BtM: Skeleton released!

Tricky Owlbear Publishing, Inc. is pleased to announce the 6th release in the Behind the Monsters series--the Skeleton! These pdfs follow a format similar to that found in the popular Behind the Spells series so chances are good that, if you enjoy that series, this one will also strike your fancy. Each issue is narrated by Jadrin Nelv, monk of the Order of the Sacred Branch. Jadrin schools novice monks in the ways of the multiverse's creatures and we, the readers, get to listen in. Whether you're a player or a GM, you will find something of use within these pages.

Behind the Monsters: Skeleton includes two adventurer advantages, one new monster variant, and one new alchemical item! This release is available for the normal $2 purchase price at the following venues...

Your Games Now: http://www.yourgamesnow.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&manufacturers_id=64&products_id=2069

RPGNow/DriveThru: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=54697

All Titles Aboard

We've finally gotten all Tricky Owlbear's titles gathered under our name over at Your Games Now. Another friendly venue to pick up the pdfs you haven't bought already: http://www.yourgamesnow.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=64

4e OGL plans

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/4news/20080108a

Looks like WotC's quality control for third party publishers comes in the form of cash. Tricky Owlbear, and I suspect many others, won't be ponying up the $5 grand to get a look at something which will eventually be free. This means we'll stay the course through most of '08, presenting fun Behind the Spells/Monsters releases with the same amount of fluff-to-crunch (3.x) ratio. I'm finally penning an idea for an adventure which involves some monsters from Tome of Horrors (creatures which I've always liked but have never had the opportunity to use in my home games).

Christmas Bundles

I've separated the BtS and BtM series into several bundles. The latter simply has all the monsters for sale there now in one place for a lower price than buying separately (the point of bundles, of course). BtS is divided into magic schools which, if nothing else, gives your specialist wizard something to cheer about. Check them out here: http://www.rpgnow.com/index.php?cPath=3935

Happy Thanksgiving!

To help celebrate this time of giving, Tricky Owlbear Publishing, Inc. is offering a 50% sale on its most expensive product--Lotsa Blocks! Our handy, no-frills, stat block-only product is now a mere $4.00 thru Sunday, Nov. 25th. Why not skip the pumpkin pie and fill up on the tasty dessert of 103 stat blocks found in Lotsa Blocks!?

On sale at OBS here: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=50521

On sale at YourGamesNow here: http://www.yourgamesnow.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&manufacturers_id=64&products_id=1876

Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

BtM: Terror Turkey

Tricky Owlbear Publishing, Inc. presents Behind the Monsters: Terror Turkey, the fifth release in this series. This is a special humorous holiday issue. While we normally look at classic monsters, this release examines a brand new foul-tempered fowl and includes two adventurer advantages, three recipes, and full monster stats for the terror turkey!
Buy it from RPGNow here: http://enworld.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=51167
Buy it from YourGamesNow here: http://www.yourgamesnow.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1931&zenid=2f49dedb2d2255d4e549a51e05da9835

November Update

Yikes! Has it been a whole month since I posted here? Does anyone even read this blog? If you do, here's your update. :) Scot has off this coming week and will be looking into publishers for the Behind the Spells: Compendium. I still have the next Behind the Spells pdf in the queue (Sanctuary) as well as penning BtM: Skeleton and shepherding our humorous Thanksgiving offering BtM: Terror Turkey to completion. I'm also brainstorming new ideas for products given the ambiguous pre-4e marketplace. So, chin up! The Tricky Owlbear is very much alive and well.