SUPERHEROIC ADVENTURE!

Champions Battlegrounds is a collection of five adventures for Champions, each focusing on a particular location that you can use repeatedly in your campaign. You can run the scenarios individually, or as part of a single story arc.

Do your heroes have what it takes to survive:

* -A Walk In The Park, in which several villains lure them to a peaceful park for a confrontation with a sinister purpose
* Let's Go To The Maul, when a day of peaceful shopping turns into an encounter with the lunatic supervillain Foxbat
* Fatal Attractions, in which the murderous Black Harlequin turns a superhero-themed amusement park into a deathtrap-filled killing ground
* Under Construction, a half-finished skyscraper that becomes the focus of conflict between the powerful mutant supervillain Holocaust and the mutant-hating Institute for Human Advancement
* Down In The Hole, in which a fiendish new supervillain reveals his involvement in all the above adventures and puts the heroes to their hardest challenge yet!

No matter how powerful your heroes, Champions Battlegrounds has challenges galore for them!

Anonymous writes "John Ling broke into the freelance RPG design field in April, 2005, with his article in Dragon magazine entitled "Sorcerers are Special...ists Too." Since then, John has had a total of thirteen articles appear in Dragon, including eleven in the Class Acts section. John has also done work for Sword and Sorcery Studios on their World of Warcraft RPG line. John lives in the Philadelphia suburbs with his wife, two children, two cats, dog, and a tank of fish. He works as a computer programmer for the world's largest generic drug manufacturer. John was kind enough to speak to us to answer some interesting question about their involvement with the upcoming Louis Porter Jr. Design project.

1) How did you get into writing for RPG
Amber (E. Scott) dared me, basically. GenCon '04 we went to the "Writing for Dragon" seminar together. She had seen some of my creations, and insisted I should send them in.

2) What drew you to work on Sidetrek Adventure Weekly?
I was interested in SAW1, but didn't have the time available to work on a full episode. When SAW2 came up, with its zombie theme, I jumped at it.
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Welcome to my Nightmare is a mini-Adventure for any fantasy world.

When you are taking a journey on a highway, you sometimes need a change of scenery, you need to take an exit and get off that road for awhile. Our new Exit 295 series adventures gives a DM the opportunity to jump-start a lackluster playing session. Insert this in your campaign whereever you need a break from your regular adventuring. This adventure is written for five players of levels 8-12 but is easily adjusted for lower level parties. Playing time varies from 1 to 2 hours.

Buy it at RPGNow for only $2.95!

psyphi writes "

The folks over at ZUZZY Miniatures have been working hard to get their new Terra-Flex gaming mat, The Moorlands, ready. And it won't be long now. They've completed the mold and have started production. Now they're painting up the first of them to take photos for the website and creating the packaging, etc. The current expected release date is May 20th.

Advance orders for The Moorlands mats are now being taken on their Moorlands Battle Mat page.

ZUZZY Terra-Flex mats are paintable and flexible latex rubber gaming mats with an ultra-realistic sculpted surface. They can be easily rolled out and ready for gaming in seconds. And then rolled up again for storage. Terra-Flex gaming mats are available now through the ZUZZY Miniatures website at www.zuzzy.com.
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The World of Darkness Through Innocent Eyes

Monsters don't just lurk in remote forests, nightclubs, slums and the rooftops of the city. They're in your neighborhood, watching you as you walk to school. They're waiting for you in the woods behind your house as you and your friends build your fort. They're under your bed.

Adults have learned to live in the World of Darkness by ignoring the supernatural, by pretending it isn't there and going about the lives they have made for themselves. You don't have that luxury. You see the world through a child's eyes, and that means you haven't learned to look away.

Be careful. Innocence is fragile.

