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20th July 2008 Elder Evils...well sort of!

Was replying to an email about how to convert the Elder Evils to 4th Edition and I thought that might make an interesting short article for the website so I have added the information, here, at the bottom of the 3E to 4E Conversion table.

I also added a little bit more to my D&D Movie script/synopsis, which you can find here.

20th June 2008 Expanded Damage Tables for 4E!

Added another new table, here, for those looking to create their own 4th Edition uber monsters of Levels 31 and above.

19th June 2008 Future Plans for the Immortals Handbook!

Often the best laid plans go astray...especially in my case. But here are my future plans nonetheless:

August 2008: Immortals Handbook: Godsend (3/3.5 Edition) - My farewell to 3.5, will include the gods part of of the previously titled Gods & Monsters, Version 6 of the CR/EL document, some new monsters from me as well as all the Design an Epic Monster Competition winners, will also likely include elements planned for Grimoire and Chronicle such as dimensional magic rules, new artifacts and divine realm encounter creator.

November 2008 (tentative date): Immortals Handbook (4th Edition) - The successor to Ascension.

February 2009 (tentative date). Gods & Monsters (4th Edition) - The successor to the Epic Bestiary (about 75% new monsters, 25% updated).

May 2009 (tentative date). Immortals Index (4th Edition) - Almost certainly will be about the Greek Mythos.

August 2009 (very tentative date). An Adventure - name undisclosed (4th Edition) - For Levels 31-33.

I'll hold off on revealing any specifics about 4th Edition (though I am sure I have already explained the basics of 4E Immortality on the forums). I have tried to correct most of the pages on this website to reflect these new plans.

13th June 2008 Competition Winners - Full Results!

Friday the 13th, be careful out there if you're superstitious. Okay, it took me longer than I anticipated, but I finally sorted out the winners. Of course I had to cheat and make it 16 winners, rather than 6 as I initially planned, but what the nine hells eh! :+)

Tier 1 Winners (win free pdf and print version of the book their entry is used within, and also gain the original art for that monster probably drawn by me).

Public Chosen Primary Winners (listed in order of votes)

• Alzrius: Superior Half-Dragon Template(s)
• Geraturatu: Shadow Fury
• Alzrius: Omega Template
• Paradox42: Firmament Dragon

Eternity Publishing Chosen Primary Winners (listed by entry number)

• Paradox42: StarShadow Dragon
• RAGNAROK: Typhon
• Sulacu: Annihilator
• Philip Larwood: Ruin of Ages

Tier 2 Winners (win free pdf their entry is used within).

Eternity Publishing Chosen Primary Winners (listed by entry number)

• RAGNAROK: Sultan of Brass City
• Alzrius: Phasmalich
• Paradox42: Hungry Void
• Sulacu: Mirror Golem
• Mysteris: Oblivion Colossus
• Belzamus: Untrammeled Titan of Oblivion
• Philip Larwood: Malahat
• Adam Bousted: Chimerical Dragon

Congratulations to all the winners, all those who entered and all those who voted.

I think my next competition may be something to do with artifacts... ;-)

12th June 2008 Conversion Table: 3rd Edition to 4th Edition!

Just added a new table, here, for those looking to convert epic and immortal characters and monsters from one system to the other. Obviously works both ways, don't want to forget those diehard 3rd Edition fans. ;-)

9th June 2008 Wizards of the Coast present 4th Edition Yeenoghu!

Okay, Wotc have a free 4th Edition pdf, link here, detailing the following:

• Yeenoghu, Demon Prince: Level 28 Solo Skirmisher
• Nezrebe the White Knight, Exarch of Yeenoghu: Level 25 Elite Soldier
• Aspect of Yeenoghu: Level 22 Elite Skirmisher
• Zaiden: Level 20 Elite Controller (Leader)
• Crocotta: Level 9 Skirmisher

I'd hazard a guess most of this information will end up in the forthcoming 4th Edition Manual of the Planes due at the end of the year.

Some personal comments: Very nice article, sets up Yeenoghu as a Demigod (by my 4th Edition reckoning that is - not theirs), indirectly a Level 37 character. Nezrebe doesn't qualify for what I would have originally deemed an Exarch (Standard Level 31, Level 27 Elite or Level 22 Solo) - I initially equated Exarch with my Exalted Tier and thus Quasi-deity/Demi-deity. But thats no big deal. In addition I was thinking that an Avatar would be ten levels lower (sometimes a position subsumed by an Exarch) and an Aspect 20 levels lower, modified for power role (+5 Levels if Elite, +9 Levels if a Standard monster). However, we can again assume that due to not being a full immortal (unlike Orcus), Yeenoghu may only have these 'aspects' approx. 10 levels lower.

