The Adamant Entertainment web site posted an announcement on July 9, 2009, about their new role-playing supplement “The Imperial Age“, for the True20 Adventure Roleplaying system.
This genre book contains the information you need to run games set in the late Victorian era, circa 1880-1900. It is designed to be used as a toolkit. You can add or discard as much of the information as you like.
This 270-page book features genre information, an overview of the Victorian-era world, a timeline, an in-depth look at London, hero creation rules, fighting styles appropriate to Victorian heroes, dramatic rules for chases, and more.
There are chapters covering Victorian-era adventure stories, detective stories, horror stories, steam stories, and more. As of this writing, it’s priced at $9.95 U.S.
0One Games has released the fifth installment in its Black & White “Dungeon of Terror” series of PDF role-playing supplements. Dungeon of Terror #5 depicts the Mad Mage Chambers (West).
The Dungeon of Terror series contains 164 rooms, 8 different zones (each featured in a single product) and is broken into 225 customizable tiles. It can be played as a whole dungeon, or you may extract a “sub-dungeon” or room of your choice for use in an adventure.
This particular product “details the west part of the Dungeon of Terror, another set of unconquered hall designed by Infidus the Black himself. These are very large rooms hiding unexpected dangers. It contains a Referee Map and 28 customizable tiles.”
As of this writing, the product is priced at $1.99 and is available via the link(s) above.
The folks working in game design these days are a pretty creative (and perhaps slightly crazy) bunch. Even though I haven’t played any role-playing games in decades, every so often I see a title pass by that amuses me or catches my imagination. Hex Games has just released such a title: “Funkadelic Frankenstein on the Mean Streets of Monstertown“. I haven’t seen this game, but it just sounds like it would be fun to play.
According to the announcement on their web site, “The game allows players to play in the world of 1970′s ‘Monsterploitation’ films as members of the famous and funky Prometheus Jones Detective Agency.” It’s designed for use with the QAGS Second Edition rules and includes a history of Monstersploitation films, rules for creating monster characters, and a complete adventure. It is reportedly available now for just 99 cents at hexgames.com, drivethrurpg.com, rpgnow.com, and yourgamesnow.com.
0One Games has recently released “The Great City, Cold Crypts“, the latest product in its Blueprints like of role-playing supplements. The supplement depicts “a massive ancestral crypt, a labyrinthine tangle of thousands of tombs of ancient nobles, priests, and seers.” As of this writing, the PDF product is priced at $1.95.
0One Games has released another title in their Dungeon of Terror line, “Dungeon of Terror #4: The Maze”. This product details the west part of the Dungeon of Terror, an old maze designed by Infidus the Black and roamed by spectral minotaurs seeking revenge. It contains a referee map and 22 customizable times.
Paradigm Concepts has reportedly sent its “Blessed and the Damned” book, pictured below, off to the printers. It will reportedly be available at Origins 2009 and in stores later in the summer. This Witch Hunter supplement features character backgrounds, talents, rites and traditions, fighting traditions, and more. Witch Hunter itself is a role-playing game of adventure and horror set in a world similar to our 17th Century.
The Eden Studios web site has announced that its “The Extraterrestrials Sourcebook” is now available in PDF form. This sourcebook is a supplement for the Conspiracy X 2.0 roleplaying game. It includes details on three alien races, rules for creating alien Cast Members, powerful alien technology, and more. It’s compatible with All Flesh Must Be Eaten, Armageddon, Terra Primate, CJ Carella’s Witchcraft, and other Unisystem games. The book is now available as a PDF and will be available in hardcopy form in July 2009.
Adamant Entertainment has announced “Pact of Ghosts“, the newest entry in its Venture 4th series of warlock pacts for 4E. Warlocks forge a pact with ghosts, and can call upon their special nature to phase through solid objects, drain foes of energy, and torment the living with sounds and images. The pact features a full listing of powers from Levels 1 through 30, four new Feats exclusive to the pact, a paragon path, and three new magic items. It’s product number ADM2111 and is currently priced at $2.00 US.
0One Games has released “Battlemaps Lairs: Vampire’s Inner Crypt” in PDF format. This $2.99 product contains a referee map, four customizable battlemaps, and six customizable tiles. It provides a setting for a battle with Vardalak, a master vampire who was once lord of the countryside, now bound in his coffin by a powerful archmade.
0One Games has released the latest installment in its Black & White line, Dungeon of Terror #2: Assassins’ Brotherhood” in PDF format. This $1.99 PDF product is part of their Dungeon of Terror line, reportedly the largest dungeon ever tiled. This product details the northwest part of the Dungeon of Terror, which is the hideout of the famed Brother of Assassins. It contains a Referee Map and 35 customizable tiles.
Reaper Miniatures announced the upcoming release of Warlord Second Edition. This streamlined version promises to be faster, more fun, and better than ever. The softcover edition is expected to ship on July 27, 2009. It uses the same RAGE combat system as the previous versions of the game, but features a completely re-invented magic system that allows spellcasters to choose their spells during the game. Streamlining reportedly includes getting rid of rules that didn’t get used or were too complex and a reduced number of damage tracks for faster play. It includes the same 10 core factions featured in the first core rulebook. Remaining factions will be featured in a follow-up book later in the year.
Adamant Entertainment recently released “Pact of the Dragon Lords“, which is part of a series of new warlock pacts for 4E. This new pact features a full listing of powers from levels 1 through 30, four new Feats exclusive to the pact, two paragon paths, and four new magic items. It focuses on warlocks who have made pacts with primal dragons, gaining special powers in the process. Adamant says that “With a simple word a Warlock can blast their enemies with deadly elements, invoke the strength and power of a rampaging dragon, and tap the race’s ancient knowledge.” It’s product number ADM2110 and is currently price at $2.00 US as of this writing.
