Louis Porter Jr. Design, in association with Devil’s Workshop, is proud to announce its newest RPG gaming line, Sidetrek Adventure Weekly. Devil’s Workshop Line Editor, Greg Oppedisano; superstar RPG writer who has worked for such game companies as Paizo, Goodman Games and Oone Games; has been working on the creation and development of this new gaming line with his other members of the Werecabbages Publishing. The following best describes the rationale and purpose of Sidetrek Adventure Weekly:
Sidetrek Adventure Weekly can best be described as all the heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping action your players can handle! Each Sidetrek Adventure Weekly episode throws characters into an action-packed encounter designed to electrify your game. Drop any Sidetrek Adventure Weekly directly into your adventure as a stand-alone combat. Or, if you dare, link the initial 12 Sidetrek Adventure Weekly serials into one pulse-racing, white-knuckle fantasy adventure path. Get ready to jump aboard Sidetrek Adventure Weekly!
The Sidetrek Adventure Weekly serials will be written by Werecabbages Publishing members Rob Manning, B. Matthew Conklin III, Adam Daigle, Greg Oppedisano, Greg Ragland, Ted Reed, Brendan Victorson, and various other members. Sidetrek Adventure Weekly will be available at exclusively at Paizo and RPGnow.com starting February 1st.
If you are interested is seeing a sample of the upcoming Blood on the Waterfront: Go to this link and download a sample of the upcoming Blood on the Waterfront.
This looks like an awesome idea, but apparently you and I have completely different concepts of what constitutes a sample. That did nothing to satisfy my curiosity.
So, except for Adam Daigle's name, I'm feelin' cold. Try again.
Also, you might want to look again at that last sentence. Just sayin'.
Every designer a bonafide Werecabbage!?!?! This ensures the complete and total badassery of the entire line.
This looks like an awesome idea, but apparently you and I have completely different concepts of what constitutes a sample. That did nothing to satisfy my curiosity.
So, except for Adam Daigle's name, I'm feelin' cold. Try again.
Also, you might want to look again at that last sentence. Just sayin'.
Hey, come on now, it had a picture and one whole paragraph. You just can't satisfy some people. ;)
Every designer a bonafide Werecabbage!?!?! This ensures the complete and total badassery of the entire line.
Well I hope to "recruit" (meaning kidnap you) into a project idea that I have planned to add to the badassery of this line. Knowing how busy your schedule is AND how much you have already written for RPG I guess this would have to be something really interesting to get you aboard.
So all I will say is this: The concept of this adventure would be based on one of the only MAJOR genres that has not been covered / done in RPG adventures. If done wrong, your fans would most likely burn you alive for doing it. If you did it right, the adventure would be more popular then anything EVER done before, INCLUDING Tomb of Horrors. So..... are you interested? or what? ;-)
Rob Manning = drunken_nomad
B. Matthew Conklin III = Great Green God
Adam Daigle = Daigle
Greg Oppedisano = gargoyle
Ted Reed = Ashenvale
Cabbages one and ALL! (Sign up for our newsletter while you're at it. :D )
Taking over the writing industry one talented writer at a time. Hungry, hungry Cabbages. Chomp! Chomp! Chomp!
Hey, come on now, it had a picture and one whole paragraph. You just can't satisfy some people. ;)
I feel snubbed, he didn't even reply. Of course he replied to Nick. No need to explain what's going on there, eh?
You remember the old first edition UK two-fer, "The Sentinel/The Gauntlet"?
Or the time you and yer friends set off to conquer the A1-A4 "Slavers" series...but this time you started off at FIRST LEVEL instead of 4th as recommended?
This has that same feel. Scary. Flying by the seat of yer pants. "Are we gonna live?" "What was that noise?"
That is what is in Sidetrek Adventure Weekly.
I feel snubbed, he didn't even reply. Of course he replied to Nick. No need to explain what's going on there, eh?
