coming soon hounded unknown armies gloom in space dispatches the latest news from atlas games atlas games loading ... putting the fairies in fairy tales up and down up and downi will lead them up and downi am feared in field in towngoblin lead them up and down william shakespeare a midsummer night s dream good news fairy tales the newest expansion for once upon a time is on game store shelves today but wait hasn t once upon a time always been about fairy tales well yes . and no . once upon a time hails from and continues a tradition of oral storytelling preserved in literature through the likes of hans christian anderson . it features princes and princesses magic and giants and yes fairies . these were the stories derived from old folklore sometimes called wonder tales wunderm rchen in german but more often referred to as fairy tales by modern audiences ... despite the fact that the fairies themselves might never make an appearance . so yes once upon a time has always been about fairy tales . in the sense that it makes stories in the mold of what we think of as fairy tales . and expansions like enchanting tales and animal tales have expanded upon the motifs common to the wunderm rchen with magic and talking animals and all the things that make wonder tales wondrous . but the fairies themselves those winsome tempestuous purveyors of mischief cavorting beneath the moonlight on midsummer s night weren t themselves often the focus of those stories . they kept to the shadows you might say . fairy tales invites them out to play in the sunlight . pay a visit to a fairy circle where pixies bargain with babies for toys . or hear the sad soliloquy of a goblin who never grows old tangled in the eldest spider s web . andrew rilstone returns to the game he helped create to bring the fairy world into focus while artist omar rayyan once again breathes life into this the newest of expansions for the classic once upon a time . there s no more perfect addition to your game collection than fairy tales and if you want to learn more about the history of fairy tales this article at bbc.com is a great place to start posted by renee on 10 12 2016 no comments email thisblogthis share to twittershare to facebookshare to pinterest labels headlines once upon a time the penumbra 2 bundle of holding the open game license for the world s most popular role playing game changed the way the industry worked and atlas games was there from the very beginning . our classic adventure three days to kill was the very first ogl release and it established the tone for our entire line of d20 products the penumbra line . the mission was simple give game masters and players content they could use right away in whatever way worked best for their campaigns with great art great writing from some of the best authors in the business and a ton of imagination . we re proud to say that penumbra continues to do that as well today as it did when it first arrived . which is why the new penumbra 2 bundle of holding is such an amazing opportunity . a sequel to the successful penumbra bundle from last may penumbra 2 features ten classic sourcebooks perfect for any pathfinder or other d20 game . new magic monsters and adventures are just some of what the penumbra 2 bundle of holding is holding for you . for 5.95 you get the four core books of the penumbra starter collection sacred ground retail price 10 four holy sites found on land and sea in the sky and underground . touched by the gods retail 12 a sourcebook of religious and secular orders and the deities behind them . en route ii by land or by sea retail 10 and en route iii the road less traveled retail 8 two sequels to en route included in our original penumbra offer with more ready to go short encounters and side treks . level up for the threshold price currently 15.50 and get six additional sourcebooks in the penumbra bonus collection occult lore retail 18 rules for ten new magical traditions alchemy geomancy spirit cultivation rational magic and many more . seven civilizations retail 10 compelling new cultures designed to blend seamlessly into your campaign world . seven serpents retail 10 strange peculiar and exceptional dragons to challenge mystify or support your characters . love and war retail 15 knighthood and chivalry as practiced in history and fantasy . written by david chart ars magica fifth edition . sacred ground ii retail 10 four more sanctuaries and holy sites hai shen gong creche hospice the oracle and earthblood grove . splintered peace retail 10 david chart s unusual campaign adventure of a nonviolent battle to save a city from itself . together these ten pdfs retail for 113 . they re available here for the first time as part of this special bundle of holding and the best part is that 10 % of total purchases after payment gateway fees goes to doctors without borders . as with all bundles of holding though this offer has an expiration date . if you play any version of the world s most popular role playing game there s something here for you but only if you act by october 16 posted by jeff tidball on 10 10 2016 no comments email thisblogthis share to twittershare to facebookshare to pinterest labels bundle of holding gloom tomb from broken token now available in the 19th century glass lid coffins weree en vogue for celebrities and people of status . it was the obvious solution to the problem of mourners illicitly making off with little souvenirs of the deceased bits of cloth or hair as they lay in state . the folks at broken token purveyors of fine game storage devices of all kinds felt that gloom deserved the celebrity treatment and we agreed . to wit they ve created the gloom tomb . the gloom tomb is a finely crafted wooden sarcophagus and features broken token s first ever see through acrylic lid . the gloom logo is engraved on every face a suitable memento mori for your favorite game of unhappy people and there s ample room for every gloom card published to date with plots reserved for future expansions . they say that out of sight is out of mind . with the gloom tomb that s no longer a problem . now you can proudly display your gloom collection between games and remember all the bad times you had together . it s the perfect postmortem to any gloom aficionado s collection . posted by renee on 10 07 2016 no comments email thisblogthis share to twittershare to facebookshare to pinterest labels gloom need to know feng shui 2 factions in feng shui 2 control of chi power and feng shui sites drives conflict across space and time . factions seek to dominate access to magic and the netherworld to pursue their own agendas . for some factions their motives are easy to understand . the evil wizards of the eaters of the lotus those wuxia masters who dance across the treetops and shoot lightning from their hands want infinite power for their nefarious plans . the monks of the guiding hand however want to impose their moral order for the betterment of society even if it costs people their freedom . some factions are driven by the need to change history after their own actions proved too damaging . both the jammers and the new simian army seek to control power of other points in time to correct the devastation they caused in the future by dropping the chi bomb though they re not too careful about the other eras where they go for that power . only one faction has been wiped out completely but that s where the players come in . those maverick cops bodyguards everyday heroes and gamblers are the new dragons and it s up to them to stop the other factions before they destroy all of time and space . in the quickstart adventure hong kong task force 88 now available in pdf format your team of dragons fights the guiding hand as they distribute drugs on the streets of hong kong . learn more about all the factions in feng shui 2 from designer robin d. laws posted by jess banks on 10 04 2016 no comments email thisblogthis share to twittershare to facebookshare to pinterest labels feng shui free rpg day need to know feng shui 2 junctures the first edition of feng shui introduced the concept of junctures . these are fiercely contested points in time and space that have the greatest potential to change history . chi warriors can travel through portals in the netherworld to the four main junctures to join the struggle for control . the award winning new edition feng shui 2 adds a new concept pop up junctures . these can take you to any place and time but their portals are less stable than the established junctures . the window may stay open for a week or even only an hour putting real pressure on the characters to make an impact before they must leave . for example our feng shui 2 quickstart adventure hong kong task force 88 now available as a pdf takes place in the contemporary juncture but with pop up junctures you can launch your team of top cops through a portal to fight crime in any setting imaginable . feng shui 2 designer robin d. laws gives you even more information in this video about these portals through the netherworld . posted by jess banks on 9 28 2016 no comments email thisblogthis share to twittershare to facebookshare to pinterest labels feng shui free rpg day older posts home subscribe to posts atom the basement bestsellers dispatches topics ars magica bundle of holding conventions fast & fhtagn feng shui fiasco free rpg day gloom headlines kickstarter letter head lost in r lyeh murder of crows nyambe once upon a time over on the edge press social media special ops three cheers for master unknown armies dispatches archives october 2016 4 september 2016 2 august 2016 6 july 2016 4 june 2016 4 may 2016 4 april 2016 8 march 2016 6 february 2016 3 january 2016 2 december 2015 3 november 2015 2 september 2015 3 august 2015 2 july 2015 4 june 2015 2 may 2015 6 april 2015 4 march 2015 2 february 2015 3 january 2015 5 december 2014 2 november 2014 1 october 2014 7 september 2014 5 august 2014 3 july 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