RuneQuest is updated and expanded by Pete Nash and Lawrence Whitaker. Everything you need for fabulous roleplaying adventure is contained in a single volume that has been designed to support any genre of fantasy. The game retains all the key concepts and hallmarks of its earlier versions, but requires no familiarity with the previous editions.

RuneQuest 6th Edition (TDM100)

Pete Nash

The Design Mechanism

This adventure supplement contains seven very different scenarios that can be played as a complete campaign, or as one-off adventures that should fit with most fantasy settings. Each scenario is complete with maps, diagrams, handouts and full RQ6 statistics for all the NPCs and creatures encountered. Book of Quests offers months of play. Can the characters thwart Jedakiah's schemes? Can King Myur be saved from himself? What evil lurks in the heart of Aylesford? What secret does the mournful Contessa keep? Find all these answers and more, in the pages of Book of Quests. Designed for RuneQuest, 6th Edition

Book of Quests (RuneQuest, TDM101)

Imagine a land of dark, sweltering jungles filled with nameless monstrosities and savage reptilian head-hunters... hacking through thick undergrowth to uncover forgotten overgrown ruins filled with glittering treasures... discovering mysterious cities of gold hidden high up between the sheer mountain peaks, filled with foul sorceries... uncovering ancient temples still used by secretive cults to practice their abhorrent sacrifices... and worse still, if those gods arose as titanic beasts beyond mortal comprehension, to destroy those that dare despoil their worshippers... Then imagine you ve arrived, shipwrecked or magically transported, to this tropical hell and that there is no escape. Welcome to the horror of Monster Island! Monster Island is a fully detailed sandbox setting which can be used in almost any existing campaign, from Swords & Sorcery through to 1930 s Two Fisted Pulp. It contains enough material to run a game for years, including: An examination of the native cultures, their strange habits and unsettling magical practices Almost a hundred new creatures, plants and spirits to use in any RuneQuest campaign Comprehensive tables for encounters, random events, poisons, diseases, treasures and the like New spells, miracles and fully defined cults for those that wish to dabble in the dark arts Several dozen places of interest, half of which have been fully detailed for immediate play Countless plot hooks and scenario ideas, as well as guidance on how to incorporate Monster Island into an existing campaign With its foetid secrets and gritty adventure, the comprehensive content of Monster Island is guaranteed to inspire any Game Master. Delve back to a time of classic Sword & Sorcery with priceless jewels, fierce dinosaurs and dark horror! Designed for RuneQuest, 6th Edition

Monster Island (RuneQuest, TDM102)

There's something rotten in the town of Advent. . . the last civilized place in The Realm before the barbarian lands of the Long Riding. Perhaps this is why Zarand and his gang have holed up here to plan the next job - find the fabled treasure of the barbarian chief Hessaret. Nothing is ever so simple though and this just might be Zarand's last job. Hessaret's Treasure is a RuneQuest 6 scenario set in The Realm. Self contained, it is suitable for a party of up to 6 reasonably skilled adventurers looking to make a name for themselves and not afraid to get their hands dirty.

Hessaret's Treasure

Humor & Entertainment

Eager, Matthew

Puzzles & Games

Detailing the Taskan Empire of Thennla, this RuneQuest 6 supplement is a companion book to 'Shores of Korantia', available at www.thedesignmechanism.com/products. Venture into the heart of Tarsenia, domain of The Iron Simulacrum, the animated viceroy of the Immortal Emperor Zygas Targa. Buying a print copy of The Taskan Empire entitles you to a free copy of the Pdf. Please email a copy of your Lulu purchase receipt to design mechanism@gmail.com, quoting 'Taskan Empire Pdf Request' in the subject line and we will send you a download code.

The Taskan Empire

Drake, Jonathan

TDM500 Classic Fantasy

Rodney Leary

Following devastating attacks by Sheng savages 20 years ago, the Taskan Empire has rebuilt its colonies in Further Tarsenia. The silver mines at New Seppesh are running again, but recently rumblings have been heard from Mount Khakun, a slumbering giant with the power to level the land.The Tarsen priest, Michel Tob, is organising an expedition to the Mountain Foot shrine in a bid to appease the awakening Khakun - but at what cost? And, more to the point, who awoke the giant anyway...?Khakun Shrugs is set in the world of Thennla. Access to either The Taskan Empire, Shores of Korantia, or the World of Thennla sourcebook will be advantageous.

