MTE Judgment Day (for Savage Worlds)

Savage Insider: Judgment Day (Mystical Throne Entertainment)

"Judgment Day is a universal setting where characters join the ranks of the Inquisition and their fight against the supernatural beings that threaten mankind. ..."

Slick, comprehensive, professional, inspiring.  The product lives up to it's description and has quality illustrations to boot.

If you're a fan of modern horror, Buffy, or Constantine, or anything with a good vs evil war, and you like the Savage Worlds system then there's oodles of material here tailored just for you.

Happy demon hunting!


(Short post, I know, I've got flu or something... tis the plague I say!  Or the-T-virus ...)

Legend (MongooseRQII) for a dollar!

Hot and cheap!  That's how I like my ... no, wait, stop that.
The current hottest item and Electrum Best Seller on DriveThru ...

Hottest New Title Legend

LEGEND

In a nutshell:
Runequest style mechanics with lush black and white illustration.

I'm loving what I'm seeing so far, but this quick flip through reveals  that the Games Mastery section seems a little light - a handful of pages at the back tagged onto what feels like a player's guide; no bestiary, or NPCs, no sample quests, but in using RQII (Mongoose) system, the range of source material out there is quite substantial. One explanation is that since Legend is very "human" centric - the adversaries can be generated using the main rules* - but what lovely rules!

The character backgrounds have just enough general facts to provide history back-story and motivation, which an inventive GM will merge with the gameworld. The format is novice-friendly with examples of character a called "Alaric" throughout.

I drool over tables like this
- who needs magic or skills
when the weapon tables
look like this? :)

I'm drawn to the familiar here, but I realise that a more thorough read may reveal subtle nuances specific to this game.  But that'll take too long and I want to share the news of this game, now!

Laws of Franchise dictate that more Legend books will follow in this rebranding of Mongoose's take on RuneQuest.

For the moment it is a mere one dollar.  Clearly Mongoose Publishing is trying to get us hooked!

Alaric - the sample character

Alaric's sheet (cont.)

*Edit: D'oh!  Well, it said "Core rules" - I thought it wud hav monsturs in ...
Looking for monsters for Legend? Check out Monsters of Legend (on DTRPG)

Lulu.com- Offers in December 2011 and Calendars

For those of you wanting copies of indie RPGs from Lulu.com for Christmas, now is a good time to send those links to loved ones, with the following code:
20% off books - Enter code DECBOOKS11 - Save up to $25 - Offer ends 31st Dec 2011

Another special offer Lulu is offering is on photo books and calendars - the latter, being very appropriate for this time of year.
30% off photo books and calendars - Enter code DECPHOTOS30 - Save up to $100 - Offer ends 31st Dec 2011

Calendars?  Twelve pictures and some square grids which you can make in Publisher? Hmm.  So why use Lulu?

I was compelled to to investigate the self-publishing aspect of Calendars.

Monsters! Calendar (by me) on Lulu
Art therapy is fun, but why should your
shrink be the only one to see it? 
Share it with the world!

Making your own photo book or calendar can be really straightforward on Lulu.com.

For fun, I had a go at making my own, using my "monster" art which goes down well at Christmas with family and friends. It's definitely worth working with large photos or hi-definition art since some of my own pieces came out a tiny bit pixelly in places, but it hasn't spoilt the finished product.

When you make a calendar for publication, you're also allowed to download a PDF version, which probably means that with a little work you can print the calendar at home. To be honest ,Lulu, as with other print-on-demand sites is really all about print quality and binding. My ink jet printers can be very limited and I struggle to even print double-sided, so to recieve a glossy finished product in the post was a real pleasure.

Naturally the prices are higher than calendars you'd by in shops, but it's a real buzz receiving a polished professional looking product with personalised content. You don't have to use their own border templates, and you can also add special dates to the calendar itself ("Zombiesmeg's Birthday", "DragonCon"). You don't have to "publish" your calendar to the site - it can be a private product, but if your content isn't too personal then it always fun to see if anyone will buy your masterpiece.

Some RPG-related Calendars for 2012 on Lulu:

BEAN! D2 RPG Calendar by J.Freel

Traveller Calendar 2012

Ground Zero Games East Coast Convention 2012

The Fantasy Art of Howard David Johnson 2012

Remember to look at the previews and use the code:  DECPHOTOS30 for 30% off.
Be wary of calendars for previous years - many folks keep their old stock still for sale on Lulu!

Happy countdown to the hideousness of Christmas! ;)