau, and many more adventurous locations, mapped and trapped and ready to go!
- A truly COLOSSAL showdown adventure — “Deploy All Monsters!”
- VASTLY useful game-building tools and advice, including the Top Five Other Places to Fight Dinosaurs, a QUITE FRANKLY EXCESSIVE Monster Island Encounter Generator, and tips on moving Monster Island into your own campaign!
ALL of this ENORMOUS excitement can be yours, when you …
War of the Dead: Week 4 & 5, Now on Sale! | Daring Entertainment
The 52 week extravaganza continues to roll on with the releases of Week 4 & 5.
All hell has broken loose on the Pinnacle cruise ship. What should have been a fun-filled maiden voyage to the Bahamas has turned into disaster. In a matter of hours, the Living Dead have infected the entire ship. Thousands have been turned into flesh-eating ghouls. The ship has been damaged and is without power, navigation, or communications-rendering it dead in the water.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, the surviving passengers have begun losing their minds!
With morale at an all time low and tensions high, the nerves of the passengers have reached a breaking point as the greatest threat is no longer the Living Dead . . . but the very people around them.
You barely survived the outbreak aboard the Pinnacle cruise ship as the rest of the passengers and crew became Living Dead. After escaping in a mercenary craft that was damaged during the final battle against the zombies, you managed to ride the waves back to the United States, coming upon a small marina.
Although the place is deserted, a brief encounter with the Living Dead proves that whatever is happening wasn’t just confined to the cruise ship.
But can you survive when a new enemy rears its head? An enemy far, far more dangerous than the Living Dead?
Legends of Steel | Evil DM Productions
Evil DM Productions rises from a deep slumber to release a game without so much as an update to their news stream. Rumbling forward quietly with a gorgeous release
The Legends of Steel -Savage Worlds Edition includes:
- Character generation specific to the Legends of Steel universe.
- New Edges created specifically for a cinematic Sword & Sorcery game.
- A full color map of the world of Erisa – the official campaign world for Legends of Steel.
- A gazetteer loaded with information and plot hooks on the various nations of Erisa.
- An introductory Sword & Sorcery Adventure set in Erisa.
Daring Tales of Adventure #02: Web of the Spider Cult | Triple Ace Games
A couple of weeks after it’s release the Daring Tales of Adventure Status Report Triple Ace Games released it’s new adventure Web of the Spider Cult.
When you find a dead body in your house, especially one which belongs to a notable explorer, you know it’s not going to be an ordinary day. Web of the Spider Cult takes the heroes from the corridors and galleries of the Boston Museum, to the bayou of Louisiana, and onto the dark jungles of Mexico. There, amid the ruins of a centuries old temple, the adventurers face their greatest enemy so far in their extraordinary adventures.
Hellfrost Region Guides #6-#9 | Triple Ace Games
The dark realm known as the Withered Lands has been a thorn in the side of the living since its founding. Permanently shrouded in mist and corrupted by the endless necromantic magic invoked there, it is a land rightly shunned by the living. All save the cult of Scaetha, that is, for this unhallowed land is their preferred hunting ground. This supplement expands on information in the Hellfrost Gazetteer.
This product details new places of horror, explores the history behind some of the more notorious denizens, provides expanded material on the cult of Scaetha and important ceremonies, and offers adventure seeds, a new minor god, Biflindi, Scaetha’s Shield, seven new undead, and a host of zombie variants.
The most northern of the Low Winterlands realms, Shattered Moor is a distant outpost of civilization among a sea of barbaric Vendahl and crazed frostreavers. A bleak landscape of broken moors, frozen marshes, steep hills, jagged valleys, and the upland of Fell Plateau, only the hardiest souls can survive here. This supplement expands on information in the Hellfrost Gazetteer.
This supplement adds new settlements and places to explore to the setting, gives players of Sigel’s clerics more background information to help them play their role in the world, gives adventuring tips and adventure seeds, and details the Hildolfr, god of berserks, and Ursarix, the bear god of the Vendahl. New NPC archetypes and monsters round out the product.
The sea, poetically known as the whale-road and Neorthe’s roof, has long fascinated men. An invisible network of trade routes weave across its turbulent surface, carrying men and cargoes from port to port, yet it is a realm more dangerous than any other. Ships face attack by terrible beasts and marauding pirates, orc galleys prowl in search of fresh victims, storms batter at fragile vessels and submerged rocks threaten to tear hulls to kindling.
