The website for Adamant Entertainment’s new transmedia series, FAR WEST, is now live, with content coming soon. FAR WEST is a steampunk mash-up of spaghetti westerns and chinese wuxia, presented in fiction, a webseries, art, mobile applications, and a tabletop RPG which will be available in PDF for FREE (and in other formats as well).

Western… Wuxia… WILD.

Keep an eye out for the official launch announcement, coming soon — and in the meantime, there’s a discussion about FAR WEST over at RPGnet, for those so inclined.

We where there as part of our print partnership with Cubicle 7, along with fellow partners Triple Ace Games, Khepera Publishing and more. (In addition to being a print partner as Adamant, I also do consulting and various jobs for Cubicle 7, including North American convention representation — so there were multiple hats worn during this show!)

We knew it was going to be a good show when we had more than doubled our sales from GenCon 2009 by the end of the first day.

HOLY SOCKS.

What a show. Busy, busy, busy — so much so, that I wasn’t able to meet up with several colleagues (we couldn’t get our schedules ironed out). Every publisher I’ve spoken with reported the same thing — Sales were up. WAY up — and so was enthusiasm.

So now, show over, we’ve returned back to base, and gotten back to work on our forthcoming releases for THRILLING TALES, MARS, PATHFINDER, ICONS and more. Keep an eye here for announcements.

Thanks to everyone who dropped in to say “Hi” at GenCon, and to everyone who allows us to keep doing what we love. Couldn’t do it without you.

Sins of the Past, written by Theron Bretz, with art by Dan Houser:

They were the first to take up the mantle, the original article. When the world needed heroes, the Golden Agents rose to the challenge. But time and tide wait for no man (or woman), and the years are finally catching up to the living legends. Is it as simple as that, or is something sinister afoot?

Watch for more ICONS adventures, coming throughout the Summer!

Without further ado:

Civilization is cast in ruin, yet the Earth is reborn!

Wander the Wastelands and the Cities of the Ancients… Plunder technological treasures from long-hidden vaults… Fight to survive in a savage world of mutants, marauders and mental powers!

Warlords of the Apocalypse] brings the gonzo, over-the-top world of classic post-apocalypse science-fantasy to the Pathfinder rules system! In this 256-page hardcover you will find:

• A complete post-apocalypse setting
• Rules for mutations
• Rules for Psionic Powers
• Weapons, gear and treasure spanning technology levels from the New Dark Age to the advanced tech of the Ancients
• New monsters, and rules for mutating any compatible monster into entirely new threats
• A Random Adventure Generator and dozens of Adventure hooks
• Guidelines for bringing your existing Pathfinder characters into this setting, or creating native characters
•…and much more!

Plus, best of all: No card-gaming element added!

Warlords of the Apocalypse will ship to stores in December, but the pre-order is now available for $39.99 plus $7.95 shipping and handling. Pre-order customers will receive a copy of the game, and will also receive a complimentary advance PDF copy when the file is sent to the printer in November, and will also receive an exclusive PDF adventure written by Gareth-Michael Skarka, not available elsewhere!

If so, Adamant Entertainment is happy to send you a free PDF copy of the product you’ve purchased. Just scan your receipt and email it to Adamant, and we’ll send you a link to a complimentary download of the product on PDF. We’ll also contact your local store and see if there’s anything we can do for them, as well!

This offer is good for any Adamant product in print: Pathfinder releases, Savage Worlds releases, and ICONS!

The first publisher to release support is Radioactive Ape Designs, who have just released ION GUARD, the first issue of ION Space, a series of licensed supplements for ICONS:

“The Intergalactic Ordinance Network (ION) Guard is a heroic peacekeeping organization that has served to protect and defend the intelligent species of the many sectors of the Universe for the last billion years.

Each Guardsman – wearing the iconic golden ION Fist that has become synonymous with justice for many intergalactic inhabitants – is a cosmic powerhouse, capable of bringing the vast forces of an artificially harnessed singularity to bear against the enemies of peace, justice, and life.

Throughout the Universe they strive against evil and darkness. Though powerful, they are spread all too thin: they are but small lights, beacons of hope in the vast darkness enfolding the stars.”

ION Space will introduce alien species and empires, interplanetary organizations, and galactic empires, and cosmic threats. Each ION Space issue may be slotted into your existing ICONS campaign individually, or woven together to provide a vast and expanding outer space setting for your heroes to explore…and defend!

Be sure to check this one out, folks. As a fan of cosmic hero comics like Green Lantern, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and more, I loved this supplement!

The store will be constantly updated as we release new product — and also is the home for all of our special pre-order offers as well.

Currently on offer is the first print supplement for ICONS: Superpowered Roleplaying, coming this October. The Villainomicon is more than just a rogue’s gallery of superpowered villains for use in your campaigns — it will also feature new powers, new specialties, optional rules and dozens of adventure hooks for your ICONS game. In addition, pre-order customers will receive a complimentary advance copy of the supplement in PDF, and an exclusive PDF adventure!

Click on “STORE” in the top menu to be taken to the web store and pre-order page!

Click on cover image to visit product page at RPGNow.

This Java Application runs on Windows, Mac and Unix systems (Java 1.6 required), and features:

• Random character creation with a click of a button!

• Points-buy character creation!
• Character sheet printing!
• Character art silhouettes by ICONS Line Artist Dan Houser!
• Save your creations, load them again later!
• Full tech support from Gallant Knight Enterprises, including a dedicated forum!
  

Customers purchasing the ICONS Character Folio will receive access to all future upgrades of the application as well, as new powers are released in later Adamant products, or application features are added.

A demonstration of Avatar Industries’ new SPARTAN (SPecial ARmored TANk) battlesuit for the military goes horribly wrong, leading the heroes into an adventure involving mercenaries, missing scientists, a dying corporate magnate, and a top-secret neural network research project that is far, far more than it was ever intended to be….

Click on the cover image to visit the product page, and watch for more ICONS adventures, coming throughout the Summer!

So, we decided to create iPad wallpaper for download, based on some of our cover art (both recent and forthcoming). These wallpapers are available at our Downloads page (linked in the header above), or by clicking any of the images below. The wallpapers are in the PNG format, and correctly sized to be equally viewable in both landscape and portrait formats.

Enjoy!

ICONS art by Dan Houser

MARS cover art by Eric Lofgren

Face of Mars cover art by Jesús García López

Warriors of Mars cover by Jesús García López

Thrilling Tales cover by Brian K. Hamilton, under license from Steve Peterson