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Thank you for your words and memories.

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So I started running this campaign. We started at Level 1. Here is my complete run down, spoilers and all: http://www.nongamergamer.com/2014/09/razor-coast-part-1-level-1.html?m=1

Voting for your favorite monsters has begun. If you aren't a backer yet, now is the time to jump in!

MYTHanksgiving Black Friday sale!

All Mythic books now 33% off until Monday. Plus get Mythic Books in print!

Use Coupon Code BlackFriday2013 during checkout on our site at http://www.makeyourgamelegendary.com/

MYTHanksgiving Black Friday sale!
All Mythic books now 33% off until Monday. Plus get Mythic Books in print!
Use Coupon Code BlackFriday2013 during checkout on our site at http://www.makeyourgamelegendary.com/

Ok I see what I did, blonde moment, I put in Core Spells and Demons instead of The ultimates. Fixing now. but we should have all the Mythic Books very soon available in print! I am looking into the Road to War cart issue now.

Hm I thought I added the ultimates so I will double check everything

Cheers. You'll have one user for that feature anyway. :)

done. Under Shop - Products you'll find a print category. Hopefully before the end of the year we'll have a complete redesign.

The first product we created for the Righteous Crusade AP Plug-Ins was a packet of pregenerated characters by Neil Spicer, Righteous Heroes. Coming soon, it’s the bad guys’ turn, as Legendary Games proudly brings you Unrighteous Villains! Carved from the deepest recesses of blighted hatred, insensate evil, and irrepressible caprice, these villains are richly detailed in personality and motivation, designed to connect with the existing Adventure Path and its primary plotlines but easily portable to any campaign where you need a villain that is over the top and out of the ordinary. These malevolent menaces are brought to you by the fervid imaginations of Todd Stewart, Clinton J. Boomer, and the newest addition to the Legendary team, that estimable emissary of evil himself, Mr. Nick Logue!

Interesting things coming!

I love all the products LG puts out, but by far the best things you have done have been the Ultimate Plug-ins! So the next question would be: When can we expect to see Ultimate War? I haven’t seen or heard anything about it in a long time, so I’m getting a bit twitchy.

I was just cracking the whip on Jason about this yesterday. He promises me he is writing it. We will all keep on him ;)

Jason Nelson wrote:

Evil Midnight Lurker wrote:

I think you need to go through the whole site, because I checked out a few others and it's trying to charge both shipping and sales tax on everything so far.

*headdesk*

On it, and thanks for the heads-up.

Alrighty, I've gone through and made sure that the "disregard shipping" button is checked for every non-print product, so that should be A-OK. Check and see if the sales tax issue is persisting, as it should not be charging tax to anyone outside the state of Washington, USA. If it is, email me over at makeyourgamelegendary@gmail.com and I'll have Rachel check that side of the system.

Thanks and sorry for the inconvenience!

Also make sure you change the state on the form. Mine was defaulting to WA so it showed the tax but as soon as I changed the state it changed it to 0. Sorry for the hiccups. We are getting our site ready for print products. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

Neil Spicer wrote:

I suspect Jason will find his way here soon, but I think the delay on Ultimate War is owing to the progress he's made on the Mythic "monster" line-up, as well as getting everything in line for the recent Kickstarter to put out our first hardcover book. That's not to say there hasn't been progress with Ultimate War, however. I believe he's fairly deep into the writing and development of it. So, hang in there. The Ultimate plug-ins have been very popular so far, and I'm certain this one will get our focused attention very soon.

Thanks for the reply Neil. It's just that I'm so impatient for UW since I'm in the middle of Kingmaker. It also doesn't help that I'm one of the few that aren't interested in new monster supplements (I also think battle reports in war-gaming magazines are dull and a waste of space so I'm hardly a core demographic). So please, no Mythic plants, no mythic haunts: Ultimate War please.

Although.....Mythic Armies?

Cheers
Mark

I tagged Jason on this to jump on and give an update. We are finalizing the Compendium pdf from the Kickstarter which has kept us busy the last few weeks. More good stuff to come.

