Halloween 2019: OneBookShelf Jack O'Lanterns Freebies

As I alluded to on Wednesday, it's October.  Halloween blogging season. Unlike years past, no lofty promises this year. If I write a Halloween-themed post, cool. If not, oh well. We'll see how many I churn out. What better way to begin my Halloween blogging than listing my haul from OneBookShelf's (DriveThru RPG, DriveThru Comics, DriveThru Fiction, DM's Guild, Storyteller's Vault) Jack O'Lantern Scavenger Hunt where one on browses thru the site clicking on Halloween themed icons in order to score a freebie?

Note for first time blog visitors: I have taken advantage of OBS's Jack O'Lantern freebies for years now. I've racked up quite the haul, which I rarely if ever read or use. As such, no deep dives. I didn't search through every nook and cranny. Four or five items was my stopping point.  Also, only the icon and the order in which I discovered the freebie will be listed.

On with the listing.

DriveThru RPG -

Witch hat:  Castles & Crusades: Night of Spirits. I got to hand it to Troll Lord Games. When they go in on a promotion, they go all in. This Halloween themed module using the Castles & Crusades rules retails for around $8. Reading the boilerplate makes me want to read and possibly run it.

Jack o'lantern: 5E Halloween Mini Dungeon: Horror of Ochre Grove. A D&D 5E module that's apparently Halloween-themed...

2nd jack o lantern: SEERS & Roebuck Dust Buster of Holding - the fantasy equivalent of the old Sears & Roebuck catalogs, which in this instance features one particular item.

3rd jack o'lantern:  Doomtown Reloaded: Print & Play Demo - The description reads like a card game. I hate when they mix categories...

4th jack o'lantern:  Mothership Players Survival Guide - Did you like the Aliens movies with Xenomorphs and Sigourney Weaver? Well, this rpg emulates it!


DriveThru Comics

Witch hat: Kids on Bikes House On Polar Court

Ghost: Unstoppable Origins #1

Jack o'lantern:  God the Dyslexic Dog v1 (apparently I already own a copy...)

Candy: Death Vigil #1

2nd jack o lantern: vs Stranger Stuff Send in the Clowns Special Edition


DriveThru Fiction

Witch hat: Weird Fiction Megapack 25 Stories From Weird Tales. Can't go wrong with a collection of stories from the old Weird Tales magazine/pulp. The mag that brought us Conan!

Jack o' lantern: Outbreak Undead 2nd edition  Intro Manual. Another cross category offering...

2nd Jack o Lantern: Cabaret of the Grotesque

Ghost: Book of Apex vol 1 of Apex Magazine  (already have). I swear this given away every year...

3rd Jack o Lantern Achtung! Cthulhu Fiction The Trellborg Monstrosities. Like H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos? Well, here's Cthulhu Mythos stories set across the pond in the UK!


DMs Guild

Ghost: Songs of Aedragad

Jack o'lantern: Curse of the Gumdrop Ooze Revised and Expanded

2nd Ghost: Circle of the Feydark 5e

2nd Jack o Lantern: Dread Domain A Cleric Archetype

Since much of my D&D 5E gaming is Adventurers League, I am unlikely to use any of this. Sigh...


Storyteller's Vault

Bat - Death Vigil #1 (repeat of the DriveThru Comics freebie)

Jack o'lantern -  God Dyslexic Dog volume 1 repeat of the DriveThru Comics Freebie

I really dislike how neither of these pertain to White Wolf Intellectual Property. The DM's Guild freebies seemed to be all D&D-related at least.

Ghost: Bygone Bestiary. Want to use fantastic creatures such as dragons in your World of Darkness game? Well, now you can! I've owned a deadtree version since White Wolf's $6.66 sale. I've been meaning to acquire an ebook copy for years so I could part with my physical copy. Mission accomplished!

Bat - Legacy of Lies a  V20 Dark Ages Jumpstart. Vampire Dark Ages is one of my favorite WOD Vampire settings.

Overall, I'd say I was pleased with this year's offerings.

Next time.

Kudos to Troll Lord Games

As the title says, kudos to Troll Lord Games. While my X-mas order was later than I expected, TLG sent a follow up email confirming I received my order. After I responded that I did, they sent another email. Granted that is good customer service; but I figure they should be given proper credit for it. Especially since few companies send out confirmation inquiries and follow ups. So yeah I was pleasantly surprised.


Now if only the latest Rifter would arrive. Didn't think that my Rifter subscription has lapsed already...?

RPG Publisher Xmas Sales

There were role-playing game company's X-mas sales I participated in, Palladium and Troll Lord Games. I waited until the last shipment to arrive before commenting. Ironically, that was the one from TLG despite ordering on Christmas Day, which arrived Friday (yesterday). Too many bottlenecks I guess.

Anyway, I took advantage of some of the bundles Troll Lord Games offered on both their site and RPGNow. Namely some Gygaxian books, d20 books, and the core C&C books as either PDF or hardcopy. I'm proud to say I own a copy of Upper Works. The other physical books were Yggburg Hardcover, Gord the Rogue Hardcover, and the Crusader subscription. I may discuss the PDF's a la a "review" at a later date. Too many to list.

I try to participate in the annual Palladium X-mas Grab Bag every year. Don't always manage to order one; but this year I did at close to the last second. All in all, I was moderately satisfied with this year's grab bag. The crown was a copy of the new game, Dead Reign. I also liked receiving both Land of the Damned One and Two for Palladium Fantasy. What discouraged me was that I received the latest two issues of the Rifter since I have a subscription. At least, one of them was autographed. Since I may renew my Rifter subscription with this year's Super-Subscription Offer, next year I probably should request that I not receive any recent Rifters. Hmm. I may actually have to inventory my Rifters so I have a list of what I don't have. That may actually be easier.