tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53278240954233337862024-03-06T00:41:22.943-05:00Appendix N EntertainmentAppendix N Entertainment is a publisher tabletop RPG materials with a focus on traditional and classic RPGs. Our Gateway to Adventure line focuses on products designed for the Old-School Essential Retro Fantasy Adventure Game.R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-6090101552448010692023-12-26T18:19:00.010-05:002023-12-29T19:30:13.735-05:00Creature Companion: Shadowdark Edition!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdtE4TUn-QxHnK9WQ22MSvnUUCzLcreAcCne1fnNFT0b5m87Z35Dyi4fu8hyphenhyphenQ8lHB_toF9uVOS6KEdMsbsCz_UyTH3Lc3vWPbP_DF23KEugT4my-6FgOdoYXP9QkuurWuyg-YwPmGipFR7DCWDlaf91aN82mV2qL1l97kOv2gwAB57bXBW0OY-BKcsAbR/s1024/SDCC%20Banner.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdtE4TUn-QxHnK9WQ22MSvnUUCzLcreAcCne1fnNFT0b5m87Z35Dyi4fu8hyphenhyphenQ8lHB_toF9uVOS6KEdMsbsCz_UyTH3Lc3vWPbP_DF23KEugT4my-6FgOdoYXP9QkuurWuyg-YwPmGipFR7DCWDlaf91aN82mV2qL1l97kOv2gwAB57bXBW0OY-BKcsAbR/w524-h295/SDCC%20Banner.png" width="524" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming to Kickstarter this January. Creature Companion, with art by Evlyn Moreau and the imaginings of R.J. Thompson. Translated from Old-School Essentials to Shadowdark by Taylor Seely-Wright! Watch for it this January.</span></b></div><p></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-21008206856348933752023-01-22T19:05:00.007-05:002023-01-22T19:11:41.635-05:00I Have the Power, You Can't Take It From Me: An Essay Regarding the OGL<p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>I have the power, you can't take it from me...</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Twenty-three years ago the role-playing community was given a gift by a huge corporation that had acquired the first role playing game ever made, Dungeons & Dragons. Ryan Dancey spearheaded this, with the backing of WOTC at the time. The gift was a gift to both gamers and the corporation. Its purpose was two-fold. It allowed any creator to create content for the version of the game, making more content out there that WOTC would not have to produce themselves, but also requiring people to buy their game to use. In time as the license progressed, ways were found to make other editions of the game using the license. That was great news for those of us who wanted something from the eras before the OGL itself. Everyone could produce something for their favorite version of the game. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b> By the power of believing, The strength of the sword...</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Regardless of edition wars, we could all make something for the version of the game we loved! We got new versions of AD&D (<i>OSRIC</i>) and OD&D (<i>Swords & Wizardry</i>) by Matt Finch, first. Others followed. As the 4th edition of the game crept in and WOTC issued it its own license their former magazine publisher Paizo recreated the version of the game that the OGL was intended for 3rd edition was revised to become <i>Pathfinder</i>. We have more than 30 years of D&D all available to create adventures and supplemental rules for! 4th Ed, Pathfinder, the OSR... pick your favorite D&D and create for it. We were given a gift. We were given the power to fulfill our dreams of making contend for Dungeons & Dragons. DMs were given the ability to make their campaigns semi-official by publishing them on their own! It was a dream. It was the beginning of a golden age in the history of Dungeons & Dragons. With the 40th anniversary of D&D and RPGs came the 5th edition of the game, and a show called <i>Stranger Things, </i>that featured the game front and center. D&D became vastly popular and gained a huge following. Live play sessions of games caught on and people that never had access to the game started flocking to it. D&D acted as a gateway to the greater RPG hobby, like never before. WOTC has had great success from it, and the smaller publishing houses have benefited from this success. It has been a great time. To many, we had a great gift given by a corporation. Something that seemed too good to be true.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>The resistance of evil, The ripples of words...</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">You know what they say about all good things. WOTC is a part of a bigger corporation. Hasbro. Now in 2023, almost exactly one year before the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons and roleplaying games they have turned the tables. Anyone reading this likely knows about the draconian license that was leaked and then called a "draft". This was a new draft of the OGL, one that would take most of the rights of the publishers to whom the original was given. It was a terrible piece of corporate greed. It would have devastated some of the larger independent game companies financially, and the way things were worded meant that they could, at some point, charge anyone using the new license. 1.1 was such an affront that the clamor across the internet caused folks to unsubscribe from D&D's moneymaker D&D Beyond. Good. More so with the leak that there would be a more draconian payment plan for that service in the future as well, hurting not just creators, but the fans and consumers as well! This cause WOTC to choose to revise the new OGL. It was still not great. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Never dreamed I could be someone...</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The 1.0A license allowed me to live a dream that I had had since I was 10 years old. I was able to write adventures and material for my favorite version of D&D. We indie folks were able to put out materials that corporations never could. We aren't tied to a bottom line, so we can take older version of the game and say "what could have been if this hadn't been tied to a corporate bottom line?" The worst part about it all, even with a new version of the license being touted (better than the 1.1 but still a raw deal for most) we independent publishers are going to suffer in some way. We have to reword any of our works that we want to use in publishing or else let them sit in purgatory, as is. That would be fine, but some of us are living our dreams and building the universes that we have run our games in for our whole lives. Now we reword what has been published, or not allow it into our future works. It's a raw deal. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Control of the castle, The rise of a son,</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>I believe in connection, I believe in the one...</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">WOTC has proven they cannot be trusted as the custodians of the community. Control and greater competition must rise. The fact that we all need to revise our works if we want to use them in future works and the fact that the new OGLs have NOT been true open licenses for creators to use has caused alliances of other game companies that use the OGL, and may that have their own open licenses to unite under what is being called the ORC License. This is a true open license with an umbrella of game systems under, held by no corporation. Additionally Matt Finch, who helped many of us out by paving the way for clones and other D&D derived works, is creating a license. Others are releasing material under Creative Commons licenses. This is all making for some unlikely bedfellows under some licenses. But we indie creators must now stand as one.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Don't bury your treasure, Hold back your wealth</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>Don't play the victim, It's too easy to sell</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now is our time to make a stand. In doing so we must ensure that, not only are their rules we can use for our games and supplements, but that we continue to make those games, and all new games open games, for all to use and create from going forward. This was the promise made to us, and taken away. We must be the new custodians of this promise, and make good on it forever. No more complaining about what WOTC is doing to us. No allowing ourselves to be victims, or giving in and accepting their license, if the do come out with something that is good. We know we cannot trust them. It is time for us to take control. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>Take down the system, That's taking you out...</i></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the coming months we will all see what options for publishing and re-writing our versions of D&D, and other games will be. What licenses we can use will become clear. WOTC's OGL was the system that we used to make our dreams reality. It's time to take it down. Don't use it. Use any of the new or old alternatives. Band together through new licensing. BECOME the system. It is time for the old to die and make way for the new. We have that power. We thought that they gave it to us, but it was with us the whole time. Now is our time to use that power and usher in a new age for Open Gaming. Now is our time!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>I have the power, </b></i><i><b>You can't take it from me</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b>I have the Power in me, </b></i><i><b>It's all that I can be</b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>I Have the Power </i>by Matthew Hussey is quoted here and used as an anthem for this movement. It has been used without permission. You can hear it by following the link. Please share this essay with credit, to all corners of the internet. Make our plight, and our coming rise known! Share this with publishers. Share it with gamers. Share it with people that don't know this is happening! Make it known and gain support!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="446" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KwsweEPZmK0" width="536" youtube-src-id="KwsweEPZmK0"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-77757779744273227492022-11-15T15:53:00.006-05:002023-03-14T09:55:57.606-04:00Creature Companion Pre-Order Store!<p style="text-align: justify;"> If you missed out on the Creature Companion (formerly Creature Collection) Kickstarter for Old-School Essentials, BX D&D and other OSR games, now is you chance to pre-order at a $10 discount! What's more, you can add on our entire catalog at discounts as well! If that isn't enough, we have the OSE Rules Tomes (Classic AND Advanced) available at discounts as well! So come check it out and take advantage of the pre-order!