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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ghul" data-source="post: 5171442" data-attributes="member: 29901">@JRT -- Thank you for the kind words, but I must say none of this would be possible were it not for the foundation laid by Gary and Dave. @Wheggi -- Very kind of you to say, and right back at you, because I've long enjoyed your essays on megadungeon development, and your maps are nothing short of phenomenal.@ Harley -- Thanks for mentioning it! Development of Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea continues to progress, and a 2010 release looks very promising. The rules are nearly set; it's the setting material that remains in development, including the map and the write-ups of its significant regions, all being treated in a concise manner so as to provide the referee with plenty of room for personal creativity and flexibility. So, in short, AS&SH is an alternative means of playing a traditional-styled RPG, leaning more toward sword-and-sorcery and weird-fantasy, and less toward high fantasy; the game's setting draws literary inspiration from the works HP Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. Lastly, I would be remiss if I did not mention the fantastic illustrations provided by Ian Baggley. Ian has been a workhorse, turning in close to 100 illustrations over the last year and a half, and his style perfectly captures the mood we are trying to capture with this game and its adventures. As an aside, I'd like to mention the DCC RPG that Harley is play-testing. At Gary Con II, my friend Don had the opportunity to play in a game run by Joe Goodman, and he came away very impressed by the unique innovations.</blockquote>

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