9th June 2008 New Poll: What Mythologies/Pantheons do you want detailed (in 4E)!

Started a new poll here, to see which Pantheons and Mytholgies people are most interested in seeing in a future 4th Edition version of the Immortals Index.

8th June 2008 Design an Epic Monster Contest Public Winners!

Voting has closed on the Design an Epic Monster Contest. Thanks to all those who voted and special thanks to all those who entered. The winners are as follows:

Alzrius: Superior Half-Dragon Template(s)
Geraturatu: Shadow Fury
Alzrius: Omega Template
Paradox42: Firmament Dragon

I changed the public voted winners from 3 to 4, because I just don't like the Omega Template (sorry Alzrius mate - then again we already discussed this on email). ;-)

I still have my three favourites to decide upon and I'll make those known over the next few days...I only have two decided so far.

Winners will get a free copy of the pdf and print book wherein their monster appears (even if its my 4E reinterpretation of that monster in some later book) as well as the original art for that monster illustrated by me or the new hired artist I haven't revealed yet.

I am also considering adding all the monsters to an appendix for my next (and last) 3.5 Edition book, before I make the jump to 4th Edition. But I'll discuss that on the forums.

7th June 2008 4th Edition is upon us!

Okay, I got the books yesterday. Yes they are lovely aren't they.

Special thanks to the nameless person who sent me the pdfs the week before the release, which I only accepted because I knew for a fact I was definately buying the hardcopy versions as soon as possible no matter what.

Special thanks also to Alister Mathers who drove me to the store yesterday, 11 miles in 40 minutes during rush hour traffic to get to the store before it closed. Never thought we would make it. Good to know all those hours playing racing game finally paid off. :+)

9th May 2008 Design an Epic Monster Contest Voting Open!

Hey there, just to let you know that the voting for the Design an Epic Monster Contest is now open. You can vote here. Also note that you can vote for multiple entries.

The three with the most votes (along with three other winners I personally pick) will appear in one of my future books* and the winners will also get to keep the original artwork (and a free copy of the pdf and print version of the book their entry shows up in).

*Possibly converted to 4th Edition (not sure at this point), but the designer will still get full credit.

24th April 2008 4th Edition Plans!?

The news last week about 4th Edition licensing basically stipulates that after a publisher adopts 4th Edition it can no longer make 3rd Edition (or 3.5) material, nor can it keep selling existing 3rd Edition product lines. Secondly, apart from a select few third party publishers who get to go early, the first opportunity for most of us will be the 1st of October 2008.

As most of you know, I have been a supporter of 4th Edition (or at least what I have seen of it up to now) for the reasons that it is both mechanically better balanced, especially at epic levels, and it is much simpler (and thus quicker) to design for. Both of those factors make adopting it the obvious choice for me. So its not a matter of if, but rather when I'll move over to 4th Edition.

So the question becomes what to do in the interim between now (or rather, when I get the Ascension pdf art completed) and then ('Then' being when I make the move). The two options would seem to be either continue on with 3rd Edition pdfs (and at this juncture print versions of 3rd Edition material seem unlikely) or do I start working on something for 4th Edition, initially at least, a 4E variant of Ascension would seem the most prudent. Taking into account that usually I need a good amount of prep time to get things done (although that should be halved in future with the artist now onboard).

I want to hear some feedback on the matter before I make any decision. So feel free to email me at agooddesigner@hotmail.com or let me know on the forums here.

23rd April 2008 Happy Saint George's Day!

Apologies for the lack of updates both with regards this website and the Ascension pdf. Had my first holiday for four years at the start of April and had a devil of a sore throat plaguing me all this week. I'll try and get an update for about the 3rd of May (or thereabouts).

The good news is I have been approached by a professional artist and we have agreed terms for all future books. Unfortunately that doesn't include Ascension (at least, not the 3rd Edition version anyway. But it should mean all future books arrive fast and thick. I'll announce who it is at a later date when we have something collaborative to show.

You still have one week to enter the Design an Epic Monster Competition here. From the 1st of May I will close the competition and set about judging the entries.

21st March 2008 Ascension 3.1 pdf available Sunday!?

Okay minor problem - I have 3.1 on RPGNow as we speak, however, there doesn't seem to be any feature to edit the release date, so unless I can find one, the file won't be available until Sunday. If that is the case I apologise.

If I cannot fix the update tonight I'll see about squeezing in another illustration or two tomorrow. I'll update 3.1 to everyone else when it becomes available on RPGNow.

The product page on RPGNow is here.

In the meantime here is one of the new illustrations...

Immortal Thor is angry at the delay(s) too!

20th March 2008 Ascension pdf release tomorrow!

