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The Silver Pavilion

Fifteenth century Japan is a country embroiled in civil war. Kyoto is in ruins. Powerful lords strike from fortified manors separated by labyrinthine trench lines. In distant provinces lesser nobles clash as they expand their domains and settle old scores. Neglected peasants join warrior monks in revolt. In dark forests and on lonely mountains, spirits and demons stalk the unwary. As player characters guide their clan to victory during the vicious quagmire of the Ōnin War, the opportunities are as great as the dangers, for this is a time of gekokujō, when “the low overcome the high”. The Silver Pavilion is a setting for Greg Stolze's Reign 2nd Edition. Due later in 2020 as part of the Reign Realities supplement.

The Silver Pavilion in Reign Realities 31 Jan 2020• One Roll Engine

Bone Deep

A killer who makes off with his victim’s body parts leads the investigators to The Bone Collectors, a cult of Mordiggian collecting lost knowledge etched into the bones of living humans. "Bone Deep" is an adventure in the Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition adventure anthology, Fear's Sharp Little Needles, published by Stygian Fox. Fear's Sharp Little Needles won the 2019 Silver Ennie Award for Best Electronic Book. Fear's Sharp Little Needles is available now at DriveThruRPG.

Bone Deep in Fear's Sharp Little Needles 2 Aug 2019 • Call of Cthulhu

Achtung! Cthulhu – Elder Godlike

Elder Godlike is where the superhero suspense of Godlike meets the cosmic horror of Achtung! Cthulhu. Part of Achtung! Cthulhu's crossover series, Elder Godlike includes a new Call of Cthulhu compatible rule system for superpowers by Greg Stolze; a history of Talents in the Secret War by Allan Goodall; a multipart adventure, "Beyond the Limits of the North", by Allan Goodall; Savage Worlds conversion and stats by Dave Blewer; additional content by Shane Ivey and Bill Boden; and a forward by Dennis Detwiller. Elder Godlike is available now at DriveThruRPG and your Friendly Local Game Store.

Beneath the Limits of the North and Talents in the Secret War in Elder Godlike 26 Jan 2016 • Call of Cthulhu & Savage Worlds

Godlike – The Courtyard of Hell

The Courtyard of Hell is an adventure campaign for GODLIKE: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire. It's late December, 1943, just after the bloody crossing of the Moro River. The players' superpowered Talents accompany the soldiers of the 2nd Brigade, the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, as they attempt to wrest the town of Ortona from a regiment of elite German paratroopers. It's a battle so ferocious that Churchill will call it "Little Stalingrad." It's a battle that the survivors will never forget. The Courtyard of Hell includes guidelines for character creation, seven pregenerated characters, tips for presenting large-scale combat scenes, new Canadian and German weapons and vehicles, "One Roll Cityfight" rules for detailed encounters, and enough adventures for months of thrilling gaming. Illustrations by Todd Shearer and Alana Goodall. Maps by Allan Goodall. Available now at DriveThruRPG and your Friendly Local Game Store.

The Courtyard of Hell for Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946 14 Sep 2013 • One Roll Engine

Godlike – Black Devils Brigade

Black Devils Brigade is the first full-length adventure campaign for GODLIKE: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire. It lets your players become the Americans and Canadians who made up one of the deadliest outfits in World War II, the First Special Service Force — the Black Devils Brigade. Their silent nighttime raids left only enemy corpses behind — corpses and a mocking sticker that declared, "The worst is yet to come." German soldiers called them the Black Devils. Black Devils Brigade includes unique character generation guidelines; pregenerated characters; new rules for esprit de corps, non-combat skills, sneak attack, artillery bombardment and minefields, "One Roll Patrols" to detail an instant mission with one roll of the dice; FUBAR! rules modeling the unpredictable mishaps of battle; a vast campaign from the mountains of the Gustav Line to the streets of Rome itself! Illustrations by Todd Shearer. Available now at DriveThruRPG and your Friendly Local Game Store.

Black Devils Brigade for Godlike: Superhero Roleplaying in a World on Fire, 1936-1946 1 Mar 2011 • One Roll Engine

Wild Talents – This Favored Land

This Favored Land is a sourcebook for the Wild Talents roleplaying game set during the American Civil War. Players take the role of The Gifted, ordinary people who — by divine providence or pure chance — have been granted extraordinary powers. Occasionally seen as saviors, they are more often scorned and hunted as sorcerers and demons, witches and charlatans. Whether heroes or villains, The Gifted are forced by the superstitions of the day to hide from public scrutiny. But they can't escape their nation's greatest crisis. If The Gifted can survive the ordeals of war, they — like their nation — will be changed forever. This Favored Land includes everything you need for a thrilling Civil War campaign: detailed rules adapting Wild Talents to the war; weapons and rules for the deadly injuries that made Civil War battles so infamous; an in-depth history of the Civil War; a complete scenario to begin play at once; and much more. Available now at DriveThruRPG and your Friendly Local Game Store.

This Favored Land for Wild Talents 6 Mar 2009 • One Roll Engine