Historical

The Beast #3: Absolution

Having learned The Beast’s weaknesses, Dagobert and Ludwig return to Wolfsburg to prepare, recruiting various villagers to aid them. Dagobert enlists an old friend from his past, and Piers, still wearing his mother’s clothes, joins the team too as they traipse their way to the ruins of Schloss Bungberg. In the aftermath of the battle, there is death but also redemption.  

The Beast #2: Cliffhanger

After having bested a pack of hired thugs on the way to speak with Hester, Ludwig and Dagobert reach the crone’s hut, just outside of the village. She agrees to tell them what she knows about The Beast if they pass three trials. On the third trial, the vagabonds find themselves fighting for their lives high upon a clifftop, where desperate times call for desperate measures.

The Beast #1: Girlie Man

Austria, 1759: The vagabond adventurers Dagobert Nickolbach and Ludwig Vormelker are hired by Baron Von Bung to slay what the villagers of Wolfsburg call The Beast, an unknown figure blamed for the disappearance of a young girl every 130 years. When a strange symbol is discovered painted on the outside of a girl’s house, the hirelings uncover the culprit and devise a trap for The Beast.

Call of Cthulhu (Halloween Special) #3: The Unspeakable Promise

On an autumn evening in Arkham, Massachusetts, wealthy socialite Margo Macey and newspaper reporter Rachael Hemmingway meet with Private Investigator Saul Moran at a diner, where he shares a secret he’s kept for nearly a year. A terrible affliction has been causing him to crave human flesh, and it’s getting worse. The three decide to drive out to the country, seeking the advice of a strange doctor, who in turn directs them to an infamous house in town known as the Witch House. After an unsettling experience, they learn that their only possible hope for a cure lies in a vault at the Miskatonic University. But surely, the New Englanders would never be stupid enough to meddle with ancient magic beyond their comprehension and control.

Risus (Pendragon) #3: Chivalry Isn‘t Dead

With the Princess of Dumnonia rescued, Sir Lancelot and Sir Mador begin the long ride back with her (along with her mother) and almost immediately regret their decision. Although slaying the Avanc is the knights’ sworn mission, their greatest challenge might be in enduring Her Highness’ company. During their route, they stop and make camp in the wilderness, encountering a ferocious monster and an odd old man. Once again in Uffington, the moment finally arrives to forge their reputations and prove their knighthood.  

Risus (Pendragon) #2: Consulting With the Dragon

After their bloody confrontation with the Avanc, Lance and Mador seek out the assistance of the famous magician Merlin who transports them to the kingdom of Dumnonia, where a virtuous princess is said to live. Once there, the knights now face a giant problem.

Risus (Pendragon) #1: Maiden of the Wood

In Arthurian Briton, the legendary Sir Lancelot du Lac and minor knight of the round table Sir Mador de La Porte receive a quest by the king himself to slay a monster known as the Avanc that has been terrorizing the village of Uffington. Along the way, they meet a beautiful and naïve maiden who just might be their best chance of defeating the beast.  

Space: 1889 #2: Moon Swoon

After descending deep into a fungal-lit crevice, Henrietta, Archibald, and Cyrus discover the hard way that they are not alone on Luna. Also answered is the fate of the Russian explorer Vladimir Tereshkova. Imprisoned, the team must find a way to escape, and with the help of a rebellious local, overthrow a mad tyrant. Only then can they even hope of making it back to Earth.    

Space: 1889 #1: Into the Ether

An eccentric American inventor, Cyrus Grant, recruits a British physician and explorer, Archibald Riley, and a fellow Englander, Detective Henrietta Honey, to accompany him on an expedition to the moon. Meeting in Tombstone, Arizona, the American assuages the concerns of the Brits, and without wasting any time, they take to the sky using Cyrus’ newfangled propeller, soon plunging into the ether. Everything goes fine as they reach the surface of the moon, but in a split second, everything changes.  

GURPS Ice Age #3: Valley of the Giants

Travelling with the Flat-Faced People, the two Real People take part in a ritual and drink a sacred tea. Ghaagalk feels the love, while Doof has his mind greatly expanded. Afterwards, they’re taken to meet with a wise leader known as the Plungar. He presents them with an unexpected gift and tells them the location of the sky metal, a land inhabited by giants.