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[LPJ Design] Obsidian Apocalypse: Sinful & Vile Feats for The Pathfinder RPG Now available

Louis Porter Jr. Design, has released Worlds of Obsidian Apocalypse: Sinful & Vile Feats at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com. Here is information on this product:

A dark star fell from the sky bringing with it the end of all things! The sanctity of the world known as Abaddon was shattered when a global apocalyptic event of a meteor impacting the planet causing a destructive ecological and eldritch change. Now there is no day or night, just never ending Apocalypse. An undead world ruled by fear and horror. Inside this book you will find you’ll need to add more interesting and unique feats to your exciting adventures in Obsidian Apocalypse:

• Over 35 all new feats including 
• New Bard Archetype: Singer of Praise 

Available at RPGNow!

Coming Soon - 3rd Bestiary of Armageddon Contest

Get ready, it is going to happen again! Don't miss out on your changes to send PCs screaming in fear.  Coming soon!!!

Adventure Path Iconics: Lords of Undeath (PFRPG) Now available

Louis Porter Jr. Design, has released Adventure Path Iconics: Lords of Undeath for The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com.  Here is information on this product:

A dark star fell from the sky bringing with it the end of all things! The sanctity of the world known as Abaddon was shattered when a global apocalyptic event of a meteor impacting the planet causing a destructive ecological and eldritch change. Now there is no day or night, just never ending Apocalypse.  Adventure Path Iconics: Lords of Undeath adds four new iconics based on the new races from Races of Obsidian Apocalypse: Flesh and Iron to the Obsidian Apocalypse campaign setting making the world even more interesting and just as dangerous. Are you willing to take up the fight?

Inside this book you will find you will find four new races for Races of Obsidian Apocalypse: Flesh and Iron:

• Promethean (Flesh and Clockwork): Prometheans suffer lingering mental effects from their creation rites. The flesh prometheans have a personality made from an amalgam of souls, cobbled together from various creatures. Clockwork prometheans have the luxury of a solitary mind, but the creation rites cause them as much torment as they do to their flesh-bound cousins.
• Raijin: When an outraged spirit of one slain by the undead lords of Abaddon possesses a survivor filled with desires for revenge, the two form a powerful and terrifying force, a raijin. A synergy of life and death, it can reach into the netherworld and manifest some powers of the dead in the physical world.
• Uzamati: The only uzamati trait that stands out in their normal form is the purple irises of their eyes. But, when an uzamati phases out, all semblance of normalcy disappears. They melt into pure negative energy, becoming twisted in the process: Their skin turns a deep purple and exudes a strong glow. Their bodies become slightly transparent and gaunt as a skeleton.

These iconic consist of:

• Alberdeen, Male uzamati magus
• Joa, Male flesh promethean barbarian
• Mixer, Asexual clockwork promethean alchemist
• Siriah, Female raijin cavalier

Available at RPGNow.com here!!!

Campaign Setting with Toolkits

One of the more interesting things I discovered while working on Obsidian Apocalypse, is that when you build a campaign work, you never really know how people are going to use it to play their game.  When we built Obsidian Twilight (the predecessor to Obsidian Apocalypse), I thought of it as a zombie apocalypse setting but others thought it was a post apocalypse good versus evil setting. While even more thought that it would be more gothic / classic horror.  

The reason is that people have their own interpretation of the word “horror”.  So that is why we have a “generic” setting for Obsidian Apocalypse plus four custom toolkits that you can make your own custom setting and people have really responded to it. So I am wondering, is this something people would like to see campaign setting do in the future: One main “generic” concept of the setting a several toolkits to customize it any way that you might like to?  Please let me know what you think. Thanks! 

First week into 2015 and one product done...

