A Treat, Sans Trick

For the next couple of days, I'm knocking 10% off of the Monster Tome in honor of all the undead (and Elsas, apparently) on the streets tonight looking for free sweets.

As always, if you buy the hard cover and email me a receipt, you'll get a PDF copy of the book for free.

Happy Halloween, folks!

Monster Tome and Maps

It took a little longer than I wanted due to a need to alter the cover when I got my first preview copy, but the Blood & Treasure Monster Tome hard cover is now available for sale at Lulu.com.

What do you get for $21.99?

CLICK HERE TO PICK UP A COPY

Who doesn't need a few more monsters to menace their players? This tome includes 258 monsters, all statted up and ready to go. Most of the monsters also include a sample encounter to help you work them into your games. Although written for the Blood & Treasure system, the monsters are compatible with most old school fantasy games. 172 pages.

PLUS - If you buy the hard cover and email me with a copy of the receipt, you get a free PDF! To paraphrase Eddie Murphy - What a bargain for you!

IN ADDITION - I did a little redesign work on the NOD page on the blog, with (I think) better links to better copies of the hex crawl maps. Check it out if you've a mind to.

COMING UP - A different way to value treasure, Trojan campaigns (the city, not the ... you know) and whatever else my fevered little mind can dream up. NOD 24 is in the works as well!

1800 - American Empires Revisited & Monster Previews

A couple years ago I had a little brainstorm that resulted in an article for NOD involving fantasy Napoleonic-era wars in a North America divided into a number of competing nations, not unlike the Europe of the real Napoleonic era. I planned to turn it into a game called 1800 - American Empires, and then ... well, I got a bit off-track.

First and foremost, I got started on something called Blood & Treasure, and that sure took up a chunk of my time. Secondly, the huge hex map of North America I painstakingly created was lost due to a computer crash (don't worry, my daughter now has a much better understanding of what we do and do not click on on the internet). That really took the hydrogen out of my blimp.

Well, even though it was put on the back burner, American Empires never completely left my brain. I still love the idea of the thing, and I think it's just about ripe for development. Now that I've put together the framework of Bloody Basic, I think it would serve as a great little engine for the game. (By the by - still need to produce the soft-cover book for Bloody Basic ... dang, the time sure flies).

Grit & Vigor still has to take precedence once I've finished with the B&T Monster Tome (should be on sale next week, if all goes well). But once G&V is finished, and while I work on the next issue of NOD, I'm going to put some work into American Empires. Four classes (scout, soldier, venturer and magician), just one race, humans (though some other humanoids will show up as monsters, with some options for using them to play), a nice gazatteer of fantasy Napoleonic America (including a Napoleon-ruled Louisiana, Jefferson's Virginia Commonwealth, the stern Yankees of New England, Aaron Burr's Texican Republic and those red coats up on Canada), and lots of rules aimed at wilderness exploration (really wilderness as dungeon), armies and stronghold, colony and nation building. Should be a blast, and I look forward to doing it.

Now, since this post has been nothing but a commercial, I feel compelled to give a couple sample monsters from the Monster Tome, art included.

Monsters on Parade (Yeah, Another Monster Tome Preview)

I know - been a little while since the last one. But I'm still editing, and I think I can get this bad boy published within the next 30 days. I hope. Anyhow, here's J through M ...

Melting Man illustration by Andrew Shields

Jabberling (CL 2)
Jenglot (CL 5)
Jiang Shi (Hopping Vampire) (CL 5)
Jinnati (CL 5)
Jolly Roger (CL 3)
Kamaitachi (CL 5)
Kelp Mummy (Template)
Kelp Mummy - Kraken (CL 22)
Lady in Grey (CL 7)
Lamashtu (CL 7)
Lightning Bird (Impundulu) (CL 7)
Lout (CL 1)
Melting Man (CL 4)
Metal Monster, Tiny (CL 1)
Metal Monster, Small (CL 2)
Metal Monster, Medium (CL 3)
Metal Monster, Large (CL 5)
Metal Monster - Advanced (CL 11)
Metal Monster - Keeper of the Cones (CL 13)
Metal Monster - Metal Emperor (CL 13)
Metal Monster - Prophet (CL 6)
Mist Monster (CL 13)
Monkey Folk (CL 1)
Moon Folk (CL 5)
Mothman, Lesser (CL 6)
Mothman, Greater (CL 12)
Mottled Documentarian (CL 8)

The Monsters Keep Coming!

