Frank Frazetta, dead at 82

It is with no small sadness that I learned today of the death of Frank Frazetta. I must attribute as much of my interest in fantasy roleplaying to Mr. Frazetta as to Gary Gygax himself. I wish the Frazetta family condolences in their loss, and the loss of yet another creative giant in the realm of fantasy. Click here to read more about Frank's life and passing.

Frank Frazetta; Born February 9th, 1928 – Died May 10th, 2010

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Usherwood Publishing is pleased to announce this periodic newsletter, which will feature campaign setting updates and Open Gaming Content (OGC) materials from the Usherwood Adventures Sourceweb, and featured Usherwood Publishing adventures and products. The newsletter will be a free PDF download available through this website, as well as the RPGNow.com family of eStores. Also contained within the newsletter will be articles of FEADAD/OSRIC interest, and special deals on Usherwood swag and POD adventures.

Within the fires of creation

Watch for these upcoming new adventures, and utilities from Usherwood Publishing:

The Usherwood Adventures Setting Sourceweb^©

The Sourceweb is your one-stop resource for all things Usherwoodian. Refer to the section that follows to understand the various sections, and where information can be found.

The Sub-sections of the Sourceweb

At the left of each page, you'll find links to the following pages;

dar Origo Liber

dar Origo Liber (The Book of Origins) is the Setting Sourceweb itself. There are several other continents upon the world of Besh where the campaign materials are set upon. These continents will only be briefly discussed here, and will be defined in greater detail at a later time. Contained within the dar Origo Liber are the following sections, or chapters;

Note the OGC material that exists in each of the following sections. All material that appears within the Sourceweb is copyrighted by James D. Kramer design services (unless otherwise noted), and may not be reproduced either in part or in whole without the expressed permission of the copyright holder. Only content specifically identified as OGC (see below) can be re-used under the terms of the OGL.

Introduction; the Introduction contains important information on conventions used throughout the Sourceweb.

I. dar ahn'Rheen; complete living history of the campaign setting.

II: dar tur'Khor; discusses the Verméan Continent, it varied geographic locales, and introduces the other continents upon the world of Besh.

III: dar met'Chon; details the Five Kingdoms of the Verméan continent, and the peoples who populate it.

IV: dar vach'Glaur; introduces new character races and classes.

V: dar bahr'Hærx; introduces new spells and magic items discussed in the campaign setting, and introduced in the modules.

VI: dar hatoo'Suth; in-depth discussion of the pantheons and deities of the campaign setting. Provides ample opportunity for GM's to incorporate deities that exist within First Edition rules, or deities of their own creation.

VII: dar inth'Larnpov; details new creatures discussed in the campaign setting, and introduced in the modules.

Appendix A: Plothooks; adventure ideas GM's might incorporate into their own games. Most plothooks will have tie-ins to specific locales or personalities within the Sourceweb.

Appendix B: Content Map; the Content Map defines where in the Sourceweb and the modules campaign setting-specific information can be located.

Glossary; list of defined terms used throughout the Sourceweb and the modules.

Usherwood Publishing

This is the product development arm of the Usherwood Adventures. If you have a manuscript that you would like to be considered for publishing under the Usherwood product name, consult these pages for our submission requirements, how we pay, and more information for the aspiring module developer.

FEADAD!

FEADAD is our First Edition-specific web and other matters of interest to the AD&D gamer. Contributors are fully encouraged to submit content for posting on the FEADAD.org website.

Products and Downloads

The Downloads section will contain all of our freebie items; game utilities, modules, and more. We'll post your First Edition and OSRIC-related items here for you. Just let us know what you've got, and we'll see where it fits in.

eCompany Store

The Usherwood Adventures eCompanyStore is our CafePress.com store front. This contains a wide assortment of gift items and swag, geared toward the First Edition gamer. Also found here are POD versions of our modules and utilities.

Open Gaming License

The OGL contains all the legal mumbo-jumbo.

Contact

The Contact page provides you with the prefered method(s) to get ahold of me, as well as links to other sites of similar interest.

Featured Artist(s)

The Setting Sourceweb utilizes the artistic talents of several RPG artists, as well as repurposing numerous historical artistic pieces that fall within the Public Domain. I have included an End Notes section that details the soure of each of these pieces where available.

Copyright, Trade Dress, and OGC

Free information of course does not imply that this content is free for you to distribute or republish as you desire. Please respect the copyright ownership of all providers that appear on this website. Where information is determined to be Open Gaming Content (OGC), such information will be duly noted at its place within the website. Also, all OGC items will be summarized within the End Notes section. Content not identified specifically as OGC is considered to be product identity, and therefore is the copyright of James D. Kramer design services, or other third-parties, and may not be used without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder. Further, the specific trade dress and presentation of the materials on this website is considered 'trade dress', and therefore cannot be replicated without the expressed written permission of the copyright holder(s).

Content that is identified as OGC (i.e., that portion of content that you may reuse in your published documentation with the appropriate credit provided) will be displayed as shown here, and will be accompanied by a graphic identifying the section of OGC content.

When reusing content that has been identified as OGC in your printed or online documentation, please provide the following credit line, "Created by James D. Kramer. Used with permission." Credit lines may vary, and will be noted in such cases with the content it references.