Greetings, Convention/Event Organizer!

DriveThruRPG is proud to announce our new DriveThru Convention Support Program, whereby we can provide you both broad-based support for all of your attendees as well as specific prizes to be used as game support, in auctions, or however else you feel best supports your program.

All we need to get you set up is the following information:

1. The name, dates, and location of the event.
2. Your web site.
3. Estimated attendance.
4. An idea of how integral gaming is to your event.
5. What publishers you have in attendance or otherwise supporting the event already.
6. Deadlines for program book additions, as well as any formatting or other important information relevant to the program book or other promo materials you are producing for the event.

Please note that we will not be providing any physical product support. Instead, we will be providing codes that can be used to attain discounts and free products that are down-loadable from our site. Here’s how it works -

• You will receive a “Main Convention Code” that will be useful for a special discount off of a number of products on our site. This can be published in your program book (along with a basic message and graphic for DriveThruRPG), indicating that all members/attendees will be able to make use of the code up to 30 days after the end of the event. Alternately, you could print the code out on small flyers and hand them out as part of whatever “swag bags” you might give away.
• You will also receive a number of “Prize Support Codes.” This will be good for a single or limited set of products to be downloaded for free for a single person. They are intended as special giveaways, either to support specific games, the gaming program of the convention overall, or as auction items or other con support. Prize Support Codes will be good for a single customer for 3 months following the end of the event.
• Along with the codes, you will be provided graphics that can be used both in your program book and on any printed certificates you hand out. The latter is our suggested method of awarding the Prize Support Codes; we regret that we cannot provide these documents ourselves, but the labor and cost of that for all the events we hope to support would make that impossible. As such, we are empowering you to produce a simple document that promotes both your event and our site in whatever manner best suits you.
• We will also supply suggested text for any program book ad or certificates you issue.

We appreciate both your desire to work with us in providing your attendees special support for their participation in your event, as well as the broad support of gaming that you are providing with your efforts. Please let us know if there is any other way we can help you, and thanks for being another great source of support for the gaming hobby.

Sean Patrick Fannon
Marketing and Communications Manager, DriveThruRPG
sean@onebookshelf.com; (cell) 614-946-9371
www.drivethrurpg.com

The history of Rassilon is bloody. From the frozen far noth, beyond the civilized lands with their rolling hills and forests, arose a mighty army of frost giants, ice devils, Hellfrost dragons, and fearsome orcs, servants all of the ice god Thrym. So began the terrible Blizzard War and the downfall od the mighty empires of man.

Five hundred years later the races of the southern lands may have won the war, but they suffer its legacy still. For five centuries the winters have grown steadily longer and colder. Huge swathes of the land of Rassilon are permanently covered in ice and snow, and even the temperate lands are not spared the misery of failed harvests, deadly winters, and the dreaded Hellfrost wind.

But winter is not the only danger. A mere 30 years ago, magic, once the civilized races’ most potent weapon, suddenly began to fail. The Siphoning, an effect of unknown origin, has made magic an unpredictable ally.

Welcome to the world of Rassilon.
Welcome to the Hellfrost!

In the frozen depths of winter, murderous winds mercilessly batter the crumbling Priory of Cymer. Within, trapped by their duty and the heaped snowdrifts that render travel near impossible, the few remaining faithful huddle together and tend the sacred places of their forbears. With the weather worsening, nerves fray and tempers snap as the wind howls its mournful dirge for the forgotten dead of a fallen time. But the worst is yet to come. One of those trapped within holds a murderous grudge that only blood can expunge and as the storm reaches its savage height terrible revenge is wrought amid the frigid halls and faded glories of a bygone age.

“Peter and I had a long discussion recently and determined we will not be looking to solicit a license for a Gen Con UK show – or any other country for that matter. We felt the experience and people brought together by the group working on this project were our “dream team” for the event and if they aren’t able to pull it off, it’s unlikely anyone else would be able to. Having a licensed event start up and then stop is more damaging to the brand than beneficial so that being said we’re putting the Gen Con UK show to rest.”

There is a thread mourning it’s loss here.

“We love the Laundry Files novels, so we’re really excited about this game,” said Dominic McDowall-Thomas, Cubicle 7 Director. “The world of the Laundry is a perfect mix of espionage, conspiracy and tentacled menace from beyond the stars.”

