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This year, we're trying something new: A Cyber Monday sale, today only, on DriveThruRPG: $16.95 for the Masks + Eureka PDF bundle (normally $26.95, or $16.95 individually), and $9.95 for Masks or Eureka separately (normally $16.95).
This is the best price we've ever offered on Masks and Eureka in PDF, and it will only last until the end of the day
Here are the links:
Masks + Eureka PDFs for $16.95
Masks ...
My planning cycles for my current game are, for me, pretty short -- usually one week. That's actually a good thing, because it forces me to focus on the important stuff and helps me avoid getting bogged down in crap that won't hit the table, but it does mean that I'll take all the help I can get.
One thing I find helpful is having a list of adventure ...
This year's Golden Geek Awards include RPGs and RPG-related products (as well as board games), and Gnome Stew's book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, is eligible to be nominated.
It's a two-stage process: First folks can nominate products, and then the top 10 nominees in each category are voted on to determine the winners.
Eureka is our baby, and we'd love to win a Golden Geek Award ...
Preorders for the print + PDF bundle of Gnome Stew's first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters closed July 22, and after a bit of behind-the-scenes work, the PDF version of Eureka is now available in the Engine Publishing online store.
The PDF is 314 pages, DRM-free, fully hyperlinked and bookmarked, and costs $16.95. Orders are processed by our e-commerce system, so if you buy the ...
2010 ENnie Awards: Gnome Stew is nominated!
Gnome Stew was nominated for Best Blog in the 2010 ENnies, and we'd love to have your support. Vote for Gnome Stew here -- it's free, takes 30 seconds, and requires no registration.
Eureka
Today is the last day that you can preorder Gnome Stew's new book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, in the Engine Publishing online store.
For $34.95, you'll get ...
Preorders for Gnome Stew's first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, are now open:
Preorder Eureka now in the Engine Publishing online store!
Featuring a foreword by gaming industry legend Monte Cook, Eureka contains 501 complete adventure plots usable with almost any roleplaying game, plus GMing advice and tools for making the most of every plot.
Each plot includes a hook to draw your players in, an outline ...
Eureka Preorders
We'll be opening up preorders for our upcoming book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters on Monday, June 28th!
On the 28th, you'll be able to preorder the book on the Engine Publishing website and get immediate access to the PDF, weeks before the print edition is available.
That means it's time for our final sample...
Horror Plots
I'm a big horror fan, especially of the Lovecraftian variety, and ...
With our upcoming book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, now at the printer, preorders are right around the corner -- so it's time for our nest-to-last preview!
Last week was entirely given over to finishing the book, so I never got time to post our fourth sample -- sorry about that! The first three samples (all available as free PDF downloads on Eureka's product page covered ...
From the Engine Publishing blog:
As of 10:36 pm Mountain, just a couple of minutes ago, Eureka has been sent to the printer and a proof will shortly be headed back to me.
Holy shit, this feels weird.
It still doesn't feel real, and likely won't until I'm holding a copy in my hands, but Gnome Stew's book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, is real.
Nineteen awesome people ...
Last week, we shared the cover of Gnome Stew's upcoming book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters Published by Engine Publishing, Eureka will be out before GenCon.
For this week's preview, we have the first sample from the book! It's a two-page spread of adventure plots from the fantasy chapter: Download the sample in PDF.
This sample showcases all the elements of a Eureka plot: in addition to ...
Today, Gnome Stew celebrates its second birthday! We launched the site on May 12, 2008, exactly two years ago.
It's been a great two years -- more awesome than I could ever have expected in every way. And it feels totally different than working on a solo blog: There's just no substitute for being part of a killer team.
I never quite know how interesting these State of the Stew ...
We have two more pieces of Eureka news to share this week, one today and one on Wednesday. Today, I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that Monte Cook has written the foreword for Eureka, Gnome Stew's upcoming book of adventure plots!
Not "will write," either -- has written. We've read it, it's excellent, and we can't wait for you to read it when the book comes out.
Eureka is Gnome Stew's ...
Regular readers know that the gnomes have been working on a secret project for some time now, and we've been tight-lipped about details.
Thanks to the way GenCon event registration is timed, as of today our first official teaser about the project has gone live:
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Eureka! Cooking Up Adventure Plots with Gnome Stew
Join the infamous Gnomes of Gnome Stew, and learn about their first book: Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to ...
