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OSR News From The Underdark Gazette - Saturday, October 9, 2010

Fight On! #10!

Fight On! #10 by Ignatius Umlaut. Available in Print for $9.99 and in PDF for $7.00. 138 pages.
"This is the PDF version. Fight On! returns to unscroll the Runes of Chaos and conjure the mighty titans of yesteryear! Dedicated to Tom Moldvay, this BIG issue contains three BIG undercities and lost worlds by Gabor Lux, James Mishler, and Chris Robert alongside the rules supplements, mini-adventures and modules, villages, one-page dungeons, spells, monsters, NPCs, tricks, traps, geomorphs, reviews, and tables you've come to know, love, and expect from our fantastic fanzine. Illustriously illustrated by Patrick Farley, Jennifer Weigel, Lester, Kelvin Green, Jason Sholtis, Peter Mullen, Mark Allen, Anthony Stiller, Steve Robertson, and more; puissantly penned by Jeff Rients, Calithena, Jerry Stratton, Tim Snider, Geoff McKinney, Patrice Crespy, Peter Schmidt Jensen, Paul Stormberg, Geoffrey O. Dale, Tim Kask, and a whole gang of garrulous grognards trying to take it (their PC, that is) to the next level. We hope you'll roll the bones on this issue and check it out - but either way, keep Fighting On!"
As of a few days ago, the Table of Contents was released as follows:
Table of Contents
Fast Company (Alex Schroeder)…………………………...3
Wear and Tear (Mátyás “Urban” Hartyándi)....…………….5
Catwomen and Lion-Men (Calithena)……………….……..5
The Time-Displaced (Tim “Sniderman” Snider)…....…...….7
Cult Leader (Lee Reynoldson)……………………………..9
The Familiar Spirit (James A. Smith)……………………...11
Knights & Knaves (Duncan Jones & Sean Still)……....…14
Khosura, Part II (Gabor Lux)…………………………….15
Killing Monsters You Can’t Kill (Jeff Rients)……………..39
Creepies & Crawlies (various)……………….……………40
The Godzillas Will Breath On You (Geoff McKinney)...…43
Futa-kuchi-onna (Ian & Andrew Baggley)…...…..…….….47
Urgent Care Cleric (Jonathan Linneman & Kelvin Green)..48
Education of a Magic-User (Douglas Cox)……………….49
Trolls will be Trolls (Heron Prior)……………………..…50
Time For Tea (Clarabelle Chong)…….………………...…51
Heart of Darkness (Lord Kilgore)………………………...52
Laboratory of the Asmodean Techno-Mage (P. Mullen)….53
Special Properties of Gemstones (Wayne Rossi)………….54
The Coinage of Ilthar (Calithena)…….…………...………55
Artifacts, Adjuncts, & Oddments (various)………….……56
Lost Dragonia (James Mishler)………………………....…57
Tables for Fables (Age of Fable)………………………….78
Weird Treasure Containers (Telecanter)…………………..80
Moldvay-esque Adventure Generator (Michael David, Jr.)..80
Dungeon Modules (Geoffrey O. Dale)……...……………81
Hobgoblin Halls (Joshua Mackay)………………………..83
The Shrine that Glittered (Patrice Crespy)………………..86
Moulin Rouge 1955 (Jerry Stratton)……………………....94
Random’s Assortment (Thinker, Random, and Jensen)…...98
The Darkness Beneath (Chris Robert)……………….….100
Merlyn’s Mystical Mirror (Hargrove/Hewlett/Pookie).….121
Everyone is Here to Have Fun (Paul Stormberg)……..…129
One-Off Con Adventures (Tim Kask)…………………..133
Dougal Must Die! (Steve Robertson)……………...135
Dungeon Geomorphs (Tim Ballew)……………………..137
 Woo-hoo!!!

The Pembrooktonshire Gardening Society

Got 20? Then you can join the Pembrooktonshire Gardening Society! As a Charter Member you get an awesome print of the art from the LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing Game, a Hand-numbered  and Signed Certificate, A Laminated Membership Card and a 25% Discount on a single LotFP order (from their webstore or live in person at a Convention.)

You have until October 31 to become a Charter Member and get your hands on the tangible goods offered (like the awesome print!) as Mr. Raggi is only printing enough to fulfill those Membership Requests. Mr. Raggi can give you the full skinny as well as catch you up on  LotFP news, here! 


