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![Biology for Fantasy Settings [Revised, Updated & Expanded Edition]](https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/2132/505213-thumb140.jpg)
When designing a fantasy setting, the biology of our home planet can serve as a wonderfully rich source for generating a new world and the creatures that inhabit it. But a world creator should not forget the fantasy aspect, or feel restricted to using Earth’s biosphere as an unyielding template. Several otherwise excellent resources all suffer from the flaw of using real-world ecology in fantasy... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$4.99 $3.99
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The Normal Tarot, in all its golden glory.
Follow the Caretaker, the author of Normal Horoscopes and Furiously Prognosticating, and divine the future with their totally unique tarot deck. Follow along on their Tumblr for more esoteric advice, research, tools, and general fuckery.
This deck is illustrated by Samantha Dow, and is unique from the original deck and the silver deck.
The Normal Tarot:... [click here for more] |
Seven Thirteen Books |
$46.53
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Dungeons Are Half the Game.
You can’t control what players are going to do. That’s half the fun. But you can control where they do it. That’s a whole other half! The Kobold Guide to Dungeons gives both new and experienced Game Masters over 100 pages of insight and ideas into making dungeons great.
In-depth essays from industry luminaries teach you... [click here for more] |
Kobold Press |
$12.99 $10.39
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The Normal Tarot, in all its silver glory, and updated, darker edition of the original deck.
Follow the Caretaker, the author of Normal Horoscopes and Furiously Prognosticating, and divine the future with their totally unique tarot deck. Follow along on their Tumblr for more esoteric advice, research, tools, and general fuckery.
This deck is illustrated by Amy Smith, and is unique completely from... [click here for more] |
Seven Thirteen Books |
$46.53
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The Mythos Society Guide to New England is an expansive universal sourcebook that can be used to enhance any horror, mystery, or adventure roleplaying scenarios set in New England. This fictional travel guide is intended to be a fun and provocative read for anyone interested in the esoteric history of New England, and a resource for stories or other projects that have horror or the weird as... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$9.95 $5.97
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This small tarot-size deck of cards is a great way to show off and collect the art present in the Furiously Prognosticating book! ... [click here for more] |
Seven Thirteen Books |
$10.48
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I do not write to beg. I do not pray to you the way your worshipers do. I do not bargain as immortals do with one another. My message is the Ax of Sutek. It cuts away your toxic desires as a surgeon amputates diseased limbs, leaving you with nothing but yourself.
— The Heretic
Dreams of Avarice is a personal manifesto penned by the Arisen called the Heretic. This in character... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$5.99 $3.59
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Kobolds Work a Little Magic
The popular and wildly useful Kobold Guide series tackles the biggest subject in fantasy: Magic!
What makes a fantasy fantastic? Magic, of course! Whether it’s unearthly beasts, scheming sorcerers, legendary swords or locales that defy logic and physics, a compelling fantasy story needs magical elements. The tricky part is that in order for the story to work,... [click here for more] |
Kobold Press |
$14.99 $8.99
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“Don’t write merely to shock. People are used to shock-horror. You need to get beneath the skin. Use a flensing knife and keep it sharp. It’s good to shock, but only as part of the story you tell.”
In these essays, Kaaron Warren—the Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer behind Slights, The Greif Hole, and Into Bones Like Oil—explores the craft... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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“I'm not going to lie to you. There are no secret handshakes or rules that will get you on your particular dream-path. If there was, we'd all be on our own already. If you want to be a successful writer, be prepared to have to make up most of it as you go along.”
In these essays, Sean Williams—the best-selling author of over 120 short stories and fifty novels—shares his thoughts on... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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This system-free supplement provides a detailed overview of ORUS, the Office for Research of Unusual Science, from its origins in the ancient world, through its various incarnations over the ages, and up to its ultimate realization in the current era as a covert government agency. It is suitable for use with any games, can provide inspiration for other esoteric organizations, and is also just a fun... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$1.99 $1.59
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Welcome to the Swords of Kos Fantasy Campaign Setting, a swords-and-sorcery milieu based on a Dark Ages fantasy version of the Mediterranean and the lands surrounding it! It is set a century after a Great Cataclysm destroyed the old world, plunged it into chaos, and reawakened magic and all form of ancient races and monsters. Now, the agents of Gods and Titans struggle against each other on... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$34.99 $20.99
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"Sure, writers have demons and inner critics that whisper horrible, discouraging things to us. But some of us give them undignified pet names and enrol them in short courses to get them off our hands..."
