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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Sale! - Lost Adventures Of Gary Con Limited Edition (OSR/5e)


 

First, full disclosure. A portion of the monies raised from the sale of the Lost Adventures of Gary Con Limited Edition will be going to help my wife, Rach, who is currently being treated for breast cancer, to assist with the out-of-pocket expenses. Also, I consider Don Semora (publisher) and Tim Kask (author) as close, personal friends. If there is any bias to be considered, it has been detailed here.

So, what is the Lost Adventures of Gary Con Limited Edition? Simply put, it is a reprinting of Tim Kask's adventures from Gary Con I & II back in 2009 & 2010. These early Gary Cons had limited attendance and thus exposure to these adventures in their original form was, by their very nature, limited.

The Lost Adventures of Gary Con Limited Edition was originally priced at 95 bucks, but through the end of 2023, LAG-LE has been placed on sale for $75.

Did I mention that each copy is signed by Tim Kask?

Looking for a gift for yourself? Late gift for your DM? Are you an OSR gamer? A 5e player? The Lost Adventures of Gary Con Limited Edition is a unique piece of gaming history.

From the blurb:

This is the Hard Cover version limited to 300 copies of the Lost Adventures of Garycon. In this special edition are two of the first tournament modules that Tim Kask wrote for GaryCon I and II. Each module is presented in it's original form, and also converted into both 1E and 5E versions, so everyone will get something out of this unique product.

The two modules are The Tower of the Mad Wizard which was played at Garycon I, and also the Return to the Frozen North, which was played at Garycon II. Also inside this limited edition hard cover are several pull out full color maps, expanded monsters, and several unique pre-gen characters. Along with this stunning hardcover purchasers will get the following.

Also included is a four page comic spread from Jim Wampler of Marvin the Mage that was first shown at GaryCon 4. Plus included is a brief how Marvin the Mage is made, where you can see the process of making the madly madcap and amusing Mage being created.

  • Quality hard cover book, with full color heavy weight pages
  • All copies signed by Tim Kask
  • Certificate of authenticity
  • Several removable maps of the areas and worlds
  • 16 Unique monsters never before seen or published
  • Unique Pre-Generated player characters
  • The scanned original module as played by Tim Kask
  • Security Hologram showing your edition number
  • ONCE THESE COPIES ARE SOLD THERE WILL BE NO MORE PRINTINGS

 Some of the proceeds of the sale of this game going to do two special things. A portion of the sales will go to the 9/11 Never Forget Fund. However we are also donating a portion to Rachel Stiene, a brave woman who dedicated her life in New York City to helping those with substance abuse issues. Rachel recently was diagnosed with breast cancer, and we hope that we can help her with some of her medical expenses that she will incur that insurance will not cover.


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Friday, December 22, 2023

OSR Christmas Day 5 - More Gifts, More Fun!


OSR Christmas. Never duplicated, but it should be :)

Welcome to Day 5 of OSR Christmas for 2023. Note that Day 6 of OSR Christmas will be on the Random Party Generator Livestream, on Friday Night @ 8 PM Eastern, December 22nd, 2023. The gifts will be given around 9 pm Eastern. Drop in and comment!

The following gifts will be gifted on Saturday, December 24th, at some point after 7 PM Eastern, so make sure you comment before the cut-off and check back here to see if you are receiving a gift from OSR Christmas Day 5.

If you want to be considered for an OSR Christmas Day 5 gift, simply comment below before 7 PM, Sunday, December 24th.

OSR Christmas Day 7 will be here, on the blogside, Monday, December 25th, Christmas Day. We have some REALLY cool gifts to give.

From The Knotty Works:
Bundle of BX Game Options Volume I-XII in PDF

From DiceBro:
1 PDF Bundles of issues1-3 of Wizard Funk, an OSR zine
1 Set of OSR Stickers and Barrowmaze patches - International Shipping!

From On the Tabletop:
  1 PDF copies of Holmes & Clark, along with digital goodies
From James Mishler Games:
1 Set of 12 PDFs (by my count) of James Mishler releases for Shadowdark as well as the Isle of Eldisor for Labyrinth Lord in PDF

From Tenkar's Tavern:
1 - $10 DTRPG Gift Certificate




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DTRPGAmazon, and Humble Bundle are affiliate programs that support The Tavern.  You can catch the daily Tavern Chat cast on AnchorYouTube or wherever you listen to your podcast collection. - Tenkar    

Thursday, December 21, 2023

OSR Christmas - Gifting Day 3 Gifts!



Welcome to OSR Christmas for 2023 Day of Gifting, Day 3. Note that Day 2 & Day 4 of OSR Christmas were on the Tavern Chat Livestream. Day 5 will be here, on the blog side, Tomorrow, Friday. Day 6 will be on the Random Party Generator Livestream, also tomorrow, at 8 PM Eastern. The following gifts are being gifted from OSR Christmas Day 3.

If you are being gifted below, email tenkarsDOTtavernAT the Gmail thing - please put OSR Christmas Day 3, in the subject.

From DiceBro:

  • PDF Bundle of issues1-3 of Wizard Funk, an OSR zine - RhinoDino1973
  • 1 OSR Sticker, and 1 Barrowmaze Patch (US Only) - Ryan—Aqualith Media

  •  1 Softcover copies of Holmes & Clark (OSR Ruleset - US Only) - SketchasaurRex
  •  1 PDF copy of Holmes & Clark, along with digital goodies - Peter D
From BRW Games:
  • A PDF Bundle including Book of Lost LoreBook of Lost Beasts, and Book of Lost Tables - Christopher Stogdill
  • 1 Set of 12 PDFs (by my count) of James Mishler releases for Shadowdark as well as the Isle of Eldisor for Labyrinth Lord in PDF - Rob Banks!

