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This sounds very similar to what Fantasy Flight did with their mini-settings (e.g. Spellslinger). I don't know how well they sold but I loved the idea. Of course, I was running a planar hopping campaign at the time with different worlds nearly every module.

You're quite welcome! I hope the winners of these two giveaways are enjoying their goodies.

I'd just like to quick thank those who espoused some Tricky Owlbear love in this thread. We worked hard to ensure that Forgotten Foes is worthy of your dollars.

For an undead theme, you can grab my old 3.5 Dread Codex. I collected all of the undead monsters and like-themed items and spells from the 3PP world for this supplement. It was POD for a time and I grabbed two copies for myself. If you would like one and don't see it anywhere else online in print I'd be happy to sell you the extra copy I have for a small price. Email me if interested: bret.boyd@trickyowlbear.com

Despite being "just OGL", this little pdf has done alright for itself. Thanks for the continued love, everyone! If there's much more positive chatter about it, I may have to pen more little adventures with a gimmick.

Finally grabbed a copy, some interesting things in Pug's tent...now when are we getting stats for Pug???

I propose a design Pug contest...

Thanks for the review! As for Pug's stats, well, we'll have to wait and see....

TrickyOwlbear wrote:

Masika wrote:

Actually I just realized I own Abbey of the Golden Sparrow. Please pass on to the next person please.

Noted. That means that Twin Dragons is the winner of Abbey. Congrats!

Sweet! How do I claim it?

All winner must email me: bret.boyd@trickyowlbear.com to claim their prize (please include your handle so I know who I'm sending what to. :))

Actually I just realized I own Abbey of the Golden Sparrow. Please pass on to the next person please.

Noted. That means that Twin Dragons is the winner of Abbey. Congrats!

No kidding, Masika was one heck of a guesser!

I forgot to mention that all winners should claim their wins by contacting me: bret.boyd@trickyowlbear.com

Thanks for playing everyone and Happy New Year!

Alrighty, the percentile dice have been rolled so here's our winners for this contest. I've decided to be a bit more generous this time around. Instead of only awarding to the person who guessed a certain number first (some people guessed the same number or guessed the same range away from the correct number as another person), I've decided to award all of these people the pdf in question. You'll see what I mean below...

Abbey - 79
Winner: Masika

AF1 - 186
Winner: Bane Blue

AF2 - 287
Winner: Masika

Forgotten Foes - 319
Winners: Readerbreeder, Tamago, and TarkXT (each were 5 numbers away from the correct one)

Learning Curve - 492
Winner: Thanos Maximo

Pug's Bazaar - 559
Winners: Set and silverhair2008 (guessed the same number)

Sin of the Fathers - 673
Winners: Masika, TarkXT, and Kurgon (all 4 numbers away)

Favored of Skexxiz - 721
Winner: dinketry

One pdf of your choice - 885
Winner: dinketry

Two pdfs of your choice - 985
Winner: Guttgar

About 6.5 hours to go. Who else wants to try for some free rpg goodies for the new year!?

@Bret/TrickyOwlbear: had a blast running 'The 11th Hour' sir! Thanks for writing that mod!

You are very welcome! I have an affinity for time-related rpg writing (see my book Temporality for more temporal goodness if you enjoy that sort of thing). How many loops did it take for your group to figure out what was happening?

Er, since this is rather off-topic feel free to email me: bret.boyd@trickyowlbear.com

Here we go again, folks! The Owlbear must be insane to run a second contest on the heels of the first. Let's get to it...

Listed below are the free pdfs you can win. Just pick a single number in the range given for the pdf you would like. We'll randomly select the winning numbers on Monday, Jan 2 at 10:00pm EST. Good luck and thanks for your hopeful support of Tricky Owlbear in 2012!

Abbey of the Golden Sparrow
1-100

Achievement Feats
101-200

Achievment Feats: Vol 2
201-300

Forgotten Foes
301-400

Learning Curve
401-500

Pug's Bazaar: Tent #1
501-600

Sin of the Fathers
601-700

The Favored of Skexxiz
701-800

Winner's Choice: Any 1 pdf from our catalog!
801-900

Winner's Choice: Any 2 pdfs from our catalog!
901-1000

TrickyOwlbear wrote:

Alright, folks, my percentile dice have done some rolling and it looks like we've got our winners. Several people guessed the same number but I'm only awarding to the person who picked that number first (unless the exact number was chosen by both but that doesn't look to be the case). Without further ado, here's the winners...

Learning Curve
401-500
423 silverhair2008

Congrats silverhair2008 - hope you enjoy this!

If only there were an actual apprentice level adventure to go along with this ... :)

OKay, okay! Aren't business owners supposed to harass freelancers, not the other way around? ;)

Looks like I'm still waiting on GentleFist, Tarkeighas, and Mischief Mondragon to claim their prizes.

Criminy. I can't believe I missed this. D'oh!

Who knows, perhaps there'll be another one for New Years....

Thanks, DM. And I have to agree that FF is the best product so far. Set, see your email.

