Just little bit more pimping on my Blog and then we'll get back to Wednesday girls.

For a limited time I put Legends of Steel -Barbarians of Lemuria Edition and Legends of Steel - Savage Worlds Edition, on sale for 30% off at Lulu. 

LoS /BoL is a hardback and LoS / SW is a softback.

This is for a limited time only (the next few days anyway).  

I happen to be in a good mood (see Dicey Tales).

It's up for sale!

Check it out HERE

DIcey Tales #1

The first issue of Dicey Tales will be coming out this weekend. It will be released as an $8.00  PDF download over at RPGNow. 

Dicey Tales is a periodical that features articles supporting the Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL) roleplaying game. Our goal is to expand the reach of BoL beyond Sword & Sorcery into the full realm of the pulps. Every issue features official expansions of the BoL rules allowing the system to encompass all of the various genres of pulp adventure- Two-fisted adventure, Western, Outer Space, Lost World, and many more.

Issue #1 of Dicey Tales launches our two-part foray into the classic adventure pulps. With this issue of Dicey Tales the world of daredevils, soldiers of fortune, occult investigators and cloaked crime-fighters will now be fully incorporated into the BoL system.

New “Adventure Pulp” Character generation rules

New Careers

New Boons

New Flaws

New rules for Magic, Psychic Powers, Super Science Gadgets, firearms and vehicles

Two complete adventures

All officially approved for use with the Barbarians of Lemuria: Legendary Edition rules.

I've decided not to send out "Review Copies" this time around.  I've tried it before with my various versions of LoS and never really  received much feedback.  A few good folks turned in reviews, but compared to the number of free copies I gave out, the response was just too small. That's not to say no one will be getting a free copy- all the folks who helped out with DT are on the list as well as a few "Friends of the Lair". 

Erisa in Black and White

In anticipation of the Legends of Steel ZeFRS Edition I thought I would share with you the the new map for the interior of the book. The map is actually the same but instead of just doing it in grey-scale Jason Chalker did a complete re-rendering of it in Black and White. The result as you can see is very sharp and crisp.  This will be the map in the center spread pages of LoS ZeFRS. which should be out by late January or early February.

Flashback from 10/2009 - Game Geeks review of Legends of Steel-Savage Worlds Edition

Legends of Steel Savage Worlds Edition was given a great review at Game Geeks!

AWESOME!

My RPGNow "Staff Reviewer" rant

So after a year of selling my various editions of Legends of Steel on my own, I'm persuaded by a friend to put them up on RPGNow. The move appears to have been a good one. Yes, I lose a percentage of each sale, but the supplements are now being seen by a much larger audience. As a result, sales have improved nicely.  

I do have one gripe though.

When you post your book for sale, they ask if you would like to send a copy to the "staff reviewers" at RPGNow. I checked ok (a little added publicity never hurts right?). 

So then I post the books and almost immediately a couple of dozen books fly out the door-but at $0.00.  These are the review copies. Okay, so I wait. It's been about a month and so far I see one staff review of one of the LoS books. 

Maybe I should give it a bit more time, but one review after a month seems a little sparse. I'm wondering if these "Staff Reviewers" really do all that much reviewing or are these guys just buddies of the owners who get treated to free copies of peoples stuff? 

It reminds me of when I first came out with Broadsword and LoS.  I sent out a bunch of review copies to friends, Blog owners and "message board royalty" in the hopes of getting some reviews back. A few solid guys reciprocated with reviews, but most just put me off with excuses. Needless to say I don't send out review copies anymore, and next time around I dont think I'll be checking that box on RPGNow.

The hangover (Sword & Sorcery style)

Carousing results table for Legends of Steel (revised)

01 Shanghaied! Your character awakens from his latest revel on a ship that has already set sail.

02 -03 Your character parties with a VIP, a dissolute noble, up and coming merchant, or an entertainer of repute.

04-06 Your character gets married while drunk. His spouse is very attractive.

07-09 Your character now owns a blade of exquisite quality and workmanship.