Today, the monsters from E to H ...

Gemini illustration by Andrew Walter

Edimmu (CL 5)
Electric Head (CL 3)
Eloko (CL 4)
Exquisite Corpse (CL 12)
Fire Freak (CL 4)
Fly Man (CL 5)
Flying Head (Kanontsistontie) (CL 10)
Flying Monkey (CL 2)
Forlorn Grey (CL 9)
Fox Fairy (CL 2)
Full-Throated Screamer (CL 7)
Gemini (CL 5)
Geometron - Battle-Prism (CL 6)
Geometron - Death-Cube (CL 4)
Geometron - Hell-Sphere (CL 5)
Golem, Leaf (CL 11)
Gorger (CL 9)
Grim (CL 7)
Hag, Granny (CL 5)
Haunted Armor - Haunted Jazzeraint (CL 5)
Haunted Armor - Haunted Maile (CL 7)
Haunted Armor - Haunted O-Yoroi (CL 8)
Haunted Armor - Haunted Gothic Plate (CL 10)
Headless Horseman (CL 9)
Hideous Hurler (CL 5)
Holy Bones (CL 12)

Also - Bloody Basic - Classic Edition is now up for sale at Lulu.com as a PDF for $4.99 if you want to check it out.

More Monsters from the Tome

As promised, I continue the list of monsters appearing in the Blood & Treasure Monster Tome. This list includes the D and E monsters in the book.

Pterosaur illustration by Jon Kaufman

Demon Doll (CL 2)
Demon - Lilitu (CL 7)
Demon, Storm (CL 10)
Dhampir (CL 2)
Dinosaur - Ceratopsian (Horned Faces) - Small (CL 3)
Dinosaur - Ceratopsian (Horned Faces) - Medium (CL 5)
Dinosaur - Ceratopsian (Horned Faces) - Large (CL 9)
Dinosaur - Ceratopsian (Horned Faces) - Huge (CL 16)
Dinosaur - Ichthyosaurs (Fish Lizards) - Medium (CL 7)
Dinosaur - Ichthyosaurs (Fish Lizards) - Large (CL 12)
Dinosaur - Ichthyosaurs (Fish Lizards) - Huge (CL 21)
Dinosaur - Mosasaurs (River Lizards) - Large (CL 7)
Dinosaur - Mosasaurs (River Lizards) - Huge (CL 15)
Dinosaur - Ornithopods (Bird Feet) - Medium (CL 4)
Dinosaur - Ornithopods (Bird Feet) - Large (CL 7)
Dinosaur - Ornithopods (Bird Feet) - Huge (CL 14)
Dinosaur - Pachycephalosaurs (Thick Heads) - Medium (CL 4)
Dinosaur - Pachycephalosaurs (Thick Heads) - Large (CL 7)
Dinosaur - Pachycephalosaurs (Thick Heads) - Huge (CL 13)
Dinosaur - Plesiosaurs (Nearly Lizards) - Medium (CL 5)
Dinosaur - Plesiosaurs (Nearly Lizards) - Large (CL 10)
Dinosaur - Plesiosaurs (Nearly Lizards) - Huge (CL 20)
Dinosaur - Pterosaurs (Winged Lizards) - Small (CL 3)
Dinosaur - Pterosaurs (Winged Lizards) - Medium (CL 6)
Dinosaur - Pterosaurs (Winged Lizards) - Large (CL 10)
Dinosaur - Sauropods (Lizard-Footed) - Huge (CL 14)
Dinosaur - Sauropods (Lizard-Footed) - Colossal (CL 26)
Dinosaur - Sphenacodonts (Wedge Tooth) - Medium (CL 4)
Dinosaur - Sphenacodonts (Wedge Tooth) - Large (CL 7)
Dinosaur - Sphenacodonts (Wedge Tooth) - Huge (CL 14)
Dinosaur - Therapods (Beast Feet) - Medium (CL 6)
Dinosaur - Therapods (Beast Feet) - Large (CL 10)
Dinosaur - Therapods (Beast Feet) - Huge (CL 19)
Dinosaur - Therapsid (Arched Skulls) - Medium (CL 5)
Dinosaur - Therapsid (Arched Skulls) - Large (CL 9)
Dinosaur - Therapsid (Arched Skulls) - Huge (CL 16)
Dinosaur - Thyreopherans (Shield Bearers) - Large (CL 9)
Dinosaur - Thyreopherans (Shield Bearers) - Huge (CL 16)
Dragon, Black - Arsenic Dragon (CL 7)
Dragon, Black - Bistre Dragon (CL 9)
Dragon, Black - Charcoal Dragon (CL 8)
Dragon, Black - Liver Dragon (CL 9)
Dragon, Black - Onyx Dragon (CL 8)
Dragon, Black - Taupe Dragon (CL 7)
Dragon, Blue - Azure Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Blue - Cerulean Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Blue - Glaucus Dragon (CL 10)
Dragon, Blue - Indigo Dragon (CL 12)
Dragon, Blue - Sapphire Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Blue - Ultramarine Dragon (CL 12)
Dragon, Green - Beryl Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Green - Celadon Dragon (CL 10)
Dragon, Green - Chartreuse Dragon (CL 9)
Dragon, Green - Harlequin Dragon (CL 9)
Dragon, Green - Moss Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Green - Viridian Dragon (CL 10)
Dragon, Red - Carnelian Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Red - Crimson Dragon (CL 12)
Dragon, Red - Florid Dragon (CL 12)
Dragon, Red - Ginger Dragon (CL 10)
Dragon, Red - Sanguine Dragon (CL 11)
Dragon, Red - Vermilion Dragon (CL 12)
Dragon, White - Achromatic Dragon (CL 6)
Dragon, White - Cinereous Dragon (CL 6)
Dragon, White - Ghastly Dragon (CL 7)
Dragon, White - Isabelline Dragon (CL 8)
Dragon, White - Ivory Dragon (CL 7)
Dragon, White - Pearl Dragon (CL 8)
Dragon Bones (CL 7)
Drakkar (Dragon Man) (CL 2)
Draken (CL 4)
Draken, Two-Headed (CL 5)
Draken, Three-Headed (CL 6)
Dwarf - Barbegazi (CL 2)