Hey, come on now, it had a picture and one whole paragraph. You just can't satisfy some people. ;)
Sorry about that. Since these are "small" adventures, we hope that the "sample" is enough to get you interested. PLUS, the WERECABBAGES are handing the writing, so you know the quality is there! Hell, the Sidetrek Adventure Weekly series will be only $2.75 each that is less then the cost on MANY Marvel or DC Comic books.
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I'd really need to see a sample before shelling out any money. It's not that I doubt the caliber of the talent, but if the Werecabbages were to write a book on gardening, I probably would not be interested in purchasing that either. The idea sounds great, but the open question is still whether it is appropriate for my game.
I'd really need to see a sample before shelling out any money. It's not that I doubt the caliber of the talent, but if the Werecabbages were to write a book on gardening, I probably would not be interested in purchasing that either. The idea sounds great, but the open question is still whether it is appropriate for my game.
Good point. Well then, what would you like to see? Some people feel that the sample was not enough, so I want to know what I would need to do to get you to purchase Sidetrek Adventure Weekly?
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Good point. Well then, what would you like to see? Some people feel that the sample was not enough, so I want to know what I would need to do to get you to purchase Sidetrek Adventure Weekly?
Well, given the length, I almost think an entire sidetrek. If possible, the best one you've got to get me hooked. The product is different enough from an adventure that I want to see what the format is, how it will fit into my game, and whether it's worth the purchase. It will also give me a sense of the length, the amount of art, etc.
Well, given the length, I almost think an entire sidetrek. If possible, the best one you've got to get me hooked. The product is different enough from an adventure that I want to see what the format is, how it will fit into my game, and whether it's worth the purchase. It will also give me a sense of the length, the amount of art, etc.
Good point. Well then, what would you like to see? Some people feel that the sample was not enough, so I want to know what I would need to do to get you to purchase Sidetrek Adventure Weekly?
Well let me see what I can do about that...
Looks cool.
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1. What is the physical format? 2-4 peices of notecards ala "GameMastery Encounter (OGL) Adventure Only", or a zine, or is it PDF only?
2. Do they have built in expandability for raising/lowering the CR?
3. Cost? (Shipping too if available hardcopy) ANSWER: 2.75 ish
4. Subscriptions?
5. Does it include a loot/XP table.
6. Does it require any other sourcebooks? IE: Kobold, lvl 1, Ref MM1 Page 99.
7. Will there at any time be a run with a band of jermalain who steal the PCs stuff and sing "Hop hop hop hoppity hop hop hop" as they make off with there goods?
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Good point. Well then, what would you like to see? Some people feel that the sample was not enough, so I want to know what I would need to do to get you to purchase Sidetrek Adventure Weekly?
The thing that sold me on "Pathfinder" and made me a subscriber was the "Blade scarf" and (RotRL book 1 spoiler).
I personally should be an easy sell on this idea; I am always looking to build my shelf up with quick adventures, so if ya can’t sell me on this your in trouble.
Regardless of the "First taste is free" idea I will do a couple quick checks on the reviews of this product then pick up the first one. 2.75 is almost free anyway. 11 dollars a month isn’t quite as free. So if I like the first one you will likely have a year long subscriber. I am new to the Paizo community so the names don’t mean a lot to me. Quality fun, originality, and suspense are what I will be sold on.
Sorry about that. Since these are "small" adventures, we hope that the "sample" is enough to get you interested. PLUS, the WERECABBAGES are handing the writing, so you know the quality is there! Hell, the Sidetrek Adventure Weekly series will be only $2.75 each that is less then the cost on MANY Marvel or DC Comic books.I feel snubbed, he didn't even reply. Of course he replied to Nick. No need to explain what's going on there, eh?
Hey, come on now, it had a picture and one whole paragraph. You just can't satisfy some people. ;)
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Now I'm happy.
I just need the attention, you know?
Also, answering the questions fielded by my compatriots above would satisfy my curiosity. And incidentally, as a member of your potential market, I'm not really interested in subscribing, I just want to pick up stuff that might fit into my campaign.
3.5 forever?
