New Big Dragon Games Unlimited's Creature Cache is Now Available as Print on Demand and PDF

I know that Erik is rather forgiving with me here at the Tavern and I don't shill here too often, but when a friend comes out with something cool, I'm going to shill. Hell this time I even have a special mention on the project because the author is not just a friend, but my GM.......so I kind of helped playtest this thing.*

I'm certain everyone here will be relieved to know that my PC survived, thanks for thinking of him/me.

If you were a participant last year at NTRPG you might have seen the three-volume Creature Cache set that Richard LeBlanc Jr. had put out special for the con. If you weren't a participant Bad Mike *may* have some copies available for a future auction if you have to have the special edition pre-release.

Again, if you were at NTRPG you'd have gotten the spiel from one of the folks thanked in the book (Richard was largely missing from the con due to a surgery) that there was a 4th volume coming. Well it has come, but not as a separate volume. Instead Richard and New Big Dragon Games Unlimited (say that five times fast!) complied all four volumes into a single book, available as a softcover, hardcover, and (now) PDF (Lulu link for the printed books and DriveThruRPG for the PDF).

Now I'm a fan of the digest-sized (ok, 6x9 so US Trade?) hardcover myself, but folks seemed to prefer the softcover. I know if I asked Richard really nice he'd gift me the PDF, but I'm not a big asker, so I went ahead and used this PDF link and a virtual Alexander Hamilton to get it off of DTRPG. Well I had to make sure the link worked anyway.....

So if you've picked up the Creature Compendium 1, which is free/PWYW on DTRG by the way, you know what you're in for and this is a no-brainer. Now CC2 (which is the Creature Cache) is a little different, largely because while every monster still has a pic, Richard didn't do all the art (actually any of the art) himself. Instead he combed through a bunch of old pulp comics and magazines and used art that is now public-domain.

I did something similar once myself when I found and old book of western Folk-lore creatures.....yeah not as easy as it sounds, well it wasn't for me. Richard does a good job and who doesn't want a bunch (200ish) new monsters for their OSR campaign?

Highly recommended and something I'm willing to spend my money on.......and I'm willing to bet more than a few folks here would be interested in this as well.

*See?

Lulu Has a 30% Off Coupon Through Cyber Monday

Lulu.com has a 30% off coupon through Cyber Monday. When you go to the Lulu website, the coupon code is at the top of the page.

If somehow you mise the code, it is: SAVE30

Now, I could list and link to a bunch of OSR related releases, but it's been done already by many others, so I'm going to send you to OTHER sites that have done the work and deserve the traffic.

https://initiativeone.blogspot.com/p/rpgs-on-lulu.html

https://hobbygamesrecce.blogspot.com/2015/05/my-lulu-osr-wish-list.html

https://rpggeek.com/thread/1146165/lulucom-what-best-osr-lulu

https://www.dieheart.net/lulu-recommendations/

https://oldskulling.blogspot.com/p/rpg-books-on-lulu.html

Enjoy your holiday weekend and God Bless you all :)

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New Release - The Wizard's Spellbook (Labyrinth Lord / Lulu POD)

+James Spahn is probably best known these days for White Star and his White Box releases for Swords & Wizardry, but many will remember he was also a skilled and prolific writer of Labyrinth Lord releases.

Well, James just added another notch to his Labyrinth Lord belt, The Wizard's Spellbook.

Arcane Incantations at Your Fingertips! 

The Wizard's Spellbook compiles all the magic-user spells from Labyrinth Lord and the Advanced Edition Companion into a single digest-sized tome so you won't have to waste time searching for the right one! Compact and compact, this practical product will help take the hassle out of playing a magic-user in Labyrinth Lord or any other B/X RPG. 

A complete spell list organized by level, with each level of spells broken down alphabetically for easy reference. Included in the spell list are notes on whether a spell is reversible and check boxes to mark whether your character knows a given spell or has it memorized that day. In addition, the list notes whether the spell is Basic, making it equally useful for players who are not using the Advanced Edition Companion. 