World of Darkness: Innocents includes:

* Complete rules for the game play in the World of Darkness -- no other rulebook needed
* A modified Storytelling system for playing children aged 7 to 12, advice for running chronicles with child characters in mind and for appropriately portraying these characters
* New monsters, spirits, ghosts and advice on integrating the core World of Darkness games with Innocents

Innocents is a core rulebook for the World of Darkness

World of Darkness: Innocents is available in eBook format at RPGNow.com and in paperback at Lulu.com

Drop by the Flames Rising website for a look at some Hunter: the Vigil information:

Hunter: the Vigil - Light in Shadows

More teasers, news updates and other information will be posted on Flames Rising as it becomes available.

FROM OUT OF THE RUINS...

One of the most popular and enduring types of adventure fiction is the post-apocalyptic story, in which brave heroes struggle to survive in a world where mankind?s civilization has fallen. Rooted in ancient myths about the end of the world, these stories mix thrilling adventure with profound ethical issues.

Post-Apocalyptic Hero is your ultimate guide to the post-apocalyptic genre for gaming. It covers the genre in all its many forms, providing information and resources for both players and GMs.

Post-Apocalyptic Hero is available at RPGNow.com.

Also look for Stronghold and HERO System Bestiary, available now.

Anonymous writes "Goodman Games has announced details on its Free RPG Day release!

Free RPG Day is June 21 this year. It?s an excellent chance to visit your local game store and get FREE GAMES! Goodman Games is giving away Punjar: The Tarnished Jewel, a mini-gazetteer of the city in which several of our 4E DCC modules will be set. It?s your first chance to check out the new 4E look for Dungeon Crawl Classics. For more information, visit

http://www.goodman-games.com/freerpgday08.php !
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The Trail of Cthulhu Player's Guide is all the player's stuff from GUMSHOE Trail of Cthulhu, including the complete Trail GUMSHOE system, character creation, equipment lists, player tips and forms. It weighs in at 99 pages, compared with the potent 248 Ken Hite-ened pages of the full Trail, available here.

Trail of Cthulhu is a game of investigative horror set in the 1930s based on the work of HP Lovecraft. The game uses an adpated and enlarged version of GUMSHOE system which offers a laser-like focus on investigation, with characters driven to explore and investigate, even at the expense of their own health and sanity.

Click here to order the Trail of Cthulhu Player's Guide from RPGNow.com

The most astonishing discovery in the universe is now yours!

From the explosive TV series comes the hottest role-playing game of 2003! Explore the farthest reaches of the galaxy as a member of the Stargate Command, the U.S. Government's best-kept secret. Engage in pitched battles with the evil Goa'uld, explore alien planets on the far end of the universe, and learn the ancient secrets of the Stargate. Fully compatible with the award-winning d20 System, using AEG's innovative Spycraft mechanics.

Stargate SG-1: Roleplaying Game is available at RPGNow.com.

Also look for Stargate SG-1: First Steps.

Anonymous writes "UK gamers (or indeed anyone willing to make the trip) are invited to join Wizards of the Coast, the UK D&D team, and Leisure Games in celebrating the UK launch of Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition at The London Dungeon. The event takes place the evening of Friday, 6 June in central London.

Tied in to Worldwide D&D Game Day, which takes place the following day, the UK launch party will feature 4E play in the form of the WWDDGD adventure, along with D&D miniatures, Three-Dragon Ante, and Inn-Fighting. In addition, we?ll have snacks, drinks, and a load of dungeony goodness. Best of all, we?ll be joined by the UK WotC and D&D staff, along with lead 4E designer Rob Heinsoo, who?s coming all the way from Renton, Washington in the US. Rob will be available to answer questions, share a few secrets and sneak peeks, maybe run a couple encounters, and generally hang out.

Last year, Leisure Games and WotC hosted a WWDDGD event at The London Dungeon, and it was a real blast. With the unveiling of 4E, we?re looking forward to this year?s event being even more fun.

Festivities kick off at 7:00 PM and run until midnight Friday, 6 June. The London Dungeon is at 28 Tooley Street, SE1 2SZ, adjacent to the London Bridge tube station.