10-13 Your character gets married while drunk his spouse is not the slightest bit attractive.

14-16 Your character awakens with the poxed whore he was warned about last night.

17-18 Your character overhears whispering thieves and gains a lead on a vast sum of wealth.

19-20 Your character wins a ship or deed. The ships crew hasn’t been paid in weeks. The land title is to a large, rundown, possibly haunted, estate.

21-22 Your character pledges his service and eternal friendship to a total stranger.

23 Recruited! Your character gas joined the army.

24-40 Your character has spent half of his earnings on wenches, wine, narcotics, etc.

41-43 Your character has spent all of his earnings on wenches, wine, narcotics, etc.

44-56 Robbed while drunk - lose all your characters treasure and equipment.

57-60 Robbed and beaten while drunken, as above but your character wakes up with a wound.

61-63 Your character now owns a slave or the contract to an indentured servant.

64 Your character wakes up holding a basket. The basket has a baby and a note “Her name is Emily. Be kind to her.”

65-66 Your character drank some bad date wine, and is incapacitated for a week.

67 Your character wakes up to find he is wanted for murder (He’s completely innocent but that’s not the point).

68-69 Your character now owns an exotic mount (camel, elephant, ostrich, llama).

70-72 Your character defeated the town bully, ruffian or #1 bad guy. Everyone in town loves him, except the kin of the man he defeated.

73-74 Your character wakes up in a luxury suite with a beautiful courtesan and twice the money he had last night.

75-76 Your character awakens clutching a note in his hand. The note has a desperate message written on it.

77-79 Your character wakes up in a nobleman’s guestroom and is mistaken for a legendary hero.

80-85 Your character now owns the tavern, wine shop, or brothel he woke up in.

86-96 Your character is incarcerated for drunken hooliganism.

97-99 Your character wakes up with the “mother of all hangovers” but no other ill effects.

100  Last night she was the sexiest wench in the tavern. Your character now wakes to find “she” is really a “he.”

It's called Aurora

The world is called Aurora.
It is an alternate Earth during a period akin to our own mid 1800's.
Magic works but is not a common occurrence.
Aurora is a world in transition as new technologies begin to slowly replace the “old ways” of magic and the supernatural.

The main tags for this setting would be:

Heroic Adventure and Romance, Sabers and Pistols, The Flashman Chronicles, Cannons and Hussar, Gypsies and Witches, Tai-Pan, The Brothers Grimm, Prisoner of Zenda, The Mad King, Stardust, El Borak, Jim Grimm, Kipling, The Black coat, Jack of all Trades.

Evil DM Productions (EDMP)

Con on the Cob
I had made plans to attend Con on the Cobb in Ohio. Well of course the surgery prevented that from happening. Since EDMP had already paid for table space, Chris agreed to man the table and take down emails for a free gift for stopping by. My fear was that the poor guy would be just sitting there doing nothing. Well that turned out not to be the case. Chris was able to show off his artwork including several pieces that he’s working on for the “Lost World of Hador”. He also had to state several time that he was not The Evil DM. Chris was also able to network and Schmooze with industry folks and all in all he reported having a good time. The folks who signed up for the “free gift” received a free PDF copy of Legends of Steel-Savage Worlds.

Legends of Steel
Speaking of Legends of Steel, in March we released the Savage Worlds Edition, Followed by the Broadsword Edition, And most recently the Barbarians of Lemuria Edition. Each version so far has garnered good reviews, including a great one on Amazon. LoS has been featured on “The Games the thing” podcast and on the “Game Geeks” You Tube show. We received a few dings for layout issues, but as far as the content, it’s all been positive. We are continuing our efforts to make LoS available to as many gaming systems as possible. The New Year should see the release of the ZeFRS edition of Legends of Steel and a Legends of Steel supplement for the new edition of the Basic Action Game System.

