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“An exceptional survey of the form... thoroughly researched and full of joy.” —Emily Short (Galatea)
“An awesome exploration of the long history of the genre.” —Nick Walton (AI Dungeon)
Since a winter morning in 1971 when a teacher wheeled a teletype into his classroom to debut a game about the Oregon Trail, people have been... [click here for more] |
Aaron A. Reed |
$24.95 $19.95
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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
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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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This book’s artist decided to combine some of her favorite things into a coloring book that shows a glimpse into the lives of the avian people of Alula, the island of birds.
This coloring book contains 36 birds having various jobs (known in role-playing games, or RPGs, as “classes”) and roles inspired by low-tech fantasy games, and is intended to be suitable for all ages. ... [click here for more] |
Diane Ramic Stock Art |
$4.00
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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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Stunning art and illustration from the Japanese-inspired fantasy realms of Rokugan, setting for the famed Legend of the Five Rings series of games.
For more than a quarter of a century, Rokugan has provided the setting for one of tabletop gaming’s most beloved sagas, the Legend of the Five Rings. Now, the land of Rokugan, its Imperial rulers and the Great Clans who vie for their favor are set center-stage... [click here for more] |
Aconyte Books |
$39.95 $29.95
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In Kicking It, game designer Monte Cook (D&D 3rd Edition, Numenera) and author/editor Shanna Germain (Geek Love, The Lure of Dangerous Women) each use their experience in running recent, successful Kickstarter campaigns to provide a step-by-step guide for you to plan, create, manage, and fund a money-making crowdfunding venture. You'll find a comparison of the various crowdfunding sites,... [click here for more] |
Stone Box Press |
$5.99
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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
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Lao Tzu said, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” But the journey of imagination begins with a single idea—one that can shape entire worlds, if you so choose. And no one knows that better than bestselling fantasy author Richard C. White, who brings his expertise for world building to this reference guide for writers interested in crafting their own storytelling environments.... [click here for more] |
Starwarp Concepts |
$4.99
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Food is Life
We are what we eat. As mages throughout history have realized, the foods that sustain our bodies sustain enlightenment as well. Such foods become extensions of the people and cultures that create them. Now Brother Oliver Lyon, Knight Templar and a humble baker’s son, travels around the world hunting the Fallen and gathering fine recipes along the way.
Enchanting... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$4.99
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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
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Role-playing games seemed to appear of nowhere in the early 1970s and have been a quiet but steady presence in American culture ever since.
This new look at the hobby searches for the historical origins of role-playing games deep in the imaginative worlds of Western culture. It looks at the earliest fantasy stories from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, at the fans--both readers and writers--who... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$45.00 $20.99
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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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The author writes:
This book began as an expansion of my essay, "H. P. Lovecraft: The Decline of the West," in The Weird Tale, but very quickly became something quite different, to the degree that the two works have little save the title in common. I have always been interested in Lovecraft the philosopher, and in my Starmont Reader's Guide to Lovecraft (1982) I attempted a very compressed... [click here for more] |
Wildside Press |
$4.99
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Let the Monster Masters Guide You
Classic monsters can get stale, and Game Masters often need to generate their own monstrosities to properly challenge players. But concepting, creating, and using monsters is no easy feat for any Game Master—and that’s where this book comes in. In these pages, 15 of the brightest stars in the gaming industry share their wisdom for conceptualizing, developing, and... [click here for more] |
Kobold Press |
$19.99 $12.99
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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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RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization and was named one of "America's 100 Best Charities" by Worth magazine.
RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE and online.rainn.org) in partnership with more than 1,100 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe... [click here for more] |
RAINN |
Pay What You Want
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Book 1 in the bawdy, scattershot Icedog Movie Guide
A bare-chested Charlton Heston sitting on a horse staring up at the Statue of Liberty.
Naked high school girls frolicking in a locker room a moment before transforming into an unholy chanting mob of plug-it-up nastiness.
Scorpio dementedly forcing a busload of kidnapped kids to sing nursery rhymes.
And an ever so slightly chubby Kansas... [click here for more] |
Baby Ice Dog Press |
$4.99
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In the dark dungeons beneath Nazi Germany, teams of occult experts delved into ancient and forbidden lore, searching for lost secrets of power. This book tells the complete history of the Nazi occult programs, from their quests for the Ark of the Covenant, the Spear of Destiny, and the Holy Grail, through their experiments with lycanthrope and zero-point energy.