In these essays, Angela Slatter—the World Fantasy Award-winning author of the Sourdough Stories, the Verity Fassbinder Series, and more—explores the relationship between the writer, their work,... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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Enter The Time of Myth and Legend
Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology is an indispensable history of the mythology of the storied and epic Bronze Age fantasy world of Glorantha.
What’s Inside?
Myths and Mythology Explained
An explanation of myths and mythology and how it works in Glorantha. Cults of RuneQuest: Mythology includes dozens of Gloranthan myths, ready to be reflected... [click here for more] |
Chaosium |
$19.99 $15.99
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It Was a Dark Time for the Galaxy
In the late 1980s, Star Wars was becoming a fading memory. The movie trilogy had concluded. The comic books and novels were winding down. The action figures had run their course. As the franchise celebrated its tenth anniversary, there was a new ride at Disneyland and … not much else. Not until a small hobby game company released Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and... [click here for more] |
Rogue Genius Games |
$7.95 $4.77
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“The thing about an art — and one of the things I love about both Kung Fu and writing — is that you’re never finished. No matter how good you get, no matter how much you achieve, you can always get better.”
In these essays, Alan Baxter—the author of cult horror hits like The Roo, the Eli Carver series, and the Australian Shadows Award-winners Crow Shine and Served... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man.
This volume collects... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$13.95 $8.37
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In the Footsteps of Hercules is a system-free sourcebook devoted to a pilgrimage trail that can be used in conjunction with any fantasy role-playing game. This book describes the various sections of the trail and the prevailing terrain and conditions associated with them; how most pilgrims travel them; alternate ways some pilgrims choose to approach the trail overall or specific parts of it;... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$9.99 $5.99
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In this chapbook, Tansy Rayner Roberts—the Hugo-award winning podcaster and author of Musketeer Space, the Creature Court series, and more—explores the paths taken to reclaim and re-envision her writing career after becoming a mother.
Drawn from her popular blog, From Baby Brain to Writer Brain charts Robert’s journey and offers advice to any new parent trying to balance a writing... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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Famous as the author of such great works of literature as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Robert Louis Stevenson was also a dedicated war gamer. Stevenson at Play, one of the lesser-known works of this “Grandfather of Modern Wargaming,” describes a complex strategic wargame that the author and his stepson, Samuel Lloyd Osbourne,... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99 $1.79
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Slithery Jungle Tales is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the old pulp science fiction and fantasy magazines of the early 20th century. The stories are written in the style of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert E. Howard, and Robert Bloch, but they are new and original stories. I play fast and loose with the themes of jungle adventures, swords-and-sorcery, and lurid but not pornographic eroticism. Also included... [click here for more] |
Trollgodfather Press |
$14.99 $4.99
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“Your career is unlikely to be a constant stream of hits, accolades, festival circuits — and that’s kind of good, because if you’re constantly on-the-road, it’s hard to write and create.”
In these essays, Angela Slatter — the celebrated author of the Sourdough stories, the Verity Fassbinder series, and (as A.G. Slatter) All The Murmuring Bones — tackles... [click here for more] |
Brain Jar Press |
$2.99
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Long before the association with "Weird Tales" magazine and H.P. Lovecraft that led to his enduring fame, Clark Ashton Smith was a well-regarded regional poet whose tastes ran to the romantic and the fantastic.
This collection of poems -- originally published in 1918 -- presents some of his best early work.
Note: This digital edition includes the ePub and Mobi (Kindle)... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$0.99
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City Builder: A Guide to Designing Communities is a resource specifically designed to help storytellers create exciting and compelling urban areas and other sorts of communities and places within them. It is a universal sourcebook that can support the needs of any ancient, Dark Ages, Middle Ages, Renaissance, or fantasy fiction or role-playing game setting.
This comprehensive, fully-illustrated... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$24.99 $14.99
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A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy and Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin and Beyond traces the history of the title fantasy creatures in literature and gaming, from when they were first introduced more than a century ago up through the present. Features of this unique and intriguing volume include two entertaining quasi-academic essays by writer Paul Haynie that examine the literary history... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99 $1.79
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"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? . . . The Shadow knows!"