At the moment I have the Ascension beta (3.0) uploaded to rpgnow.com...it will activate this Sunday (23rd March) becoming available for purchase. However, that is just a back up plan (my computer has been making funny noises). I plan to upload a 3.1 version (with more art) to rpgnow late tomorrow (Friday 21st) and then make it available as soon as I upload it.

The price of the pdf is $15.00. Which although higher than the $13.95 I initially posted (when I began this project back in 2006) is only $1.05 more and I am getting absolutely shredded by the current exchange rate and higher royalties from RPGNow, actually making the same per copy of Ascension as the $8.95 Bestiary when initially released.

Regarding RPGNow I must say that their new format for uploading is so much faster and simpler than what I remember (admittedly that was actually a few years ago), but I applaud them for that. They have also been very helpful and fast to respond to my enquiries. Good work all concerned.

When I get the 3.1 document available I will also be looking to set up for download at drivethrurpg.com as well. But first things first. ;-)

Anyone who preordered Ascension will of course be getting all the updates via the usual channels. Can I just say a big thank you to those people who have stuck by my delays, especially those who purchased the beta. I know its been a terribly drawn out affair and I humbly apologise to each and every one of you. I'll learn from this experience, try not to make the same mistakes again and somehow make it up to you all in the (hopefully near) future.

16th March 2008 Ascension pdf release in a few days time!

Okay I thought I'd have Ascension onsale today, but thats not going to be possible, and with me working the next few days (or nights rather) that means the pdf launch will not be ready until about Friday (21st March). Sorry for the inconvenience but at least we know its imminent.

13th March 2008 Ascension 3.0 beta (full text...finally)!

I updated Ascension late last night. This version not only has the full text completed but also the added Psionics Appendix (thanks to Jedrious and Alzrius for the latter).

The plan is still to have Ascension available at RPGNow this weekend, however, I seem to recall something about not being able to add updates to their website over the weekend, so that may throw a spanner in the works until early next week. But I'll keep you posted.

For those who are interested I also added a little bit more on my D&D movie idea: Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Horrors here.

6th March 2008 RIP Gary Gygax (1938-2008).

I guess everyone knows by now that the Father of Roleplaying, Gary Gygax, died a few days ago. Even though we never met I must admit to shedding a few tears at his passing. Outside of my immediate family I don't think anyone has impacted my life so greatly as did he. I swopped a handful of emails with the great man some six years ago and his enthusiasm, insight and intelligence always shone through. At the time I remember thinking "I am swopping emails with Gary Gygax - how cool is that!" I really couldn't believe how friendly and accomodating he was.

My lasting memory of the great man is quite amusing. I actually still remember the first day Gary appeared on ENWorld under the guise of Col_Pladoh, not revealing at the time his true identity. Some argument ensued whereby a poster by the name ColonelHardisson (who is a decent chap by all accounts) got something of a bee in his bonnet (the specifics of which now escape my memory but may have been because he believed this Col_Pladoh was pretending to be Gary Gygax) and proceeded to lambast this upstart 'faker' and told him to get off the boards one line was something like "Theres only one real Colonel on these message boards". When it was revealed that not only was this person in truth Gary Gygax, but that also Gary was actually an honourary Colonel, he was so embarrased it was unreal. It seems ColonelHardisson also remembers the incident here.

I also remember Gary getting a kick out of the present I gave him for his 64th birthday when I made the well wishing thread on ENWorld play the Beatles: "When I'm Sixty-Four" music. It was heart-warming to know I had raised a chuckle from the great man.

Rest in peace Gary...and thanks for everything.

6th March 2008 Ascension Launch Iminent!

Just to give you a heads up I am gearing up for a launch of the Ascension pdf over the 15th/16th March weekend.

24th January 2008 Design an Epic Monster Competition!

Okay, for all you budding Epic Monster Designers, this ones for you.

Rules:

• ALL Designed Monsters must use D&D 3.5 rules.
• NO versions of Product Identity of other companies, no Godzilla, no Cthulhu, no Lady of Pain, no Galactus etc. At least it certainly shouldn't be obviously derived from well known sources, thats not to say you can't be inspired by such monsters.
• NO Advanced versions of existing monsters (100 HD Tarrasque), only original monsters if you please.
• MINIMUM Challenge Rating of 21 for individual monsters (though if you cannot be sure about the Challenge Rating don't worry - just eyeball it), though if you have seen my Epic Bestiary, certain monsters like Elementals or Golems have monsters of multiple sizes within the same entry so as long as one part of the monster entry is epic (CR 21+) I'll accept it.
• ENTER as many times as you want, each entry will be judged on its own merits.
• CLOSING date April 30th 2008 (I can remember that as its my birthday). That means you have 96 remaining days.
• POST your entries here, in this thread at the Eternity Publishing Forums on ENWorld.

