Kiss the Frog!
Two new PDFs for the Pathfinder RPG are available from Frog God Games!
In the early days of Third Edition D&D, a small company called Necromancer Games partnered with White Wolf Publishing to take the RPG world by storm. Necromancer's "Third Edition Rules, First Edition Feel" products set a high-water mark for d20 products, but as third edition slowed down, so did Necromancer Games. But now that the Pathfinder RPG has reinvigorated the scene, Bill Webb—half of the Necromancer Games team—has decided to come out of his slumber to start Frog God Games!
The Slumbering Tsar Saga began its journey years ago as a single mega-adventure for Necromancer Games. It then became a trilogy of adventures, and then a trilogy of mega-adventures, and now it comes to you as a monthly series of PDFs designed for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, each the size of a full adventure in its own right. After all 14 PDFs have been released, the entire work will be collected into a massive hardcover book containing over a half million words of pure First Edition-style adventure.
Something Stirs in the City of Evil. Over the distant northern hills, beyond The Camp, and past the Desolation stand the pitted walls of Tsar. A hundred armies have crushed themselves against this bulwark in futile attempts to breach the city. Even the combined might of the Heavens and Earth were unable to break through in the final battle of Tsar. So why was the city suddenly abandoned on the verge of victory, and what waits for those foolish enough to enter the Temple-City of Orcus?
In Slumbering Tsar: The Desolation, Part 1—The Edge of Oblivion, the sleeper awakes as Slumbering Tsar arrives. Here at the very edge of the Desolation is where it all begins. The Edge of Oblivion details the environs and inhabitants of The Camp, the wretched settlement situated on the edge of nowhere, and the events that lead adventurers deeper into the Desolation. Starting at 7th level, the Edge of Oblivion provides the doorstep taking players into the mind-shattering oblivion that awaits beyond.
The adventure continues in Slumbering Tsar: The Desolation, Part 2—The Ghosts of Victory. The Battle of Tsar was won, or so the history books say, but that victory came at a cost of thousands of heroes and stalwart defenders of good. The Ghosts of Victory provides the players' first steps into the wasteland that is the Desolation in the areas known as the Ashen Waste and the Chaos Rift where the Army of Light once encamped. Every victory comes at a price, and none know this better than the ghosts of those who paid it.
Written by Paizo-favorite author Greg Vaughan, this epic fantasy adventure is sure to please those looking to combine Pathfinder RPG rules with a First Edition feel!
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Books are shipping again...I packed about 25 tonight!
September 2010 News and Updates
September 30, 2010
Ok; several updates. Tsar 5 is loaded and wil be posted Saturday or Sunday. I will not be able to send an email on this, as I am out of town with no internet all weekend. Fane of the Fallen is done (for PFRPG) and is in layout for S&W. Splinters of Faith 1-2 are next up in layout. All hail Chuck!
The Complete Rulebook is almost done, art is due Saturday and then its next. I am also pleased to announce two additional module series--names still in the works. One will be a series of Norse themed adventures by Ken Spencer, and the other will be hex crawls--literally hex crawls. These are by John Stater of Nod fame (http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/nod-%231/11387029?productTrackingCon text=search_results/search_shelf/center/4, old school at its finest). These have a look and feel of the old JG stuff; but are totally portable into any campaign. Both series will be in S&W and PFRPG format of course, with a low price point and 8-10 modules. More on this soon.
In other news, by popular demand, we are going to start selling module versions of Tsar chapters as well. I am only printing a few of these--maybe 100-150. Tsar 1-5 modules are at the printer and will retail from $9.99 to $13.99 depending on size. They will be on sale in mid-October. Really these are for the collectors out there, and for those folks who want a play set to go with their limited edition hardcover or decided not to buy a hardcover. Seemed cheesy to me to do these, but I got over 30 requests, so I listened.
Lots of stuff (Strange Bedfellows, Splinters, Complete Rulebook, Fane, Tsar 6, etc.) is coming out very soon!
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Well looks like I know what I will be buying next week.
