And Another Kickstarter

Just when you thought your wallet  was safe there is another "must join" kickstarter, and this one has some serious Old-School roots.Jeff Dee is recreating all his old art from the old B/X Basic and Expert sets. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffdee/re-creating-my-artwork-from-original-dungeons-andHere is one of my faves. And of course he did the immortal Morgan Ironwolf.So check it out and you too can get some cool art from and old-school master.http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeffdee/re-creating-my-artwork-from-original-dungeons-...

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Band of Zombies Kickstarter

The newest Kickstarter is now up for Eden Studios' "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" Zombie RPG.Band of Zombies is coming for your WWII Zombie fun!I was a playtester for this one and I can tell you it was a lot of fun.  But what makes this one cool are all the add-ons, stretch goals and things you can get for being a backer.Eden has a history of high quality products and this book looks like it will live up to th...

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OSR Monster project

Re-blogging this from Rended Press.http://rendedpress.blogspot.com/2012/07/status-update-osr-ogl-blogosphere.htmlAs of today, the OSR OGL BLOGOSPHERE MONSTERS PROJECT has 26 entries.I'll close the file sometime during the afternoon of August 1.Remember: This is open to any creature you've posted on your blog at any point in 2012!So come on, people. Do the cut & paste!Note: Please only share material that you feel comfortable appearing in a half-assed, crazy, DIY fan compilation.I have sent a couple of monsters in.   It would be nice to see some mo...

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Edits

Eldritch Witchery and The Witch are both back from the editors.Which means that I am working on edits and in some cases rewrites.  Nothing major, but if I want to do it correctly it will cut into my blogging.So please don't mind the silence here this we...

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Zatannurday: Zatanna and Raven

My love for Zatanna is well known and highly documented, but she is not the only magic-using character in the DC Universe.There is another character that honestly I like just as much, but never really focused on around here and that is Raven.Since we are getting a new, renewed, Teen Titans on TV ("Teen Titans Go!") I thought I'd talk a little abotu Raven.Raven is the daughter of Trigon the Terrible, one of the most powerful demons in the DC universe. In fact when we are first introduced to Raven in "The New Teen Titans" she goes to the Justice League first. Where she meets Zatanna.  Zee tells the league not to trust her because she can sense Trigon's evil in her.Raven has had some ups and downs. She went evil, tried to kill her teammates,...

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Banners on the Cheap

So you might recall the map I had made from Banners/Signs on the Cheap.http://timbrannan.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-new-map.htmlWell I was not the only one who had one made.Here are some others, check out their map/banners too.Greyhawk Grognard has a cool hex map, http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2012/07/banners-on-cheap.htmlRPG Blog has a HUGE dungeon, http://www.rpg-blog.com/2012/07/my-rpg-map-banner.htmland Blond Nerd has a cool map as well, http://www.blondenerd.com/gaming/banners-on-the-cheap-reviewAll pretty good reviews and nice looking ma...

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SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2012 (Stalker Video)

As you already know from my previous blog entry, I attended SMASH! held in Sydney a couple of weeks back. Here is a stalker compilation video I took at the event!I hope the video gives you guys a small glimpse of how the event was like. My many apologies for my extreme shaky hands and lousy camera work. I think for my next event compliation video, I'm going to put a sign on top of my camera that says “THIS IS A VIDEO. SMILE :)”. ...

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Art Sale!

So I am taking advantage of the DriveThruRPG Christmas in July sale and buying up a bunch of art for all my upcoming projects.I figured you all might like to see some of them.  This is not everything mind you, nor will everything listed here get used.  But I thought it might be fun to share.If you want to see what they look like and what I said, just click the link.  I liked most of these.  Or rather I reviewed the ones I liked the most and listed them all here.    I just hope I make enough on my books to pay for my shopping spree! ;)Enjoy!Clipart Critters 220 - Live, Dead, GirlsCerberus Stock Art - The Next Decade of Fantasy: Volume 1Horror figures and clipart 2Fantasy Clip Inks:: Spot Art set 1Fantasy Clip Inks:: Spot Art set 2Fantasy Clip Inks:: Spot Art set...

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Dragged back into Wikipedia

Well I got dragged back into a Wikipedia sourcing issue.I am looking for 3rd party sources for the following monsters:AlgoidAl-mi'raj (Dungeons & Dragons)AscomoidAtomie (Dungeons & Dragons)AurumvoraxAxe beakBasidirondBlindheim (Dungeons & Dragons)BonesnapperBuckawnBunyip (Dungeons & Dragons)Caterwaul (Dungeons & Dragons)Cave cricket (Dungeons & Dragons)Cave fisherCoffer corpseCoosheeCrabmanCrypt thingDeath Watch BeetleSlicer beetleIf you have any old books or magazines NOT published by TSR/WotC or were in White Dwarf, let me know here.  Than...

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White Dwarf Wednesday #25

White Dwarf #25 puts White Dwarf into it's 5th year of publication.  It is the summer of 1981 (June/July) and let's get into it.Again, another really cool cover.  Maybe artistically not as good as last issue, but I have always liked this one.Ian Livingstone celebrates WD fifth year with an editorial of basically saying we are going to keep doing the stuff you like and stop with the stuff you don't.  he mentions another survey on page 27. Again in "Must Read Again" articles we have Lew Pulsipher's Part III of an Introduction to Dungeons and Dragons.  This time it is on the magic using classes.  FranklyI'd love it if these were sent off to the D&D Next team as critical essays on what the game was.Page 10 is a fun...

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SMASH! (Sydney Manga and Anime Show) 2012

It's one week too late but, I went to the SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show 2012 at Austalia last last week! I was granted media pass to attend the event and the experience was amazing ! Not only did I managed to interview all the 3 guests, I also had a blast at the event! Thank you to everyone of you who posed for my camera and said hi! This is the schedule of the event, and as you can see, it's choked full of things to do! It's so full it's even kinda sad because you know you can't be everywhere.  But better more than less right ? * More photos under the cut*   The free Gundam building workshop The Maid Cafe which I didn't enter … One of the rooms screening Anime. I think there were at least 2 rooms screening different titles...

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