Pinnacle a Gen Con Premier Group!

Congratulations to members of the Savage Worlds Explorer's Society for making Pinnacle one of the 2012 Premier Groups at Gen Con! Your volunteerism and running games at Savage Saturday Night made it all possible!

Thanks to you, Pinnacle will have a more visible position at Gen Con and will get priority placement of events. Keep up the good work, and remember that turning in your tickets is key to keeping us in the spotlight for Gen Con game placement!

Visit the Yaurcoan Empire!

Gun Metal Games has released Yuarcoan Empire, the first supplement for their Totems of the Dead setting.

The Yaurcoan Empire is a land of mystery in the Untamed Lands. Far to the south, it rules over the great mountains and cloud wrapped valleys of the mighty Andred Mountains. The Yaurcoa have forged a great empire of powerful armies, skilled craftsmen, and mighty cities and roads. It is only now coming into its own power, struggling to overcome a recent and brutal civil war. Are you strong enough to survive, much less rule?

Experience the "Magic" of World War I

The Savage Worlds community has taken to Kickstarter projects like nobody's business, and that trend continues with Kaiser's Gate from Battlefield Press. They've already exceeded their first four stretch goals with nearly three weeks remaining! If you've not checked it out already, visit the Kaiser's Gate Kickstarter page.

Immediately after the Tunguska explosion in Siberia in 1908, energy portals appeared across the globe, usually preceded by strange or intense weather—Arizona snows, Egyptian sandstorms, and Bavarian rains of trout. Magic may have returned to the world, but war certainly has as well in this alternate history, genre-blending fantastic take on World War One.

Horror Creeps Across the Land—in Paperback!

The Horror Companion print copies are spreading a cold cloak of dark terror upon a world only newly turned to spring.* Beginning this week, copies will ship to distributors and those who preordered. Next week, you'll start seeing them in stores.

With new rules for portents, playing monsters, buckets o' blood, ritual casting, sanity, and gear, the Horror Companion will spice up your creepiest settings. Add in a series of Setting Rules, over a hundred new monsters made for horror (but useable anywhere), and tips for keeping the tone of terror, and it becomes a must-have!

But all tales of terror have a treacherous twist; this one is no different. With the release of the printed books, the Horror Companion Preorder Bundle will vanish like weak resolve in the face of fear. The bundle savings will disappear by Tuesday, April 3. The dark forces coming for you won't delay—why should you?

*Those of you in the southern hemisphere should read that as "upon a world quickly turning from the sun."

See the Green World in Beasts & Barbarians

The Dread Sea Dominions is not a place most would normally call "pleasant," but you've woken up in a lovely green forest. And that certainly seems to be a pretty girl lying next to you. Now, if only you could remember how you came to be here…

Ancient sorceries, alien creatures that would make anyone shiver, and an old friend await you in Green World, the third adventure in the Beasts and Barbarians series, GRAmel's sword and sorcery setting for Savage Worlds.

TAG's G-Men & Gangsters—Taking Tiny Tommy Guns to the Tabletop!

Extra! Extra! A Nation Divided! Crime Rampant!

It's 1936, and America is a land in trouble. The Union is shattered, criminals control many cities, and violence is a way of life. Every day, federal agents from America's rival nations battle it out against vicious criminal gangs for control of the streets using armored cars, weird science, and excessive firepower. It's Good Guys vs. Bad Guys. Which side are you on?

Grab a copy of Triple Ace Games' G-Men & Gangsters for Savage Showdown and you'll get:

• A history of a divided America
• Complete setting rules for running urban battles
• A custom Freak Events Table
• Scenarios and Ace Tales ready to play off the page
• Stats for Common Troops, six Good Guy Factions (including the Bureau of Vehicular Crime, Canadian Mounties, and Rocket Rangers), six Bad Guy Factions (including the Chickago Bunnies, Doctor Destructo, and Seven Dragon Brotherhood), and three Neutral Factions
• Stats for a range of armored and armed vehicles
• Complete set of unit cards designed for easy reference and play

Remember, G-Men & Gangsters: The Gang Wars is a Savage Showdown setting. The great news is that Savage Showdown, Pinnacle's tactical miniatures combat rules, are available for free on the Pinnacle Downloads Page!