This supplement takes a look at some of the treacherous waters around Rassilon, delves deeper into the cult of Neorthe, god of the sea, explores nautical travel and underwater combat, details two new gods, Carcharas, the shark god, and Vegtam, minor god of mariners and marines, and presents new aquatic and nautical hazards and creatures.
For centuries the fierce tribes of the Drachenlands have resisted all who dare to invade their lands. In the past their expansionistic tendencies have been thwarted, but now they have a strong leader, and their eyes are again turning toward their more prosperous neighbors. This supplement expands on information in theHellfrost Gazetteer.
This product expands on the Drachenlands, detailing new people and places of note and providing additional background information. Clerics of Hothar gain deeper insight into their faith, along with descriptions of key festivals. Three minor gods, a unique creature, and three monsters round out the supplement.
Yes, this update is late. It’s terrible for both of us. Hopefully, you’ve not run out of patience waiting for this forum goodness.
Settings: If you’ve been eyeing Dark Sun for D&D, but just can’t bring yourself to change systems, a Savage Worlds conversion has been kindly provided. Also of interest, Semper Mortalitas has an interesting idea for a Supers setter where everyone gets their powers from Hell. It’s certainly worth a look.
Cool Rules: Gun Metal Games continues to tease the forum members with stuff about their upcoming cyberpunk setting, Interface Zero. The cool part of this is that we get to see and play with a bunch of the nifty rules they are coming up with. Consider it a preview mixed with a playtest. The thread is long, but the page I’ve linked to has some tasty sounding drugs a couple posts down.
In a similar vein, Gunkata makes an appearance. For those unfamiliar, gunkata is a martial arts form that uses pistols. In some forms, it’s a mathmatical probability form that lets a shooter take on hoards of men with his eyes closed. In other forms, it’s just badass close quarters gun combat.
Behind the Scenes: Have you ever wondered why advances require ten experience points instead of five when you reach legendary? This rule is discussed, and Clint gives some insider feedback.
Other Neat Stuff: Ultimoose has recorded a couple podcasts of his play-through of Zombie Run. I haven’t had a chance to listen to them, but I like the idea as a way to introduce people to the ruleset. If you’ve listened to them, let me know what you think. Another interesting creation is a PocketMod character sheet. Basically, you cut and fold it into a small booklet that fits in your pocket. I very nifty idea.
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Tags: atomic overmind press, character sheet, daring entertainment, daring tales of adventure, deadlands reloaded, evil dm productions, hellfrost, legends of steel, pinebox, pinnacle entertainment group, region guide, return to monster island, serpent scales, triple ace games, tyson j. hayes, war of the dead, web of the spider cult, weird war 2
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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.
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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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Tags: adamant entertainment, atomic overmind press, daring entertainment, deadlands classic, deadlands reloaded, kith'takharos, old school fantasy, pinnacle entertainment group, reality blurs, return to monster island, serpent scales, the sons of tara, tyson j. hayes, war of the dead, weird war 2, white haired man
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Savage Mondays – May 31, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/05/31 – 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
Even MORE Interviews | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
While we do enjoy the interviews that Shane Hensley has been doing we’d like to invite him to GET BACK TO WORK. That being said Stargazer’s World has done an interview with Shane Hensely and Matthew Cutter, which you can read on their site.
Savage Licensees
Serpent Scales #3: Return to Monster Island | Atomic Overmind Press
As we mentioned last week on the Savage Status Report Return to Monster Island has now gone into production! What does this mean you might ask? It should mean that by next week we’ll be reporting the new release! To wet your appetite for giant snakes take a peak over at Atomic Overmind’s post to see Uwabami, a giant mysterious snake.
Atomic Overmind Forums Open | Atomic Overmind Press
For those of you who live in the forums of game publishers you’ll be happy to see Atomic Overmind has opened their forums to the general public. Drop by and say hello.
Grunkaks: In Detail | Nevermet Press
Nevermet press is spending some time investigating the “new” races of their Loaerth & Feywyrd line. They say that the race is “new” because it wasn’t originally part of their line, but as most of you know it’s a community driven project, so things change.
Hellfrost Region Guide #5: Vestmark | Triple Ace Games
Continuing their region guide blitz TAG has released the region guide for Vestmark.
