| Jen Seiden |
Everyone should check out the new product from Avalon Games, Flavorful Magic, out this month. Speaking of food in gaming, I should remind people about something I once wrote about when writing my column “The Vegetative State of your Campaign” at rpg.net: One does not survive on meat alone. It’s true; your character party always seems to be hunting and taking down small game or sitting in taverns eating mutton stew and drinking beer. Truth is, if this is all your character was consuming, he or she should be nutrient deficient in several areas and infested with parasites to boot. Any GM worth his title should recognize this and use this to keep tabs on the health of the team.
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Heroes Weekly
5 Pages plus
$3.99
Writer: Charles Smith
Each week Avalon Games offers a new issue of Heroes Weekly.
Packed full of great superhero fun, each issue will offer a short adventure, an NPC, or some game mechanics for the Heroes Wear Masks system. While compatible with the HWM system, you can always use the information presented in each issue for other superhero games—just monkey around with the stats and mechanics to fit the system you are using.
Don't miss an issue, they are super!
AVG4100-HW-41, Heroes Weekly, Vol 2, Issue #17, Philosophical Differences
This week’s adventure has the heroes dealing with bad heroes. What do you do when some real bad guys call themselves heroes? Who are the good guys here?
AVG4100-HW-42, Heroes Weekly, Vol 2, Issue #18, Battle Scarab
Thirteen-year old Timmy Buddy has a secret: he is the superhero called the Battle Scarab! This issue also comes with some great retro robots figure flats to battle.
AVG4100-HW-43, Heroes Weekly, Vol 2, Issue #19, The Super Scientist Advance Class
A great new advanced class for the game, the super scientist can work wonders using science and high-tech gear.
AVG4100-HW-44, Heroes Weekly, Vol 2, Issue #20, The Ancients
Some foes come from myth, and these mages, monsters, and legends just won’t go away. Comes with all the stuff you need to bring this organization to life within your game.
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Arcana Journal #49
AVG2300-13-49
58 Pages
$2.99
The true wonders of Arcana are explored in the monthly journals. Each issue focuses on a hex within the game world, offering rumors, hidden lore, and detailed descriptions of all the important sites and people of that area. Full color maps (also offered in print-easy black and white) are provided on the hex itself, plus all sites of worthwhile note, such as towns and major adventure sites. Floor plans of castles and other location are also offered.
In addition to this detailed write-up of the hex, each issue will also focus on other aspects of the game world, its history, important people, the Magi and gaming classes. When you add it all up, these journals take the mundane and make it magical. It is through the journals that the Arcana game world will grow, expand, and become a living place of adventure.
This issue of the Journal will cover the following aspects of the game world.
Hex 54
Coast of the Watcher and the Elven Realms
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Avalon Clip Art, Mages 3
AVG 1652
18 pages
$4.50
Over the years, Avalon Games has collected a ton of artwork for use in various games. Well, we got to thinking: why couldn’t you use this great art in your products? So here it is, our most useful product—Avalon Clip Art. Each set within this series offers you a ton of great art and for a great price. Each product focuses on a set genre or character type and provides you with great filler and character art for your gaming products.
Look for new sets to come out all the time, as we have thousands of pictures to offer!
Usage Requirements/Limitations:
You may reduce, re-color, or crop any image included here. You may not resell these images in clip art packets or art collections.
If you use any of these images, in your product, you must include the statement:
Some artwork copyrighted by Avalon Games, used with permission.
By purchasing this product you agree to these terms.
All work has been scanned at 300 DPI.
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Nova Blast, The Hive Expansion #2, Avalon Mini-Game #143
AVG1500-143
32 Pages
$5.99
This expansion to the Hive faction brings more objectives and scenarios, new figures, and more fun. Note that this is not a full game and require a copy of Nova Blast to be used.
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Flavorful Magic
AVG2100-26
7 Pages
$4.99
Writer: Ramsey “Tome Wyrm” Lundock
Foods add flavor to the settings, both real and imagined. France just wouldn’t feel as French without French cuisine. The great American barbeque is as much a part of the Independence Day celebrations as fireworks. Describing the tastes, texture and aroma of local food can transport your players into your campaign world in a way TV, movies, and video games cannot.
Most players don’t want to spend time discussing the menu of the local tavern. They want to get to the action. In the middle of that action, they’ll gulp down potions. Potions must have a taste, but many GMs overlook this chance to include sensory descriptions in their adventures without slowing down the action.
The most memorable cleric I ever had in one of my games, decided to bake her spells into cookies rather than brew potions (You’ll meet her as well). I still remember her warning: “The chocolate chip cookies are cure light wounds. The oatmeal raisin cookies are random action.” The same cleric also teamed up with the party druid to bake good berry muffins.
Included are new potions, ideas, feats, and magical items to add some favorable spice to your game.
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Just remember, there’s nothing more fun than flatworms!
Jen Seiden
Promotional Manager for Avalon Games
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