This is an unprecedented festive season, and we find ourselves in uncharted territory. The world today is not normal (as it hasn’t been for some time), and I suspect your gaming continues to be impacted as we battle (or tactically withdraw from) Coronavirus.
In the grand scheme of things ...
2020-12-22 11:33:30 +0000 UTC View PostCharacters are always looting the bodies of their slain enemies. However, it’s practicably impossible for a GM to provide interesting odds and ends in every fallen enemy’s pouch or backpack. There just isn’t enough (design) time in the day.
That’s where Dungeon Dressing: Denizen...
2020-12-18 08:07:05 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been thinking about how to make our dressing-style materials easier to use in game. I’m a huge fan of dressing-style resources (as you may have spotted) but sometimes it isn’t practical to have several such books open during a game. Obviously, you can use them before the game but somet...
2020-12-14 10:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we go back to town with the re-launch of the Urban Dressing line. The original Urban Dressing line was purely for Pathfinder 1st edition, but times have changed and it seems right to update the books for 5e, OSR and Pathfinder 2nd edition.
Every month, we’ll release a set of tw...
2020-12-11 07:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s the start of the month, and it’s time for you free flavoursome 20 Things instalment. What more appropriate subject this month than Snow & Ice?
I hope you enjoy 20 Things #56: Snow & Ice. Remember, you get a free copy of this book no matter at what level you pledge....
2020-12-04 07:43:46 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, I have November’s free, Patreon-exclusive mini-eventure for you!
I don’t know about you, but in my campaign the (pesky) characters are always trying to learn more. They want to know more about:
This week, we’ve got a whole slew of GM’s Miscellanies for you with the release of the 2019-20 Village Backdrops GM’s Miscellany. The numbering schedule for the various miscellanies is a tad confusing this year as the line has supported different systems for differing lengths of time. Thus:...
2020-11-20 07:40:01 +0000 UTC View PostAdventurers love chests because a goodly proportion of them hold shiny, shiny treasures. Of course, some chests don’t hold treasure and such chests are often immediately ignored. However, just because a chest isn’t stuffed full of glimmering treasures doesn’t make it boring or irrelevant. 2020-11-13 07:49:50 +0000 UTC View Post
This week, Mike Welham resurrects a vampire-infested Village Backdrop from the good old days.
Shroudhaven is the last "free-standing" village we'll be releasing in the short-term. Later this month we release the 2019/20 Village Backdrop compilation books (for 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and...
2020-11-06 07:56:58 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we are dressing up for a trip into a dense, steaming jungle with 20 Things #55: Fecund Jungle. As with all the monthly 20 Things instalments, this book is free to you as a thank you for your awesome support of Raging Swan Press through Patreon.
We haven't touched on jungl...
2020-10-30 07:49:35 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve got a plan for November, and I can’t wait to get started.
Way back in the mists of time (2012), I designed the 1st edition Pathfinder module Shadowed Keep on the Bor...
2020-10-28 13:01:11 +0000 UTC View PostRescuing captives is a staple of an adventurers heroics. Whether the characters are invading a bandits' cave or a goblin tribal lair they are bound to come across captives to rescue. This month, the Dungeon Dressing instalment provides you with scores of ready-made captive NPCs for your character...
2020-10-23 06:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we debut the first in a new line of books: Campaign Backdrop: Wolfsbane Hollow. The book presents the richly detailed village of Hjalward and town of Wolfsbane Hollow. We've also added in weather generation tables, details of the surrounds, new regional deities, adventure book...
2020-10-16 06:48:03 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Jeff Gomez again resurrects a Village Backdrop from the old days. I'm delighted to be able to bring you an updated version of the village as it was one of my favourite early releases. Originally by Jacob Trier Aldwater is the second of two tremendous atmospheric Village Backdrop ...
2020-10-09 06:59:23 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we are dressing up for a trip into a noisome marsh with 20 Things #54: Noisome Marsh. As with all the monthly 20 Things instalments, this book is free to you as a thank you for your awesome support of Raging Swan Press through Patreon. It is also the perfect companion for next ...
2020-10-02 07:12:32 +0000 UTC View PostThis week is a bumper week, for you! Not only are we releasing Dungeon Dressing: Archways 2.0 (in 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 2 editions), but everyone also gets free copies of the Visiting the Great Forge mini-eventure (again in 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 2 e...