Vestmark, once famed for its product silver mines and high standard of living, is a ravaged land. Severed in twain by the loss of Orcmark, the opulence has given way to privation and starvation. While the inhabitants talk of victory and a quick return to the old ways, such talk is a mixture of bravado and hope, and many secretly believe the cause is lost. For those who live here Vestmark has become a living hell, but for outsiders seeking a life of adventure Vestmark promises bountiful opportunity.
This product contains expanded information on the realm of Vestmark, advice for playing a cleric of Tiw and details of the cuult’s major rituals, three minor gods perfectly suited to the battlefield, two new allies, and three varieties of orcs.
Hellfrost: The Eostre Festival | Triple Ace Games
For those of you who try to collect every bit for a setting ever your wallet will be groaning some more with the release of Hellfrost’s new adventure The Eostre Festival, but you will be pleased to knew that it comes with a range of figure flats.
The start of spring is marked by numerous festivals to Eostre, and this year is no different. Jarl Cuthwulf is hosting a grand, week-long festival, combining religious activities with five tests of skill, stamina, and ingenuity. Rich or poor, young or old, brave or cowardly, all may enter in the hope of taking away one of the fabulous prizes on offer!
This adventure takes a step away from the routine of bashing monsters and stealing treasure, instead focusing on roleplaying, exploring events beyond adventuring, and making new friends and enemies during a major festival to the goddess Eostre.
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Tags: atomic overmind press, hellfrost, hellfrost region guide, loaerth & feyyrd, nevermet press, serpent scales, the eostre festival, triple ace games, tyson j. hayes
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Savage Status Report: The Day After Ragnarok
Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/05/27 – 00:00 -
Each week we take a look at one setting or genre in the Savage Universe and see how it’s doing and what the developers have been up to. This is not a review, but a guide to what’s available today. Updates to each Savage Status Report will occur more or less twice a year.
This week we look at one of the most unique settings in all of Roleplaying: The Day after Ragnarok.
WARNING. All Day After Ragnarok products are available for both Savage Worlds and Hero System 6. If you ever decide to purchase something, make sure you’re buying it for the system you want.
What is it?
The Day After Ragnarok is rather young, but its popularity is growing very quickly. It has a unique mix of World War 2 and Post Apocolypse that appeals to many players. While I haven’t had a chance to play it yet, I certainly intend to in the near future.
Core Products
The Day After Ragnarok
128 page PDF: $12.95.
128 page Softcover: $19.95.
Print + PDF Combo: $29.95.
The cover shows a muscled man in a ripped shirt, carring a huge gun, and standing over a collosal snake. That tickles me.
I’ll let their product page speak for the rest:
Mighty-thewed barbarians and grim mercenaries roam the desolate plains of Ohio. Giant snakes, and those who worship them, prowl the ruins of St. Louis. Pirates battle the Japanese invaders in the South China Sea. Bold British agents, equipped with experimental bio-technology, thwart the insidious infiltration of Stalin’s humanzees. Sky-raiders strike from hidden bases in the Sahara, deros skulk in South American caverns, and the Texas Rangers fight electrical death worms to save Los Alamos.
And across it all lies the trillion-ton corpse of the Midgard Serpent, killed by Truman’s atomic fire but still poisoning the Earth with every night that passes. Welcome to the world at the end of the world. Welcome to THE DAY AFTER RAGNAROK.
Tehran: Nest of Spies
35 page PDF: $7.95.
From the product page:
In the wake of the Serpentfall, Persia lies balanced between the desperate British Empire and the malevolent Soviet Union. Both powers have toyed with Persia in the past; both would gladly swallow it whole in the present. Their machinations reach a fever pitch in Persia’s historic capital.
Preview Documents
These thirteen documents are designed to draw you into the setting and feel of The Day After Ragnarok. If you’re at all interested in this setting, they’re worth checking out.
Accessories
Atomic Overmind has been providing support through small, single topic suppliments call Serpent Scales. They cover a variety of topics, from locations to equipment. There are only two out now, with two more already announced.
Serpent Scales #1: The New Konfederacy
16 page PDF: $3.95.
From the product page:
America is Shattered. The people are looking for hope and strength. The New Ku Klux Klan offers them that. This suppliment details the Klan and the New Konfederacy
Serpent Scales #2: (Happiness is a) Sten Gun
6 page PDF: $1.95.
From the product page:
Love it or hate it, the STEN gun is the weapon of the Resistance in Europe. This Serpent Scales gives a history and game options for this iconic gun.
What’s in Development?
