Thank God It's Friday!

I know my posts have been few and far between. Lot of things draining my creativity and taking my focus at the moment. I'm not doing #Dungeon23, but have been working on #Zombie23. Not sure how I'm going to share that. Right now I'm thinking an update post either every two weeks or last day of the month.

Moving on, it's Friday the 13th so you know I have to show some Voorhees love. 

Here are links to all of the Friday the 13th game content I've created over the years.

SURVIVE THIS!! Friday the 13th Fan Sourcebook
Jason Voorhees - Living and Undead (SURVIVE THIS! Dark Places & Demogorgons) 
Jason Voorhees - Undead (Dungeon Crawl Classics)
Jason Voorhees - Deadite/Jason Goes To Hell (Cinematic Unisystem - Specifically Army of Darkness)
Jason Voorhees - Tom Savini video game design (Cinematic Unisystem)
Jason Voorhees - Undead (Cinematic Uniystem)
Jason Voorhees - Cybernetic Undead/Jason X (Cinematic Unisystem)
Jaycee Voorhees - Lady Killers Fan Film (Cinematic Unisystem)
Jason Voorhees - Undead (Classic Unisystem/All Flesh Must Be Eaten)
Jason Voorhees - Reboot (Slashers & Victims Light/Swords & Wizardry Light
Shelly Finkelstein's Hockey Mask (Slashers & Victims Light/Swords & Wizardry Light)

Bat Prince

No new gaming content, I just found this fantastic picture of Prince taken by Jeff Katz in 1989 and had to share.

Remember Prince had two Batman (89) tracks. You can check them out here and here.

Also if you would like some Batman (89) content here's Bob the Goon for Vigilante City and Light City.

Character Creation Challenge - Day 24

Since I actually have a pet, I decided to stat out my cat, Trixie, using the Super-Pet class I created for Light City. If you want to know more about Light City, check out Light City: The Assembly. 

Name: Trixie

Class/Level: Super-Pet

Str 6                 Int 10
Dex 18 (+1)     Wis 11
Con 10             Cha 15 (+1)

1 HD (6 HP)

BHB +1 

Save: 14

Movement: 24/ 24 climb
AC 8 [11] (Dex) 

Attacks 

Super Powered Claws (+1 to hit, 1d6 dmg) 

Super-Pet Tricks

Climb, Super Speed

Equipment 

Silly human that cleans litter box and fills water/food bowls (as Swords & Wizardry Light Torchbearer -  AC 9[10] Attacks None Special changes litter box/refills food and water bowls Move 12)

Background

Trixie is the protector of the small southern Ohio city of Portsmouth, though no one knows. She uses her super speed to do what she can. Her silly human suspects she might be more than she seems, but isn't sure how.

Character Creation Challenge - Day 9

Today's character was created with my own free game, Six-Shooters & Wagons.

Zebediah Blackwood
Level 1 Swindler

Str 9             Int 9
Dex 12         Wis 12
Con 9           Cha 11

1 HD (3 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 12
AC 9 [10] 

Attacks 

Hold Out Pistol (+0 to hit, 1d6 dmg, 15' range) 

Knife (+0 to hit, 1d6-1 dmg)

Other

Backstab - +4 to hit and inflicts double damage to surprise foes

1-3 on 1d6 chance to climb walls and cliffs without tools and ropes

1-3 on 1d6 chance on hear noises behind closed doors

1-3 on 1d6 chance to forge documents

1-2 on 1d6 chance to feign injury/play possum

1-2 on 1d6 chance to hide in pick pockets

1 on 1d6 chance to track foes in wilderness

1 on 1d6 chance to track foes in wilderness

1-2 on 1d6 chance to hunt forage in wilderness

1-2 on 1d6 to apply first aid

Equipment 

hold pistol, knife, lasso, marked deck of cards, lock picks, horse, saddle bags, bedroll, flint and steel, lantern, 50' rope, crowbar, canteen, bottle of cheap hooch, mess kit, 7 days rations, $5

Background

Zebediah Blackwood is a gambler and cheat. He goes from town to town, looking for his next big score. While not malicious, he can be a bit callous to the needs of others. 

Character Creation Challenge - Day 8

Today's character was created using my free Swords & Wizardry Light expansion Slashers & Victims Light.

Name: Hank Spenser

Class/Level: Survivor 1

Str 9                 Int 14
Wis 11             Con 10
Dex 11             Cha 13

1 HD (4 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 11
AC 9 [10] 

Attacks 

wrench 1d4 damage

Other

Play Dead - 1 in 6 chance 

Hiding in Shadows/Move Silently - 1 in 6 chance

Open Locks - 2 in 6 chance

Repair - 3 in 6 chance

Perks

Grease Monkey

Juvenile Delinquent 

Flaws

Criminal Record

Equipment 

clothes, leather jacket, backpack, multitool, wrench, makeshift lockpick

Background

Hank isn't a bad kid, he just loves the hum of the engine too much. He's been in trouble with the law for stealing car parts. Now stuck in a life or death situation, the skills that got him in hot water with the law, might just be the ones that help him survive. 

Character Creation Challenge - Day 4

Swords & Wizardry Light is a great osr game if you want fantasy action and you want it quick.

Name: Flynn the Goat

Class/Level: Fighter 1

Race: Human

Str 15 (+1)       Int 10
Wis 9               Con 14 
Dex 8              Cha 11

1+1 HD (4 HP) 

Save: 16 

Movement: 12
AC 4 [15] (chain armor and shield)

BHB +2

Attacks 

Battle Axe +2 to hit, 1d6+1 damage

Bow +1 to hit, 1d6 damage, 50 ft

Other

One attack per level each round against foes 1 HD or fewer

+1 on Saving Throws vs. death and poisons

Equipment 

battle axe, chain armor, shield, bow, quiver, 12 arrows, backpack, bedroll, flint and steel, 6 torches, 50' rope, crowbar, 7 days rations, water skin

Background

Some adventures are born from battle and tragedy. Flynn the Goat is not one of them. The son of a goatherd, Flynn grew up in the country. He chaffed under rural life and with his father's blessing he sought to see the sights of the world. A man of simple pleasures, Flynn is eager to join up with an adventuring band. He has several nieces and nephews and plans to get them presents from across the world.

Character Creation Challenge - Day 02

Light City was created by Jonathan of Monstrous Matters. It's a supers take on Swords & Wizardry Light and I created quite a bit of content for it. Check that out here. Today's character is created using Light City: The Assembly. The artwork is from Benjamin Widdowson.

Code Name: Citizen IX

Secret Identity: Raymond Thompson

Class/Level: Supersoldier 1

Str 16 (+1)       Int 10
Dex 14             Wis 14
Con 19 (+1)     Cha 13

1 HD (7 HP)

BHB +1 

Save: 15 

Movement: 12
AC 6 [14] (Shield, Light Armor) 

Attacks 

Throwing Shield (+2 to hit, 1d6+1 dmg, medium range) 

Equipment 

Costume/Light Armor, throwing shield

Background

Raymond Davis grew up in a rough part of Light City. Seeing few options, he joined the military at 18. He served a few tours oversees, though his second tour was cut short when wounded during an operation. Raymond was chosen to take part in a new treatment being developed by a military contractor's corporation, known as the Citizen Project. The process healed his body and made him stronger. He currently operates as a vigilante in Light City. He's recently started chaffing under the corporate shadow he works in and has started teaming up with Marxman II. While they have wildly different views, the pair have done a lot of good together and have become close friends. They are currently considering forming new iteration of The Assembly.

Character Creation Challenge - Day 21

 Today's victim.... er character was created using Slashers & Victims Light.

Name: Jeremiah Rose

Class/Level: Survivor 1

Str 11                Int 13
Wis 12              Con 10
Dex 8               Cha 12

1 HD (4 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 15
AC 9 [10] 

Attacks 

Dagger 1d6+1 damage

Other

Play Dead - 1 in 6 chance 

Hiding in Shadows/Move Silently - 1 in 6 chance

Repair - 1 in 6 chance

Perks

Sprinter

Slugger

Flaws

Jock

Equipment 

clothes, backpack, baseball bat

Background

Jeremiah is captain of his high school baseball team and well liked. When he and his classmates are stranded on the way home from a field trip and stalked by a killer, will he step up and be a hero, or will this slugger strike out?

Character Creation Challenge - Day 8

One of the great things about Swords & Wizardry Light is how quick character creation is. It took me a couple of minutes to create this fellow.

Name: Critter

Class/Level: Thief 1

Race: Human

Str 10               Int 10

Wis 9               Con 8
Dex 14             Cha 12

1 HD (6 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 12
AC 7 [12] (Leather Armor) 

Attacks 

Dagger 1d6-1 damage

Other

Backstab - When attacking with surprise and from behind, Critter attacks with a +4 to hit and X2 damage.

Hear Sounds - 3 in 6 chance to hear or identify sound through closed doors

Read Normal Languages - 4 in 6 chance to read normal languages

Climb Walls - 5 in 6 chance to climb walls and cliffs

Find/Removing Traps - 1 in 6 chance

Opening Locks - 1 in 6 chance

Hiding in Shadows/Move Silently - 1 in 6

Equipment 

leather armor, dagger, backpack, bedroll, flint and steel, 5 torches, 50' rope, crowbar, 7 days rations, waterskin

Background

Were he any stronger, the thief known as Critter would probably try his hand at banditry. However, he has still found a way to use his skills to gain coin without plying a traditional trade. He's recently started traveling with so-called adventurers in their quests to raid tombs and seek treasure.

