Bart Wynants is back this week with the second in-print Storyline book—Sacred Blood. This book comprises the three instalments in the line Dungeon Backdrop: Aninas Family Crypt, Dungeon Backdrop: Undercity Chapel and Dungeon Backdrop: Martryn Manor along with...
2021-10-08 07:05:44 +0000 UTC View PostInto a Noble’s Manor House
Fresh from the frenzy of Thingonomicon II we stay with 20 Things with Mike Welham’s 20 Things #65: Noble’s Manor House. If your characters are about to meet a noble—or break into their house—this is the book for you! I ...
2021-10-01 06:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostAs you might remember, a few weeks ago I asked you if you wanted text (.txt) files for some of books—mostly notably the 20 Things line.
I’m back with another question, today:
Would you also like other editions (such as epub) of our 20 Things line?
I’ve upl...
2021-09-29 10:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostI wanted to drop you a brief note to update you on text files and to ask you a favour about the Thingonomicon II.
Thank you to those who voted in the recent text files poll. I found the results and comments most illuminating.
Given that more of you than not ...
2021-09-27 10:20:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn hugely exciting news (for me, and hopefully you) we release the second Thingonomicon on Monday! This book is a labour of love for me. It’s an epically useful book, and our first new hardback for some time.
I hope you can find a place for it on your GM’s shelf.
And we’ve also ...
2021-09-24 06:40:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we have some sinister villains ready for your campaign. Campaign Codex #3: Villains presents seven detailed villains of various levels ready to unleash onto your unsuspecting characters. Use them as reoccurring foes or plunder their stat blocks for a (challenging) random encou...
2021-09-17 06:23:14 +0000 UTC View PostI received an email from a customer the other day, asking for the contents of one of our larger dressing books in spreadsheet format. They found the PDF unwieldy to work with, and difficult to extract from. Sadly, no such version of the book is available—I tend to flee at the first sign of a sp...
2021-09-15 07:50:11 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got a new free download for you!
We released the final part of the Sacred Blood storyline, last week. Today, we have a free download--the maps for the storyline--available for your downloading pleasure.
This week, Bart Wynants brings us back to Languard for the final part of the Sacred Blood storyline. In this month’s instalment, the party must (perhaps using subtly and tact) break-in to a manor house of singular sinister repute. I’m sure nothing will go wrong.
This week, Jacob W. Michaels gives you the tools to quickly and easily add minor points, features and events of interest to your characters’ overland journeys. Journeys are so often glossed over during the build up to an adventure, but they can be valuable tools in the GM’s arsenal. You can u...
2021-09-03 07:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, I have a free patron-exclusive mini-eventure for you—Fishshambles by Night. If your characters will be visiting the docks in a town or city by night, this short supplement will help you add depth and flavour to the proceedings with minimal effort.
Raging Swan Press recently released a 5e edition of Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands. Part of the design process (beyond converting the adventure to 5e) was to make it better. I’ve learnt a lot about design in the eight years since the adventure first released. These improvements inclu...
2021-08-20 06:57:06 +0000 UTC View PostLast year, we updated the Lonely Coast for Pathfinder 1st edition and OSR games. Today, it’s the turn of the 5th edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying featuring dungeons and/or dragons.
Converting the Lonely Coast to 5e has been a surprisingly long process—curse the need for...
2021-08-13 07:01:53 +0000 UTC View PostThank you for voting in last week’s poll. I’m delighted the poll got over 240 votes—2/3rds of Raging Swan Press’s patrons. The results were illuminating (and surprising)
Behold:
Unsur...
2021-08-11 06:46:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, in Dungeon Backdrop: Undercity Chapel by Bart Wynants, we descend into Languard’s sewers in search of certain answers to certain questions.
Undercity Chapel is available in 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 2 editions and is the second Dungeon Backdrop in the Sacred...
2021-08-06 06:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostEvery year or so I like to check in with you regards our mix of 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1, Pathfinder 2 and System Neutral books. I want to make sure we are offering the right mix of editions/versions for as many people as possible.