2020-09-25 06:51:51 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've got Campaign Codex #2: Lesser Undead for you which presents stat blocks, variant stat blocks and all manner of dressing tables to help bring to life (do you see what I did there) the ghasts, ghouls, skeletons, wights and zombies in your campaign!
And the surp...
2020-09-18 06:51:12 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Jeff Gomez resurrects an old Village Backdrop from the old days. Fulhurst Moors was always one of my favourite Village Backdrops, and I'm delighted to be able to bring you an updated version of the village. Originally, by Jacob Trier Fulhurst Moors is the first of two tremendousl...
2020-09-11 06:56:48 +0000 UTC View PostThis week we are dressing up for a trip onto a windswept moor with 20 Things #53: Windswept Moors. This book is free to you as a thank you for your awesome support of Raging Swan Press through Patreon. It is also the perfect companion for next week's release: Village Backdrop: Fulhur...
2020-09-04 06:57:41 +0000 UTC View PostThis month, your free mini-eventure deals with the characters wanting to visit the temple of Serat. Most such adventurers will want help with some aquatic endeavour and the shrine is the perfect place for your heroes to go before setting out on a sea voyage.
Visiting the Fane of the Wav...
2020-08-28 06:50:16 +0000 UTC View PostWe are back in the dungeon this month with a double-length Dungeon Dressing instalment. This month, we give you the tools to add flavour and depth to your dungeon's pools and fountains. In my experience, adventurers are always drinking from fountains and the like. Now you can "reward" them proper...
2020-08-21 07:15:45 +0000 UTC View PostI've been noodling around with an OSR edition of the Campaign Codex line. Part of my "problem" with the line was the idea that OSR stat blocks don't need a lot of prep and thus I wasn't sure if it was worth presenting a whole product line with numbers most OSR GMs could probably run on the fly.&n...
2020-08-17 07:33:15 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier this year, I shared with you some sample layouts and the like for the Campaign Codex line. I got loads of epic feedback, and now I am more than delighted to release the first instalment in the line: Campaign Codex #1: Classic Foes.
This instalment presents barbarians,...
2020-08-14 06:59:42 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, I asked you if you thought Raging Swan Press had published too many Village Backdrops. This week, I want your thoughts on mini-eventures.
As you'll recall the monthly mini-eventures are a Patreon exclusive product which replaced the Monstrous Lairs line at the start of the year. ...
2020-08-10 09:28:26 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
I wanted to share some good news.
Everyone in the UK, EU and U.S. can now pledge in their local currency of Euros (€), British Pounds (£) or U.S. Dollars ($). This will help prevent you paying extra conversion fees from your bank or card when pledging in a curren...
2020-08-07 12:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostY'taris is a unique place, spawned from the sunless depths of Jeff Gomoz's fell imagination. Jeff gets—I think—the idea of lurking cosmic horror and the Raging Swan Press old-school vibe. I think Y'taris combines the two in marvellous fashion, and I'm delighted Jeff updated the village which ...
2020-08-07 07:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, I mentioned I have begun plotting (or at least thinking about) the 2021 release schedule. One of the questions on my mind is this:
Has Raging Swan Press published enough Village Backdrops?
While I don't now exactly how many Village Backdrops we have publis...
2020-08-03 13:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostIn my Against the Darkness campaign one of the characters got in a spot of bother after accidentally beheading a townsfolk who he decided was a witch. Given the crime took place in a busy marketplace there was no shortage of witnesses and he was swiftly condemned to death. (It's a long story invo...
2020-07-31 07:01:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we are back in the dungeon with Dungeon Dressing: Floors & Trapdoors. Floors are the one dungeon feature with which the overwhelming majority of adventurers have to interact. And, of course, what pierces floors? Trapdoors!
For added fun, if you mumble when desc...
2020-07-24 07:06:39 +0000 UTC View PostI’ve been looking forward to this week’s release for some time now. As you might know, barroom brawls can be tremendous fun—and this week we bring you the updated and expanded Barroom Brawls ready for your 5e, OSR, Pathfinder 1 and Pathfinder 2 game. Download one or all of the edit...
2020-07-17 07:13:03 +0000 UTC View Post