And Now, A Press Release From Black Blade Publishing

BLACK BLADE TO PUBLISH ROB KUNTZ’S LAKE GENEVA CASTLE & CAMPAIGN™ PRODUCT LINE

08 OCTOBER 2010
WICHITA, KANSAS

Black Blade Publishing is proud to announce an agreement with Robert J. Kuntz to publish his Lake Geneva Castle & Campaign™ (LGCC) dungeon levels. Jon Hershberger, President of Black Blade, said, “It is a privilege to publish these Lake Geneva Castle and Campaign™ dungeon levels in partnership with Rob Kuntz. Their historical value dating back to the origins of the RPG hobby is significant. Rob's distinctive adventure modules are very creative and serve as both challenging settings for veteran gamers and as inspiration for future game designers.”

The agreement includes the publication and distribution of:

--- Six original Lake Geneva Castle dungeon levels, including The Machine Level, The Boreal Level, and four additional levels that feature such famous and infamous encounters as the Giants Pool Hall, the prototypical set-piece encounter for The Garden of the Plantmaster, and connections to several other planes of existence for off-world adventuring. Each dungeon level will be published upon completion by Mr. Kuntz, beginning this winter with The Machine Level, which will be 32 to 36 pages in length.

--- .PDF editions of Kuntz’s out-of-print adventure modules CAS1 Cairn of the Skeleton King and CAS2 Tower of Blood, with additional titles to follow as their print runs sell through (including RJK1 Bottle City).

--- The .pdf edition of the adventure module Ice Grave (originally published in Troll Magazine #1 in 1997), the proceeds from which Kuntz will use as a special fund to be awarded on a recurring basis to excellent up-and-coming RPG game designers.

Future publications will release the full scope of Kuntz’s massive original manuscript collection that spans the history of the development of the first fantasy role-playing game, as played in the Lake Geneva campaigns. These publications will primarily be issued in .pdf format, with select titles also targeted for in-print releases.

Robert J. Kuntz said, “Black Blade was my first choice as a publishing partner due to their commitment to producing high-quality, printed books. I can trust them to reproduce my manuscripts with the respect, fidelity and attention to detail that reflects their historical value and context.” Allan Grohe, co-founder, project manager and editor for Black Blade, will manage the Lake Geneva Castle & Campaign™ product line. Grohe said, “Rob Kuntz’s designs stand out across the history of RPG publishing for their originality in design and challenge to player skill. It’s a pleasure to continue my long-standing publishing relationship with Rob under the auspices of Black Blade.”

About Robert J. Kuntz

One of the founding fathers of the RPG industry, Robert J. Kuntz helped to design, playtest, and expand the original Dungeons & Dragons game with Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson from 1972 to 1975. Mr. Kuntz co-authored Greyhawk: Supplement I, created Kalibruhn—the third RPG campaign setting, and one of the first RPG worlds created from the top down—and co-DM'd the famous Greyhawk campaign with Gary Gygax for many years. He also co-wrote the classic Gods, Demigods & Heroes with Jim Ward, which was later revised and expanded as Deities & Demigods in 1980. His game designs have been published through 12 companies world wide, including TSR, Paizo Publishing and Hobby Japan. His articles, interviews and fiction have appeared in 10 magazines, including Dragon and Dungeon.

Mr. Kuntz founded Creations Unlimited in 1986 to publish the "Maze of Zayene" series and Garden of the Plantmaster. Mr. Kuntz has republished and updated his classic Creations Unlimited adventures, and has also designed several board games, including King of the Table Top, Magus, and Kings & Things (which won the Charles Roberts Award for Best Fantasy/Science Fiction Game of 1986; and re-released 2010 through Z-Man Games). Mr. Kuntz was honored with the 2005 Gold ENnie Award for his design of the super-adventure "Maure Castle" (published in Dungeon Magazine's 30th Anniversary Celebration issue #112 by Paizo Publishing). In 2006 he founded Pied Piper Publishing which has to date printed 10 titles, including his recently released novella, “Black Festival”. His creative interests extend to writing novels, short stories, screenplays, non-fiction essays and his personal memoirs about the founding of the RPG industry.

About Black Blade Publishing

Black Blade is the publisher of Robert J. Kuntz’s Lake Geneva Castle & Campaign™ dungeon levels. Under license from Goodman Games, Black Blade also publishes First Edition Dungeon Crawls, conversions of Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure modules. For additional information, please visit http://www.black-blade-publishing.com.