Character Creation Challenge - Day 7

Light City is the brainchild of Jonathan of Monstrous Matters. The idea behind it was to take Swords & Wizardry Light and turn it into a supers game. I was fortunate enough help Jonathan create some great content for it. Today I'm using our quickstart, Light City: The Assembly to make my character for the challenge

Code Name: The Marxman II

Secret Identity: Yuri Maksimov 

Class/Level: Marksman 1

Str 11               Int 11
Dex 17 (+1)     Wis 14
Con 12             Cha 12

1 HD (6 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 12
AC 7 [12] (Dex, Light Armor) 

Attacks 

Bow (+2 to hit, 1d6+1 dmg, 50' range) 

Bow ( +1 to hit, 1d6-1)

Other

Trick Arrows known: grappling hook (50' rope)

Equipment 

Costume/Light Armor, father's bow, quiver, 20 normal arrows, 5 grappling arrows

Background

Yuri Maksimov is the son of the retired ex-Soviet hero, the Marxman. Though he was born in the US, Yuri is fascinated by Russian history and folklore. Trained in archery by his father, Yuri decided to don a mask and help the people. Though not a communist (he tends to identify as an anarcho-socialist), he adopted the name Marxman in honor of his father. 

Character Creation Challenge - Day 3

 Today's character was created with my own free game, Six-Shooters & Wagons.

Deputy Jedediah Lang
Level 1 Gunslinger

Str 16 (+1)   Int 10
Dex 14         Wis 14
Con 14         Cha 11

1 HD (6 HP) 

Save: 15 

Movement: 12
AC 9 [10] 

Attacks 

Pistol (+1 to hit, 1d6 dmg, 60' range) 

Pirate Rapier (-4 to hit, 1d6+1)

Other

Quick Draw - Lang's party receives a +1 bonus to their initiative. 

1 on 1d6 chace to track foes in wilderness

1-2 on 1d6 chance to hunt forage in wilderness

1-2 on 1d6 to apply first aid

Equipment 

Horse, backpack, bedroll, flint and steel, 50' rope, crowbar, canteen, bottle of cheep hooch, mess kit, 7 days rations. $5.00

Background

Deputy Jedediah Lang is a young idealistic lawman in the Dakota territories. He is well liked by most folks, though he has earned the ire of a few local land barons. Though he rarely uses it in combat, he carries his great great grandfather's rapier and does his best to maintain it.

The Gruubhuuber

Here is your first taste (pun intended) of the classes of Warlords of Flavortown. the Gruubhuuber. The zine will have light vehicle rules that will be built around saving throws (which is why the class gets bonuses).

Gruubhuuber

You are a delivery specialist. No one can drive like you and you know if you want to keep your head to  make sure the Warchef’s food gets to them in 30 minutes or less.

Chart 

Column 1 - Level Column 2 - HD Column 3 - BHB  Column 4 - Save

Level: 1-7

HD: 1, 1+1, 2, 2+1, 3, 3+1, 4

BHB: +1, +2, +2, +3, +3, +4, +4

Save: 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9

Drive Like A Demon: Gruubhuubers add their level to all vehicle related saves.

Feed the Machine: Gruubhuuberss know how to push a vehicle beyond its normal limits. They can make a machine vehicle move at 1.5 times it’s max speed for 1d6 rounds minutes. After this time they must make a save for the machine. If the saving throw fails the machine breaks down and 10 minutes must be taken to repair it. If the save is a natural 1 the vehicle explodes, dealing 6d6 damage to everyone in 30 ft (successful save reduces damage by half).

Starting Gear: Delivery Cycle or Car, Insulated Bag, Club

Are You Ready To Travel Fieri Road?!

Here's a teaser for a Lone Bards project I'm working on:

The world that you know is gone. The Franchise Kings and Queens battled the Master Warchefs and the results blew everything to bits in nuclear fieri and eldritch cuisine. Now the surviving Warchefs rule their own restaurant fortresses. You are no mere diner though... 

You are a Gruubhuubber, making your way through the twisted landscape to deliver food and resources to your Warchef and his allies. 

You are a Po’ Boy, and with your Ass Kickin’ Sauce you rage at your Warchef’s enemies in hopes of earning a spot on the Wall of Fame. 

You are a clever Spiceraider, using subterfuge to get what the Warchef needs. 

You are a Kitchen Witch, and one day you will use your gourmet magic to rival the Warchefs.

Source

Warlords of Flavortown will be a standalone zine/game built using Swords & Wizardry Continual Light. I'm working on the draft now. I have a lot of ideas jotted down and a few of the classes are done.

