Steve Jackson's Blog, page 162

July 6, 2021: The Fantasy Trip Quick Quest Preorders Close Today

Did you miss last month's Kickstarter campaign for the newest adventures for use with The Fantasy Trip roleplaying game? Today is your chance to join in the BackerKit preorders and add these new micro-adventures to your library. All three Quick Quest titles are offered on the BackerKit preorder page, as well as the new Labyrinth Encounter Cards and several already-existing expansions and accessories to the game.

For those of you who have not yet played The Fantasy Trip , we also have the core game – as well as the Melee and Wizard stand-alone boxed games – listed on the preorder page. This is a great chance to get your hands on the newest edition of Steve Jackson's first roleplaying game design.

Visit the preorder page today!

– Phil Reed

Warehouse 23 News: The Fastest Paws In The Land!

Grab the coolest cats you can find for some bug-slappin' action in this speedy card game of quick thinking and swift paws. Only the fastest paws will win! Order Super Kitty Bug Slap from Warehouse 23 today!

July 5, 2021: Warehouse 23 Summer Sale Ends Today

This is it, your last chance to take advantage of the Warehouse 23 Summer Sale! We have several great deals, including bonus items with your purchase, and you can find all of the details on this page at our online store, Warehouse 23.

GURPS players and GMs, you don't want to miss out on the bonus PDF* that is included with all orders of $30 or more. This bonus title, by Sean Punch, will be automatically added to eligible accounts later this month. You can learn more in this Daily Illuminator post.**

* Which will be offered at a later date for $5; or get it right now at no extra charge with your purchase of $30 or more. (Sale ends today!)

** Are you reading this after the sale ended and want to purchase that new PDF? Don't miss our GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge, on Kickstarter starting July 8th, 2021!

– Phil Reed

Warehouse 23 News: Is Exploring This Dungeon An Example Of Crypt-Ography?

Put your Fantasy Trip hero to the test in Red Crypt . Go from hunter to hunted in this solo adventure, putting your life – and loot – on the line. Adventure awaits at Warehouse 23!

July 4, 2021: Happy 4th Of July!

We hope our fellow Americans have a great 4th of July holiday weekend, and that everyone out there just has a great weekend in general! See some fireworks, grill something, and enjoy the sun (but wear some sunscreen – it's getting HOT out there)! 

– Hunter Shelburne

Warehouse 23 News: Up, Up, And Away!

Soar through the city. Smash the villains. Backstab your teammates and grab their gadgets. Reach Level 10 and win! Super Munchkin Guest Artist Edition joins the unique visual style of comic creator Lar deSouza in  Super Munchkin  - a parody of capes, utility belts, day-saving, and nemeses. Order today at Warehouse 23!

July 3, 2021: Available In Print On Demand – GURPS Conan!

They said it couldn't be done, but nothing is impossible for a barbarian king! Out of print for decades, the classic GURPS Conan supplement is available once more to purchase in print, as part of our ever-growing On Demand program!

This beloved book is a trove teeming with inspirational insight on everyone's favorite Hyborian, plus plenty of information on how to run your own campaign in Robert E. Howard's sword-and-sorcery setting. Originally forged from an era before modern digital methods, this print-on-demand version was created using a scanned copy that retains the original text and charm that made the volume so sought after.

You need not face wild wyrms nor sinister sorcerers to claim GURPS Conan as your own. Simply get it as you want it – On Demand!

– Steven Marsh

Warehouse 23 News: Record Your Exploits

Remind yourself how awesome you are! With the Deluxe Character Journal , you can record all your hero's feats in The Fantasy Trip . Download it today from Warehouse 23!

July 2, 2021: Bonus PDF At Warehouse 23: How To Be A GURPS GM: Combat Encounters

As a part of our Warehouse 23 Summer Sale, we've got an amazing deal for GURPS gamemasters: Order $30 or more at Warehouse 23 before the sale ends on July 5th and you will receive a copy of the new How to Be a GURPS GM: Combat Encounters PDF – written by Sean Punch – at no extra charge! This PDF will be added to all eligible accounts at Warehouse 23 late this month, and you will not want to miss this newest addition to the ever-popular How to Be a GURPS GM series.

Almost all roleplaying games involve combat – sometimes a lot of it. And the GURPS library, starting with the Basic Set, provides plenty of rules for this. An RPG isn't a wargame, though . . . there's far more to a satisfying battle than plunking units on a map and then following the manual.

How to Be a GURPS GM: Combat Encounters offers almost rules-free advice to go with the rules. It opens with pointers on reasons to fight at all, and then moves on to selecting suitable foes, laying out an interesting battlefield, determining what everybody is doing when violence breaks out, adjusting the challenge level on the fly, and picking up the pieces afterward. While the examples come from GURPS, the concepts are portable to any RPG.

Click here to learn more about the Warehouse 23 Summer Sale! Act now, though, because this bonus PDF offer ends on Monday, July 5!

– Phil Reed

Warehouse 23 News: "M" Is For Munchkin!With the Munchkin Alphabet Coloring Book , you can read alphabet verses written by Steve Jackson while coloring 26 all-new illustrations from Munchkin artist extraordinaire John Kovalic. If that isn't enough, the book also contains 10 new Munchkin cards! Pick it up for your little munchkins (or yourself) at Warehouse 23.

July 1, 2021: Are You Ready For The GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge?

Last year, we took the GURPS 2020 PDF Challenge to Kickstarter and your support unlocked a total of twelve new GURPS PDFs. Best of all, as little as $3 scored backers all twelve titles and was the best GURPS deal of the year. Even now, a year later, those who missed the Kickstarter campaign are asking: "When can I buy those PDFs?"

We have an answer, gang: You can snag those PDFs next week . . . when we launch the GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge!

