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Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles: ENDS This Sunday!

Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles: ENDS This Sunday!

An old school roleplaying supplement for warriors and fighting folk. Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles is a roleplaying supplement for old school role-playing games. Its focus is on warriors and fighting folk. The book is written for Swords & Wizardry and therefore can be used in all retro-clones and old school roleplaying games with little or no work.

Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/fighting-folk-of-the-haven-isles?ref=deumhw

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Physical Product Specification

  • An A5-sized hardcover (148mm wide x 210mm high OR Approx. 5.8″ wide x 8.3″ high) containing 100+ interior pages comprising 20+ pages of evocative, full colour illustrations.
  •  17 Fighting Folk sub-classes, such as the Arfurian Knight, Barber Surgeon, Coastal Corsair, Fisher Knight, Kiltic Hero, and Queensgrave Club Member. These sub-classes are  ‘overlays’ that are intended to be used in conjunction with the fighter class, giving them benefits, drawbacks and flavour.
  •  11 Fighter backgrounds such as the Battlefield Scavenger, Gloomdelver, and Snake Cult Survisor.  Unique and flavourful micro-stories that make your fighter unique and explain how they came to practice magic.
  •  20 Weapons such as the Boohoomian Ear Spoon, War Scythe, and Duckfoot Pistol.
  •  10 Magical Weapons and Armour such as Old Bog Iron, Bloodthirsty Spear of Old Lugg, and Lambtown Spiked Armour. Usable in any old school game.
  •  5 Legions of Legend. Elite and unusual military units of the Haven Isles.
  • Fighting Folk Superstitions
  • A Glossary
  • Open Gaming License (OGL)

A typical Fighting Folk subclass provides:

  • Flavour text,
  • Rules for play such as requirements, alignments and level-related abilities,
  • Roleplaying Suggestions,
  • Fighting Style and,
  • Suggested Starting Equipment.

Imagery

Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/fighting-folk-of-the-haven-isles?ref=deumhw

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We’d love to have your support!

Many thanks,

Glynn [MonkeyBlood Design & Publishing], Richard and Pookie

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Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles: LIVE on Kickstarter!

Please feel free to share the project and crush those stretch goals!

Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles: LIVE on Kickstarter!!!

An old school roleplaying supplement for warriors and fighting folk. Fighting Folk of the Haven Isles is a roleplaying supplement for old school role-playing games. Its focus is on warriors and fighting folk. The book is written for Swords & Wizardry and therefore can be used in all retro-clones and old school roleplaying games with little or no work.

Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/fighting-folk-of-the-haven-isles?ref=deumhw

mailtimers.com

There are Early Bird pledges for the first 48 HOURS, so don’t miss the chance to get it for a little bit less!!

Physical Product Specification

  • An A5-sized hardcover (148mm wide x 210mm high OR Approx. 5.8″ wide x 8.3″ high) containing 100+ interior pages comprising 20+ pages of evocative, full colour illustrations.
  •  17 Fighting Folk sub-classes, such as the Arfurian Knight, Barber Surgeon, Coastal Corsair, Fisher Knight, Kiltic Hero, and Queensgrave Club Member. These sub-classes are  ‘overlays’ that are intended to be used in conjunction with the fighter class, giving them benefits, drawbacks and flavour.
  •  11 Fighter backgrounds such as the Battlefield Scavenger, Gloomdelver, and Snake Cult Survisor.  Unique and flavourful micro-stories that make your fighter unique and explain how they came to practice magic.
  •  20 Weapons such as the Boohoomian Ear Spoon, War Scythe, and Duckfoot Pistol.
  •  10 Magical Weapons and Armour such as Old Bog Iron, Bloodthirsty Spear of Old Lugg, and Lambtown Spiked Armour. Usable in any old school game.
  •  5 Legions of Legend. Elite and unusual military units of the Haven Isles.
  • Fighting Folk Superstitions
  • A Glossary
  • Open Gaming License (OGL)

A typical Fighting Folk subclass provides:

  • Flavour text,
  • Rules for play such as requirements, alignments and level-related abilities,
  • Roleplaying Suggestions,
  • Fighting Style and,
  • Suggested Starting Equipment.

Imagery

Check out the Kickstarter page here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/fighting-folk-of-the-haven-isles?ref=deumhw

mailtimers.com

We’d love to have your support!

Many thanks,

Glynn [MonkeyBlood Design & Publishing], Richard and Pookie

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ENnies 2021

The close date for submission to the ENnies 2021 is for packages post-marked 1st May 2021. My ENnie performance in previous years has been as follows:

  • 2018 – Gold ENnie for Best Cartography for The Midderlands
  • 2019 – Nomination for Best Cartography for The Midderlands Expanded.
  • 2020 – Nothing

I deliberated on whether to enter this year on account of not finding time to do the leg work to get the correct submissions in, and also the increasing costs of submission.

Six copies of each of the submitted products have to be sent off, and the judges are NEVER in the United Kingdom, so the cost to send the packages by a tracked service is not for the feint-hearted. This year’s postage cost alone was £181.55 (just over $250 USD). Adding on the cost of the products, I need to ensure that enough sales are generated by the publicity to at least cover the postage, product cost, and my time. That’s going to be around $400-$500 USD. If it doesn’t, then there’s not much point in submitting.

I recall last year that based on the analytics, sales generated via the ENnies website were less than a product review by Ben over at Questing Beast… Sales via the ENnies is a bit nebulous to interpret though.

