Big Bad Con is a con in the Bay Area , San Fransisco 7-9th October.

Ben Monroe will running the following OpenQuest game

Shadows Grey and Grim

GM: Ben Monroe
System: OpenQuest
Variations: Few
Power Level: Experienced Characters
Experience Required: None (OpenQuest is a BRP-derived fantasy game; the basics of the system can be taught quickly).
Maturity Rating: Mature Themes
Number of Players: 6
Game Length: 6 hours
Characters Provided: Provided: Yes, with room for customization.
Description:

The Thane’s son lies struck with fever and madness. The village healer says the only cure for the ailment ccan be found in the Dreadwall Forest: a place of hauntings and legend. You’ve been warned away from the Dreadwall forest since you were a child, but now must brave the dark boughs. Can you find what the child needs, or will you succumb to the terrors of the Dreadwall?

More details about Big Bad Con

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John Ossoway is nearing completion of River of Heaven, and we need playtesters to give it a good run though.

If you want to be on the playtest email me at newt@d101games.co.uk asap

From talking to Graham Spearing about Wordplay & D101, I’ve decided come to an end with my Wordplay endeavours and focus on D101′s other lines.

At the time Wordplay The Big Five was published, back in April 2010, Graham was unable to support the game, but now that he is it make sense for me to bow it and let him carry it forward.  I’ve simply got too much on my plate with other games to do it justice any-more.

It s been a joy to publish the Big Five. As a result I’ve had some lovely life experiences and I’ll always have my copy of the big white book (a print proof with the slightly different cover ) to cherish.

I’m ceasing to publish both Wordplay the Big Five (the core rules + four settings + adventure, 240+ pages) and Adventures In Wordplay: The Drowned Lands, at the end of this Month.

That means you have three weeks to pick up these books before they go out of print.

During this period, the Print version of the Big Five will drop to £10/$16USD and the a Pdf bundle of WPB5 & The Drowned Lands will be available for £5/$8 USD.

The Print version is available from Lulu.com http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/wordplay-the-big-five/14919617

The PDF bundle is available from DriveThruRpg.com http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?cPath=5545&products_id=92333

The following games & gaming magazines are now available Worldwide from our Lulu Store (in Print and Pdf) & DriveThruRpg.com (Pdf only);

Latest releases

• Ye Little Book of HeroQuest Fantasy £6 print +P&P
• Adventures in Wordplay Issue 1: The Drowned Lands £5 print +P&P /£2.50 PDF

A bit belated, but here’s a quick run down of what D101 is upto in 2011.

Wombat
The rules for Monkey were originally a fork of a system that I call Wombat, which used a single D6 as a randomiser instead of cards.  Now that Monkey is out and about, I’m working on Wombat to make it into a light weight rules-wise but immersive play-wise story telling game, that I can use as a quick in-house system for a variety of ideas I have. Currently in Alpha, but aiming for a October (Furnace release).

More http://d101games.co.uk/books/wombat/

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Hi all,

Just got notification that there is 15% off Life and Death at Lulu.com until 15th January, use the code RESOLUTION305

http://www.lulu.com/product/13699506?cid=121810

Enjoy

Courtesy of Capt Machine

The latest supplement for OpenQuest is now available to buy from Lulu.com and DriveThru

• Print  £15
• Pdf here £8
• More info on the book’s page.

The latest in the “Ye Little Book of HeroQuest Fantasy” Pdf series has now been released.

Grab it from DriveThruRpg.com.

Welcome to the world of Old School done New School! This ‘Genre Pak’ aims to emulate the feel and excitement of those early dungeon based adventures of the 70s/80s. It is designed so you can quickly and easily generate heroes, pick up the small amount of genre specific rules, and then head down the example dungeon. If you are looking to introduce your players to HeroQuest, in a setting that should be familiar and comfortable to all of them,  this is the book to do it with.

Ye Little Book of HeroQuest Dungeoneering is split into five sections.

1. Hero generation. Four class keywords and four racial keywords, with guidance on how to create old school heroes of Sword and Sorcery.

2. Magic. Gives Vancian Magic as a magic framework, with example spells and magic items.

3. Monsters. Guidance on how to convert your favourite old school monster to HeroQuest.

4. Dungeon Design. A frame work for quickly creating dungeon based adventures.

5. The Catacombs of Zaz. An example medium level dungeon.

D101 is proud to present in the month of October, a series of special releases/price drops to celebrate Wordplay.

Adventures in Wordplay: The Road Less Travelled – a free pdf adventure to introduce the system (ETA week 1)

Wordplay Creative Commons Core – A plain text version of the gamesystem as a free download/low cost 6” x 9” book from Lulu.com (ETA Week 2)

All through out the month, Wordplay The Big Five (the core system + four settings + full art) is at a special low price  of £15 print/£5 pdf – a £5 saving on RRP.

Subscribe to this thread to stay updated, on when things are released.

Get

Print/Pdf at Lulu http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/wordplay-the-big-five/10289430

Drivethrurpg.com http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?cPath=5545&products_id=81034