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by Steve

On August 25th we celebrate the birthday of [user=lorddillon][/user]

Happy Birthday Samuel!

by Steve

Happy August 25th birthday greetings to [user=RInaldoQax][/user]

Happy Birthday Andreas!

A new episode has been added to the database: 499 - Project ECCO with Caldwell Tanner (NADDPOD, Mystery Castle, Drawfee)

by Patrick McElfresh

Whew! I made it through the conference! I sincerely enjoy getting to see remote colleagues past and present at this sort of thing, but it's a really exhausting week just the same. I always repeat to myself "most people would love to get to go to dinner on the company" and things like that. And it's true. I appreciate it too, but I'm still tired. :) So. Tired.

As a reminder, I cover bundles from Monday last week to this last Sunday so I can draft the post in advance. I'll cover yesterday's bundle's next week.

Bundle of Holding
:kF::ki::kr::ks::kt:<< these are the links Runs from 8/17/2026 to 9/7/2026

Our only Bundle from Bundle of Holding this week is a new one highlighting Blue Planet: Recontact from BIohazard Games. It's a new version from last year, with a hard sci-fi presentation of life on a distant waterworld planet.

Ever wanted to play an uplifted porpoise? Here's your chance!

This bundle is priced at $15 for The Blue Planet Recontact Player's Guide, Moderator's Guide, and some extras like the quickstart, character sheets, and a reference sheet.

Humble Bundle
:kF::ki::kr::ks::kt: Runs from 8/21/2026 to 9/11/2026

So, we've had a Dying Earth DCC Bundle, but I don't think we've had a shot at the original RPG from a while back. Now we do!

Tier 1 - 3 total items - $5
- The Dying Earth RPG Quick Start Rules
- Turjan's Tome
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 1

Tier 2 - 10 total items - $10
- Cugel's Compendium
- Footsteps of Fools 0: Day of the Quelo
- Footsteps of Fools 1: All's Fair at Azenomei
- Footsteps of Fools 2: Strangers in Saskervoy
- Footsteps of Fools 3: The Lords of Cil
- Footsteps of Fools 4: Beyond the Mountains of Magnatz
- Footsteps of Fools 5: And Thence to Almery

Tier 3 - 29 total items - $18
- The Dying Earth RPG
- The Kaiin Player's Guide
- The Scaum Valley Gazetteer
- Demons of the Dying Earth
- Primer of Practical Magic
- Gomoshan's Tomb
- Fields of Silver: Adventures Beyond the Songan Sea
- The Compendium of Universal Knowledge
- Rhialto's Book of Marvels
- The Creep of Inacurracy sic
- The Dying Earth Revivification Folio
- On the High Road to Kaiin
- The Exasperating Cadaver
- The Dying Earth Map Collection
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 2
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 3
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 4 and 5
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 6
- The Excellent Prismatic Spray 7 and 8

by HeirToPendragon

Where to even begin with this review? I'm probably not the person you'd expect to write a review like this, as I rarely have time to play RPGs at all. I am mostly just an avid collector of the books I find at the conventions I attend, things that fill my shelf with potential, the hope of a dream, that one day I'll experience the world the author created in full. So I sit and I read the books, and I imagine cities full of the details NPCs I read, driven by plothooks created by people with the passion to tell a story. I too wish to be the bard sharing these stories with others.

It was at UKGE 2026 that I happened upon Geoff's booth on the first day of the convention. I work all these conventions I attend, so I have limited time to see everything but I do try my best. Geoff was an absolute salesman, showing me the book, telling me how long it has taken for him to bring it to life, and finding a single artist willing to invest so much time into one project. I was intrigued, so intrigued that when I contemplated what books I might buy that convention, Tales of the Kytin Age was the top achiever that they all compared to. Very few were able to hold a candle to what I saw in that short conversation. And when I realized that I was telling all these other book sellers about a different book, I knew I had to take it home.

With Geoff's signature, of course.

I didn't have time to fully drink in everything because I had to finish my job, and ten take the rather uncomfortable Ryan Air flight back home. And while I haven't managed to read through the whole book, and like always will probably never play it, I have been able to explore it enough to tell you what to expect. You are not only getting a full system with this book: you're getting a world. If you're still in your D&D stage of RPGs, or if you've stepped into more well known but different systems (Savage Worlds, Daggerheart, etc.), do not be turned away by the absolute tome that is this book. There will be something in here for you. Whether you want to introduce a species of humanoid bugs or collossal beetles to your campaign, you have a detailed look at how to bring these cultures into your world. If you want to expand upon skill ideas to really flesh out what makes your character not like other girls, there is a whole section with options like cooking, bartering, forgery, and cartography. There are details of guilds and factions and how to understand your place or rise above it in the political hierarchy of the world. There are 34 gorgeously illustrated pages that do nothing more than tell you about all the goddamn flora you might find and what sort of remedies and potions they can be used to create.

And I cannot stress again how smart it was for Geoff to stick with a single artist. It makes the book feel so cohesive and the world feel so real. I understand why RPG designers try to use multiple artists in order to save on time and, probably, money. But jumping between art styles in the same book can feel so jarring at times, especially when the quality differs so greatly. Yasen's art drags you into the reality that Geoff is trying to create. And whoever the layout artist was for the book, I give you all the highest praise for this thing is so nice to read.

Like I said before, I'm probably not the person you're wanting to hear from for a review, but I will still shower this book with all the praise I can give it. It is an absolute labor of love and worthy of any gamers bookshelf.

