Hurray! The Six Arabian Nights project, all of 94 pages of it with full color art throughout, has shipped to the patrons who commissioned it.

Behold the color and the dazzling shimmer, effendi, as fine as any silken carpet of Qom! Feel the texture and shiver with the hints of Dark Arabia, shadows that will scatter before your steel!

Thanks to all those who supported to the project, to the mappers who stepped in at the last minute, and to everyone who contributed to it. I'm very proud of this one!

At the same time, completing the commission means that the Six Arabian Nights are now no longer available to sponsors directly. It will be available to patrons of Blood of the Gorgon for a couple months yet, though with the usual late fee.

The print-on-demand version will be prepared in the coming week to 10 days, and should be available around Valentine's Day. It's been a great project, folks, and I hope you like the results.

For those on the fence, Nicolas Logue has posted his adventure outline for patrons to mull over, dissect, and critique. It's looking pretty astounding, with cults and madmen neatly tied to a mystery that messes with the PCs' investigations in original ways. Some mystery, some horror, all closely fused with great combat stages and divination-proof clues. Sign up as a patron of Blood of the Gorgon and see what he's up to.

Also, last call for anyone who wants to sign up for Arabian Nights too late!, and last call for current patrons to pick up Empire of the Ghouls (private link for patrons only).

The hardcopy of Ghouls will be unavailable after January 31st. The Six Arabian Nights will go up in price and will only be available to patrons of Blood of the Gorgon in future. Grab 'em now!

The Arabian Nights project is almost over, and the days left to support it as a patron are running down. As a preview of all the Dark Arabian stylings it offers, check out the free PDF preview of the half-efreet pirate captain, over on koboldquarterly.com.

varianor reminds me that it might be worthwhile to ask if anyone wants to commission a project as a single patron. That's 64 pages of adventure or sourcebook text customized to a single patron's outline, at the bargain price of $3K. If you are interested in that commission, let me know before November 30th. I've always assumed that a single patron is unlikely to step forward, but then, I've never asked. Might be an interesting project, but I suspect that the days of Renaissance princes funding works for their private libraries are long gone. I'd love to be proven wrong.

For the rest of the world, the current Arabian Nights project is looking for a handful of patrons, so we can commission one more killer piece of art. The design work is well underway, and the final book will be at least 32 pages long, with six complete adventures.

In totally unrelated news, the last design essay for the Empire of the Ghouls patrons is now available for patrons. I'm probably going to compile those with the prior design essays at some point.

The commission has been met, and the Arabian Nights project is moving ahead. Thank you to everyone who donated.

Design starts tonight, with quick outlines (these are miniadventures, after all) and then text.

One of the adventures will be written by Jeff Grubb, the author of Arabian Adventures! The working title for his piece is "Blood Oasis". More to come.

It's late on a Friday, so I won't announce the news today. But one of the big Al-Qadim names has signed on to write an installment of the Arabian Nights anthology.

I couldn't be happier. I'll name names on Monday, or when the commission is met, whichever comes first.

The goal for the Arabian Nights project is to have something in hand for patrons in mid-to-late January. To get there, the commission needs to be met on or before October 15th, which is fast approaching.

Current status is pretty good, but there's still a definite gap between 80% there and 100% there. If you have considered supporting this one, now's a great time to jump on board. The first design essays have already been posted, and the strongest adventure ideas are battling it out. Sign up today and see how six playable, portable adventures are put together. UPDATE: The project is done! Thanks to those who supported this commission.

The commission for the Arabian project is about 5/6 funded. I fully expect we'll reach it by the 15th.

In addition, the second poll has chosen the another of the topics for the Arabian Nights. The second adventure will be "The Sand Pirates", originally pitched by valmiras and incorporating refinements from a number of patrons. I'm really looking forward to this one, as it will feature lots of heroic action and mayhem.

The field included 15 strong candidates; of those, six survive to fight it out for the next slot. The survivors are:

• The Buried Tower
  
• Cult of the Howling God
  
• Chasing the Harem Thief
  
• The Haunted Caravanserai
  
• The Red Oracle
  
• The Sailing Turtle

If you are a patron with an idea to throw into the arena for the next round, please let me know by email. If you are not a patron yet, what are you waiting for?Alas, you waited too long, effendi! Now only the patrons of Blood of the Gorgon may acquire this rare treasure!