Flash Giveaway - Sword of Air - Print (Swords & Wizardry) - 24 hrs
Today we're giving away Sword of Air (432 pages), in Print, for Swords & Wizardry. I picked up a signed copy on eBay a while back, so I'm giving away my copy from the KS.
Here are the rules:
1 - I'm only shipping to the US, but anyone can enter. If the winner is randomly picked from outside the states, they will get a $10 RPGNow Gift Certificate and the physical prize gets bumped to the 12 Days of OSR Christmas
2 - You need to leave a comment below to enter. Thats pretty much it.
2b - You could go to the Swords & Wizardry Complete 3rd Printing KS and back for a buck, which gives you the rules in PDF and all the stretch goals in PDF (currently Strange Bedfellows, the new cover as an art poster and Deck of Treasure) This also allows you to choose in Print add ons. If you do back, add a comment to the KS page stating to the effect that The Tavern sent you ;)
3 - Your comment must be made prior to 0750 AM Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
Good luck :)
edit - obviously 2a and 2b are completely optional ;) For those asking "What's so special about Sword of Air?" The Lost Lands is the home campaign world of Necromancer Game's and Frog God Game's own Bill Webb. This campaign has been continuously running since 1977. Many of the adventures published by Necromancer Games and Frog God Games are directly inspired by this campaign. They have evolved over the decades, and more material continues to flow from it as the dice keep rolling. Sages and wizards of legend speak of the Lost Lands—many of the players who have lived and died in Bill's campaign over the years now have a place in history (in the books). Cher the dwarf, Flail the Great, Bannor the Paladin, Speigle the Mage, and Helman the Halfling are well known to the fans of Bill's work. This is the game world, and these are the adventures in which the players of these famous characters lived and died. Hundreds of players over the past 35 years have experienced the thrills and terrors of this world. The Sword of Air is the centerpiece of the Lost Lands. Currently, this epic tome consists of several parts: 1. The Hel’s Temple Dungeon—kind of like Tomb of Horrors on crack. This six-level, trap-and-puzzle infested dungeon formed the basis of Bill's game through his high school and college years. Clark Peterson’s very own Bannor the Paladin spent several real life months in the place, and, sadly, finished the objective. This is where the fragments of the fabled Sword of Air can be found…perhaps. 2. The Wilderness of the Lost Lands extending to the humanoid-infested Deepfells Mountains and providing detail about the nearby Wizard’s Wall. This so-called “wall” was raised by the archmages Margon and Alycthron harnessing the Spirit of the Stoneheart Mountains to raise the land itself, creating a massive escarpment to block invaders from the Haunted Steppes. These archmages are actual player characters from the early 1980s who live on in the legends of the Lost Lands. Over 70 unique encounter areas are detailed, and each one is a mini-adventure in itself. New wilderness areas may be added based on bonus goals described below! 3. The Ruined City of Tsen. Legend has it the city was destroyed by a falling meteor. This place forms an aboveground dungeon area the size of a city, with over 100 detailed encounter areas. It’s a very dark place…even at noon. 4. The Wizard’s Feud—This campaign-style adventure pits the players in a long-running series of intrigues and battles between two archmages. Which side will they take? Their actions all play into the overall quest, and could well determine which side wins. Law and Chaos are not always what they seem, and if the wrong decisions are made, the entire ordeal could fail. Remember, one of the wizards WANTS Tsathogga to win. 5. New monsters, new demons, new spells, and new rules for various aspects of play. 6. The Tower of Bells. This dungeon is the result of the workshop Bill ran at PaizoCon 2013, where the participants assisted him in building an old-school dungeon. Visit the tower and discover the secrets of the “artist” within. Beware: those entering may never come out!
My FLGS has this book in the Pathfinder edition. I spent some time flipping through it and it looks fantastic. I have no interest in Pathfinder though.
Great giveaway! The Lost Lands material is really cool from what I've seen and I'd love to have a physical copy of this! Thanks for all you do for the community.
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Wow. That's an attractive book.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to pick this up during the KS, but funds were too tight. I hope I win.
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Old school fantasy
I'm in like Flynn. :)
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Erik. Deal me in. Tower of Bells and Hel's Temple Dungeon would fit rather nicely in our sandbox.
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Delayed at the airport headed to NYC--does that give me a bonus?
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ReplyDelete*Rubs lucky rabbit's foot, Medal of St. Catejan, and favorite d20*
ReplyDeleteWe are much obliged for this offer, sir!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteMy FLGS has this book in the Pathfinder edition. I spent some time flipping through it and it looks fantastic. I have no interest in Pathfinder though.
ReplyDelete432 pages! What's the postage gonna be?
ReplyDeleteIt will ship via Priority Mail, so about 13 bucks in the US
DeleteCost prohibitive outside the states, which is why I offer an RPGNow GC for those folks.
A very generous prize!
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ReplyDeleteI comment therefore I win?
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ReplyDeleteOh hey nice book and interesting setting
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ReplyDeleteEntering in a contest.
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ReplyDeleteIf I comment on the number of comments does it count ? lol
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance to win the book.
I'm always looking for inspiration of some sort. I'll throw my hat in the ring.
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ReplyDeleteThanks again Erik!
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ReplyDeleteI'm sure to roll high enough this time ...
ReplyDeleteI'm assuming it would be inapprapo to request the Pathfinder version?
ReplyDeleteWe are giving away duplicates from my personal collection.
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I'm shocked :) Story is just as good though. Thanks for the contest.
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ReplyDeleteBacked The Blight and Lost City of Barakus, but I missed out on this one. Would love to add it to my Lost Lands collection.
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ReplyDeleteLove the Frog's stuff but haven't read this one
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ReplyDeleteLooks like fun!
ReplyDeleteSword of Air? Cool!
ReplyDeleteSounds pretty neat. I even have a US address to ship it too!
ReplyDeleteI'll sign up for a Sword of Air giveaway!
ReplyDeleteSounds great, thanks!
ReplyDeleteAlways wanted to read this one.
ReplyDeleteLove the Frog Gods stuff, but never have enough free money
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ReplyDeleteMy bookshelves creak in anticipation :)
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