Dark_Mistress wrote: Well looks like I know what I will be buying next week. You know, I'm surprised some 3PP's haven't slapped you a reoccurring offer as a preferred reviewer for their upcoming releases. I know I'm not the only one when I say that I specifically pay attention when I see you post one up as you say how it is without showing a presumed biased because it may have come to you at no cost.
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Any word on the next installment of ST?
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Urizen wrote: Dark_Mistress wrote: Well looks like I know what I will be buying next week. You know, I'm surprised some 3PP's haven't slapped you a reoccurring offer as a preferred reviewer for their upcoming releases. I know I'm not the only one when I say that I specifically pay attention when I see you post one up as you say how it is without showing a presumed biased because it may have come to you at no cost. Some of them do. I have gotten a few free things from most of the companies. Rite Publishing pretty much sends me everything and most of the rest at least send me some stuff. But as i told them, I have no problem buying stuff on my own. Just means sometimes it takes me awhile to get it.
Also I am still trying to accept that people pay attention to my reviews.
Elorebaen wrote: Any word on the next installment of ST? Yes, Tsar 5 will be available Monday at the latest. Tsar 6 will be early November (beating Greg regularly to ensure speed).
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tsathogga wrote: Elorebaen wrote: Any word on the next installment of ST? Yes, Tsar 5 will be available Monday at the latest. Tsar 6 will be early November (beating Greg regularly to ensure speed). He enjoys that to much, try with holding the whip unless he writes faster. Works for me. :)
Dark_Mistress wrote: Some of them do. I have gotten a few free things from most of the companies. Rite Publishing pretty much sends me everything and most of the rest at least send me some stuff. But as i told them, I have no problem buying stuff on my own. Just means sometimes it takes me awhile to get it.
Also I am still trying to accept that people pay attention to my reviews.
[Luke Skywalker]
I care...!
[/Luke Skywalker]
;-)
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@Urizen not to derail this thread but... I just reviewed Trick Owlbears Achievement Feats and I don't like those kinds of feats. So hopefully my personal biased was also left out of it. I am always concerned about doing a good job on reviews, but more nervous about this one cause I know I am baised.
On a side note and to bring the topic back to FGG. I am working on reviews for Demonheart and The Eamonvale Incursion. I hope to have at least one of them reviewed sometime next week and the other to follow a week or two after.
Dark_Mistress wrote: Also I am still trying to accept that people pay attention to my reviews. Well *I* do. Heck, I've revised how we do some products based on your feedback.
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Owen K. C. Stephens wrote: Dark_Mistress wrote: Also I am still trying to accept that people pay attention to my reviews. Well *I* do. Heck, I've revised how we do some products based on your feedback. Yeah that just boggles my mind and seems so surreal to me. :)
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tsathogga wrote: Elorebaen wrote: Any word on the next installment of ST? Yes, Tsar 5 will be available Monday at the latest. Tsar 6 will be early November (beating Greg regularly to ensure speed). Thank you for the head's up!
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Tsar 5 is up on our site--and will be here very shortly as well!
tsathogga wrote: Tsar 5 is up on our site--and will be here very shortly as well! Would it be possible to send out an email to subscrbers with a link when it's convenient? I'm deploying, and the email that has the link to the host you use is on my desktop.
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Kthulhu wrote: tsathogga wrote: Tsar 5 is up on our site--and will be here very shortly as well! Would it be possible to send out an email to subscrbers with a link when it's convenient? I'm deploying, and the email that has the link to the host you use is on my desktop. Go Here and click the buyer tab, then enter your email and password to get to the download area. Bill said he wasn't going to be able to send emails out as he was out of town over the weekend. There was also some issues on the download providers end which delayed a lot of the peoples downloading the product.
Thanks a lot, bigkilla. Bookmarked for future use and abuse.
October 9, 2010
Lots of updates today. The Tsar individual modules arrived in the mail today, and will be up for sale shortly. I am doing final edits of Splinters of Faith Parts 1-2 and those along with Fane and Tsar 5 hit the printer next week. Matt has sent the Complete rulebook to Chuck for layout, and Strange Bedfellows layout drafts are in process. Next up is Ursined, followed by others. Its been a busy month.