Icthyosaur illustration by Jon Kaufman

Blood and Treasure Monster Tome

Still editing the Monster Tome, but it's going well. I was going to have Bloody Basic - Classic Edition up for sale this weekend, but noticed at the last moment that I left a couple artist credits out, so I need to fix the PDF. It should be up on Monday. The physical version of NOD 23 is also up for sale at Lulu, in case you've been waiting for it.

In the meantime, I think it might be apropos to toss out a list of the monsters that will appear in the Monster Tome, along with an art preview or two. This post covers the monsters from A to C.

Belle Dame Sans Merci by Anthony Gregori & David Lewis Johnson

Achiyalatopa (CL 6)
Actaeon Fey (CL 7)
Amazon, Yellow (CL 2)
Amputator (CL 10)
Asanbosam (CL 4)
Astarion - Star Mother (CL 13)
Astarion - Starling (CL 1)
Astation - Star Killer (CL 5)
Astation - Star Lord (CL 9)
Astral Psychic (CL 3)
Atomic Juggernaut (CL 11)
Azeban (CL 2)
Baku (CL 11)
Barbed Woman (CL 6)
Belle Dame Sans Merci (CL 6)
Bhoot (CL 8)
Bird Man (CL 2)
Blot (CL 8)
Carcolh (CL 10)
Caterpillar Man (CL 2)
Ceiling Creep (CL 4)
Centaur, Eland (CL 5)
Centaur, Giraffe (CL 6)
Centaur, Zebra (CL 3)
Cicatrix (Scabrous Cadaver) (CL 3)
Crabomination (CL 5)
Crystal Skull (CL 15)
Custard (Template)
Custard, Blackberry (CL 12)

I'll try to post D-F tomorrow - if nothing else, keeping these posts frequent will keep me on track for getting this thing edited. If I find a couple minutes, I'll get the Bloody Basic-Classic PDF up for sale as well. Forewarning - probably won't be offering a free PDF with hard copy on BB-Classic - it's only about 40 pages long, and so it should be pretty inexpensive.