Posted on October 20th, 2010Highland_PiperNo comments
Record monsoon rains caused flooding that left almost 2,000 people dead and 20 million homeless. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani estimates crop losses at $3.3 billion, total damage of about $7 billion. People displaced by the flooding that began at the end of July are still living in temporary shelters, such as schools, or in tents. Doctors Without Borders continues to provide medical care, clean water, and relief materials.
Following the success of our previous fundraisers for DWB during the Haiti Earthquake Reponse we have decided to put together a new charity effort to raise funds for relief efforts in Pakistan. Several publishers have donated some very cool items to help us raise funds for Doctors Without Borders. The bundle will be available until 10:00 AM EST, Monday, October 25th.
Donate $25.00 and receive over $700 in RPG titles
Donate $10.00 and receive over $100 in comics titles from our sister site, DriveThruComics.com
These are some amazing deals, and all of the proceeds from your purchase of the bundles will be donated to DWB for Pakistan aid. Thanks to all the publishers and creators who have donated their creative works to these bundles!
Posted on September 29th, 2010Highland_PiperNo comments
Steampunk fans rejoice! Finally an affordable and attractive solution to your Steampunk weaponry needs has arrived. Need a gun for your next convention? Costume party? Halloween? Secret Steampunk society gathering? We’ve got you covered!
WorldWorksGames has partnered with New York Times best selling authors Tracy & Laura Hickman (DragonLance, Death Gate and Ravenloft adventure settings), to bring you an exciting new line of gaming products. The Lightning Gun takes inspiration from the upcoming The Lakota Dragons War game setting and book series. This unique re-imagining of the struggle for the American West, pits the technologically superior Airships and Ornithopers of the U.S. Air Cavalry against the dragon-riding native Lakota Warriors.
Pricepoint: $10.00
The Lightning Gun includes all of the following:
* Lightning Gun backstory
* Fully illustrated instructions
* Graphic templates
* Certificate of ownership
* Wall mount with optional feet
* Complete GSD compatibility (for automated craft cutters).
Posted on September 17th, 2010Highland_PiperNo comments
Simple and quick-building convoy set. Includes 4 different truck types in 4 different color schemes. Available in 1:100 and 1:60 scale for use with 15mm and 28mm sized figures.
This model is also machine-cuttable.
Colors include: Helo, Tan, Grey and White
Truck Types: Closed Loaded Bed, Open Loaded Bed, Fuel Servicing Truck, and Water Tanker
Price: $6.00
Available in two scales 1:60 and 1:100
Ebbles Miniatures latest release, Convoy, is a wonderful addition for war gamers and role players alike. These will add new elements and strategies to your games!
Posted on September 15th, 2010Highland_PiperNo comments
Codename: TITAN!
In space, they can hear you play…
Codename Titan marks WorldWorksGames first sci-fi installment in the TerrainlinX lineup. This first component-zone focuses on essential corridor infrastructure and general building or starship construction. Perfect for representing both interior and exterior sci-fi structures of any footprint or height. Our TerrainlinX build system, with its ability to store flat, add & remove elements on-the-fly, dynamically mix and match elements from other terrain sets, create easy “lift-off” levels, and complete “Robo-cutter” compatibility, makes Codename Titan one of the most flexible sci-fi terrain systems on the market today!
And this is just the beginning! Future installments in the Titan line will seamlessly integrate additional component-zones to cover all your classic sci-fi infrastructure needs.
Codename: TITAN contains all of the following:
1 Floor 6″x6″ 1 Inch
1 Floor 6″x6″ 1.5 Inch
1 Floor 6″x6″ Blank
2 Hallways 3″x6″ 1 Inch
2 Hallways 3″x6″ 1.5 Inch
1 Hallways 3″x6″ Blank
6 Small Floors 3″x3″ 1 Inch
1 Small Floors 3″x3″ 1.5 Inch
1 Small Floors 3″x3″ Blank
3 3″ Generic Walls in double-interior format
1 3″ Generic Wall in interior/exterior format
2 3″ Doors in double-interior format
1 3″ Door in interior/exterior format
2 6″ Generic Walls in double-interior format
1 6″ Generic Wall in interior/exterior format
1 6″ Door Wall in double-interior format
1 6″ Door Wall in interior/exterior format
1 6″ Window Wall in double-interior format
1 6″ Window Wall in interior/exterior format
1 Small Angle Wall in double-interior format
1 Large Angle Wall in interior/exterior format
6 Posts
Stairs in 1″, 1.5″ and 3″ wide versions
2 9″ Balconies
3 6″ Balconies
Balcony Supports
6 3″ Railings
3 6″ Railings
And as always, fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions
Concluding the Terranlinx updates for Mayhem Armoury comes set #4: Mayhem Destroyed! Wargamers rejoice, your dreams of an affordable shattered city-scape to fight over have come true! Mayhem Destroyed gives you everything you need to create the smouldering remains of urban destruction on your tabletop! Stack ruined floors and crumbling walls to create towers of sniper-filled terror! Send your models up pitted stairs, across rickety metal walkways and up fully functinal, totally modular ladders! Take cover behind wrecked cars, burning barrels and piles of debris! Or cat-walk your way along iron girders in a desperate bid to get out of harm’s way! Mayhem Destroyed also features multi-grid format tiles, giving a seemingly grildess appearance at first glance but using hidden elements within the design to create unobtrusive 1″ and 1.5″ grids! And best of all, while Mayhem Destroyed is a fully-contained stand alone set, it’s also completely compatible with all three previous Mayhem Armoury sets, adding some serious destroy-as-you-play MAYHEM to your Mayhem!
