Accursed RPG Options

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Accursed is a dark fantasy tabletop roleplay setting for Savage Worlds. The gist of the setting is that Hellboy meets Ravenloft. Player characters are all versions of classic monsters, from the Vargr (werewolves) to the Golems (Frankenstein's monster) struggling to free the land of Morden from the vile influence of the evil Witches.

Melior Via will be publishing Accursed, which is developed by Ross Watson (best known for the Warhammer 40K RPG line), Jason Marker (best known for his work on the Robotech RPG line) and myself. It's a real rush to work on a product like this with people as talented and professional as Jason and Ross.

Please take the time to visit the Accursed blog site for more information to come! We'll be updating several times each week. Today's posting covers the Order of the Penitent, a group devoted to cleansing the souls of the Accursed so that they might some day achieve redemption.

www.accursedrpg.com

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A new blog post has just released discussing the Witchmarks that transform a mortal into one of the Accursed.
http://www.accursedrpg.com/2013/06/on-witchmarks.html

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Today's blog post discusses the Dhampir Witchbreed.
The Dhampir

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Today's blog post presents the nation of Manreaia, jewel of Morden, as the place which best survived the war against the Witches.
Manreia

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Today's post presents Baba Yaga, one of the Witches who led the attack upon Morden and created the Accursed.
Baba Yaga

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In today's blog update information is revealed about the Outlands, which were the first sections of Morden to fall prey to the Witches' armies.
The Outlands

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Today's blog update reveals information about the Betrayal. It was the turning point that ended the war against the Witches.

The Betrayal

In other news, the Accursed team has committed to working on one of the Stretch Goals for the Shaintar: Legends Unleashed Kickstarter. This project, from Evil Beagle Games, in conjunction with Savage Mojo, presents an Epic High Fantasy game setting for Savage Worlds. Sean Patrick Fannon has spent decades developing a great setting, that offers plenty of depth and action. With its broad range of expansion to the Savage Worlds game system, its a great setting to play in or to crib rules from.

Link to the Kickstarter:
Shaintar: Legends Unleashed

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In today's blog post, we present the background information about the Mongrel Witchbreed. These poor souls are victims of the Chimera's depravities.
Mongrels

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With this morning's blog post, Ross presents more information about the nature of witchcraft and its uses in the Accursed setting.

On Witchcraft

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Today's blog post focuses on the chosen of Baba Yaga, the Witchbreed known as the Vargr.

The Vargr

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Any chance to see some artwork soon?

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Any chance to see some artwork soon?

I'll let slip that we're working with Alberto Bontempi for our cover and interior artwork. I can also tell you that we've released one of the Witchmark designs on our facebook page. However, we're waiting back a little bit before we start previewing the pencils and final art. We need to have a few surprises. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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Now that's some pretty nice stuff he shows on his deviantart-page. Thumbs up for chosing him!

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Thanks for the kind words, Grinder. I'm really looking forward to showing off the work he's doing for us.

Today's posting presents information about the Golem Witchbreed. The Crone imprisons human souls in the unliving bodies she creates, containing them through their Witchmarks.
Living Automata - the Golems

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With today's blog post, Ross discusses the central Northern nation of Valkenholm. Once a thriving example for all in Morden, it now struggles under the tyranny of the witches.

Valkenholm

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This morning's post presents background information for the Mummy Witchbreed. Those awakened by the Djinn.

Mummies

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Gimme more! Moooooooooore!

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Since you asked. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Today's posting reveals more information about the composition of the armies that the Witches used to invade Morden.
Witch Armies

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This morning Ross presents the ravaged nation of Cairn Kainen. Though the clans were devastated by the Morrigan, they still struggle to resist her Tyranny and retain their identity.

Cairn Kainen

In other news, we're collaborating with the Shaintar: Legends Unleashed Kickstarter. In order for our collaborative project to hit release, we need a total of 700 likes between our respective facebook groups. If this sounds like an appealing idea to you, please consider throwing a like our way on facebook.

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Still eager to see some artwork. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

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Tell ya what - when we get to 150 likes on Facebook, we'll show some Pencils.

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Go for it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

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We just hit 150 facebook likes, so here are the pencils for the Mongrel witchbreed piece:
Gorilla Arms and Crocodile Skin.

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A quick housekeeping item:
Another art preview on the Accursed Facebook page. The Shaintar Kickstarter bonus goal we're involved in met its "like" criteria, so we've shown off part of our world map to celebrate that.

For today's blog post, John presents information about the Djinn. As one of the Witches of the Grand Coven, she created the Mummies from the ruins of ancient Hyphrates. It was her death that also sundered the Grand Coven.

The Djinn

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Since my last update, we managed to hit 200 likes on the Accursed Facebook page. We previewed another portion of the world map, as a way of saying thank you for the support. If you enjoy that kind of thing, you might want to check it out.

Today's blog post presents the nation of Steppengrad. The frigid North is home to a hearty people who are prone to fits of both joy and melancholy.

A Bleak and Windswept Country - Steppengrad