For example, if no one uses the OSR editions of our book...
2021-08-04 08:17:21 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday, I posted the wrong mini-eventure! Instead of updating yesterday's post, I thought it easier--and clearer--to post the proper files here.
My apologies for the confusion--the error was wholly mine. I'd love to blame someone else, but sadly no one else is available!
Enjo...
2021-07-31 12:03:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we explore the crypts, catacombs, tombs and sepulchres in your campaign with your free copy of 20 Things 63: Crypts & Catacombs. Few adventure locales are more iconic (and more importantly, few have more undead!) than a catacomb or crypt.
The L...
2021-07-30 07:07:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we emerge from the dungeon and into the town with GM's Miscellany: Towns & Cities. This compilation work—available in 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 2 editions—features all the recent Urban Dressing instalments.
This compilation is similar to GM’s Miscell...
2021-07-23 07:31:22 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we return to the dungeon with Dungeon Dressing: Miscellaneous Features.
This will likely be our last trip into the world of dungeon dressing for a few months. We’ve got some big releases inbound such as Urban Dressing: Towns & Cities (5e, OSR, P1 and P2), ...
2021-07-16 06:53:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis week sees the triumphant return of Bart Wynants with the first Dungeon Backdrop in a new Storyline. Sacred Blood is set in and around Languard, capital of Ashlar, and deals with the rise of an olden threat long since thought contained.
Stone and...
2021-07-09 07:01:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe 20 Things line is great, but it suffers from a common complaint: sometimes it is hard to quickly find the exact material you need for your game. Thus, in response to several patrons’ requests, we now have an index for the line covering instalments 01 - 62. Today, you get your hands on it! (...
2021-07-02 07:06:52 +0000 UTC View PostBlimey! How time flies. It doesn’t seem like six years ago I started the 20 Things line with 20 Things to See in a Rowboat. I wrote the initial list for my Shattered Star campaign and posted it to my blog. From there sprung the 20 Things line. Six years later, I still enjoy writing the articles...
2021-06-25 06:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostThis week sees the final individual releases in the Urban Dressing line. This week, we visit dwarven holds and elven forest towns—two classic sanctuaries characters could visit in-between, or even during, an adventure. Both feature marvellous new illustrations by the talented Matt Morrow. Downl...
2021-06-18 06:56:31 +0000 UTC View PostI have great news. The Secret Name Storyline compilation is finally ready for release. The second set of proofs turned up at Global HQ last week and the errors I could not un-see have been eliminated. I’m delighted to (finally) share this book with you.
Bart came up with the idea of linke...
2021-06-11 06:37:12 +0000 UTC View PostTentacles! I finally have a proper excuse to add tentacles into a post (beyond Everything is Better with Tentacles). This month, Mike Welham presents you with tons of great details to add to the sunken ships in your game.
Just add tentacles (and some hapless adventurers).
In another slight change of plan, I’ve brought forward the release of Dungeon Dressing: Miscellaneous Decorations from early next month to this month. Why? Well, the same reason as last week. I have received the proofs for the Secret Name storyline compilation and they a...
2021-05-28 06:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostIn a slight change of plan, I’ve brought forward the release of the free and exclusive Patreon mini-eventure High City by Day by a week. Why? Well, I was planning to release the compilation of the Secret Name storyline this week, but the physical proofs have only just arrived, and I ne...
2021-05-21 06:54:34 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, for the penultimate time, we return to the urban jungle with Urban Dressing: Decadent Town and Urban Dressing: Plague Town. As always for the Urban Dressing line both are available in 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 12 and Pathfinder 2 editions. I hope you enjoy the books and can...
2021-05-14 06:54:15 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we return to the dungeon with a whole dressing book dedicated to lights and illumination. Darkness is one of the most pervasive features of any dungeon, and virtually all dungeon-delver needs light (at least at some point). Many dungeon dwellers also need light (and fire). This book pr...
2021-05-07 06:40:43 +0000 UTC View Post