Well, due to some automotive and financial slams, it appears that going to Origins just isn't in the cards for me.  I attend GenCon every year (it pays to live only an hour from Indy), but I haven't been to Origins in over a decade.  I was really curious to see the differences between Origins and GenCon.  More to the point, I was looking forward to some of the Cthulhu goodness that is said to permeate Origins.

Cthulhu is my favorite game, hands down, but I'm the Keeper of the group, so I rarely get to play unless it's at a Con. Plus, I've played in more than my share of less-than-stellar games at Cons, but Call of Cthulhu always proves to be a great time. So, yeah, if I don't make it to Origins, I'll be more than a little disappointed.

Ah well, all the more reason to make sure this GenCon is a memorable one. Already, it's shaping up to be something unique for me. For one, I'll be representing Daring Entertainment at the Studio-2 booth (even in Harsh Tales attire a couple of the days!) and I'll be running the first Con game of Harsh Tales as well.

Along with that, I'm looking forward to meeting some of the people I've become Facebook and Twitter friends with over the past year.

Should prove a good time.  So, if you're going to Origins, play a Cthulhu game for me!

I'll see you at GenCon.

Harsh Tales, originally uploaded by bloodshadows.

Aaaaaaand the cover.

Test page, originally uploaded by bloodshadows.

A test page of the upcoming Harsh Tales book for Savage Worlds.

By noon tomorrow, the Superlink version of Dawn of Legends will be available at RPGNOW.com.  I made a few changes and because we didn't have to include the powers section that we did with the Savage Worlds version, it's more streamlined.

In the coming weeks, we'll convert the One Sheet adventures and the Saga over to M&M as well.  I'm still debating the creation of a M&M character folio like I did for SW since there's already a number of M&M character sheets out there already.

So, with this leg of DoL done, my attention is now fully on Harsh Tales: The Mean Streets.  That should release in June and then G.E.T. Into Action will release in July with the True20 version of Harsh Tales hitting in August.

And then there's our secret project that I'll announce at GenCon...

A whispered rant on my upcoming Harsh Tales can be found Here

It's a race to get done before th end of June as I'm working on getting layout for the M&M version of DoL done for May and I still have writing and photography that needs done for Harsh Tales.

It's a race against time!

The first of the design journal series for the Daring Action Block is up at www.daringentertain.com/

If you're a fan of the cartoons of the '80's, check it out!

With Dawn of Legends now released for the Savage Worlds license, and a ton of free support already released for it (with more in the works) it’s time to let everyone know what’s happening at Daring Entertainment.  Daring Action Block is debuting in July 2009, but what about the previously talked about Harsh Tales/Hardboiled?  What about War of the Dead?

It’s time to bring everything around full circle and let all the fans know what’s cooking at Daring Entertainment, in what order, and when.

Dawn of Legends took all of us here at Daring Entertainment by shock.  While we expected some minor sales for the PDF release of the book, we never anticipated the amount of sales we received (and continued to get) for the book.  To be honest, we just weren’t sure how Dawn of Legends would be received since its powers system was so different from anything previously released for the Savage Worlds license.

So, as anyone that has had a product become a break-out success overnight can attest to, it throws a company’s product schedule into a temporary tailspin when you aren’t prepared for it.  Free support that we expected to have a month or two to get out the door, we suddenly had a week or two.  That meant that some production had to be shuffled around as we focused on supporting Dawn of Legends.

But, that’s done now.  Freebies are on schedule, and Daring Entertainment has finally seen the dust settle.

But, hey, what does that mean?

Well, first of all, the M&M Superlink version of Dawn of Legends gets its PDF release this month; with print to follow in the Fall.  M&M Superlink fans will also have all 12 Issues of the Neo Dawn Saga, and all current One-Shot Specials, available in Superlink format for free download, allowing them to start playing right away.

May will also see the free release of Issues 7-12 of the Neo Dawn Saga.

June will see the release of Harsh Tales: The Mean Streets.  That’s right folks . . . the first product in the Hardboiled product line launches in June 2009!  Containing 4 Adventures, multiple interludes, and the complete setting rules, Harsh Tales: The Mean Streets will be in PDF format for the Savage Worlds RPG License, with the True20 version launching in August.

Following Harsh Tales: The Mean Streets, we’ll be releasing additional one-sheets and more Harsh Tales adventures.

July sees the debut of the Daring Action Block for both Savage Worlds and the M&M Superlink License with the debut of G.E.T. Into Action! allowing you to become operatives of the Global Elite Tactical unit as you battle the forces of STORM around the globe!

Heading into the Fall, we have the official retail release of the print version of Dawn of Legends, both for Savage Worlds and M&M Superlink.  We have the debut of the Daring Action Block’s Metabots and Ecto-Hunters, more Harsh Tales, and then . . .

The end of 2009, December will see the release of Inside Solitaire for Savage Worlds and M&M Superlink, the first sourcebook for the Dawn of Legends line.  Taking you deep inside Solitaire Island Federal Prison, Inside Solitaire contains over 100 new characters, rules for Villain popularity and teams, new Edges/Feats and Hindrances/Drawbacks, and the same free campaign support as the core Dawn of Legends book.

December will also see the release of The Armageddon Virus.  This monthly, 10-part PDF series introduces the initial Outbreak that takes the world by storm, and leads directly into the release of the zombie-apocalyptic War of the Dead campaign setting.  The Armageddon Virus will see the characters struggle for survival as the plague quickly spreads world-wide, destroying the life and world they once knew.

Folks have been asking what we have planned for print format beyond the Dawn of Legends product line.  To be honest, we have plans for all of our product lines to eventually go to print.  However, Daring Entertainment is taking everything one step at a time, and only those product lines that show a chance at success will be put into print format.

That means Harsh Tales/Hardboiled, G.E.T. Into Action!, War of the Dead . . . any of them will go to print format providing the initial PDF lines show enough sales and general fan support.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=61513

Daring Entertainment, in association with James Semple, has released a free sample of the in-production Dawn of Legends Original Soundtrack.

Found exclusively at our RPGNow.com storefront, the Dawn of Legends Overture gives a sample of what fans can expect for the upcoming original musical score for the popular Dawn of Legends setting.

Be sure to download your copy today at RPGNow.com!

Global Elite Tactical logo, originally uploaded by bloodshadows.

The first of our Daring Action Block, G.E.T., will be hitting this summer. If you're a fan of the G.I. Joe comics and cartoons of the '80's, this homage is one for you.

If you're a geek like me, you were a huge fan of the cartoons of the '80's.  You know the ones.  Well, we at Daring love those so much that we've created the Daring Action Block.  Be sure to tune in for a wild ride!