A few more out the door!

We've managed to sneak a few more releases into January. This has really been a busy month for Melior Via!

For those who just want to purchase, all of these products are available through DriveThruRPG.

Patchwork

Patchwork is a novella set in the world of Accursed. The story opens when Martin van Schattierung awakens within a mass grave, as grave robbers disturb his rest. The flesh golem is confused by his existence as an Accursed and shocked to learn that the Bane War ended fifty years ago. He must work to uncover his past at the same time as he attempts to find his way in a world so different from the one he remembers.

About the Author
Mel Odom is an author of well over a hundred novels in a broad range of genres. This includes works based upon the Shadowrun, Forgotten Realms, and Top Secret role-playing game settings, as well as licensed fiction in the worlds of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Diablo, and NCIS. In addition to writing, he teaches at the University of Oklahoma.
$4.99 in both .epub and .mobi (Kindle) format from DriveThruRPG.

Universal Space Combat Maps

We've added two more maps, featuring the Orion Nebula and Starburst Galaxy, to our range of space combat maps. Each of these provides a different background, generated from satellite imagery, to play a space combat miniatures game. Printing and assembling all 42 pages creates a contiguous map large enough to cover a table of up to 72" x 48". If your play space is a little bit smaller, it's easy to just print and assemble a smaller version.


Using Adobe Acrobat Layers, the maps may be printed with 1" hexes, 1.5" hexes, or 2" squares, making it useful for a variety of scales and rule systems.

Each are just $1.99 in PDF from DriveThruRPG.

We've also created a bundle of all 4 of our Space Combat Maps for just $6.00

A Flurry of Releases

We've just had an exceptionally busy week for releases, which is leading to perhaps our most productive month of releases in Melior Via's history. They even encompass a pretty broad range of products. We couldn't have done it without the help of our great collaborators, our Kickstarter backers, and our customers. So thank you for your interest and support! We've already discussed the different print options available for Accursed. So, let's dive into the newer products:

The Festival at Glenelg

The Festival at Glenelg is a novella set in the world of Accursed. It tells the story of Erik Nygaard, a bard who also happens to be a Dhampir. When the festival he is attending is joined by a contingent of cauldron-born in service to the Morrigan, Erik must decide if he should flee on his own or attempt to battle the banes and perhaps redeem his soul.

Penned by Richard Lee Byers, who is the author of over thirty fantasy and horror novels, including a number set in the Forgotten Realms universe. A resident of the Tampa Bay area, the setting for many of his horror stories, he spends much of his free time fencing and playing poker.

$4.99 in both epub and mobi format from DriveThruRPG. Also available from the Amazon Kindle store.

Universal Space Combat Battlemap: The Whirlpool Galaxy

If you're playing a space combat miniatures game, you need a surface to track your movement. This PDF presents a printable map, with a background generated from satellite imagery. Printing and assembling all 42 pages creates a contiguous map large enough to cover a table of up to 72" x 48". If your play space is a little bit smaller, it's easy to just print and assemble a smaller version.

It may be printed with 1" hexes, 1.5" hexes, or 2" squares, making it useful for a variety of scales and rule systems.

$1.99 in PDF from DriveThruRPG.

Hexagon Composition Book

 Mapping out a game world, and the maps for a session, is much easier when you have the right tools. The Hexagon Composition book presents 107 pages of quarter-inch hexagonal graph paper, in US Letter size.

Available at Pay What You Want pricing in PDF, or $6 in print from DriveThruRPG.

Accursed Print Now Available

We've received the standard and premium color prints of the setting book, and DriveThru did a stellar job of printing them. Everything fully met with our expectations on the proof copies we received. Consequently, we've turned on ordering for the color print versions of Accursed on the site. Pricing is as follows:

Paperback print + PDF: $35
Hardcover standard print + PDF: $40
Hardcover premium print + PDF: $50

Pictures and comments below the break.

Accursed PDFs available!

We've released the ebook version of Accursed and the Accursed Player's Guide. Here are direct links to the PDF:

Accursed at DriveThru $20.00

Accursed Player's Guide at DriveThru $10.00

Over on the AccursedRPG blog, we did a brief entry about the release, expressing our gratitude to everyone who has helped, and links to galleries for the contributing artists.

Monstrous Heroes Fight for Redemption

We still have a lot of work remaining in the Accursed project, including an upcoming Print on Demand release, but we've achieved a major milestone with this release, and we're very happy to have done so.

Good gaming and happy holidays!

The First Transport Is Away!

I'm currently looking at a deck of cards with the Accursed logo on the back and artwork from the game book on the faces. It's pretty gratifying to see that the project has led to the creation of a physical product. Obviously there are many more to come, and this is just a first step. But it's a step we're very excited to have taken.

The standard suit poker deck is now for sale. We offer both a PDF version suited for use with Avery Business Cards as well as a print on demand version. The PDF is $4.99, the print + PDF is $9.99 (plus shipping).

Link to DriveThruRPG.

We've included some photos of the deck at the above link, but here's one for the impatient:

Kickstarter backers who chose this Add-on should already have their coupons.

We've already ordered proofs of another poker deck, and we're in the final push to get the ebook together, so that we can order proofs of the printed version of that as well.

Accursed Short Fiction Now Available

We're currently working on the final stages of completing the Accursed core book. We're just waiting on a few last pieces so that we can assemble everything into the game book that we hope will exceed everyone's expectations. Until that's complete, here's something that might pique your interest.

The introductory fiction from Andy Chambers (Kickstarter Stretch Goal #2) had been received and recently approved. We took a little bit of time today to convert that into an ebook format. We've now got it in both .epub and .mobi (Kindle) formats.

Then we went ahead and uploaded it to DriveThruRPG. Because the introductory fiction is part of the setting book, its development costs were already covered. With that in mind, we've listed the book as Pay What You Want, with a default price of $0.00. So, just click the link below to get to the book. Then add it to your cart, entering whatever value you think is fair (if you're seriously considering buying the game book, we don't expect compensation for this). You can then complete check out and download the two different versions of the file.

Link to the Fiction

If you don't have an ereader (or an ereader app for your smartphone), there are a number of different browser plug-ins that can open up the file. (I use epubreader.) A quick google search on "epub reader" should provide you with some options. If you've got a great one to recommend, please mention it in the comments.

We hope you enjoy the short story!

Kickstarter Nearing Conclusion and Charity Bundle

We're entering the final few days of the Accursed Kickstarter. It's been a wild ride, and we've received fantastic support. Right now, we've reached more than 180% of our funding goal. This is fantastic, as it allows us to do so much more with the setting. Thanks so much to everyone that's helped let people know about the world of Morden.

Throughout the Kickstarter, the Accursed RPG web site has been steadily updated with more and more information about the setting. Over the last week, that's included a number of blog posts focused on providing additional adventure hooks. If those are of interest to you, we're willing to provide many more. However, we've set a goal that we need to achieve first before we commit to doing that. We need to get to 500 likes on the Accursed Facebook page. If we do, we'll keep updating with at least 3 more adventure hooks each week for a full year.

Finally, Melior Via is participating in a charity bundle on DriveThruRPG. All proceeds from bundle sales go directly aid victims of the Colorado flooding. It's a great bundle, currently featuring well over $200 worth of ebooks for a $20 price tag. Please consider contributing, as the incredible value can also be extremely helpful.