It also includes information on the... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$19.00 $7.46
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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
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Kenneth Hite guided readers through H.P. Lovecraft’s horror plots and themes in his earlier book Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales. Now, expanding on his “Lost in Lovecraft” column in Weird Tales magazine, he conducts a second tour of Lovecraft’s settings: from Arkham to Antarctica, and from New York City to Hyperspace. Tour de Lovecraft: The Destinations drives... [click here for more] |
Atomic Overmind Press |
$14.95
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An in-depth examination of the ways in which the comic strip Judge Dredd, published in 2000 AD, has predicted the changing face of policing in Britain over the last 45 years.
He is the law - and you better believe it!
Judge, jury and executioner, Judge Dredd is the brutal comic book cop policing the chaotic future urban jungle of Mega-City One, created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$6.99
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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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Decades of GMing Experience at Your Fingertips!
“Kobold Press builds on its excellent track record with another great release—new and provocative.” —Mike Mearls
Whether it’s advice from grognards who were running games at the dawn of RPGs, or suggestions from the new generation of game designers, these 21 essays by experts are here to help you improve your GMing skills and create... [click here for more] |
Kobold Press |
$12.99
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If you want to spark new ideas for worlds, plots or characters, you want Ideas and Inspiration for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers. Medicinal corpses, the jargons of thieves and carnies, Nazi UFOs, the colonization of space and green children from nowhere are only a few of the topics covered. This sourcebook is for all writers of fantasy or science fiction--whether novels, short stories,... [click here for more] |
Good Looking Corpse |
$0.99
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This is exactly what it says on the tin: a list of 108 solutions to the Fermi Paradox. Never again will you wonder where your setting's aliens are, or why Earth apparently has been contacted yet.
Inside, your interstellar explorers will find that...
...there is no one out there, because the evolution of sapient life cannot occur without the presence of "diversification pumps" like regular meteor... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$1.00
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MuggleNet’s Ultimate Guide To Who’s Who In The Wizarding World
This compendium showcases EVERY character ever mentioned in the Harry Potter books, films and play: the good, the bad and the misunderstood. With more than 700 entries, this book is packed from cover to cover! J.K. Rowling’s collection of mystical multitudes is what makes the wizarding world so enchanting. To dive... [click here for more] |
Topix Media Lab |
$9.99
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From his court at Camelot, King Arthur ruled over a unified Britain in a mythical age of peace and prosperity. His glory, however, would be short-lived. For even as he drew the sword from the stone, a doom settled over Arthur that would see his kingdom fall to betrayal and war.
In this book, Daniel Mersey retells the great stories of Arthur, from his winning of Excalibur and his marriage to Guinevere,... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $7.46
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Never be lost for words again...with this book of lost words. Have you ever wanted to wield the silver tongue of Loki, or to hammer home your point like a Thundergod? Old Norse is the language of legends and the stuff of sagas, the inspiration for Tolkien and Marvel, for award-winning manga and epic videogames. It is the language of cleverly crafted kennings, blood-curdling curses,... [click here for more] |
Vikingverse |
$4.99
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This coloring book has all your favorite monsters to color!
From Great Cthulhu to the lowliest Nightgaunt, this book has it all – forty enormous and enormously terrifying black and white illustrations along with descriptions (on facing pages).
This digital edition includes the PDF version of the book.
... [click here for more] |
Petersen Games |
$14.99 $4.99
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On the very edge of recorded history, the fabled island of Atlantis formed the centre of a vast and powerful empire. From there, the divinely-descended lords of the western ocean made war on the rest of the world, until a brave resistance drove them back, and the gods punished them for their hubris. In that last cataclysmic struggle between gods and mortals, the whole island continent sank beneath... [click here for more] |
Osprey Publishing |
$17.95 $10.46
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Becoming a Better Writer Through Roleplaying is a series of essays on using RPGs to improve your writing, how and why you should build a fandom, horror and the heroine's journey, writing fight scenes, and point of view (both the fourth person point of view, if such a thing even exists, and the second person point of view).
This content previously appeared on Seventh Sanctum, The... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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A wide-ranging and friendly journey through H.P. Lovecraft’s tales of cosmic terror and wonder, Tour de Lovecraft: The Tales provides the ideal companion to the work of the twentieth century’s greatest American horrorist.
Kenneth Hite turns his game designer’s eye on the structures and connections of Lovecraft’s stories, revealing the threads and themes running between them. Hite... [click here for more] |
Atomic Overmind Press |
$12.95
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The incredible true story behind the global gaming phenomenon.