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2NnFRQmmDvU4b41QXGr7DZ_ddLTGhZdIbLn8sTT86WkB64Hx2lVZQrmBLP1lyhFChbj3sPE528JkLUBSJzqFxsUf1UdN56Zvh8iFuzJAOjvr7MrMbrNnsePnN9hW9tzUbI-7AgoJSKW-K5GCV01ul4Tf5sf3LsjERsgkZceQtP0p9bjASkOBou1Jqw/s993/optimized_cc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2NnFRQmmDvU4b41QXGr7DZ_ddLTGhZdIbLn8sTT86WkB64Hx2lVZQrmBLP1lyhFChbj3sPE528JkLUBSJzqFxsUf1UdN56Zvh8iFuzJAOjvr7MrMbrNnsePnN9hW9tzUbI-7AgoJSKW-K5GCV01ul4Tf5sf3LsjERsgkZceQtP0p9bjASkOBou1Jqw/w453-h640/optimized_cc.jpg" width="453" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-69123587706750315682022-10-07T10:14:00.001-04:002022-10-07T10:14:22.181-04:00Last 7 Days of our Current Kickstarter!<p> We are in the last week of our latest Kickstarter Campaign for Gateway To Adventure Trilogy for Old-School Essential, Classic Dungeons & Dragons and other OSRs! Please check it out if you or your players are looking for some fresh takes for Old School games! Classes, types of magic, spells, combat, all new options can be found here! We have plenty of solid stretch goals! Did we mention that these are sized to fit right along side your current OSE collection? What's more, we have all 3 OSE rules tomes available in various tiers, or as add ons! Check it out:</p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/gateway-to-adventure-trilogy-for-old-school-essentials?ref=user_menu" target="_blank">Gateway To Adventure Trilogy Kickstarter</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ6a6Xgn1nWBREtjQ_Zze82izklHM8CNftGeT4Xt7r5h8JiKYc7S7ybMCHmjhzeozSkBtn9Bu3tMkG5kN7uY2pdKWc6v6jS6HCBnkUup3m4KDN-2VnPWIS8RZat6aTuNFpnhHunMD3EchdDQOmr3-Q2-hBfuG46iNyQ0iYVZQ7vbKqrYWc3NndzaOlw/s1024/310533937_5359114917470803_6080342533938902692_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJ6a6Xgn1nWBREtjQ_Zze82izklHM8CNftGeT4Xt7r5h8JiKYc7S7ybMCHmjhzeozSkBtn9Bu3tMkG5kN7uY2pdKWc6v6jS6HCBnkUup3m4KDN-2VnPWIS8RZat6aTuNFpnhHunMD3EchdDQOmr3-Q2-hBfuG46iNyQ0iYVZQ7vbKqrYWc3NndzaOlw/w400-h225/310533937_5359114917470803_6080342533938902692_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-76269171648406670522022-09-26T20:01:00.002-04:002022-09-26T20:01:20.617-04:00Wobblies & Wizards "Gateway to Adventure" Interview<p> We have been interviewed on Wobblies & Wizards again! This time we were on discussing our latest Kickstarter <i>Gateway To Adventure Trilogy! </i>Go ahead and give it a listen!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/episodes/Gateway-to-Adventure-e1o0d1n">Gateway to Adventure interview on Wobblies & Wizards</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV6olLbFG0dRLC427aS_yvOAMFSQTJSRouCFm7novf_0A8ak6UguUc500OjKtNq-VQuqoc48aqbWKAIX_gvYGwh15d4GIZqgz0CcDJ0KHaUCI-GDTHzjcDTRVRd9V1zPiTxiP8pbCxhKKCVUgBtBdCMoe3ZFpWRq6YwN2EK8wgTNJ6_Dy5jAh-bIV2g/s400/wobblies%20&%20wizards.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKV6olLbFG0dRLC427aS_yvOAMFSQTJSRouCFm7novf_0A8ak6UguUc500OjKtNq-VQuqoc48aqbWKAIX_gvYGwh15d4GIZqgz0CcDJ0KHaUCI-GDTHzjcDTRVRd9V1zPiTxiP8pbCxhKKCVUgBtBdCMoe3ZFpWRq6YwN2EK8wgTNJ6_Dy5jAh-bIV2g/w400-h400/wobblies%20&%20wizards.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-14947054453300338032022-07-30T16:26:00.001-04:002022-07-30T16:26:20.946-04:00Wobblies & Wizards Zine Quest 4 Interview!<p>We were interviewed by our friends over at Wobblies & Wizards again! This time we talk about what Appendix N Entertainment has in store for Zine Quest 4!</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zines-with-class-for-old-school-essentials/id1413472662?i=1000571557557">You can listen to the episode here!</a></p><p><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/zines-with-class-for-old-school-essentials">You can bookmark the Kickstarter for "Zines With Class for OSE" here!</a></p><p>So go give it a listen and if you like what you hear, get a reminder for the Kickstarter, launching the first week of August 2022!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2WWn4dKhaC6hV4yphSPtAPyAfLpSxOzyV4WtjaMCFEzM7x4RMwhtTCdZd0IjjXQEenhxfI1sI5-h9UJq-IiV-NFIujmTC5HfZmO5i1E0a0wX2ZVh6QsOwtvjkiWsNkFYxk3WizV29Mhzziko7XjUcbPaetbks_5t0y3sqOI8jCn7lHm3xR2is17aZA/s1040/cover%3F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1040" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2WWn4dKhaC6hV4yphSPtAPyAfLpSxOzyV4WtjaMCFEzM7x4RMwhtTCdZd0IjjXQEenhxfI1sI5-h9UJq-IiV-NFIujmTC5HfZmO5i1E0a0wX2ZVh6QsOwtvjkiWsNkFYxk3WizV29Mhzziko7XjUcbPaetbks_5t0y3sqOI8jCn7lHm3xR2is17aZA/w400-h250/cover%3F.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNWGQ5dMLuusRs6j770cccYJFJdh9mu22Tm9vqQ2_6zAiiqFOwh9wqtrEpHv5d8yjOgM_YFhoSCVTc9LFTM5MiyrFFzvuQao0_lS4IICYW7q5edHzZZQNvENlv7S2GiuTa6-UofRDM53d_FV7XM-hbRwgIbNGQbDS-zjpYb4nyhMUB3iz7dDKPb6lmw/s1280/wwwFlag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1280" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNWGQ5dMLuusRs6j770cccYJFJdh9mu22Tm9vqQ2_6zAiiqFOwh9wqtrEpHv5d8yjOgM_YFhoSCVTc9LFTM5MiyrFFzvuQao0_lS4IICYW7q5edHzZZQNvENlv7S2GiuTa6-UofRDM53d_FV7XM-hbRwgIbNGQbDS-zjpYb4nyhMUB3iz7dDKPb6lmw/w400-h163/wwwFlag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-9924513500744379872022-07-27T12:38:00.004-04:002022-07-27T12:59:47.755-04:00U-Con 2022 Event Submissions<p> It's time to register your games for U-Con 2022!</p><p>As you may know, Ryan Thompson is the coordinator for the OSR and Tekumel tracks at U-Con! This year U-Con will be held Oct 7-9th in Ypsilanti, MI! We need all manner of games, but below you will find specifics on what qualifies for the OSR and Tekumel tracks. We hope to see you there! As always, U-Con is an inclusivity focused convention. </p><p>You can read about how to submit and deadlines here: <a href="https://tabletop.events/conventions/u-con-2022"><b>U-Con 2022 Submissions</b></a></p><p>Also: <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/2022/07/u-con-2022-covid-policy-announcement/"><b>U-Con COVID-19 2022 Policy</b></a></p><p>If you are submitting to a specialized track, such as OSR or Tekumel, please not it in the notes to the staff.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Hh4oxGooPsQ7FoIiMqpkj0Jr--SMlQ6g3F5p6N4sdflU7pHK0eU-C5rkrSl85KbaM53eWvuSRq90_45drwpZGPE5PxR_0ztTorMUc7Y_ylLCi_36CL5FZ1gYV_wqNVBlGwgeqUDToWJzzonIrt5l4X1TgWPqHKmzt3IqxRHtGaaS2FBiaA15c18WA/s2048/UConWebHeader-2048x354.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="2048" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy5Hh4oxGooPsQ7FoIiMqpkj0Jr--SMlQ6g3F5p6N4sdflU7pHK0eU-C5rkrSl85KbaM53eWvuSRq90_45drwpZGPE5PxR_0ztTorMUc7Y_ylLCi_36CL5FZ1gYV_wqNVBlGwgeqUDToWJzzonIrt5l4X1TgWPqHKmzt3IqxRHtGaaS2FBiaA15c18WA/w400-h69/UConWebHeader-2048x354.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What qualifies as an OSR event this year?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Actual Old School Games (examples):</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All TSR Era D&D qualifies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">OD&D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">AD&D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">B/X</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">BECMI</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">AD&D 2nd Edition</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Rules Cyclopedia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Gamma World (TSR editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Boot Hill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Metamorphosis Alpha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Star Frontiers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Gangbusters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Top Secret</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Alternity etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Arduin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Early Chaosium products (RuneQuest 2nd Edition, Elfquest, Call of Cthulhu 1st - 3rdetc)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dragonquest (all editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Traveller (early editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Chivalry & Sorcery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Pacesetter System Games (Chill, Time Master, Crypt World etc.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Middle Earth Role Playing (I.C.E.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Rolemaster</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Complete Warlock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">WEG D6 Star Wars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">WEG D6 Ghostbusters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">007</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>OSR & NSR:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Old School Essentials</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dungeon Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mutant Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Troika</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mothership</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Black Hack (and all of the hacks spawned by it) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Knave</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cairn</div><div style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; letter-spacing: -0.09px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Cepheus Engine</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cryptworld</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Labyrinth Lord</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Mutant Future</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Swords & Wizardry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Blueholme</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">OSRIC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Castles & Crusades</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Primal Quest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dark Streets & Darker Secrets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As always, this list is hardly exhaustive regarding all of the great Old School RPGs in the world. If you have one you want to run and it isn't here, just let me know. Let's make this thing huge. I want to give your favorite Old School game a place to live and breathe. When you register and OSR game, be sure to note that it is an OSR game in the comment so that we get it registered properly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>What Qualifies for the Tekumel Track?