Admission is free, but there is a limit to the number of people we can accept so you must sign up in advance. To sign up, contact Leisure Games at 020 8346 2327 or mike@leisuregames.com.
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Isn?t it odd that a dragon barely old enough to breed and a rampaging great wyrm produce the exact same half-dragon? As dragons get older, they get tougher, and so should their half-dragon spawn. Blackdirge Publishing offers a solution to this problem with Blackdyrge?s Templates: Greater Half-Dragon.

Greater half-dragons are the progeny of powerful dragons of age category ancient and older. Due to their great power and magical nature, these mighty wyrms are able to pass on more of their draconic traits to their half-dragon children. The resulting greater half-dragon is a potent hybrid that can easily rival true dragons in strength, ferocity, and power.

So give the half-dragons in your campaign an upgrade, with Blackdirge Publishing and Blackdyrge?s Templates: Greater Half-Dragon.

The new game by the Origins Award-winning author of Legend of the Five Rings and 7th Sea!

Ambition. Lust. Revenge. You cannot have one without the others.

Thousands of years ago, the ven ruled the world. They were a passionate people, obsessed with Romance and Revenge, opera and theater, and all the forbidden delights their decadent culture provided. In the end, that which made them beautiful was also the key to their own destruction. Houses of the Blooded is a game about tragic obsession. Set in the fantastic world of ven myth and legend, players take the roles of powerful characters bent on conquering their world, destroying their enemies and possessing all they desire.

The Standard Edition version of the game includes:

* Complete PDF of the book for player and Narrator use
* Details on the ven and their culture
* Systems for The Duel, Warfare, Romance, Revenge and Art
* A huge Narrator chapter, filled with advice for new and experienced game masters
* "Seasons": a system for long-term goals usually absent in most fantasy roleplaying games
* Both "friendly game" and "cut-throat" modes for players who enjoy a quiet game with friends and those who love destroying their favorite enemies

Welcome to the world of the ven.

Click here to preorder the Standard Edition of Houses of the Blooded frpm IPR.

Also available for preorder is the Houses of the Blooded [Limited Edition Hardcover] while supplies last.

Book of Experimental Might II: Bloody, Bold, and Resolute

A 64-page combat sourcebook for all levels

It?s back -- and more experimental than ever! This book exists because readers loved The Book of Experimental Might and demanded new options for nonspellcasting classes. In response, Monte shares more creative rules from his own campaign. Here you?ll find . . .

? New rules for fighting domains: areas of specialization like Two-Weapon Fighting, Mounted Combat, and Fighting Dirty, as well as techniques based on agility, speed, strength, and intellect. The 15 domains provide new abilities to fighter types willing to devote themselves to a focused path.

? A retooling of the feat system, with three new concepts -- double feats, oblation feats, and uberfeats -- and dozens of new choices.

? Special benefits for choosing a feat as a fighter bonus feat, reinstating the fighter class as the king of feats.

? Optional rules including more combat choices, a method for ?boosting? feats for extra benefits, new uses for the Grace/Health system introduced in the first Book of Experimental Might, and more.

Like its predecessor, Book of Experimental Might II keeps your characters adventuring longer, enhances existing classes for greater playability, and expands your game options to add to the fun. Continue the experiment!

maredudd writes "PCGen is pleased to announce the release of PCGen v5.14.0 Release Candidate 1!

Of special note for this release is the addition of a new source dataset based upon Alderac Entertainment Group's Gods sourcebook.

Additionally, there have been a few feature additions and bug fixes included in this release. The highlights of all changes for PCGen 5.14 are listed in the Release Notes.

This is the first release candidate for PCGen 5.14, representing a product we believe is ready for production use and which we would like your assistance in testing out. In particular, the PCGen team would appreciate your feedback on importing your characters and data from earlier versions of PCGen.

PCGen is a RPG character generator and maintenance program (d20 systems). All datafiles are ASCII so they can be modified by users for their own campaigns. Please join us at PCGen@Yahoo! or visit our website.


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