Free Map Friday - The Singing Stones

    Long ago the Druids harnessed the power of the singing stones, channeling the energy of the land through them. Today that is all but a legend, fairy stories told to children at bedtime. But what if the stories were true? Recently sheep herders have been speaking in hushed rumors about strange music in the wind and shadows that move independently of the position of the sun...

This week I started a new regular feature for Patreon supporters, the "Living Terrain" series. Iv'e been expeimenting with modular 2.5D Print & Paste outdoor terrain and I think I have my final answer. I'm using a hex based system that can easily be configured and re-configured into just ablout any type of terrain that is required for the encounter. I was inspired to turn some of those tiles into a battlemap.

You can download this week's free map here.
I'd like to invite everyone to add to the narrative and send me your adventure ideas for this and all past and future maps. Let me know how you use it!

All Patreon supporters this month get the hi-res files of all maps as well as bonus content. Patrons at the $2.50+ level additionally get bonus versions with grids.

A bundle of deep space horror for the holidays!

Heart of Darkness (Savage Worlds) - Adventure and Battlemap Bundle

Bundle and save 30% on the Adventure and Battlemaps! 

     Mal Fisher, the Captain of the light freighter Bella LeGosi, claims to know the whereabouts of The Lady of Esparto, an ancient lost ship carrying treasure worth millions, and he is looking to hire a salvage crew. He wants to keep everything off the books as he is operating without the required paperwork. He has chosen not to apply for a salvage license for fear that a treasure as great as the Lady of Esparto will attract too much unwanted attention, increasing the likelihood of claim jumpers, pirates, and crooked authorities looking for an easy buck. He is offering a substantial amount of money and a percentage of the treasure for the completion of the job.

This bundle includes the Savage Worlds adventure and all the apropriately themed modular dungeon tile sets. Also included are grid versions and .jpg files for Virtual Tabletops.

Be sure to check out our other printable and VTT kits and adventures.

Dungeon Tiles Kit 2

Modular City Kit

High Seas Map Tiles: 
The H.M.S. Surprise

High Seas Map Tiles: The Tradewind

Adventure Map Tiles: 
Battleship 7681: The Bridge

Adventure Map Tiles - 
Battleship 7681: Crew Quarters

Heart of Darkness is currently available digitally as a White Star compatible adventure and as a Savage Worlds licensed adventure.

CritHit Con Report

I was privileged to attend CritHitCon in Phoenix, AZ last weekend, July 9-10, and it was a great start to a new annual event. Two days of tabletop roleplaying games focused on learning about new games and meeting new players. There were so many games scheduled including Patfinder, D&D, Savage Worlds, DCC, Shadow of The Demon Lord, Trail of Cthulhu, Tunnels & Trolls, 7th Sea, and so many more. The best part was being able to game with and hangout with Some RPG Legends and great designers like Ken St. Andre, Shane Hensley, John Wick, and more. I had the opportunity to sit for a while and talk to Ken St. Andre about all things RPG (he was a little disappointed that I hadn't read the Tunnels & Trolls Deluxe that he signed for me at Phoenix ComicCon, but I'm fixing that right now.),
There was a great update and informal discussion from Shane Hensley on what's new and exciting from Pinnacle.The presentation was the same as last year's GenCon announcement, but the conversation that followed was a whole lot more fun. I’m really looking forward to the upcoming Fear Agent setting. Shane also  let us in on some "insider" stuff that may, or may not, be in the works, sorry I'm under oath, but it was great being able to ask very specific Savage Worlds questions and get the answers directly from the originator of the system.

I planned on running two games, My own Heart of Darkness for Savage Worlds and  Nebin Pendlebrook’s Perilous Pantry a Zero Level DCC Funnel. Unfortunately one of the pitfalls of a small first year con and maybe having a game in the same timeslot as John Wick who was running 7^th Sea, I didn’t have any guests at my table for HoD, but fortunately that left me time to catch the screening of Dark Dungeons: The Movie  which included a Q&A via Skype with writer/producer JR Ralls.

Nebin’s Pantry did deliver on its perilous promise. While most of the players managed to hold onto at least one zero until the very end the last two encounters finished them off. Don’t let the pretty pictures fool you, this adventure is quite deadly, we lost 3 PCs by the end second encounter—it was a great game enjoyed by all.

Jim Miller Did a great job putting this inaugural gaming con together and I can't wait for next year. There is so much potential here, and as Ken St. Andre said in a Facebook post following the event, "If Phoenix isn't the hub of the game-designing universe, it's at least a mighty nexus.”