Partnerships
In recent months EDMP has been able to form creative partnerships with other companies, most notably Beyond Belief Games –creators of the Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL)RPG, and Basic Action Games- Developers of the Basic Action Super Heroes (BASH) line of RPG products. Since EDMP focuses on support products and campaign resources, rather than system creation, We believe these partnerships will enable our products reach a larger market as we assist and support existing RPG product lines Such as the BoL and BASH RPG engines in addition to continuing our support for the Savage World’s and 1PG systems.

GenCon
With the success of Legends of Steel and several other products in various stages of completion, We have decided to look into making a showing as a company at the 2010 GenCon. Our goal is to have several different products for sale at the convention as well as unveiling at least one product that weekend.

Projects
As stated earlier, we have several product lines in various stages of completion. Our goal is to have a good mix of product offerings available for GenCon 2010.
While there are several products in development that we are keeping under wraps, here is a general breakdown of some of the products we have ready or that will be ready by the August deadline:

Legends of Steel (LoS)
Legends of Steel is a Sword & Sorcery guidebook and Campaign Gazetteer for the world of Erisa.
LoS Savage Worlds: Done
LoS Broadsword: Done
LoS Barbarians of Lemuria: Done
LoS ZeFRS: Awaiting Layout
LoS BASH: In production

Swords of Erisa (For LoS)
Swords of Erisa offers additional characters, locations, and adventures for use with Legends of Steel.
Swords of Erisa: In Production

Lost World of Hador (LWoH)
The Lost World of Hador is a Lost Worlds adventure using a pulp setting.
LWoH Savage Worlds: In Production
LWoH Dime Heroes: In Production
LWoH BoL: In Production

Mission: Adventure!
Sci-Spy Action from the 60's and 70's.
Mission: Adventure! : In pre-production

The World of Aurora
Aurora is a magical world of Romance and Heroic Adventure in a "Victorian" setting.
World book and adventure “For love and honor”: In pre-production

Age of Epics
A fantasy based medieval world of adventure the classic vein of the Prince Valiant comic strip.
Age of Epics: In pre-production

Legends of Steel - BoL Edition is out!

The Legends of Steel -Barbarians of Lemuria edition is available at The Evil DM Productions Website. PDF Download for only $15.00

Evil DM Productions Message Boards

Did you know that we have a Message board?
Not many people do it seems.
Hell, I even forget sometimes.

Message boards are easy to start, but a helluva lot of work to keep going. And I must admit I haven't been as attentive to it as I should have.

The Evil DM Productions Forum is a good idea because not only do I have a section dedicated to all the gaming stuff I'm creating but I also have a large portion of it dedicated to genre topics that I enjoy.
Pulp fiction and gaming
Historical Fiction
Men's adventure fiction

I'll be posting more there and try to create some discussion. I'm also hoping that the upcoming release of the Legends of Steel-Barbarians of Lemuria Edition will invigorate the boards with more posts. I really think that the forums could be successful and entertaining, so I'm asking you guys here to stop by and have a look around. And of course any suggestions would be appreciated.

1946

I've been working quite a bit lately with Simon of Beyond Belief games as we get Legends of Steel-BoL edition ready for release and he started talking to me about "Guns of Laredo" this is a Western RPG he's been working on using the BoL rules. Guns of Laredo (GoL) will be set in a fictional west more akin to the spaghetti westerns of the 60's and 7

0's than to the usual "John Ford western" or even the historical west. Simon's approach appealed to me as i have always been a fan of the adult western series paperbacks that flooded bookstores in the 80's ( Edge, Ruff Justice, Adam Steele, Lonestar, the Gunsmith, the Renegade,etc.).

I then started talking to Simon about my ideas for a pulp rpg set in the post war era rather than the typical pre-war 1930's.

As the discussion evolved it became more and more apparent that the early post WWII years would be an awesome time to run a pulp game in. In fact

many of the same tropes you find in your standard 1930's pulp era still apply, with the added bonuses of the dawn of the atomic age and a whole rewrite of the world map taking place.

The world at that particular time was a great big jumble of chaos, and a group of "Adventurers" with a set of balls could set themselves up for life by running guns, smuggling refugees, hunting Nazis, thwarting Commies and maybe even uncovering the seeds of a possible alien invasion.

