Steve Jackson Games d20 Magazine!

[GreyOne]

July 3, 2002: SJ Games Launches Online D20 Magazine - First Four Issues Free!

On July 3, just in time for Origins, the publisher of the award-winning Pyramid will launch another online zine . . . d20 Weekly.

d20 Weekly is the only professional online magazine for the d20 System. Edited by Dale Donovan (former editor of Dragon Magazine), with the help of Pyramid editor Steven Marsh and a staff of industry pros, this is the hobby's source for d20 news and reviews, advance material from lots of different publishers, "how-to" articles, and lots of characters, gadgets, magic items, and situations. Our industry news is updated immediately, whenever a d20-related story breaks, and new reviews and articles are posted every Wednesday.

The new zine will feature:

News – find out what's coming for d20.

Previews and Designer Articles – from the d20 publishers themselves!

Reviews – what's hot and what's not, and why!

Comics – a special edition of “Absurd Notions,” by Kevin Pease, with a new strip every week.

Articles and adventures – lots of features every gaming group can use.

Archives – every article and review from Issue 1 onward will remain online and searchable.

Community – discussion boards and a live chat area.

And best of all . . . playtest! Subscribers will get an advance look at upcoming d20 releases from top publishers . . . and will get to comment and help shape their final form!

The site is at www.d20weekly.com. A trial subscription, covering the first four issues, is FREE. After the July 24 issue, a subscription is $20 per year for 52 weekly issues – about 6 cents a day. The first issue will feature:

On Cities, Part One, by Matt Forbeck. How to create everything from a tiny village to a metropolis.

An Introduction to African Adventure, by Christopher W. Dolunt. The author of Atlas Games' upcoming Nyambe campaign setting book looks at the ways an African-based adventure differs from a classic scenario.

Alternate Views: Cairo by Gaslight, by Andrew Hind. A visit to a city of magic, ancient gods, and back-alley thuggery.

Review of Afrika Korpse (for Weird Wars), by Andrew Hind

Review of The Divine and the Defeated (for Scarred Lands), by Justin Mohareb

Review of Armies of the Abyss, by Joe G. Kushner

Review of The Shaman's Handbook, by Joe G. Kushner

Playtesting for the Munchkin Player's Handbook (SJ Games).

And coming very soon . . . playtesting for Eden Studios' Fields of Blood (The Book of War).






Hoody Hoo!

 

[hong]

Hmm, that's funny, I haven't seen the flying pigs outside my window....


Hong "can d20 GURPS be far behind?" Ooi

 

[nsruf]

Damn, you made me look..

Wait! There is really a SJGames d20 magazine!!

For those interested:

http://www.d20weekly.com/

Does this mean SJGames are also planning a d20 line of supplements? Given the overall quality of their sourcebooks, I am all in favor.

 

[Yuan-Ti]

Actually, Pyramid, which is SJG's long-time online zine, regularly has had reviews of d20 products and d20-related articles. So this is not terribly shocking.

But it would be nice if this meant more d20 products from SJGames! Or dual statted GURPS books.

 

[GreyOne]

Bump. Anyone going to subscribe? Pyramid has had some D20 stuff, but relatively not very much. It comes out every week as well.

Me, I just want to find out what's happening with Eden's Fields of Blood Book of War.

 

[Yuan-Ti]

Bump. Anyone going to subscribe? Pyramid has had some D20 stuff, but relatively not very much. It comes out every week as well.

Me, I just want to find out what's happening with Eden's Fields of Blood Book of War.

I will probably subscribe, but I would like to get a discount since I also subscribe to Pyramid. I'm not sure who to contact about it, though.

Fields of Blood... Easily one of the best parts about being a Pyramid subscriber is the playtest stuff. If they get into playtest agreements with some d20 publishers that $20 a year is gonna seem like peanuts.

 

[Greatwyrm]

If it's as good as Pyramid, count me in. I will, however, be taking that trial subscription to see how it will measure up.

 

[SHARK]

Greetings!

Well, Grey One--good to see you, sir. The Book of War is in playtest as we speak! There are many, many possibilities that will be possible with this excellent product! I can't say anything specific about it, of course, but it should be great!

Semper Fidelis,

SHARK

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Hmm, that's funny, I haven't seen the flying pigs outside my window....


Hong "can d20 GURPS be far behind?" Ooi

That had to be a joke, but it still sent chills up and down my spine.

 

[Psion]

That had to be a joke, but it still sent chills up and down my spine.

It gave me a warm fuzzy feeling. All those nice GURPS sourcebooks, d20 compatible. Hmmm....

(wipes drool off chin)