Guidelines:

• There are a number of monster design guidelines in my Epic Bestiary, but you don't need to adhere to them...though it certainly wouldn't hurt if you did.
• There is no Hit Dice limit...but I don't really want to see anything over 999 Hit Dice unless the monster idea really, REALLY deserves it.
• Don't fret if you can't work out the Challenge Rating.
• You don't need to add Tactics or Adventure Ideas...but they are a neat touch.
• This is not an art contest, but if you want to illustrate your monster then that would be cool, but you won't get extra marks for it.

Prizes:

• The top 3 entries chosen (either by me or possibly by an eventual online poll - I haven't decided which yet), will end up in a future Immortals Handbook product. The designer of each winning entry will get full credit for the monster, a free copy of the pdf. a free copy of the print version (eventually) and the original art for the monster (as illustrated by me).
• At this point I am not sure what to do with all the non-winning entries, though it might be cool to put them in a free pdf, or maybe a relatively inexpensive pdf if we can get someone to illustrate them (at this juncture I don't know how many entries we will get so this is still up in the air somewhat) Regardless I won't do anything with the entry without the designers permission.

24th January 2008 Epic Feats & Familiars by Shane O'Connor!

Thought I would brief you on a product by our good friend Shane O'Connor (who you may know better as Alzrius on ENWorld) called Epic Feats & Familiars. Shane is one of the editors on my Epic Bestiary and Ascension, so although I didn't have any input into this pdf, I think I can vouch for his epic credentials. You can purchase the pdf (11 pages for only $1.99) here.

If you like that, Shane also has a second pdf entitled Mega-Feats Vol. II. Although, that one is non-epic in nature.You can purchase the pdf (25 pages for only $4.99) here.

20th January 2008 Competition Winners Announced!

Long overdue, in part due to my own delays on Ascension is the winners to the art competition. While John Becaro's amazing Typhon art was already a winner in my eyes, the idea was always to use that as a two page spread somewhere in the book. But as for the Typhon entry illustration itself I think the entry by "Retinal Haze" fits best with my own illustration style, so thats my winner. Congratulations. Winners get their art and credit in the book as well as free copies.

But a big thanks to all those who entered the competition ("kingkostas", John Becaro, "Retinal Haze", "Aradin Magmaforge" and Mike Iffrig) all the pictures were superb, and an extra special thanks to Mike Iffrig for arranging the whole thing in the first place and for his unabashed enthusiasm for multi-headed dragons.

However, the next competition won't necessarily require you to be a talented artist, instead it will be one for all you budding epic monster designers. I'll announce details of that competition over the next few days.

20th January 2008 News Update!

I am currently on hiatus from my other job for the next few weeks, so I am working towards getting Ascension wrapped up...once and for all.

Thanks to everyone who voted in the Epic Monster Poll, it looks like Epic Dragons, Lovecraftian, Pseudonaturals, Abominations, Angels and Devils are what people would like to see first, so I will be working towards making that happen as soon as possible.

23rd December 2007 Epic Monster Poll!

Over at ENWorld on the Eternity Publishing Forums I started a poll to find out what Epic Monster types people most want to see from future books. I am strongly considering breaking down future Bestiaries (and possibly the Monsters section of Gods & Monsters) into smaller component parts; pdfs of perhaps 20 or so pages in length. This should help me release things much quicker in the future...at least thats the plan. Once I have four or five such products I can group them into larger documents for the print versions. You can find the poll here. So feel free to let me know what you think.

As for the art update to Ascension I'll try and get that done as soon as possible, however it won't happen within the next few days.

12th December 2007 Ascension Update!

I just updated Ascension. However, I should point out that although I added the front cover, its more or less lots of minor changes, errata, spelling, punctuation and so forth. Its not much of a showcase update (that will be next Wednesday *fingers crossed*) when I have a big interior art update. One element of the text that still needs fixing are the Portfolio Dominion sections. Apart from those and the final OGL section on the credits page I think I have fixed every piece of errata mentioned so far...?

One other thing, those people getting their updates via me (by email), I'll send them to you first thing tomorrow morning. It seems to have gotten very late all of a sudden and since its not one of those updates with major changes galore a few hours won't kill you.

5th December 2007 Ascension PDF Cover!

Here is a the Ascension pdf cover (the pdf won't have the Flaming Cobra logo on it, but the Print version will), hopefully I have the colours right this time...oh, and Ascension update tomorrow (or rather later today as its after midnight here).

18th November 2007 Twilight of the Gods!