“The books are Lovecraftian spy thrillers. The best elements from both genres are thrown together with a sprinkling of long lost Nazis, terrorist cultists, other foreign governments wanting a piece of the action, as well as Her Majesty’s Civil Service.” added Cubicle 7’s Angus Abranson.

The Laundry is a branch of the British secret service, tasked to prevent hideous alien gods from wiping out all life on Earth. Players take the part of Laundry agents, cleaning up the mess after things go wrong or, sometimes, even managing to prevent the manifestation of ultimate evil. Agents have access to the best equipment they can get their superiors to approve, from Basilisk Guns to portable containment grids to a PDA loaded up with Category A countermeasure invocations.

The game has been designed and written by industry veterans Gareth Hanrahan, Jason Durall and John Snead.

“I’m really excited to be working with Cubicle 7 to bring the sinister world of the Laundry to a wider audience,” says Charles Stross, Hugo award-winning author of “The Atrocity Archives” and “The Jennifer Morgue”.

The Laundry RPG is a self-contained rulebook and will be supported by a number of sourcebooks and adventure campaigns. The game is due to be released in July 2010.

For more information on The Laundry RPG, please contact info@cubicle7.co.uk

About Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd
Cubicle 7 Entertainment is a British-based publisher and events company, specialising in the games industry. Founded in 2006, by Angus Abranson and Dominic McDowall-Thomas, the company has published role-playing games from a list of licensed and home-grown properties including Victoriana, Starblazer Adventure (based on DC Thomson’s 80’s Starblazer comic series), SLA Industries, Qin: The Warring States and the recent Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space (licensed from the BBC). Cubicle 7 also works with a number of publishing partners helping bring their creations to print and into distribution. In June 2009 Cubicle 7 announced it had joined the Rebellion Group.

Cubicle 7 Entertainment: www.cubicle7.co.uk

About Charles Stross
Charles Stross is a full-time writer who was born in Leeds, England in 1964. He studied in London and Bradford, gaining degrees in pharmacy and computer science, and has worked in a variety of jobs, including pharmacist, technical author, software engineer and freelance journalist. Find out more about Charles Stross at www.antipope.org/charlie/index.html

CAPITAL LAUNDRY SERVICES – WHAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP?

There are things out there, in the weirder reaches of space-time where reality is an optional extra. Horrible things, usually with tentacles. Al-Hazred glimpsed them, John Dee summoned them, HP Lovecraft wrote about them, and Alan Turing mapped the paths from our universe to theirs. The right calculation can call up entities from other, older universes, or invoke their powers. Invisibility? Easy! Animating the dead? Trivial! Binding lesser demons to your will? Easily doable!

Opening up the way for the Great Old Ones to come through and eat our brains? Unfortunately, much too easy.

That’s where the Laundry comes in – it’s a branch of the British secret service, tasked to prevent hideous alien gods from wiping out all life on Earth (and more particularly, the UK). You work for the Laundry. The hours are long, the pay is sub-par, the co-workers are… interesting (in the Chinese curse sense of the word), and the bureaucracy is stifling – but you do get to wave basilisk guns and bullet wards around, and to go on challenging and exciting missions to exotic locations like quaint, legend-haunted Wigan, cursed Slough and Wolverhampton where the walls are thin.

You may even get to save the world.

Just make sure you get a receipt.

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THE LAUNDRY roleplaying game is based on the award-winning Laundry series (THE ATROCITY ARCHIVES, THE JENNIFER MORGUE, THE FULLER MEMORANDUM) by the even-more-award-winning CHARLES STROSS, and uses the also-award-winning BASIC ROLEPLAYING SYSTEM (CALL OF CTHULHU).

