Final Version PDF Black Book of Sorcery

 Is uploaded to Drivethru just now. This version is not at the "early-bird special" price, the final work (minus typos I catch here and there) is appropriately priced at $6.66.

The print version of The Black Book of Sorcery is going up right now on Lulu.com. I received my proof, made the appropriate revisions, and am now uploading the file. You should see it available for purchase soon after! I'll update this post with a Lulu link so anyone who wants a physical copy (and why wouldn't you) can sell their soul for $16.66 77-page softcover. I'm producing a hard-cover. I'm going to price this nocturnal gem at $666.00 so I become the only one with a hard-cover edition! I am an evil son-of-a-bitch.

As you can see from the pictures I'm giving you a clear, two-column layout with original b/w art. 11 point font size for body text at 15 point line-spacing. Its A4, nice presentation size. I like the way it looks in your hands. 

Also please note the amount of white space on the page. This is intentional on my part and I'd like any feedback you may have on adding in good amounts of white space. Here is why I did it. I don't know about you, but any adventure, any RPG print product really, I get my hands on I mark up. Professional print products use up as much space as they can in their stuff so I always end up scribbling vertically in the margins with arrows pointing to the actual text I am changing. And then resorting to notebooks as information takes the all-to predictable voluminous written pages. And then I got to track this down before game time. Grrrrr.

And I want to mark up my books. Especially adventures. Well, the BBoS is not an adventure, true, but it is a magic supplement and in game utility. Therefore I have given plenty of space in the margins. I've included blank lined sections near spell descriptions so notes can be added that can be used during the game! I have added headings to some of the note-taking spaces anticipating common uses the book will see in a fantasy game. There are even hints of the Mass Combat Rules which will be going into the next, ultimate, deluxe edition of USR Sword & Sorcery, as well as a generous casting of words and names hinting at what will be found in USR Sword & Sorcery official campaign setting, the World of Xoth. Exciting times.

SUPERGAME Character Sheet 3rd Edition

 "To this end, there there are no special sheets on which characters must be written and described. All that is needed is a simple index card." claims the designer Brett Bernstein. And his claim is demonstrated with the individual character examples found on the pages of this little, old, reborn? supers rpg. 

But I like character sheets and truth be told a decent character for Supergame is necessary to hold all the info you want for regular play. So I made one. If you are a Supergame fan this is your luck-e day! Here is the link to the PDF version of the sheet. I have it hosted on google drive. If you get a chance to use it let me know how it worked for you in play!

The Black Book of Sorcery PDF Drops Tonight!

Like a curse laid on a restless soul it looked like there was no end in sight to my suffering and anguish over the completion of this diabolical tome.,, but it is done.

I will post the PDF in the wee hours of the night, proper summoning time and all, and it will be found on Drive Thru. The POD is done, it is going through the "artist proof" stage. When I'm sure all the graphics print correctly it will be available in softcover, perfect bound.

Here is the link to the PDF book on Drivethru!

The Lulu POD softcover edition with the completed bad ass red cover has been ordered!

New B/X Class, the Scumbag

The Scumbag

Level BAB Fort Ref Will Special

1st            +0            +1   +1    +1    Garrote 1, Lurk 1, Listen 1

3rd         +2         +2 +2 +2 Garrote 2

2nd         +1         +1 +1 +1

4th         +3         +2 +2 +2

5th         +3         +3 +3 +3 Lurk 2

6th         +4         +3 +3 +3 Garrote 3

7th         +5         +3  +3 +3 Listen 2

8th         +6         +4  +4 +4

9th         +6         +4  +4 +4 Garrote 4, Lurk 3

10th         +7            +5    +5 +5

11th         +8         +5 +5 +5

12th         +9         +6 +6 +6 Garrote 5

13th         +9         +6 +6 +6 Lurk 4, Listen 3

14th         +10         +6 +6 +6