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Also, answering the questions fielded by my compatriots above would satisfy my curiosity. And incidentally, as a member of your potential market, I'm not really interested in subscribing, I just want to pick up stuff that might fit into my campaign.
I would prolly pick all of them bein as I run new stuff all the time, and I often look to my "Pregen pack" shelf. Even running DnD1 adventures I convert on the fly to 3.5ish.
1. What is the physical format? 2-4 peices of notecards ala "GameMastery Encounter (OGL) Adventure Only", or a zine, or is it PDF only?
WOW Lots of questions! OK it is in PDF format. The first "issue" is 18 pages long.
2. Do they have built in expandability for raising/lowering the CR?
Yes.
3. Cost? (Shipping too if available hardcopy) ANSWER: 2.75 ish
Well we might be lowering the price. Still talking that issue over right now. So wait and see...
4. Subscriptions?
Most likely no. But the will come with the bundle option (3 to 5 of them together at a lower per issue cost)
5. Does it include a loot/XP table.
Kinda. I have to check thins on again...
6. Does it require any other sourcebooks? IE: Kobold, lvl 1, Ref MM1 Page 99.
No. We do all the stats for monsters and traps in the Sidetrek Adventure Weekly itself.
7. Will there at any time be a run with a band of jermalain who steal the PCs stuff and sing "Hop hop hop hoppity hop hop hop" as they make off with there goods?
Maybe .... You say that like it is a bad thing?!?!?!?
3.5 forever?
Well I LOVE 3.5, so I say yes. But we might do 4.0 versions of the 3.5 material, if it is a good business decision. But have no fear, I plan to support 3.5 FOREVER!!!
3.5 forever?Hrmm, thats kinda a biggy too.
8. Will it migrate to 4.0? Maybe do a double stat block? Or will it be editionless?
This all depends on how well 4.0 does in the marketplace. But I would not mind it being dual stat-ed. So that is an option some time in the far future.
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So, except for Adam Daigle's name, I'm feelin' cold. Try again.
Thanks for singling me out! Now there’s some more pressure to “bring it”!
I don’t know what I can and can’t say, but I have read the first episode and it is balls to the wall! (The first instance of pressure to 'bring it!') Its an awesome first encounter that I wish I could have designed. First fight TPK anyone? What’s the harm? They just built their characters, creation should still be fresh in the minds of the players. Okay it’s not that rough, but getting through it with your skin intact while panting down the road to the next episode should be memorable for a newly formed party. Also using it alone as an extra encounter would be super-easy.
I’m still working on mine and I hope y’all will like it!
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1. What is the physical format? 2-4 peices of notecards ala "GameMastery Encounter (OGL) Adventure Only", or a zine, or is it PDF only?WOW Lots of questions! OK it is in PDF format. The first "issue" is 18 pages long.
2. Do they have built in expandability for raising/lowering the CR?Yes.
3. Cost? (Shipping too if available hardcopy) ANSWER: 2.75 ishWell we might be lowering the price. Still talking that issue over right now. So wait and see...
4. Subscriptions?Most likely no. But the will come with the bundle option (3 to 5 of them together at a lower per issue cost)
5. Does it include a loot/XP table.Kinda. I have to check thins on again...
6. Does it require any other sourcebooks? IE: Kobold, lvl 1, Ref MM1 Page 99.No. We do all the stats for monsters and traps in the Sidetrek Adventure Weekly itself.
7. Will there at any time be a run with a band of jermalain who steal the PCs stuff and sing "Hop hop hop hoppity hop hop hop" as they make off with there goods?Maybe .... You say that like it is a bad thing?!?!?!?
Ok, round 2.
Ref Question 1.
Whats the breakdown of the 18 pages? 2 pages advertisement, 1 ToC, 1 front cover, 1 back cover, 2 art pages, 4 map pages, ect... I suppose I could be patient and see but thats not my style :)
Ref 3, Cost.
2.75, 2.50, 2.25... Kinda haggling over pennies, I'm not too concerned, on the side of mathmatical convinience though 2.50=10.00 per month. Nice, easy numbers.
