Happy birthday to me!

Warriors & Warlocks

I picked up a PDF Copy of Green Ronin's Warriors & Warlocks- the Sword & Sorcery expansion for the Mutants & Masterminds RPG.

I was really happy to find many of the same concepts and tropes that I explored in Legends of Steel are echoed in this expansion as well.
The way I look at it Green Ronin is a top flight outfit and Mutants & Masterminds is a great game, so if we both have much of the same ideas about whats important in a Sword & Sorcery game then I'm in good company.

In fact I think Erisa (The campaign world offered in Legends of Steel) would work wonderfully as a campaign world for a Warriors and Warlock game.

Of course There is no way in the Nine Hells that I can compete with Green Ronin's production values (their art budget is something I could only dream of). Warriors & Warlocks has some sweet art!

Still, I had a couple of head shaking moments, like where they give racial templates for Dwarves, Halflings, and Elfs! I have no idea why they did that, but its definitely one area where our S&S philosophies don't quite meet eye to eye.

But overall I really enjoyed it and heartily recommend it (after you buy a copy of Legends of Steel, of course).

1Page system and support

If you’ve been around here for a while you know that I’m not a big fan of Yahoo (why?  Click here).

But there are several Yahoogroups that I belong to that I really don’t want to give up.  One of which is the 1PG group.  The 1PG group is a fan site that discusses and shares information in support of the 1PG game line from Deep7 Games.  In the world of fast-play “Indie” games the 1PG system is often overshadowed by other systems such a Microlite D20 or Risus,  but 1PG still has their core audience of adoring fans that not only keep the games alive by supporting the line but also by creating their own fan based materials.  If you join the 1PG group and head over to the files section you will find a very impressive number of fan made 1PG games .  Here are just a few-

MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN: Roleplaying in the British Empire

Lost Tales: High Fantasy

Semper Seven: A special missions force versus a ruthless terrorist organization.

Sherwood: The First and ONLY Robin Hood 1PG

BABEWATCH: Sun, Sand, Sea & Sex Roleplaying

The 1page fansite is a great place to get a hold of a lot of support material on a great game system.  1Page is just so damn user friendly it's hard not to like it.

 Stop on by Deep7 games and have a look at what they have to offer. They  have great games, covering just about every RPG Genre.  The prices are certainly easy on the wallet, and they have a  small but very dedicated fan-base. 

Oh and don’t forget Heyoka Studios – they are an exclusive producer of commercial 1PG games and supplements.

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My "First time."

This was my first exposure to Sword & Sorcery back in 1973 I was a wee lad perusing my grandfathers collection of war and horror comics when I ran across this cover. Game over baby, I was hooked.



If you dont mind a virtual copy, head over to Dave's site and download some good times.

Friday night at the Drive-in with the Evil DM

LoSSW update

So after about 5 years and several revisions Legends of Steel is out there. Sales have been good. Feedback has been sparse but positive. One rules inconsistency has been discovered and it’s a pretty obvious one so I’m kicking myself for missing it. Several good suggestions have come my way and each will be considered. This is a learning process for me, so all constructive criticism and suggestions will be given serious consideration. I will be sending out a new version of the PDF with any needed corrections being made. I’m giving it a few days so that I only have to send one out.
The decision to go without RPGNow or any of the 3rd party PDF stores seems to be working for now. Sendspace has been very reliable in getting Legends of Steel –Savage Worlds Edition (LoSSW) out to the folks with no trouble at all. I don’t offer the instant gratification that RPGNow and Co. provide but everyone who has ordered a copy from me gets it within an hour or so (unless they order it after “lights out” here at the Lair, in which case they get it first thing the next morning).
I’ve only seen one review so far it's at The Geek Life Project  (Thanks!).  

I hope to see some more in the coming days.
Thanks for all the support folks, and if you like LoSSW please help get the word out.
Jeff

LoSSW weekend sale a success!

I want to thank everyone who purchased a copy of LoSSW this last weekend. It was a very exciting time for me and my family. So far SendSpace has delivered all of the copies without any problems, I'm very pleased with their service.

Comments so far have been positive. I think people are happy with LoSSW and feel they got their monies worth. Times are tough and even parting with ten or twelve dollars isn't something done lightly anymore.

To those of you who like what you see in LoSSW, I would really appreciate it if you could let people know via blogposts, messageboards, etc. I dont have much of a advertising budget so I'm really depending on word of mouth from satisfied customers to spread the word.

So once again thank you, and look for Legends of Steel- Broadsword Edition very soon. Now back to work on The Lost World of Hador.

And now back to our regularly scheduled post.

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Legends of Steel-Savage Worlds Edition is out! *Special offer*

Hi everyone,
I just wanted to announce that Evil DM Productions is offering for a limited time the Legends of Steel –Savage Worlds Edition for the discounted price of $10.00 ($2.00 off the regular price).

This special offer ends Sunday 03/29/2009 at 11:59pm PST.

This package includes the 70 page PDF of Legends of Steel – Savage Worlds Edition, a printer friendly version, and a high resolution map.

Please make payment via Paypal to Evil DM Productions Boojiesdad@gmail.com

Spread the word.

Thanks.

Thank you!

Last week I asked Heyoka Studios to remove The World of Broadsword from their virtual shelves. The reason being is that very soon Legends of Steel- Broadsword Edition will be coming out. The Broadsword Edition of Legends of Steel will contain all of the material from the World of Broadsword plus additional content such as a beautifully rendered full color map, additional Advantages, and more locales.

The World of Broadsword was my first solo attempt to create a commercial RPG product. I'm glad to say it was a success. I'd like to thank all of you who purchased WoB and promoted it on the various Blogs and Forums we all belong to. I'd also like to thank James Stubbs of Heyoka Studios and Todd Downing of Deep7 Games for allowing me the chance to expand on the Broadsword 1PG.

As a special thank you to everyone who helped support Evil DM Productions by purchasing a copy of WoB, you will be receiving a free upgrade PDF copy of Legends of Steel- Broadsword Edition once it becomes available.
Thanks again everyone.
Jeff

Evil DM Productions Update

I received a draft copy of the LoSSW PDF with pictures included. I sent off some notes for revisions and corrections. This should be the final go around. I spoke with James at Heyoka tonight and he feels we should be able to wrap this all up by Sunday. Upon delivery of the final manuscript I'll be sending it to Lulu and see what a "Hardcopy" of LoS looks like. If I like what I see then I'll probably look into offering it there for hard copy purchases. If not it'll just be released as a PDF. Close on the heels of that release, LoS-Broadsword edition and LoS-ZeFRS edition will follow.

Work on Hador is going great. Joffery is doing some interior art, Ryan is working on the map and Chris has sent me some great art as well. I hope my content does their efforts justice.

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Bruce VS. Tony

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