And so was born my next foray into the BoL system which I am naming 1946.

I figure between Louis L'Amour adventure stories, the Republic serials, and all the Manly men mags of the period I'll have plenty of fodder for thought.

Legends of Steel _BoL Edition out soon!

The Legends of Steel campaign setting together with the Barbarians of Lemuria rules engine, promises to be the quintessential "rules light" Sword & Sorcery RPG package.

LoS/BoL is currently going through the final edits and layout and should see initial PDF release before the end of August.

Coming Soon

World of Broadsword upgrade

As I mentioned in a previous post, everyone who purchased a copy of World of Broadsword would be getting an upgrade copy of Legends of Steel - Broadsword Edition for free.

Well, the upgrades have been sent out. If you had purchased World of Broadsword from either RPGNow, Drive Thru RPG or Precis Intermedia and have yet to receive a copy of Legends of Steel Broadsword Edition, send me an email at Evil DM Productions and I'll check you against our master list and get a copy out to you.

Thanks again for all of your support with World of Broadsword.

Legends of Steel-Broadsword Edition is out!

Legends of Steel: Broadsword Edition is now out! It's a completely revamped and updated version of The World of Broadsword. Legends of Steel: Broadsword edition has New Advantages, A brand new full color map, and an expanded array of nations, City-States, and locales.

You can purchase Legends of Steel: Broadsword Edition at either RPGNow or at the Precis Intermedia Webstore.

Remember, you need to also have a copy of the Broadsword 1PG RPG in order to get the full use of this product.

And remember, If you have already purchased World of Broadsword, you should be getting a link for an upgrade to LoS-Broadsword very soon!

Beyond Belief Games and Evil DM Productions Team-up with Legends of Steel: BoL Edition

Evil DM Productions is teaming up with Beyond Belief Games to bring you Legends of Steel: BoL Edition. Soon you will be able to adventure in the Sword & Sorcery world of Erisa with heroes created using the highly acclaimed and innovative engine from The Barbarians of Lemuria (BoL) RPG.

Legends of Steel: BoL Edition will include the complete BoL rules and the complete Legends of Steel campaign world. with additional material such as:

• New Boons for BoL
• A Bestiary of Erisa
• Two ready to play adventures

Legends of Steel: BoL Edition will be available in PDF and Print on Demand formats.

Coming very soon from Beyond Belief Games and Evil DM Productions.

Lots of Legends

A couple of quick items on the Legends of Steel front.

Legends of Steel-Broadsword Edition is at Heyoka studios in the final stages of layout. When it is released it will be available at RPGNow through Heyoka Studios. In addition, everyone who purchased World of Broadsword through RPGNow, Precis Intermedia, or Drive Through RPG will receive a free copy of LoS- Broadsword.

Legends of Steel-ZeFRS Edition is next in the queue for lay out.

Legends of Steel- BASH Ultimate Edition is currently being worked on and will be released sometime after the unveiling of the BASH Ultimate Edition Rules later this year.

There is one more edition of LoS in the works, more on that in the coming weeks.

The Evil DM Speaks at the RPGHaven Podcast!

If you are as big a fan of the Evil DM as I am, you will want to head straight over to the RPGHaven Podcast and listen to their interview of the one and only Evil DM!

If your not a big fan of the Evil DM, you can still go there to listen to the podcast and snicker as you count how many times I say-"Yknow".

After you're done listening to my words of wisdom, give a listen to Cynthia Celeste Millers interview about Spectrum games and especially about her awesome game Cartoon Action Hour Season:2

And do me a favor, drop a few lines to the guys at RPGHaven and let them know what you thought of the interviews and the podcast itself.

Thanks guys.

LoS review from Germany!

Los just got a nice review in German!
Somebody tell me what it says!
Just kidding.

It seems that Dominik, over at Rollenspiel-Almanach Enjoyed LoS, and gave us only a few dings on layout. Overall he had really good things to say.