Also to note, cover art, pricing and a few other details have been added to the site for Bedfellows, Splinters, the Complete Rulebook and Fane of the Fallen.
Lots of announcements of January releases soon!
tsathogga wrote: October 9, 2010
Lots of updates today. The Tsar individual modules arrived in the mail today, and will be up for sale shortly. I am doing final edits of Splinters of Faith Parts 1-2 and those along with Fane and Tsar 5 hit the printer next week. Matt has sent the Complete rulebook to Chuck for layout, and Strange Bedfellows layout drafts are in process. Next up is Ursined, followed by others. Its been a busy month.
Also to note, cover art, pricing and a few other details have been added to the site for Bedfellows, Splinters, the Complete Rulebook and Fane of the Fallen.
Lots of announcements of January releases soon!
Looking forward to it. Glad to see things are going well.
Its been tested!!! The postage cart now works, and should be up (allowing Tsar 1-4 to be ordered easily) by Friday. Thank you all for your patience (especially you Ryan). Books will ship Monday. In other news, Splinters, Fane and Tsar 5 are at the printer. Chuck is layout out the rulebook and Bedfellows. Ursined is next.
I am going to take pre-orders of Fane and Splinters next week, but will not ship until the rulebook ships. Hard to release a book when the rulebook is not out yet. Besides, I want a few surprises about the new rules to be secret for now. I am out of town until Friday, so email etc. will not be accessable until then.
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Thank you for the updates! ST is shaping up to be everything I had hoped and more.
Glad to hear it, Elorebaen!
October 16, 2010
Tsar 1-4 softcover modules are up for sale. Fane, Tsar 5, and Splinters 1-2 are at the printer and should arrive before the end of the month. Final layout of the S&W rulebook and Bedfellows is in process. Look for a "for sale" on all these soon, with shipping of all the new books around November 5. The hardcover limited edition rulebook will be for sale soon as well, but will not likely ship until December. Shipping is still a bit messed up (fix it soon) but I bandaided the ability to buy Tsar 1-4 modules a s aset.
http://www.talesofthefroggod.com/index.php/products
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tsathogga wrote: October 16, 2010
Tsar 1-4 softcover modules are up for sale. Fane, Tsar 5, and Splinters 1-2 are at the printer and should arrive before the end of the month. Final layout of the S&W rulebook and Bedfellows is in process. Look for a "for sale" on all these soon, with shipping of all the new books around November 5. The hardcover limited edition rulebook will be for sale soon as well, but will not likely ship until December. Shipping is still a bit messed up (fix it soon) but I bandaided the ability to buy Tsar 1-4 modules a s aset.
products
Fixed the link for you.
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The link on the FGG site is either broken or just not working for me. It redirects me to the same page.
I broke the shopping cart--a programmer much smarter than I is fixing it. Should be resolved later today.
* drools over the prospect of his hardcover Swords & Wizardry Complete *
Ok; David fixed my shopping cart fubar--Tsar 1-4 softcever modules are up for sale...finally
It occurred to us today that November could be a very expensive month for our fans. In reponse to that, I am going to release Fane of the Fallen and Splinters of Faith books 1-2 early. November will see Splinters 3-4, Strange Bedfellows, possibly Ursined Sealed and Delivered, and most importantly the Complete S&W Rulebook.
I normally do not pre-release modules until the rules are out, but I wanted to give folks the opportunity to break up their order costs into 2 1/2 months rather than all at once. Pathfinder releases are of course unaffected.
Thanks to all of you for your (extremely loyal) orders. Our company is doing great, and your patronage is going to allow us to produce lots more books. Now, just wait until you see the One Night Stands cover...Rowena has it 80% done. News coming next week on The Northlands (Viking style series, think 13th warrior) and Hex Crawl Classics (those of you who like Judges Guild style adventure will be pleased with this series (and if you have not purchased NOD yet, go to Lulu and do so!).
I am doing my best to keep price point lower than industry standard. You guys are making that possible.