Here is a quick web scan of the front cover painting. I'll still need to Photoshop the joins. The colours also look a tad extreme (I think it was a CMYK problem when I was opening in Photoshop). Let me know what you think?

18th November 2007 The Ascension Cover...!?

The good news is that the Ascension cover is basically finished (it needs about an hour of work to it, picking out minor details and so forth). But the bad news is that I won't be able to upload it until Tuesday/Wednesday. I work tonight and Monday night, then I am free the rest of the week. Apologies for the previous tease.

14th November 2007 Where Have You Been!?

Okay, so I have been conspicuous by my absence, but I have been hard at work painting and drawing. This weekend I'll be showing the Ascension cover, its almost finished.

14th November 2007 The Kilotonchiere!

If the Hecatonchiere isn't epic enough for your campaign try this.

20th September 2007 But hes got time for an...Interview!

I was recently interviewed (although that word seems too grandiose for what basically amounted to me answering some questions via email) here by Travis Henry who runs a Mystara website here, regarding what effect OD&D Immortals/Wrath of the Immortals had on my own Immortals Handbook series.

20th September 2007 4th Edition D&D and the Immortals Handbook!?

What effect will 4th edition have on the Immortals Handbook? The short term answer is none (lets wait until its out first), but for more discussion on the matter read this thread here.

20th September 2007 New Gods & Monsters Competition Entry!

I added a new entry to the Gods & Monsters competition. This one is by Mike Iffrig. Apologies to Mike for taking so long to put up the entry (Mike emailed it to me at the end of August), been a tad busy these past weeks.

20th September 2007 The Hecatonchiere!

Recent discussion here (post #811 onwards), on the Hecatonchiere prompted this revision of the Epic Level Handbook monster.

20th September 2007 Where Have You Been!?!

I apologise for the intolerable lack of web updates these past weeks. I'm having a nightmare time trying to get my work schedule changed and book some holidays (as in a break from 'work' so I can finish off Ascension, rather than any actual 'holiday'). Any free time I do have (which isn't much) is spent on the art or answering emails/message boards. Fingers crossed I'll have the Ascension cover up by this time next week. Then I will only be about seven days worth of interior illustrations from the finish line...of course when I will get those seven days is THE question. I'm trying my best and thanks for your patience on the matter, especially those who pre-ordered.

1st August 2007 How do I purchase Ascension!?!

Okay, I have had quite a few emails from people lately who are confused about how to buy Ascension. So I just want to clarify a few things.

• Ascension is not yet for sale. It was available for pre-order a few months ago. Those people who pre-ordered received the beta release. The current beta release has the full text (minus some errata) and 25% of the art. If you have seen people talking or discussing the details of Ascension online, chances are those people have the beta version.
• I stopped taking pre-orders for a number of reasons. Firstly my paypal account maxed out. Secondly the goalposts for a release date kept shifting and I didn't want to keep disappointing more people than I already had. Thirdly, ENWorld Shop was purchased by OneBookShelf, and I didn't feel comfortable releasing an incomplete product on any other site - in fact I am not even sure it could be done on those other sites.
• Ascension should be ready this month (August). Okay, I've probably given a hundred different release dates, but if I hadn't started my new job it would have been finished in July easily. 25% of the art is completed, a further 50% of the art is in various stages of completion (mainly needing inked), the cover is drawn and just needs painted. The new job has affected progress, but I will be changing my hours as of this Friday to a less hectic schedule to give me more time to finish off Ascension.
• If you have any further questions, feel free to email me: agooddesigner@hotmail.com

20th July 2007 News Update!

I should also point out that I have recently started a second job (to pay the mounting bills until I start seeing the money for the Print Version of the Bestiary). If I find after one month that it is unduly affecting progress on any of the books I will cut back on the number of hours I am doing per week. I am currently two weeks in, and at this stage it looks like it is having too much of an impact for my liking, but that could just be because of the initial disruption to my eating, sleeping and working patterns (the job is night shift). If I can't get a handle on it by the start of August I'll be sure and change the situation.

18th July 2007 Ascension Update!

This version adds some of the art and the finished text (pre-errata).

5th July 2007 Gods & Monsters Competition Update!

I added another entry to the competition page, or rather added John Becaro's final entry...or at least a 25% scale version of it, which is about as much as my bandwidth will allow.

5th July 2007 Today's Ascension Art Preview!

I'll probably create a new page for all future Ascension art previews rather than sticking them on the news page, it could be becoming slow to load. But anyway, here is todays picture.

4th July 2007 Gods & Monsters Competition Rescheduling!

For those of you who remember the competition, I have extended the deadline to November. No point having it finish before I have Gods & Monsters ready.

