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https://goodman-games.com/tftms/2021/...Bill Ward check in iwth <1 week to go!
"Our Cranial Overlord is pleased! The More Tales From the Magician’s Skull Kickstarter continues its tremendous run!
The public has spoken! Their pleas for more adventure, more daring do, more works of eldritch peril and weird imagination have been answered by that beneficent provider of sword-and-sorcery goodness, the Magician’s Skull.
The ongoing Tales From the Magician’s Skull Kickstarter is not only the perfect way to grab or extend a subscription to our peerless magazine of contemporary sword-and-sorcery, but it’s also chock full of extras. Kickstarter backers will get an exclusive KS-only special edition of the magazine featuring the work of both long-time favorites as well as writers new to the magazine, and the campaign itself is an opportunity to grab some add-ons in the form of Skull t-shirts — the perfect way to show your support for the best in new adventure fantasy fiction! Or maybe you’d like to get on the Last to be Immolated List? There are even rumors of a plot by the Skull to unleash his own Crypt-o-Currency on the world . . . best stay tuned for updates while the undead lawyers work out the details.
And on the subject of staying tuned — the More Tales From the Magician’s Skull Kickstarter is about even more than getting your new subscription, it’s an ongoing experience. Check back often for video interviews with the writers, artists, and behind-the-scenes personalities that toil under the Skull’s lash work diligently to craft the best modern magazine with a true old school feel. You’ll also want to see the Skull’s special sword-and-sorcery vocabulary updates; mighty atavisms stalking pantherisly from the stygian depths of an antediluvian epoch!"
Rogues in the House Podcast (the Ultimate S&S Podcast), corners "Spine of Night" creators Morgan King and Phil Gelatt Nov 12, 2021The Rogues are joined by creators and consummate Mongrels Morgan King and Phil Gelatt for a conversation about their new film "Spine of Night". Listener beware, such talk may Bloom into more maddening realities!
Also, the Skull interrupts the transmission ~8min into the introduction to cast a spell upon listeners.
Listen in! And watch "Spine of Night" too!
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detai...
Rogues in the House Podcast (the Ultimate S&S Podcast), corners "Spine of Night" creators Morgan King and Phil Gelatt Nov 12, 2021The Rogues are joined by creators and consummate Mongrels Morgan King and Phil Gelatt for a conversation about their new film "Spine of Night". Listener beware, such talk may Bloom into more maddening realities!
Also, the Skull interrupts the transmission ~8min into the introduction to cast a spell upon listeners.
Listen in! And watch "Spine of Night" too!
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detai...
Update #9: The Skull Interviews James Engehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
lol.....Enge is very inspirational. Who wouldn't want to watch a tragic hero (hunchback alcoholic!) constantly fall down stairs? I love Morlock's adventures.
Today's Sword & Sorcery Word of the Day: SHAGREEN
What is this? Does the Skull rival Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor organ skills?Fire up your BRAZIER (Sword & Sorcery Word of the Day) and listen to the Skull's masterpiece.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Update #7: The Skull Interviews Terry Olsonhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Every issue of Tales from the Magician's Skull is graced with a collection of Dungeon Crawl Classic statistics with items, weapons, and monsters provided for each story! Read the tale, then incorporate elements into your gaming! And Terry Olson is the Statistics Master....listen to him get grilled by the Skull.
Sword & Sorcery Word of the Day: Stygian
Welcome Mario! Congrats on all the sales. Glad to have you. Physical Anthropology does sound exciting...especially when you unearth good story material.
At 398 backers (presumably subscribers), we approach the unlocking of a 7th story for the Special Issue.Update #6: The Skull Interviews Chris Arneson, illustrator for the Skull, inspired by his father.
He'll be roaming Madison WI soon, so watch out!
Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Today's Sword & Sorcery Word of the Day: Antediluvian
Oliver has about 22 episodes now, and featured fine S&S folk like Milton Davis, Howard Andrew Jones, and Matt John....he's on a roll.
Oliver Brackenbury runs a podcsat with a ton of S&S material. Discuss those topics hereOne link: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/...
HIs blurb:
ABOUT THIS PODCAST
The show where you join me, Oliver Brackenbury, on the journey of writing my next novel, from first ideas all the way to publication & promotion. In this unique, one-man-reality show I'll share you with you my ever evolving thoughts and feelings on how I write, being a writer, and everything that entails at each stage of the process. I'll also answer listener questions and, sometimes, interview people who write fiction.
If you're the kind of person who likes to learn how things are made, and get to know the people making them, then this is the show for you.
@Oliver, you should set up a more permanent folder here in the group for your podcasts (ie outside of this promotional folder). It deserves a more dedicated discussion zone.Maybe under https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group... ???
Update #5: The Skull Interviews Violette MalanViolette's tales have now appeared in three issues of Tales From The Magician's Skull, as well as many other places. Let's see what she had to say to the Skull!
S&S Word of the Day: FLAGON
Learn how to pronounce her Parno and Dhulyn character names!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Joy and Clint, cool. Keep us updated.
With Update#4, the Skull corners Gregory D. Mele and highlights the S&S words of the day "Atavistic".Greg's Howardian Meso-American tales are hitting a good stride in the magazine.
Check out the interview:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
The defining of the genre is ever-present. Many worthy book and panels to point toward. Here is one....Joseph A. McCullough wrote a huge, academic journal worthy essay for Black Gate (and SwordAndSorcery.org) ~2006:https://www.blackgate.com/the-demarca...
But.... you aren't asking to rehash the old stereotypes are you?
