Savage Mondays – September 12, 2011

Each week we update you regarding everything Savage Worlds, including news from Pinnacle, the licensees, and the community, as well as the Forum Top Five.

Unfortunately the Forums were quiet this week but we still have plenty of Savage News to deliver. With new figs, settings, and comics it’s been a busy news week.

Totems of the Dead: Players Guide to the Untamed lands

It’s always exciting to see new settings arrive into the fold of the Savage Licenses.  Looking at this setting (from description and art) it immediately reminds me of sword and sorcery in the vain of Conan which is not a bad thing.  I’ll be acquiring the preview of the book for later reading.

Know, noble reader, that before you lies a savage new world of sword and sorcery like no other.

A terrible new age has dawned upon the Untamed Lands. The shining age of the ancestors is crumbling beneath a rising tide of blood and slaughter. Here lie the civilizations of the Untamed Lands, warring with their neighbors just to survive as their crops and game dwindle. The Skadians with their dragon-prowed ships, the Shenese with their wealth of silk and steel, the Maztlani with their obsidian edged blades and the Tribal Confederacies with the unbreakable strength of many arrows. Ruskar invaders stain the snow crimson while Atlantean war parties ravage the eastern shores. Meanwhile the serpent folk lie coiled to strike the warring human nations.

Hither lies a land in need of heroes.

Gird yourself for adventure and harden your heart against nameless things lurking in shadow. Explore the cliff-side ruins of the ancient Stone Shapers and seek treasures in the abandoned monuments of the Mound Raisers. Face off against vile sorcerers, simian sasquatch, the impervious Uktena serpent and ravenous wendigo or beat back elder horrors reawakened from ages long past. Live, love, slay and celebrate each victory as though it may be your last.

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Savage Mondays – August 1, 2011

Each week we update you regarding everything Savage Worlds, including news from Pinnacle, the licensees, and the community, as well as the Forum Top Five.

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Beasts & Barbarians Player’s Guide

GRAmel games has put the finishing touches on their Beasts & Barbarians Players Guide, rounding out the setting with the help of the their adventure, The Cliff Queen’s Court. This is likely to be an exciting release for GRAmel, as it marks their first players guide for any Savage World setting. They’ll be adding to the ever growing line of sword and sorcery settings.

From RPGNow:

Welcome to the dangerous Dread Sea Dominions, a place where mighty barbarians combat with hideous monsters, dark warlocks whisper terrible sorceries in forgotten temples and noble amazons duel in the sun scorched arenas of Faberterra, capital of a decadent empire!

  • Thirty new Edges.
  • Three arcane backgrounds, Lotusmastery, Sorcery, and the Path of Enlightenment
  • Dozens of new weapons, armors, and mounts
  • A simple but elegant system to develop your character between adventures and to manage the enormous riches you’ll find!
  • And much, much more!

Gird your lions and loins, get your broadsword ready and prepare to face the threats of Beasts and Barbarians, the new sword and sorcery open setting from GRAmel!

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Savage Mondays – May 30, 2011

Each week we update you regarding everything Savage Worlds, including news from Pinnacle, the licensees, and the community, as well as the Forum Top Five.

From RPGNow:

Jobbers Tales #1: Whither Be Witherspoon? is an exciting adventure for jobbers of all experience and provides a wonderful introduction to the setting. As a matter of fact, it’s designed as an alternative to the first plot point found in RunePunk: Steam & Shadow.

The jobbers discover they’ve been named beneficiaries in a will of a man they’ve never heard of, so they are not at all surprised when their hopes of retiring as wealthy cloudbreathers dissipates and is replaced by the prospects of a job. What happened to the wealthy Lord Witherspoon? Will the jobbers be able to survive the dangers awaiting them in Bitterscream and beyondIn our signature, streamlined digest form, each Jobber’s Tale is self-contained and integrates seamlessly with our RunePunk Guidebook Series.

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Savage Mondays – April 25, 2011

Each week we update you regarding everything Savage Worlds, including news from Pinnacle, the licensees, and the community, as well as the Forum Top Five.

Here is the news from the last week:

Savage Licenses

Boston: The Broken Cradle of Liberty

Psionics, the future, and cyberpunks oh my! This week Gun Metal Games released an expansion on the city of Boston.  What will likely be the first of many books elaborates on the capital of Atlantica and puts down more details of the setting.  They’ve included some Savage Tales, new NPCs, edges, and much more.

From RPGNow:

NOT ALL CITIES ARE CREATED EQUAL…
One of the hottest Hot Spots of North America, Boston was saved from the encroaching seas by a massive civic undertaking, and declared the capital of Atlantica. Now, in the face of riots and acts of terrorism, the American ‘Cradle of Liberty’ reels under martial law as dissidents protest unpopular decisions in an effort to stoke the flames of rebellion. With soldiers patrolling the streets and violence a way of life, Boston stands poised to either blossom into something greater or be wiped off the map and into oblivion.

SOMETIMES YOU’VE GOTTA MAKE ‘EM THAT WAY!
Boston: The Broken Cradle of Liberty has everything you need to take your campaign into the highways and byways of Boston. Whether you’re a GM who wants to know what’s going on in Beantown, or a player who just wants to hail from the area, you’ll have everything you need to know to add Boston to your game. So grab your handy Watchdog and a Molotov Cocktail, tomo, and help decide the direction of the new revolution!

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Savage Mondays – November 8, 2010

It’s a Savage World out there, and Apathy Games provides the tools to survive it. This is the news for November 8, 2010.

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Savage Mondays – June 7, 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: Pinnacle Entertainment Group Deadlands Classic Conversion | Pinnacle Entertainment Group For all of you Deadlands Classic fans out their that [...]

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Savage Mondays – March 22nd, 2010

It’s a Savage World out there, and Apathy Games provides the tools to survive it. This is the news for the week of March 22, 2010.

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