September 7 is National Buy a Book Day!

Logo by Clifton Hill

Last year, editor Phil Athans declared September 7 National Buy a Book Day--a day where you buy a book from any retailer, in any format, to support writers, publishers, and retailers. And to get yourself some great entertainment as well!

September 7 is back, and so is National Buy a Book Day! We here at NUELOW Games would like YOU to join in the celebration, so to make easy for you, we're discounting all of our fiction collections by 25% for the entire weekend. Even the brand-new, literally just released today Breckinridge Elkins Rides Again by Robert E. Howard is available at a discount!

If we had an art budget....

.... beyond the money we find under the couch cushions when we are at our friends's homes, we would have cool art like this stuff by Jim Steranko in Oriental Stories 3: An American in Afghanistan. That anthology features Robert E. Howard's final great series character Francis X. Gordon, nicknamed El Borak.. These are some great El Borak drawings (whether or not that is who Steranko originally portrayed.).

And then there's this drawing of Black Cat. Of course, if I'd seen it before we produced ROLF!: Bat Meets Cat, I would have given her the Too Sexy for My Shirt Trait.

For more artwork by Steranko, check out this gallery at Shades of Gray.

Stories in six words

There's a legend that Ernest Hemingway was trying to bum a drink of a friend, and that he ultimately succeeded by proving he could write a story in less than ten words. His story was, supposedly, just six words long:

 For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn.

 It's a fun little game to play, but I have to admit that I seem to need seven or eight words at least to make a story I'm happy with. Nonetheless, I'm toying with the idea of including a few super-short Battle Scenarios in upcoming ROLF! scenarios. Does anyone out there have an opinion? Or maybe some less-than-10-word scenarios to contribute? Post 'em below, or send them to us here at NUELOW Games via email. Meanwhile, here are a few of my more successful attempts six-word stories.

  "I'm no Hemingway," his killer said.

  She returned. Emma was soon avenged.

  He rolled the dice and danced.

The joy of writing six word stories!

He's a Monster of Cookies AND a Monster of Rock!

Is this or is it not Cookie Monster performing Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger"?

NUELOW Games: The only RPG publisher covering the GOP convention!

Yep. We're on the cutting edge all right! What other RPG publisher has produced a game supplement to tie in with the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida? There isn't one!

And to top it off, we even incorporated the fact that a hurricane is bearing down upon the city! We're not only on the cutting edge... we ARE the cutting edge!

In ROLF!: Mister Freedom vs. Blowhard, Joe Biden (in his secret superhero identity of Mister Freedom) squares off against the villainous Blowhard and his Siren sidekicks in order to save Florida and the Republicans. But will Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan help or hinder him?!

Click here to see previews of ROLF!: Mister Freedom vs. Blowhard, or to do you part to stimulate the economy and get your own copy for just $0.50.,

New Modern d20 OGL rules set from NUELOW!

I've made it pretty clear over the years that I'm not a big fan of the combination of a level-based character advancement when it's married to a restrictive, class-based system for governing character abilities. But it's hard to deny that the most popular RPG games do just that.

But that doesn't mean those games can't be made better by breaking down some of the level/class barriers. And that's where this latest release from NUELOW Games comes in.

MODERN BASICS--Feats of Mysticism & Magic: A Flexible Magic System for OGL Games is a brief supplement that is compatible with most d20-based OGL systems. It divorces the spellcasting system classes, opening up more flexibility in character creation and advancement. It is designed with more mordern and futuristic settings in mind where the stereotypical wizard and cleric are the exceptions rather than the norm.

Click here to see a preview, and/or to get your own copy for just $0.75. And please let me know how it works for you if you use in in your games!

Celebrate Bill's Clinton's 66th birthday with ROLF!

Bill Clinton turns 66 today Why don't you spend it playing ROLF!... it's probably what he would do if we had a version that came with strippers -- and if he had ever heard of NUELOW Games and The Rollplaying Game of Big Dumb Fighters.

To make it easy to get the party started, we've created a bundle of products featuring not only Bill Clinton but also other US Presidents, such as JFK, Barack Obama, and Abraham Lincoln. The products also feature enemies and allies worthy of these great men, such as Huda the Bikini-clad Wonder, Commies from Jupiter, al-Qaeda terrorists, Girl Scouts, Martians, and many, many more.

Get your Birthday Box by clicking here. It's only $2! But don't delay if you;'re interested. This bundle is only available today and tomorrow. (The individual products will all remain on sale separately, of course.)