Atomic Overmind has a rather ambitious release schedule for a small company, so it isn’t surprising to see that it has slipped a bit. The following is pulled directly from their blog. Any release dates shown we announced a while ago and are probably a little off.
Serpent Scales #3: Return to Monster Island
Wreathed in mist and veiled in mystery, Monster Island was bad enough during the War, when it held cannibal soldiers sworn to kill and die for Hirohito, and savage tribes who worshiped Golyeong, the “gorilla ghost.”
After the Serpentfall, who knows what horrors might be rising up in Monster Island’s jungles, awakened from the prehistoric past?
Serpent Scales #4: ¡Técnicos En Contra De La Serpiente!
Fascist Sinarquistas battle fanatical Kulkulkan cultists. Where can decent folk turn? Aztec mummies ravage the city as exiled Nazi doctors steal the organs of the poor for mad experiments. What can stop them? The Atomic Piledriver, the Anaconda Vise, the Frankenstein Death Swing. Can any man face them and live?
In Mexico after the Serpentfall, courage must wear a mask.
Memphis: Gateway to the Poisoned Lands (Winter 2010)
A City Pack for the Bluff City at the dawn of the new barbarism. Memphis makes a great jumping-off point for a “Wolves Across the Border” game of mercenary action and intrigue in the ruins of eastern America.
Capetown: Diesel and Venom (Spring 2010)
A dieselpunk City Pack for the dark side of the British Empire, where industrial ophi-tech spreads gloom — but doesn’t spread the wealth. Fight the power on the gritty streets with Nelson Mandela, or grit your teeth and double down for Crown and country.
The Belly of the Beast: The Speleo-Herpetologist’s Handbook (Summer 2010)
Get the inside story on the Royal Society’s elite band of dragon-delvers — and lots and lots of horrible things to kill and flee from. You think it’s bad outside? You ain’t seen inside, yet.
Behind the Serpent Curtain: The Soviet Sourcebook (GenCon 2010)
Everything you need to adventure in Stalin’s dark empire, including details on the NKVD, the Jotun, and the Red Army. Will include a Moscow City Pack, and a Plot Point campaign: “Objective: Science City 14!
Community Materials
Propaganda Cards
These playing cards are stunning, and wonderfully fit the tone of this setting. Moreover, they do so without sacrificing legibility. For a better view, you have to check out the website. If nothing else, it’s full of stunning, yet usable cards.
Tags: atomic overmind press, behind the serpent curtain, capetown: diesel and venom, day after ragnarok, jeff carlsen, nemphis: gateway to the poisoned lands, serpent scales, tehran: nest of spies, the belly of the beast
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Savage Mondays – May 24, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/05/24 – 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:
I’d like to take a moment before the news to thank everyone that has commented on our feedback post. We’ll be working in the coming weeks to incorporate your feedback and make this blog even better. If you have a minute, please check out Friday’s post and leave us a note on what your digging and what your not.
Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Savage Bennies—Innn Spaaace! | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Yes, we ripped the headline straight from Pinnacle’s site, but, seriously, how could we top a headline like that? Those of you who haven’t been following the continual release of official bennies for every game setting ever will be excited to read that Slipstream has now joined the illustrious ranks of Necessary Evil and Solomon Kane.
Savage Licensees
Day after Ragnarök Review | Atomic Overmind Press
While it is a rather slow news week, we did find this rather interesting video review of the Day after Ragnarök. It gives a good overview and dives into why the reviewer thinks it’s one of the best games he’s read in the last five years.
New Adventures Announced | White Haired Man
After over a month of silence, in which we can only assume Viz and Andugus we’re meditating on a mountain some where, White Haired Man announces that they’ll be releasing two new pieces. A Simple Scenario called The Repository and a new longer adventure The Dreamers Awaken both to be released for the Kith’takharos setting.
Three New Hellfrost Region Guides | Triple Ace Games
Three new region guides have been released for your reading pleasure. It’s worthy of note that Region Guide #0 is FREE so it’ll get your pallet wet for more. So check out the new Guides while Hellfrost continues its slog towards most releases for a game setting ever.
Hellfrost Region Guide #0: Of Gods and Men – FREE
Hellfrost Region Guide #3: The Magocracy – $3.99
Hellfrost Region Guide #4: Orcmark – $3.99
Sundered Skies: Mists of the Savannah | Triple Ace Games
Marking it’s fourth release this week alone TAG’s Sundered Skies: Mists of the Savanah ($8.50) is a new adventure for the Sundered Skies setting.