So and I am keeping my promise to myself and I am attempting to keep the crazy schedule of releasing one product a week.  The first product of 2015 is Obsidian Apocalypse: Player's Guide. Here is some of the cool thing you will find in this sourcebook:

• Exalted Racial Archetypes: Guardian angel (cleric) and Avenging Angel (barbarian)
• Genesai Racial Archetypes: Abaddon Pariah (ranger) and Dark Comic
• Harrowed Racial Archetypes: Harrowed Predator (barbarian) and Grave Caller (summoner)
• Infernal Racial Archetypes: Demonspawn defender (paladin) and Demonic Servitor (oracle)
• Khymer Racial Archetypes: Hemotheurgical Leech (sorcerer)  and Body Snatcher (rogue)
• Lykian Racial Archetypes: Lykian Throwback (alchemist)
• Osirian Racial Archetypes: Hellfire harrier (gunslinger) and Arcane Tattooist (wizard)
• Clockwork Promethean Racial Archetypes:
• Clockwork Cavalier (cavalier), New Greatwork: Mobius Body and Augmentations (Mobius Body)
• Flesh Promethean Player Options: Wildman (Druid) and Shattered Soul Seeker (Inquisitor)
• Raijin Racial Archetypes: Sword of Vengeance (fighter)
• Uzamati Racial Archetypes: Rift Mystic (Monk) and Uzamati Hexes

Expect to see this VERY soon at RPGNow.com, DriveThruRPG.com and Paizo.com.

Christmas goodness is coming along like a freight train!!!

Good news on TWO fronts for LPJ Design! First, Clinton Boomer’s upcoming masterpiece Obsidian Apocalypse Lexicon: Sinful & Vile Feats (based off of his 31 Haunted Day series) is going to editing so expect to see in on the digital shelves VERY soon. This is one of my favorites since it gave us a time for Clinton to play in the Obsidian Apocalypse setting and give us some CRAZY things to make the setting even more interesting. Second and a little more to home, the all new computer for LPJ Design has shipped and out it way to the HQ. Many of you may not know that the current computer I am working on is over six years old and on its last legs. I am known to work computer to their deaths and it is nice to know that I am getting a top of the line Alienware Area-51 -- http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-area51-r2/pd?ref=PD_OC -- to get me tot eh next level of graphic design and begin my new skill set of learning film editing. So expect for 2015 to be a HUGE year of creativity for me.  Talk to you later…

Transparency Agenda #71: What has been going on...

Clinton Boomer does it again with Sinful & Vile Feats!!!

Coming soon from LPJ Design and the mind of Pathfinder freelancer extraordinaire, Clinton Boomer. Obsidian Apocalypse Lexicon: Sinful & Vile Feats. Here is the cover for it so you can get an idea of what to expect visually with this product. The project will got to editing this week and then to layout, so expect to see this project released sometime near mid-November. As always, thanks for your support!

[LPJ Design] Worlds of Obsidian Apocalypse: Life After Undeath for The Pathfinder RPG Now available

Louis Porter Jr. Design, has released Worlds of Obsidian Apocalypse: Life After Undeath. Here is information on this product:

A dark star fell from the sky bringing with it the end of all things! The sanctity of the world known as Abaddon was shattered when a global apocalyptic event of a meteor impacting the planet causing a destructive ecological and eldritch change. Now there is no day or night, just never ending Apocalypse. An undead world ruled by fear and horror. Inevitably, in campaigns set in Abaddon, player characters will die. No matter which campaign model you use, it will overflow with mind-shattering horrors and lethal threats. Here, the world of the living is shared equally with the deceased, who linger in physical form before finally passing through the great beyond. Whether currently living or dead, residents and visitors are assured of an eternity of action and intrigue. Worlds of Obsidian Apocalypse: Life After Undeath expands the rules your options for when player characters die.

Inside this book you will find you’ll need to embark on adventures in the exciting setting of Life After Undeath:

• Toolkit Setting Templates: Life After Undeath
• Highly detailed regions and history, new organizations to launch your Life After Undeath campaign
• Undead Character Options: Riven and Sundered (As races or character classes)
• Over a dozen new feats and Magic Items
• And much more.

Available here at LPJ Design PDF Store!