KantCon 2012 Kickstarter Closing

There's still a few days left to get in on KantCon's 2012 Preregistration Kickstarter Campaign. With your help and enthusiasm, they reached their first stretch goal—importing our own Shane Hensley, author of Savage Worlds and founder of Pinnacle Entertainment. So, if you want to see Shane and Kansas at the same time, KantCon 2012 is your big chance!

They've also met their next few stretch goals, which really sweeten the pot for anyone pledging $50 or more. It's not too late to get on board or upgrade your existing pledge to $50 or more, so drop by the KantCon Kickstarter today!

Get a Little Taste of War Today

So, you want to know your way around the bloodiest parts of the Weird West without looking behind the curtain of War's secrets? We've got you covered.

The Last Sons Player's Guide is now available, and it covers all the new player options—like new Edges, Hindrances, powers, and gear—that you need to expand the horizons of your Deadlands games, leaving the full-scale, all-out battle of a Plot Point Campaign for your Marshal's eyes only. Round out your native heroes and get a deeper glimpse into the shadowy world of secret agents.

You wanna' know the best part, partner? The Last Sons Player's Guide is totally free to download from the Pinnacle Downloads page, just like The Flood Player's Guide. Don't miss out on any of your Weird West options just 'cause you didn't click on 'em!

Of course, if you want the full experience of The Last Sons, don't let me stop you from getting The Last Sons PDF, preorderin' a print copy of The Last Sons, or even goin' whole hog and gettin' The Last Sons Preorder Bundle. The choice is yours, amigo, but choose wisely!

Deadlands Minis—Walkin' Tall and on the Wall

Sure, the Weird West is a place full o' danger and doom. Terror lurks under every rock and 'round every corner. Woe stalks men down the trail like the vengeful skeleton of a horse left for dead. But it's also a place of equal opportunity, partner!

Sometimes, Law can be just as much a lady as Luck. Bring her to your table with the new Female Texas Ranger mini. Even if her eyes are more stunning than steeley, her gun's filled with the same hot lead, and she's already got a date with Justice. Perhaps you best do as she says or just move along.

O' course, equal opportunity ain't all well and good—sometimes it just means you can be jumped from any angle, up, down, or sideways. There's no better way to bring that to your game than with the new Wallcrawler mini. Sure, you watch your back in a fight, but the ceiling!?

Be sure to check out Reaper's Savage Worlds miniature line for anything you mighta' missed, amigo.

Smiling Jack's Springs Its March Episode!

The Smiling Jack's crowd covers a lot of ground this episode. New products like The Last Sons, Kaiser's Gate, and IZ's Hacking 2.0 share the podstage with new campaigns from Justin and Ron & Vern. Mass battles get their time in the sun, with evil Martians doing evil things to everyone's GI Joe memories. And, as always, knowing is half the battle.

Smiling Jack's regular crew—Veronica Blessing, Justin Suzuki, and Ron Blessing—are joined by Rocky Mountain Savages Chris "Savage Mommy" Fuchs, Roger French, and Lee Langston.

The Last Sons Brings War to the Weird West!

If you thought the situation out west was bad, amigo, it's about to get a whole lot worse! Arrogant gunfighters draw shootin’ irons at the slightest provocation. Jayhawkers, Bluebellies, and Rebs murder each other over tiny plots of Kansas soil. Soldiers massacre Indians. Indians butcher miners. Sisters kill brothers, and vice versa. Everyone knows a stranger is never to be trusted. And it isn’t rage that’s the cause of all this fighting—it’s sheer terror.

The Last Sons has everything you need for hair-raising adventures in the Weird West: a complete Plot Point campaign, details of the strange locales and twisted trails of the Disputed Territories, new Edges and powers for shamans, a full catalog of top secret Agency and Texas Ranger gadgets, and 30 Savage Tales to boot. Welcome to the Heart o’ the West, amigo. This is the house that War built.

Startin' right now, you can get your virtual mitts on The Last Sons PDF or preorder a print copy of The Last Sons. Ambitious folk can even get the best of both worlds with the The Last Sons Preorder Bundle: you'll get the PDF immediately, have the print copy delivered to your door as soon as it's available, and get a discount to boot!

Shane Hensley Comes to Poland at Pyrkon 2012!

If you've got plans to be in or near Poznan, Poland March 23–25, be sure to stop by Pyrkon 2012. In addition to all the gaming and other activities, you'll have the chance to see our own Shane Hensley as a guest of the convention!