Black Blade Publishing and the Black Blade sword logo are trademarks of Black Blade Publishing, LLC. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.
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New Releases 

Characters Below The Shattered Moon - Volume 1 by Joseph Browning. Art by David Esbri and Joan Guardiet. Expeditious Retreat Press. Available in PDF for $3.00. 7 pages. 
"After the cracking of the moon and before the rise of Atlantis the world was a place strange to the thoughts of honest men. The death throes of science amid the birth of magic sculpted new generations of conquerors who strode the lands forging civilizations of steel, sinew, and sorcery from the decrepit hulks of the ones that fell before. Tyrannical wizards, amoral super-scientists, charismatic catalysts, and multifarious mutants battled for wealth, power, and honor. It was ten thousand years of barbarity; ten thousand years spent in the shadowy shells of past glories, hiding from horrible creatures that scratched and skittered for blood; ten thousand years of tyranny and injustice, ten thousand years of Sorcery & Super Science!
"This short PDF provides a harried GM with 1 new race, 2 new destinies, a complete adventuring group known as The Hand of Fate and 56 commoners ready to be dropped into any adventure.
"Don't forget to pick up the Sorcery & Super Science! Core Rules as well as download The House of Blue Men, a free adventure featuring quickstart rules. Also don't forget about Creatures Below the Shattered Moon - Volume 1 & Volume 2 along with Objects Below the Shattered Moon - Volume 1. Finally, drop by ourSorcery & Super Science Blog for additional Sorcery & Super Science goodness!"
The Inn of Lost Heroes by Peter Spahn. Art by Matt Vasey. Small Niche Games. Available in PDF for $4.95. 36 pages.
"Everyone loves a good barroom brawl. But what happens when the fight gets out of hand and innocents are harmed? Witness the innkeeper's wife Evelyn Mortigan. When her entire family is killed in a fire caused by drunken adventurers, she utters a curse with her dying breath and returns to torment all those who would practice the adventuring trade. Can the characters escape her wrath, or will they be forever trapped in the Inn of Lost Heroes?
"The Inn of Lost Heroes is a Labyrinth LordTM adventure for 4-6 characters of 3rd through 5th level (about 15-20 levels total). This adventure was designed as a one-shot that can be dropped into any existing campaign. The party should ideally contain at least one fighter or dwarf, one magic-user or elf, one cleric, and one thief or halfling character. The adventure centers around an inn that has become trapped in the nightmares of a vengeful spirit. Escaping the inn is the primary goal of this adventure, however, resourceful characters may also find the courage to free the trapped souls of former adventurers and finally lay the spirit to rest.
"Author's Note: Know your group! This adventure begins by trapping the characters in an extraplanar dream world where some of the game mechanics they are accustomed to are slightly altered or do not work at all. It contains strong elements of horror as well as thematic material that may be disturbing to some. Common horror tropes of isolation, injury, and "taking the toys away" are also present. This is not an adventure that can be overcome by combat alone. If you suspect your players would not have fun with this type of setup, you may want to pass on this module."
Jewels by Joel Sparks. Faster Monkey Games. Available in PDF for $2.00. 8 pages.
"Impress the barmaid when you casually lay your hand on the bar and your massive gold ring catches the torchlight. Command respect from shopkeepers as your half-dozen silver armbands advertise your wealth. Gain an audience with the Baron when they notice your bronze medal of valor from the hand of the King himself. Everyone who's anyone wears jewels, from the mightiest ruler with his crown of nineteen rubies to a shaman with his amulets of bone; from to the roughest adventurer sporting his fortune in platinum rings and diamond buckles to the simplest goodwife who would never be seen in temple without her grandmother's earrings. Plain or expertly wrought, of polished stone or tin or electrum, tiny studs or massive chest-plates crusted with gems: all these and thousands more fabulous items await in ALL THE TREASURES OF THE WORLD: JEWELS. 
"This companion to ALL THE TREASURES OF THE WORLD: GEMS provides exhaustive rules for random generation of jewels and determining the value a piece, including:
"Over 50 types of jewels, from rings and necklaces to snoods, lockets, and spurs.
"Five Decor Classes, from wood and leather through platinum and gold.
"Alloys like electrum, white gold, brass, and bronze.
"Eighteen construction styles and their effects on value.
"Plating, foil, and studs in 10 different metals.
"Abstract and representational patterns, from plain to artistic masterpieces.
"More than 80 decorative motifs, from classic meanders to grinning skulls, plus variations.
"Gems: Number, value, and arrangement, from cheap pips to dazzling arrays.
"Detailed examples.
"Go beyond the basics to a world of stylish, beautiful, and precious objects. Spice up your treasure rolls with JEWELS!"
Oubliette #4 by P. Regan. Art by The Marg. Gold Piece Publications. Available in PDF for $2.00. 81 pages.
"OUBLIETTE - A magazine for old school fantasy roleplayers.
"80 jam-packed pages including: 34 Page Magazine, 13 Pages of Magic-User Spell Cards for Labyrinth Lord, and Character Sheets, Figures and Multi-Part Maps for this Issue's Adventure.
"Written for Labyrinth Lord, but also ideal for use with any Basic/Expert/Advanced original or clone, with little or no adjustment required.
"Full Contents:
# Weapons Test - A Labyrinth Lord Adventure with Guns
# Monster Club #6 - Zombies
# Firearm Rules for Labyrinth Lord Part 3 - The Monsters Fight Back
# Tales from Hell - Buckets of Legend
# Monster Club #7 - Monster Scaling
# A Hunting We Will Go - An Encounter for Labyrinth Lord
# PC for PCs - Featuring G1 Steading of the Hill Giant Chief
# Purist to Puerile - The Orc
# Seven Magical Mirrors
# Reviews
# Free PDF Round-Up
# Mouse Watch - A Cartoon for Grown-Ups
# The Song of Sithakk - Part 4 of our serialized story
# Plus loads of Bonus Material including: Magic-user Spell Cards for Labyrinth Lord and Large Scale Maps and Character Sheets for the Adventure.
"Warning! Oubliette may contain content that is suitable for adult audiences only. Persons 18+ only."
Skull Mountain is now in Print! Available from Black Blade Publishing for $13.99, the 36 page tribute to the famous Holmes Dungeon is Faster Monkey Games' first print release! Written by Jeff Sparks and featuring cover art by Andy "Atom" Taylor.
"When a rock formation on an old volcano looks like a human skull, you’re gonna get cult activity. Sure enough, a group of unholy bandits called the Obsidian Heart moved in and robbed the countryside blind for their dark god, until Saint Garth smashed them a century ago. But after some recent earthquakes, the cult is back, practicing kidnaping and sacrifice and pretty much demanding to be hunted down. Why now? Who controls them? Just how deep do the tunnels go inside… SKULL MOUNTAIN?
"With 36 pages of adventure, 18 detailed maps, a new ritual magic system, and original fantasy art by Andy “ATOM” Taylor and Steve Zieser, “Skull Mountain” is an old-school dungeon crawl for fantasy games like Labyrinth Lord™. Recommended for four to six characters of 4th to 6th level.
"Dedicated to the late Dr. Holmes and the imaginations a certain map inspired."
See the picture on the left? Want a Print of it? Mark J. Allen now has prints of Orcus Kicking Ass for $6.50 + $2.50 S&H.  Be sure to check out the other prints he has available, as well! If all of you OSR publishers would lay off for a week or two, I might be able buy some of this and dress up a bare wall or three. :)