</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Tekumel Track can accommodate ANY game system you choose to run in the Tekumel setting! If you register a Tekumel game, make sure you state it is a Tekumel game in the comments section, to assure it is tagged properly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-28768749177318320322022-06-15T19:28:00.022-04:002022-06-15T19:34:36.306-04:00Wobblies & Wizards Zine Thursday Interview: Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse<p> We were interviewed by our friends over at Wobblies & Wizards again a few weeks back! This time for Zine Thursday discussing our adventure module <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1173816364/solar-sanctuary-of-the-cannibal-corpse?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=solar+sanctuary+of+the+cannibal+corpse&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse!</a> You can listen to the episode below.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/episodes/Solar-Sanctuary-of-the-Cannibal-Corpse-e1imr5d/a-a78ci1s" target="_blank">Listen to the Episode Here!</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifshjtM9FHtLd0BTJ_AfjET2o_MYsmZXf-j33oRShkvGig3TqQkeqJMIMC5Rnyws2j4ulXh5-fNs-9KPZgoITpVxE2ZP3jWEkvV5NCCKOop95KMNnnQeSwnxuNvvV3yqvTMmWfqDfpvnDSXKKd2mnSYt81JpGhhJQSn-xS2y108HuM9Kcdw7SHr9xAeA/s1280/wwwFlag.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1280" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifshjtM9FHtLd0BTJ_AfjET2o_MYsmZXf-j33oRShkvGig3TqQkeqJMIMC5Rnyws2j4ulXh5-fNs-9KPZgoITpVxE2ZP3jWEkvV5NCCKOop95KMNnnQeSwnxuNvvV3yqvTMmWfqDfpvnDSXKKd2mnSYt81JpGhhJQSn-xS2y108HuM9Kcdw7SHr9xAeA/w400-h163/wwwFlag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0EeT77aEu5pQiFFvv1BK-s5ED1AhKHqJbtVr6OlIjwUEhgedR5X_QpE9sW-26Ny5IEKaTeHpMADc4p0Zz2VSDOFXgFo3FEA5_TMBERRDmmWA354MfBqOC4YTs9RdyL6T6LViaVkg2LTAocZV_KXPXpG8IasVMJSGtRzveL56phq5E8bq--WxHsuRxA/s965/cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi0EeT77aEu5pQiFFvv1BK-s5ED1AhKHqJbtVr6OlIjwUEhgedR5X_QpE9sW-26Ny5IEKaTeHpMADc4p0Zz2VSDOFXgFo3FEA5_TMBERRDmmWA354MfBqOC4YTs9RdyL6T6LViaVkg2LTAocZV_KXPXpG8IasVMJSGtRzveL56phq5E8bq--WxHsuRxA/w450-h640/cover.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-25152162392279194562022-05-19T09:41:00.002-04:002022-05-19T09:41:53.394-04:00Last Week For Our Current Kickstarter, Creature Collection I<p>Hello all!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In case you have not been following along, we are currently in the last week for our current Kickstarter campaign to produce "Creature Catalog I"! This is a bestiary for Old-School Essentials featuring and inspired by the art of the talented Evlyn Moreau. At the time of this posting the book will feature at least 46 new monsters, 12 petty gods, clerical orders for those gods AND will be our first hardcover publication. You can check it out <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/creature-collection-i-a-bestiary-for-old-school-essentials?ref=user_menu">here on Kickstarter!</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrks2OZkY5fqQRI4vFp3FDZBttC55Oz2UPjLSij8nuHb9CE-r1N3NSYx5G0zG9pxWCSn0WatQ3rRsJiBpb3nvdOrbL6Pe7-3QVxC3uz7gs1ag-jQK1pGQ8TiAwYCyaG7RvMZKfkzMxEi7QBPgpFwzFwHJlD4_rzmZI09Z4HC1CyjLmIO4zdNT5g9kEJQ/s3307/Creature%20Collection%20I%20Cover%20Mock%20Up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3307" data-original-width="2330" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrks2OZkY5fqQRI4vFp3FDZBttC55Oz2UPjLSij8nuHb9CE-r1N3NSYx5G0zG9pxWCSn0WatQ3rRsJiBpb3nvdOrbL6Pe7-3QVxC3uz7gs1ag-jQK1pGQ8TiAwYCyaG7RvMZKfkzMxEi7QBPgpFwzFwHJlD4_rzmZI09Z4HC1CyjLmIO4zdNT5g9kEJQ/w450-h640/Creature%20Collection%20I%20Cover%20Mock%20Up.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-1459186046116710242022-05-10T10:43:00.002-04:002022-05-10T10:44:20.889-04:00Wobblies & Wizards: Appendix N Entertainment Inverview<p> We were recently interviewed on Wobblies & Wizards! The interview cover an array for subjects from gaming and game development to records to the influence of David Lynch on our work and a spot light on our current Kickstarter for <a href="http://kck.st/3LigDlR">Creature Collection I Bestiary</a>! You can listen to the interview <a href="https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/episodes/Appendix-N-Entertainment-e1hmle2">right here!</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As always, thank you for supporting us! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu9pcN5tliUPaz2_KRzMfQFHIgYyISJKmdtQfvI7NM3DTLasXhD5RfV4qd4-eI0eJ0PUCEjcxtoWN1DiTrLiy6yd_DXNfK6NVNOKPqNztkILpbXYqU5LCgTtGwtONshs8xCi0Eg_79HOllZsls_v0fSPIG-M-1_iCNoxlvYKcbjWkqLlGgzdCcHnh7A/s957/ANE%20R&RP%20BLACK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="957" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu9pcN5tliUPaz2_KRzMfQFHIgYyISJKmdtQfvI7NM3DTLasXhD5RfV4qd4-eI0eJ0PUCEjcxtoWN1DiTrLiy6yd_DXNfK6NVNOKPqNztkILpbXYqU5LCgTtGwtONshs8xCi0Eg_79HOllZsls_v0fSPIG-M-1_iCNoxlvYKcbjWkqLlGgzdCcHnh7A/s320/ANE%20R&RP%20BLACK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-42692524259097089422022-04-25T14:02:00.001-04:002022-04-25T14:04:17.132-04:00Hidden Hand of the Horla Review On Wobblies & Wizards<p style="text-align: justify;"> For everyone out there, our adventure, <i>Hidden Hand of the Horla, </i>was recently reviewed on the Wobblies & Wizards podcast. You can listen at the link below!</p><p><a href="https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/episodes/Hidden-Hand-of-the-Horla-e1heofi/a-a78ci1s" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Listen Here</span></b></a><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYinVPritMB8WM8503k3pog24wDmvfa-1rgKJCuNPOSqsTrNBMIlKcaJQaBSvSp4eD-A2GR59mVoqOO1XcBoCw9PrloZBe1T_mwMYm2L3aK60U6PJSbCtHfa4x98LvJ-CXw8R1ISb-PXUfcNj5nqLmTzVK7PCjIf6fUyWLeQG_qqK492VYAh3KsI3dA/s1280/wwwFlag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="1280" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglYinVPritMB8WM8503k3pog24wDmvfa-1rgKJCuNPOSqsTrNBMIlKcaJQaBSvSp4eD-A2GR59mVoqOO1XcBoCw9PrloZBe1T_mwMYm2L3aK60U6PJSbCtHfa4x98LvJ-CXw8R1ISb-PXUfcNj5nqLmTzVK7PCjIf6fUyWLeQG_qqK492VYAh3KsI3dA/w400-h163/wwwFlag.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-36992880729759129632022-04-21T11:52:00.002-04:002022-04-21T11:55:42.829-04:00We Were Interviewed<p style="text-align: justify;">While we wait of our latest Kickstarter to be approved (<a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/creature-collection-i-a-bestiary-for-old-school-essentials/edit/preview?ref=project_build">the preview can be found here,</a>) we would like to highlight an interview that our owner and author R.J. Thompson was interviewed by Third Kingdom Games a few weeks back! You can read the full interview here <a href="https://www.thirdkingdomgames.com/post/meet-the-publisher-appendix-n-entertainment">Meet the Publisher: Appendix N Entertainment</a>! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy, and don't forget to click the "notify me" button on the new Kickstarter so that you know when it launches! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6xrg5urkVbr7W491xHBclAU2UsQlIZmrVFvsgrgU1p4ErGTO0xs95FygS4DBJJsvAyfXb7mTzOoXRYbHpJaP7SUfIFgxhBkf5fOJbmyFwCVNlur7YDhKzTV4KIGw_ud0q_HcDzVC4sBCWnjPP9FWbwfZ_i15iPu_5wxx4A9qLPzDt6F4TjMHVGEIJw/s957/ANE%20R&RP%20BLACK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="957" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6xrg5urkVbr7W491xHBclAU2UsQlIZmrVFvsgrgU1p4ErGTO0xs95FygS4DBJJsvAyfXb7mTzOoXRYbHpJaP7SUfIFgxhBkf5fOJbmyFwCVNlur7YDhKzTV4KIGw_ud0q_HcDzVC4sBCWnjPP9FWbwfZ_i15iPu_5wxx4A9qLPzDt6F4TjMHVGEIJw/s320/ANE%20R&RP%20BLACK.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-84000545196808832562022-03-25T11:46:00.002-04:002022-03-25T11:46:43.191-04:00March 25th Is March on Mordor<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXl3HYrwnnkHxHypMRe9Fh2scZCnw3XP2kmtvEcbqYPfKqMe9aC269lxPUrBCRBv4ZoNklxkW3zEfaC1mRzxq66j2Wix_bVFmHtgBXRCbbRNszsP64-45DUT0O9nwM0PMc1iSQB5OWIqPmrq4IKSJIZyLphK9lRWKcKC6nlV1bQL8VHZJhKdJ0grkZg/s745/6a078f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="745" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXl3HYrwnnkHxHypMRe9Fh2scZCnw3XP2kmtvEcbqYPfKqMe9aC269lxPUrBCRBv4ZoNklxkW3zEfaC1mRzxq66j2Wix_bVFmHtgBXRCbbRNszsP64-45DUT0O9nwM0PMc1iSQB5OWIqPmrq4IKSJIZyLphK9lRWKcKC6nlV1bQL8VHZJhKdJ0grkZg/w400-h268/6a078f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-12687365662424105082021-12-10T11:57:00.007-05:002021-12-11T18:52:27.333-05:00Appendix N Entertainment: Open Submissions For Modules<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">Appendix N Entertainment is currently accepting submissions from authors and hopeful authors of adventure modules written for Old-School Essentials Retro Adventure Game. Contracts will vary by individual but will generally follow these guidlines:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">1. Pay and contract to be negotiable dependent upon word/page count, ownership of material, and rights for reprinting. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">2. Payment made in USD by check, PayPal or Payoneer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">3. Manuscripts length may vary from the original submission due to layout needs and will be discussed with the author.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">4. Manuscripts should include all needed maps or illustrative devices and rough handouts. These can be rough drawings maps and will be reproduced by a professional illustrator or cartographer. If the author wishes to produce their own professional quality maps/handouts/illustrations these will have their own contracts drawn separate from the writing contract.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">5. If you don't have a manuscript written, please send a short summary, contact info below.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">6. Please look at one of our published adventures to understand the Gateway To Adventure line. We don't use boxed text or text that is designed for the referee to read aloud. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">7. Formatting of monsters stat blocks, spells etc. to follow OSE standards. Guidlines can be found <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360122/OldSchool-Essentials-Terminology-and-Style-Guide?affiliate_id=386135">right here.</a></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">8. Our mission statement of inclusivity in old-school gaming will be discussed upon contact.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">9. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;">The rights of unaccepted, rejected or otherwise unused manuscripts will be maintained by the original author.