Archived News - September, 2001
Enterprise premiere
010927 (Updated from 010926) - Enterprise, the latest Star Trek television series, began on September 26th here in the states. It's only a matter of time before we see the RPG...
Welcome to Potter's Lake Proceeds to help New York
010920 - Guardians of Order is making Welcome to Potter's Lake available as a $10 .pdf download. All monies raised from sales of this product are ear-marked for the New York City relief fund.
Welcome to Potter's Lake is a small town supplement for GOO's Heaven & Earth RPG.
Girl Genius Issue 1 Available Online
010920 - Studio Foglio is making the first issue of its Girl Genius comic available for free viewing online. Apparently this issue is sold out, and the company wants to make sure that new fans can follow the story from the beginning. What a nice thought!
Ravenloft Special Edition Pre-orders
010920 - White Wolf Games, under its Sword & Sorcery imprint, is accepting pre-orders for its $60 "leatherette" bound limited edition of Ravenloft 3rd Edition.
Vanguard Games Disappears
010920 - Vanguard Games, the maker of a free science fiction RPG has vanished. The old web page has been replaced with a casino ad.
Terra Incognita goes to Press
010920 (Updated from 010906) - Grey Ghost Press has sent Terra Incognita: The NAGS Society Handbook to press! Terra Incognita is a role-playing game about adventure-scholars in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. A huge draft image of the cover can be seen here.
Available for free from the game's web site is a 96-page .pdf known as the NAGS Society Worldbook. This is the book that Terra Incognita was based on. 96 pages! How's that for a "sneak preview!"
Mythic Races Now Available
010920 - Fantasy Flight Games announced that Mythic Races, the latest release in its line of Legends & Lairs sourcebooks for the d20 System, is now available.
Dominion Games faces Bandwidth Issues
010919 - Dominion Games apparently does not have an "unlimited bandwidth" contract, and it can no longer afford the extra charges, so the company has removed the illustrated versions Dominion Rules RPG from its download page. It has also delayed the release of the Bestiary.
Dominion Games is begging for contributions. Details can be found on its home page.
Gaming Industry Disaster Fund Auction
010917 - Like I said last week, gamers have a pretty high level of social consciousness. As if to prove this, members of the industry have gotten together to launch GIDFA - the Gaming Industry Disaster Fund Auction. The auction proper will begin on Thursday.
Crouching Wizard D20 Conversion
010913 - Atlas Games has posted some conversion notes for using its Crouching Wizard, Smashing Hammer adventure with the d20 System.
New Poll
010912 - I have posted a new poll question.
Dirt Cheep Interiors
010912 - MicroTactix Games has released Dirt Cheep Interiors Set #1: The Vyllage Tavern.
Call of Cthulhu Sells Out
010912 - Chaosium announced that the Call of Cthulhu Anniversary Edition has sold out. This doesn't mean that you won't be able to find it in your local store once it ships, it just means that the orders for stores have accounted for all the copies that the company ordered from the printer!
Season of Worms goes GURPS
010912 - Marco Chacon of the JAGS RPG sent me an e-mail to let me know that he's announced the release of his GURPS conversion of Season of Worms, a survival horror adventure.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
It has always been my experience that gamers have a higher level of social consciousness then the average man on the street. For those non-American readers, I appreciate all the kind thoughts and words that you have shared. For my American readers may I be so bold as to offer a few suggestions?
Don't Panic - This is the most important thing. The goal of terrorism is to strike panic into the target populace. If you panic, you grant the terrorist a victory.
Give Blood - Call your local blood center and see if there are openings today. If not, call back tomorrow and every day until you get in. While you have them on the phone, ask them what they need most (whole blood, plasma, or platelets). Donating anything other than whole blood will take a bit longer, but if it's what's needed then why not?
Give Money - The American Red Cross needs money to transport the blood products and other relief supplies to the affected areas. You can do this on the web through Amazon.com.
Don't Spread Rumors - In the initial hours following the incident, there were more rumors than facts rolling through my workplace. Avoid this, as rumors only lead to panic.
Work - This is another victory strategy. If you let the events interrupt your participation to the economy, then you are handing the terrorists that what they seek.
Report Price-Gouging - There are reports price-gouging throughout the Midwest, especially at gas stations. If you happen to see this first hand, make a note of the offending retailer and call your state's Attorney General's office.
Pray - I realize that a lot of people don't have any kind of religion, but many people do. If you're one of those that do, pray to your god, goddess, or whatever it is you believe in.
Armies of the Abyss in Production
010911 - Green Ronin announced that Armies of the Abyss is in production and is scheduled for a January release. This sourcebook for the d20 System takes the reader on a tour of the Abyss to get a look at the demons.
More Traveller Fiction
010904 - Another short piece Traveller fiction has been posted to the official T20 web site. This time it's Martin J. Dougherty's "Secret of the Ancients."
Demon God's Fane Released
010904 - Malhavoc Press has released Demon God's Fane, a $5 .pdf adventure for its The Book of Eldritch Might sourcebook for the d20 System.
Silver Age Sentinels web page
010904 - Guardians of Order has made a web page for its upcoming Silver Age Sentinels RPG. The company promises to update the site monthly.
Heavy Gear comes to TV
010904 - Dream Pod 9 announced that Sony will be bringing the Heavy Gear animated television show to screens across the United States. The first 26 episodes will begin airing in mid-September. Full details, including a plot-summary and channel listings can be found in the official press release.
Gateway available for Download
010904 - Dark Portal Games is offering Gateway: The City of Living Waters as a free .pdf download for the D20 System. The file can be downloaded from the company's free stuff page.
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