Indeed, the Sundaari perform vile experiments upon unfortunate souls brought to Thel-Kaza, transforming them into mutated horrors for use in their ongoing war against the free people of the world. Thankfully, many of these nightmare creations don’t survive to be turned against their brethren. They live painfully short lives. Some, driven insane by unimaginable torment, kill themselves rather than face servitude as shock troops in Agärazôn’s armies. Others simply don’t survive the experiments and are cast away, offered up as sacrifices or even fed to other monstrosities.
Foul gretchlaw, once the plague of the deep earth, have come into the light of day, spreading their pestilence to any trespassers on their domains. Cyclopean Baasi-Gholú prey on unwary travelers and refugees who settle in the Northern arm of the Shield wall Mountains. Fearsome monstrosities such as the mazruk and the waste scorpion inhabit the Vaskraall Wastes. These are but a sampling of the horrors you will find in this, the book of bones.

Written by Mathew Kaiser and David Jarvis, the book of bones is 69 pages of new creatures and templates for your True20 Game! While all fo these creatures are set in the war-torn world of Simarra, they can easily be used in your own amazing campaign worlds!

Grab your copy today!

For those of you who missed it, back in late September there was a Supervision article on the Mutants and Masterminds web page detailing the concept art and final cover for Warriors and Warlocks, written in part by yours truly.

This Mutants and Masterminds supplement covers the genre of comic book fantasy, with particular focus on Sword and Sorcery comics such as Conan, Warlord and Red Sonja. I am absolutely loving the cover art, and it is great to finally see my name on a Mutants and Masterminds book.

The final sourcebook spotlighting the three heroic roles of True20 Adventure Roleplaying, the Warrior’s Handbook is all about combat, from brutal hand-to-hand fighting with primitive weapons to shootouts with modern or futuristic armaments and mass warfare with entire armies. This sourcebook provides options and enhancements for the True20 combat rules, new skill and feat options for warrior heroes, and expansions like mass combat.

Link: http://greenronin.com/store/grr1713e/

True20 Warrior's Handbook
Author: Matthew E. Kaiser
Cover Artist: Chris Moeller
Format: 64 pages, softback
ISBN-10: 1-934547-15-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-934547-15-1

The final sourcebook spotlighting the three heroic roles of True20 Adventure Roleplaying, the Warrior's Handbook is all about combat, from brutal hand-to-hand fighting with primitive weapons to shootouts with modern or futuristic armaments and mass warfare with entire armies. This sourcebook provides options and enhancements for the True20 combat rules, new skill and feat options for warrior heroes, and expansions like mass combat. Take your heroes and your adventures to the next level with the True20 Warrior's Handbook.

In this post on the Privateer Press message boards, Doug of Privateer Press states that Iron Kingdoms will not be converted to D&D 4E.

He does not state the exact reason, but since he gives no mention of the GSL, or WotC's recent promise to revise it in a favorable manner, I wonder if they made their decision based on the GSL, or based on feeling the D&D 4E rules set just wasn't a good fit for the Iron Kingdoms.

Either way, that is one more RPG industry giant who is not interested in publishing 4e material under the GSL.

Unless WotC's revision really turns things around, we won't be seeing anything 4e from Green Ronin, Necromancer Games, Paizo OR Privateer, with Adamant and Kenzer publishing 4E material but not under the GSL.

Meanwhile, all has been quiet from Fantasy Flight games ever since their open call for 4e freelancers (which came before the GSL went public). Since they have not issued any press releases of 4E product announcements, I'm going to guess that they have decided to give 4E a pass as well.

White Wolf has also been silent, and will probably not support 4E like they did 3E.

So things are looking pretty bleak for 3rd party support for 4E.

Fortunately for 4E fans, Goodman Games, Redbrick and Mongoose Publishing will be doing 4E material under the GSL.

Also keep in mind, at the dawn of D&D 3E, a lot of publishers came out of nowhere and went on to become industry leaders. I don't think that history will repeat itself, and that under the GSL we will see fewer new publishers. However, you never know just who is going to pop out of the woodwork next and take the industry by storm.

"Wizards of the Coast announces a forthcoming revision to the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Game System License (GSL) and System Reference Document (SRD).

“We recognize the important role third party publishing support plays in the success of the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. We have listened to the community and our valued colleagues and have taken their concerns and recommendations to heart. Our commitment to the health of the industry and hobby gaming lifestyle is reflected in the revisions to the Game System License.”
--Linae Foster D&D Licensing Manager

While the delivery date is not yet firmly established, the revised documents will be available in the very near future.

The new fan site policy, to be made public at a later date, will be posted upon completion."


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Well this is good news to me. A less restrictive GSL could make for a more vibrant hobby industry. Of course we will need to wait until the revised GSL is out to see just how much has changed. That and WotC hasn't exactly been punctual on their GSL updates in the past. We shall see.

http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1067123

Aparently Wizards is discontinuing Gleemax. I was very excited about the potential for such a sight, but the implementation has been so shoddy that I think it is for the best.

At least it looks like D&D insider is still with us, and doing well. 

It is the eve of the American Revolution; colonial life is on the verge of drastic change. To some degree, many parts of the world shun folklore and Witchcraft in favor of so called rational thinking. Magic, in many people’s minds, is supposedly as dangerous as a child’s imagination. However, tucked between soldiers, trackers, and pioneers, there are those who believe they know the Truth. Magic, along with monsters, demons and other creatures, is real.

In Colonial Gothic you play a Hero who knows that Magic is real and the horrors that it can create in the form of monsters. These monsters could be anywhere. They could be witches cursing a settlement, vampires that followed European immigrants to the New World, or angry spirits terrorizing a Cherokee tribe. Whether you’re fighting in the frontier or you’re fending off a supernatural disease like Curse from the Grave you, along with others like you, will wage a hidden war because there is no one else brave enough to face the Devil’s minions, fight them and win?

Heroes, be warned: something waits for you in the dark.

And it is hungry.

Written by Richard Iorio, Monica Valenrinelli, Matt McElroy, James Maliszewski and Mathew Kaiser, this 130 page True20 conversion of the popular RPG published by Rogue Games takes you deep into the heart of Colonial America and provides you with everything you need to run a supernatural campaign series during the American Revolution. Painstakingly researched, Colonial Gothic also makes it possible  for you to fight the war for independence and take part in the events which shaped the birth of the nation.

Inside you will find:

An in-depth look into life in Colonial America.

Information about each of the colonies

Detailed information on the native tribes of the region

New Backgrounds

Rules for Rituals and Sanity

New Creatures and suggestions for using existing horrors such as ghouls, spirits and werewolves.

The Revolution has begun, will you join the fight?

Happy 4th of July everybody!