As the reminder for entering came in, I realised that the products we release are the work of a team, and that I wanted to allow the great folks in the team that supports me to also get a chance to have their efforts rewarded in an industry-acknowledged way.

Richard Marpole, Jim Magnusson, Pookie, and all those fine people in the credits deserve to have their work recognised, and I can help that along, and hopefully reward them with a medal.

I sent off three sets of products last week. They were:

  • The Bats of Saint Abbans
  • Chewer of Fingers
  • Folk Magic of the Haven Isles

I say this every time the ENnies come around, but if you are a fan of MonkeyBlood Design & Publishing, AND we get nominated for anything, then the support of fans like yourself is invaluable.

So, fingers and toes are crossed for a result in 2021.

Take care, Glynn

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Just 48 Hours Left for Folk Magic of the Haven Isles!

Hi Everyone!

If you are already a backer, thank you so much for your support.

If not, don’t worry, we are in the closing hours of the Folk Magic of the Haven Isles Kickstarter so there is still time to get onboard.

We are over 200% funded and still going strong, and the project is in a position to deliver on schedule.

Checkout the campaign page here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monkeyblooddesign/folk-magic-of-the-haven-isles?ref=drb8ap

Here’s a taster…

We hope you enjoy looking at the project and we would welcome your pledge and support.


Many thanks, Glynn & Richard

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Folk Magic of the Haven Isles is LIVE on Kickstarter!

Hi Everyone!

We have just launched Folk Magic of the Haven Isles over on Kickstarter! It’s a 14-day campaign, so be sure not to miss it.

Pledge Now!

What Is It?

It’s an inspiration book for fantasy role-playing game magicians based on British folklore. It is 100% The Midderlands-compatible, and written for old school rules fantasy rules, specifically Swords & Wizardry.
There are PDF, softcover and signed hardcover pledge options, and we are fulfilling worldwide.

Do you need The Midderlands or Swords & Wizardry to use it?

Not at all. It’s a great book for inspiration to play and run your magicians. If you know what HD and Saving Throws are then you can get something out of this book. There is also a glossary of any Midderlands-specific terms, so you can change anything to suit your own campaign/setting.

Here are some pictures…

Layout & Art

We hope you enjoy looking at the project and we would welcome your pledge and support.
Many thanks, and we are looking forward to seeing you onboard,

Glynn & Richard

Midderzine Issue #5 Out Now!

Midderzine Issue #5 is here. Head on over to the webstore to check it out.

Buy It Now!

IN THIS ISSUE:

  • Meet the Midderlander: Juan Ochoa the Pixel Wizard.
  • Rumours from The Haven Gazette.
  • Abbots Bream: A merchant’s town in Staffershire.
  • The Town Market: An Abbots Bream market complete with stalls.
  • More Slightly Less Shit Tables.
  • A New Class: The Scrottish Immortal.
  • March Woodkin, Silver Hand Rings, Legendary Turnips and more…
  • Front
  • Interior
  • Rear
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Some Juicy Kickstarters

It seems like the brakes are coming off on Kickstarter projects, and with fulfillment for most now seemingly a couple of months down the line, it seems safe to do so.

I wanted to plug some Kickstarters from friends and colleagues and announce one of my own…

If you haven’t got AS&SH yet, you really should (head over to the North Wind Adventures website). You may also want to get these dice because Xathoqqua demands it. Jeff is a true stalwart, a gentleman, a scholar, a hunk o’ love. Back with total confidence.

Disclaimer: I have no commercial involvement in this project. I have worked with Jeff previously on many projects.

Doug Cole over at Gaming Ballistic is a machine and a legend. I’ve worked with Doug on a pile of projects and every one has been a pleasure and a joy. Check out his store and this campaign and feast at the marvels that await.

Disclaimer: I believe I will be handling cartography on these projects. I have worked with Doug previously on many projects.

If you love DCC, then this 0-Level Funnel by the master of ‘grabbing your game by the scruff of the neck and shouting “PLAY ME, PLAY ME!”, Sean Richer of Orbital Intelligence is here. If you love worms and moths and funnels, check it out!

Disclaimer: I hope to be doing layout/design work on this project. I have worked with Sean previously on many projects.

Levi Combs over at Planet X Games is doing some proper old school, grindhouse, pulpy, RPG stuff, and it rocks. Levi is also a goddamn hero.

Disclaimer: I have no commercial involvement in this project, and have never worked with Levi.

The frogs over at Frog God Games look to have an interesting town project in the offering… Back it. Keep it secret, keep it safe.

Disclaimer: I have no commercial involvement in this project. I have previously worked with both Frog God Games and Necromancer Games.

Diogo Nogueira at Old Skull Publishing is a robot. A robot programmed to create great RPG stuff. He has teamed up with Alan over at Gallant Knight Games to bring us a kid/family-centric RPG. Check it out. Looks juicy.

Disclaimer: I have no commercial involvement in this project. I have never worked directly with Diogo or Alan.

Are you still with me? Goodo.

Richard Marpole and I have put together a book for people that love old school roleplaying games, magicians, and British folklore. Richard has written it, and I’ve done the art and graphic design. I think it might be the best thing MonkeyBlood Design has ever created…

Coming to Kickstarter very soon…

It will be a quick 14 day campaign. Please keep an eye out for it, so you don’t miss out.

Many thanks, Glynn