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;">You can contact us and submit to <a href="mailto:appendixnentertainment@gmail.com">appendixnentertainment@gmail.com</a>. Please title the submission "Gateway To Adventure Submission".</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We look forward to your submissions!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgodkW2XwA_h5myLcKiO4bwZv4mfDAs48CNixNI-NU0ofXBziIuI2hQ2OuBsOxBnWgHS4sSJ9p05WkJvxNoDdNQBtf3i3_s8UsGcWOrEIA6IQ_2SE0yDNarT5SpXubdd5tNqTS_VoEdzwh26ZJAeTdX5LeNn8o1xtCzn9E5eBMZ7-ytY7MpNh6GNDujgg=s957" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="957" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgodkW2XwA_h5myLcKiO4bwZv4mfDAs48CNixNI-NU0ofXBziIuI2hQ2OuBsOxBnWgHS4sSJ9p05WkJvxNoDdNQBtf3i3_s8UsGcWOrEIA6IQ_2SE0yDNarT5SpXubdd5tNqTS_VoEdzwh26ZJAeTdX5LeNn8o1xtCzn9E5eBMZ7-ytY7MpNh6GNDujgg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 12.8px;"><br /></span></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-71100234041141942942021-11-12T11:26:00.007-05:002021-11-12T11:26:49.357-05:00Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse: REMASTERED!<p> Hello all! This is just a brief post to let everyone know that we are are currently remastering Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse. This will be done in our current format, as we have recently done with The Child Thieves and the remasters of Octhorrorfest! and Hidden Hand of the Horla. Solar Sanctuary will be re-written and feature a new layout for ease of use a the table, along with some additional material and new cover art! </p><p>You can back the Kickstarter here: <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/solar-sanctuary-of-the-cannibal-corpse-remastered-for-ose?ref=user_menu&fbclid=IwAR3E4NTR54-tGpAXDWwiY8HB3oWgvDRQW8wuKJ5c_riVDIeeJ8BAZ8y_Ikw">Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse: Remastered Kickstarter</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoKx7gwASxLlWvg53_EQ7Xdbw_XzlRZKslHFVVEPdLdtv6PCJkwIQrAVP2w2lFCknVy5x_88NAMV8CKsBd7ONUQNSdga9WIZlbtqmUPq8kCZu_A6WQ97RQGjtkIqoH-ytAAT2Cxh0wtWJ/s1600/imageedit_8_6434254688.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1213" data-original-width="1600" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoKx7gwASxLlWvg53_EQ7Xdbw_XzlRZKslHFVVEPdLdtv6PCJkwIQrAVP2w2lFCknVy5x_88NAMV8CKsBd7ONUQNSdga9WIZlbtqmUPq8kCZu_A6WQ97RQGjtkIqoH-ytAAT2Cxh0wtWJ/w400-h304/imageedit_8_6434254688.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvYw-g0aV4urywRkgDtEKser29uLe_pjjzCTk8OjjtZhBBMzRRfrtelmMAQ2MVJWaPXFMDAV6e10lK0F5e6x7n6xrWzHK211iNE_uAsYR8Eq5aF-AxGciajlEYzCfdjpVdBMSd3L_zDoS/s965/sscc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvYw-g0aV4urywRkgDtEKser29uLe_pjjzCTk8OjjtZhBBMzRRfrtelmMAQ2MVJWaPXFMDAV6e10lK0F5e6x7n6xrWzHK211iNE_uAsYR8Eq5aF-AxGciajlEYzCfdjpVdBMSd3L_zDoS/w450-h640/sscc.jpg" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New cover with new art from Clayton Williams!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-43906963661925001382021-10-05T15:48:00.014-04:002021-11-01T19:26:46.503-04:00Octhorrorfest Film Challenge<p style="text-align: justify;">This year I am challenging myself to watch one horror/supernatural/spooky season film or documentary for each day in October. Some of these that I have watched many times may be "background noise" as bag and fulfill Kickstarter rewards.I will keep track here as the month goes on. Dates will be listed for movies that share a title with another or have/are remakes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Ongoing watching series: </p><p style="text-align: justify;">1. Midnight Mass</p><p style="text-align: justify;">2. Creepshow</p><p style="text-align: justify;">3. Witching Season</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Movies:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">1. Dracula - 1931</p><p style="text-align: justify;">2. Frankenstein - 1931</p><p style="text-align: justify;">3. Sleepwalkers</p><p style="text-align: justify;">4. Woman In Black - 2012</p><p style="text-align: justify;">5. Horns</p><p style="text-align: justify;">6. The Terror - 1963</p><p style="text-align: justify;">7. The Wind</p><p style="text-align: justify;">8. Spiral - 2019</p><p style="text-align: justify;">9. Psycho - 1960</p><p style="text-align: justify;">10. Halloween - 1978</p><p style="text-align: justify;">11. Tomb of Ligeia</p><p style="text-align: justify;">12. Lamb</p><p style="text-align: justify;">13. Children of the Corn - 1984</p><p style="text-align: justify;">14. Hellraiser</p><p style="text-align: justify;">15. Hellbound: Hellraiser II</p><p style="text-align: justify;">16. Halloween - 2018</p><p style="text-align: justify;">17. Pet Semetary</p><p style="text-align: justify;">18. Tales of Halloween</p><p style="text-align: justify;">19. Ginger Snaps</p><p style="text-align: justify;">20. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 1974</p><p style="text-align: justify;">21. The Exorcist</p><p style="text-align: justify;">22. The Real Story of Halloween (documentary)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">23. The Mortuary Collection</p><p style="text-align: justify;">24. Night of the Living Dead</p><p style="text-align: justify;">25. Halloween Kills</p><p style="text-align: justify;">26. Friday the 13th - 1980</p><p style="text-align: justify;">27. Friday the 13th Part 2</p><p style="text-align: justify;">28. Friday the 13ths Part 3</p><p style="text-align: justify;">29. Scream</p><p style="text-align: justify;">30. Prom Night</p><p style="text-align: justify;">31. The Wolf of Snow Hollow</p><p style="text-align: justify;">32. Carmilla - 2020</p><p style="text-align: justify;">33. Fall of the House of Usher</p><p style="text-align: justify;">34. Videodrome</p><p style="text-align: justify;">35. Dracula - 1979</p><p style="text-align: justify;">36. 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Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-56044862607410193322021-08-27T09:44:00.002-04:002021-08-27T09:44:57.348-04:00U-Con 2021 - Event Submission Open Until September 17th!<h2>It's event submission time for U-Con!</h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDL3BCXf_wslDxagLD0lsdJuFQBTKjJRKj9DAzAGXVfmEPNklB8A7GmucJj1ccbRQzJzVpxoJlBNf__m5Mx-rvbK7hIFAFD1LcUMB7X1Y03916LNumIIfSFi0aOFL5WDpfghohI-kKS87/s1600/U-Con+Banner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="52" data-original-width="320" height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDL3BCXf_wslDxagLD0lsdJuFQBTKjJRKj9DAzAGXVfmEPNklB8A7GmucJj1ccbRQzJzVpxoJlBNf__m5Mx-rvbK7hIFAFD1LcUMB7X1Y03916LNumIIfSFi0aOFL5WDpfghohI-kKS87/s400/U-Con+Banner.png" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">As the OSR Track and Tekumel Track event coordinator I am looking for Referees, Judges and Dungeon Masters to come run old school games and Tekumel games! U-Con will be held <span style="color: #dd0000; font-weight: bolder;">November 19-21, 2021 at the</span> <strong><span style="color: red;">Marriott Ann Arbor Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: red;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">DEADLINES: </span><span style="color: blue;">IF YOU WANT YOUR EVENT AVAILABLE DURING PRE-REGISTRATION THE DEADLINE IS </span><span style="color: red;">SEPTEMBER 7th!! THE ULTIMATE DEADLINE WILL BE LATE SEPTEMBER TO EARLY OCTOBER.</span></strong><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">Did you also know that U-Con has a Tekumel Track? If you are a fan of Tekumel and want a platform to run at, U-Con is the place! Our Tekumel Track allows for any game system so long as you are running a Tekumel game! Submit your Tekumel events today!</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;">What qualifies as an OSR event this year?</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Official D&D:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">All TSR Era D&D qualifies,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">OD&D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">AD&D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">B/X</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">BECMI</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">AD&D 2nd Edition</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Rules Cyclopedia</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Other TSR Era Stuff:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Gamma World (TSR editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Boot Hill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Metamorphosis Alpha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Star Frontiers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Gangbusters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Top Secret</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Alternity etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Other Early Era RPGs/Supplements:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Arduin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Early Chaosium products (RuneQuest 2nd Edition, Elfquest, Sandy Petersen era Call of Cthulhu etc)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Tunnels & Trolls (all editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dragonquest (all editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Traveller (early editions)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Chivalry & Sorcery</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Pacesetter System Games (Chill, Time Master, Crypt World etc.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Middle Earth Role Playing (I.C.E.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Rolemaster</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Spacemaster</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Complete Warlock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cyborg Commando (Did he really just say Cyborg Commando?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">WEG D6 Star Wars</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">WEG D6 Ghostbusters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">007</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If I missed your favorite, contact me and make sure, but it will likely be fine to run.