In this book, you’ll find:
• Computational demonology, summoning extradimensional horrors, and three ways to use a shotgun to banish alien monsters.
• A history of the Laundry and the other occult intelligence agencies
• Classified briefings on known threats and monstrous horrors
• Streamlined rules for character creation, investigation and combat
• Three ready-to-play missions

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ROLEPLAYING
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Player’s Handbook 3
D&D 4E Core Rulebook from Wizards of the Coast

Hammerfast
D&D 4E Sourcebook from Wizards of the Coast

Harrowing Halls Dungeon Tiles
RPG Accessory from Wizards of the Coast

Pathfinder Adventure Path 30: The Twice Damned Prince
From Paizo Publishing

Pathfinder Chronicles: Seeker of Secrets
Softcover Sourcebook from Paizo Publishing

Pathfinder Chronicles: Guide to the River Kingdoms
Softcover Sourcebook from Paizo Publishing

Realm of the Fellknight Queen
Softcover Adventure for 7th level characters from Paizo Publishing

Map Pack: Extradimensional Spaces
Map Pack: Lairs
RPG Accessory from Paizo Publishing

Daring Tales of Adventure: Compendium 1
Softcover Savage Worlds Adventures from Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Armitage Files
Softcover Trail of Cthulhu Sourcebook from Pelgrane Press

Ultimate Base
Softcover Hero System Sourcebook from Hero Games

Halt Evil Doer!
Softcover Mutants & Masterminds setting from Phipps Studios

Harvesters
Castles and Crusades Boxed Set from Troll Lord Games

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BOARD & CARD GAMES
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Art of War
Boardgame from Bucephalus Players 2-6, Ages 14+

Humans!!! 2: Sea Food
Zombies Boardgame Expansion from Twilight Creations

Journey to Unknown Kadath Asylum Pack
Call of Cthulhu LCG Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games

Deathmasters Dance Battle Pack
Warhammer Invasion LCG Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games

Tsuro *restock*
Boardgame from Calliope Games Players 2-8, Ages 8+

Endeavor *restock*
Boardgame from Z-Man Games for 3-5 players, ages 12+

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HISTORICAL WARGAMES
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Hearts & Minds
Wargame from Worthington Games

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MINIATURES
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Federation & Empire 2010
Fed Commander Booster 92
Starmada Rules Annex
From Amarillo Design Bureau

Forces of Warmachine: Khador Softcover
Softcover Sourcebook from Privateer Press

Forces of Warmachine: Khador Hardcover
Hardcover Sourcebook from Privateer Press

PIP31064 Cygnar Trencher Commandos
PIP33066 Khador Kommander Strakhov
PIP41076 Mercenaries Taryn di la Rovissi
Warmachine miniature from Privateer Press

280340-0226 Kempeitai (Combi-Rifle)
280438-0227 Hassassin Bahram (Haqqislam Sectoral Army Starter Box)
280537-0225 Moderators from Bakunin (Combi-Rifle)
280803-0228 Nagas (Sniper)
280804-0229 Devas Functionaries (Combi-Rifle)
Infinity miniature from Corvus Belli

TOW060023 Long John
TOW060105 Card Pack 5 R&B
Ron & Bones game accessory from Tale of War

FRB-COL002 Fallen Angel (50mm head to toe)
Fantasy Miniature from Freeboter Miniatures

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MISCELLANEOUS
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USA Chimera Card Sleves
From Mayday Games

Black Backed Card Sleves
From Mayday Games

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MAGAZINES
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Fire & Movement 150
From Descision Games

Strategy & Tactics 261: Kaiser’s War
From Descision Games

Wargames Illustrated 269

RuneQuest II Screen
With stunning RuneQuest artwork facing the players, and every vital table for the games master, the RuneQuest II Games Master’s Screen is the perfect complement to a well run RuneQuest campaign.

With all the important tables and charts, the new RuneQuest II Games Master’s Screen is constructed from quality heavy-weight cardstock that will stand the ravages of many years’ gaming.

For more information, visit mongoosepublishing.com/home/detail.php?qsID=1761

Namegivers of Barsaive
Eight Namegiving races dwell in the land of Barsaive, each with its own culture and traditions. Despite their differences, they are bound by shared experiences, beliefs, and love for their land. Together they embody the heart and soul of Barsaive. This volume provides an indepth look at the Namegiver races of Barsaive.

The Namegivers of Barsaive book details the eight Namegiver races and provides extended game information, including new Disciplines, talents, knacks, and goods and services, as well as special rules for playing each race in your Earthdawn Third Edition games. Requires use of the Earthdawn Player’s and Gamemaster’s Guides.

For more information, visit mongoosepublishing.com/home/detail.php?qsID=1732

• Traveller: Gods of the Space Age – the Miracle Engineer career.
• Traveller: The Referee’s Emergency Toolkit, ready to be pulled out and used!
• Conan: Two new types of magic that rely on subtle manipulation and trickery.
• Traveller: The Gangsta, an all new career for Traveller.
• Plus all the regular columns and treats.

