Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Savage Menagerie: Tigranha

No. Enc.: 0 (2d4)
Alignment: Neutral
Movement: 150' (50')
Armor Class: 6
Hit Dice: 4
Attacks: 1 (bite)
Damage: 1d8
Save: L3
Morale: 7
Hoard Class: None

Tigranhas are a furry cat-faced breed of carnivorous fresh-water fish. They are fairly large (about 1 or 2 feet long), traveling in schools of 2d4. They will attack anything that enters the water they inhabit and, once they smell blood, they never need to make a morale check again.

Only someone very clumsy or very foolish would step near a pond or lake infested with Tigranhas. To combat this, the creature has developed a mental phantasm mutation which it uses to trick a victim. The Tigranha school may create the illusion of a bridge or set of stepping stones across the body of water, or they may just make it appear that the coast is 20 feet further away than it actually is. By the time a victim realizes the mistake, it's too late. The Tigranhas will have already descended.

If the party hears an NPC complaining about all the "cat-fish" in a nearby lake, they had better not think about going fishing. It's the fish who will be the ones angling for dinner!

Mutations: mental phantasm

REMINDER: Don't forget that The Savage AfterWorld's Second Birthday Giveaway is still ongoing and there's still time to toss in your entry for a great prize!

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Our Second Birthday, But YOU Get The Presents!

The Savage AfterWorld launched on June 17, 2009. As we near the two-year mark of this blighted blog, I wanted to thank my readers by doing something nice for those who have supported it over the years. Ergo, in six days on the Official Birthday of TSAW, I will hold a random drawing for six readers to win the following prizes:

One reader will receive a brand-new softcover Mutant Future rulebook! If you've been wanting to get your hands on a freshly printed copy straight from Lulu, here's your chance!
Another reader will win a brand new softcover Apocalypse Tech Report supplement for Mutant Future! If your games could use a bit more weird science and bizarre devices, look no further.A third reader will get a brand new set of Nuke Dice from Q Workshop. These black-on-gray dice look like they've been ravaged by The Final Wars. A radiation symbol marks the highest number on each one as well.And three readers will each get a custom-made Radioactive Waste dice cup created by Yours Truly! How big are they? Well, mine holds two sets of polyhedral dice, another eight d6s, and one big ol' d30. Plenty of space for your most toxic of randomizers!

So how can you be in the running to win one of these items? Simple - you just have to be a "Mutant Minion" by registering as a Follower of The Savage AfterWorld (over there in the far right column). If you're already a Follower, you're already entered! If not, you have until Friday morning to get yourself listed and entered.

On June 17, on the official anniversary date, I'll take all of the registered Followers of this blog and will randomly draw six winners from the ranks. Those folks'll get the goods described above. This random giveaway is open to folks worldwide, as I'll happily ship your winnings wherever you may be. So good luck to everyone...and thanks again for your support. More Mutant Future goodness is coming from The Savage AfterWorld this year (including our first published supplement and adventure), so stay tuned!

NOTE: I'll try to contact the winners through the info they used to become a Follower. But on the off-chance your info doesn't have any blog or email info for contact, be sure to poke back in for the Winner's List to see if you won something!

Monday, June 6, 2011

Prepare For The Nuclear Sunset

The folks at Vigilance Press are putting the finishing touches on the first campaign setting for Mutant Future. Nuclear Sunset takes place in a post-apocalyptic U.S., and the first regional sourcebook -- The Southwest -- is close to completion. The book will contain location descriptions, ruin descriptions, and numerous organizations detailing the post-apocalyptic Southwest, along with many adventure hooks.

According to owner Chuck Rice, Vigilance Press has been around since 2001 and has released products for d20, 4C, True20, OSRIC, and ICONS. Chuck explains each region of Nuclear Sunset will have a very different feel from the other regions, and as the cover implies (to the right), the Southwest has a neo-western vibe, with some alien conflicts mixed in, and a dash of terminator for taste.

An interesting bit of design is that the cover is primarily the regional map, and everything on the map is described in the book, along with several factions that dominate the region politically. Nuclear Sunset: The Southwest is planned to be between 15-20 pages and will most likely be priced at $1.99 at outlets like RPGNow. More regions are to follow, with the Northeast planned as the next area. I'll post an announcement upon availability with a review to follow.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

That's Not Toxic Waste...It's My Latte

I don't often pimp products that aren't of an RPG nature, but these items I stumbled across at Think Geek are just too apropos for this radioactive wasteland of a blog. I think the pictures and links speak for themselves: