If you’ve been following Raging Swan Press for any length of time, you’ll almost certainly have encountered one of Mike Welham’s villages. Mike is one of our longest surviving freelancers, and has written countless books for Raging Swan Press. (I say they are countless because I haven’t c...
2020-07-10 07:04:11 +0000 UTC View PostEvery adventurer on the planet (and on the known planes) loves magic items. They crave and covet them for the power and prestige ownership of such wondrous items brings. But often, our magic items are boring. A +1 longsword is nothing special. A longsword glimmering with inner light set ...
2020-07-03 06:57:26 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we’ve got June’s free monthly mini-eventure—A Day Out at Low Market— for you. Shopping! Pick pockets! Rumours!
Low Market is a hodgepodge of stalls, handcart vendors and wandering pedlars. Here, Languard’s unwashed masses come to browse, ...
2020-06-26 06:59:41 +0000 UTC View PostI love this line of books. 20 Things was a line that accidentally grew out of my campaign about five years ago. Since then, we’ve published over 50 instalments and I just can’t see and end to the line—there is no much to describe!
With that in mind, I hope you enjoy this week’s book...
2020-06-19 06:57:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we are back in the dungeon with Dungeon Dressing: Ceilings & Walls. I am very much enjoying revisiting the Dungeon Dressing line and updating and revising its various installments. I also can’t wait to get to the point where we can release the hardback compilation! Obvio...
2020-06-12 07:01:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we are back in Steve Hood’s Tigley taking an extended look at the village and its folk. Tigley is a cracking location. One of the things Steve does really well, in my opinion, is build a believable locale full of interesting folk. I hope you agree and that you can find a spot for the...
2020-06-05 06:59:37 +0000 UTC View PostYesterday, I posted up a rough first draft of a two-page spread for the Campaign Codex--a new product line I'm plotting and scheming.
I've had loads of feedback--thank you--and sat down today to plot version 2. (I'm gaming tonight and the characters are fighting gobli...
2020-06-03 15:08:23 +0000 UTC View PostA week or so ago, I mooted the idea of a Campaign Codex style product for 5e (and, perhaps, other systems). I've been noodling about with the idea since then, and thought you might be interested to see a first draft of a sample two-page spread. I've featured goblins for the draft, because that's ...
2020-06-02 09:49:44 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! Happy June!
I appreciate this probably isn't the most exciting post you'll read today, so I've kept it as brief as possible.
I wanted to give you an update on some changes we’ll be seeing which may affect some of your pledges. Due to new laws passing in s...
2020-06-01 07:23:06 +0000 UTC View PostJune’s free 20 Things instalment is one of those that emerged from my own campaign. At time of writing, I’m running the old classic Horror on the Hill and wanted to add more flavour into the aboveground ruins. 20 Things #51: Ruined Monastery is the result. T...
2020-05-29 07:04:25 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we are back in the dungeon and exploring the “delights” of dungeon stairs. Dungeon stairs are high-traffic areas that often link various dungeon levels to one another. Make them special with Dungeon Dressing: Stairs! Dungeon Dressing: Stairs is available in 5e, OS...
2020-05-22 07:29:15 +0000 UTC View Post
One of my players has a legendary fear of adventures on boats. I have no idea why, as at least one of the adventures I've run on boats hasn't involved kraken, storms or mysterious islands rising from the depths.
This week's eventure by Bart Wynants provides the tools for you to add de...
2020-05-15 07:07:29 +0000 UTC View PostA lot of the news over the last few weeks and months has—quite frankly—sucked. The Coronavirus pandemic rumbles on. Millions of people have lost their jobs, millions more have been ill or confined to their home for weeks on end. Others are suffering serious hardship for a whole variety of pan...
2020-05-12 12:50:40 +0000 UTC View PostThis week’s release—Village Backdrop: Rifthammer—has a long (mostly hidden) history with Raging Swan Press. Originally only available as bonus material for GM’s Miscellany: Village Backdrop II (a Pathfinder 1st edition supplement) the place once again came to the fore of my mind ...