Download it from mongoosepublishing.com/home/series.php?qsSeries=13

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ROLEPLAYING
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Player’s handbook 3
For Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, from Wizards of the Coast.

Shadowrun Vice
Softcover Shadowrun Sourcebook from Catalyst Games

BRP: Rome
Basic Roleplay supplement from Cubicle 7 Entertainment

Runequest 2 Game Master’s Screen
From Mongoose Publishing

The Judge’s Handbook
Softcover Judge Dredd Sourcebook from Mongoose Publishing

The Mega City One Archives Vol 2: Lawbringers
Softcover Judge Dredd Sourcebook from Mongoose Publishing

The Gvurrdon Map Pack
For Traveller RPG, from Mongoose Publishing

Fiasco
Core Rulebook from Bully Pit Games

Blast OFF!
Bounty Head Bebop Supplement from Heroic Journey Publishing

Genre Diversion 3E Manual
Core Rulebook from Precis Intermedia

Namegivers of Barsaive
Hardcover Earthdawn supplement from Mongoose Publishing

Night Horrors: The Unbidden
Hardcover Mage the Awakening Chronicle Book from White Wolf Publishing

Skyrealms of Jorune RPG *restock*
Core rulebook from Chessex Inc

The Gire of Sillipus *restock*
For Skyrealms of Jorune, from Chessex Inc

The Sholari Pack *restock*
For Skyrealms of Jorune, from Chessex Inc

The Sobayid Atlas *restock*
For Skyrealms of Jorune, from Chessex Inc

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BOARD & CARD GAMES
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BattleLore: Creatures Expansion
From Fantasy Flight Games

Wings of War: WWII Deluxe Edition
From Fantasy Flight Games Players 2-4, Ages 8+

Beyond the Wall Chapter Pack
A Game of Thrones LCG Chapter Pack from Fantasy Flight Games

Campaign Manager 2008
Card Game from Z-Man Games
Players 2, Ages 13+

Eco Fluxx *new packaging*
Card Game from Looney Labs
Players 2-6, Ages 8+

Family Fluxx *new packaging*
Card Game from Looney Labs
Players 2-6, Ages 8+

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HISTORICAL WARGAMES
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Yalu 2nd Edition
Wargame from Compass Games

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MINIATURES
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Anima Tactics – Nahimana
From Fantasy Flight Games

Bolt Action German Paras
Contains 22 metal figures, from Warlord Games.

German Tribesman
Contains 30 plastic figures, from Warlord Games.

SBG005 Bone Griffons Heavy Cruiser (2)
SBG006 Bone Griffons Flagship (1)
SSM005 Shroud Mages Heavy Cruiser (2)
SSM006 Shroud Mages Flagship (1)
STE007 Thaniras Elf Flagship (1)
STE008 Thaniras Elf Heavy Cruiser (2)
Uncharted Seas miniatures from Spartan Games

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COLLECTIBLE GAMES
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YGO 2010 Duelist Tins
From Konami

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NOVELS
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Avenger
Hardcover Forgotten Realms novel from Wizards of the Coast

Raistlin Chronicles Omnibus
Hardcover Dragonlance Omnibus from Wizards of the Coast

Dragon War
Softcover Eberron novel from Wizards of the Coast

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MAGAZINES
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White Dwarf 363
Games Workshop

Counter 48

Miniature Wargames 323
From Battlefront Miniatures

Knights of the Dinner Table Issue 159
From Kenzer

“We’re looking to expand our Suzerain game line, and to make that happen we need the biggest rules lawyers ever.” explained Martin Klimes, Publisher at Savage Mojo. “This is freelance work that someone could do in the evenings and at weekends, open to any gamer who’s ever created a homebrew rule or tweaked a setting.”

Apart from having a keen eye for game balance, successful applicants will be reliable and easy to get along with. Don’t bother applying if you’re a prima donna who won’t work with the team. Don’t bother applying if you’ll flake on your projects. But if you can hit a deadline and play nicely with others… this is a great opportunity.

Initial interest should be sent by email to the Suzerain Lead Developer, Miles M Kantir: MMK [at sign] savagemojo.com

Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you think you’d be good at the work!