Coming Soon - Worlds of Obsidian Apocalypse Life After Undeath

I don really have to say much on this one, but Rich Redman knocked it out of the ball park for Obsidian Apocalypse suppliment. If you were a fan of WOTC's Ghostwalk, then you are looking at the cover to the spiritual successor to it for Pathfinder. What happens to you after you die in a post-apocalyptic survival horror fantasy setting? Buy it and find out. On sale next week at RPGNow.com, DriveThruRPG.com and Paizo.com. Talk to you later...

Clinton Boomer, 31 Haunted Days and A Sword for Hire Interview…

A few months ago, I approached Clinton Boomer with working with us due to the work he was doing his daily feats he was doing at his Tumblrsite. The work he was doing was AMAZING, and I had always wanted to work with him, so I contacted him and he agreed. I thought it would be cool to do a full month of horror focused feats, which he named 31 Haunted Days. So today started the 31 Haunted Days with a great feat of undead gunslingers. Best of all this even and feats ties in perfectly with our Cross of Fire Saga adventure path kickstarter.  

And keeping in tune with our kickstarter, the blog site, ASword for Hire interviewed us on our Cross of Fire Saga adventure path kickstarter. So if you are interested in learning a little behind the scenes stuff, go over and check it out. It will be VERY informative. Talk to you later…

T-minus 48 hours until the Cross of Fire...

In less in than 48 hours, the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path for Pathfinder starts at Kickstarter. Are you ready to have post-apocalyptic survival horror genre redefined again?  Talk to you later...

[LPJ Design] Obsidian Apocalypse On Sale for $5.99!!!

Louis Porter Jr. Design, has lowered the price if Obsidian Apocalypse for The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game at RPGNow.com and DriveThruRPG.com by 50% OFF THE NORMAL COST to only $5.99.  You have heard and read the rumors how great the setting is including Endzeitgeist.com review statements of,  “All in all, this is, in my opinion, the BEST BOOK LPJr Design has so far made…My final verdict will clock in at 5 stars + seal of approval!” Now see for yourself. Here is information on this product:

A dark star fell from the sky bringing with it the end of all things! The sanctity of the world known as Abaddon was shattered when a global apocalyptic event of a meteor impacting the planet causing a destructive ecological and eldritch change. Now there is no day or night, just never ending Apocalypse. An undead world ruled by fear and horror. Undead nightmares prowl the darkest forest with malevolent ghouls, grim demonic fiends and horrific vampires prey on a fearful populace. The world is dominated by the monstrously powerful immortal evils that reigns supreme over this world. And with all this the mysterious force known as Nightwall. Evil dominates the world to be challenged by noble heroes fighting to take back a world that should belong to them. Are you willing to take up the fight?

Inside this book you will find you’ll need to embark on adventures in the exciting setting of Obsidian Apocalypse:

•       Four toolkit setting templates: Infernus Risen – Angels and Demons have been brought to this world and engage in battles all over this world; World of the Elder Gods - The meteor is actually a prison from unusual monsters that breaks open and escapes to this world; Pandemic Contagion - A super powerful virus begins infecting, mutating and killing people of this world; and World of the Undead - Undead raise due to the necromantic energy in the meteor.

•       Highly detailed regions and history, new organizations to launch your campaign

•       7 new races usable as player characters.

•       Over 90 new feats and over 100 new spells.

•       All new monsters and monster templates.

•       And much more.

Available at RPGNow.com here!!!

And the beat goes on...

Just a little update. Joshua Yearsley has been working like a mad man editing project for LPJ Design and it looks like we are going to have 5 ALL NEW products for our Obsidian Apocalypse line, including our inspired version of the WOTC Ghostwalk campaign setting. So expect to see a lot more material for Obsidian Apocalypse including the upcoming kickstarter, Cross of Fire Saga. Talk to you later...

T minus 28 Days until the start of the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path Kickstarter for Pathfinder

The time is ticking down for the start of this all new and exciting kickstarter, the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path for Pathfinder Role Playing Game. To start you off on the right foot, we are going to talk about the first adventure in the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path written by LPJ Design very own Jeff Lee. 