European sightings of the Pinnacle staff are fairly rare, so don't miss this opportunity to catch the man who started the Savage Worlds phenomenon without having to cross the Atlantic. Even Google has trouble with that trip!

Interface Zero—Times Two!

Gun Metal Games is having a double-barrelled week for Interface Zero, a shadowy world of political intrigue, corporate hegemony, and urban decay.

Resources can be scarce in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk setting, and they can be scarce at the gaming table, too. The Interface Zero Game Master Screen can put most everything you need in easy reach. With full-color art panels, updates for the new hacking rules and Savage Worlds Deluxe, and rules for cybertrauma, biotrauma, movement, stealth, and favors, it's like having your own direct mental interface into the rules!

And speaking of direct mental interfaces, how comfortable would you be with a straight connection between your brain and a wireless, world-pervasive web? Put a TAP (that's Tendril Access Processor) into your head and plumb the hyper-real infoworld known as the Deep, and do it even easier with the new Interface Zero Hacking 2.0 rules update for hacking. These new rules streamline the old ones, take them in new directions, and fit your dystopic imagination like a hyper glove. They also introduce the hyper glove—just in time, eh?

If we've piqued your interest, you might want to act fast. Both the Interface Zero Game Master Screen and Interface Zero Hacking 2.0 are on sale through Wednesday, March 7 at the RPGNow GM's Day Sale.

Go South of the Virtual Border!

Don't Drink the Water is now available as a Fantasy Grounds II module from SmiteWorks and from RPGNow.

No matter how far-flung your posse is, round 'em up and head 'em on south o' the border for high adventure. Dodge the Foreign Legion, aid some revolutionaries, and put a few wayward dead folks back into Boot Hill where they belong! Polish your six-guns, saddle up, and throw on your poncho, but don't drink the water!

Trapped in the physical world of tabletop RPGs? The original Don't Drink the Water PDF is available, too.

RPG Countdown: Best of 2011 Announced

The RPG Countdown Best of 2011 is out, and I'm sure you'll find some of your favorite games and game companies when you're listening. I'm sure, I tell you. You might also be exposed to some great games you weren't aware of, so don't be shy—listen soon!

But that's not all by a long shot! RPG Countdown is running a promotion for the next few weeks to highlight the Best of 2011 list and drive customers into retail stores. You can win $2,011 just by buying a great game, and one lucky participating store will win $2,011 in advertising on the Gamerati network of sites! Be sure to check the details on the RPG Countdown Best of 2011.

The Blessing Podcast One-Two Punch!

It's a big week for two of our frequent homepage podcast featurees, and we hope you enjoy them as much as we did.

Smiling Jack's Bar & Grill comes to you live from the much-ballyhooed Genghis Con XXXIII. The regular cast of the show was joined by con guests Clint Black and Sean Preston, folks from the Denver Gamers Association, Rocky Mountain Savages, and others. It's also five months in a row for a podcast that was dead over a year, and you know how much Pinnacle likes our zombies! Woo-hoo!

Speaking of the dearly departed, The Game's the Thing released its hundredth and final "regular" episode today. Long-time show hosts Veronica and Ron Blessing were joined (also at Denver Gamers' Genghis Con XXXIII) by Clint Black (Pinnacle Entertainment Group), Ed Doolittle (friend), Chris Fuchs (The Savage Mommy), Lee Langston (The God of Gaming), Eloy Lasanta (Third Eye Games), Leif Olsen (DGA), Sean Preston (Reality Blurs), Bill Stilson (DGA), Justin Suzuki (Protocol 5 Productions), and Linda Tschappat (DGA). There were short appearances by Doug Keester (friend and local gamer-at-large), Bill Keyes (Blackwyrm Publishing), Ross Watson (Vigil Games), and others. Although the show starts with a Genghis wrap-up, they also talk about the show ending, their all-time favorite moments, and what's coming up for Ron and Veronica.

They also introduce their new, upcoming show, RoleplayDNA coming in April with cast Ron Blessing, Veronica Blessing, Ed Doolittle, Lee Langston, and Justin Suzuki.

Savage Worlds Combat Tracker for iPhones!

Roseburner Limited has released the Savage Worlds Combat Tracker iPhone app (SWCT for short). This handy little app helps both players and GMs track modifiers, dice rolls, combat tactics, wounds, fatigue, and a whole lot more.