I also received a new Typhon sketch from artist John Becaro which is so massive I don't think I can post it on the website in any legible form. Its got so much detail that even filling my computer screen I have to zoom in to see it. I'll probably have a special prize for John. You can see an early pencil sketch of John's on the competition page - this represents a minute fraction of his final entry (less than 1% I estimate so that gives you an idea of the scale) which is in black ink.

4th July 2007 Today's Ascension Art Preview!

Happy 4th July to those of you in the States. :+)

Not sure if the following illustration will make it into Ascension for a number of reasons...but here it is nonetheless...

3rd July 2007 Today's Ascension Art Preview!

Neutral Good vs. Neutral Evil!

2nd July 2007 Today's Ascension Art Preview!

Lawful Neutral vs. Chaotic Neutral. Enjoy!

1st July 2007 Another Ascension Art Preview!

Yesterday was Lawful Good vs. Chaotic Evil, today its Chaotic Good vs. Lawful Evil.

30th June 2007 Ascension Art Preview!

Okay, I thought I better start showing the Ascension art. I'll add a new pic every day.

13th June 2007 Dungeons & Dragons Movie Synopsis!

I have added the Revised Monk Class here, however, there are a few things I am still not totally happy with.

12th June 2007 Dungeons & Dragons Movie Synopsis!

As a bit of fun I typed up a few ideas here, I have had for what I think would make an exciting D&D movie.

Expect to see the Revised Monk Class tomorrow night. ;-)

11th June 2007 Epic Bestiary Print Version - On Sale Today!

Happy to announce the the print version of the Immortals Handbook - Epic Bestiary: Volume One is (finally) on sale as of today. :+)

You can order it online here.

4th June 2007 Revised Barbarian Class (Levels 1-40)!

I added the revised Barbarian here, I have also revised my revision of the Fighter here, based on feedback (thanks everyone for that)!

28th May 2007 Revised Fighter Class (Levels 1-40)!

I started a new column here, revising the core + epic classes up to level 40. The first article deals with the Fighter.

It also appears the print version of the Epic Bestiary has been put back to June 11th. As far as I know that will be the last delay.

21st May 2007 Epic Advice Column!

I created an epic advice column here, and a thread in the forum where you can ask new questions for the column (to be answered the following week), or discuss the existing questions/answers.

In other news, those eagle-eyed among you will note that the Print release of the Immortals Handbook - Epic Bestiary: Volume One has been put back 8 days (to the 29th May). There was a minor, last minute problem with the cover (not my fault I assure you), but its sorted now. Heck, it just wouldn't seem like an Eternity Publishing release without at least one delay now would it. :-p

2nd May 2007 Release Date for the Bestiary (Print Version)!

Okay, some of you found out a few days ago, the print version of the Immortals Handbook - Epic Bestiary: Volume One has been announced by Mongoose Publishing for release on Monday 21st May 2007.

You can order it online here.

Or, if ordering online isn't your thing, be sure and let your local gamestore know you want a copy, so they can get the book in for you!

Some interior art from the Epic Bestiary, clockwise from top left: Maskim (Ancient One), Malakim (Nebulous Deva), Syzygy (Brood Lord of Time), Cogent (World Flayer), Odium (Kiss of Death), Cometary Dragon.

27th April to 1st May 2007 Computer Problems!

Just to let you know I was offline over the above dates due to graphics card failure. Special thanks to Geoffrey Bowron for bailing me out.

26th April 2007 Ascension Updated!

I just updated Ascension, I think its three portfolio powers (Charity ~ Elder; Madness ~ First and Revenge ~ Quasi) and about three paragraphs of the Religion/Faith building pages from completion.

The art is also underway (as is the new cover) and I'll show some of that in the next update. ;-)

24th April 2007 Immortals for Castles & Crusades!

Simon sent me even more new material for those wanting to play epic/immortal-level Castles & Crusades. Once again that material can be found here.

In other news, the next update of Ascension will be on Thursday 26th April.

12th April 2007 Ascension Update!

I just updated Ascension. This version has the full page count although there are still a few bits of the text still to finish including some of the portfolio powers.

11th April 2007 News Update!

I added another entry to the competition page, and included the names of those so far.

I should be updating Ascension tomorrow night 12th April.

5th April 2007 Art Competition Update!

I added a competition page page with the first three illustrations. I have names but I am not sure which is which, so when I get confirmation I'll add those.

As for the next Ascension update, I have been trying to mix my time between the art and the remainder of the text. When I get all the text totally done I'll update. I'll be sure and let you all know a day or two in advance.

29th March 2007 Gods & Monsters Art Competition!

