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PPT: Fantasy
Arclight
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As with all web pages, this will change and evolve over time, just like the Arclight Universe.
Once again we beat the odds and release a new product.
This time it is a background generator for any fantasy game.
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Background Noise Breathe life into your character Available at RPGNow Another product in our line of generic supplements, this one allows you to randomly generate a background for any fantasy character. By walking through a series of tables, you will determine:
With 40 tables and hundreds of options, there are millions of possible combinations, making sure that no two character's backgrounds are exactly alike. So add some Background Noise to your character, he'll thank you for it. Check out the demo here. |
A true sign of the Apocaplypse, Second Rat Games releases another product:
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Available at RPGNow. The blacksmith, the mill, and the motherhouse. It does not quite sound as smooth as butcher, baker, and candlestick maker, but there is a lot more adventure to be had here. People, Places, and Things: Living in a fantasy world brings you 11 new maps complete with full backgrounds, descriptions, and enough plot hooks to keep you busy for quite a while. In addition, each the book comes with each map scaled to a full 1" = 5' battlemap ready to print out on any standard printer. Contained within are:
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Thanks to a helpful person on BoardgameGeek (thanks H3me) we have updated the 1 sheet to have skills and skill dice on them.
You can now download the faction creation rules if you'd rather not use the on-line ones.
Enjoy.
It took longer than we thought but it is finally finished.
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Available at RPGNow. “…this is the Marika Karu. We’ve been attacked by some kind of … creature out in space … mayday … send help … heavily armed help.” In the depths of space, strange creatures live. Some feed off passing starships while others live and feed of the fabled Karu Reef; a large semi-sentient biomass. The resources the Reef provides certainly makes the risk of being eaten by a giant Star Angel tempting. What about those reports of unknown ships patrolling the Barakun Nebula? Could they be true? In this book for the Arclight system, you will find:
So venture forth into the reef, what is the worst that could happen? Well … yes, but maybe you will get lucky. Check out the demo here. |
You can now download a full-scale battlemat of Wryneck's Wheelhouse, completely free. Just our way of saying thanks for helping out the troops. Check out the Downloads page to get it.
Also we are still finishing up the next Arclight book, it should be an end of April release.
One thing we continue to struggle with is keeping people informed of the status of current projects. Being a small company it takes a lot of time for us to complete books, but we are getting better. To help us and our fans to keep track of upcoming projects, we've added a status bar to the website. At a glance you can see where we are with each project.
The statuses are:
If there is a project that you are interested in contributing to, drop us a line and we'll be happy to take a look at what you propose.
In October, we had the best selling product at the Edge on RPGNow.
Thanks to everyone who supported the troops!
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Available at RPGNow this special project is a HackMaster module where all proceeds go directly to a military unit to assist them in purchasing equipment and additional training. Everyone who worked on this adventure donated their efforts, people like Erol Otus, the Fraim Brothers, David Reeder, Kent Clark, Doug Curtis, and ourselves. The adventure is everything you would expect from HackMaster. Special thanks to Kenzer and Company for permission to do this project. You can see a few pages from the adventure here, so check it out and help support our troops. |
A lot of things are coming up here at the old rat hole, such as:
1) The downloadble faction rules are compiled, now they just need to
be laid out and then they will be available for free download. This is the same
stuff that is found on-line, just in a more portable format. This was asked
for on the forum and we love to
fill requests. 2) We are finishing the layout of our latest product Wryneck's Wheelhouse:
Mobile Home of Doom. This is a very special project for us. Basically all money
received from this HackMaster module's sales go directly to a military unit
to assist them in purchasing additional equipment and training. Everyone who
has worked on this product has donated their efforts, including Erol Otus, Brendon
and Brian Fraim, David Reeder, Kent Clark, Doug Curtis, and ourselves. It should
be available in late August. Definitely check this out as it is a great product
and a great cause. 3) While we will not be at GenCon this year, our product will. Be sure
to visit the Red Shirt Games booth at Gencon and pick up a copy of Arclight
or People, Places, and Things. 4) Speaking of Arclight, our next Arclight product will hopefully be
available by the end of the month. This PDF-only product will add a new faction,
plenty of deep space nasties, and our ultracool damage slider.
*Whew*.
We are tired and sore but had a great time at Origins. We got some great buzz about People, Places, and Things: You are Here and the books arrived timely. So if you did not get one at Origins, hop over to the Order page and click the button. Also check out some in action pics.
A picture of PPT in Action:
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It is here! It took a little longer than we hoped but the final results are worth it. You can view a sample here, or pick up the whole thing at RPGNow. We have Cthulhu Now, Savage Worlds, and Feng Shui scenarios planned for Origins using maps from the book, plus we'll have printed copies for sale there. |
In preparation for People, Places, and Things, we are giving away the art we created for the maps. This art is perfect for use in Dundjinni. Check out the new Downloads page for more info.
This was our intro scenario we ran at Origins and is a blast to play. Check it out.
We've added a FAQ to the Arclight page. These are questions that were answered in the forums but are combined for easy viewing.
You can now build your own factions to add to the Arclight universe. Check it out here.
Arclight can now be purchased through RPGNow, if you prefer a direct download.
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We survived Origins and had a great debut. Thanks to all the players who played in one of our games and an extra thanks to all of you who picked up a copy. |
We have PDF demos of our first two products for your downloading pleasure:
So enjoy these freebies and let us know what you think in our forums.
We are looking for all kinds of contributors these days: artist,
authors, designers, event corordinators, and of course, fans. Check out our
Guidelines page and forums to see some of what
we are looking for.
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