Ref 4, Subscriptions.
If I can get 4-5 at 1 month increments I would go that route. Others who pick and choose would likley go the single week route.
Ref 5, Loot/XP table.
Ill wait on the answer here. I personally would like to see a event breakdown IE: "300xp for this section" and a "Recoverable Items" section IE: 2 longswords, 2 sets masterwork leather armor, 2 coinpouches (One with a polished rat skull inside, eww) and a journal. I know Im prolly asking for too much, but its the stuff that goes above and beyond the norm that draws me in.
Ref 7, Jermalain.
Hop hop hop hoppity hop hop hop
Ref 8, 3.5/4.0.
I personally will be heading down the 4th ed path and wouldn't mind 2 statblocks. I would personally LOVE 2 statblocks during the conversion to help me and my players to understand the changes (May be a key selling point to some). 2 whole seperate versions may get cumbersome for you'all, and not having access to the 4th ed stats may eventually cause me to drop the product line. If you did go with a 3.5 AND a seperate 4.0 version I would keep my two fitty in the 4.0 versions.
More questions to follow if I think of any.
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OK good news!. We just got in Sidetrek Adventure Weekly #2: The Blood Stained Trail written by Rob Manning with Greg Oppedisano and I have finished the layout. I am just waiting on the front cover to be completed and we will be set. So expect to see this for sale on February 8th. We will have a "sample" of Sidetrek Adventure Weekly #2: The Blood Stained Trail very soon.
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Hey there,
I'm the author of the 1st SAW issue, Blood on the Waterfront, so I thought I'd chime in. Let me start with the obvious: I'm kind of biased in favor of the piece so keep that in mind when I tell you how fun it is!
That said, I think you'll enjoy Blood on the Waterfront. I wrote it to as an over the top--make your PCs jaws drop--I can't believe all this is going on--ohmigodwe'regoingtodie--kind of encounter, that really is appropriate for low level (despite appearances).
For this encounter, I threw the PCs into the kind of crazed battle that they wouldn't normally expect until much higher levels. I used a few design tricks I learned from Nick Logue and Tim Hitchcock to pull it off in a balanced way, and I think this can be a real roller coaster ride for your players! Of course, this stuff is written for you, the audience, so really only you can tell me if I succeeded.
That said, I also included some suggestions on running the encounter, so it stays amped for fun and doesn't turn into a TPK. But you can always run it rough on your players, too, if that's what your table likes.
If you try Blood on the Waterfront (and obviously I think you should!), please let me know what you think. I'll always be happy to discuss running the encounter, or anything else in the piece, with you.
I definitely want to hear how it plays out for your table!
Well the 3rd Sidetrek Adventure Weekly adventure, The Bloody Dog's Den written by B. Matthew Conklin III has been completed and sent to layout as we wait for the cover to be completed. Here is the write up B. Matthew Conklin III submitted to LPJ Design/Devil's Workshop:
Hot on the heals of Nyaiss, Vav and Marrowgnasher our heroes find themselves facing a determined group of orc demolition “cleaners” tasked with collapsing the Ghost Dog’s Den and sealing off any pursuit. All is not well in the abandoned dog’s den however as the adventurers and the cleaners find the walls riddled with slime covered holes. Something has driven off the Ghost Dogs will our heroes survive the Bloody Dog’s Den?
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Louis Porter Jr. Design, in association with Devil’s Workshop, is proud to announce its newest RPG gaming line, Sidetrek Adventure Weekly. Devil’s Workshop Line Editor, Greg Oppedisano; superstar RPG writer who has worked for such game companies as Paizo, Goodman Games and Oone Games; has been working on the creation and development of this new gaming line with his other members of the Werecabbages Publishing. The following best describes the rationale and purpose of Sidetrek Adventure Weekly:
Sidetrek Adventure Weekly can best be described as all the heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping action your players can handle! Each Sidetrek Adventure Weekly episode throws characters into an action-packed encounter designed to electrify your game. Drop any Sidetrek Adventure Weekly directly into your adventure as a stand-alone combat. Or, if you dare, link the initial 12 Sidetrek Adventure Weekly serials into one pulse-racing, white-knuckle fantasy adventure path. Get ready to jump aboard Sidetrek Adventure Weekly!
