Berin Klinsman just interviewed me over at his Phoenix Examiner.com page, talking about what we do, our plans in the coming months, and all sorts of things really. You can check it out by clicking here.

It’s a pretty cool interview, and announces something completely new and exclusively on his interview – so don’t miss it! It's something we'll definitely be talking more about in the coming days. Lots more :-)

Happy gaming,

Martin M Klimes
Publisher, Talisman Studios

By popular demand... we're delighted to release the Shaintar Adventure Deck (Click here for more details). We've gone the whole hog and totally replaced the generic deck for Savage Worlds, while also giving you blank cards so you can add back in any old favorites. There's great artwork in the classic Shaintar style we all love. And the effects you can get are wonderful, really fitting the feel of the Shaintar world.

Happy gaming,

Martin M Klimes
Publisher, Talisman Studios

There's a piece on the Seattle Examiner.com website by Ed Healy, looking at the last couple of years of Talisman Studios. To have a read of it, click here.

Happy gaming!

Martin M Klimes
Publisher, Talisman Studios

We've been working extra extra extra hard recently, still continuing our regular output of great products (kudos to Aaron for the last few weeks' Gamescapes - check out the Gamescapes journal if you haven't noticed those going love), but also working feverishly on a major boost to Suzerain.

Below you'll find the whole news release with all the details, but suffice to say that we're delighted with all the developments. This is so big, in fact, that we're also working on redesigning the Talisman Studios website from the ground up - keep an eye out for more announcements on that, and something EVEN BIGGER (yes, I shouted) that I'll be ready to announce in the coming weeks. Massive thanks to Alan who's been slaving away so hard for weeks now. He deserves some serious applause for what he's achieved.

It's exciting times at Talisman Studios. It really is.

Happy gaming,

Martin M Klimes
Publisher, Talisman Studios

May 12, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Suzerain Gets A Triple Boost

Talisman Studios is delighted to announce new features for the Suzerain RPG:

The Suzerain universe now has its own website for the community at www.suzerain.info and you’re all invited to join in. The site is home to the all-new repository for anything to do with the universe, the SuzeWiki. The content we’ll be adding includes art and fiction, product news, and stacks of background information on the many realms of Suzerain. It’s also a place for the community to share in the creative experience – we’re inviting everyone to come along and create a few pages themselves, join in the forums, and generally have fun.

The Suzerain RPG rules system is getting its own name – Mojo Rules! – and a shiny new logo to go with it. After great reviews of the system, we’re opening it up to everyone to create non-Suzerain games using the system. Just email us and let’s talk about how we can help you. Why’d we choose Mojo Rules! as the name? Well, we like it, and since Talisman Studios is part of Savage Mojo Ltd, it just made sense.

To celebrate the double whammy of the new website and expansion of the rules system, we’ve decided to go to town and update every Suzerain book we’ve ever released. Each one will get a fresh edit of the text, a retouch of the rules, and a glorious new look. They were well known for being beautiful before, but now… we’ve just gone up another notch. And the best news is – everyone who’s bought a copy of any of our books as PDFs in the past will be eligible for a download of the new versions. We’re not looking to wring money out of you for a new edition – simply enjoy the game as it keeps getting better.

Want to see some pretty pictures? Okay, here are a few links, which can be freely distributed around the internet as you see fit, as long as you link back to the original source:

Suzerain’s new look, the 2009 cover of The Great Below

Suzerain’s new look, the 2009 cover of The Free Musketeers

Suzerain’s new look, the 2009 cover of the Mojo Rules! rule book

The new Mojo Rules! logo

FURTHER INFORMATION

Talisman Studios was formed in 2003 as an art and design studio to the adventure games industry, the brainchild of master artists Jason Engle and Aaron Acevedo. The studio is an Origins Award Winner (for Deadlands Reloaded), and has worked on dozens of products. In May 2007 the company became part of Savage Mojo Ltd and stepped up a gear, becoming a publisher in its own right, starting with its Gamescapes line of game accessories and building up to the launch of Suzerain and Shaintar. 2008 saw the company work on more than a hundred high art gaming products, with both Suzerain and Shaintar being Origins Award semi-finalists. 2009 looks like being another bonanza year.

Suzerain is a multi-genre, multi-world game system, Origins Award nominated in 2008. Ron Blessing of The Game’s The Thing (www.thegamesthething.com) had this to say about it, “I can't wait to spend time in this playground. The book as a whole is awesome. Suzerain can be as simple or detailed as the players and director want. The art is absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully it's obvious I'm pretty high on this product. Wow. Just wow.”

For contact on this or any Suzerain topic, contact Talisman Studios at the new Suzerain site!

Website: www.suzerain.info
Email: hello [at sign] suzerain.info

We heard that Paypal was running a cash giveaway for people from the UK, and wanted to be a part of it. Now we've signed up, and we can offer that love to British roleplayers. Here's the news release in full:

Good luck in winning the big prize, guys!

Martin M Klimes
Publisher, Talisman Studios

April 21, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Win Cash At Talisman Studios

Talisman Studios has joined in with Paypal to be a part of a great cash giveaway in the coming days…

This offer is specifically for people in the UK and Paypal have £10,000 to hand out, every week through April and May. We figured we’d like to show some love to British gamers, so we signed up. All you need to do is visit us at www.talisman-studios.com and use Paypal to pay for your goodies in the shop. A few quid on a beautiful Suzerain book or two, maybe some Shaintar action, or some Gamescapes accessories… and Paypal could be paying you ten thousand pounds for the pleasure!

There’s no better time to try some of our games or accessories.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Talisman Studios was formed in 2003 as an art and design studio to the adventure games industry, the brainchild of master artists Jason Engle and Aaron Acevedo. The studio is an Origins Award Winner (for Deadlands Reloaded), and has worked on dozens of products. In May 2007 the company stepped up a gear and became a publisher in its own right, starting with its Gamescapes line of game accessories leading up to the launch of Suzerain and Shaintar. 2008 saw the company work on more than a hundred high art gaming products, with both Suzerain and Shaintar being Origins Award semi-finalists.

Suzerain is a multi-genre, multi-world game system, Origins Award nominated in 2008. Ron Blessing of The Game’s The Thing (www.thegamesthething.com) had this to say about it, “I can't wait to spend time in this playground. The book as a whole is awesome. Suzerain can be as simple or detailed as the players and director want. The art is absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully it's obvious I'm pretty high on this product. Wow. Just wow.”

Shaintar is the Origins Award nominated fantasy roleplaying game by Sean Patrick Fannon, with art by Jason Engle. In development for over twenty years, its depth of detail has enchanted fantasy players in various incarnations. It is the standout choice for Savage Worlds players or any gaming fans seeking epic high fantasy adventure.

Gamescapes is the line of roleplay accessories by Talisman Studios. Suitable for any game, irrespective of the rule system you use, these high-art card sets and map tiles can add a little style to any gaming table. Here’s a selection of what our customers have said in reviews: “Perfect …”, “The entire run of the cards (Talisman Studios Story Cards) is superb…. Really some very cool artwork and design!”, “Artwork and layout of all the tiles is just amazing! These map tiles look great when printed out! My players are going to love it!”, “Two thumbs up!”.

For contact on this or any Talisman Studios topic, contact Talisman Studios at:

Website: www.talisman-studios.com
Email: hello [at sign] talisman-studios.com