Sean Merwin

Yep. And speaking of James Intricasso, MCDM has released a draw steel creator license. And since you talked to James last, I'm going to let you talk about this.

Yeah. We had, uh, Matt Colville on the Eldritch lore cast last week, and he was very careful not to mention draw steel, even though I, I wish he would have. And I wish he would have talked about this because that would have been very fascinating. Um, But that's okay, and we go from MCDM's Drawsteel to Arcane Library's Shadow Dark. There is a new Shadow Dark hex crawling rule set.

Yeah. We had, uh, Matt Colville on the Eldritch lore cast last week, and he was very careful not to mention draw steel, even though I, I wish he would have. And I wish he would have talked about this because that would have been very fascinating. Um, But that's okay, and we go from MCDM's Drawsteel to Arcane Library's Shadow Dark. There is a new Shadow Dark hex crawling rule set.

So of course, the Arcane Library is the publisher of Shadow Dark, and they are providing a free download of some hex crawling rules, part of three cursed scroll zines that will be kickstarted soon.

So of course, the Arcane Library is the publisher of Shadow Dark, and they are providing a free download of some hex crawling rules, part of three cursed scroll zines that will be kickstarted soon.

these rules are similar to other osr old school renaissance style hex crawlers you roll to see if your terrain changes so that you don't get big variances like going from a desert and then all of a sudden you're standing in a river what else is in this pack

these rules are similar to other osr old school renaissance style hex crawlers you roll to see if your terrain changes so that you don't get big variances like going from a desert and then all of a sudden you're standing in a river what else is in this pack

Yeah. We made a similar thing for 5e with Aurora, sort of exploration and then settlement creation. And I'm curious then to read this to see how it breaks it down. It simplifies. I want to run or play a Shadow of the Dark campaign for more than just a one shot. Just to play it as it is meant to be played. And I need to find the time and the people.

Yeah. We made a similar thing for 5e with Aurora, sort of exploration and then settlement creation. And I'm curious then to read this to see how it breaks it down. It simplifies. I want to run or play a Shadow of the Dark campaign for more than just a one shot. Just to play it as it is meant to be played. And I need to find the time and the people.

I can tell you why you love it. It's because it started with Aurora and it started with Scott Gray, who I said, let's build a system where you can, instead of using a species, you can build based on all the things, ancestry, species, background, build a character. And then we looked at it and we said, this can work even in a more traditional setting than Aurora, if we focus it.

I can tell you why you love it. It's because it started with Aurora and it started with Scott Gray, who I said, let's build a system where you can, instead of using a species, you can build based on all the things, ancestry, species, background, build a character. And then we looked at it and we said, this can work even in a more traditional setting than Aurora, if we focus it.

And that's why clans, right? Even if you might be a dwarf, but you're from a magic-using clan, so all of the stonework stuff that you think is part of a dwarven background, you don't take that. You take this spellcasting stuff because you're from Clan Rune, and your clan is all about using magic.

And that's why clans, right? Even if you might be a dwarf, but you're from a magic-using clan, so all of the stonework stuff that you think is part of a dwarven background, you don't take that. You take this spellcasting stuff because you're from Clan Rune, and your clan is all about using magic.

So, yeah, we tried to build a system, and we're going to be using that in the Grim Hollow Reforged, or Transformed Kickstarter coming up. We're going to do it for the whole setting. So, thank you. Great stuff. That works really nice. Appreciate it. And speaking of creators, we have our Creator Corner, starting with Jeff Stevens, who talks about in his newsletter, Pay What You Want.

So, yeah, we tried to build a system, and we're going to be using that in the Grim Hollow Reforged, or Transformed Kickstarter coming up. We're going to do it for the whole setting. So, thank you. Great stuff. That works really nice. Appreciate it. And speaking of creators, we have our Creator Corner, starting with Jeff Stevens, who talks about in his newsletter, Pay What You Want.

Pay What You Want is one of those things that some people are like, yes, it's very useful. And some people are like, never ever put up a Pay What You Want product. And Jeff gives some details about what Pay What You Want has meant to him and his company. So his product called Encounters on the Savage Seas 3, It has been downloaded 10,316 times, but it's a gold bestseller. What does gold mean?

Pay What You Want is one of those things that some people are like, yes, it's very useful. And some people are like, never ever put up a Pay What You Want product. And Jeff gives some details about what Pay What You Want has meant to him and his company. So his product called Encounters on the Savage Seas 3, It has been downloaded 10,316 times, but it's a gold bestseller. What does gold mean?

Gold means it's actually been purchased between 500 and 1,000 times out of those 10,000 downloads. And it has 56 ratings and three reviews with 10,000 downloads. So what does Jeff recommend? He recommends using Pay What You Want to promote other products. So he would put a small sample of his recent Mace of Tiamat, or his magic item book.

Gold means it's actually been purchased between 500 and 1,000 times out of those 10,000 downloads. And it has 56 ratings and three reviews with 10,000 downloads. So what does Jeff recommend? He recommends using Pay What You Want to promote other products. So he would put a small sample of his recent Mace of Tiamat, or his magic item book.

He puts up the small sample as Pay What You Want, so it gets 1,500 downloads.