From Tenkar's Tavern:




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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Bundle of Holding - Kobold Guides

 


I've been a fan of the various Kobold Guides for years. Each includes essays from some of the larger names in the RPG industry, and they cover a lot of ground. You may not agree with the view of each author, but the amount of creative boost to one's own creative juices is damn near priceless.

The Kobold Guides Bundle includes the following titles for 19.95: "the Kobold Guides to Board Game Design, Combat, Complete Game Design Second Edition, Gamemastering, Magic, Monsters, Plots & Campaigns, Worldbuilding, and Worldbuilding, Vol 2."



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Monday, December 18, 2023

OSR Christmas Day 3 - Time for Some More Christmas Cheer!

OSR Christmas. Never duplicated, but it should be :)

Welcome to Day 3 of OSR Christmas for 2023. Note that Day 4 of OSR Christmas will be on the Tavern Chat Livestream, on Wednesday Night @ 8 PM Eastern, December 20th, 2023. Day 5 of OSR Christmas will be on the Random Party Generator Livestream, on Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 8 PM Eastern. On both nights gifts will be given around 9 pm Eastern.

The following gifts will be gifted on Thursday, December 21st, so make sure you comment before Noon Eastern time on December 21st and check back here to see if you are receiving a gift from OSR Christmas Day 3.

If you want to be considered for an OSR Christmas Day 3 gift, simply comment below. 

Note, we need you to indicate if you are outside the US, as there are gifts that ship only to US addresses. Sucks, but shipping costs are what they are.

From DiceBro:

  • PDF Bundle of issues1-3 of Wizard Funk, an OSR zine
  • 1 OSR Sticker, and 1 Barrowmaze Patch (US Only)

  •  1 Softcover copies of Holmes & Clark (OSR Ruleset - US Only)
  •  1 PDF copy of Holmes & Clark, along with digital goodies

From BRW Games:
  • A PDF Bundle including Book of Lost LoreBook of Lost Beasts, and Book of Lost Tables

  • 1 Set of 12 PDFs (by my count) of James Mishler releases for Shadowdark as well as the Isle of Eldisor for Labyrinth Lord in PDF

From Tenkar's Tavern:
  •  2 $10 DTRPG Gift Certificates

The Tavern is supported by readers like you. The easiest way to support The Tavern is to shop via our affiliate links. The Tavern DOES NOT do "Paid For" Articles and discloses personal connections to products and creators written about when applicable.

DTRPGAmazon, and Humble Bundle are affiliate programs that support The Tavern.  You can catch the daily Tavern Chat cast on AnchorYouTube or wherever you listen to your podcast collection. - Tenkar    



Sunday, December 17, 2023

Ho, Ho, Ho.....Frugal Xmas 2023

Ho, Ho, Ho.....Frugal Xmas 2023
In a previous life I worked retail management at Fred Meyer and I was (unfortunately) in charge of my store's Seasonal Department. From just before Thanksgiving until New Year's Day my 45 hour work-week turned into 65+ hours a week. The holiday bullshit, especially dealing with Christmas Trees (both fresh cut and artificial) really took it's toll on me and these days I'm largely "Eff Christmas". I'm not so much Ebenezer Scrooge or Grinch, but maybe more like Margo Chester....

......and now you're looking up who that is. It's ok, this can wait.....

Thing is, I do like gift-giving. Receiving not as much, but I am a single guy in my 5th decade of life.....one could argue that everyday is Christmas for me. I wouldn't, but some could....

What I normally do is buy stuff throughout the year and save said stuff to give on Christmas. That's more for close friends and family at best. I do make gifts for most of my friends and co-workers and at my workplace I'm pretty much the only one who gives gifts....which is internally humorous to me since I'm not a fan of Christmas.....yes, I'm cognizant that so much of my life is oxymoronic.

See, I love tinkering and usually have a large handful of projects that I'm ignoring in order to watch TV or play video games.....but I do have fun with the projects when I get around to them. Being as I am a single guy there's only so much my cats and I need, so a lot of projects produce a surplus.....which means if I play my cards right I can have fun with the tinkering and then I have stuff to give away as needed.

My 2023 Gaming Gift
Seeing as Christmas is now just over a week away I have a few projects/gifts to finish up. I did, however, get on top of my Gaming gifts this year and I can share what I did this year since my local group has already gotten everything and the two...ok three people I missed in the initial mailing have their packages enroute....


This year I picked up a few mystery dice bags from the Mystery Dice Goblins and I had some custom notepads made up with my version of the OSE PC Sheet. I do wish I had upgraded the backing, but overall I'm happy with the notepads. For the record, this was an edited copy of an "Official" OSE sheet that I had made just for my use, but I was given permission to share/distribute as long as I actually attached my name to it (which I thought was weird, but ok). The notepad is 5x7 inches with 25 front & back printed PC sheets. While it is small, there's more than enough room to handwrite a new PC, unless you like to use a fat sharpie or china pen.

Now my group plays B/X, so these sheets work well, and now I have more than enough left over (bought enough in bulk to get enough of a price break to justify the expense) that the cats and I will not need to print a new sheet off for a while...

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