Thanks for entering, everyone (and thanks for those couple kudos I saw about our products--it's appreciated!).

I've sent out emails to the five people who've responded so far. I certainly have no problem with Xzaral giving his "2 Choices" win with Set and Mischief Mondragon.

The Owlbear has been pretty quiet this year but we're still monitoring everything in Paizo-land so if you have a question about any of our products (past or future) feel free to contact us. That includes potential freelance writers as well. We're always looking for folks to pen an entry in the Pug's Bazaar or the locales series (maybe if we had more of them we'd sell more, eh?).

How did gentle fist and Xzaral both win twice!? What type of magic is this?

Holiday magic I guess! It's not unheard of when I do these contests but feel free to check my results against those winning numbers.

Alright, folks, my percentile dice have done some rolling and it looks like we've got our winners. Several people guessed the same number but I'm only awarding to the person who picked that number first (unless the exact number was chosen by both but that doesn't look to be the case). Without further ado, here's the winners...

Abbey of the Golden Sparrow
62 GentleFist

Achievement Feats
101-200
184 Todek Rumnaheim

Achievment Feats: Vol 2
201-300
248 Chris Mortika

Forgotten Foes
301-400
302 Xzaral

Learning Curve
401-500
423 silverhair2008

Pug's Bazaar: Tent #1
501-600
509 Kurgon

Sin of the Fathers
601-700
612 Tarkeighas

The Favored of Skexxiz
701-800
781 ericthecleric

Winner's Choice: Any 1 pdf from our catalog!
801-900
836 GentleFist

Winner's Choice: Any 2 pdfs from our catalog!
901-1000
911 Xzaral

Congrats to all the winners! Please email me at bret.boyd@trickyowlbear.com to claim your prize(s) (please give your screen name so I know who I'm giving what to :)). I have to work tonight and tomorrow at my non-TOP jobs but I'll try and get everyone's pdfs to them in the next 24 hours.

Bret Boyd
President
Tricky Owlbear Publishing, Inc.

Bardess wrote:

999!

My #!

That's alright, BL. I don't mind if two people win in the same category. It's a giving time of year! :)

Abbey of the Golden Sparrow: 1d100

Achievement Feats: 1d100+100
Achievement feats, volume 2: 1d100+200
Forgotten Foes: 1d100+300
Learning Curve: 1d100+400
Pug's Bazaar: Tent #1: 1d100+500
Sin of the Fathers: 1d100+600
The Favored of Skexxiz: 1d100+700
Winner's Choice 1: 1d100+800
Winner's Choice 2: 1d100+900

Forgotten Foes looks pretty awesome, although Abbey of the Golden Sparrow and The Favored of Skexxiz also intrigue me!

Forgotten Foes IS awesome. And I personally love locale products as well. Even if you don't use them as-is at least I know I'm getting ready made NPCs, probably a new magic of some kind, and at least one map when I pick up a product like that. Unfortunately, I have numerous ideas but the sales numbers for these PDFs aren't proving to me that they're viable. If people want more locales from us, they need to speak up--verbally or by opening their wallets. :)

The book Lotsa Blocks looks interesting too.

Lotsa Blocks! Is just what it says on the label - many stat blocks. Keep in mind it is for v3.5 but your players won't know the difference. ;)

Sorry if I didn't make it clear but feel free to enter for any or all items! No need to focus on one pdf unless that's all you're interested in.

111 - Looks interesting, and might get be to buy the 2nd one :)

Thanks, Xzaral, and good luck! We're also hoping the contest gets people to think more about picking up stuff from 3PP (can't argue with free and the quality is good!).

We at Tricky Owlbear are hoping everyone is having a safe and happy holiday season. To help celebrate, we're giving away free stuff (the Owlbear is dangerous but benevolent)! We've done this before, but here's the rules once again.

Listed below are the free pdfs you can win. Just pick a single number in the range given for the pdf you would like. We'll randomly select the winning numbers on Monday, Dec 26 at 3:00pm EST. This should give everyone a chance to see the thread and enter. Void where prohibited (nowhere) and you can absolutely win more than once. Good luck and thanks for supporting Tricky Owlbear over the last year!

Abbey of the Golden Sparrow
1-100

Achievement Feats
101-200

Achievment Feats: Vol 2
201-300

Forgotten Foes
301-400

Learning Curve
401-500

Pug's Bazaar: Tent #1
501-600

Sin of the Fathers
601-700

The Favored of Skexxiz
701-800

Winner's Choice: Any 1 pdf from our catalog!
801-900

Winner's Choice: Any 2 pdfs from our catalog!
901-1000

Thanks to Endzeitgeist for a 4-star review!

Thanks much for the review, End!

After years of adventuring and narrow escapes from dungeons (and other merchants!), Toeslicer goblin peddler Pug is ready to assist you with all your adventuring needs. Sure, he's got competition from that other goblin huckster but Pug is as trustworthy as they come! He invites you to stop by his tents and see the amassed treasures...which you can have if the price is right.

