I've been looking forward to this release for some time. Several years ago, I started a series of blog posts presenting loads of cool, bizarre words for gamers. I love odd and obscure words and I love the language of the 1st Edition Dungeon Master's Guide. It's one of the reasons I think the book is a strong contender for the greatest gaming book of all time.
I've also be...
2017-09-22 08:09:47 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've got only the second inn in the Places of Power line. By Josh Vogt--and available in Pathfinder, 5e and System Neutral Edition versions Soulspur Inn is the perfect place for adventurers on the trail to rest. however, they probably shouldn't get too curious about the inn's mistress..
Inns have forever been the safe havens of adventurers, providing protection and a chance to rest and recover from whatever dangers they’ve survived thus far. Yet Soulspur Inn presents a unique thr...
2017-09-15 10:30:09 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to Dawnmarsh! If you need a marsh village populated by an atypical tribe of lizardfolk, this is the place for you. I think David has done a cracking job of bring the place alive, and I hope you agree! Dawnmarsh comes in 5e, Pathfinder and System Neutral editions so whatever system you play--or will play--you'll be able to use Dawnmarsh in your campaign.
A GMâ...
2017-09-08 10:21:59 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to September!
This week we've got 20 Things #18: Troublesome Treasures limbering up on the metaphorical bench. On Monday, the book will burst into the world, but you get your copy early as a thank you for your continuing support. I hope you find the book useful and that it helps you torment your players in a new and completely different kind of way. (But don't tell them ...
2017-09-01 09:18:26 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've got two villages for you updated to 5e and System Neutral Edition versions. And--in case you don't have the Pathfinder versions--we've included those as well!
And--finally--we've also got another free set of nine village maps ready for use in your campaign!
It's a busy week, and I hope you enjoy these releases!
On an unrelated front, Global HQ is still under a pall of dust as our remodelling work continues. I think we've got about a week left of work and then...
2017-08-25 08:39:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we release Places of Power: Oleander's Sanctuary (by Thilo Graf) in Pathfinder, 5e and System Neutral Edition versions. I hope that whichever game you play, you manage to slip this rather unique locale into your campaign. If you've got a ranger or druid in your campaign with a beloved animal companion, they would probably be very keen to visit Oleander!
2017-08-18 07:09:54 +0000 UTC
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One side effect of breaking an ankle and then having a ton of building work is that I’ve had a lot of time recently to think and work. I’ve got many exciting (to me) irons in the fire I hope to share in the future.
Please read on, as I'd like your opinion!
One thing that’s been on my mind recently is the thrilling subject of page layout. Now, you might be thinking—hold on; layout is not thrilling—it’s actually pretty boring. On one hand, you’d be right—oh so right. ...
2017-08-16 08:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostWhat a set of books we've got for you this week. If you need a village full os cannibalistic halflings, John Bennett has got you covered. Available in Pathfinder, 5e and System Neutral Edition versions Village Backdrop: Needlebriar is sure to be a place your PCs will enjoy visiting...assuming they survive.
Needlebriar lies in a remote corner of a large duchy. Years ago, war devastated the small halfling community, leading the villagers to commit heinous acts of cannibalism and murder to surviv...
2017-08-11 08:12:41 +0000 UTC View PostI thought it would be a good idea to get more of a feel for which games you play.
While I play Pathfinder Raging Swan Press's releases products in Pathfinder, 5e and System Neutral Edition flavours. I'd love to know what percentage of you play or run the various system we design for. Let me know, by answering the question below.
Thank you!
2017-08-04 11:35:29 +0000 UTC View PostI've been looking forward to releasing this month's 20 Things instalment--20 Things #17: Goblin Lair--for quite some time. Goblins are some of my favourite low-level foes but I always wanted to provide more details of their lairs in my campaign. While I won't be able to use this in my current campaign for quite some time, I will once I've killed all the pesky high-level PCs that seem annoyingly r...
2017-08-04 07:48:05 +0000 UTC View PostJuly has got five weeks this year! As we typically only release three paid-for products a month, this seemed like an excellent reason to thank you all for your support with a free product. I hope you'll find it jolly useful in your campaigns.
I also wanted to remind you that we now have a Raging Swan Press email newsletter. If you want to get notifications of our 20 Things articles and my game-r...
2017-07-28 08:25:13 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings Heroic Patron!
It seem's Patreon's messaging service is down. Thus, here are your rewards!
Here is the special links for Village Backdrop: Fulhurst Moors
Fulhurst Moors (5e)
http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?discount=9c7bcbf9ed
Fulhurst Moors (SNE)
Greetings Heroic Patron!
Here is your special 10% off Christmas in July coupon.
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I hope you find something useful for your campaign!
Thanks again for your epic support. Have a marvellous weekend,
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2017-07-21 09:41:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Greetings Heroic Patron!
It seems Patreon's messaging system is down. Thus, here are your special codes and coupons.
Here is the special links for Village Backdrop: Fulhurst Moors
Fulhurst Moors (5e)
http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?discount=9c7bcbf9ed
Fulhurst Moors (SNE)
Greetings Heroic Patron!
It seems Patreon's messaging system is down. Thus, here are you special codes and coupons.
Here is the special links for Village Backdrop: Fulhurst Moors
Fulhurst Moors (5e)
http://www.rpgnow.com/browse.php?discount=9c7bcbf9ed
Fulhurst Moors (SNE)
Raging Swan Press has got a very busy update for you this week! Not only are we releasing, GM’s Miscellany: Alternate Dungeons for Pathfinder and Village Backdrop: Fulhurst Moors in 5e and System...