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Retro-Clones:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Old School Essentials</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">OSRIC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Cryptworld</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Labyrinth Lord</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Mutant Future</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dark Dungeons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Delving Deeper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Blueholme</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For Gold & Glory</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Spellcraft & Swordplay etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>Near Clones:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dungeon Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Mutant Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dark Trails</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Castles & Crusades</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dark Streets & Darker Secrets</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Hero's Journey</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Black Hack (and all of the hacks spawned by it) etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As always, this list is hardly exhaustive regarding all of the great Old School RPGs in the world. If you have one you want to run and it isn't here, just let me know. Let's make this thing huge. I want to give your favorite Old School game a place to live and breathe. When you register and OSR game, be sure to note that it is an OSR game in the comment so that we get it registered properly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><strong>What Qualifies for the Tekumel Track?</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The Tekumel Track can accommodate ANY game system you choose to run in the Tekumel setting! If you register a Tekumel game, make sure you state it is a Tekumel game in the comments section, to assure it is tagged properly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/program/gamemasters/">CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT GAMES AND GM AT U-CON 2021!</a></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 1.6em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.6em; margin-top: 1.6em; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKINCEiMevo2i3zljBIQfTwWWFdzp-f8z_Ckebo1DgPayy2g03ih8qkmZKDiz4tQfb9uJO5jpAkVFVkt8y3s16dwznh-HH3CxNz-grbhL6L8gONCVB68IKoJRrzEzLujdIXyJ80hErJSc/s1600/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKINCEiMevo2i3zljBIQfTwWWFdzp-f8z_Ckebo1DgPayy2g03ih8qkmZKDiz4tQfb9uJO5jpAkVFVkt8y3s16dwznh-HH3CxNz-grbhL6L8gONCVB68IKoJRrzEzLujdIXyJ80hErJSc/s320/download.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-46696922499856855292021-08-12T17:47:00.005-04:002021-08-12T17:48:08.891-04:002nd Printing of Octhorrorfest, 3rd Printing of Hidden Hand of the Horla - Now on Kickstarter<p style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px;">Appendix N Entertainment has launched our 5th Kickstarter! The purpose of the Kickstarter is to put to of our best selling Old-School Essentials/B/X supplements back into print! We are completely out of the 1st printing of Octhorrorfest and both the 2nd and 3rd printings of Hidden Hand of the Horla!</span><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px;"> If you're playing OSE and looking for a starter adventure, more spells, more classes and new BX compatible rules, this is the place to be! If you are playing OSE and haven't been able to get these in print again, here they are, better than ever before.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFuXbYi-KvKXGNNtr20TfLbDTV5M-SLPUubBL8YBe4CJ05g380dM7klcE3JNIXgDpUd-Q_GiRryAEim3XpoN1Y1SalhV5LFXDp4lnX61E0x9csBKf2X6qg0_r-o_P8JkiB8cxpIWNULve/s1024/f52283a8abbc62ac4b2f8888e27a9e87_original.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFuXbYi-KvKXGNNtr20TfLbDTV5M-SLPUubBL8YBe4CJ05g380dM7klcE3JNIXgDpUd-Q_GiRryAEim3XpoN1Y1SalhV5LFXDp4lnX61E0x9csBKf2X6qg0_r-o_P8JkiB8cxpIWNULve/w400-h225/f52283a8abbc62ac4b2f8888e27a9e87_original.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face=""Maison Neue Book", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #282828; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">This time around we want to get a more professional printing done, for both. Both will be offered in professionally printed full color covers (seen below.) Both will be printed in A5 format to match the size of the official Old-School Essentials product line. If we can hit our $3500 stretch goal Octhorrorfest will be printed in an A5 hardcover to sit proudly next to your OSE rulebooks! </span></p><p style="text-align: start;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;">Also, if you missed out on our Zinequest 3 Kickstarter for "The Child Thieves," it is being made available as an add on!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;">At the time of this posting we are $36 shy of funding. We have 92 followers of the Kickstarter right now that have not backed! If every one of these backed for the $23 level to get both Octhorrorfest and Hidden Hand of the Horla in print, we would not only fund, but hit that stretch goal of getting Octhorrorfest on your shelves as a hardcover! There's plenty of time to do it folks, we have 24 days left, but there's no reason to wait around! </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;">What's more? Since everything for this KS is ready to go to print, rewards will be sent out in October. That's right, rewards will be out the month after the Kickstarter ends!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/the-return-of-octhorrorfest-and-hidden-hand-of-the-horla?ref=user_menu" target="_blank">BACK IT HERE!</a></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvf-YPWnWi0FGtDU54MAAOTnV4jB6Vcu5CR8APeGJdfNMa2J6IUUluPO8_Xt7Dv6FdwYrXrSZ6T1xoiFkiHZf95d1KV8xxO6UJmGEDSEsayjLykXB6YozQGRIDUME_1bvtZAPkNCgwcT6/s965/hor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="965" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvf-YPWnWi0FGtDU54MAAOTnV4jB6Vcu5CR8APeGJdfNMa2J6IUUluPO8_Xt7Dv6FdwYrXrSZ6T1xoiFkiHZf95d1KV8xxO6UJmGEDSEsayjLykXB6YozQGRIDUME_1bvtZAPkNCgwcT6/w281-h400/hor.jpg" width="281" /></a></span></div><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJ8GZ1MjfXR5g5CaqEfuf_4rUly9bwX0cxlrvZ2f-1gp4TF_ZQ_Bzid-xDCIjbdQs4tPvvW_w0Js1d7teC4ximbIiFMtX2DtVa80Zt1-_TdRNFdKg8BmO1c6RyAJe0sA9BuVc3rIwme9I/s953/oct.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizJ8GZ1MjfXR5g5CaqEfuf_4rUly9bwX0cxlrvZ2f-1gp4TF_ZQ_Bzid-xDCIjbdQs4tPvvW_w0Js1d7teC4ximbIiFMtX2DtVa80Zt1-_TdRNFdKg8BmO1c6RyAJe0sA9BuVc3rIwme9I/w285-h400/oct.jpg" width="285" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Maison Neue Book, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #282828;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-24536211614706310582021-03-17T12:48:00.000-04:002021-03-17T12:48:04.041-04:00St. Patrick's Day Release - The Leprechaun<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysZUgdSJos4GJTtFL0o7UlE_5-sSeu8cxPWldJvYExzYmztqGduSzev7M5LKjOeIZkNOBkSQmkMubTr1Z9S2s5DMZif0GXjsOlbJ0BHLFiaBJQ85RIuvhnuSi3SmgBWBV822goTp_Dz3j/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1461" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysZUgdSJos4GJTtFL0o7UlE_5-sSeu8cxPWldJvYExzYmztqGduSzev7M5LKjOeIZkNOBkSQmkMubTr1Z9S2s5DMZif0GXjsOlbJ0BHLFiaBJQ85RIuvhnuSi3SmgBWBV822goTp_Dz3j/w370-h520/The+Leprechaun+Cover.jp2" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I would like to take a moment to direct you to special St. Patrick's Day release, and latest release in the Gateway To Adventure line! Today we release "The Leprechaun" for Old-School Essentials and B/X D&D! In this little booklet you get a new Advanced Race, new class and a new magic item, all for $2.00! If there is interest, I will do a small print run of these.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;">"The enigmatic leprechaun has long been a staple of folklore and fairy stories, yet they are hardly represented fantasy role playing games. This work corrects that oversight! Here we present a leprechaun class and Advanced race for use with Old-School Essentials, Labyrinth Lord and B/X!"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/350509/The-Leprechaun-A-Class-For-OldSchool-Essentials?src=hottest_filtered?affiliate_id=386135">You can get "The Leprechaun" here!</a><br /></div><br /> <p></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-21712621658072165562021-02-22T16:30:00.004-05:002021-02-22T16:31:37.273-05:00Our Latest Kickstarter - The Child Thieves For Old-School Essentials<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;">Good afternoon, all!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">As I write this we are one week away from the ending of our 4th Kickstarter for the Old-School Adventures Retro Adventure Game! This is, again, apart of Zine Quest! To date we have published 2 adventures focused on Basic level play, 1st - 3rd level. This year we are upping the ante a bit and going with an Expert level sewer and dungeon crawl. At the time of this posting we are just shy of hitting a stretch goal of our first color cover. You can see a list of stretch goals below. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #282828; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #282828; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: times;"><b>About the Module:</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #282828; font-family: times;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In the poorest of districts of the city a plague of rats has come from the sewer every year at the same time for many years. During a more recent occurrence a wandering piper happened along, claiming to have the magical ability to control and lead the rats away. The people gladly paid his small fee. During subsequent years the piper has arrived in the city close to the time that the rats swarm, but his price had gradually escalated. This year, the people could not pay him what he wanted for his services and he swore vengeance for their parsimoniousness. One night while the district slept, the children were taken. Not one or two, but every child in the district. In the morning claw marks were found on windowsills and in the wooden floorboards of children's bedrooms, like those of a rat, but much larger. Some prints of similar claws were found at a grated sewer entrance. What's more, a crude pendant was found in one child's room, its chain broken. The symbol on the pendant was the sigil of the Demon Prince, Arimaniux patron of sewers and plague. Now the people fear the worst. They have beseeched the city leaders to find and hire help to descend into the sewers and take their children back from the suspected cult before it is too late.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnzX7w_6z8Y93GQooVaUkoEJHgQy-DBf5Ft5k9Cq-Pgh3IhEZODSc_IvjUphnD9zgK6ZkjoqWEScxkAJKWMxYojpTXnfdX4qoee1cNNLLbcFgLnccizYtZrM5Gl8dfOv32DEpfRlylNKP/s727/child.