Put your Savage Worlds fights in the palm of your hand today with the SWCT.

Beautiful Brains Hosts Piotr Korys on Thursday's Chat

Piotr Korys, of GRAmel Games and Savage Worlds Line Editor, will be the guest this Thursday on the Beautiful Brains Books & Games Thursday Chat Session.

If you've got any questions about what it's like to edit a bunch of Savages, the Beasts & Barbarians setting, GRAmel Games, or just living in Poland, be sure to log in this Thursday, March 1, 9:00-10:00pm Eastern.

Aaron "Ace" Acevedo Joins Pinnacle as Art Director

We're tickled pink (if he's good with pink) to welcome Aaron "Ace" Acevedo as the new Art Director here at Pinnacle Entertainment Group!

Aaron is a long-time friend of the company. He freelanced for Deadlands classic, Hell On Earth, Weird Wars, and a slew of Savage Worlds products over the years. We've not had him all to ourself, though—he's worked on A Song of Ice & Fire, Babylon 5, Call of Cthulhu, Legend of the Five Rings, Suzerain, Warlord, and Wheel of Time properties, among others, and produces art and design for bands, comics, films, and games. He's also art directing for Savage Mojo, one of our award-winning licensees.

As our new Art Director, Aaron is always on the lookout for new artists, cartographers, and designers. If that's something you're interested in, be sure to send him an e-mail if you'd like to share your portfolio.

Deadlands Minis—Fallin' in with a Bad Crowd

Every crowd's got a bad seed, but some crowds are nothin' but bad—and two of those crowds are now comin' your way as Savage Worlds minis!

Parts make things, and bad parts make very bad things indeed. The new Glom mini can shamble across the dusty plains of your gamin' table as semi-livin' proof. Buy a couple and let your posse learn a new meanin' for "parts unknown"!

Last week, the Prairie Tick Queen crawled into town. True to form, there's a pair of prairie tick swarms waitin' on you now. Don't wait on the school marm to tell you to shut your mouth, partner!

And speakin' of crowds, that brings Reaper's full Savage Worlds miniature line up to twenty—that's a full score for all you Andrew Lane fans out there!

KantCon 2012 to Buy Shane Hensley!

"Buy" might be a strong word—"lease" might actually be more appropriate.

KantCon's 2012 Preregistration Kickstarter Campaign first stretch goal is importing our own Shane Hensley, author of Savage Worlds and founder of Pinnacle Entertainment, to KantCon 2012. They're very nearly at their goal!

Want to see Shane live at KantCon? Want to see what they might put out as their next stretch goal could be? Want to support a convention just because? Drop by the KantCon Kickstarter today!

Penultimate* Hellfrost Region Guide Available!

Triple Ace Games continues their exploration of their frozen fantasy north with the latest Hellfrost Region Guide #50: Hrimthyr Isle.

Since the time of the Blizzard War, Hrimthyr Isle has been a bastion of evil, home to thousands of Thrym’s barbarous servants. Although the frost giants suffered a bitter defeat a century ago, their strength is building once more. Huge longships packed with giants and orcs once again plague the eastern coast, while within the walls of the mighty fortress of Jarlshof, High Ice King Nagal plans an invasion.

This supplement looks at the powers of High Ice King Nagal and the perils that await explorers to the forbidding isle of eternal winter, present four new locales, inroduces seven new prc tribes, and details four new wintry hazards.

 *That's "next-to-last" if you're not trying to make a headline sound cool, by the way.

The Prairie Tick Queen—Just in Time for Valentine's Day!

Everyone knows the fastest way to a man's heart is to crawl down his gullet and burrow around in his chest. That's what I hear from the Prairie Tick Queen, anyway, and it looks like she's here in mini form just in time for the heartiest of holidays!

The Prairie Tick Queen is the latest—and likely the most invasive—of Reaper's Savage Worlds minis. Whether you're looking for love or lead in your heart, be sure to check out the full Savage Worlds miniature line today!

War of the Dead: The End Is Coming Soon!

The exciting conclusion to Daring Entertainment's War of the Dead is now available for pre-order, and launches on March 5, 2012!

Face impossible odds as you uncover the secrets of the government shadow war, the history of the Living Dead, and an insane experiment that could once again change the entire world. In a final confrontation against powerful enemies, you alone are in a position to affect the future of the human race—or die trying.

