Two days ago I got a big package from Lulu. Amongst other things it contained a 200 page softcover full of sword and sorcery adventures: XP1: The Spider-God's Bride and Other Tales of Sword and Sorcery for 3rd edition. When I added it to my wishlist I noted:
XP1: The Spider-God's Bride and Other Tales of Sword and Sorcery
“Enter the City of Stone and slay the high priest of Jul-Juggah! Plunder the ancient gold of Namthu! Seek the fabled jewel of Khadim Bey, but beware the nameless horrors of the Al-Khazi desert! Fight the dread adepts of the ape-god, or succumb to the pleasures of the Moon-Juice of Yaatana! Or perhaps you will perish by the curses of Ur-Kharra, the long-dead sorcerer-king of Elder Kuth?” / “This is another one of those 3E books which were basically finished and submitted to Necromancer Games at the worst possible time, right before the 4E limbo started.” – from the announcement on the Necromancer Board Thread
the announcement on the Necromancer Board Thread
It exudes a self-made old-school vibe because it is self-published, has good looking public domain art, and because the maps look as hand-drawn as the maps in Fight On, Stonehell, Dismal Depths, or the Pit of Tortured Souls. You can download the maps from the XP1 page and have a look yourself.
I’m looking forward to reading this.
#RPG #Old School #Publishing #Lulu
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I have looekd at the free sample. This looks like the type of thing I could buy if only it hadn’t been written with 3rd edition stats.
– Edsan 2009-03-21 13:36 UTC