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="724" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnzX7w_6z8Y93GQooVaUkoEJHgQy-DBf5Ft5k9Cq-Pgh3IhEZODSc_IvjUphnD9zgK6ZkjoqWEScxkAJKWMxYojpTXnfdX4qoee1cNNLLbcFgLnccizYtZrM5Gl8dfOv32DEpfRlylNKP/w399-h400/child.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stretch Goals:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$1200 - More art (funding level only gives up the cover and 2 more pieces of new art for the project this will fund 3-4 more illustrations.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$1500 - Cover image will be colorized!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$1700 - More interior art!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$2000 - The new Demon Prince Arimaniux will get a full write up and art in the appendices of the adventure!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$2200 - Even more interior art!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$2500 - Wererat class and advanced genre racial stats added to the appendices!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$3000 - New cleric spells and rituals added to the adventure and the appendices!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">$5000 - A complete second zine! Will will complete writing and print The Book of Sorcery featuring our upcoming Sorcerer class, new spells, new rituals (as presented in Octhorrorfest,) and new magic rules for Blood Magic. All individual backers will get a copy in digital. All individual backers getting physical rewards will also get a physical copy of this zine. Retail/Distribution backers will have the opportunity to buy copies at the same discount they are receiving at their tier. Note, if you back for 2 copies of The Child Thieves you will receive only one copy of The Book of Sorcery, additional copies will be extra.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">500 Backers - If we reach 500 backers. Appendix N Entertainment will print a new edition of The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning with the original Kate Greenaway illustrations. This will be printed as a limited edition Kickstarter exclusive for individual backers of this project, similar to our printing of The Horla that was an exclusive with last year's Kickstarter for Hidden Hand of the Horla. You will only receive one copy of this Kickstarter exclusive, even if you have backed for 2 copies of The Child Thieves. Additional copies will not be printed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Personally, I would love to hit at least $3000 and get new cleric spells and rituals in the appendices! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamersandgrognards/the-child-thieves-zine-quest-3?ref=creator_nav"><b>You can back "The Child Thieves" right here!</b></a></h2></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-50197475342442949912020-12-23T13:41:00.005-05:002020-12-23T13:47:39.056-05:00Why Appendix N Entertainment?<p style="text-align: justify;">Some out there might be wondering about the name of our company, even if you are aware of the origin of Appendix N. First I'll give a little insight into what "Appendix N" is for those reading that may not know. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">"Appendix N" was a literal (Ha!) appendix in the AD&D 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide, in which E. Gary Gygax posted most of the things that influenced him in the creation and early stages of his contribution to D&D. It was placed in the DMG to help to educate players as to what it was the D&D was meant to emulate and represent, as well as give inspiration. This is the original Appendix N: </span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; text-align: justify;"><i><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;">"Appendix N:</b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"></span></i></div><h3 style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><i>Inspirational and Educational Reading</i></h3><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><i>Inspiration for all of the fantasy work I have done stems directly from the love my father showed when I was a tad, for he spent many hours telling me stories he made up as he went along, tales of cloaked old men who could grant wishes, of magic rings and enchanted swords, or wicked sorcerers and dauntless swordsmen. Then too, countless hundreds of comic books went down, and the long-gone EC ones certainly had their effect. Science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies were a big influence. In fact, all of us tend to get ample helpings of fantasy when we are very young, from fairy tales such as those written by the Brothers Grimm and Andrew Lang. This often leads to reading books of mythology, paging through bestiaries, and consultation of compilations of the myths of various lands and peoples. Upon such a base I built my interest in fantasy, being an avid reader of all science fiction and fantasy literature since 1950. The following authors were of particular inspiration to me. In some cases I cite specific works, in others, I simply recommend all their fantasy writing to you. From such sources, as well as just about any other imaginative writing or screenplay you will be able to pluck kernels from which grow the fruits of exciting campaigns. Good reading!</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><b><i>Inspirational Reading:</i></b></div><ul style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Anderson, Poul. Three Hearts and Three Lions; The High Crusade; The Broken Sword</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Bellairs, John. The Face in the Frost</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Brackett, Leigh.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Brown, Fredric.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Burroughs, Edgar Rice, Pellucidar series; Mars series; Venus series</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Carter, Lin. "World's End" series</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>de Camp, L. Sprague. Lest Darkness Fall; Fallible Fiend; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>de Camp & Pratt. "Harold Shea" series; Carnelian Cube</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Derleth, August.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Dunsany, Lord.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Farmer, P. J. "The World of the Tiers" series; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Fox, Gardner. "Kothar" series; "Kyrik" series; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Howard, R. E. "Conan" series</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Lanier, Sterling. Hiero’s Journey</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Leiber, Fritz. "Fafhrd & Gray Mouser" series; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Lovecraft, H. P.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Merritt, A. Creep, Shadow, Creep; Moon Pool; Dwellers in the Mirage; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Moorcock, Michael. Stormbringer; Stealer of Souls; "Hawkmoon" series (esp. the first three books)</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Norton, Andre.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Offutt, Andrew J., editor. Swords Against Darkness III.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Pratt, Fletcher. Blue Star; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>St. Clair, Margaret. The Shadow People; Sign of the Labrys</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit; "Ring Trilogy"</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Vance, Jack. The Eyes of the Overworld; The Dying Earth; et al.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Weinbaum, Stanley.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Wellman, Manly Wade.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Williamson, Jack.</i></li><li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><i>Zelazny, Roger. Jack of Shadows; "Amber" series; et al.</i></li></ul><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><i>The most immediate influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, REH, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, HPL, and A. Merritt; but all of the above authors, as well as many not listed, certainly helped to shape the form of the game. For this reason, and for the hours of reading enjoyment, I heartily recommend the works of these fine authors to you." - Gary Gygax</i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">Since learning about Appendix N and reading it's offerings, I have loved the idea of presenting an inspirational appendix in every work that I publish. I believe that it may help referees and players to better understand the work they are reading/playing and what the intent was. Additionally, fiction and works of art tend to be welcome where most gamers are concerned. I had often wondered at what films influenced the game as I am certain that choice science fiction, horror and fantasy pieces influenced the creation of D&D. In fact there are a few choice films that we KNOW influenced the creation of the rules. So it was that I decided to include a full "Appendix N" in every offering that my publishing house would produce. Not only would I include literature but films and television as well. I decided not to stop there, but to also include albums that were listened to during the period of the creation of any given work. In this way, the reader/player can better get into the head of the creator and create an ambiance in the game that fits the mood of the work. With an Appendix N, full of inspiration, in every work I was to produce/publish the name of the company came fairly readily.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;">- Ryan J. Thompson</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zHV7vI8FflcUbXpVQ6bCqNfJj65Rdp0mbpBItkj58ENo-k2oWFJGtpbpqNwdCX5FvB6ffwu0U0qh0Ep0n3P30hy3NREyOUcArnmMwTmYWgaE6cack_aYQArybZvFQCmisNmiIVD_wvn/s1582/41676333_1768706563178341_1821332966937198592_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zHV7vI8FflcUbXpVQ6bCqNfJj65Rdp0mbpBItkj58ENo-k2oWFJGtpbpqNwdCX5FvB6ffwu0U0qh0Ep0n3P30hy3NREyOUcArnmMwTmYWgaE6cack_aYQArybZvFQCmisNmiIVD_wvn/s320/41676333_1768706563178341_1821332966937198592_o.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px;"><br /></span></div>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-67801662304684810732020-10-01T14:49:00.005-04:002020-10-19T08:40:13.517-04:00Octhorrorfest 2020! Preorder Is Open!