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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thirdkingdom" data-source="post: 9426197" data-attributes="member: 78442">I'm back after a week off, and I'm sure a number of readers are waking up bleary-eyed this morning after a long weekend at GenCon.  Looks like Shadowdark (deservedly) cleaned up at the Ennies. I'd also like to call attention to:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/eat-the-reich" target="_blank">Eat the Reich</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/hexcrawl-toolbox" target="_blank">Hexcrawl Toolbox</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cloud Empress (sadly, we're out of all the CE titles).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ultraviolet Grasslands 2e.</li> </ul>I'm not going to be able to cover all of the new releases/projects that dropped in the past two weeks, but I'll try to get as much as I can get.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I've been waiting for <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepaintedwastelands/the-painted-wastelands" target="_blank">Painted Wastelands</a> to drop on Kickstarter for awhile, and it's finally live. It's a dreamy acid-trip of a game, reminiscent of the Electrum Archive and <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/ultraviolet-grasslands-2e" target="_blank">Ultraviolet Grasslands</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Speaking of UVG (and they also won an Ennie!), the long-awaited companion/sequel to it is currently funding on Backerkit. Called <a href="https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/exalted-funeral/our-golden-age-an-ultra-violet-grasslands-rpg-sequel" target="_blank">Our Golden Age</a>, it is a two-volume set designed to be used either as a companion to or independently of UVG.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">First time publisher Lost Legacies Gaming is raising funds for the <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/immortalsrpg/immortals-white-box" target="_blank">Immortals White Box</a>. There's only a day left in the campaign as of this publication, so this is one to jump on if it grabs your fancy. It's a pretty ambitious project, a love song to the original White Box game.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://tombloom.itch.io/cain" target="_blank">Cain </a>is a new release by Tom Bloom, the driving force behind Kill Six Billion Demons and the recently released in print <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/lancer-core-rulebook" target="_blank">Lancer</a>. Featuring the same art that makes Lancer such a beautiful book, Cain is a game of psychics hunting the sins of humanity made manifest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'd mentioned Ghosts of the <a href="https://sivads-sanctum.itch.io/ghosts-of-the-sierra-verde" target="_blank">Sierra Verde Grand Campaign</a> a year or so ago; written by Sivad's Sanctum, and strongly influenced by Wolves Upon the Coast, SS has added another County to this, and ever-expanding hexcrawl (and, like WUtC, those backing earlier will get access to additional material at the original price).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://lostseas.itch.io/gothicgrace" target="_blank">Gothic Grace</a> is a dice-less, GM-less playtest by Lost Seas, in which the players take on the role of wizards and warlocks who must work for an incompetent government in order to survive.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm not familiar with the works of Symbolic City, but a new release of theirs -- <a href="https://symboliccity.itch.io/tarnation" target="_blank">Tarnation</a> -- caught my eye. It's a solo rpg set in a weird west pocket dimension, and while it is currently just available in pdf the art and layout cries out for a physical copy.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">One of my current favorite indie publishers is Cats Have No Lords (author of <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/swamp-troll-witch-es" target="_blank">Swamp Troll Witches</a>). They put out such a wide range of games and adventures that make me somewhat jealous. I saw recently that they've just released <a href="https://catshavenolord.itch.io/hwaet" target="_blank">Hwaet</a>, a solo game inspired by Beowulf. Both Hwaet and Tarnation make excellent use of public domain art.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bread wizard has just released a tantalizing mashup adventure written for MCC and Cairn. Titled <a href="https://bread-wiz.itch.io/glowburn-and-radscars" target="_blank">Glowburn and Radscars</a>, it is a playtest version available as a PWYW product, with the author hoping to fund art and editing down the road.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/490314/old-school-revival-solo-role-playing-gude?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Old School Revival Solo Role-Playing Guide</a> is a recently released product by Arcane Sword Press. It looks to be an interesting product.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a similar theme, Hilander has released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/488949/the-old-school-referee?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">The Old School Referee</a>, an introductory guide to the nuts and bolts of running OSR-style games.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489884/sosr16-lizard-isle?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Lizard Isle</a> is a low-level adventure written for 1e and other similar OSR games, in which the task the adventurers are hired for turns out to be a lot more complicated than what they had originally imagined.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/470060/the-one-that-got-away?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">The One That Got Away</a> is an adventure for DCC by Shinobi Games, designed as a 0-level tournament adventure, all about catching the largest eel in the Gravic Swamp.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Another product that makes great use of public domain art is <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/486890/pluviam-rain-in-the-dying-lands?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Pluvium</a>, a supplement for Mork Borg that revolves around rain. In some ways it reminds me of Gavin Norman's excellent -- and sadly ended -- Wizardzine.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489789/decay-a-post-apocalyptic-role-playing-game?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Decay</a> is a cool-looking OSR game inspired by Cairn, White Box, and similar systems. It's a classless system set in a decaying and crumbling world.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">After years of quiescence, <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489776/fight-on-15-spring-2024-pdf-version?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Fight On!</a> is back with Issue 15. One of the most important zines of the beginning days of the OSR movement.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Knight Owl Publishing just released the recently Kickstarted project <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/485658/isle-of-joy?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Isle of Joy</a>, an adventure billed as David Lynch directing The Tempest. All of Knight Owl's products are pretty great (and they also just released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/488327/old-school-and-cool-vol-5?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Volume 5 of Old School and Cool</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Another great publisher is the Melsonian Arts Council, and they've just released <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/489257/the-ruinous-palace-of-the-metegorgos?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Palace of the Metegorgos</a>, by Evey Lockhart.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/488711/the-giant-moth-that-awaits-us-all-a-level-1-adventure-for-dungeon-crawl-classics?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">The Giant Moth that Awaits us All</a> grabbed my attention right away when I saw the cover art by Acid Lich, one of my favorite illustrators. It's written for DCC, and set in a weird far future.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It was pointed out to me that I've been remiss with promoting the works of Dyson Logos; I don't know how I managed this obvious oversight, so want to make sure to call out their <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/488948/cartography-collection-june-2023?affiliate_id=253473" target="_blank">Cartography Collection from June 2023</a> of Dyson's Dodecahedron.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">I'm Kickstarting <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thirdkingdom/populated-hexes-monthly-issue-37" target="_blank">Issue 37 of Populated Hexes Monthly</a>. This, the first issue of the fourth year of this zine, contains material that didn't make it into Vol. 2 of the BX Advanced Bestiary, and includes four playable race-as-class options (three versions of bee-folk, plus the bird-folk garuda), the slime magus prestige class, and more!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Issue 36 of Populated Hexes Monthly is now live on the Sabre Games website in <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/populated-hexes-monthly-issue-36" target="_blank">pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/product-page/populated-hexes-monthly-issue-36-1" target="_blank">print</a>. This issue finishes the the exploration of the dungeons underneath Dry Gulch and includes some new clerical ritual spells.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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