We have two new products out from our Gothic Adventure Path Plugs-Ins.

Mutant Manifesto and Feasting at Lanterngeist

Both of these will be included in the Gothic Campaign Compendium. However, you can buy them separately as well both here on Paizo and on our site.

What You Will Find Inside the Mutant Manifesto
This supplement explores another of the unusual corners of the world of horror in fantasy gaming: mutants and mutation. Like the alien horrors in Beyond the Void or the sinister science described in the Mad Doctor’s Formulary, the Mutant Manifesto blurs the lines between science fiction and fantasy through the lens of horror. The idea of mutation in the natural sense is nothing new, as attested to by the great variety of things in nature itself, and channeling those natural processes is a bedrock principle of civilization, but taking things to their most awful extreme is what takes mundane acts of botany and biology and pushes them into the realm of terror that shatters first the body and then the mind.

Within these pages you will find a dozen sinister spells dealing with the corruption and transfiguration of the flesh, along with feats and alchemical discoveries that take mutation to a whole new level. The Deviant wizard archetype is a master of the fearful science of warping the bodies of others, while the Xenocidist ranger archetype embodies every impulse–both rational and paranoid–to cull the mutant problem from the pure strain of society lest it spread and destroy all. All of these terrible secrets are explored in another classic grimoire, Omnia Mutandis, penned by a family of deranged genegineers who pioneered their depraved art and left their terrible secrets behind them to rise up in again and again in a twisted legacy.

The Legendary Games tradition is to combine rich story and background, innovative layout, beautiful aesthetics, and excellence in design that is second to none. This product is the latest in that tradition, and we hope you enjoy using it as much as we enjoyed making it.

Feasting at Lanterngeist is a short adventure written by Greg A. Vaughan designed to be set in any isolated fishing village where 9th– to 10th-level PCs may find themselves investigating the rumors of missing persons. The adventure provides several challenges and rewards.

You can view two sneak peaks of this product here
A first look at Lanterngeist!
A second look at Lanterngeist!

NOW Available in Print:
Mythic Monsters 3: Oozes
Mythic Monsters 4: Mounts
Righteous Heroes: Pregenerated Characters

Here is a little taste of the Oozes you’ll find:

Mythic black pudding

CR 8/MR 3
XP 4,800
Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary (black pudding)
N Huge ooze (mythic)
Init –5; Senses blindsight 60 ft.; Perception –5

Special Abilities

Acid (Ex) A black pudding secretes a digestive acid that dissolves organic material and metal quickly, but does not affect stone. Each time a creature suffers damage from a black pudding’s acid, its clothing and armor take the same amount of damage from the acid. A DC 21 Reflex save prevents damage to clothing and armor. A metal or wooden weapon that strikes a black pudding takes 2d6 acid damage unless the weapon’s wielder succeeds on a DC 21 Reflex save. If a black pudding remains in contact with a wooden or metal object for 1 full round, it inflicts 21 points of acid damage (no save) to the object. The save DCs are Constitution-based.

Suction (Ex) A black pudding can create powerful suction against any surface as it climbs, allowing it to cling to inverted surfaces with ease. The pudding can establish or release suction as a swift action, and as long as it is using suction, it moves at half speed. Because of the suction, a black pudding’s CMD score gets a +10 circumstance bonus to resist bull rush, awesome blows, and other attacks and effects that attempt to physically move it from its location.

Thank you to all! The surveys have gone out!

You can also look at it that you are getting 3 PDFs totaling 625 pages for $85, that's about 14 cents a page :)

$25 dollar pledge plus $60 for the other AP add-ons. (Sorry, guess I was a little unclear.)

Ah, well we do plan to get the future books in print at some point so if you go in for the Gothic one now keep an eye out for future KS or pre-orders for the other compilations. We appreciate the support at any level!

You know, I want the path add-ons, but I don't $85 want them. :(

Are you in Canada? Why $85? Am I missing something?

less than 30 minutes to go!

Question about Greg Vaughn's adventure: Is that going to be a beginning of the path adventure too, or somewhere in the middle?

