[ZINE] Echoes From Fomalhaut #14: Into the Worn Lands (NOW AVAILABLE!)

Echoes From Fomalhaut #14

I am pleased to announce the publication of the fourteenth issue of my fanzine, Echoes From Fomalhaut. This is a 52-page zine dedicated to adventures and GM-friendly campaign materials for OSRIC and other old-school systems (this issue has a scenario for Swords & Wizardry). The cover art was provided by Vincentas Saladis, and the interiors by Cameron Hawkey, Graphite Prime, Jason Blasso, Ferenc Fabian, and the Dead Victorians. The current issue features two larger and two smaller scenarios, all of which are sandbox components. The following materials are included:

Dragon Isle (levels 2–4, 15 keyed areas), a complex Swords & Wizardry wilderness mini-sandbox by Istvan Boldog-Bernad. The scenario describes an island ruled by a proud society of militaristic halfling colonists. Things are of course not easy in this bucolic realm: dangerous things lurk in the hinterlands, while the halflings’ society is one where slavery is as accepted tradition as hospitality, and visitors must watch their every step. Things could go anywhere, and this is also a good base region to extend with further adventures.

The Gates of Velkos Vel (levels 4–6, 18+10+34 keyed areas), the issue’s centrepiece. Mighty Velkos Vel, stone fortress of the wasteland barbarians, rises unconquered on the edge of a region of deep canyons and rocky mesas – but there are some who would brave it still! This is a complex wilderness and dungeon scenario describing the fortress, the ancient tunnel system underneath it, as well as the surrounding wilderness. This adventure combines well with Tower of the Mad Satrap from Issue #13, or Khosura: King of the Wastelands, both located fairly close by.

The Charming Princess (levels 2–5, 15 keyed areas) is a small, modular adventure set on a plague ship that could come to any port... your port! The ship, its crew, and sinister cargo are described. “Echoes From Fomalhaut gives you the plague, you give it to your players, everyone wins.”™

The Garden of Love (levels 1–3, 13+11 keyed areas) – idyllic wine-growing village on the coast or hotbed of deceit and treachery? Picturesque art colony or Mansonesque hippy cult? And what of the nearby Canine Caverns? The scenario provides a low-level infiltration adventure in the village of Faund, suitable for all sorts of skullduggery. This is the place where the first player character died on Fomalhaut, and he is still there – sort of.

Two foldout map sheets with player and GM maps, including a full-colour players’ map of Dragon Isle by Istvan Boldog-Bernad.

NOTE: I have rather low inventory from a few other items, but reprints are on the way. Check back in a few days if you are missing something. 

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The print version of the zine is available from my Bigcartel store; the PDF edition will be published through DriveThruRPG with a few months’ delay. As always, customers who buy the print edition will receive the PDF version free of charge.

NOTE TO US CUSTOMERS: Unfortunately, the US postal situation has not yet been resolved to complete satisfaction. Thus, this zine is not yet available to US customers through my online storefront until commercial mail becomes available again. As an alternative, I can recommend checking out Dark Future PDX, where this product will be available in a few weeks. A different workaround may also become available. If you would like to be notified when the seas are open again for orders through my store, please mail me at beyond.fomalhaut@gmail.com, and I will put you on the notification list.

There Will Be a Shire, Pippin,
and It Will be Won With the Sword.
Their Poppy Fields Shall Burn!