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Kung Fu From All Sides! Iron Dog for Mutants and Masterminds, and Tianxia Kickstarter Update!

I hereby declare that today is Kung Fu Monday!

First, we have a big update for our Tianxia backers on Kickstarter showcasing some new preview art from the upcoming Twelve Golden Butchers adventure. Then, check out our latest Rogues, Rivals & Renegades release to encounter the Implacable Iron Dog, Last Son of the Five Venoms.

1-Ban_Golden_RatTo check out all the latest from Tianxia and see some amazing preview art from Dionysia Jones, click on the Golden Rat here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

irondog600To read more about Iron Dog and purchase this new Rogue for your Mutants and Masterminds 3E campaign, click the picture here!

The Cosmic Handbook from Green Ronin is available, and I helped!

Cosmic Handbook on the Green Ronin Store

 

The new Cosmic Handbook from Green Ronin was a huge undertaking. I was tapped to write the Cosmic Heroes chapter which talks about character creation, species templates, equipment, and has heroic archetypes. Having my work showcased in a book with amazing artwork from an amazing publisher, and alongside some of the best writers in the RPG industry, is a huge deal for me. If you play Mutants and Masterminds, I hope you’ll find something to love in the Cosmic Handbook!

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The Conductor, an electrifying new villain for Mutants and Masterminds!

Conductor-Cover600A villain in search of his equal… The Conductor!

The Conductor, now on Drive-Thru RPG!

A Power Level 12 Rogue, The Conductor is a villainous mastermind who is actively searching for a hero who can rival his genius. No ordinary superhero will do, so he will first test the mettle of his chosen arch-foes by sending his PL 10 lieutenant Overclock. The Conductor’s super-charged battlesuit backs his considerable brains up with a pretty brawny set of combat abilities, and Overclock has the speed to keep up with most “average” heroes by himself. The Conductor and Overclock add more depth to the Beacon City universe, but can be dropped into any campaign with very little alteration.

The Conductor and Overclock are both designated “Blue” for their technological origins. Unlike many villains, The Conductor is a very proactive villain who is actively searching to make a hero his foe. His brains and his ego demand he seek out the bravest, noblest, and most intelligent foes to test himself against. His love of technology also makes him a great foe for tech-themed heroes of any stripe. Overclock serves as an early indication of The Conductor’s interest in the heroes, as well as an indication of the kind of person their mysterious foe is. Both characters are class acts, villains who hail from an era when superheroes were measured by their Rogues Galleries.

Welcome to Rogues, Rivals & Renegades. Each entry in the series is designed as a villain, a potential ally with complications, or an outsider who might help the PCs one day and be at odds with them another. Each character has the potential to become a mainstay of your campaign!

Rogues, Rivals & Renegades are presented as files from a meta-human monitoring agency called METAs, with a loose frame story connecting them to Vigilance Press‘s ownBeacon City setting. They are designed to drop into any setting with minimal effort, however, and the METAs commentary is written to give you a better picture of each character’s personality and threat level. Each issue gives you a background for the character, commentary from METAs files, a standee to print and play with, and Hero Labfiles for key characters!

Authored by Rick Jones with full color art by Alex Williamson, and layout by Ruben Byrd. Designed for the Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition Roleplaying game.

I’m your >tik< Huckleberry... Ticktock the Clockwork Kid, for Mutants and Masterminds!

TicktockCover600He deals in lead… Ticktock, the Clockwork Kid!

Now available from Drive Thru RPG!
A Power Level 10 Rogue, Ticktock is a steampunk android with an itchy trigger finger. A perfect way to bring an “Old West” theme to your superhero campaign, Ticktock’s favorite capers can be pulled right from your favorite western films! He also comes complete with a posse of robots he’s roped into his gang, should you need a quick villain group for an episode. Ticktock the Clockwork Kid is an iconic figure in the Beacon City universe, but can be dropped into any campaign with very little alteration.

Ticktock is designated “Blue” for his technological origins, as are the members of his Robot Roundup. This can make him a great nemesis for technological superheroes, but he can also be an ideal villain for western-themed heroes who need someone to indulge their quick-draw skill against! Steampunk-themed heroes will appreciate his motif, and if you have any robotic heroes on your team, they may see this villain as an ancestor of sorts! His “Old West” code makes him a memorable character for any campaign, and his robot nature means he can return to plague your heroes again and again.

Welcome to Rogues, Rivals & Renegades. Each entry in the series is designed as a villain, a potential ally with complications, or an outsider who might help the PCs one day and be at odds with them another. Each character has the potential to become a mainstay of your campaign!