2017-07-21 09:25:38 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings!
This week, we've got a treat for you, no matter the game system you play: Mike Welham's Places of Power: Beacon Promontory. Available in 5e, System Neutral and Pathfinder editions, if you need a flooded village complete with lighthouse (and--perhaps--a mad lighthouse keeper) this is the village for you!
Thank you for your support. It's been a tricky week or so as I've bee...
2017-07-14 08:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've got another Jeff Gomez special! I suspect, your PCs will have never visited a village like Skaalhaft. Hopefully, you'll be able to find a place for Skaalhaft in your campaign and the PCs enjoy visiting the place.
Thank you to Brian Perlis for joining us this week and thank you everyone for your continuing support. I much appreciate it.
And now, on with the show!
A GM’s Resource by Jeff Gomez
Skaalhaft is a wh...
2017-07-07 08:20:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe got two new books for you this week--I hope you enjoy them!
Of the two, 20 Things #16: Necromancer's Lair is by far my favourite. Necromancers are a staple foe of good-hearted PCs and it seems like a good idea to make their lairs as flavoursome as possible--such foul, odious folk should be so much more than a stat block, after all.
Welcome to our new members: Veronica Andersson, Soren Kroyer, Jason Penick, Tim Fisher, Nate Yapp, Matthew Screng Paluuch, Christopher Gautrau, Ke...
2017-06-30 08:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we release the first Village Backdrop Miscellany in System Neutral and 5e editions! The book presents the first 12 villages converted for the two systems. Because we have nothing this week for the Pathfinder GMs among you, I'm also including download codes for the first <...
2017-06-23 07:33:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you need 10 depraved, savage and sadistic ogres for your campaign?
Of course you do!
This is a free post--I hope you enjoy it! If you want to receive these kinds of posts automatically via email head over to ragingswan.com and sign up to our mailing list.
2017-06-20 09:54:41 +0000 UTC View PostWhat a week! Thank you to everyone for your continued support. Just yesterday, we hit our next milestone! I can now pay Raging Swans artists and cartographers $60 a half-page. Given art is so important to a book, I'm so happy to be able to finally start paying our artists what they deserve. And--of course--on with getting to our podcast milestone!
Again, thank you.
And, while I'm on "thank you" I'd like to welcome Brian Haunck, The Hobo Chef, Kevin Smith and Jesse Doyle Christensen...
2017-06-16 11:26:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we release Jeff Gomez's most recent village--the swamp village of Ronak, which is anything but a typical swampy village!
Nobody knows Ronak exists. Or, more precisely, nobody remembers. Ronak was the last hope of a dying trade company, a desperate attempt to settle and explore a distant swamp. When the colony found nothing but lizardfolk (exterminated in short order), t...
2017-06-09 10:47:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a handy (free) resource from Raging Swan Press ready for any campaign featuring a war or border skirmish. Use them to sow panic among your PCs today!
This is a free post. The material herein appears in 20 Things #15: War-Ravaged Land . Now, if you don't have your copy with you, but you do ...
2017-06-08 07:44:26 +0000 UTC View PostThis has been an epic week for our Patreon campaign. Not only are we now 200-strong but we are almost at our next milestone. I'm so chuffed.
As always, in the first week of the month I have not one, but two free PDFs for you as a "thank you" for your support: 20 Things #15: War-Ravaged Land and GM's Monthly Miscellany: June 2017.
And--of course--welcome to our new members B. Mooney, Oliver Dickerson, Tyler Shaw, MVG, Paul Keyes, Darren Aldredge, Garth Hill, Charle...
2017-06-02 08:16:12 +0000 UTC View Post
I really enjoyed writing this article , and I hope you enjoy it as well!
The sea has many secrets to give up--many with tentacles--and I can't wait to use this article on my players. I hope it finds a spot in your own campaign.
I live under a mile from the sea and am sometimes the first person on the beach of a morning (when I walk my tremendously dim animal companion). W...
2017-05-30 13:18:28 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Raging Swan Press releases Places of Power: The Mudded Manse in 5e and System Neutral Edition flavours to complement the existing Pathfinder version of the book. As a thank you for your ongoing and heroic support, everyone who pledges at the $2 and up level gets all thr...
2017-05-26 11:43:07 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Raging Swan Press releases GM’s Miscellany: I Loot the Body in Pathfinder and System Neutral editions. Available in print and PDF formats, the book is a compilation of all the previous "I Loot" releases. Add depth and flavour to your NPCs' loot today!
Patrons at the $5 level get the PDF and a 50% discount on the print copy (of both versions) while patrons at the $10 lev...
2017-05-19 11:59:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This is a free post. I hope you enjoy it!
If your PCs are camping in the wilderness, perhaps excitingly close to their next adventure site, use this article to add some depth and detail into proceedings?
And--here's another resource--to describe what the PCs find at...
2017-05-16 11:33:24 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we continue our exploration of Ashlar with John Bennett's Town Backdrop: Dunstone . Dunstone is available in Pathfinder, 5e and System Neutral Edition varieties and patrons at the $2 and up level get all three as part of your pledge.
(This is a good time to mention a slight [good] change to rewards at the $2 level and up. Because you have funded an increase in page size for our s...
2017-05-12 12:00:43 +0000 UTC View Post