Khakun Shrugs: A Thennla Scenario for Mythras

Medical Books

Bruce Turner

Psychology

When the son of an elven noblewoman goes missing, the characters are recruited by the Lady Nuathyn to find him, leading the party from the town of Gramby and into the mysteries of Grune Vel Wood. Is everything as it seems? And how will the characters cope with the moral choices ahead... A Classic Fantasty module for characters of Rank 1 and 2. These Violent Delights contains full details on Gramby, it's environs, and all encounters. For a free PDF of this title, please email us, including your Lulu Receipt, at designmechanism@gmail.com

These Violent Delights: Classic Fantasy Adventure Module G1

Darvin Martin

Even to this day, the bards sing of the rise and fall of the wizard Darksong. Said to have fallen in love with a dark elf in youth, he scoured the world for the secrets of immortality, refusing to leave her side. His quest led him into darkness, and his spirit withered while his power grew. He became a tyrant, and his tower became a den of evil and hedonism. Far and wide was Darksong feared, and his armies ravaged the land in their hunt for his artefacts of power.Trapped in a mountain vale as the winter snows bite deep, Intuosa the Elven scholar talks of Guenever, her bloodline, and how he intends to trace her lineage through the village of Rovsgood. And he whispers the name Darksong, a wizard in search of immortality who became a tyrant and paid a dreadful price. Will the adventurers aid Intuosa? What of the legends of the Mad Wizard? The bitter snows are, perhaps, the least of their worries.Tomb of the Mad Wizard provides a complete environment for adventure, offering many hours of exploration in the Mad Wizard's Vale and beyond.

Tomb of the Mad Wizard: Classic Fantasy Adventure Module N1

Ian Fletcher

Mythras is The Design Mechanism's acclaimed d100 roleplaying system. In Mythras your characters are defined by their culture, career, community, background, comrades, skills, magic and cults. Progression is through skill advancement – not levels or similarly abstract concepts. As your characters adventure and quest, their capabilities improve and their relationships deepen and strengthen. Players and Games Masters have complete flexibility over what can be achieved, and the way characters develop is entirely dependent on choices players make, depending on their characters’ aspirations and motivations.Games Masters receive a huge amount of support through the Mythras rules. All the concepts and game mechanics are explained clearly with options and considerations explored and presented for ease of use. You need only this rulebook for many years of exciting and imaginative play.What’s in this book?Mythras contains everything needed for play:Character Creation – building your character through the familiar characteristics, through developing culture and community relationships, choosing a career, and gaining basic equipment according to social class.Skills – What they do, how they work, and how to handle many different circumstances (degrees of difficulty, critical and fumbled rolls, opposed skills, group skills, and so on).Economics and Equipment – Arms and armour, tools, clothing, accommodation... everything your character needs as he or she begins on their life of adventure.Combat – Mythras's combat system is unique, dynamic and geared towards adventurous realism. Gaining success over an opponent generates Special Effects that can rapidly turn the course of a fight. Copious advice is presented on balancing combat skills and styles, through to handling rabble and underlings.Magic – No less than five very different forms of magic are presented and explored, with complete lists of spells and effects. How magic is defined and used in different fantasy settings and campaign worlds is examined in detail.Cults and Brotherhoods – Religious, magical and secular organisations, as well as other kinds of societies are detailed the Cults and Brotherhoods rules. Cults are an important part of Mythras, and they are covered in significant detail along with templates for many different kinds of cult, order, school and so on for Games Masters and Players to build upon for their own campaigns.Creatures - Over 50 creatures are fully detailed, including several non-human player character races. This chapter also offers complete guidance on how to use creatures effectively in Mythras games, and notes on how to design your own.Games Mastery – Copious notes, thoughts and guidance on how to Games Master Mythras games. Areas for consideration are summarised, options explored, and different ways of using the rules offered. An invaluable chapter for new and old Games Masters alike…Anathaym’s Saga – Numerous examples of play and how the rules are used are provided through Anathaym’s Saga. Follow Anathaym, her sister Kara, Mju the Mystic and Kratos the Sorcerer as the Mythras rules are illustrated and explained.

Mythras: Third Printing, November 2018

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Nash, Pete

Whitaker, Lawrence

Gaming

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