WaRP Open Call

To encourage development of WaRP System content, Atlas Games is sponsoring an Open Call of short WaRP-based adventures. Submissions are due on July 30th, and should be fully developed adventures of 3,000 to 15,000 words in length (not proposals). The best submitted adventures will be selected for inclusion in an adventure anthology published by Atlas Games. Those that are chosen will be given a contract for 3 cents/word and a complimentary copy of the book.

We're looking for adventures that push the boundaries of what can be done with the WaRP System. They may be based in the Over the Edge setting, but could as easily be set in an entirely different place, time, or genre. They should be edgy, and surprising or weird in some way, going beyond the expected ... we're not looking for ho-hum dungeon crawls. Extra consideration might or might not be given to adventures that include any (but not all) of the following example themes: contagious disease or contagion in general, language (especially in an unexpected or inhuman context), mystical chakras, forbidden weapons, biological metamorphosis, or passions.

Submissions should include the following: An envelope with "RELEASE FORM ENCLOSED" written on the outside; a signed copy our Release Form; and a print-out of your adventure with the following at the top -- your name, address, phone number, email address, title of the adventure, word count, and a 1-sentence plot summary.

DOWNLOAD THE RELEASE FORM HERE

Mail submissions to:
ATTN: WaRP Submission
Atlas Games
885 Pierce Butler Route
St. Paul MN 55104

To discuss the Open Call with other WaRP fans, visit the Atlas Games forums. For more information on our general submission policies, please see our Writers'/Designers' Guidelines. Specific questions on the WaRP Open Call may be directed to info@atlas-games.com. Emailed submissions will not be accepted.

This WaRP Open Call is just part of our year-long celebration of Over the Edge's 20th anniversary, which also includes the release of the special signed and numbered 2nd Edition core book. Reserve your copy now!

Spell Indexes Updated

Spell Indexes for Ars Magica 5th Edition have been updated through Apprentices, thanks to Erik Tyrrell. Download them by Form or by Technique now!

WaRP Forum

To encourage WaRP fans to connect with each other and to create new material, Atlas Games has created a special discussion forum dedicated to the system. Join the talk at forum.atlas-games.com !

WaRPed Character by Robin Laws

To celebrate/publicize the release of the WaRP System under the Open Game License, Over the Edge co-author Robin Laws has put up on his blog a new character he created using the rules system. Check it out!

Releasing your own WaRP content? Let us know about it!

WaRP System RELEASED Under OGL!

Atlas Games is pleased to announce that the rules system for the Over the Edge RPG has been released under the Open Game License today. Its official name is the WaRP System (Wanton Role-Playing System), and a new WaRP logo has been released along with it under the OGL (without a special trademark license). The WaRP System Reference Document (SRD) contains the basic rules system used in Over the Edge, but not the game's unique setting. (Interested parties may contact Atlas Games about licensing the setting separately.)

VISIT THE WaRP SYSTEM PAGE AT www.Atlas-Games.com/warp TO DOWNLOAD THE OGL, SRD, & LOGO NOW!

The release of the WaRP System is just part of our year-long celebration of Over the Edge's 20th anniversary, which also includes the release of the limited edition deluxe 2nd Edition core book, available for advance reservation now.

We know that Over the Edge fans and independent game designers alike will be as excited about the WaRP System as we are. Enjoy!

Lee Moyer Kickstarter

Veteran Atlas Games illustrator Lee Moyer sent me an update on his Cthulhoid Monopoly-esque board game that I thought might might interest everyone ...

"This week my game "The Doom That Came to Atlantic City" debuts on the fundraising site Kickstarter: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city. We made a short film you can watch at the top of their page that explains more.

"This game has been more than twenty years in the making (I write a detailed history of the game here in my online journal: http://leemoyer.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/), it's a fun light-hearted role-playing game I began with dear friends in DC. Over the years, it grew to combine the writings of H.P. Lovecraft with the horrors of Atlantic City (You remember Atlantic City right? The place so many of us struggled and cried over as children playing an "innocent" game).

"I did all the art and design. Keith Baker made the gameplay fun and interesting. And the brilliant Paul Komoda sculpted the eight lovely (or terrifying as the case may be) playing pieces. While elements of Doom are reminiscent of an infamous real estate trading game, the gameplay is completely different. Instead of playing a puny mortal building a city and making your little brother hate you, you play one of the Great Old Ones, seeking to tear down Atlantic City."

Grogs Contents

Grogs is almost ready for press, so we've put up its Table of Contents to give you a sneak peek. You'll find it on the Grogs product page, in the right column. Enjoy!

New in Print (Apprentices), New in PDF (The Church)

Today is the day that Apprentices should be arriving at our distributors' warehouses all over the US. With a new Ars Magica book in the print-distribution channels, it's time to release another of the past titles into the digital channels.  So while you wait for your local store (or our mail order partners at Warehouse 23) to sell you Apprentices, hop on over to e23 and get yourself a copy of The Church!

Apprentices Now Shipping

The newest Ars Magica sourcebook, Apprentices, is shipping to our US distributors starting today.  Expect it to be appearing in stores late next week!