The complete spell description of every single spell found in Labyrinth Lord Revised Revised and the Advanced Edition Companion. 

Optional rules for including Cantrips into your Labyrinth Lord or B/X game.

All that for $4.99 in print. 82 softcover pages.

Disclaimer: James is a good friend of mine. I sent him the copy of Swords & Wizardry Complete that started his transformation. I think this release is super cheap and I'm grabbing it for myself and I don't even play Labyrinth Lord these days.

Lulu Coupon for 40% Off - A Single Book

Okay, so I've seen a handful of others mention the current Lulu.com coupon code that is giving 40% off for one day only - today. What I didn't realize is that it's apparently for one book ONLY .

I want to get the most value out of my 26DEC code, so - any suggestions of that that one book should be?

(I already have the Blood & Treasure Complete in HC - although that would be a damn good choice)

Add your ideas here or the accompanying G+ thread...

Lulu is Running a 30% Off Sale!

I know Lulu is constantly running a sale of some sort, and anyone that pays full price at Lulu is probably a fool. I know I paid full price with my first few purchases at Lulu before finding their coupons.

For the Black Friday Holiday weekend they are running a 30% off sale. Now is the time to pick up some of those RPG products that you might have been putting off. The code is: DELIRITAS

Me? I'll be grabbing OSRIC in Hard cover, the latest Anomalous Subsurface Environment and probably some issues of NOD. If you haven't picked up Blood & Treasure, this is the perfect opportunity. There is quite simply a huge amount of OSR goodness at Lulu.

Heres a bit of extra savings on Blood & Treasure, NOD and John Stater's other stuff in print:

As a way to show my appreciation, I'm put all of my books at Lulu are now 10% off between now and the end of the year (not the PDF's though - they're cheap enough already). At the moment, Lulu is doing a 30% sale as well (code is DELIRITAS), so if you've been waiting to buy NOD or Blood & Treasure or anything else, now's the time! Remember, with Blood & Treasure, I'll send you a link for a free download of a PDF when you buy a hard cover book - just email me the receipt.

My Latest Lulu Purchases - Anomalous Subsurface Environment and Deviant Databse

Does anyone make a purchase at Lulu WITHOUT using a coupon? A simple google search usually finds me one that gives anywhere from 15-25% off. I never buy at Lulu without trimming something off of the end ;)

My latest purchases are the Deviant Database for The Savage Afterworld / Mutant Future. It was half off for a copule of hours earlier this week, and I figured it was as god a time as any to grab it. I don't generally run post apoc games, but if I did it would be using Mutant Future in all probability. If nothing else, it gives me a book worth of oddities to throw into an OSR session or two.

The other purchase as Anomalous Subsurface Environment in in soft cover, lower crade papr and it looks damn fine. I already have the PDF, and in some sense, this is a post apoc setting using Labyrinth Lord as it's core.

At least by pushing off my LL session to the end of the month I should have the time to get to know the source material.

Fun times :)

Lulu 20% Off Code

Lulu has a 20% off code of ASTOUND (all caps)

Time for me to go shopping I think ;)

It's good through August 10th - any suggestions?

Sale At Lulu - 20% Off

Enter coupon code GIANT305 at checkout and receive 20% off your book order. The code is good thru 3/7/11.

Its kinda like they knew it was GM Week ;)

Time For Some OpenQuest

James over at the Underdark Gazette did a great job of reminding me about OpenQuest, which is basically Runequest OGL'ed.  I got the previous version of OpenQuest when it was available for free.  The latest version isnt free, and the free version is no longer available.  So, what's a man to do?

Well, as James pointed out, you could check out Age of Shadows, a free RPG based on OpenQuest.  Not a bad choice, to tell the truth, but what if you want a copy of OpenQuest in PDF?  Its 10 bucks on RPGNow.  Or, you could try Lulu, where it is $9.06 (how's that for an odd price?).  Bring that even lower with the code REMARKABLEYEAR305 for 20% OFF your next Lulu purchase through the end of the year.