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.

Do you like Savage News but want it more than once a week? Subscribe to our Twitter. We won’t promise to drown you in a flood of news, but we won’t promise not to, either.  As always, if we missed something, let our readers know in the comments.


Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Categories: Savage Mondays, Savage Worlds |
Comments: View Comments

Savage Mondays – February 22, 2010

Written by Tyson J. Hayes on 2010/02/22 – 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

Foes of Solomon Kane Map Pack | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

As we covered last week The Savage Foes of Solomon Kane is full of enemies for your Solomon Kane game, and a bundle is being offered from Studio 2 of the print and PDF. However in order to entice some of you into ordering Pinnacle has released The Savage Foes of Solomon Kane Map Pack [PDF Link] free on their site. Buy the game, get every map free.

Savage Worlds Licensees

Preview of Garden of Miracles | Faster Monkey Games

Interested in what Faster Monkey Games has to offer but not quite sure if you want to spend the $6 on
The Garden of Miracles? Well they’ve got you covered with a new preview of their games. Check out The Garden of Miracles preview [PDF Link] now!

Congrats to Fabled Environments | 12 to Midnight

12 to Midnight came out of their dark hole to congratulate Fabled Environments on opening their new store on RPGNow.com. Fabled Environments work almost exclusively on maps and have been working hard to release 4 VOLUMES of maps for modern environments. While the maps are not Savage Worlds specific they are compatible with any game that uses 1 inch to 5 feet squares.

Serpent Scales #1 Slightly Delayed | Atomic Overmind Press

[UPDATE #2] Serpent Scales #1 is now available at RPGNow.com!

[UPDATE] Atomic Overmind Press updated their site to announce that the release would be delayed another day.  They apologize and say that it should be released tomorrow (February 23 2010) at 12:00 pm EST.

Serpent Scales #1 is ready! However, there has been a slight problem of snow on the east coast that has caused some delays in getting it out the door. They say it should be released at the time of posting. We, at Apathy Games, will update this post once a link has been provided.

War of the Dead | Daring Entertainment

Daring Entertainment this week went into more detail about their 52-week campaign War of the Dead.

“War of the Dead is a 52-week campaign that takes the player characters from the first days of the Outbreak all the way to a world overrun by the Living Dead.  There’s plenty of Savage Worlds zombie action, but this is not your average shoot-em-up zombie story.  This is also a personal journey as the Characters find themselves in situations where they will have to make tough choices . . . choices that begin to chip away at the core of who they thought they were!  It’s a world where you can’t just head down to the local Exxon or Wal-Mart for supplies.  Zombies are only one part of the threat as the Characters have to deal with their own continued survivor, other survival groups, a government and military in chaos, and many other obstacles.”

They also go on to say that “The year-long campaign is divided into Four Chapters of 13 adventures each.  Each Chapter will be uploaded to RPGNow.com all at once with a weekly, automated release day of every Monday.  There will also be a discounted subscription package available for each Chapter that basically gives 3 of the 13 adventures for free.” Not a bad deal if I say so myself. Personally I’m looking forward to this release.

New Staff | Triple Ace Games

For once Triple Ace Games is not releasing anything this week. While we spend the rest of the week recovering from shock you can head over to the Triple Ace Games Forums and say “Hi!” to Scott Alan Woodard, Matthew ‘Pookie’ Pook and Justin Russell.

The Year Ahead | Reality Blurs

Reality Blurs announces that they are not dead and are in fact working on lots of stuff in their latest blog post. While details were sparse and we could only speculate what some of what the products are we look forward to covering them in future news posts.

  • RunePunk will be getting Jobber’s Tales starting off with Clockwork Dragon
  • Agents of Oblivion is still under development but Case Files should be releasing sometime this year.
  • Realms of Cthulhu will be getting Mythos Madness and Mythos Tales #1 this year.
  • Iron Dynasty: Art of War is being updated for the new Showdown [PDF Link] rules and they tease that “a LOT of stuff is in development.”
  • Ravaged Earth is getting an update and a new plot point adventure called Secrets of Aetherium.

Do you like Savage News, but want it more than once a week? Subscribe to our Twitter. We won’t promise to drown you in a flood of news, but we won’t promise not to, either. As always, if we missed something, let our readers know in the comments.


Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Categories: Savage Mondays, Savage Worlds |
Comments: View Comments

Savage Mondays – February 15th, 2010

Written by Jeff Carlsen on 2010/02/15 – 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

Preorder Bundle for New Solomon Kane Book | Pinnacle Entertainment Group

The Savage Foes of Solomon Kane is full of enemies for your Solomon Kane game. The book is currently at the printers, but if you order the bundle, it will be shipped to you when it becomes available, and in the meantime you get a copy of the PDF at half price.

Savage Worlds Licensees

New Cyberpunk Adventure | Triple Ace Games

Getting the band back together is always an adventure, but in the dystopic near future, it can be deadly. Band on the Run is a new adventure for Daring Tales of the Sprawl.

Faster Monkey Games Becomes a Savage Licensee | Faster Monkey Games

I like monkeys, so this may be the best news ever to hit Savage Worlds. They’re just getting started with an introductory fantasy adventure, The Garden of Miracles. They’re also showing off their self calculating character sheet, so give them a look.

Savage Community

Arcane Background (Telepath) | PEGInc Forums

Over at the PEGInc Forums, user thwill is attempting to create a set of telepath rules that fits the type seen in shows like Babylon 5 and other sci-fi shows or books. So far, his work is interesting, and has sparked a lengthy debate.

Do you like Savage News, but want it more than once a week? Subscribe to our Twitter. We won’t promise to drown you in a flood of news, but we won’t promise not to, either. As always, if we missed something, let our readers know in the comments.


Tags: , , , , , ,
Categories: Savage Mondays |
Comments: View Comments

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.

Do you like Savage News, but want it more than once a week? Subscribe to our Twitter. We won’t promise to drown you in a flood of news, but we won’t promise not to, either. As always, if we missed something, let our readers know in the comments.


Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,
Categories: Savage Mondays |
Comments: View Comments