Thursday, February 10, 2011

For Sale! Finally.

Well I have finally gone and done it.  I have my first adventure, Knowledge Illuminates, for sale at RPGNow.  This is the first in my One-Shot Adventure Series.  Like the description reads, these are smaller dungeons designed to be completed in a single session.  But, with all the adventures I write there are several possibilities that will lead to other adventures.  I use a sandbox style approach to the adventure so the party can explore the countryside as well as the dungeon itself. 

The adventure is split into four sections.  The first is the introduction and background information the GM will find helpful to run the adventure.  The second section is the countryside with various locations described.  The players can explore the area in any way they choose.  The third section is the dungeon itself.  And the final section is where a new spell, magic item, plant and creature are described. 

The ruleset I used is Swords & Wizardry, but everything can easily be adjusted to fit any of the other retro clones or the original itself. 

Rob Conley of Bat in the Attic did the maps for me, my current gaming group helped me playtest it and my fantastic wife edited it.  What art I did use for this product I got from The Forge Studios.  Seriously, it was fun to write.  No so much fun doing the layout and figuring out why pictures and paragraphs move mysteriously on the page, but I swore and got through it.  I hope those who get it enjoy.

24 comments:

  1. Awesome! Congratulations, Tim I hope you sell a lot of them!

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  2. I'll try and post my thoughts tonight. Quick glance it looks pretty nice.

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  3. Congratulations, I hope its a success for you and The Happy Whisk.

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  4. That's nice of you to say Lurker, thanks.

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  5. Congrats, and may there be many sales!

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  6. I'm gonna download a copy tonight! Congratulations!

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  7. Just downloaded my copy. Sweet!

    Congratulations, Tim, on a job well done.

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  8. Atom > Much appreciated. I hope so to.

    Whisk > Back at you babe.

    Tim > Great! If you do let me know if you like it or hate it.

    James > Thanks James. You should have gotten an email from me earlier today.

    Tenkar > Much appreciated. Really.

    Angry Lurker > Thanks, it already is really. She helped a ton and it was fun doing it with her.

    Ark > Thank you.

    Al > Hi Al thanks, you should have gotten an email from me earlier.

    RW > Please let me know what you think.

    Paladin > Much appreciated. Very much.

    ChiWiz > Thanks.

    Rusty > Very cool, but if its no good you can't use against me on gaming night.

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  9. @Tim: I think you (or the Fantasy Grounds random number generators) have been your worst enemies. You don't need me piling on.

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  10. Rusty > No argument there. It's amazing that FG didn't crumple up my character sheet on screen and toss it into a trash can.

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  11. @Tim: Even though it is difficult to recapture the "you had to be there" feel of a great gaming moment, that sequence of dice rolls and the consequences were unreal. There is a great blog post in there somewhere.

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  12. Kinda late to the party, but:
    Congratulations, Tim!

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  13. Mike > Much appreciated. It's been an interesting ride.

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  14. Right on, Tim! That is very, very cool. :)

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  15. Congratulations! Looks like an excellent adventure.

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  16. Well done - the best of luck with it. May this be the first of many, and the start of even bigger things!

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  17. Just snagged a copy - ooohh - shiny!

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  18. I like this adventure, and did a little review:

    http://haqueinblack.blogspot.com/2011/03/knowledge-illuminates.html

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