Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne Kickstarter is live!

Heya folks,

I just wanted to give everyone a heads up, Paladin: Warriors of Charlemagne Kickstarter went live yesterday and was funded 2 1/2 hours after it started!  More after the break!

Swordfish Islands: Hexcrawl Adventures on Hot Springs Island - Kickstarter

The Swordfish Islands: Hexcrawl Adventures Kickstarter is done in a little over 24 hours.  Here's a quick overview:

Hot Springs Island is a high fantasy sandbox adventure setting that can be used with any table top role playing game. It's comprised of two books: One for players and one for the game master.

A Field Guide to Hot Springs Island is a fully illustrated, 240 page book for players. It is written "in-character" and can be used by characters in the game world to help identify plants and monsters, translate ancient languages, and as a resource of advice and rumors.

The Dark of Hot Springs Island is the game master's book. It is a fully illustrated 192 page book. Hot Springs Island is a hexcrawl, and the Dark contains all the details needed to run a sandbox game there. There are 75 locations on the island, and 26 maps ranging from ogre villages to a ruined elven city to the volcanic lair of a vain efreet. Seven factions, 87 interconnected non-player characters and 300 problematic treasures are sure to generate plenty of lingering repercussions each time your players make a decision. Finally, 448 random events and encounter motivations help ensure that every play-through of Hot Springs Island can explode into wildly different outcomes from the same basic parameters.

Its system neutral and all of the writing is done.  Kickstarter funds are going towards editing, printing and shipping.  It looks fantastic and you can support it in .pdf or print.  Make sure you jump in before this beautiful looking hex-crawl campaign ends!

Head on over HERE to support this project!

DCC Lankhmar - Kickstarter - 10 hours left!

Heya folks!

I just wanted to get up a quick post for people that are unaware Goodman Games is in the last ten hours of their DCC Lankhmar Kickstarter project.  Head on over here to pledge:

DCC Lankhmar

The campaign is roughly $7,000 away from a DCC Lankhmar themed Judges Screen, which would be a pretty sweet addon.  There are options to support this in both .pdf or print AND there are lots of addon's like a copy of the DCC RPG 4th printing rulebook or your very own copy of Rat-Snake, the Lankhmar inspired dice game that Fritz Leiber's characters play in his stories.

If you a fan of DCC RPG or Lankhmar you need to support this Kickstarter!

Take care folks, more to come soon!

Robert E. Howard's Conan Roleplaying Game - Kickstarter is live!

Heya folks!

I just wanted to pass along a little information, the new Robert E. Howard's Conan Roleplaying Game Kickstarter campaign has gone live and is already crushing its goals!  I'm a huge Conan fan and have been collecting Conan stories and comics for many years, so I am pumped about this!

There is a HUGE list of really talented artists involved, including one of my personal favorites BROM!  Apparently the system runs on 2d20, its not a system I am familiar with but there is a free 52 page quick-start PDF that you can download on the Kickstarter page to check out the mechanics of the game. 

The core rulebook will be 386 pages in full color, there are also a buttload of stretch goals including maps and multiple hardcover books that focus on different geographic areas such as Nemedia, Koth, Cimmeria, etc.  The initial goal of $65K has already been blown out of the water, they are currently at $251K pledged with 28 days left!

Here is the linky: Conan RPG Kickstarter

Head on over and check it out!  Don't forget to download the quick-start rules while you're there!

And just to get you in the mood, heres a couple of Conan paintings from Gerald Brom.  You can check out his site here: Brom Art

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

Car Wars Arena's finishing soon!

Heya folks,

The Kickstarter campaign for Car Wars Arena's will be finished in 44 hours!  They are approximately $2000 away from the next goal of $85K which will give everyone free issues of ADQ.  If they reach $90K Car Wars Arena's 2 is the prize.  If you have not pledged yet, now is the time!  If you've already pledged maybe its time to review your pledge, for $65 you get a copy of Car Wars Arena's, Car Wars Classic and the new and updated Car Wars Card Game!

Pledge now and don't miss out on this great package deal! 

Hit the linky here: Car Wars Arena's

Car Wars Arenas Kickstarter is Live!

That's a bad-ass bike!

Heya folks,

I'm back with some Car Wars news, the Kickstarter project for Car Wars Arenas went live earlier today! The goal is $50,000 in the next four weeks with nearly $25,000 already pledged today. The box will include five 22x34" arenas with a booklet that includes special rules for each. Stretch goals start at $75K and go up to $150K. They include additional maps, double sided maps, a Car Wars patch, custom dice and at the top tier additional dropped weapon and debris counters.

This is NOT for the new 6e version of Car Wars, this is a suppliment for the recently released Car Wars Classic, there are pledge levels that incude this set and the original Car Wars Classic box if you missed out on the first two runs.

Make sure you head over and shell out your hard earned cash to support Car Wars and Steve Jackson Games.  Linky HERE!

Dwimmermount has arrived! (Review) - UPDATED

Its finally here.

In April 2014 the Dwimmermount Kickstarter campaign was successfully funded to the tune of $48,756 with an initial goal of $10,000.  I am not going to get into all the drama that followed but it has taken several years for the final product to arrive, and boy it's a beauty.  Autarch did a fantastic job putting this together.  There are two versions available; Labyrinth Lord and Adventurer Conqueror King.  The version I have and am reviewing today is for LL.

This is a BIG, MEATY book, it's 408 pages of deep, dark adventure.  I have not had a chance to read all the way though this beast yet, its going to take some time.  I recieved three books; the adventure book, an illustration book and map book.

Dwimmermount on the left, Dungeoneer's Survival Guide on the right, River the cat in the background.