<p> That's right! This year Octhorrorfest is coming in ZINE format! If you missed out on the Kickstarter we are giving you the chance to get a hold of this now! Preorders will ship once all Kickstarters have been fulfilled. We have 2 levels open for preorders. The first is strictly for the <i>Octhorrorfest</i> zine itself. The second matches the "All of the Horla: For Real!" pledge that he had on the Kickstarter. For this preorder, you get <i>Octhorrorfest</i>, plus our three previously published Old-School Essentials compatible products, in a limited edition orange cover printing! <b>PREORDERS WILL BE CLOSED ON OCTOBER 22ND! </b></p><p>What you get:</p><p>Octhorrorfest Preorder - 1 copy of <i>Octhorrorfes</i>t </p><p>Octorrorfest Plus Back Catalog Preorder - <i>Octhorrorfest, Lost Classes: The Arnesonian Classes, Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse, Hidden Hand of the Horla </i>all in orange print covers, only to be printed during the presale! Note: Lost Classes will not be printed again! These titles will only be printed in this format for those preordering. These special orange covers will not be printed again! </p><p>Follow the links to preorder yours: </p><p><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/879952663/octhorrorfest-horror-and-halloween?ref=shop_home_feat_2" target="_blank">Octhorrorfest Preorder</a></b></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/879964057/octhorrorfest-plus-ane-back-catalog-in?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1" target="_blank"><b>Octorrorfest Plus Back Catalog Preorder</b></a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTaKKrYbn_Tt9DBHJS657FCBYdu3ioAx3hwy3KwV26oFz4z4X1OIlPZIJ2kzHE3NMhwfr0o6aTERMigJx_7fUT7hyBw35AMaoiCeIh-DFcU9u0DeQp4r5b4jggyMBC-KYtzHj3iv4hSqt/s2048/20200929_152732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtTaKKrYbn_Tt9DBHJS657FCBYdu3ioAx3hwy3KwV26oFz4z4X1OIlPZIJ2kzHE3NMhwfr0o6aTERMigJx_7fUT7hyBw35AMaoiCeIh-DFcU9u0DeQp4r5b4jggyMBC-KYtzHj3iv4hSqt/w400-h225/20200929_152732.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOH5Qum4I0imQLbIo-hJxEQD8z2Ohqk6EEJUqdH257AV191ltFUJGgKSycVJhKg38BkS3RVZfSIn4GvR50Gn-DrZPKRPHy3DLtx3NndE_gn9Zay8i__xqORfhHZh7EFZRLqygHyHUg04df/s2048/20200929_152442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOH5Qum4I0imQLbIo-hJxEQD8z2Ohqk6EEJUqdH257AV191ltFUJGgKSycVJhKg38BkS3RVZfSIn4GvR50Gn-DrZPKRPHy3DLtx3NndE_gn9Zay8i__xqORfhHZh7EFZRLqygHyHUg04df/w360-h640/20200929_152442.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-39415681761276065652020-09-03T20:49:00.002-04:002020-09-03T21:00:35.942-04:00Public Release Of Hidden Hand of the Horla, NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE<p> Hey folks!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I just wanted to get it out there that <i>Hidden Hand of the Horla</i> for <i><a href="https://necroticgnome.com/collections/old-school-essentials">Old-School Essentials</a></i> is now available for purchase as a physical module! The physical copies have a detachable cover with the maps on the inside, just like the old days. The bad news is that it is currently only available for sale in the U.S. I've had some issues with getting international packages returned by the USPS recently, so until that is resolved, I won't be shipping outside of the U.S. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">The good new if you are outside of the U.S. is that we are still selling PDFs on Drivthrurpg.com. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, if you missed either of our other OSE releases, <i>Lost Classes: The Arnesonian Classes </i>or <i>Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse </i>we still have a small number of first prints available for each. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">You can find links to purchase them all here in the: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><a href="http://www.appendixnentertainment.com/p/appendix-n-entertainment-product-catalog.html">Appendix N Entertainment Catalog</a></b></u></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you want more information, this is what Hidden Hand of the Horla is all about:</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><b>A 1st-3rd level adventure for use with Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy Adventure Game </b></i></span></p><p data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i><b>Legends tell of the Hand Mage's Tower that once stood at the edge of the realm. Within the Hand Mage experimented and hoarded his magical treasures. The tower stood for many years until one day it mysteriously vanished. Rumors spread that the mage had offended the gods and had been eradicated from existence, or else had made a pact with a demon prince and was now paying his due. Whatever the case, the tales became legend and all but the oldest elves were unsure if the tower had ever existed at all. Now the tower has reappeared where it once stood. Will you dare to enter the ancient tower in search of riches and magical secrets?</b></i></span></p><p data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times;">So, if your OSE or B/X game needs a fresh adventure, go ahead and pick it up!</span></p><p data-mce-style="text-align: justify;" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJHf_kp4cW3lvB64TDm78XmBty1duNhJIjM0YyGTKkPagsDDO1DnVY2R_VPXmGaAXj-xmhu0u7AFeelZk30NKfAM8sHuGxxLF2A4JJaAunXFunH_cR6CJe-KITwhwBkVkvdg6H7jb1cUK/s2048/HHOTH+COVER+FILE+A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1288" height="781" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJHf_kp4cW3lvB64TDm78XmBty1duNhJIjM0YyGTKkPagsDDO1DnVY2R_VPXmGaAXj-xmhu0u7AFeelZk30NKfAM8sHuGxxLF2A4JJaAunXFunH_cR6CJe-KITwhwBkVkvdg6H7jb1cUK/w491-h781/HHOTH+COVER+FILE+A.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: times;"><br /></span><p></p>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-82105296603385668852020-08-25T10:33:00.010-04:002020-09-21T10:46:42.778-04:00Event Submissions Are Open For Virtual U-Con, A PWYW Convention This Year!<p> It's event submission time for Virtual U-Con! </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><u><b>UPDATED DEADLINES</b></u></span></p><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 2: Events Due for Pre-Reg</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 10: Events Preview opens</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 17: Pre-Reg opens at 11 am ET.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 30: GMs need to have their virtual meeting info in the registration system</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Nov 13-15: U-Con Gaming Convention 2020!</span></li></ul></h2><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: none;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b>U-Con 2020 </b></span></span></div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: none;">November 13-15</span></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-variant-ligatures: none;"><div style="text-align: center;">Online Everywhere</div></span></b></span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDL3BCXf_wslDxagLD0lsdJuFQBTKjJRKj9DAzAGXVfmEPNklB8A7GmucJj1ccbRQzJzVpxoJlBNf__m5Mx-rvbK7hIFAFD1LcUMB7X1Y03916LNumIIfSFi0aOFL5WDpfghohI-kKS87/s1600/U-Con+Banner.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="52" data-original-width="320" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDL3BCXf_wslDxagLD0lsdJuFQBTKjJRKj9DAzAGXVfmEPNklB8A7GmucJj1ccbRQzJzVpxoJlBNf__m5Mx-rvbK7hIFAFD1LcUMB7X1Y03916LNumIIfSFi0aOFL5WDpfghohI-kKS87/w500-h81/U-Con+Banner.png" width="500" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back in July U-Con made the announcement that we would be going virtual this year. You can read it <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/2020/07/important-message-regarding-u-con-202/" target="_blank">right here.</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can check out exactly how Virtual U-Con will work <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/virtual-venue/" target="_blank">in this post.</a> Note that Virtual U-Con is a PAY WHAT YOU WANT event! This year our GMs will have to pick and post their platform of choice for hosting their games.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/2020/08/2020-important-dates/" target="_blank">list of dates for event submission and registration.</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please read over all of the articles linked here if you intend to run games or attend the convention. Please also read over our <a href="https://www.ucon-gaming.org/policies/" target="_blank">Conduct Policy.</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, on to my bit of business.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the OSR Track and Tekumel Track event coordinator I am looking for Referees, Judges and Dungeon Masters to come run old school games and Tekumel games! If your game is going to be on either of these tracks, please say so in the notes or comments section of your submission. What constitutes "old school" for purposes of convention, you say? Well, let me tell you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Old School Games are:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Actual Old School Games With OSR sensibility:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">B/X D&D</div><div style="text-align: justify;">AD&D 1E and 2E</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Runequest 2nd Edition</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Boot Hill</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gamma World 1st - 3rd</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pacesetter Games (Chill, Timemaster Etc.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">MARVEL Phaserip</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gangbusters</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Star Wars D6</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chivalry & Sorcery</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fantasy Wargaming</div><div style="text-align: justify;">007</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Top Secret</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tunnels & Trolls</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Arduin</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spacemaster</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rolemaster</div><div style="text-align: justify;">MERP</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Alternity</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Etc.