And who knew The Shadow better than his creator, Walter B. Gibson. Relatively few people have heard of Gibson, but many more are familiar with The Shadow having heard the program on the Blue Coal Radio Program in the 1930s and read the Street & Smith Shadow novels. Walter B. Gibson's life and career come out from... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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The Sagas of Icelanders are enduring stories from Viking-Age Iceland filled with love and romance, battles and feuds, tragedy and comedy.
Yet these tales are little read today, even by lovers of literature. The culture and history of the people depicted in the Sagas are often unfamiliar to the modern reader, though the audience for whom the tales were intended would have had an intimate understanding... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$12.99
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Acclaimed author and scholar Brian Stableford turns his penetrating mind to matters of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in this collection of essays. He covers such diverse topics as:
SLAVES OF THE DEATH SPIDERS: Colin Wilson and Existentialist Science Fiction
IS THERE NO BALM IN GILEAD?: The Woeful Prophecies of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale
A FEW MORE CROCODILE TEARS?: Gwyneth... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$3.99
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This high-resolution JPEG format map depicts the Aegean region of the Mediterranean and is suitable for use with any fantasy or alternate history games set in this area, including the Swords of Kos Fantasy Campaign Setting. It was created by acclaimed fantasy artist/cartographer Francesca Baerald.
This map is bounded by the Black Sea in the north, mainland Asia in the east, the sprawling island... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$2.99 $1.79
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This collection of new essays covers the myriad portrayals of the figure of the pirate in historical records, literary narratives, films, television series, opera, anime and games. Contributors explore the nuances of both real and fictional pirates, giving attention to renowned works such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan, the Pirates of the... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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When Paris, prince of Troy, ran off with Helen, wife of the king of Sparta, it launched the greatest war of the mythic age of Greece. Heroes and gods assembled on both sides, as the combined armies of Greece launched a siege that would last for ten years. During that time, famous heroes, such as Achilles, Ajax, and Hector, would find glory on the battlefield, before being cut down. Others, such as... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$7.46 $4.48
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d66 Random Modern Name Sampler is a great time-saving tool for authors, Game Masters, and players.
Use a pair of regular 6-sided dice to generate more than 1290 unique modern, mixed-gender names.
Have you ever drawn a complete blank when your players meet a new NPC and want to know their name? Have you ever struggled for a name for your new mercenary character for your latest novel? ... [click here for more] |
CyborgPrime Publishing |
Pay What You Want
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IT CAME FROM THE DARKEST CORNERS OF THE ART ARCHIVE....
The NUELOW Stock Art Collection #14:Starkest Terror features 30 drawings of fear and terror, in stark black-and white, by Suso, Gene Day, and Bill Everett. The bulk of the collection focuses on two young ladies from the Swingin' Seventies who have been set upon by ghouls, but the illustrations by Day and Everett are... [click here for more] |
NUELOW Games |
$2.99
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A mafia hitman and wine collector, Montressor, gets revenge on his sadistic boss and fellow connoisseur of fine vintages, Fortunato, on New Year's Eve. Adapted from the short story "The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. A short screenplay by David Sloma. Contains a sample of the first chapter of "Greyland: D.U.M.B.s (Deep Underground Military Bases) Book 1" by David... [click here for more] |
Web of Life Solutions |
$2.99
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From the imagination of bestselling author John Saul comes Blackstone Asylum.
Dr. Malcolm Metcalf's sadistic legacy. Madhouse. Torture chamber. As the town of Blackstone plans its demolition, a dark stranger is determined to keep the evils of the past alive. Can writer Oliver Metcalf prevent the curse of his father's asylum before it consumes him?
Based on the best-selling novel by John Saul.
Recommended... [click here for more] |
TidalWave Productions |
$3.99
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This prestige format comic features over 25 brand-new properties spotlighted and introduced to the world for the first time. This collection includes upcoming contestants in Pilot Season 2010 as well as new properties debuting as series from Top Cow and Minotaur Press in 2010 and 2011. Each property will include a summary and brand new key art and showcase Top Cow's motto of "We Create…"... [click here for more] |
Top Cow |
$1.99 $1.19
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Presenting a faithful adaptation of the classic novel from Mary Shelley. Based on the original story itself rather than the various cinematic films, this is a rendition of Frankenstein, the haunting and sophisticated tale that many have not seen before.
