Looking for an Online Game?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Eugene Uhrin, one of the first folks ever to buy the original Little Fears back at Origins 2001, is looking for online players over at Roll20.com. Here’s his write-up for Little Fears: A Place Called Home.

Still seeking one or two more players for this fun to play game. Play a child between the ages of 6 to 12 who uses “Belief” to make his imagination into a weapon. Little Fears was the first game of it’s kind to make kids into PCs. Join the other experienced players on a fun romp through their new cul de sac neighborhood. Meet new friends and battle new enemies. Heavily story intensive and easy to play. Bring the fun of playing with you. Fun for the expirenced and noobs as well. EST 5pm Sundays

If you’re interested, head on over and join!

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The Book 3 Proof is Here!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Jason L Blair

The print proof for Little Fears Nightmare Edition Book 3: Blessed are the Children is here! And it looks good!

I have approved the proof and set production into motion. I should have book on-hand very soon. Which means backer rewards should start going out inside a couple weeks. I’ll update everybody when the books arrive and envelopes start getting stuffed. Below are some (awesome camera-phone) pics of the proof. (Click on each image for a bigger picture.)

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The (Long Overdue) Dice and Book 3 Print Update

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Jason L Blair

The Dice are In!

They came in a couple weeks ago, actually. If you ordered only dice then your order is in the mail. You should have it by the end of the week (I hope) or early next week at the latest. If you don’t receive them, let me know! Check out the pics of the dice below:

These are beautiful, high-quality dice produced by the craftsfolk at Chessex. I’m very happy with the quality of these dice.

Book 3 is Printing!

Book 3 is at the printers and (I very much hope) on track to be in my hands, and then soon into yours, in a couple weeks. This is later than anticipated but I’m glad I took the time to go over the book, incorporate your feedback, and clean up some typos and layout errors. It’ll be a more beautiful and more useful book for it.

And that’s where things are at. Thank you all for your patience. I really appreciate it. Once the books are in, I’ll have a lot of envelope stuffing to do but I look forward to it.

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Out Now: GOODIE BAGS #2!

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Baba Yaga’s Children are hungry. For you.

Goodie Bags #2: “Baba Yaga’s Children” is a bite-sized supplement for Little Fears Nightmare Edition all about the cannibalistic creations of the witch-crone Baba Yaga. Cast from their mother’s hut, these creepers roam Closetland and the real world looking for food. The more human, the better. Goodie Bags #2 talks about how these monsters come to be, how they hunt, who hunts them, and includes three new GMC characters, full write-ups for these creatures at all three monster levels, and a half-dozen adventure hooks you can use to tell your very own tales about Baba Yaga’s Children.

Grab it now for just $3 over at DriveThruRPG!

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Book 3 Update and Goodie Bags #2

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Book 3!
I updated the PDF for Book 3 on Sunday. This includes putting in a missing power for the gifted and some general clean-up of the text. I plan to upload the file to the printer on Wednesday so if you find any problems, please let me know! A huge thanks to those of you who emailed me questions and issues over the past two weeks. I really appreciate it.

Goodie Bags #2!
Watch out for some new monsters this week as the next Goodie Bags hits DriveThruRPG. This one is about Baba Yaga’s Children, the grotesque creatures she makes (and abandons) throughout Closetland.

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Out Now: BLESSED ARE THE CHILDREN!

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Jason L Blair

I am so very excited to announce that the PDF of Book 3: Blessed are the Children is available NOW through DriveThruRPG. You can grab a copy for just $10 at this link (or click on the image below).

If you backed the Kickstarter, I sent out the codes just a little bit ago. Also: I have yet to include the Kickstarter backer names in the back of the book! I will update the PDF file in a couple days to include those.

I hope you all enjoy the book! I’d love to hear your feedback.

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Save Money on Some Campfire Tales

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jason L Blair

DriveThruRPG is running their GM’s Day Sale and have three Campfire Tales at 30% off.

Grab copies of The Fall Harvest, Death by Chocolate, and Camp Howling Wolf for just $3.50 each!

(You can also pick up the Streets of Bedlam supplement, Five-Story Drop a collection five standalone scenarios full of crime, intrigue, and betrayal while you’re there.)

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Inspiring Fear: The Babadook

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Put this one of your radars, folks.

Back in 2005, writer/director Jennifer Kent put out a short film titled Monster. The movie focused on a mother, trying to soothe her son’s fear of the creatures in his closet, who becomes aware of a sinister presence that may be all too real. Kent has expanded that idea, with the help of a successful Kickstarter*, into a full-length feature called The Babadook.

While I haven’t found a slated release date yet, it will show at some festivals this year. I really hope it gets a wide release or, at the very least, a DVD/BluRay release. It looks fantastic, and I love the mythology the trailer hints at.

You check out the trailer below.

The blurb on the Kickstarter says:

THE BABADOOK is a psychological horror about a mother who becomes possessed by a monster that wills her to kill her 6-year-old son.

Which, for the record, you’ll find in Book 3: Blessed are the Children, which focuses on souls and ghosts and possession and the kids stuck in the middle of that mess. I cannot wait to see this film.

*I’m kicking myself for not having run across the Kickstarter when it was going. How did I miss it?

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Inspiring Fear: SHHH

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jason L Blair

Guillermo del Toro has inspired many with his incredibly imaginative films. But a couple of filmmakers found their inspiration from Guillermo’s childhood fears. The result, an 11-minute film titled SHHH, is a wonderful source of inspiration for your own Little Fears episode. You can watch the movie in its entirety below, and check out the page I found it on over at FearNet.

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Another (Last, I Promise) Delay

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Jason L Blair

I am so very sorry for this. I need to push the release date back another week, to next Wednesday, March 5th. I wish I didn’t but I can’t avoid it. Not without releasing an inferior product anyway. And as a small-press publisher with two lines, I pride myself on releasing the best product I can. I hope my track record speaks to that.

What needs done?
Revisions. I realized the character creation chapter was lacking in some key things and I need to punch it up. I also discovered I have a lot more to say about ghosts—which are important to this book—and want to expand that section. Lastly, the episode, “My Soul to Keep”, needs finetuning to tie up some weirdness, add action to some scenes, and strengthen the monster’s presence.

What’s the hold up? You already had an extension.
I did, and I was working on the book when a huge opportunity fell in my lap that could be something major for Little Fears. But it carried a tight deadline that required that I prioritize it. I wouldn’t push back work on Book 3 for something minor so please trust me when I say this is crazy exciting for me, for Little Fears, and hopefully for you.

What happens in a week? Another delay?
I hope not! While I get good work done during the week, it’s the weekends where I can really carve away some time. I’m going to keep working on Book 3 and aim to polish everything up on Saturday and Sunday.

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