Okay my friend Mike Iffrig has this fascination with multi-headed dragons and has been on at me for ages to detail the hundred headed dragon Typhon in my books. So hes finally going to get his wish with Gods & Monsters. Hes also arranged a challenge to aspiring artists to come up with a version of Typhon just for fun...I think maybe he doesn't trust me on art duties. :-p Between us we decided to tie that in with Gods & Monsters and make a competition out of it. :+)

The rules are simple: Send in an illustration of Typhon, it can be black & white, colour and any medium you wish to use. The closing date for the competition is July 4th 2007.

Email entries to: agooddesigner@hotmail.com

Put "Typhon" in the email title, and be sure to include your name and age.

Depending on how many entrants we get and what age they are I'll probably have multiple prizes of Immortals Handbook related 'stuff'. The winner will also (if they want) get to have their art used in the Immortals Handbook: Gods & Monsters itself.

I already have three submissions for the contest, but Mike didn't give me a name to go with each one, as soon as I get those I'll upload the images.

I should stress there is no right or wrong 'version' of Typhon. There are multiple different descriptions of him in Greek mythology, so let your imagination run wild. Below are two such descriptions just to give you a starting point.

"a vast grisly monster with a hundred snakelike heads "with dark flickering tongues" flashing fire from their eyes and a din of voices and a hundred serpents issuing from his thighs."

"Typhoeus was so huge that his head was said to brush the stars. He appeared man-shaped down to the thighs, with two coiled vipers in place of legs. Attached to his hands in place of fingers were a hundred serpent heads, fifty per hand. He was winged, with dirty matted hair and beard, pointed ears, and eyes flashing fire. According to some he had two hundred hands each with fifty serpents for fingers and a hundred heads, one in human form with the rest being heads of bulls, boars, serpents, lions and leopards. As a volcano-daimon, Typhoeus hurled red-hot rocks at the sky and storms of fire boiled from his mouth."

27th March 2007 Weak gods or powerful gods...YOU decide!

Simon sent me some new material which expands on his Easy Epic conversion system for Castles & Crusades. That material can be found here.

ENWorlder WarDragon also posted a version of the Greyhawk deity St. Cuthbert (converted using the Immortals Handbook rules) on the forums here. Be warned, it is Challenge Rating 90 and probably not for the faint-hearted! ;-)

22nd March 2007 News Update!

Okay, I have the portfolios fixed (barring some errata) as of Thursday night. I will be updating tomorrow (Friday) at about 7 pm GMT. I hope to have the other two missing pages of chapter one completed by then, which would mean the text was finished (barring the aforementioned errata).

I also created a new page for the Immortals Handbook: Gods & Monsters book here, which has a more in depth look at the book.

20th March 2007 Interesting Mythology Website!

ENWorlder Pssthpok earlier posted a link to a fantastic illustrated website of Japanese Mythology Monsters. Here is the link.

14th March 2007 Ascension Update!

I just updated. It has half the new portfolio tables. I will be updating again around about the 20th/21st and I should have all the text finished.

13th March 2007 News Update!

Okay, slight change of plan, I'll be updating tomorrow. I really want to get the new portfolio tables finished for this update. Regardless of what state the tables are in tomorrow though, I'll still update. Sorry for the inconvenience.

10th March 2007 News Update!

Just to let you know that the next update for Ascension will be on Tuesday the 13th. Apologies for skipping an update, prepping art for Ascension and getting sidetracked by other Immortals Handbook related work such as planning Gods & Monsters as well as Version 6 of the Challenge Rating/Encounter Level Document have distracted me this past week or so. But I am now back on the case as it were. ;-)

28th February 2007 Encounter Levels!

I recently discovered a flaw in my Challenge Rating/Encounter Level formula (CR x2 = EL +4), as such I have updated the following articles with the new formula (CR x2 = EL +6).

• Designing A 100th-level Adventure with 3rd Edition
• Throne of Orcus (100th-level Adventure)
• Epic Encounter Levels

21st February 2007 Ascension Update!

I just updated Ascension. The portfolios are finished all but 5 individual powers. I cut the two pages on Religion Building at the last minute but they'll definately be in the next update.

Regarding the portfolios though, I'm just not happy with their layout. I think its much too confusing so what I am going to do is, firstly, convert each portfolio into a table, and secondly change the power names so that they match the appropriate divine abilities where possible. I think that way they will be much easier to read and implement at a glance.

18th February 2007 Epic Encounter Levels!

Added an article, here, on epic encounter levels including some revised challenge ratings from the Fiend Folio and a study of the Encounter Levels for the Quicksilver Hourglass epic adventure (from Dungeon #123).

I should also note that the next update of Ascension will be on Tuesday evening (GMT), where *fingers crossed* I should have the full text finished. ;-)

You may also noticed I chopped off the 2006 news to streamline this page. You can find that material in the news archive 2006.

