I'd like to officially announce Weird Adventures--a supplement based on (and expanding upon) the world of the City that I've been discussing here for many a post. What you see above is the tenative cover design, featuring a painting by Doug Stambaugh.
The supplement will be geared toward the generic "old school" game, but feature mostly setting material usable for any game system. I'll probably get into more detailed rules-related digressions here on the blog.
Planned contents include:
- A guide to the City giving a map and an overview of its five baronies, numerous neighborhoods, and places of interest to adventurers.
- A whistle-stop tour of the strange New World from the rural Smaragdine Mountains inhabited by hillbilly giants, to the occult witchocracy of glamorous Hesperia, and a whole continent in between.
- A monster manual detailing about two dozen creatures from "bugbear" (of the living nightmare variety) to "zombie, black-dust."
- Several adventure seeds for the setting.
I'm tenatively planning for a late fall release. More details to come...
26 comments:
Excellent pulpy cover (with the obvious homage to the old AD&D PHB). Can't wait to read more about this project - good luck!
Yeah, the cover itself is worth the price of admission.
Excellent! Love the homage cover. Best of luck with this!
Awesome! :D
Looking forward to it!
*tips back fedora, takes drag on cigarette*
"Ya done good kiddo. It's almost enough to restore my faith in human nature."
And a bargain at 10 cents a copy!
Love the cover painting.
Congratulations and I can hardly wait to see this!
A thing of beauty. I can't wait!
Hot damn! Best of luck, Trey! I look forward to the release of this game. WOW!
I was hoping you would do this! :)
Late fall? But I want it NOW!
Thanks guys for all your support. It was everyone's interest that made me think this was a worthwhile endeavor to begin with.
I'm really pleased as well with Doug's cover painting. Exactly the homage to the PHB and pulp covers I wanted. Of course, Jim Shelley's able assistance with type and logo designed helped a lot.
Matthew, I'd be glad to give it you sooner, if I thought I'd be done. :)
Very cool! Love the concept, and the cover is inspired. I have no doubt you will turn in a great game.
Thanks, Shane!
That's fantastic news!
I'd suggest reconsidering the name though, to avoid confusion with Weird Fantasy Role-Playing (Lamentation of the Flame Princess). The setting in that is also called the Weird New World.
Maybe 'Strange Adventures' instead?
Firstly, congratulations Trey. I am excited about this. It is so good to see you following this thing through. I really believe you'll have hit on your hands. This is what the OSR is about -the establishment of a vernacular for inspired people to take in funky directions.
@Dan: I think in both contexts the use of the term Weird refers to a particular subgenre of pulp fantasy popular in the early 20th century. Strange doesn't mean something quite so specific.
@Dan - Thanks! Tom explains it well--"weird" has an aptness in this particular context (a fantasy subgenre of the pulp era) and also in regard to the literature of the "New Weird"--like VanDerMeer, Mieville, Lake, and others who have influence here. "Strange Adventures" is also the name of a comic published by DC.
@Tom - Thanks, Tom for your support and encouragement as this idea has grown.
I can't find the pre-order button!
Patience, my friend. ;)
*tips his fedora forward and raises the chipped mug with a generous measure of bourbon*
"This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship..."
Looking very nice indeed. :)
Thanks, Satyre. And a Casablanca reference is always appreciated. ;)
Very glad to hear that this will be published - it's some of the strongest game material I've ever seen.
Thanks, Matt. That means a lot given the quality of your Land of Nod material.
Awesome!! Eagerly await its release!!Indeed that cover is ultra classic and the concept is really intriguing as well!! I'm in for a copy or three when it releases!
Looks great Trey!
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