Light City lives on... en Francais!

Jonathan from Monstrous Matters informed me that there is a gent that is working on fully fleshing out Light City - The Assembly and translating it into French. I'm flattered by this and thought I'd direct folks to the WIP for it.

Six-Shooters & Wagons Redemption

For Christmas, I finally bought myself a copy of Red Dead Redemption 2. While I'm still digging into it, I'm loving it and it seems like a worthy sequel (or rather prequel) to my all-time favorite video game. The game has inspired me to revisit Six-Shooters & Wagons. The original is built off of Swords & Wizardry Continual Light. I think I'm going to expand it to a full White Box length release. Like the original I'm going to keep it straight western, with the thought that I might release some weird west stuff later on.

Until then you should check out the pay what you want version and the content I've created for it.

If you're familiar with my original version, what would you like to see expanded?

Slashback Video and Tape Head (S&V Light)

Slashback Video and Revenge of Slashback Video are art installations that pay homage to the retro horror glory of video rental joints in the 80's and 90's. Check out these fun promo videos they did with Onyx the Fortuitous (aka Weird Satanist Guy).

The installation even has it's own soundtrack and mascot, Tape Head. Though not much is known about the slasher, I've decided to come up with my own stats for him. These are for Slashers & Victims Light. Later this week I'll probably do Dark Places & Demogorgons stats for him.

Tape Head

AC 5 [14]   HD: 5    Attacks: Weapon (1d6-1) Move: 12

Tape Head can "fast forward" and "rewind" time. He can use Fast Forward to teleport to any location within 60' that he could logically get too. He can Rewind to negate a successful attack. When he uses either of these abilities he cannot use them again until he makes a successful attack. When using these abilities, it appears that reality itself is a video tape that is being sped up or slowed down.

Weakness: Because of his ties to VHS, Tape Head is unable to use his powers when near magnets. 

You'll Not Find A Stranger or More Fantastic Posse Anywhere Else

Want even more goodness for Six-Shooters & Wagons? Last month Josh Beckelhimer of JB Publishing did a series of posts he called OSRober. Several of them were for Six-Shooters and Wagons and I've decided to link them all in this post.

Sabrina Spellman
Dr. Frank N Furter
Two-Face
Joker
Frank Castle
The Rocketeer
Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
Count Orlock

Also, remember Josh did a one page adventure. Blood Mask & Envy.

It's really great to see other folks make content for Six-Shooters. One of these days, I'll hop back in the saddle and finish some of the things I had planned.

Undead To The End

I haven't posted new content for Six-Shooters and Wagons for a while, so I decided to write up stats for John Marston as of the end of Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare

John Marston

Level 7 Soldier (Lingerin' Dead)

Dead Points: 5

Str 15 (+1)    Int 10
Dex 16 (+1)  Wis 12
Con 18 (+1)   Cha 9 (-1)

7 HD (40 HP) Save:10 Movement: 12

AC 8 [11] (Dex)

Attacks: Volcanic Pistol (+7 to hit, 1d6 dmg, 60' range) or Repeater Carbine (+7, 1d6, 120' range) or Knife (+7, 1d6+1 damage) or Holy Water (+7 to hit, 3d6 damage (undead and demon only), 20' range) or zombie bite (1 damage, 20' range, undead move to bait and are distracted for 1d6 rounds)

Other: 7 attacks a round against foes of 1 HD or fewer, +1 save vs. death and poison, no penalty for fighting from horseback. 1 chance on a 1d6 to track foes in wilderness, 1-2 chance to hunt/forage for food in the wilderness, 1-2 chance on 1d6 to administer first aid

Equipment: Volcanic Pistol, Repeater Carbine, Knife, Undead Horse (treat as horse with lingerin' dead quality and a piss poor attitude), lasso, backpack, canteen, 1 vial of holy water, 3 zombie baits

New (Unofficial) Akados Region Content From JB Publishing

In addition to his great Temple of Elemental Evil one page adventure project, Josh at JB Publishing has a new endeavor that's really cool. He's got the blessings of the Frogs to release unofficial OPA's set in the Akados region. You can read more about it and snag his first in the series, The Awakening of Fivestones, here. I think it would be a great way to kick off a campaign and it includes six very unique monsters.

ToEE OPA Series: Chapter 1- Agent of Evil

Mr. Becklehimer is at it again and has released the first one page adventure for his new series of Temple of Elemental Evil adventures. You can find it here (along with links to monsters and npc's related to the adventures). The post also includes a nice breakdown of how to use Josh's OPA's.

The adventure itself is an rp heavy affair that deals with a secret agent of evil and fire bats. This is a great kick-off to Josh's project and I definitely want to run his version of Temple of Elemental Evil when it's finished.