Frankenstein is truly one of the great tragedies of literature. The monster, shunned by his creator, is forced to find acceptance in a world that... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
$3.99
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A Guide To Dream Travel at a Glance
The whimsical adventure storybook for all ages
A bedtime story generator that creates space for imaginations to develop and grow
Features captivating illustrations by author/artist Daniel Stamm
About A Guide to Dream Travel
“You’re old enough to visit the Dream Realms... [click here for more] |
Atlas Games |
$4.95
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A candy laced with radioactive waste becomes a best-seller, making many sick and earning its makers a fortune. Visiting aliens find it makes a great fuel, but will they help the humans out of their mess? An original, feature length screenplay.
Comes in the following formats: PDF, LRF, EPUB, PDB, MOBI. ... [click here for more] |
Web of Life Solutions |
$3.99
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The influence of the comic book has never been greater, from movies to streaming and beyond, but the journey comics took from disposable kids’ magazines to literary prize-winning books and global franchises turned on a highly unusual group of writers and artists. Few would have expected a small gathering of British comic book fans and creators in the early ’70s to spark a cultural revolution, but... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$8.99
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These essays from various critical disciplines examine how comic books and graphic narratives move between various media, while merging youth and adult cultures and popular and high art.
The articles feature international perspectives on comics and graphic novels published in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, India, and Japan. Topics range from film adaptation, to journalism... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$19.99
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Dedicated to the men and women of Law Enforcement
Each day the men and women of law enforcement embark on their patrols never knowing what the day will bring.
Each day is a struggle with people who do not understand the duties and responsibilities of a Police Officer.
Each day is fraught with boredom punctuated by sheer terror, yet they must remain calm in the face of danger.
Citizens... [click here for more] |
RobStetson |
$0.99
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A Critical Analysis of The Prisoner, Twin Peaks, The X-Files, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lost, Heroes, Doctor Who and Star Trek
From The Prisoner in the 1960s to the more recent Heroes and Lost, a group of television series with strong elements of fantasy have achieved cult status. Focusing on eight such series, this work analyzes their respective innovations and influences.
Assessing the strategies... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles. A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy & Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin & Beyond Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $0.89 Format: PDF A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy and Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin and Beyond traces the history of the title fantasy creatures in literature and gaming,... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$29.88 $8.99
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Four friends gather in a remote house to wait out "the end of the world" - but they are not alone! Supernatural forces are close by, as the veil between the worlds is thin at this time of universal transformation, and the great battle of Revelation, of good vs. evil, is about to begin. Comes in the following formats: PDF, LRF, EPUB, PDB, MOBI. ... [click here for more] |
Web of Life Solutions |
$3.99
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This beautiful image of a monument in a bustling municipal square was created by fantasy artist Amanda Kahl for the revised, expanded, and updated “Platinum Edition” of Skirmisher Publishing’s popular and bestselling City Builder: A Guide to Designing Communities!
We have provided it here as a self-standing poster in four versions, a high-resolution JPG and three sizes... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$0.99
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William L. Slout, circus historian par excellence, here provides six essays on the development of the American circus. "From Rags to Ricketts: The Roots of Circus in Early Gotham" looks at the beginnings of circus entertainment in old New York City during the eighteenth century. "The Great Roman Hippodrome of 1874: P. T. Barnum's 'Crowning Effort'" describes the great showman's grand experiment: the... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$9.99
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This special bundle product contains the following titles.
A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy & Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin & Beyond Regular price: $2.99 Bundle price: $0.59 Format: PDF
A Brief History of Gnolls: Anthropophagy and Emeralds from Wales to Wisconsin and Beyond traces the history of the title fantasy creatures in literature... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$30.87 $5.99
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The waters are rising--everywhere--and most of England is inundated by the surge, leaving isolated pockets of mankind to fight for survival--and for civilization! ... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$2.99
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Premiering in September of 2006, the weekly NBC television series Heroes was an immediate commercial and critical hit, lasting four successful seasons. Heroes follows a group of interrelated characters who discover they have superhuman powers, with each successive episode exploring how these people react to and utilize their powers for good or for evil.
This collection of essays explores a variety... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$17.99
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