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Retro Clones:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Old-School Essentials</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">OSRIC</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cryptworld</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Zweihander </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Labyrinth Lord</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dark Dungeons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Delving Deeper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Blueholme</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">OpenQuest</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Against the Dark Master</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Near Clones</b>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dungeon Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mutant Crawl Classics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dark Trails</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Castles & Crusades</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Mutant Future</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Crypts & Things</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Blackest of Deaths</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dark Places & Demogorgons</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Post OSR Games:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Mothership</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Sharp Swords & Sinister Spells</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Dark Streets & Darker Secrets</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Hero's Journey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Lost in the Fantasy World</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Torchbearer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Into the Odd</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Neoclassical Geek Revival</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">SEACAT</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":8705,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars"}" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":8705,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars"}" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Macchiato Monsters</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":8705,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars"}" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">For Coin & Blood</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":8705,"3":{"1":0},"12":0,"16":9}" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars"}" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: times;">Knave</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Black Hack (and all of the hacks spawned by it)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: times;">Blood & Treasure</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 28px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">We’re ready to accept your event submissions. Event submissions must include some information about the software platforms to be used in each game, e.g. Roll20, Zoom, Tabletopia, etc. If you want to host a game or play in events, please mark your calendars with our key dates and deadlines:</p><h2><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 2: Events Due for Pre-Reg</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 10: Events Preview opens</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 17: Pre-Reg opens at 11 am ET.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #222222; font-variant-ligatures: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">October 30: GMs need to have their virtual meeting info in the registration system</span></span></li></ul><ul style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 28px 0px 28px 28px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Nov 13-15: U-Con Gaming Convention 2020!</span></li></ul></h2></div></div></div>R.J. Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17096180855518446449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327824095423333786.post-71423360347989369862020-07-16T14:30:00.001-04:002020-07-16T14:39:02.568-04:00Irons In the Fire At Appendix N Entertainment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Alright folks. This post is for my own organizational needs, as much as it is an announcement as to what is going on with upcoming and future releases. So, here is an update regarding our releases.</div>
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<b><i>T1 -Hidden Hand of the Horla - </i>Old-School Essentials version</b>. All backers have PDFs. Most backers in the states should now have, or soon have their physical copies. International shipping will begin next week. After everything is out, to backers, the physical copies will go up for sale to the general public. PDFs are currently for sale to the public (see the <a href="https://www.appendixnentertainment.com/p/appendix-n-entertainment-product-catalog.html">Appendix N Entertainment Store</a>.)</div>
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<b><i>Octhorrorfest </i>zine- Old-School Essentials - </b>Writing is nearing completion, voted upon and backer submitted monsters need to be stated. Most art is in. Editing to begin early August. We are on track to deliver late August. Late September this will be available to non-backers.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">PY1 - Solar Sanctuary of the Cannibal Corpse - </i>This title is getting a revision to make it cleaner and fit the new <i>Gateway To Adventure </i>format, similar to the appearance of <i>Hidden Hand of the Horla. </i>Some errata will be added as well.<i> </i>Those who have purchased the PDF on Drivethrurpg will get the update automatically. Those who purchased through Kickstarter will be contacted to received a free copy of the new format through Drviethrurpg. No date set currently. Likely late August - early September.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Untitled Sorcerer Booklet - </i>This will be a booklet featuring a sorcerer class for OSE. New spells and magic rules will also be featured. - Early in development.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Lost Classes: The Alchemist and Healer - </i>A book featuring an OSE update for two classes inspired by two early classes in <i>Dragon Magazine </i>these will be different than the originals in several ways, streamlined for OSE. This booklet will also feature new spells and alchemy rules. - Early in development.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">SW1 - Rats! - </i>A sewer crawl adventure for OSE with a basis in the Pied Piper of Hamlin, and influenced by mid-1980s Warhammer. - Early stage development.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Gateway to Adventure Guide To Skills & Combat - </i>Intended to be our first hardcover book, this will feature modular options for combat, a full system for running tournaments with a revised jousting system based on the one presented in <i>Chainmail, </i>a non-weapon profieciency system, alternate thief skill system and alternate Secondary Skills lists for Sword & Sorcery and Weird Fantasy settings. - mid stage developement. - Estimated to go to Kickstarter Winter/Spring 2021.</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">PY2 - Quarantine, PY3 - Cemetery Gates, PY4 - Blood & Fire - </i>These are the sequels in the plague year series. I had been working on <i>Quarantine </i>this past winter. When the pandemic hit full force I put these on hold. Some things are just to close to reality. <i>PY2 </i>is explicitly about the epidemic in the first module sweeping through a major city, the government quarantining it's people and shifty town guards abusing some of the folks in quarantine, causing much of the populace to riot. It is intended as a city based sandbox, in which the PCs can involved themselves in the strange currently events in any way they choose to deal with the plague and the injustice being done by the government of Ludolph's Pointe. As what I was writing and trying to put into game terms became mirrored in reality, I put the project aside. I felt that the game books would be in bad taste, and detract form the similar real world issues happening at this time. Someday I will get back to these. -On hiatus</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Jungle Moon Death Ziggurat - </i>Sandbox Hex crawl dealing with Corporate colonization, morality in a bleak future and mad science cults worshiping eldritch horrors. - Early stage development</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">Espers - </i>Splat book dealing with an Esper class, psychic powers and Corporate experimentation. Early stage development</div>
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The Six-cess system will be Appendix N Entertainment's own in house system for cinematic roleplaying. This uses a Player/Director shared character and setting creation system and a D6 dice pool success based conflict resolution system. Very light modules, called "Trailers" provide the base plots for adventures in this system.</div>
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<b><i>198X</i> - </b>Kids and teens on adventures and fighting the supernatural is the name of the game. Many systems have tackled the genre, but none in quite the same shared cinematic storytelling way that we are coming at it. Playtests have provided a more "cinematic feel" to the game than any game we have encountered to date. - Early stage development. Intended as a boxed set containing Six-Cess System core rules, 198X genre rules and several Trailers. - Early stage developement</div>
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<i style="font-weight: bold;">198X: Teenage Wasteland: </i>198X rules explicitly meant to create grittier teen and early twenties characters and stories. Provided are rules for government/cold war experimentation resulting in psychic characters. Basic campaign Trailers will be included which created a gritty game in which teens escape government test facilities and combat the corrupt government with their new psychic abilities. - Very early stage development.</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Appendix N Entertainment, Gateway To Adventure, Six-Cess System, 198X and 198X: Teenage Wasteland <span style="background-color: white; color: #242729; font-family: "sofia pro" , "helveticaneuebold" , , "helvetica neue bold" , "helveticabold" , , "helvetica bold" , "helveticaneue" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">© </span>Appendix N Entertainment.</span></div>
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