Cori, I don't have that answer sadly and Jason is at Church!

With 3 days left we have only 15% left to go. That's less than 2K! Also we are super close to the next backer goal as well. SHARE THIS POST PLEASE!

To help spread the word here is a free copy of a Gothic Hero. Please share it with your gamers and encourage them to back this project.

Gothic Hero: Dominnia Vorsaife: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/68744043/Gothic%20Heroes%20Sample.pdf

Every backer at any amount helps us spread the word as well as grow our company so thank you to each of you who have done so much to help spread awareness!

To give back a little in the next year we will be helping out some smaller cons/events by sending them books. You will see our books at ConTessa, Storm Con, and Iron GM as giveaways and prizes.

If you know of a con that needs some help have them contact us!

Also, we finally got around to adding a video. Sorry it took so long. You can view it on the kicktstarter page or on you tube here. Please share, share, share. Thank you!!! http://youtu.be/ZPTp1MMAHqM

Thanks. I just wanted to be sure that if I do back your kickstarter that once it funds you will still communicate with the backers. 3 other ks did this to me so I just wanted to be sure. I have bought almost everything your company has produced and everything is of great quality so I look forward to supporting your ks.

We want to communicate with our backers through the whole process until you get your book :)

Hey Jason/Rachel, out of curiosity, why the 2 week run instead of a full month? I've set KS to remind me about this one so I can kick in once I get in the next invoice or two I have floating around out there, but the tight window is killing me. ;)

That said, I am 99.9% sure I will be kicking in before the 48 hour alert activates.

That's one of the first questions we answer in this interview, check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOBv2sqmRWE&feature=share

I bit the bullet and pledged for this after all. If this funds I might be eating rice, instant noodles, and crackers with peanut butter on them for a month, but I will have more stuff.

Thank you for your sacrifice!

Evil Midnight Lurker wrote:

I wish this was running longer -- if it was a month, I'd be able to put enough down for the print version; as it is, I may wind up having to cancel the pledge I did put in. :(

This is an issue for me as well, unfortunately. As much as I want to (being a Legendary Games fan and all), I won't be able to pledge within the time frame set for this Kickstarter.

Would you consider a pledge of $1 to show support and let your friends see you pledge too. Sometimes that goes a long way. No pledge is too small!

We launched a Kickstarter... yeah I know what you all are thinking, we must be crazy with all the other Kickstarters up and running. But we had it planned long before the awesome Bones II was launched so what is a small 3PP to do? Well this is what we are going to do, we are going to spread the news like wildfire and get this thing funded. We are only running for 2 weeks so help us out. You can back the LG Kickstarter and then share share share!!! Like as in everyday, okay maybe not that much but every few days would be great. Or simply email your friends directly and tell them that our products rock and we need their help to make this happen. So what do you say? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendarygames/legendary-games-pathfind er-books-in-print

Also Hero Lab Files are an add on option :)

Legendary Games has Ultimate Battle and Ultimate Rulership in print. You can purchase them here: http://www.makeyourgamelegendary.com/products-page/ultimate-plug-ins/

Something is rotten at Legendary Games or, to be more precise, maybe I should’ve said something is GOING TO BE rotten in your mythic campaign, once you get your hands on the latest from Legendary Games: Mythic Monsters: Molds, Slimes, and Fungi! It’s in layout now and should be available next week! A table of contents will be coming your way soon, but as a quick foretaste, I thought I’d share Chris McFann’s delightful cover illustration, which might give you a few clues http://www.makeyourgamelegendary.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/mythicfungu s-musporepygmy.jpg

In some ways, they are going to be hard to compete with. They're on the inside of what's taking place at Paizo via being freelancers on the actual products, and they have name association with Paizo fans who already respect their work. To top it off, they make a high-quality product to boot, and they now have Rachel Ventura as their business manager. I expect they will soon be forging well ahead of the remainder of us.

Ah thanks! We plan to continue to produce top notch products that the Pathfinder fan is both interested in and can immediately add into their current games. Lots of fun stuff planned for the future :)

Check it.

Can I use one of your photos on our site or social media channels?