Rogues, Rivals & Renegades are presented as files from a meta-human monitoring agency called METAs, with a loose frame story connecting them to Vigilance Press‘s ownBeacon City setting. They are designed to drop into any setting with minimal effort, however, and the METAs commentary is written to give you a better picture of each character’s personality and threat level. Each issue gives you a background for the character, commentary from METAs files, a standee to print and play with, and the Hero Labfile for the character!

Authored by Rick Jones with full color art by Alex Williamson, and layout by Ruben Byrd. Designed for the Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition Roleplaying game. Additional Material designed by Jack Norris!

Captain Archon- an Officer and a Champion, for Mutants and Masterminds

CaptainArchonCover600No retreat, no surrender… Captain Archon!

Now available from Drive Thru RPG!

A Power Level 11 Rival, Captain Archon is a United States Air Force Captain with an unusually broad mandate. She is both research subject and public relations champion, in addition to her active military role fighting meta-humans at home and abroad. Captain Archon is an iconic figure in the Beacon City universe, but can be dropped into any campaign with very little alteration.

Captain Archon is a technologically enhanced superhuman whose battlesuit is powered by her own innate super-powers. Her special qualities helped her rise through the ranks, but she takes her role very, very seriously. As a result, she is uncompromising when dealing with superheroes unaffiliated with an official group, and may often come into conflict with them. A prefect Rival for heroes who like to challenge the system, she represents both patriot and defender of order. Built under the same guidelines for a Power Level 11 Player Character, she can also be used as a handy “Guest Star” for a player visiting your game who doesn’t have a character ready.

Welcome to Rogues, Rivals & Renegades. Each entry in the series is designed as a villain, a potential ally with complications, or an outsider who might help the PCs one day and be at odds with them another. Each character has the potential to become a mainstay of your campaign!

Rogues, Rivals & Renegades are presented as files from a meta-human monitoring agency called METAs, with a loose frame story connecting them to Vigilance Press‘s own Beacon City setting. They are designed to drop into any setting with minimal effort, however, and the METAs commentary is written to give you a better picture of each character’s personality and threat level. Each issue gives you a background for the character, commentary by METAs agents, a standee to print and play with, and the Hero Lab file for the character!

Authored by James Dawsey with full color art by Alex Williamson, and layout by Ruben Byrd. Designed for the Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition Roleplaying game.

Christmas in July!

Nero the NewshoundHey folks!

I’m winging my way to Gen Con for the next week or so, but I wanted to make sure everyone knows that we are participating in the Christmas in July sale at Drive Thru RPG and RPG Now! Head over here to see our products and look for the sales prices on everything from Superheroes to Tianxia!

Tianxia Accelerated is now live on Drive Thru RPG!

Blood,SilkAndJadeCoverPromo600wideHappy New Year, everyone! 

To start things off right, we’re releasing the retail version of our Tianxia Accelerated Appendix into the wild today. As with the “Path of Destiny” Appendix we released earlier, this is a “pay what you want” release. That means you can set the price, from as little as zero dollars to whatever you think the PDF is worth!

This is the “Accelerated Addendum” we announced as a stretch goal during the Kickstarter, but with a slight name change. We’re simply calling it Tianxia Accelerated to help people find the product more easily.

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Find your Path of Destiny! Available Now!

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We are proud to announce today’s release of the first “Add-on” product for Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade. Jack Norris’s Path of Destiny is a helpful set of tables and character creation advice that will guide you through character generation for Tianxia. Roll Fate dice or choose your way through the tables, it doesn’t matter. There are no “Bad” options! For each step of the way, you’ll also find expanded explanations and workshop-like discussions of different options, as well as suggested Aspects and other surprising ideas.

Path of Destiny is available now from Drive-Thru RPG as a “Pay what you want” product. Pay as little as nothing, or as much as you think it’s worth. We feel this product acts as a very good “Appendix” to the Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade product, and a great way to help players jump-start character creation for a Tianxia campaign!

Find it at Drive-Thru RPG here!

Legacy of Ruin, now available in Print and Kindle editions!

Legacy-of-Ruin-Cover-640x914Darrin Drader’s exciting post-apocalyptic odyssey Legacy of Ruin is now available in a variety of cool reading formats! If you want the digital editions, the Drive-Thru Fiction site has discounted it 25% as part of our participation in the Christmas in July sale. That sale goes on until the morning of July 29th. If you want the print edition, you can order that from Create Space or Amazon at the links below!

Edit: Now you can tune in to the podcast and hear more about the book and the setting!

If you enjoy this book, please let us know… Darrin would love to write more stories in the Nuclear Sunset setting!

Click Here to find it in PDF, Epub, and MOBI versions at Drive-Thru Fiction!

Click here to order a Print on Demand edition from Create Space!

Click Here to find it in both Kindle and Print versions at Amazon.com!