The Wilds - Out of the Fire

The party is suffering from the dense smoke trapped in the bugbear lair, and people are starting to droop. Or drop. Time for some action!

Wilds - Still Burning

Smack-sploosh! The mid-air oil flask hits the south side of the east door frame in the stubby hall, spraying more oil into the hall and bugbear lair, renewing the flames there. Black smoke billows up, further obscuring the room.

Diablo 3 - Act V Books and Dungeons

Another concise summary for Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls achievements. This post covers the book and dungeon locations for Act V. The achievements are Dungeon Master, People Finder, Field Research, and Historian of Westmarch. You can find the rest of the Diablo 3 posts here.

PBE Games - New Release Roundup

Here's a summary of recent PBE Games releases, including a bunch of Uncommon Ground textures, new Dungeons in Blue geomorphs, and a new One Page table. Starting with Uncommon Ground:

• Melted Quartz depicts a lumpy stone surface with a melted appearance.
• Stained Grains depicts a subtly-grained wood surface.
• Dungeon Wall is a stained and mottled stone surface.
• Used Canvas is a cloth-like texture with a very rough finish.
• Weathered and Stained depicts a blotchy and rough stone surface.

I've also released the Uncommon Ground Sampler, a set of six one-off color variants of existing texture packs, available as a pay what you want package. These are all new color schemes, not available in the base texture packs they're taken from. As a whole they provide a no/low cost intro to the series.

Uncommon Ground Sampler Preview

For Dungeons in Blue, I've released three new geomorph sets that introduce cross-tile water features. Each tile in Set M, Set N, and Set O includes a river or lake / sea feature that crosses between tiles (and these three tile sets are available in a discount bundle here). All these features are seamless with similar water features, though obviously they do not tile well with standard tiles. Cross-tile water features are one of three new tile borders I'm working on now. The other two are grand hallways and grand caverns, double-wide passages that link up in the same manner as regular tile edge passages. I'll also be putting out a number of transitional tiles to deal with standard / grand passage linkages. Lots of new stuff Coming Soon (TM). Also, be sure you check out the Tile of the Week series right here on the blog. Each week I'll be publishing one or more new tiles, all compatible with Dungeons in Blue. This week's entry, for example, is a pair of cross-tile river geomorphs.

Dungeons in Blue Set O Preview

Last up: One Page #18 - Minor Powers which features ready-to-use mundane and magical powers and feats for your fantasy role-playing game. Give your players a little perk or add color to a favorite NPC with these abilities!

That's it for today. As always, thanks for reading, have a great weekend!

Tile of the Week #11

The latest Tile of the Week entry. This week's entry is actually two half-tiles, and they're part of a new style I'm doing that feature cross-tile water courses. Each of these tiles has half a stream running along one edge. Stick them together to make a single full tile. Next week's entry will show a little trick for combining multiple tiles in this format.

Player Tile 11A

Player Tile 11B

GM Tile 11A

GM Tile 11B

All Tile of the Week images are free for private use. You can download the images above using right-click / save as. Each tile is a 100px per five-foot square image, sized for compatibility with Dungeons in Blue geomorphs. The entire Tile of the Week Collection is also available as a pay what you want bundle, if you're feeling lazy.

Wilds - Too Oily

There's a moment of surprise as the oil spatters across the floor, but the flying torch prompts swift action. The recent fight in the so-called Fire Room burns clear in everyone's memory. "GET OUT!" yells Durego, turning and leading the charge back into the bugbear lair. He and Mordikarr crowd into Maro, who grabs Rawon and runs. In the lair, Ohwatoo and Tesso dive out of the way as best they can...

Diablo 3 - Cursebreaker

Time for another concise achievement list! This table summarizes all the Cursebreaker achievements, act by act. It includes name, location, type, and if the event is available as a bounty (if confirmed - there are several entries that are still question marks). You can find more Diablo 3 pages here.