Lets get started with the Map Book.  This includes a wilderness map of the area surrounding Dwimmermount, the town of Muntburg and two page maps of all of the Dwimmermount levels.  Also included are the dungeon era illustrations and a four page side view of the entire dungeon.  Its all in black and white and is perfect bound.  The maps are big and easy to read, overall a very usable book.

Nice big maps.

Next up is the Illustration book.  This book is half the size of the map book, so roughly 8.5"x5.5".  It has a very nice color illustration on the cover that is printed on a very interesting material, it almost feels like a velour but is a paper.  I find that I keep rubbing the material, its very nice.  Inside are 44 black and while illustrations from various locations around the dungeon.  The likes of Jeff Dee, Steve Zieser and Erol Otus grace the pages, its a really nice book but I find myself wanting it to be a full sized 8.5"x11" booklet, the pictures are just to small for my liking.

Love that cover!

The illustrations are fantastic but should have been bigger!

Last but certainly not least is the main adventure book itself.  It starts with a very extensive table of contents and then its into the good stuff.  Chapter One covers the area around Dwimmermount.  Chapter Two covers the history of the dungeon.  Chapter Three is all about adventuring in the dungeon, everything from common knowledge of the dungeon to rumors and adventure seeds.  The following chapters cover the town of Muntburg which serves as the home town for adventures into Dwimmermount.  The Factions get a chapter and then its into the individual levels, one chapter each for a total of thirteen.

Following the levels are the appendices, all 91 pages of them!  They cover new magic items, new spells, new monsters, rival parties, the four worlds, Azoth and the secrets of the Turms Termax.  There's some really good stuff in here, lots of fun spells and monsters to throw at your players to keep them on their toes.

I'm really looking forward to digging  further into this book, it looks fantastic and varied enough to keep things fresh.  Unfortunately my issue with this adventure is the same I have with all mega-dungeons, I will never have the time to run this all the way through from start to finish.  One-shots are how I have to roll, my gaming time is limited these days so something we can start and finish in one or two evenings is best.  I'm sure I could use bits and pieces of this for smaller adventures, it may be the only way I get to use it!

Lots o' adventure!

If you have an itch for an epic mega-adventure, Dwimmermount will not steer you wrong.  It's a lot of material and is a steal at $10 on RPGnow.com for the .pdf.

Five beer steins out of five!

UPDATE 08/31/2014: I received an email from the Kickstarter campaign today, it stated that the Wilderness Map and Dungeon Tracker are also complete and shipping, I will update the  review once those two items have arrived!

Crowdfunding Roundup

Heya folks,

I just want to point out a couple of OSR related crowd-funding projects that recently went live.

First up is Barrowmaze Complete.  Greg Gillespie is updating Barrowmaze I & II into a single module with new content, new art, new layout and most exciting is a set of Barrowmaze monster mini's by the amazing Otherworld Miniatures.  This looks like a great project, if you missed Barrowmaze the first time around don't miss this new complete version, its a fantastic adventure!  There are 44 days left on this project.

Next up is Impact! Miniatures DCC RPG Compatible Dice Sets.  Have you had trouble collecting all of the dice used in DCC RPG?  Have you spent your time and hard earned money searching for the elusive D14?  Then this is the Kickstarter for you!  Get all of the dice you need to complete your adventures!  Several levels allow for multiple sets and different colors.  No more trying to figure out how to role a D7!  There are 24 days left on this project, join now!

Call of Cthulhu 7th edition Kickstarter! All hail Yog-Sothoth!!

I'm not sure how I missed this but one of my favorite games of all time, Call of Cthulhu is up on kickstarter with a brand new edition and they are knocking it out of the park with pledges.  To date they have raised $250,000 with an original goal of $40,000.  At the $70 pledge level you get softcovers of both the new 7th edition core book as well as the investigators guide.  There are a ton of stretch goals, its worth a look if you have any interest in CoC.

Linky here: CoC 7th Edition

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the differences between 6th edition and this new version.  I need to stay away from Kickstarter, its killing my wallet!

Chris Roberts is back with Star Citizen

Hey folks, I haven't been around here is a while but I figured I would drop a quick post about another juicy Kickstarter campaign!  Chris Roberts, creator of Wing Commander, is back with a new space based PC game.  He is creating a whole new universe with both military and privateer type campaigns.  There are going to be single player, co-op and multiplayer space battles, it looks pretty awesome.

Head over to his kickstarter page here: Star Citizen

Kickstarter Updates

I just received an email from Kickstarter requesting shipping and other information for Dwimmermount Mega Dungeon, so if you supported the project check your email inbox!

Also the OGRE Designers Edition recently hit $321,000 with additional funding levels at $325,000 and $350,000.  Its already the highest revenue producing board game project ever on Kickstarter and it seems to keep on rolling.  Head on over and throw a few dollars in the pot, its going to be an amazing product, the entire game weighs fifteen pounds so far.

Kickstart my Heart

Hey again everyone, 

I just wanted to plug two additional Kickstarter projects.  The first is Jeff Dee's Melnibonean art recreation project from Deities and Demigods.  Jeff is redrawing all of the art work that was trashed by TSR back in the day.  There are 64 hours left on the project and it's a few hundred dollars short of it's goal, so if you have a few spare dollars head on over HERE and get involved!

The second project I wanted to plug is the very exciting OGRE Designers Edition!  I'm sure many of you are familiar with OGRE, it was a very simple, very fun pocket board game that came out in the the late 1970's.  Steve Jackson has decided to do a huge new super sized edition and its blowing away the funding goals, over $100,000 in two days!  As much of an OGRE fan as I am, the real reason I want to plug this is that Jackson stated he is going to look at bringing Car Wars back from the dead if this OGRE project goes well.  Car Wars is my favorite board game of all time, it holds a very special place in my heart.  So if you like OGRE and have any love for Car Wars, head on over and pledge your hard earned money HERE.