Just like last year's campaign, we're pricing the basic reward level at $3 and, if all stretch goals are unlocked, every backer who selects the $3 and higher rewards will receive all twelve of the new PDFs that were created for this campaign. Higher dollar reward levels include the GURPS 2020 PDF Challenge titles, the GURPS Pyramid Scheme issues, and there are even a handful of reward levels that include print editions of GURPS games.

You aren't going to want to miss this one, so please follow the GURPS 2021 PDF Challenge on Kickstarter today!

– Phil Reed

Warehouse 23 News: Plan For Trouble!

If you're getting together a Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game campaign, you need to plan accordingly. We can help, with the Dungeon Fantasy Dungeon Planner . This supplement includes plenty of space and inspiration to make the dungeon of your dreams . . . or nightmares. It's just a download away from Warehouse 23!

June 30, 2021: Summer Sale On Warehouse 23!

We're beating the heat with some sales and freebies on Warehouse 23! The discounts are fire, and hitting different purchase levels unlocks even MORE free items. Check out this lineup: 

SALE13% off most  Ogre (print and PDF) titles13% off most  Car Wars/Autoduel PDFs23% off all In Nomine PDFs23% off all Space Gamer PDFs13% off Munchkin Crazy Cooks and the Moop titles FREE WITH ANY ORDER OF $30 OR MORE (PHYSICAL OR DIGITAL): A brand-new GURPS PDF – written by Sean Punch and delivered to your inbox in late July! BONUS ITEMS IN PHYSICAL ORDERS$25 and more - Star Munchkin Blank Cards $50 and more - One random Fantasy Trip Pocket Folder $75 and more - Le Boomb!  (We pick the color.)$100 and more - Robin's Laws of Good Game Mastering

 And if you spend $100 you get ALL the extras (physical orders only)!

These deals won't be around long; this sale ends on July 5, so be cool and get your orders in soon! 

– Hunter Shelburne

Warehouse 23 News: The Perfect Gift!

Don't know what to get for that person that seems to have everything? Get them a Warehouse 23 Gift Certificate! Let them choose their own Munchkin games and accessories, GURPS titles, dice games, SJ Games classics, and more! You can get a digital gift card for any amount. We'll send the recipient an email with a code to redeem the gift certificate. Gift certificates are redeemable for store credit and expire in one year. Get one today at Warehouse 23!

June 29, 2021: International Shipping Issues Continue

Some of you may have heard about the shipping container shortage and other logistical issues affecting shipping, but if not, there is a highly informative article making the rounds sharing details and even featuring the board game industry. These are the new realities facing shipping in all industries, and board games are feeling it as well, but they've created a domino-like effect with inflation. NPR interviewed our friend John Nephew from Atlas Games about the situation, and expands on it further. 

This isn't a "woe is me" type of post, but it's important to share this kind of information, as it really is changing the landscape of gaming with new and upcoming releases. SJ Games is doing our best to navigate these new waters, and has been for over a year now, but we are also in a situation that allows us to do that and still meet as many of our release goals as possible. Many of our fellow companies don't have some of those luxuries, and a lot of smaller creators trying to make their dream games a reality are now going through nightmare scenarios with increasing costs. 

So be patient with creators and new releases. Be aware that things like release dates may continue to be flexible over the coming months, at least until 2022. And with such uncertainty, potentially longer. 

– Hunter Shelburne

Warehouse 23 News: Can't Get Enough Of Those Tasty Brains?

Get your fellow zombies together and see who can eat the most brains in Zombie Dice ! Push your luck and see how much cerebral matter you can get, but watch out for those shotguns! Includes 13 custom dice that two or more zombies can use to play. Available from Warehouse 23 today.

June 28, 2021: The Fantasy Trip: Old School Monsters BackerKit Pre-Order

Have you not yet added the Old School Monsters hardcover, counters, and cards to your collection of expansions for The Fantasy Trip ? Created under the Open Game License, this 64-page hardcover brings classic old-school fantasy RPG monsters to The Fantasy Trip , giving you the chance to completely devastate the PCs with some of the weirdest monsters yet introduced to the game!

Offered as a part of our current Quick Quests pre-order campaign at BackerKit, Old School Monsters is only one of several expansions for The Fantasy Trip that you will find listed on this page. Pre-order today!

NOTE: Pre-orders are only open to U.S. addresses. In the future, once we have shipped out the existing orders, we will list the book on Warehouse 23. We'll post a Daily Illuminator update once the book is on Warehouse 23, so please check back each day for the latest news!

– Phil Reed

Warehouse 23 News: Rick And Morty Are Back!

Munchkin: Rick And Morty is back in stock! Do you have what it takes to beat The Council of Ricks? Well, grab your Purge Suit and Laser Gun to find out. Get your copy today from Warehouse 23!

June 27, 2021: Release The Demons!

Just when your GURPS Dungeon Fantasy heroes think they've seen it all, the forces of chaos stand ready to prove them wrong! GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 5: Demons presents not just preconstucted demons (although it has those, too), but an entire system to create them quickly and easily, using either the chaotic nature of dice or the maelstrom of your own imagination to unleash an endless variety of infernal servitors.

Any adventure is more memorable with Demons ! And you can download it today, thanks to Warehouse 23!

– Steven Marsh



Warehouse 23 News: Welcome To Midville!

If you don't like the way we drive, stay off the streets and the sidewalks, the lawns, pretty much anywhere! Crash City Pocket Box brings roleplaying action to Car Wars . The town is rife with autoduelists, trigger-happy pedestrians, and heavily armed police, but if that weren't enough, the local biker gang wants to burn it all down. Find out if you can survive Midville by picking up your copy from Warehouse 23 today!