2020-05-08 06:59:19 +0000 UTC View PostUndead are great! For some reaons, my adventures often feature undead but—like many monsters—I never spend too much time detailing the monsters themselves—their stat blocks and treasure are always more important. Well no more!
With this handy 20 Things installment I present the ...
2020-05-01 06:56:14 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, I asked you all “Which one of the games or editions we publish books for would you most like to see Raging Swan Press create adventures and supplements for?”
168 of you voted, and many of you commented. I thought you’d all like to know the results.
I must ...
2020-04-28 11:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostI love bringing the game world alive for my players. I want them to immerse themselves in the setting and to become connected to the folk with which the interact. Adventurers should have lives outside their incessant questing. That was part of the reason for the Eventure line—a line I’m jolly...
2020-04-24 07:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone!
Long standing members of our Patreon campaign know I occasionally post polls to get a better understanding of the games you play. This week, I thought I would check in on your preferred system/edition of books we release.
As you all know, we support the following...
2020-04-20 15:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we’ve got two new books for you—and one is a Patreon exclusive which is my (free) thank you to you for supporting Raging Swan Press—particularly at this tricky time.
I think bridges are an often underutilised dungeon feature. That’s sad, ...
2020-04-17 07:01:50 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, we presented 20 Things #48: Ruined City. This week, we travel to Macrimei--a village standing above and within a ruined city! (Sometimes my plans *do* reach fruition).
John Bennett is one of Raging Swan Press's longest serving freelancers. If memory serves, he wrot...
2020-04-10 06:58:44 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s the start of another month, and that means another free 20 Things instalment is on its way to you as a thank you for your epic support. This month, we dare to explore a ruined city!
Ruined cities are excellent venues for adventure, but no GM has enough time to ...
2020-04-03 06:58:10 +0000 UTC View PostAs you know, March 2020 is Raging Swan Press's 10-year anniversary/birthday. I had big plans for the month--today we were meant to be unleashing Super Secret Project Gelatinous Owlbear into the world. However, global events have overtaken us and now is not the time for Project Gelatinous Owlbear....
2020-03-27 08:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostTen years ago this month, Raging Swan Press slithered into the light from the dark shadows in which it had lurked. We released our first three products—Retribution, Swallowfeld and The Lonely Coast—and began our (noble) quest to make GMs’ lives easier.
I'm really enjoying the Patreon exclusive mini-eventure line. It's a fun creative change of pace and I can see myself using all three of the current entries in my own campaign--when my players get around to returning to Languard, of course. 2020-03-13 08:15:24 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, we return to Ashlar and the subterranean ruin of Fraywrack. Jacob Michaels has been one of my go-to designers for many years and I’m delighted to have had the opportunity to let Jacob loose on Fraywrack once again. I think he’s done a fantastic job of both fleshing out the rather a...
2020-03-06 08:09:41 +0000 UTC View PostUrban adventures terrify me--mainly because the characters can go anywhere and it is impossible to prepare for every eventually. So, I've got a free download for you: the GM Screen Urban L...
2020-03-03 13:19:46 +0000 UTC View PostA few months ago, Eric Schneid made a request over on our Discord channel for some specific 20 Things lists naming and providing a brief flavoursome overview of local landmarks. I loved the idea. The area surrounding a village or a town is no doubt replete with places of minor in...
2020-02-28 08:26:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Picaroon Peninsula is finally here! I say "finally" because myself and Richard Green have been discussing and plotting this mini-campaign setting for months. I think we started scheming in June of last year, and Richard turned over his manuscript in early October.
By then, though,...
2020-02-21 08:03:36 +0000 UTC View PostAs you probably know by now, I love dungeon dressing. I also love dungeons, and I am enjoying immensely updating the Dungeon Dressing line to 5e, OSR and Pathfinder 2. I hope you will get tons of use out of the Dungeon Dressing books and that your players appreciate your extra effort describing t...
2020-02-14 07:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, the redoubtable Mike Welham returns to the sunken village of Beacon Promontory to give us a more in depth look at this dismal, partially drowned settlement. Standing on the coast between the Duchy of Ashlar and the Picaroon Peninsula it is an isolated dot of civilisation on a harsh and...
2020-02-07 07:49:18 +0000 UTC View Post