I was not a long-time order monkey for this one, and I didn't know about the kickstart until after it was over. I did preorder RC and HotRC sometime about March or April, I think.

When should I expect my hard copies? A couple months? Beginning of the year?

This is more just to dull down my anticipation than anything. ;)

As soon as the KS Backers are fulfilled we will fulfill the pre-orders. I would expect it within the next month. Gen Con might delay it a little but it will be coming soon.

Steve Geddes wrote:

Ah thanks, skeeter. I for one will be disappointed if one never eventuates, but c'est la vie...

By the way, call me odd but I realised today that the very first thing I do when I get a new FGG book is flip to the front page to see what your current title is. :)

Half the time I do that as well.

They don't tell me before they do it. I have laughed out load several times. other times.....not so much.

You mean the Frog's Wench isn't going to fly in the next book?

New Hero Lab files are available now!

To purchase the files simply click here and select the ones you would
like: http://www.talesofthefroggod.com/herolab.html

A Treasury of Nautical Lore: Dead Man's Chest
No place offers more adventure than the ocean. No dungeon is as deep, no jungle as full of exotic and dangerous life. Most folk spend their entire lives on dry ground, unaware that entire civilizations thrive beneath the waves, sometimes far more ancient and steeped in mystery than any on the world's upper surface. Though player characters (PCs) have long grown familiar with the air-breathing world above, seldom do they venture into the depths, and when they do, they discover wonders they never dreamed exisited. The ocean offers a venue for adventure that is at once alien and appealing. Strange things exist down there, as perilous as they are compelling.

The Lost Lands: Stoneheart Valley
For over a decade, fans of Necromancer Games and Frog God Games have been asking to see the world behind the adventures. And at long last, here is where it all began, in the Stoneheart Valley near the town of Fairhill. This mini-campaign was originally presented to the fans of Necromancer Games in three separate modules: "The Wizard's Amulet", "The Crucible of Freya", and "The Tomb of Abysthor". Frog God Games has taken the full series from the 3E version plus supplemental material previously available only online, and converted it all to the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game system and the Swords & Wizardry Complete ruleset.

Razor Coast Hero Lab files
The Razor Coast Hero Lab files are available now and Umarian found out that bright light was not the sun. It took the Deep Cave Frogs a while to figure out it was a halogen flashlight. Tricky Frog Overlords!

To purchase the files simply click here and select the ones you would like: http://www.talesofthefroggod.com/herolab.html

Also available FGG Pathfinder Content – This is a free download through the Powered By Herolab mechanism inside of Herolab. This includes information that can be used by the players in your group like feats, spells, classes, etc. This file has been created in such a way so that your players will only need the license for the Herolab Pathfinder data-set, and not the additional add-ons. To use this, you will need to follow the steps found here. Once loaded, your players can go to the Configure Hero screen (Cntrl-K), scroll down to the Frog God Games/Necromancer Games area, and select FGG Pathfinder Content box, and the box for the module you are playing in. Using the Powered by HeroLab feature will allow us to make updates to everyone as needed. When an update is available, it will display on the start-up screen for HeroLab when it checks for updates.

As for the D20Pro files, please allow some time for these to be completed as we could not more forward until now with them. I am coding them this month but with Convention Travel for Gen Con this will add an additional delay.

A note about the Hero Lab work:
While the Deep Cave Frogs have worked very hard to correct any errors we could find, it is possible (and expected) that some did make it through to the final version. We do have a site set-up where you can report any errors or discrepancies that you may find. You can find the bug reporting system at http://fggsupport.shadowsoftware.net/. Please provide as much detail as possible in the error report to help us be able to re-create it and fix it. If you receive an error message pop-up in HeroLab, you can right click the error message, copy it and paste it into your ticket. This will go a long ways in helping us also.
Additional information regarding error reporting can be located at http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?p=131888#post131888

Hex Crawl Chronicles: 7 - The Golden Meadows

In a windswept valley of scrub and sand there is a pleasant meadow fed by a bubbling spring. Here the wandering folk have made their home, a fort of adobe under the blazing sun. From this place in the middle of nowhere one might join the prospectors in the mountains searching for silver, race against the mountain men in their search for the fabled Caverns of the Old Ones or just explore the many secrets and dangers hiding beneath the burning sands.