War of the Dead: Chapter Four is only available from RPGNow.com.

Volunteer for Savage Saturday Night at Gen Con and Origins! Join Us at Who's Yer Con, Genghis Con, and Con Nooga!

Have you ever wanted to be one of the GMs running a Savage Saturday Night game? Here's your chance to get into the trenches with us and help make those events the buzz-about-town that they are. Check the main page of the Savage Worlds Explorers Society site for all the information you need. Remember, these games have to be registered by March 1, which is comin' at us faster than a luge with lead rockets! Don't be late!

We're also adding to our appearance list, with Evil Mike and Chaos Steve appearing at Who's Yer Con in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 3.

Savage Worlds Core Rules Manager Clint Black; Reality Blurs head honcho Sean Preston; Third Eye Games founder and chief author Eloy Lasanta; and Savage podcasters Veronica Blessing, Justin Suzuki, and Ron Blessing, variously of The Game's the Thing, Smiling Jack's Bar and Grill, and Wombatcast.com will be at Denver Gamers' Genghis Con XXXIII in Aurora, Colorado, February 16–19.

Pinnacle Vice President Joel Kinstle; frequent Pinnacle editor and Beautiful Brains Books and Games owner Jodi Black; author of Darksummer Nights for RunePunk and general gamer-about-town Mark Francis; SilverMeet Studios' Carinn Seabolt; and Mr. Shaintar himself, Sean Patrick Fannon will be at Con Nooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee, February 17–19.

Deadlands One Shot: Black Water Now Available

If you've been waiting for the next boot to fall for the Deadlands One-Shots, brace yourself harder. Black Water is less like a boot falling and a little more like a shotgun blast to the chest throwing you through the plate glass of the Awesome Deadlands Comics Saloon!

A rich businessman seeks the woman haunting his dreams with an obsession—one that will take him, and those unfortunate enough to tag along, on a perilous journey not all will survive in this final Deadlands One-Shot from Image Comics and Visionary Comics. It’s another Weird Western masterpiece with wordsmith Jeff Mariotte (Desperadoes) and pencil-slinger Brook Turner (GOLLY!) partnering up for a wild ride through the Great Maze! The backup series also wraps up the origin of Billy the Kid in the worlds of Deadlands!

It's on sale now, and I don't know what kind of Back-East tinhorn would let himself miss it!

Join us at Genghis Con and Con Nooga!

Pinnacle Entertainment and the Savage Worlds crowd aren't quite up to Santa standards (everywhere, all the time) yet, but we are more places more often than you might think! If we're in your neck of the woods, come on out and see us.

Denver Gamers' Genghis Con XXXIII will be playing host to Savage Worlds Core Rules Manager Clint Black; Reality Blurs head honcho Sean Preston; Third Eye Games founder and chief author Eloy Lasanta; and Savage podcasters Veronica Blessing, Justin Suzuki, and Ron Blessing, variously of The Game's the Thing, Smiling Jack's Bar and Grill, and Wombatcast.com. Don't miss the rare west-of-the-Mississippi appearance for both Clint and Sean, February 16–19 at Red Lion Hotel in Aurora, Colorado. Besides, who knows what they'll say in that thin mountain air!

For those of a more eastern mindset, come by Con Nooga February 17–19 in Chattanooga. You'll have the chance to meet Pinnacle Vice President* Joel Kinstle; frequent Pinnacle editor and Beautiful Brains Books and Games owner Jodi Black; author of Darksummer Nights for RunePunk and general gamer-about-town Mark Francis; SilverMeet Studios' Carinn Seabolt; and Mr. Shaintar himself, Sean Patrick Fannon.

 *And guy who types these things, which is the only reason he's first on the list.

Bring Shane to KantCon 2012!

And if you think that list of con appearances isn't enough, you have the power to change it! If the KantCon 2012 Preregistration Kickstarter Campaign reaches its stretch goal, they're going to import our own founder, president, luminary, and fairly-high poobah Shane Hensley, author of Savage Worlds, to KantCon 2012.

Whether you want to see Shane live at KantCon, want to see how a Kickstarter campaign can be used for convention-planning, want to bring more gaming to Kansas, or just really want to see work-in-progress images for a Jabbergluck mini*, be sure to drop by their Kickstarter today!

 *Seriously…what's a "Jabbergluck"?