[GR] News Roundup

[Pramas]

Here at GRHQ we've been keeping ourselves busy in the lead up to GAMA Trade Show. The Avatar's Handbook is just back from the printer and looks gorgeous. Big thumbs up for James Ryman's cover. Since the release of Legions of Hell, a lot of folks have asked when we'd do something similar for the good guys. Well, this is it! The avatar is a new core class, a servant of the Heavenly Host that can summon celestials and take on angelic form. To support the class, the book presents 25 new celestials, 7 additional creatures from the Upper Planes (can you say Living Flamestrike?), and even two archangels. Hammer & Helm author and Dragon magazine editor Jesse Decker did a great job, ably assisted by his Dragon cohort Chris Thomasson.

The Avatar's Handbook ships to distributors on Friday, as does the Mutants & Masterminds GM Screen. This four panel screen is just lovely, another killer graphics presentation by Sean Glenn. Both of those items should start showing up in stores next weekend.

Speaking of Mutants & Masterminds, we've just posted the FAQ and Errata over at the website (www.greenronin.com) and announced Time of Crisis, the first M&M adventure (due in April). We approved the proofs of Freedom City yesterday, so that should be shipping by month's end as well.

Bastards & Bloodlines: A Guidebook to Halfbreeds is also at the printer now. Oh, this is a fun one. Owen Stephens outdid himself, creating a huge number of new halfbreed races (half dwarf/half roper? half drow/half mind flayer? yeah, baby!), as well a dozen new crossbreed templates, new bloodline feats, and new spells to boot. If you didn't think Savage Species went far enough, you'll love Bastards & Bloodlines.

If you can't wait for that, remember that Pocket Magica and Denizens of Freeport are in stores now.

Happy gaming!

 

[tburdett]

I noticed this (see below) in the FAQ and was wondering when we could expect to see the 2nd printing in the stores?

See the Revised Hero Archetypes file, available from the Green Ronin website, for updated and corrected game stats for the hero archetypes. Secondary printings of the M&M core rulebook contain these revised archetypes.

 

[Nightfall]

Half-drow/half mind-flayer?!! Man that's just nasty!! But still cool. Can't wait to see what happens with this one.

Btw Chris, what's the summer shaping up with? I mean any releases that haven't been covered yet? More Freeport perhaps?

 

[Pramas]

I noticed this (see below) in the FAQ and was wondering when we could expect to see the 2nd printing in the stores?

We don't have a firm date yet. It depends on the burn rate of the first print run. Several months at least.

 

[Pramas]

Half-drow/half mind-flayer?!! Man that's just nasty!! But still cool. Can't wait to see what happens with this one.

Btw Chris, what's the summer shaping up with? I mean any releases that haven't been covered yet? More Freeport perhaps?

There is indeed more Freeport. We're doing a mega-adventure (somewhere in the neighborhood of 192-224 pages) called Black Sails Over Freeport. A suitable way to celebrate Freeport's three year anniversary.

We'll have more announcements about our summer plans next week.

 

[tburdett]

We don't have a firm date yet. It depends on the burn rate of the first print run. Several months at least.

Thanks for the quick reply! There's no reason to put off buying it then.

 

[Ranger REG]

Is there an error in the Mutants & Masterminds errata? It seems to be missing page 5.

When will the revised Heroes and Villain archetypes be posted?

 

[Nightfall]

There is indeed more Freeport. We're doing a mega-adventure (somewhere in the neighborhood of 192-224 pages) called Black Sails Over Freeport. A suitable way to celebrate Freeport's three year anniversary.

We'll have more announcements about our summer plans next week.

Cool. As always I'm waiting with baited breath to see what you guys have up your sleeve.

 

[drnuncheon]

We're doing a mega-adventure (somewhere in the neighborhood of 192-224 pages) called Black Sails Over Freeport. A suitable way to celebrate Freeport's three year anniversary.

Woo! What's the level range?

J

 

[Pramas]

Is there an error in the Mutants & Masterminds errata? It seems to be missing page 5.

When will the revised Heroes and Villain archetypes be posted?

I don't think anything's missing, I think they just misnumbered the page.

Heroes and Villains should be posted soon. Some time next week I'd think.