The heroes find themselves in a deadly race against necromancers to reach a hidden temple deep in the jungle. To get there they must overcome disease, ravenous beasts, savage lizardmen, bloodthirsty plants, and the isle itself. Only then will they face the secrets of the temple itself—secrets from before the Sundering that will leave their mark upon all who enter the hidden ruins.
Savage Community
Savage Worlds System Newb Review | Key Our Cars
While most of our readers don’t need a newb review Key Our Cars does do a fantastic review of how a newbie might read the Savage Worlds game.
Random Tavern Generator | Inkwell Ideas
While not Savage Worlds specific, this is a nice little tool we found while poking around the internets. Simply plug in your specifications, and a random tavern is generated!
Friendly Forum Features | PEGInc Forums
I apologize for the unnecessary alliteration. I was weak. To make it up for you, I present the following links. First, we have some guidelines and rules for running encounters based on their importance to the story, as well as a new discussion about making boss fights both epic and fun (more of a challenge in Savage Worlds than we like to admit). And second, we have some cold, hard statistics for ready-to-use fantasy archetypes and equipment kits.
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Tags: atomic overmind press, day after ragnarok, hellfrost, mists of savannah, pinnacle entertainment group, sundered skies, triple ace games, tyson j. hayes
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Savage Mondays – April 18th, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/04/19 – 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 (this time with pictures!):
Pinnacle Entrainment Group
Good Luck, Back in Stock! | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Fate Chips are back in stock at Studio 2. If you want to alter your characters fates with specific chips for Deadlands, Solomon Kane, and Weird War 2 Bennies now is your chance! Pinnacle also notes that you should keep an eye on their shopping page as you can expect even more Fate chips!
Savage Worlds Licensees
A Death Undeserving | Silver Gryphon Games
Silver Gryphon Games announces this week that their new adventure A Death Undeserving.
Luis Batista, a once powerful Cuban drug runner, is grieving and out for revenge. His oldest son has been murdered and Batista is determined to set things right. To this end, he and his youngest son, Man ny, have employed the services of the Players to find the person responsible for Tomas’ murder. They will pay handsomely for the identity of the murderer. They’ll pay even more to get their hands on him.
Serpent Scales #3 and #4 Announced | Atomic Overmind Press
This week Atomic Overmind Press announces two new Serpent Scales adventures.
Serpents Scales #3: Return to Monster Island
Wreathed in mist and veiled in mystery, Monster Island was bad enough during the War, when it held cannibal soldiers sworn to kill and die for Hirohito, and savage tribes who worshiped Golyeong, the “gorilla ghost.”
After the Serpentfall, who knows what horrors might be rising up in Monster Island’s jungles, awakened from the prehistoric past?
Serpent Scales #4 ¡Técnicos En Contra De La Serpiente!
Fascist Sinarquistas battle fanatical Kulkulkan cultists. Where can decent folk turn? Aztec mummies ravage the city as exiled Nazi doctors steal the organs of the poor for mad experiments. What can stop them? The Atomic Piledriver, the Anaconda Vise, the Frankenstein Death Swing. Can any man face them and live?
In Mexico after the Serpentfall, courage must wear a mask.
Savage Community
Concealability House Rule | A Bunch of Savages
Slaine Fullerton continues to impress us with his ideas with Future Perfect and this week continues to flex his mental muscle with his house rules on concealability.
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Tags: a bunch of savages, a death undeserving, atomic overmind press, Deadlands, fate chips, pinnacle entertainment group, serpent scales, silver gryphon games, solomon kane, tyson j. hayes, weird war 2
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Savage Mondays – March 29th, 2010
Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/03/29 – 10:22 -
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:
Before we get started today, I have a few things to say. First, Tyson is off on his honeymoon this week and has left me in charge of the blog. As such, the challenge posts will be delayed until next week. Second, there are a couple of in-house birthdays: Hillary’s yesterday and mine today. We’re getting old, so feel free to laugh at us in the comments.
Lastly, I have to report on the scumbags that work at Elation Games. Late last night they stole this news post. We don’t know their reasons. But we had to send in our operatives to take it back. Two came back with bite wounds from Elation guard dogs and are currently in the hospital. But we got the post back.
Now the news:
Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Weird War II One Sheet | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Free content always makes our heart sing. Pinnacle gives us Weird War II: Hitler’s Knights, wherein your Russian position is overwhelmed by something unlike anything you’ve ever seen.
