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Another Thing... A Pacesetter Games & Simulations Newsletter • December 2013

Welcome to the monthly Pacesetter Games & Simulations update.

This month we catch up on some long-awaited projects and announce several new projects.

G1 The Blood Cult is Here! All of the pre-order copies of The Blood Cult boxed set have been sent.

With that finally done, the standard release of The Blood Cult boxed set is

available at pacesettergames.com.

The Blood Cult is the first boxed campaign supplement and module series

specifically designed for the first edition game since 1988! Inside the box

you will find The Blood Cult Campaign Supplement, three adventure mod-

ules, 14 cardstock maps, and two 11x17 color maps.

In a single night, the war on magic exploded across the world. The towers of magic

collapsed in flame. Wizards are hunted down like animals. Arcane magic is under

siege. With little warning and no preparation, the heroes must stand against the

mysterious and ferocious Blood Cult.

Cataclysm at the Acaeum Kickstarter Work on the Cataclysm continues and the project is taking final shape.

Unfortunately, the project is still a ways off from completion. Real life

work has been extremely busy this year but it looks like things are finally

easing up so I can spend more time on the Cataclysm.

I have decided to add some other things to the boxed set including full

color maps of the lands around the mountain - these maps are part of the

DarkLand campaign setting by Pacesetter. The Black Stone module is

nearly complete. Next comes a final edit of the Cataclysm supplement

book. These will go out to in PDF form to all supporters* as soon as I have

them done (same time I send them to the printer).

*The Black Stone module will be only be delivered those who purchased the add-

on.

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Pacesetter goes DCC RPG! It with great enthusiasm that I announce Pacesetter Games & Simulations

has been given license to produce Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) RPG

adventures! DCC is a fantastic variation of Advanced Dungeons & Drag-

ons with many unique (read “fun”) rules. Character generation is just fan-

tastic - it has to be, odds are your going to need to roll up a bunch of char-

acters! A TPK is not just an isolated event, it is a way of life in DCC. I am

hoping that Pacesetter can live up to that standard.

Our first release will be a DCC version of The Screaming Temple. This

adventure, one of Pacesetter’s most popular adventures, will be expanded

with new encounters and a professionally produced map.

Pacesetter Games & Simulations Convention Schedule

Gary Con VI, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin - March 27-30, 2014

North Texas RPG Con VI, Fort Worth, Texas - June 5-8, 2014

Gen Con 45, Indianapolis, Indiana - August 14-17, 2014

DA5 Monster & Treasure: Level Five Assortment The fifth accessory in the DA Monster & Treasure Assortment is now

available at the Pacesetter website (DriveThruRPG pdf version coming

soon). Designed like the classic TSR M&T Assortments, these accessories

include everything you need to design and stock an entire dungeon level.

Each accessory contains a list of 100 monsters and 100 treasures. Draw a

map and start rolling percentile dice to load up your rooms. But of course

there is more. I have included charts for chamber contents, traps, treasure

containers and monster reaction. And still there is even more! Each acces-

sory includes a sample dungeon with 45 -60 keyed encounters - that is a

complete dungeon! When the series is complete - levels one through nine

- you will have one massive megadungeon or you can create your own.

http://www.pacesettergames.com/

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D1 The Vault of Balir A new adventure series finds your intrepid PCs entering the ancient and,

until recently, forgotten dwarven prison vault. A century ago, the

dwarves mined a massive silver mine in the distant wilds. As the mine

became exhausted, war had erupted and the dwarves found themselves

holding hundreds of enemy prisoners. The mines were transformed into a

prison. Even after the war, the dwarves continued to inter more prisoners

within the mine prison. Many years of peace followed but again war came

again to the dwarves. This time, the dwarves were forced to abandon the

wild lands. Before doing so, they sealed the prison - dooming its inmates.

For a hundred years the prison lay sealed and forgotten. Now, the seals

and wards are failing and evil stirs within the Prison Vault of Balir.

This series will feature five modules detailing the five levels of the prison

vault. D1 features the introduction to the Prison Vault of Balir series as

well as the first level of the prison.

D5 The Fires of Balir This adventure, the fifth level of the Prison Vault of Balir, was released as

a special promotion for the Center Stage Miniatures Demons & Devils

Kickstarter package. The entire adventure has been expanded and re-

vised. It can be run as part of the D-series or on its own. Read up on your

demons and get ready to push the PCs to the limit.

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Coming in June 2014

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DC1 Fog of War Introducing Pacesetter’s first DCC RPG adventure series - Return of the

Giants! Originally produced as limited edition adventures for Center

Stage Miniatures, the Return of the Giants adventure series is being redes-

igned and expanded for the DCC RPG system. Each full-sized module

will feature a specific type of giant and a challenging adventure.

The PCs race to stop a secretive clan of giants from completing their plan

to unite the giant races in a bid for world domination! This series will fea-

ture most of the giant races presented in the DCC RPG as well as intro-

ducing new giant types. Look for Fog of War in January 2014.

2013 Production List:

DA5 Monster & Treasure Assortment: Level Five $8

I3 Ruins of the Red Moon $15

TM4 Return to the Forgotten City $12

A1 Path of the Slave Masters $12

DA6 Monster & Treasure Assortment: Level Six $8

S4 Raid on Castle Shadowhawk FREE

Q1 The Screaming Temple (DCC RPG) $12*

*Not part of the Subscriber Program

2014 Production List:

A2 Sanctuary of the Slave Masters $12

D2 People of the Shadow Forest $12

Q5 While the Sun Sleeps $10

CA1 Cataclysm at the Acaeum $75

A3 War of the Slave Masters $15

DA 7-9 Monster & Treasure Assortments $8 each

GXC Gary Con Special Edition Module $12

NTX Special Edition Boxed Set, Modules & Digests

V2 PotVQ: Crypts of the Living $15

DC1 Fog of War (DCC RPG) $15

And much more…

Pacesetter Product Schedule for 2014 It is a big year at Pacesetter. Here is what is on the schedule: