[MEG] The products are rolling in...

[MEG Hal]

Artificer's Handbook and Giant Monster Rampage II World War will be at out warehouse later this week, so get the summer ball rolling with the first of 5 products coming out from us this month.

Artificer's Handbook
Price: $19.99
Pagecount: 118
ISBN: 0-9719238-7-6

Did you ever think that it makes no sense for a spell caster to lose experience points to make a Holy Avenger? The newest book in the Arcane Mystery series, The Artificer's Handbook details a completely unique alternate magic item creation system. In addition to removing experience point costs, you will find rules dealing with material components, piecemeal armor, socketed items, gestalt item sets, artifact creation, and magic item instabilitiy, among others. In addition, you will find methods to handcraft these rules for low, medium, and high. magic settings. Weighing in at 118 pages, The Artificer's Handbook will be a boon for players and GMs alike.

Giant Monster Rampage II World War
Price: $11.99
Pagecount: 56
ISBN: 1-932374-09-4

Giant Monster Rampage II: World War, brings even more mayhem to the table top. Adding on to the wildly popular Giant Monster Rampage rules you will find tons of new Monster Kingdoms, new Powers, and lots of new rules for the military and combat.

If you enjoyed Giant Monster Rampage you will find this book a must have!


So order from us online, or from your local gaming store, or your friendly online store, just get them!

We will also be at booth 1245 at Gencon with these as well as the next 3 books for July... don't miss out.

More exciting info on GenCon coming soon.

 

[JoeGKushner]

I'm a little disappointed. When I saw the title that the products were rolling in, I thought'd we'd have six or seven books getting ready to hit the shelves.

Looking forward to the Artificer's Handbook and socketing magic items.

 

[Mystic Eye]

I'm a little disappointed. When I saw the title that the products were rolling in, I thought'd we'd have six or seven books getting ready to hit the shelves.

Looking forward to the Artificer's Handbook and socketing magic items.

We Have FIVE actually, the two listed here will be shipping to distributors next week and the other three will appear at Gen Con. In total these are:

Player's Archive: 3.5 player record sheet and journal.

Siege on Ebonring Keep for Monte Cook's Arcana Unearthed: 144 page epic adventure/sourcebook set in the Diamond Throne.

GMR2: World War: sequel to our popular non-d20 table top game, Giant Monster Rampage.

Artificer's Handbook: an extensive and awesome alternative to the 3e magic item creation rules.

Hamlet of Thumble: one of the coolest little adventure sourcebooks I have seen in a looooong time. Lots of twists and lots of fun.

So, there are more! Oh, and we are previewing Fall of Man at Gen Con as well. Be sure to sit in on a session Joe. Your gonna love it.

 

[JoeGKushner]

Ah, the Fall of Man. I remember when that was first mentioned.

Is it looking d20 Modern or 3.5 now or a mix of both? I know I'm very anxious to see how this is done as many have noted that there is more than a touch of horror in the Hunt setting. Might make some interesting things to mix and match in a Dark Inheritance game.

 

[tensen]

I'm a little disappointed. When I saw the title that the products were rolling in, I thought'd we'd have six or seven books getting ready to hit the shelves.

Looking forward to the Artificer's Handbook and socketing magic items.

Well, the shelves strike back when you try and hit them.. so MEG has a few waiting behind to do a sneak attack

 

[Mystic Eye]

Well, the shelves strike back when you try and hit them.. so MEG has a few waiting behind to do a sneak attack

Our books have a DR 5 against shelf attacks so they can protect you. The more you own the better protected you are.

You guys are gonna love Siege on Ebonring Keep and the other titles. They turned out cool. Playtesters had a blast playing through this module and we never just create an adventure,there is a whole town for Diamond throne detialed and like Raw Recruits we have tons of interludes (small side treks) that are in place and designed to specifically show off Monte's cool stuff from Arcana Unearthed.

Artificer's handbook is all cruuuuuunch and adds so much to the creation of items. This book took a year to write and play test.

The Hamlet of Thumble by Ed Cha (Open World Press) has a great twist on the adventure module, and again, is not just an adventure. He has tons of great little tid bits in it. I don't think I have ever seen a Halfling community detailed so well.

Player's Archive is a 32 page character journal that goes WAY beyond being a character sheet. Also, it was designed by Phil Reed. We all know the work of Mr. Reed so how can you go wrong. Plus, he will have 11 class specific add-ons to the archive that you will be able to grab in PDF format from RPGnow for a small price that will make this book very worthwhile.

Giant Monster Rampage 2: World War is not d20 but it is a great table top toy monster game. In it, we have rules for swarm monsters and detailed military additions. it is a blast.

 

[coyote6]

Artificer's Handbook -- intriguing. I'll be checking it out.

Who wrote it?

 

[MEG Hal]

Artificer's Handbook -- intriguing. I'll be checking it out.

Who wrote it?

A team of about 4 great guys lead by Curtis Bennett.

 

[Ed Cha]

Hamlet of Thumble: one of the coolest little adventure sourcebooks I have seen in a looooong time. Lots of twists and lots of fun.

Thanks, Doug! I'm also excited about THoT's debut this month!

Here's what reviewers had to say...

RPG.net--Jeremy Reaban:

Substance: "5/5...I give it an 'A'."

"The attention to detail is impressive. The end result makes Thumble a living, breathing place. It feels real."

"...this is a great product - the amount of stuff packed into it is amazing..."

GamingReport--Butch Curry:
"...bursting with useful bits..."

GamingReport--Serge W. Desir:
"The Hamlet of Thumble captures the essence of classic D&D modules."

"...not only is the material well written, I was actually coming up with scenarios in my mind for using the information."

"The Hamlet of Thumble offers an innovative approach that captures the classic atmosphere and fun of first edition D&D modules. The breadth of the environment, the great descriptions, and the attention to detail make this a truly enjoyable adventure."

GamingReport--Wayne Tonjes:
"The Hamlet of Thumble is a flexible adventure set up with several possible outcomes and some interesting plot twists."

"****1/2"

Gamewyrd says:
"The Hamlet of Thumble is a new style of pre-written adventure for a new generation of D&D."

"It's refreshing to find material that manages the medieval feudal system and fantasy races so well."

"The scenario here has a much better structure, one that allows for a more satisfying and more mature game."

"... more than just an adventure."

Retailer responses from GAMA Trade Show 2003:
"An adventure, setting, and starter kit all rolled into one product... a great value!"

"Very useful supplemental rules on morale checks, reputation points, and dreams. Everything is practical and easy to plug in."

"New DMs or anyone starting a new campaign should get this book. The 'DM Tips' section provides some great pointers."

"This is something I can recommend to my customers who want to start a D&D game, but don't know how."

I just got initial sales figures and it looks like the pre-order numbers will be strong.