So for many years, the Arduin books have been on the periphery of my awareness. I knew they were out there, knew they comprised significant expansion and modification to the OD&D rules, knew they eventually became their own system of sorts, and knew that there was some controversy regarding Dave Hargrave, but that was about it. I've seen more and more discussion about them recently, so finally I decided that I would take the plunge. I acquired copies of the "Trilogy" on eBay. My copy of The Arduin Grimoire Volume 1 is a 4th printing; the Volume 2 and Volume 3 books are first printings. Replica box I made to store the trilogy in.   So I guess I'll start a running commentary here as I work through. Again, bear with me as I don't read fast to begin with, and combined with the piles of writing work on my desk and the fact that I can only read a few pages of this tiny text without getting a splitting headache and, well...it's going to take awhile...

If you happened to miss the Kickstarter and are wondering what Night Shift is all about, pre-orders are open! You can now put in an order for your hardcover copy, or go for a bundle of a hardcover and PDF, and get your PDF right away. The shipping date for the hardcovers from the Printer is June 10, and I will then be sending out the Kickstarters. After that, I will fulfill all pre-orders. You can find all the information you want at  http://www.elflair.com/nightshift.html , including a link to our free Quick Start rules on DriveThruRPG! Meanwhile, check out Tim Brannan's blog at  The Other Side , where he's released a new monster for Night Shift: The Hodag! Finally, don't forget to follow the Elf Lair Games blog !

If you happened to miss the Kickstarter and are wondering what Night Shift is all about, pre-orders are open! You can now put in an order for your hardcover copy, or go for a bundle of a hardcover and PDF, and get your PDF right away. The shipping date for the hardcovers from the Printer is June 10, and I will then be sending out the Kickstarters. After that, I will fulfill all pre-orders. You can find all the information you want at http://www.elflair.com/nightshift.html , including a link to our free Quick Start rules on DriveThruRPG! Meanwhile, check out Tim Brannan's blog at The Other Side , where he's released a new monster for Night Shift: The Hodag!

Well, it's official: Night Shift: Veterans of the Supernatural Wars  is at press. Our tentative completion date for it is June 10, and after the boxes arrive at my home office, they will begin shipping to backers. I need to work out how to take direct orders from my website (setting up a PayPal button is easy; coming up with a workable fulfillment process for myself is trickier). But I do plan to open up pre-orders for the game soon, which will enable people to get an early look at the PDF. We are printing right here in the U.S. and our printer is open for business, so there shouldn't be any pandemic-related delays in fulfillment. So What's Next? I have a number of things planned for the future, which I hope will really take Elf Lair Games to the next level as a legitimate game publisher. Unlike most companies, we will have not a single house system, but THREE. That's right--THREE house systems, each of which scratches a slightly different play style itch. These...