The Golden Meadows is a hex-crawl, referring to the hex-shaped units that divide the map. Just as dungeon adventures take place on a gridded map, wilderness adventures can be conducted on a hex map, allowing players the freedom to decide where their characters roam and giving them the thrill of discovering the many places and people that have been placed on the map. This map represents a large area filled with numerous places to discover and explore, and can be used as a campaign area in its own right, or dropped into an existing campaign. Released in separate editions for both Swords and Wizardry and Pathfinder.

Page count: 50 PF, 29 SW

Author: John M. Stater

Pre-order your print copies or buy the PDF today at
http://www.talesofthefroggod.com/hex-7.html

I'm sure it will be up on the SRD sites shortly after the physical release.

Yep, a pre-order is just that, a pre-order. So not even Mr. Reyst gets an early look unless he purchases it. He will have to wait like everyone else or purchase the pdf early as a pre-order :) Once he has the file though I am sure he will add it to the sites.

I got minis today, but not the right amount. I ordered 2 weresharks, only got 1.

I emailed when the order email was incorrect, never heard back.
I emailed again when I received a package with the wrong mini count, and got a message saying my order had already shipped.
A third email and no response yet...

I certainly didn't pay $32 for 1 mini... Hopefully someone from FGG will read this.

Our apologies that your email is getting lost in the sea. With the error in the confirmations that we sent out we got hundreds of emails in return. Fulfillment has been working through these. To speed this up go ahead and send me an email with your name and address and I will escalate. rachel@talesofthefroggod.com

Once the printed books are available, then Paizo and One Book Shelf will also have access to sell it along with our other distributors. As for picking it up at Gen Con, at this point we are not set up for that. We only have a 10x10 booth and we are taking limited supply to sell. I hope you understand.

Clarification request: Does that mean FGG will have them by end of July, or that Kickstarter and Sinister pre-orders will be fulfilled by that time?

Doing the math on how long it takes to have the book sent to Hawaii for autographs, then sent back to North Carolina

Crying, really a lot

Yes we already got the endsheets signed by Nick. We will be numbering them though as they go out. Hopefully Krista will number them and not Bill so it is legible. The plan is to immediately begin packing them and sending them out before Gen Con to backers. However with Skeeter and I traveling that leaves only Bill & Krista to pack so it maybe slow going at first. Whatever isn't sent out by August 13th will have to wait until after Gen Con but then we will all be back to help pack. Hopefully though it will all be done before Gen Con.

That link takes me to the Paizo blog?!?!?!?!

try it now. I had a space in there it didn't like

The PDF for Tome of Horrors 4 is now available. If you have already purchased this pre-order you can login and download the PDF now.

If you have not ordered it, what are you waiting for?! The price goes up on August 1st so get it at a discount now! Buy It Now

http://www.talesofthefroggod.com/toh-4.html

This book will also be available at Gen Con.

Tome of Horrors 4, in full color! Planned for a Gencon release, this massive tome of never before seen monsters will be done in our characteristic textbook bound hardcover style, but this time in FULL COLOR! Featuring over 300 new monsters from our design team led by Scott Greene and illustrated by Chris McFann, it provides new fiends to terrorize your players with for years to come. Both Swords & Wizardry and Pathfinder versions will be available.

Skeeter Green wrote:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 25, 2012

If this is for immediate release, why did you wait a year? *scratches head*

doh!

Reebo Kesh wrote:

Hey guys where is the best place on the boards to post interest in doing artwork for 3rd party publishers? I thought there was a recruitment forum somewhere?

Thanks
Reebo

First: Have a portfolio up for 3PP to see.

Second: Email 3PP you would actually like to work for because you like what they do more than how much they will pay you.

Third: Do a free stock art PDF and give away 5 pieces of artwork. 3PP are always looking for new artist AND to save money on artwork. If we like your stock art we will come looking FOR YOU.

