Sorcery & Super Science!

Sunday, February 12, 2012

This month has been terrible. I've been sick a lot and not much work has been done. The blog's not been updated, I spend most of my time in a zombie-like stupor when I'm not sleeping. I has a sad.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Alrighty all, I've just started the layout process on Advanced Adventures #25: Beneath the Heart of Empire and I'm out of manuscripts. I'll probably write two OSRIC adventures this year as I have two cool ideas I'd like to explore, but after that I need more manuscripts!

So here's where you come in. I'm accepting manuscripts for OSRIC/1e gaming. I'm looking for between 8k and 12k words, and I pay $0.01 per word upon acceptance for all rights. I hope that everyone knows that when you go with XRP, we're going to put out a good final product that proudly stands next to all the other Advanced Adventures.

Going the way it's going, it looks like the AA line will come to an end mid 2012 unless I get some new manuscripts. Contact me at josephbrowning@gmail.com.

Also, although not old-school, I'm also looking for some 1on1 adventure manuscripts for Pathfinder. The details are the same, but the word count in more flexible towards the upper end given the length of stat blocks.

Sunday Un-seriousness

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Been a while since the last post. Sorry 'bout that! Now, for something that you don't want to meet.

Advanced Adventures #22: Stonepick Crossing for Sale!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Advanced Adventures #22: Stonepick Crossing has just arrived here at the Browning/Yee casa and it's now up for sale. It's our first OSRIC/1e adventure for levels 1-3 and the first adventure for us by Mark Morrison. I think it's a good fit with the line and should provide some fun and challenges for lower-level characters.

The tiny town of Stonepick Crossing sits on top of an old dwarven dam holding built some 500 years ago to end a long war. Recognizing the futility of direct assault, the dwarves built the dam to flood the goblin caves, flushing the foul creatures out of their caves and into the slaughter of honest combat. Now 500 years later, the dwarves have moved on and a small thorp has sprung up.

Mystery surrounds the protected town and rumors abound: locals disappearing in the middle of the night, strange noises from underneath the dam and even rumors of a monster in the lake percolate through the community. Which rumors are true and which are the ale-addled ramblings of old men fearful of their own shadows?

For the first time, we're releasing print copies at Lulu right when they become available from the Expeditious Retreat Press. We listened to what customers wanted and the print products are now available at both locations. Additionally, we have PDF products available at Your Games Now, RPGnow, and Lulu.

Last Friday's Game

In my 1e game last Friday, the player's framed their murder of a stone giant emissary to the player's enemies on their enemies, killed a giant slug, and found out that one of the pillars in the structure guarding the Goremont Grim has an illusion upon it hiding a passage of some sort. Out from behind the illusion came 3 gargoyles which the party handily dispatched. After putting a glyph of warding (blind) upon the area the left to rest and came back to find they had apparently blinded a beholder. The mu/thief invised and snuck up behind the beholder for a backstab, but almost got himself killed as it was a gas spore.

Fun was had by all, and we're on again for this Friday (weather permitting).

The Joker is Tom Waits?

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Listen to this early interview of Tom Waits and close your eyes and you'll believe it's Heath Ledger's Joker doing the talking. Particular bits are at 0:40 and at 2:50. Makes you wonder if it's coincidence or if there's a connection.

Saturday Un-seriousness?

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Formula Folio

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Pass Without Trace
For the ink required to scribe a druidical pass without trace scroll

1 oz. of giant squid sepia
1 oz. of holly berry juice
A sprig of pine or evergreen
A leaf of mistletoe

During a full moon, burn the leaf of mistletoe, powder the ashes, and add to the sepia. In a pine or evergreen container, mix the sepia and the holly berry juice. Place the spring over the container and let rest for one day. Remove the sprig, decant into a wooden vial, and let rest for one moon. Makes enough ink for 2 scrolls. Any special quill is suitable.

Tome of Tomes

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Ebon Book
Author: Unknown
Race: Unknown
Dimensions: 14x12x2.5
Weight: 9 lbs.
Materials: Bound in ebony, parchment
Rarity: Very rare
Fields of Study: Supernatural & unusual
Special Knowledge Categories: Dweomercraft, planes (outer)
Value: 2575 gp

This rare and dangerous book is bound in purest ebony and written in elven with terse brushwork. Within the covers are the names of hundreds of lesser demons and devils and their histories. The work is at least 450 years old, and contains all the details and information required by adept magic users for the creation of powerful magics dealing with demons and devils. A magic user with this tome will spend but half of the normal expenses when researching a new spell concerning the above infernal creatures.

Sunday Un-seriousness

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Weekend of No Gaming

Saturday, January 21, 2012

*sigh* I was supposed to play our weekly 1e AD&D game this Friday and play a day-long, double board game of Axis and Allies, but the weather has conspired against me. Instead of gaming, I'm working. Oh well, there's stuff I need to catch up on.

Here's hoping next weekend isn't so icetastic.