Savage Worlds Licensees
Cthulhu 101 and The Day After Ragnarok up for Origins Awards | Atomic Overmind Press
In their words:
The Day After Ragnarok was nominated for Best Roleplaying Game Supplement, and Cthulhu 101 garnered a nomination for Best Game-Related Book. The 2010 Origins Awards will be voted on and awarded at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH, June 23rd thru June 27th. We hope we’ll see all of you there!
Citizens of Bedlam | Brown Wrapper Games
This new expansion for Bedlam City presents ninety-two NPCs for use in your games. These include supers and mundanes for your various needs.
Free History of Hellfrost | Triple Ace Games
This weeks TAG release is a free supplement for Hellfrost discussing the history of the world [PDF]. This is definitely worth checking out.
Savage Community
Savage Worlds Online Under New Management | Savage Worlds Online
Jason Sademan is now in charge of Savage Worlds Online. He’s replaced the front in with a new wordpress page, is updating regularly, and is throwing all his weight behind making online Savage Worlds play easier.
Intro to Savage Worlds with MapTool | The Dice of Life
Kristian, over at The Dice of Life, has linked to a thread about Savage Worlds running on MapTool, the free open source virtual table top. R.K. Athey (RPTroll) is intending to run a game using the tool, and has put together the necessary files for getting started. Having used these tools before, I can attest that they are neat, if a little difficult to get going, so this may be a valuable resource.
Should weapons deteriorate? | PEGInc Forums
Our good friends at the Pinnacle forums are having a discussion as to how to add weapon degradation to Savage Worlds. There are a number of different ideas here.
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Tags: atomic overmind press, brown wrapper games, citizens of bedlam, cthulhu 101, day after ragnarok, dice of life, hellfrost, jeff carlsen, maptool, pinnacle entertainment group, savage worlds online, triple ace games, weird war ii
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Savage Mondays – March 22nd, 2010
Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/03/22 – 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:
Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Deadlands: Now Two Books! | Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Pinnacle announced this week that Deadlands: Reloaded would now be spawned off into two books. One devoted to the Marshal (GM) and the other to the players. The book has been updated to with expansions and “all sort of other things ain’t never been seen before.”
Savage Worlds Licensees
Serpent Scales #2 Now Available! | Atomic Overmind Press
Atomic Overmind Press this week has decreed that in Serpent Scales #2, (Happiness is a) Sten Gun. For the low price of 1.95 you get six pages on the Sten Gun. Complete with stats, history, and adventure hooks for your The Day After Ragnarok game.
More War of the Dead | Daring Entertainment
Anna Lunsford of Daring Entertainment this week outlines one of the stories in their ambitious War of the Dead project. The 52 week zombie apocalypse comes out June 2010 but Anna graces us this week with a bit of the story.
Old School Fantasy | Reality Blurs
Old School Fantasy: A Keg for Dragon kicks off as the debut fantasy adventure for Reality Blurs by hitting the tropes in all the right places. They have remote village, imperalistic orcs, a keg of whiskey and a big huge dragon on the cover. For $5 what more could you need?
Wu Xing: The Ninja Crusade | Third Eye Games
Third Eye Games this week has unveiled their new game Wu Xing: The Ninja Crusade and have announced it’s release date of July 2010! It’ll be Ninja’s vs Guys with Guns in this oriental showdown.
Hellfrost and Sundered Skies News | Triple Ace Games
Triple Ace Games this week is announcing the release of Sundered Skies and Hellfrost encounter books.
The Hellfrost Encounters Book 1 is going to strike a chord with all those Hellfrost fans out there! Contained in its 128 pages are fifty encounters lavishly illustrated with maps!
The second book avaible to pre order is the long, long, long, awaited Sundered Skies Companion. Packed full of brand new information this book greatly expands on the original core book!
You can pre-order both of them at the Triple Ace Games store.
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Tags: atomic overmind press, daring entertainment, deadlands reloaded, hellfrost, old school fantasy, pinnacle entertainment group, reality blurs, serpent scales, sundered skies, the day after ragnarok, third eye games, triple ace games, tyson j. hayes, war of the dead, wu xing
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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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Tags: adamant entertainment, atomic overmind press, day after ragnarok, deadlands reloaded, fantasy grounds, hellfrost, pinnacle entertainment group, reality blurs, shadowflux, solomon kane, the black orifice, triple ace games
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