Generation Decks tells the story of the mould-breaking fantasy card game, Magic: The Gathering. The brainchild of misfit maths genius Richard Garfield, Magic combines complex gameplay with collectability. When it came out in 1993 it transformed the lives of quiet braniacs who had longed for a way to connect and compete. It made millionaires... [click here for more] |
Rebellion |
$6.99
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Enter the magical woods of Meadowshire!
43 pages of images just waiting for you to color them!
Fun for all ages!
PDF: Now with all 43 pages!
Printable pdf format lets you print just one, some, or all of them as you wish! Want to try a different color scheme for an image or want to print a favorite image again? Do it!
POD: 43 #70 paper pages with laminated color softcover .
Features... [click here for more] |
Spare Change Games |
$1.00
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It's easy to make aliens: take a person or a dog, slap some antennae on 'em, maybe some ooze and some spooky talons, and then put some random letters together in a nigh-unpronounceable combination.
As I said, it's easy to make aliens. What isn't easy is making them well.
Even when you're working hard to be creative, it can sometimes be hard to get out of the rut of familiarity, to go... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Prolific, popular and critically acclaimed, Michael Moorcock is the most important British fantasy author of his generation. His Elric of Melnibone is an iconic figure for millions of fans but Moorcock has also been a pioneer in science fiction and historical fiction. He was hailed as the central figure of the "New Wave" in science fiction, and has won numerous awards for his fantasy and SF, as well... [click here for more] |
McFarland |
$11.99
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MuggleNet's Complete Guide to the Fantastic Creatures of the Wizarding World
All scales, fins and feathers considered, there’s so much to explore when it comes to the endlessly exciting and dramatically diverse inhabitants of the wizarding world! From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this beautiful book details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry... [click here for more] |
Topix Media Lab |
$9.99
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A brilliant investigation into the motivations and methods behind the actions of Hogwarts's renowned Headmaster! Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most recognizable and mysterious figures in the Harry Potter series. As an unscrupulous beetle-like journalist once said, he's "a biographer's dream." Is he omniscient or limited? Is he benevolent or malevolent?... [click here for more] |
Topix Media Lab |
$16.99
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Ancient Egyptian obelisks that once lay along the banks of the Nile are now on display in cities like New York, London, Paris, and Rome, and this publication describes how that came to be the case.
“The True Story of the Obelisk” delves into the engineering techniques that were used to transport these massive “Cleopatra’s needles” and describes the weeks, months, and even years required... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$1.99
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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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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND WORK FOR YOURSELF
★★★★★ "The Artist's Way for the 21st century!"
Whether you want to quit your 9-5 job to be self-employed or you want to streamline your career to be more efficient, IT'S A LIVING is for you!
According to this year's most comprehensive study, there are over 57 million freelancers in the U.S. alone and growing. The... [click here for more] |
Cristian S. Aluas |
$4.99
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Political Fantasies is a series that takes names for governments and plays around with them to see how far they can be pulled. In the tradition of Strange Nations, the results of each exploration can be dropped into your setting with little-to-no adaptation required.
This volume explores necrocracy or "rule by the dead," with possibilities like restricting the... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Generally, designing a culture for a book or a game presents you with a choice: either you base it on real-world cultures and likely end up with something that could be described as "Fantasy Bedouin with some Navajo bits tacked on" or you run hog wild and run the risk of overlooking something that, however innocuous, turns out to be vitally important for that type of culture.
There's another way... [click here for more] |
WMB Saltworks |
$2.95
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Comics Writing: Communicating With Comic Books unveils the basics in comics writing from Steven Philip Jones, a professional comic book writer and instructor. Comics Writing shows you the step-by-step process of creating a comics script and how it is turned into a finished comics page. With the help of examples and comic book illustrations, this book will introduce you to: the different... [click here for more] |
Caliber Comics |
$14.99 $7.99
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"Is Pugmire a joke? No. Because it can be so much more."
- Eddy Webb
Since the release of Pugmire, creator Eddy Webb has gotten a lot of questions. Is Pugmire a “funny” game? Can I play my favorite dog? What products inspired the game? How can I make my Pugmire game as authentic as possible?
Collecting a variety of internal documents, email exchanges, blog posts,... [click here for more] |
Onyx Path Publishing |
$3.99
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Written by a veteran game store owner, the Game Retailer Guide is a how-to industry manual that contains everything you need to know in order to start and run a successful game-selling business.
Topics the Game Retailer Guide covers include:
* Administration & Planning
* Building and Equipping the Store
* Competitive Analysis
* Products and Services
* Marketing & Advertising... [click here for more] |
Skirmisher Publishing |
$9.99
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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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