Support a Gaming Family Facing Eviction

The below GoFundMe was brought to my attention by James Spahn (White Star and far more). The subject of the GoFundMe, as James told me, is:

Chris Travis has run the RPG Gamers Secret Santa tirelessly and thanklessly for years. He's having a shitshow of a situation and could use a hand.

There comes a time when help is needed, not just for yourself but for your family. Chris is having that time.

Support a Family Facing Eviction

It is Saturday night, September 14th, at approximately 10 PM ET. 

The Tavern will match the first $250 raised by members of The Tavern's Community by Monday night, September 16th, at 10 PM ET. The window is short because Chris has a brief time window to correct his violations.

Comment below if you donate or, if you wish to remain anonymous, email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing with your donation amount. Please feel free to spread the word. 

 

Deal of the Day - Monstrosities (OSR Creature Book)

My favorite book from the Swords & Wizardry Days at Frog God Games is Monstrosities. I have two copies of it in print. Excessive, I know, but it IS that good!

Today's Deal of the Day at DTRPG is Monstrosities. Usually $24.99 in PDF, it is on sale for $10 until tomorrow morning.

Monstrosities thundered onto the OSR landscape when it debuted in 2013. Ten years after its first appearance, Monstrosities is back and better than ever with over 500(!) monsters.

Are you tired of seeing the same old boring monsters in your campaigns? Fear not, for the ultimate monster compendium is here again! And it's a monster of a book, pun intended.

You can never have too many monsters! No matter what kind of campaign, there are foes galore to stock its wildernesses and dungeons, even the unknown depths of its mysterious oceans. This is a compendium that contains the monsters from the rulebook and many monsters from the First Edition of the original roleplaying game, but there are hundreds and hundreds of completely new beasts. This book has everything you could possibly need to spice up your game.

So, what are you waiting for? Get your hands on this book and start unleashing an army of monsters on your unsuspecting players. Who knows, they might just thank you for giving them a challenge they'll never forget. Or they might curse your name as they run for their lives. Either way, it's sure to be a wild ride.

Note: This is a 2023 revised printing of the original Swords & Wizardry monster book, updated with errata, hundreds of illustrations, and twenty more monsters for your OSR game.

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Kickstarter - JOHN CARTER OF MARS® THE AUDIO SERIES w/5e RPG & Woola Plush

An audio drama starring SEAN PATRICK FLANERY, TIM RUSS, BRUCE BOXLEITNER, and TOM BAKER with RPG, CDs, books, prints, and Woola plush!

Imagine my surprise when one of the creators behind the John Carter of Mars The Audio Series reached out to me to set up a potential appearance as a guest on one of the Wednesday night live streams. Then, imagine my further surprise when I found out there was a week left in the Kickstarter, and I had failed to schedule said appearance. Yep, the last few weeks have been… hectic in the Tenkar household.

Well, I’ll be backing the John Carter of Mars The Audio Series. Over the last few years, I’ve become hooked on audiobooks and audio dramas. It's my preferred method of consuming fiction these days.

Backer levels start at $25 for the audio series and go up from there.

John Carter, science fiction’s original and greatest hero, returns in a multi-cast audio drama starring Sean Patrick Flanery of Young Indiana Jones and The Boondock Saints in the title role, and co-starring Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager), Bruce Boxleitner (Babylon 5, TRON), and Tom Baker (Doctor Who).

We're also offering a role-playing game supplement compatible with both the Fifth Edition of the world's most popular RPG, OSR ("Old School Revival"), and Pathfinder Second Edition rules, a digital download of the audio drama, a double CD set with Frank Frazetta art, a foldable map of Barsoom, limited-edition novels published in English and native Barsoomian (Martian), and the first-ever plush of John Carter’s loyal companion, Woola™!

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BackerKit - Worldographer 2025 (World Mapping Software Plus)

I've been using versions of Hexographer / Worldographer for the better part of a decade, and I'm excited to see what the latest version of the Worldographer software offers.

You can back Worldographer 2025 for 60 bucks, and it should release before the end of 2024.

If you haven't heard of Worldographer and its predecessor Hexographer, Worldographer is a map-making program that lets you create and edit world and region maps; city and village maps; as well as dungeon, building interior, and other battlemats, plus cosmic sector maps.

What makes Worldographer different from other map-making software?

• It installs to your computer: Unlike a web app, if the company goes out of business or if you're just on a bad connection, you can keep using it. Use it on Windows, Mac OSX, Linux, or anything that supports Java (it is written in Java, but has native installers for the most common platforms).
• Worldographer has many built-in generators. Want to create a world? Just choose a few settings and it creates one in seconds! Or generate a region, city, village, tower, shop, dungeon, and more! The results are fully customizable.
• Have a specific world or region in mind? Start a blank map, then rough in a fraction of the terrain. Next use our "Terrain Wizard" tool to fill in the rest of the map and edit the result.
• It doesn't just help you create and edit the map.  It also creates data about the world or city. For a world, it will generate a few bullets for each of several cultures, nations, and religions as well as details of cities, villages, forts, and other points of interest.  For a city or village, it generates a list of residents or staff/patrons/prices for a tavern or store.  All the data is fully editable.
• It can also generate locations of interest for a sandbox or hex crawl style campaign.

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Deal of the Day - Knights of Underbed

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Ever want to play Toy Story the RPG? When my kid was younger, this could have been his gateway to RPGs. I'm a fan of the Tinyd6 system, which does so much with such a simple ruleset.

Knights of Underbed is usually 15 bucks in PDF, but until tomorrow morning, it is DTRPG's Deal of the Day and is on sale for 3 bucks. At that price, it is a steal!

Explore the dark and dangerous basement, creep into the creepy attic, visit the glorious metropolis of Underbed, or adventure in the Dreamlands all while making sure your child is safe from evil monsters and nightmares that want to suck the happiness out of their lives.

Using this game you play stuffed animals, dolls, and action figures defending your sleeping human children from monsters and nightmares. Play grumpy stuffed dogs, mysterious black cats, energetic tigers, proud space rangers, determined penguins, good monsters, or any type of plush toy you can imagine.

Knights of Underbed uses the TinyD6 game with a setting and theme focused towards family play. It presents accessible, easy to teach, learn and understand rules, as well as carefully crafted content, just for kids and younger audiences!

This is a standalone book. 

 

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Humble Bundle - Transformers RPG

I am not a huge Transformers fan. The first movie was alright, and I remember the syndicated cartoon, but I was a bit older than the target audience, and I NEVER owned a Transformers toy.

Still, I suspect there is a fairly large number of Transformers fans out there, and this Transformers RPG Bundle includes physical products, including dice. 40 bucks get you a GM screen, a player's journal, 2 dice sets, a dice bag, plus all the PDFs. PDF only is 18 bucks.

Get ready for exhilarating tabletop role-playing adventures with the Transformers Roleplaying Game Bundle from Renegade Game Studios! This bundle features official rulebooks and exciting new campaigns, including The Time is Now, Enigma of Combination, Decepticon Directive, and more. Create your own Autobot character and join forces with Optimus Prime in a variety of gripping campaigns against the Decepticons. Humble customers in the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand also have the option to receive dice accessories, a character journal, and a GM screen! Get everything you need to embark on an epic Transformers adventure, and support the charity of your choice with your purchase!

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For Those Using Streamyard for Livestreams and Video - They Are Doubling Their Prices

 AND they are hiding the Cancelation Tab on their Billing page.

https://support.streamyard.com/hc/en-us/articles/26832002144916-How-do-I-cancel-my-plan

Actual screenshot of my billing page:

You can send you cancelation request here:

https://support.streamyard.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Here's mine: