Proof Copies, VTTs, LivePlay, GameHole Con

Norse knotwork

Yesterday, I got the proof copies of The Bense Trilogy from the printer. This is the hardcover compilation of three previous separately published adventures, Banner of the Bull by Yours Truly, Keeper of the Drowned by Brian Suskind, and Troll of the Town by Kelly Pawlik. It also includes new setting information on the city of Bense, and a description of Stolki's famous mead hall with stat blocks for Stolki himself, his employees, and his most famous customer.

The book is one of two hardcovers in the Fury of the Forsaken Kickstarter, which is going to fulfill soon, but there's still time to preorder if you missed it.

This week, I've been working on the VTT editions for Shard Tabletop. They aren't live yet, but you can see the rest of our VTT line here.

Meanwhile, tonight continues our live play, Norrøngard Unscripted. Our heroes have stumbled into an adventure with some very obvious parallels to Beowulf, and tonight they'll be fighting the in-universe version of Grendel (or something close enough). It's a new monster that hasn't appeared in a publication before, but will! You can watch us live at 5:30 PST / 8:30 EST.

And next week I'll be going to Gamehole Con. This is only my second time playing at a convention, but I'm very excited about their new organized play, as well as the chance to try out a lot of other RPG systems. If you're there and you see me, say hi!

That's all for now. I'll leave you with these pics of the gorgeous proof copy.

Three Nordic heroes stride through a Norse-style town
Cover Illustration by Florian Stitz
A two page spread of a map of the land
Map of Norrøngard by Robert Lazzaretti
Page on the left has the introduction and a picture of a draugr. Page on the right has "The City of Bense" section, with an image of a longship sailing into a harbor.
Draugr art by Dio Mahesa, cityscape by Ksenia Kozhevnikova