The Sidetrek Adventure Weekly serials will be written by Werecabbages Publishing members Rob Manning, B. Matthew Conklin III, Adam Daigle, Greg Oppedisano, Greg Ragland, Ted Reed, Brendan Victorson, and various other members. Sidetrek Adventure Weekly will be available at exclusively at Paizo and RPGnow.com starting February 1st.
If you are interested is seeing a sample of the upcoming Blood on...
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When and where can we buy them?
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Sidetrek Adventure Weekly will be available at exclusively at Paizo and RPGnow.com starting February 1st.
Sidetrek Adventure Weekly will be available at exclusively at Paizo and RPGnow.com starting February 1st.
me.... duh....
Please stop devising new ways of making me spend my money. Please.
Sorry, I have to pay for my wedding. It is nothing personal, but we like giving you good stuff.
I've been a huge fan of the side-trek concept since a long time, and after the "En Route" books there was a huge gap for these kind of one-shots.
Now, a whole Were-Cabbage-atic series. Damn.
I see you are a man with good taste! En Route was EXCELLENT! I just wished Atlas Games would have done more support for D20. Everything they made was EXCELLENT!
I must say that the Werecabbages on Sidetrek Adventure Weekly has been extremely exciting and I can see this as the beginning of a long, fun and interesting business relationship. I have planned that after the initial 12 Sidetrek Adventure Weekly are released to do other adventure paths. Here are some of the other adventure path ideas and concepts we have been discussing:
Wrath of the Jade Tiger Pirate Queen: Think of it as Hunt for Red October meets Pirates of the Caribbean with a little Asian flavor. This one is a personal favorite of mine. There are not enough pirate adventures out there.
The Lost Legionaries: Think of it as 300 and Seven Samurai meets Braveheart and Gallipoli. How do you beat people who have nothing let to lose?
Reign of Nyght: Think of it as Ravenloft meets a modern update of the horror genre. I love Ravenloft BUT the set up of the setting is based off of horror from the 19th and early 20th century. I think it is about time someone did horror based off of and with a feel of the late 20th and early 21st century to it.
AND finally…
A Place Beyond Helll: Well it is …. You know what, that one you are going to have to wait and see. If I start explaining it, many of you start asking too many questions about it and you are not ready for that.
So don't worry about us every running out of good ideas for adventures.
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Pls, Whas this En Route you speak of?Please stop devising new ways of making me spend my money. Please.
I've been a huge fan of the side-trek concept since a long time, and after the "En Route" books there was a huge gap for these kind of one-shots.
Now, a whole Were-Cabbage-atic series. Damn.
They're 3 collections of short encounters and easily customisable side treks, which feature something such as a road inn inhabited by a family of cannibals, some drunken fey, a classic case of wrong identity and much more.
The kind of stuff a DM needs to spice some long journey without resorting to an encounter table, or to give that small amount of XP to level up before the next dungeon crawl, or just to finish off the evening with an hour of something else than just "you arrived at the town, are you gonna look for an inn or you prefer to go shopping right now?".
I purchased them as PDFs from the RPGnow website, but it seems that they are no longer available.
Well Sidetrek Adventure Weekly #1: Blood on the Waterfront was uploaded to the Paizo servers, where are just waiting for the approval to start selling it. Stay tunned!
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Well Sidetrek Adventure Weekly #1: Blood on the Waterfront was uploaded to the Paizo servers, where are just waiting for the approval to start selling it. Stay tunned!
It's available now.
Well Sidetrek Adventure Weekly #1: Blood on the Waterfront was uploaded to the Paizo servers, where are just waiting for the approval to start selling it. Stay tunned!It's available now.
How many pages do we get?