My Proof Copy - Now I Must Proof

Of course, I immediately spotted several errors as I began going over the text. Now, I'll have an actual book to point to when a player asks me what I'm running.

Published Digest Perfectbound Version of Characters & Combat

I spent the day formatting a perfectbound Digest version of Judges Grimoire Series: Book I - Characters & Combat. 86 pages (three at the end are blank, because even though Lulu stated 84 pages as the minimum, it wouldn't recognize the file until I increased it to 86.) This will be available at cost, for the much more reasonable price of $3.79 and again, in PDF at no charge.

Now, I'm just waiting on Lulu.

Hunting for art was fun. Once you learn a few tricks, you can find some really nice Public Domain illustrations, out there. The cover piece is from an edition of Le Morte d'Arthur, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.

Most of the interior illustrations, come from an old edition of Ivanhoe, but I've been unable to find the name of the illustrator. Apparently, that wasn't thought of as too important and Chrome's translation of the text, provided no insights. There also appears to be two signatures, on several of the pieces. If anyone recognizes the work, let me know as I would at least like to mention the fellow.

I've been thinking of restricting my next campaign to Chainmail being the best armor available. 

Dude looks all kinds of serious! The Axe makes a statement, I think.

New Cover/Title - Excerpt from the Alignment Chapter. Now awaiting my proof copy

All set up on Lulu. Ordered my proof copy. 43 pages. HC. Download will be free and if anyone likes it enough to want a print copy, it will be at cost for $16.08. In the near future, I'm going to do a perfectbound version, so I can have some cheap copies for use at the table.

As mentioned previously, Lulu is running a special between now and December 13. They'll send you a coupon code, worth up to $25 off of your proof copy, when you publish. Once you publish, the code must be used before any revisions are made to the book, otherwise it won't work. If you have anything laying around that you want printed, now's the time!

So, I got my first copy for just shipping costs. Cool!

Also mentioned previously, this is basically my Player's Handbook, minus spells. I may go ahead and write a spellbook, just for the sake of completeness, but then again I may not. I'm happy with my current options. Ditto for monsters. I do have some ideas for further books in the series, though.

At any rate and if nothing else, when my players ask me what game I'm running, I'll have a book to show them. :)

Alignments.

Appendix B

On Alignment

Lawful – Lawful beings believe in working with others towards common goals, with an eye towards building a civilization and in creating and upholding government and law. The main focus will often be that of striving for the common weal, though in some, the belief in Law will be bent towards a tyrannical, enforced stratification. In either case, the advancement of civilization, will be central to the point of view held.

Chaotic – Chaotic beings believe that no authority or rules, should be allowed to interfere with their wills and that so-called civilization, is just another case of the strong, dominating the weak. While some Chaotic beings are respectful of life and even altruistic, if anarchistic, most tend towards wickedness.

H. P. Lovecraft described the Chaotic point of view, when he wrote:

"The time would be easy to know, for then mankind would have become as the Great Old Ones; free and wild, and beyond good and evil, with laws and morals thrown aside and all men shouting and killing and reveling in joy.“

The more sophisticated adherents of Chaos, actively and assiduously work to overthrow civilization and its fruits.

Neutral – Neutral beings are, for the most part, selfish, disinterested in any cosmic conflicts and are mostly out for themselves. They will uphold Law, if it is to their benefit and undermine it, for the same reason. Such beings tend to act in a more “lawful” manner, when dealing with family and friends, or, sometimes, more extended “families,” such as fellow cult members and so forth. Basically, Neutrals look out for themselves and have small-minded attitudes, about what and who constitutes their community.

True Neutral – The True Neutral, believes Law and Chaos to be necessary parts of Nature and seeks a balance of these powers and values, both within themselves and within the multi-verse as a whole. To this end, they endorse the “Law of Nature,” as they see it, which often leads towards the sort of conduct that is seen in the Neutral alignment, above. That being a more “lawful” stance towards what they see as their communities, and a “chaotic” approach to dealing with others, reflecting the sort of dominance and submission, which they see in nature: the so-called “law of the jungle.” Druids, in particular, take their interpretations to a “cosmic” level, often leading to a bizarre mixture of sophistication and savagery.