Tent #1 includes the following valuable items for sale:
Dragon's Blood
Lucky Tortoise Shell
Seing Stone
Vampiric Chakram
Faerie Mist
Canopic Jars of Khasekenej

and the following spells:
Eavesdropping
Draconic Servant
Lycanthropic Bite
Prismatic Blade

Written by Tessa Maria Cavagnero, Pug's Bazaar: Tent #1 is available for $2.49 and is the start of a new series from Tricky Owlbear. Grab some new gear and get adventuring!

So 6 magic items and 4 spells? Hopefully it has some alchemy and or herbalism items too now or in the future.

I think those can be arranged!

Now available! See what Pug has "in store" for you in this first of many tents!

Looks like some things were set up wonky on the product. It's been fixed and you should be able to order it without any problems (and without the preorder status on it).

At last! Thanks for the update!

Thanks for the comparisons, Alzrius! I also think FF brings a lot that was missing to the table. Heck, even the "repeat" monsters are bound to have some variation (and I think we're the only book with Lore tables too!).

I'm also curious when Paizo will be selling this puppy. It's absolutely available elsewhere as I've been sent pics of the book from buyers who found it at their FLGS.

There's still plenty of time to pick up this adventure which Endzeitgeist calls a "neat introduction to a new campaign." Low on prep time but high on eerie tension, Sin is just what a new party of adventurers needs to kick off their careers.

Yeah, it is due to the almost-no combat premise. However, a quick update of the statblocks would enable you to have it listed as PFRPG-compatible - potentially here as well. I'm just sayong this as I LOVED the 11th hour. It's one of the best 1st level 3.5 modules out there...

Aww, thanks. I think those were my better days as a writer for some reason. Have to recapture those glory days. Yeah, updating the stats would be pretty easy wouldn't it? Thanks for the suggestion.

Reviewed here, on DTRPG and sent to GMS magazine. Any chance on seeing 11th hour updated for PFRPG? I think the adventure deserves some attention. ^^

Many thanks for the review, End!

I'm curious what attention you think 11th Hour deserves. Honestly, it's pretty much ready to go for Pathfinder, 3.5, etc. don't you think?

Thanks for your time on this review, DM! I appreciate and understand the criticisms. We'll do you even more proud next time. :)

Dark Mistress brings us the first Sin review. Thanks!

Is there somewhere you guys can point me to as a sortof "Beginner's Guide to 3pp"?

You may want to start with the Compatibility License.

I've been monitoring that thread, keeper0. As you say, I didn't have anything to add until now. Feel free to do so!

And we're now live! Ready to start a new campaign? First time GMing? Just want to play something spooky this Halloween? No matter the reason, you can't go wrong with Sin of the Fathers.

P.S.: I'm looking forward to "Sins of the Father"! :)

Thanks, End! And the wait is over. Get your spooky on HERE!

Now live! Come and get your Halloween goodness!!

Tricky Owlbear is releasing Sin of the Fathers this weekend (should be available here at Paizo sometime Monday). Just posted info about it the other day.

Reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!

Thanks for the review!!

Reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine.

Thanks for the review, End! And, yes, now that I think about it the Skexxiz name might just have unconscious roots from that great movie.

When is this available?

Should be available by, or before, Monday!

The last few generations of people residing in Shadowfield have known only one major calamity—Thibbet Vaum. This human was responsible for no less than two dozen slayings before he was captured by a group of brave men who had simply had enough. Neither adventurers, nor deputized lawmen, this band of individuals one day agreed to track down Vaum and end his bloody spree.

The group eventually caught up with Vaum at an abandoned ranger's homestead on Shadowfield's western frontier. The killer had been offering up his victims' hearts in some kind of gory sacrifice to a nameless deity of evil. Vaum was beaten into submission before being taken in for trial. The next day saw the vile human at the gallows in what turned out to be a solemn gathering of the entire community. It seemed as though no resident had gone untouched by Vaum's heinous deeds. The man used his last breath to curse the attendees and vow that he would somehow return to exact vengeance on those who had captured him.

These men thought little of the threat as the murderer swung by his neck and, indeed, they each lived out happy lives. It is their descendants, however, who might wind up paying for the...

Sin of the Fathers

This Halloween-themed introductory pdf adventure was written with new GMs in mind. Perfect for this spooky holiday, Sin of the Fathers also establishes a base of operations in Shadowfield for a new campaign. Major NPCs of this hamlet are presented with plot hooks to explore once the adventure is run. That is, if the PCs survive the evil their ancestors stopped nine decades before!

Sin of the Fathers is written by Bret Boyd, illustrated by Erik Roman and Rick Hershey, and will retail for $4.95.

Thanks for the review, End!

And, we hear you, gigglestick. The second locale release (the Favored of Skexxiz) is without short fiction, just pure content.

Endzeitgeist wrote:

Who is the author of this little pdf?

On drivethru it says the author is Bret Boyd.

That would be correct. :D