Tavern Post #10,001 - Holy Crap!

I didn't notice last night that last night's blog post was post 10k for The Tavern. When I started blogging nearly 15 years ago (May 31st will be the actual 15th anniversary) I never thought The Tavern would still be kicking after 10,000 posts. Heck, I don't believe even hitting 1,000 posts had crossed my mind.

Over the course of a decade and a half, The Tavern has changed and morphed and grown. It now includes not just this blog, but a Facebook Group, a MeWe Group, a Discord Server, and yes, even a YouTube Channel. 

Thanks as always for your continued support. 

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Deal of the Day - The Terminator RPG

The Terminator IP is one of those IPs that simply begs for an RPG to be written about it. I may snag my copy simply for the movie lore alone.

Today's Deal of the Day is The Terminator RPG. Normally 24.99 in PDF, it is on sale until tomorrow for 10 bucks.

The Terminator RPG is the official roleplaying game based on The Terminator movie and associated graphic novels published by Dark Horse Comics. It is the sourcebook for the first Terminator film and its expanded universe and extrapolates from hardcore existing canon to create a living and breathing world with a multitude of possible and probable timelines.

Join the Human Resistance 

The world is a wasteland—broken by the machines we built. Our own creations, our own hubris. Not in some distant future. Today. Now. The machines think they have won, but there is one last chance for humankind; a secret weapon that Skynet, in its infinite calculations, could never have anticipated: You.

Play in any time—including the 1980s and future war. All the main characters from the movie, such as Sarah Connor, Kyle Reese, and the T-800 are included, as is content from the graphic novels and all all-new, never-seen-before Terminator variants and hardware. 

The rulebook includes two mission packs, enabling you to relive The Terminator movie and to join the fight to bring down Skynet in a not-so-distant future war.

 

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Swords & Wizardry Light - 8 Page Digest Sized Booklet

I found the following bouncing around the internet, and it looks beautiful. Nothing special, but with Swords & Wizardry Light technically out of print, this 8-page layout is easy on the eyes and nice and clean in appearance. 

reddit thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/osr/comments/w2w5o2/swords_wizardry_light_reformatted_to_digest_size/

direct link to SWL file: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDYF22zM8sLrkZR1y1RYyCaqkr_N1HNv/view

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Bundle of Holding - The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society

The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society is an amazing resource for Traveller fans. Each volume runs around 128 pages and the current bundle at Bundle of Holding offers you the first 12 volumes of The Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society from Mongoose for 24.95.

Traveller! This all-new Mongoose JTAS Bundle presents the first 12 volumes of the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society, the guides for the Traveller tabletop science fiction roleplaying game from Mongoose Publishing. JTAS features articles covering all aspect of the Third Imperium and the Charted Space universe. From strange creatures on distant worlds and playable alien species, to new spacecraft, detailed worlds, patrons and full adventures, the Journal can boost your Mongoose Traveller campaign like a Jump-4 drive.

For just US$24.95 you get all twelve complete volumes of the Mongoose Publishing Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society in our JTAS Collection (retail value $180) as DRM-free ebooks. Here are links to the DriveThruRPG product pages that list highlights of each volume: Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society Volume 1, JTAS V02, V03, V04, V05, V06, V07, V08, V09, V10, V11, and V12.

 

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Humble Comic Bundle - The Witcher & Cyberpunk 2077

I'm a secret comic book junkie, but I no longer have the room, nor the desire, to collect physical comic books. I've pivoted to digital for my comic book reading, and bundles like the current Humble Comic Bundle - The Witcher & Cyberpunk 2077 is EXACTLY what I'm looking for at 19 titles for 18 bucks? Sign me up and take my cash :)

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OSR Sale - Hyperborea (AS&SH) Print Books 20% Off!

I know I covered this on the YouTube side yesterday, but I wanted to make sure that The Taverners who don't watch the YouTube channel knew about the 20% off sale going on at hyperborea.tv for the Hyperborea RPG (formerly known as Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerors of Hyperborea or AS&SH).

Use code MAYEVE2024 at checkout to save 20%. The offer runs through May 1st, 2024.

If you enjoy swords & sorcery and the OSR in general, Hyperborea should be in your game collection (I have all three editions in mine ;)

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The First Step....

"Hi, my name is Chris and I'm a bit of a hoarder...."

<Appropriate OSR 12 Step Group> Hi Chris!

Like so many of us, I like to collect stuff. I've been adding a few items from online auctions and generally quite happy with the finds. Not totally sure if I'll be happy shelling out some big bucks for some choice items (to me) currently available, but time will tell.....

...one of my weekend tasks was to take stock of my HeroQuest game, which I have never played, which is my problem. I thought it was an overly expensive game, but I managed to find a copy at Gamestop that wasn't $135 (?!) As soon as I picked it up, before I even broke the shrink, I noticed there were "already" some expansions available. One was clearanced at a Gamestop, and a couple were available from my FLGS.

I'm planning on making a custom box to store all the bits and bobs, which is why I needed to take stock. Since I had no idea how many expansions are available I figured a quick interwebs search will help...

....and now I have discovered that Hasbro/Avon Hill has put our four (4!) expansions this year so far. One was a new character which evidently sold out immediately and unless I want to shell out $80+ for what should be $15, I'm not getting it. Luckily two of the others are available at Amazon, one at a bit of a discount and the last one is "currently unavailable". Not sure if it had actually been released yet.

I did not actually purchase them on Amazon but instead drove down to the FLGS and sure, enough the three non-new-character expansions were available. I paid a bit more than Amazon, but really only because the one was on sale there. The FLGS thinks they might be getting more of that character pack/expansion in. I don't think so, but they told me that the distributor is quick to point out if the stock is sold out and they were allowed an order.....and now my name is on "the list".

Amazon doesn't do "a list". Best you can do is make a wishlist and maybe get notified if the item is available.....but that doesn't save diddly squat for you. Also, Amazon didn't have a copy of Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos #167 for sale.....

So now I have the base HeroQuest game, one extra character pack, and eight....eight freakin expansions, for a game I haven't played yet. I just wanted a D&Dish board game with minis and I have what is becoming a monster of a game.

Yeah, I clearly have a bit of a problem......but if I pull this off it could be a good problem to have. If I can get my shit, er game sets, together, well I might have a game worth playing.