You are asking us to think about breaking the mold a bit. That is worthwhile. I wonder if we can list out S&S stories that break the tropes/definitions.... and/or propose other ways to stretch the genre.
Actually, as far as old school stuff goes, I lean toward Clark Ashton Smith's stories. They typically have less action and have sorcerers as protagonists....and many feel they are not S&S. I'm not going to argue that his work is S&S..... but some consider his pulpy/weird/adventure close enough.
Look at this huge milestone, HFQ reaches #50Below taken from their website: https://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.co...
Welcome to ISSUE #50! To make this special deluxe issue happen we adventured across the world, from dusty tombs to steamy jungles, from remote wilderness to crowded urban settings, we’ve spun up S&S gold and pillaged the coffers of Weird Tales, all for you! We get you through the final push of 2021 with five stories, and three poems. Dig in!
Fiction Contents
The Reprieve, by Darrell Schweitzer, with artwork by Andrea Alemanno. A new story of Sekenre the Sorcerer! Riverland is a world full of wandering gods, decadent kingdoms; and in the lands of the dead, an ancient scholar and a cunning prince are embroiled in the centuries-long plots of sorcerers.
The Lost Prince, by Milton Davis, with artwork by Miguel Santos. Young Prince Zakaria is hounded by treachery and murder, barely finding a sanctuary among the fierce Haggar tribesmen. Now the young man must decide on loyalties and choose which of the difficult paths to his future he must tread.
The Carnival Job, by Mark Finn, with artwork by Miguel Santos. Gods Week in the city-state of Alvara is a time of feasting and celebration, and amid the competing festivities of the nobles master-thief Larcen has one chance to pull off a heist to guarantee his freedom and set his gang up with loot! HFQ has been a goblin-friendly port for years, and Finn brings ‘em in this exciting tale!
Father-of-Rivers, by Gregory Mele, artwork by Justin Pfiel. Return the alternate history Meso-American Azatlán world! Captain Sarrumos and the crew of the Wave-Serpent (see Komazotz in issue #41) leave the open sea and venture upriver, entangling themselves in a world of shifting alliances, hidden shrines, nameless tribes and a lurking ancient evil.
The Orb of Semerkhet, by Jeremey Farkas, artwork by Gary McClusky. The second adventure of the fierce gladiator/warrior Sathano (see Sathano the Slayer, issue #46). The desert holds man secrets and many horrors, but when the blades of Dune Riders are at your back, you go big or end up in a shallow desert grave.
Poetry Contents
Shaft Tomb, by Ann Schwader, artwork by Simon Walpole. Ann returns to HFQ with a great poem of the fathomless depths of time that surround the eternal resting place of antediluvian beings.
How the Rose Princes Came to Life, by Elizabeth McClellan, with artwork by Andrea Alemanno . The schemes of treacherous noblemen run afoul of the end-goals of witches in this powerful poem.
The Bowsprit Mermaid and the Stemhead Dragon, by Katherine Quevedo, with artwork by Simon Walpole. Ancient mariners would often imbue their ships with personalities and spirits, and Quevedo brings the story of two ships passing on the seas to life.
Artwork
We tapped Jereme Peabody to craft banner art appropriate for our offerings. “Rough Seas” fits the bill—like the sea serpent’s vast body lies below the waves, we have a history of great stories and poems stretching back over 50 issues, and what you see today is just our latest offering.
Jereme is a software engineer in the DC area and is also a freelance concept artist working mostly on video games and books. He started his artistic career dabbling with sculpting, pencils, and even still-life oil painting. As tablets became available, he crossed over from traditional art to digital by first digitally painting still-lifes, then through experimentation and practice, transitioned to landscapes and fantasy.
Goings On
David Farney: Mines the Spice to fold space and time for Heroic Fantasy Quarterly.
Adrian Simmons: Real-life adventuring in the woods and a major renovation of his lair has kept Adrian away from the hard work of fiction. Still, he managed to get his story “What Waits Beyond the Fifth Door” in the initial issue of Witch House.
James Rowe: Continues the hard work of editing for HFQ and taking on a full teaching load.
Arien Skiba: Congratulations are in order for Arien, as she graduated from veterinarian school and got snapped up almost immediately!
Tales From Around the Fire
Need more S&S fiction? Allow us to point the way to Swords and Sorceries # 3 .
Sexy Fantastic #6 is now available, with #7 on the way!
Brothers-in-Arms Tales From the Magician’s Skull has launched a kickstarter to fund their next several issues. Pull on that rope, my friends!
Like what we do? Of course you do! Back us on Patreon to get more!
UPDATE #3:Sword & Sorcery Word of the Day - and The Skull Interviews Lester the Layout Wizard
LINK: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Learn about how Lester the Layout Wizard is inspired by the pantherish, magicians Norman Saunders!
And does the Skull really shred guitars and gongs? Is this a prelude to a future Skull music video?
What makes Tales From the Magician's Skull look so good? A lot of magic happens, and much of it is due to Lester the Layout Wizard. Let's hear what he had to say to the Skull!
David wrote: "Thanks I have issues 1-6 and was hoping 7 - 10 would be epub."Yes. Epub will be a thing for all issues going forward!
Also, I confirmed with Joseph Goodman regarding the issue selection. He wrote:
"It’s a preset subscription starting with #7 and continuing to #10 as well as the Special Issue. If they’d like back issues they can pick from those still available here:
https://goodman-games.com/store/produ..."
The Skull has cornered John C. Hocking and held his feet to the fire to reveal the secret behind his "Benhus" character's name. Also, an awkward discussion over fiber in breakfast foodstuffs adds tension. Update #2 arrived...and it even has a "S&S word of the day"! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