This article describes a large, fortified manor house. It is unnamed and intended to be usable in any fantasy campaign. It is an example of the sort of manor house that might be found on a large, wealthy estate. The lord of such a manor is only one step below a baron and can afford to build a fine stone manor house, support a large household, and live in an impressive style. It may be a newly constructed manor in a dangerous frontier region where such strong defences are necessary or it might be an old, long-settled manor whose defences are now merely a reminder of days gone by.
The writer made a deliberate choice not to name this manor, so that GMs could feel free to insert it anywhere they need a large stone manor house. He hopes it proves to be of use to GMs and PCs alike.
The article includes floor plans of the manor house, description of the household, adventure hooks and Game Master (B&W) and Player (color) local area maps showing the manor and adjacent village.
This is a Harn Writer’s Guild Production: Written by Kerry Mould, Maps by Kerry Mould & Thomas Shook, Art by Richard Luschek, Editing by Brent Bailey.
Enjoy! Be sure to check out the other free downloads at lythia.com while you are there!
Pillboxes and Corridors: a tool to create and print unfolded 3d models reproducing Sci-Fi Outposts.
With this tool you will be able to design your customized Sci-Fi Outpost.
Drag the model from the library and the system will unfold it for you adding needed flaps for gluing it.
Choose the Scale you use to play (28mm, 15mm, 10mm, 6mm, 2mm, or what you like more) and everything will be resized accordingly.
Change the height of your block or the length of your Corridor.
Add personalized Logos, accessories and text as you like.
Pdfs and source files are included to start and print in seconds!
This tool is a Flash application available in two versions:
1) Portable EXE for Windows Systems (you don’t need to install it and doesn’t require any additional software)
2) swf format for any Operative System (Windows, MAC, Linux, etc.). You can run the tool under any browser with at least Flash Player 10 (free) installed.
Technical Specifications
Drag & Drop system.
Elements free to be modified.
Dynamic Text can be inserted.
Canvas of 7” x 10”.
Pattern grid of 1”x1” (2,54cm x 2,54cm) square.
Print function.
Save and Load feature.
Save as bitmap image.
pdf function (a pdf creator installed on your computer is required).
Cancel and Erase buttons.
Details
An intuitive graphical interface allows the player to start designing his first Container in just seconds after reading the single Help Page or the complete Manual included.
Thanks to scrolling panels each element is shown easily and identified by a set of symbols to recall the number of alternative images, the rotating capability, the possibility to modify the size, the random generated shape feature, the Fill aid or some special features called WoW! for extra element behaviour.
Rescale your Container your your preferred Scale from 1/58 to what else less you need.
Write down your own text labels for a more personalized room or object: a dynamic text system, available in 16 million colours, can be placed, rotated and resized easily.
Save you work in progress for some relax and then Restore it in a second time with the Load feature.
Produce a bitmap image in png format to edit with any Image Editor.
Pdfs can be created by third parties to save works (Pdf creators, not included)
Other special functions are ready to be implemented in future releases, expanding even more the capabilities of Shuffler.
This Flash application runs under every browser with Adobe Flash Player 10 installed (Widows, MAC, Linux). Anyway also a stand alone (Portable) Exe file is available and included (requires Windows OS installed or Wine under Linux).
Posted on June 21st, 2010Highland_PiperNo comments
Ebbles Miniatures brings you the M3619 Folding Unit structure, these portable buildings are perfect for your war gamming or role playing needs. Medium dormitory-sized utility structure and a small cabin-sized utility structure with removable roof and functional interior. Includes 8 different color schemes, which can be mixed and matched for up to 64 possible combinations.
The buildings fold into easily storable containers!
WIZKIDS/NECA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH CBS CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO DEVELOP STAR TREK® GAMES
June 8, 2010 (Hillside, NJ) – WizKids/NECA and CBS Consumer Products today announced that they have entered into an agreement wherein WizKids/NECA will create HeroClix branded miniature games to be sold both physically and digitally, set in the Star Trek universe, including all of the Star Trek television shows andStar Trek feature films.
“Star Trek changed the way people think about the future,” said WizKids/NECA President Lax Chandra. “We are thrilled at the opportunity to marry our innovative game design and exceptional miniatures with the incredibly rich Star Trekfranchise. We believe HeroClix and the Star Trek Universe are ideally suited for cooperative gaming and table top miniature simulation and will speak to gamers in a new and compelling way.”
The first WizKids/NECA Star Trek game will release around Christmas, 2010 with additional expansions to follow.
About WizKids/NECA:
A wholly owned subsidiary of the National Entertainment Collectibles Association Inc. (NECA), WizKids/NECA is a New Jersey-based game developer and publisher dedicated to creating games driven by imagination. The HeroClix brand is the most successful collectible miniatures games on the market today, with over 250 million miniature game figures sold worldwide. For additional information, visit www.wizkidsgames.com.
Record monsoon rains caused flooding that left almost 2,000 people dead and 20 million homeless. Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani estimates crop losses at $3.3 billion, total damage of about $7 billion. People displaced by the flooding that began at the end of July are still living in temporary shelters, such as schools, or in tents. Doctors Without Borders continues to provide medical care, clean water, and relief materials.
