Aeternal Legends: FREE (and Cheap in Print!) over Gen Con!
Sometimes the chaos of real life mutes a small press RPG release. This was the case in August 2007 when we completed Æternal Legends, Stew Wilson’s modern fantasy RPG. We were both pretty damn busy with life and other projects, so we didn’t have a chance to boost it as much as we wanted. Now, two years later, the situation’s changed – it’s time for a relaunch.
To kick things off, we’re offering a PDF of the core book for free via RPGNow. Furthermore, anyone who downloads the PDF will get an $11 print edition discount from Lulu.com by following a special link in the free PDF. This drops the core book’s print price from $26.95 to $15.95.
Æternal Legends is an RPG devoted to classic heroic fantasy, remixed for the modern age: a melange of hidden-world fantasy, postmodern occult metaphysics and an unabashed celebration — and reexamination — of high fantasy cliches. Magic seethes beneath everyday affairs. Turn a ways, and wander into a Pocket Kingdom where witches and alchemists sell their wares right under the noses of a mundane population. But one person in 20 is Aware, part of the secret lands of magic. Of those, a special few are Legends: epic heroes who fight evil with strength, cunning and raw idealism.
Elf, dwarf, gnome and human Legends use the mystic Spheres to defend their beliefs. Their quests turn them into avatars of magic or send their swords against Da’ath, Lord of the Abyss. Idealism is more than just a buzzword – it’s the source of magic. The game’s Ready 2 Run system emphasizes fast character creation, detailed action and enough “wiggle room” to suit a wide range of campaigns. Every Legend has a path to enlightenment — and glory. His beliefs (in the form of actual game traits) give him power, whether he honors or betrays them.
This is a limited time offer, designed to coincide with Gen Con 2009 – though real life has reared its head, andwe won’t be attending – but it’s the next best thing to handing it out on the convention floor. And once Gen Con is done, this offer is done – for both the PDF and print offers. Get it while you can and spread the word.
That’s not all, by the way. Aside from the support materials available at Stew’s Site I have his draft of the Spheres book: a new expansion for the game. Watch for it soon.
Er, the link from the PDF gets you a lulu.com page that says “The page you have requested cannot be found.” And a normal search for the product find the full price edition. However, taking the “-special” out of the pathname fixes the problem.
Odd. I’m not getting this issue. Let me see about that.
It looks like that font is processed as all caps even though it actually isn’t. Sorry about that – should be fixed momentarily!
Fixed!
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Cool, I’ve had my eye on this one at IPR for a long time, just never had the dough at the same time as I was ordering stuff. The PDF will definitely give me an idea if I want the relaunch. Thanks for this!
Good! Please spread the word on any gaming site/place you hang out!