Ok; both versions (PFRPG and S&W) of 3 new books are up for sale as pdfs at Paizo.com and DTRPG. All books are for sale as real books and pdfs at talesofthefroggod.com as well. They include:
Fane of the Fallen
All is not as it seems when a large scale orc raid preys upon the city of Brookmere. PCs are sent to parlay with the orcs believed to be responsible, and after many exciting battles and investigation, the characters learn of the masterminds behind the attack, a faction of murderous elves bent on the destruction of the kingdom. Can the characters penetrate the foreboding Harwood Forest and defeat the denizens of Castle Novgorod? Or will they succumb to the fallen elves and their depraved succubus goddess?
Fane of the Fallen™is a d20 adventure of epic proportions, designed to take characters from 13th-level to 18th-level. Fane of the Fallen™ introduces the Kingdom of Myrridon, a mini-campaign of grand scale, and the fallen elves, a new race of murderous beings seduced by evil.
Uncover the dark secrets of the fallen elves, and confront them and the demonic forces they consort with in dozens of unique and exciting dungeons.
Fight 17 new creatures, and discover 14 new magical items making their debut in this adventure.
Save the kingdom from evil forces and be hailed as a hero in the songs of bards for ages to come.
Retail Price: $32.99 plus shipping, softcover perfect bound (200 copies only of the first printing) and pdf, $20.99 pdf only.
and...
In a long-buried tomb, a grave robber restores a death-cult leader to life, and his cloud of evil spreads across the land. Left behind are the broken Scepter of Faiths and a litany of shrines to restore the weapon. But the evil one and his minions wait to destroy any who try...
Temples of faith, bastions of evil
Splinters of Faith™ is a collection of 10 adventures for characters of levels 1 to 15 that can be played individually or as part of an epic campaign to restore the Scepter of Faiths. Adventure in 10 fully detailed temples such as the Shield Basilica of Muir or the dwarven city of Anvil Plunge, and conquer the nightmarish Nether Sepulcher to restore the balance of good.
Ten complete adventures for low- to high-level characters, usable separately or as a massive linked campaign.
Eighteen unique temples (10 fully detailed) ready to drop into any campaign world.
New monsters and magic items to discover, and ideas for further adventures.
Retail Price: Each adventure is $4.99 for pdf or $8.99 plus shipping for pdf and hard copy
Books 1-2/10 are up and for sale---the rest come soon!
Okay, so if you haven't noticed already, Frog God Games, that sleepy little vehicle used to finally get Slumbering Tsar published, has kicked it into gear and is pushing/is about push a lot of stuff that's been int he pipeline for awhile.
Slumbering Tsar 1-5 have been released on pdf and ST6 should be up in the next week or so. Also soft covers of Tsar 1-4 are now for sale with ST5 in soft cover just around the corner and ST6 and the rest to follow.
Oh and, apparently ST is getting the Swords & Wizardry conversion treatment as well and will be available for that game system at some point in the near future (this was news to me)! So all you old-old school fans have something else to sink your teeth into.
Fane of the Fallen and Splinters of Faith, two adventures written for Necromancer Games, like Slumbering Tsar and others, and then lost in the shuffle have now been updated to PF RPG and S&W and made available in soft cover and pdf versions.
Plus the Saturday Night Specials, One Night Stands, Northlands Saga, and Hexcrawl Classics adventure series are being released imminently in both PF RPG and S&W.
Oh, and a little book called the Swords & Wizardry Complete Rulebook gets released in limited edition hardback in November.
Check 'em out here at Paizo, at talesofthefrog.com, or at DriverThru RPG.
P.S. This is still unofficial, but FGG is also in talks about possibly inking a deal with a little-known author that goes by the name Pett. ;-)
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Greg A. Vaughan wrote: P.S. This is still unofficial, but FGG is also in talks about possibly inking a deal with a little-known author that goes by the name Pett. ;-) Pett isn't he the guy that smells like stinky cheese?
Greg A. Vaughan wrote: P.S. This is still unofficial, but FGG is also in talks about possibly inking a deal with a little-known author that goes by the name Pett. ;-) Ok, now I've been fighting spending more money, since I spend too much here, but if this happens I think my Will save is going to be intentionally failed...again (happened with the Vaughan item as well =p).
Gosh, we don't want anyone's money... (rolls 16 on Sleight of Hands check to lift Sniggevert's wallet.)
Tsar 6 layout draft is done--Should be ready to post in <1 week
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tsathogga wrote: Tsar 6 layout draft is done--Should be ready to post in <1 week Thank you for the update!
Tsar 6 will be up Monday. If you want copies of Fane of the Fallen and Splinters of Faith Parts 1-2 in Pathfinder format as real books; get them soon; we only have a few copies left!
Splinters 3-4 are almost to the printer, and Strange bedfellows is in layout.
Thanks for the orders!
I just saw the layout for ST6, and it looks nice. Meanwhile, I'm in the process of sending the maps for ST10 to the cartographer, and the art order for ST7 is underway. So things are proceeding nicely.
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Slumbering Tsar 6 is up and for sale, here, DTRPG and on our very own website. Subscribers wil be gettting an email notification tonight!
Nice move on having the first part for 2$ :P It was a great read.
*Enjoys his nice new PDF subscription.*
I think this might be my next campaign after my players are done with Kingmaker. :)
Too bad I can't download from Paizo now as I like having my downloads in fewer places, but the price was worth it.
Leonal wrote: Nice move on having the first part for 2$ :P It was a great read.
*Enjoys his nice new PDF subscription.*
I think this might be my next campaign after my players are done with Kingmaker. :)
Too bad I can't download from Paizo now as I like having my downloads in fewer places, but the price was worth it.
Welcome aboard, and glad you liked it. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts/experiences as you read through or even GM the follow up chapters (plus maybe a running PC body count). ;-)
Greg A. Vaughan wrote: Leonal wrote: Nice move on having the first part for 2$ :P It was a great read.
*Enjoys his nice new PDF subscription.*
I think this might be my next campaign after my players are done with Kingmaker. :)
Too bad I can't download from Paizo now as I like having my downloads in fewer places, but the price was worth it.
Welcome aboard, and glad you liked it. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts/experiences as you read through or even GM the follow up chapters (plus maybe a running PC body count). ;-) Thanks. I upgraded to a premium sub even, the book was too tempting. :)
I won't have time to read through the rest yet, though, as my master's thesis due is next week (which means I shouldn't even be on here...), but I'm looking forward to it.
Do you have any recommendations on where to put this in Golarion by any chance? I searched around, but couldn't find anyone else asking about it.
Masters thesis? Shouldn't let that eat into your gaming. ;-)
I pitched this as a Golarion series to Paizo a few years back and suggested just off the map east of Taldor and south of Iobaria. I even worked up a map of western Casmaron to cover it. I'll have to dig it up sometime.
Ultimately it is not campaign specific, but you can certainly place it in Golarion. East of Taldor might still be a good bet if you work the Great Crusade in with Taldor's own history of crusades and Armies of Exploration.
Good luck on the thesis. Always remember the answer is "C".
Any idea why the file size on this is so large? Sixty pages came in at 70+ mb. Comparing that to some of my other pdf adventures it seems a bit on the "big" side.
frog wrote: Any idea why the file size on this is so large? Sixty pages came in at 70+ mb. Comparing that to some of my other pdf adventures it seems a bit on the "big" side. Large image files which look even better if you export (with SomePdf, Adobe Reader or similar) them to view in 100% size. E.g. the image on page 4 (part 6) is 2505x1628 at ~6mb. Same with the maps.
It varies a bit between the parts, though.
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frog wrote: Any idea why the file size on this is so large? Sixty pages came in at 70+ mb. Comparing that to some of my other pdf adventures it seems a bit on the "big" side. As Leonal said it is the image file sizes. They have the same problem on their web page. They have these huge fantastic images. Which is great but they only shrink them down instead of resize them.
I would love if they resized all the images but then added a full sized image gallery to their web page.
I have notified Bill about the extraordinary size of images.
Meanwhile, you may downsize the PDFs by using any of PDF printing applications (PDF Creator, for example). You will lose the bookmarks, though.
Regards,
Ruemere
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