A new rpg publisher has been added to the database: Cryptic Codex

by Rachel Carpenter

This wasn't the plan, but Mythic Mondays- Shorthanded, Part 1 wasn't quite ready for primetime just yet... I hadn't really thought through the necessity of 1) cleaning up the Museum AND 2) having to fly Darrell down from Alaska BEFORE this next chapter could unfold. Sorry! I promise it'll make sense when you get to read it :geek_grin:.

So, while I get this playline sorted out, please enjoy the new teaser trailer for Mugs of Madness :
Youtube Video

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Past Mythic Mondays:
Mythic Mondays- Arkham Adventures: Back to the Beginning
Mythic Mondays- Against Azathoth with some Grave Consequences
Mythic Mondays- Grave Consequences on the Streets of Arkham
Mythic Mondays- Grave Consequences in the frozen North
Mythic Mondays: Rhan-Tegoth Rematch, Part I
Mythic Mondays: Rhan-Tegoth Rematch, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Akachi returns to Arkham, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Akachi returns to Arkham, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Cthulhu calls
Mythic Mondays - Sisters in spirit take on Atlach-Nacha at the Gate, Part I
Mythic Mondays - Sisters in spirit take on Atlach-Nacha at the Gate, Part II
Mythic Mondays- My First Final Hour
Mythic Mondays: Uh-oh! Better hit Undo! aka First Impressions: Undo: Forbidden Knowledge
Mythic Mondays- First Impressions: Eldritch Horror
Mythic Mondays- The Killing Cold
Mythic Mondays- The Killing Cold: Redux
Mythic Mondays - Meanwhile with Mandy, Part I
Mythic Mondays - Meanwhile with Mandy, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Mandy and Akachi try to save the Museum, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Mandy and Akachi try to save the Museum, Part II
Mythic Mondays - An Arkham Nights 2023 Interlude
Mythic Mondays- The Cop and the (Ex)Convict, Part I
Mythic Mondays- The Cop and the (Ex)Convict, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Strange Lights over the Streets of Arkham, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Strange Lights over the Streets of Arkham, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Breaking News in Arkham
Mythic Mondays- Alaska's on its own, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Alaska's on its own, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Monterey Jack's back, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Monterey Jack's back, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Alone against Azathoth, Part I
Merry Christmas 2023: Mythic Mondays- Alone against Azathoth, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Lots to learn, Part I
Mythic Mondays- Lots to learn, Part II
Mythic Mondays- Three against Shudde M'ell, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Three against Shudde M'ell, Part 2
Mythic Tuesdays- Three against Azathoth, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Three against Azathoth, Part 2
Mythic Mondays (occasionally on Tuesdays) - The Shaman & The Rookie, Part 1
Mythic Mondays (occasionally on Tuesdays) - The Shaman & The Rookie, Part 2 & Happy Veterans Day
Mythic Mondays- Four against Arkham's darkness, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Four against Arkham's darkness, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- The Rookie and the Soldier, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- The Rookie and the Soldier, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- Meanwhile up North... Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Meanwhile up North... Part 2
Mythic Mondays- Into the Sands, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Into the Sands, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- The Researcher and the Soldier, Part 1
A Sunday in Arkham
Mythic Mondays- The Researcher and the Soldier, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- Something's wrong in Arkham, Part 1
Mythic Mondays- Something's wrong in Arkham, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- Something's wrong in the museum, Part 1
Mythic Mondays (shouldn't be on Wednesdays...)- Something's wrong in the museum, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- Something's wrong with Tommy, Part 1
Mythic Mondays (shouldn't be on Wednesdays...)- Something's wrong with Tommy, Part 2
Mythic Mondays- A muggy interlude...

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Happy Monday and happy playing!
-Rachel

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Disclaimer:
Prydera and the Guardians are very much my creations. Charge the Circle, Read the Runes, and The Seventh Seal are also mine. Pythia belongs to the ages, though the particular version that appears in the Mythic Mondays campaign is very much mine. I have altered the backstories of many Arkham characters significantly to suit my storylines. Captain Schaeffer, Buster (Mark's dog), Jackson, Lucy, Derek, Emara, Daniel, and Randal are also mine.

by Lowell Kempf

Every year, since before we were even married, my wife bakes me a themed birthday cake. This year, she made a Taskmaster-themed cake.

Taskmaster is a TV show from the UK that was developed by sadistic lunatic Alex
Horne. In theory, it’s a game show where five contestants have to complete challenges, most of which are filmed before the show.

In practice, it’s more of a panel show. The contestants are almost always comedians. A couple have flat out stated that they try to be entertaining, not competitive. Everyone zings each other constantly.

The UK, New Zealand, Australian and Danish versions of the show are all on YouTube and we’ve watched them all. If we need to chill and laugh, Taskmaster does the job.

My wife and son didn’t just make me a Taskmaster-themed cake. They presented me with a sealed task. I had to find my hidden presents. They could answer yes-no questions but only with animal names and they could not repeat animals. I had twenty minutes and my time starts NOW.

The code was that warm-blooded meant yes and cold-blooded meant no. For a bit, I tried to figure out if members of the felidae family meant something specific or if there was difference between reptiles and amphibians.

While I could have just looked without asking questions, where’s the fun in that? And it was a voucher that let me know she had ordered this year’s Taskmaster Advent Calendar. Because this was a Taskmaster birthday!

My family has set a high bar for my birthday cakes but this was a new high water mark.