12th February 2007 Simpler Epic Gaming!

Simon and his wife Ingrid are expecting their firstborn in a few months time. So I just wanted to take this time to publically wish them both the best.

Simon stopped by with a new Simony article about converting epic play to the Castles & Crusades rpg (which is sort of d20-lite) which you can find here.

11th February 2007 Ascension News!

Slight change of plans. A combination of my usual bungling, spending too much of this weeks update on Gods & Monsters instead of Ascension and the double debate distraction of solving both the body/mind/soul/spirit chains of divine abilities and the problems inherent in the ability score based portfolio weaknesses has caught up with me, making for a less than stellar update tonight.

So the offshoot of that is I will postpone the update for another day or two to catch up on Ascension. No I won't give another date just yet because I remember getting burned doing just that a few weeks back.

2nd February 2007 Ascension Updated!

I updated Ascension about an hour ago (its now 12:30 am, Feb 2nd), if you are wondering where all the sample deities are remember I am splitting Ascension into two books now, so the sample deities will be in the second book (probably to be called Gods & Monsters) which I am still in the process of reformatting. But don't worry if you preordered - you'll still get both books. ;-)

1st February 2007 Ascension Update Later Tonight!

Just to clarify, the next Ascension update will be tonight (probably at about 11:45 pm GMT). I finally added the Resonance rules, Outsider Advancement rules, Epic Spells for gaining (or stealing) divinity, fixed all the stuff (to date) listed in the Upper_Krust: Fix This thread on the forum, and got more work done on the Portfolios chapter.

31st January 2007 Mythology Made Fun!

I came across this on the internet, and thought it might interest a few of you out there. Its a book called The Little Book of Hindu Gods, it looks absolutely fantastic. I'll definately be picking up a copy at the first opportunity.

30th January 2007 Ascension News!

Hey all, as those of you following the forums over the past week or so will know, I plan to change the format of Ascension, in effect splitting it into two books in an effort to get the work finished sooner. So the two books will be:

• Immortals Handbook: Ascension (160 pages) - basically this will comprise of the first four chapters to Ascension, in effect all the rules.
• Immortals Handbook: Ascension Companion (64+ pages) - the bulk of this will be the former Appendices of Ascension, all the sample deities. As an added incentive I will also include rules on how to build Pantheons (which were going to be in the Immortals Handbook: Chronicle and some new mythological monsters...in fact I may give it the subtitle Gods & Monsters. If there is anything you would like to see in this 'new' book, let me know in the forums.

Anyone who has already pre-ordered Ascension need not worry - they will still get both books! I can easily attach both pdfs as a zip file and upload them at the same time.

Incidently the next update of Ascension will be on Thursday 1st February.

20th January 2007 Ascension Update!

Updated a while ago, I still don't have the Portfolios finished, but I think I have about 2/3rds or thereabouts finished up to greater god status...I'll get there eventually. :-o

19th January 2007 News Update!

Okay, sincere apologies for the past week, I have been flip-flopping back and forth on when the next update was going to be and a lot of real life stuff has just been getting in the way. I thought I was going to be busy tomorrow, but my schedule has now been freed up, so I may as well take the extra day to work on Ascension and get us back into our semi-regular schedule of 10th, 20th and end of the month.

11th January 2007 Ascension v1.9 Update!

I just updated Ascension, but I still need another day to fix the portfolios - so I will update again as soon as possible and fingers crossed I'll have them done once and for all. ;-)

10th January 2007 News Update!

Okay, not the news you all wanted to hear, but I will be putting back the next Ascension update until tomorrow, Thursday 11th. The reason being that I am very close to finishing the portfolios completely and I think one more day should do it.

9th January 2007 Epic Spells!

Not of my own design, but I wanted to highlight the criminally underlooked epic spell pdf created by mercucio. You can go take a look at it here.

The next update of Ascension will be tomorrow at about 11pm (GMT).

1st January 2007 News Update!

Okay, I was going to update Ascension again tomorrow even with both Xmas and New Years holidays totally getting in the way, however, the straw that broke the proverbial camel's back was our electricity being switched off yesterday. I have worked about 5-6 days over the past 10 days, but at best they have been half days. So the next update is going to be Wednesday the 10th of January.

In other news I will be taking no more Ascension sales via this website. The reason being my paypal account is totally maxed until I get a credit card (which I can't see happening until the end of the year). So if you want Ascension you'll just have to wait until February (which is when I am predicting I'll have it on sale at RPGNow). Those people who have already pre-ordered - don't worry, you will still get the updates as they happen, this just applies to new customers.

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