PART 0: LONG WAY HOME 
Hurled Into Endless Night 

Seeking potent magic in the hands of an insane entity, accomplished adventurers find themselves transported to the bleak wasteland of Abaddon. As they explore their new surroundings, they must encounter a host of new terrors and determine whether to save a desperate caravan of nomads. Can adventurers save them, and can their weary new allies help them find a reliable way home? 

The Long Way Home is an adventure for use with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The story and encounters are the first episode of the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path, but can also be played as a stand­alone adventure with light modification. The module includes a brief history of the Cross of Fire, an introduction to the world of Abaddon, and a powerful new curse. Characters should take up the adventure approximately half­way through 8th level. If they survive their first nights on Abaddon, they should reach 9th level by the adventure’s conclusion. 

As you can see this will be a great starting point for you to understand the world of Abaddon and the Obsidian Apocalypse campaign setting in general. Fans of Pathfinder and the horror genre in general will find the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path not only to be fun and exciting it will be revolutionary to what they are normally use to see. Talk to you later…

Cross of Fire Saga – The adventure BEFORE the adventure…

I originally conceived Cross of Fire as a 4-part adventure path, but as I continued working and developing on it I noticed that I need to add an additional adventure at the end to of the adventure path to [REDACTED]. But then I kept thinking about how to start this adventure path, since really most people accidently wind up in the Obsidian Apocalypse setting. So with that, we needed a side trek / mini-adventure to make it easier for them to transition to the setting and give them a taste of the setting. And out of that can the adventure path side trek / pre-adventure, “Long Way Home”. I created an light outline for them for the writers and editors to see where I am planning to go, but it is still lose enough for the writer to add their own flair to the adventure. 

Long Way Home: Level 8 – 9

1.  PCs arrive in the Obsidian Apocalypse setting and battle a [REDACTED] and save [REDACTED]
2.   Recover and get info about Obsidian Apocalypse setting from [REDACTED]
3.  [REDACTED] attack the PCs and a [REDACTED] happens.
4.  [REDACTED] [REDACTED] themselves and attack

While it doesn’t make complete sense due to all the [REDACTED] comments, you can see there is an actual plan of what we want to do. At least this far.  Talk to you later…

Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path for Pathfinder Kickstarter coming in October...

Just is case you might have forgotten, missed it or not realized, but our new kickstarter is bringing even more fear and horror to the Obsidian Apocalypse game setting. Start saving your money now GMs, so your players can be terrified by Christmas.  First adventure up is Part 1: Havoc of the Mind’s Eye – Inspired by the movie, Brotherhood of the Wolf written by Christina Stiles. Talk to you later...

Cross of Fire Saga - Inspiration for the Adventure Path

So I am working on the outline for the Cross of Fire Saga Adventure Path and I keep getting stuck on what I want in the adventure and what to expect from the people playing. So since I could not really get exactly what I wanted I decided to do the one thing that helps a writer, I get inspiration from better more qualified work.  So I thought about what type of stories I wanted each of the adventures in their adventure path to tell and I went to movies / books that I thought would help explain what I want. And with that, here is a breakdown of the books / movies we will be using for inspiration:

Part 1: Havoc of the Mind’s Eye – Inspired by the movie, Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Part 2: Ravagers of the Shadow Black – Inspired by the book & movie, Last of the Mohicans

Part 3: Raiders of the Cataclysm – Inspired by the Lord of the Flies

Part 4: Crusaders of the Cross of Fire – [REDACTED]

So now you see where I am coming from. Talk to you later…

2nd Bestiary of Armageddon Contest for Pathfinder Ends May 31st

And don’t forget, the 2nd Bestiary of Armageddon Contest is going on right now and ends this Saturday. If you have ever wanted to be a game designer for Pathfinder Role Playing game or third party publishers, then you should enter. To learn more visit any of the LPJ Design product pages at RPGNow.com and click on the banner at the bottom to learn more. Talk to you later...