Hope these help.

Also when you email a 3PP give them your rate card up front. That is always going to be the first question we ask.

CENTER STAGE MINIATURES SIGNS CONTRACT WITH FROG GOD GAMES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Poulsbo, WA, (April 21st 2013) – Center Stage Miniatures signed contracts with Frog God Games, LLC this week to produce a range of 28mm heroic scale miniatures based on Frog God Games’ Razor Coast campaign setting. Razor Coast, created by Nicholas Logue, is a dark fantasy pirate campaign setting laced in gothic horror and nautical nightmares.

“Center Stage has been looking into options to create pirate miniatures for years,” said Matthew Solarz, president of CSM, “and Mr. Logue has been one of my favorite contemporary RPG writers since his Crown of the Kobold King (by Paizo Publishing). Being able to produce miniatures for a pirate setting – and one created by Nick in particular – is a dream come true.”

Rachel Ventura, VP of Sales & Marketing for Frog God Games, said “several fans have asked for more miniatures for Razor Coast. Some backers were equally disappointed we weren’t able to add on more miniatures during the Razor Coast Kickstarter. Center Stage Miniatures presents us with a solution to offering high quality miniatures for this mega-campaign”.

Legendary fantasy artist Jennell Jaquays will be penciling concept sketches of all forthcoming Razor Coast miniatures, Solarz said. The first two miniatures in the Razor Coast range will be available at GenCon 2013.

About Center Stage Miniatures
Manufacturer of high quality 25 and 28mm metal and resin miniatures for use with the world's most popular role-playing game. www.centerstageminis.com

About Frog God Games
Founded in April 2010, Frog God Games publishes resources for the tabletop roleplaying games Pathfinder Roleplaying Games and Swords & Wizardry. Its products are known for their grand adventure settings and high quality production values. “If our hardcovers won’t last you a lifetime of use, we have not made a high enough quality product”, said Webb. Frog God Games currently serves over 3000 customers in USA, Canada, Brazil, Europe, South America, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and has produced over 70 books for Pathfinder Roleplaying Games and Swords & Wizardry in the past two years. The writers of Frog God Games have won numerous ENnie Awards. For more information about Frog God Games visit its website at www.talesofthefroggod.com

For More information please contact
Rachel Ventura,
VP of Sales & Marketing
Frog God Games
Rachel@talesofthefroggod.com

Thanks all :)

@brvheart, I've never used D20Pro, but I'm sure they would. You would have to add things like fog of war yourself (usually not difficult) and maybe make the map smaller (depending on how large a file the software can handle) - maybe just cropping certain rooms with encounters out to use.

Since Alice has kindly given permission to use them when I finish with Levels 11 - 15 I will add a set of the color maps without labels in the D20Pro Marketplace. The files will be free to download. I will add the scale to them so if you want to use them for play you can. Just note, some of the low res files may be pixelated. Great job Alice and I'm glad Matt had the solution :)

Hey there Frog Gods,

I asked this question earlier in the thread but I think it got overlooked. No big deal for me, but I just got a message from another poster asking about it, so I thought I'd see what you guys think before I do anything.

I've been making full-colour reproductions of the Rappan Athuk maps in Photoshop for my own game. Do you have a problem with me sharing them, possibly in this thread, or maybe privately (through email/PM/etc), for anyone who might have a use for them?

They're created in Photoshop and have no copyright issues I can think of - the only non-original images in them are free-to-use textures and some objects created by users on the Dundjinni forums. But, of course, the "shape" of the map is all yours. So I wouldn't want to cross any boundaries here.

Thanks!

--Alice

I am really not in a position to answer this (or at least not with an answer you all want to hear). Bill or Matt Finch would be the ones who would know for certain but as I understand it Maps are IP and do not fall under the OGL. Once you start taking that and changing it in Photoshop is where you lose me on the legality. This is one reason we offered the D20Pro files. Not only are the interactive and dynamic but the IP is encrypted which means we don't get into the grey zone on the map issue. So I'll give the other frogs a heads up to see if they have a better response.