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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Slow but Steady

For everyone who's asked me in recent weeks whether I still plan to release Dwimmermount, the answer is yes. Work on it has been continuing -- more slowly than I'd like, true -- and it's on the schedule for the first quarter of 2011. Here's the cover image:

As things get closer to the actual release date, I'll have more specific information to share, but that'll have to wait until after I've finished my other more immediate projects, including Petty Gods.
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21 comments:

  1. MuninNovember 28, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    That's great! Can't wait to see this in press.

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  2. Robert ConleyNovember 28, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    Looks great looking forward to seeing it.

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  3. thekelvingreenNovember 28, 2010 at 11:25 AM

    I note a similarity between this cover image and that of the Cursed Chateau; is the staircase theme deliberate?

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  4. Mallius VaneNovember 28, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Love the cover! But then I really liked the cover of The Cursed Chateau, too.

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  5. James MaliszewskiNovember 28, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    I note a similarity between this cover image and that of the Cursed Chateau; is the staircase theme deliberate?

    Only insofar as I chose both images and I'm a self-confessed staircase fetishist. :)

    In truth, I do have a thing for staircases; they scream "adventure" to me for some reason. However, I didn't choose this image as part of a deliberate theme. I was committed to using a photograph as the basis for the cover and this one grabbed me so I went with it.

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  6. thekelvingreenNovember 28, 2010 at 11:34 AM

    I should point out that I like the similarity. It ties the two together in a not too overt way.

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  7. JamesNovember 28, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    Aside from the Dungeon, how much of the campaign's history and "world-at-large" stuff, will be featured?

    Very nice cover, btw.:)

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  8. Phil M.November 28, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    I did not realize you were with Rogue Games and were one of the minds behind Shadow, Sword, and Spell, and Colonial Gothic. Yet another reason to like you along with your Grognardia musings. Keep up the great work and am looking forward to seeing the Dwimmermount in its completed state.

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  9. AnthonyNovember 28, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    I'm very much looking forward to this. :)

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  10. Peter FitzNovember 28, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    Great cover!

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  11. Keith SloanNovember 28, 2010 at 4:45 PM

    Cool...looking forward to it.

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  12. Welcome to Dungeon!November 28, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    I think this is a nicer, more modern looking design than Chateau was. The "splatter framing" on the back still looks a little bit dated, but it doesn't dominate the design or anything.

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  13. Kevin MacNovember 28, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    I agree that the cover image is subtle yet strong. Great stuff.

    Ever see the Stair Stalker from White Dwarf? Did not make it into Fiend Folio, but a cool dumbass English beastie nontheless. Great for stair freaks like us, JM.

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  14. Pulp HerbNovember 28, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    I admit I'm a tad torn about this...having been very inspired by the campaign logs I'm excited to learn more about the mountain but I'm afraid of it losing it's mystery.

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  15. TzimiscedraculNovember 28, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    Beautiful cover! Looking forward to this. Maybe I can finally start my Old School game with this book :)

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  16. NickNovember 29, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    I don't seem to notice any listing of compatibility with any particular game. Will the entire thing be designed for use in any game?

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  17. PatNovember 29, 2010 at 11:16 AM

    Pretty cover. Is it going to be an 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 book?

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  18. toddroeNovember 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    This post is a great "lure", James! I'm hooked.

    Also, to echo the curiousity above, how much of your own campaign material will be in it, and will this be a digest sized book?

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  19. James MaliszewskiNovember 29, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    Dwimmermount focuses strongly on the dungeon itself rather than the wider world beyond it. That's by design, since I'm not interested in selling yet another campaign setting, particularly when I'd rather gamers created their own. So, the book is designed to be as "plug and play" as possible.

    And, yes, the book is small in size -- 6" x 9", I think.

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  20. KiltedyaksmanDecember 4, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    James, the cover looks very sharp. I like it!

    I like it much more than the Cursed Chateau.

    Looking forward to it.

    Please make sure that whoever sells the hardcopies doesn't take Canadian to the cleaners on postage.

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  21. jdebetolazaDecember 10, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    That's a terrific cover! It really inspires me to draw my PCs towards those stairs...

    Can't wait for it :)

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