Free Downloads

gloriousbattle has an addendum to Doc's Barsoom supplement, pimped last week. Adventures on Mars.

Maldin has a new Index Map of Greyhawk's Underdark, up on this page. And if you haven't searched around this site, you might want to check it out. If you search through the recent entries of this thread at the Knights & Knaves Alehouse, grodog has another map link for Greyhawk fans.

Christopher of A Rust Monster Ate My Sword has a Hexmap for you!

Media Releases

Save or Die Podcast Adventure # 7 is out! The Red Dragon.

Echoes from the Geekcave - Episode 8: (Over) Using the Dice.
Echoes from the Geekcave - Episode 9: Inn of Lost Heroes Review.

I Hit It With My Axe: Episode 29: Looting, Snitching and Forgery.

Reviews From Around the Blogosphere

Pookie from Reviews from R'yeh has one of Blood Moon Rising.

Head over to Grognardia, where James Maliszewski reviews the B/X Companion.

And Tim Brannon of The Other Side also reviews the B/X Companion.

World vs. Hero has a review of the LotFP release Weird New World.

How about a video review of LotFP Weird Fantasy Role-Playing?




In Other News

Check out this post by Tavis over at The Mule Abides: dungeon drawings & character sheets in nyc art galleries. 

Die Cast Games has issued their second printing of Insidious with a revised cover and yes, they did receive a C&D from Wotc, sometime after their initial print sold-out.

Jim Pacek of Carjacked Seraphim has a new blog - The Massive Monograph of Malignant Malefactors. An OGL Monster Manual.

Let Michael Curtis of The Society of Torch, Pole and Rope introduce you to his other blogs. 

John still has a couple of S&W Whitebox Sets available.

JOETHELAWYER has some news about Connecticut's Old School/Vintage RPG Con on Oct. 16. 

Mythmere gave us an update on the upcoming Swords & Wizardry Complete Rules release.

What I'm Pimping This Week

Mutant Future by Dan Proctor and Ryan Denison. Goblinoid Games. Available in Softcover for $22.95 and in Hardcover for $32.95. Available in PDF as a Free Download. 160 pages.
"Enter a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland filled with mutants, ruins, and radiation! You can take the role of an android, mutant human, mutant animal, pure human, and even a mutant plant! Seek wealth and ancient technological artifacts. Enter vast underground complexes, and avoid killer robots!"
James Maliszewski has a Review at Grognardia. After JB of B/X Blackrazor blogged about his encounter with the new WotC version of Gamma World, I decided to pimp Mutant Future.


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