Nicolas Logue is well known for his horror writing, from the Hook Mountain Horror for Pathfinder to the madness that surely awaits us in the Razor Coast. He's got a knack for disturbing and creepy and fantastic villains.

And now he's blown the lid off that, with Blood of the Gorgon. I've literally sent the last updates to typesetting, and it will ship to patrons in a matter of days.

In other words, this is your last chance to pick it up at the insanely low price offered before the limited edition goes into the "available to current patrons only" status. So, if you have any interest in a dark urban mystery that will make your players twitch a little, I heartily recommend supporting Blood of the Gorgon today. the current Open Design projects, either the 4th Edition Wrath of the River King or the OGL 3rd Edition Tales of Zobeck.

There's a podcast about the Blood of the Gorgon project available over at the Tome Show. Check it out and let me know what you think!

I know all the talk has been about the NEXT Open Design, but it's not too late to sign up for Nicolas Logue's Blood of the Gorgon project.

It's in playtest now, so it goes into edits and layout soon. If you'd like to be a patron and secure your copy of the limited edition, please sign up today support the current OGL or 4th Edition D&D projects.

I am pleased to announce that Blood of the Gorgon has attracted enough patrons that it will feature cover art by an artist who has done great work in the RPG field, including WotC work and book covers.

The adventure will also feature the first complete map of Zobeck. Not the complete city description, mind you, but the first complete map. Open Design contributor settembrini23 will be doing the honors for the Cartographer's Guild. Details on the maps and art will be shared early with the senior patrons for the project. How do you become a senior patron? Donate at a higher level of support, and you'll see more of the project, including much more of the manuscript as it is written.

Even if you support Open Design as a regular patron, you are in for a lot of opportunity to shape this adventure or follow the adventure as it goes from outline to playtest to final text. Nicolas Logue is on a tear, and the brainstorming so far has covered monsters, locales, street gangs, and more. It's shaping up to be a stunning adventure, worthy of the reputation of the man who brought us Viktor Saint-Demain.

Join Open Design as a patron, and help shape the Blood of the Gorgon!

The commission for Blood of the Gorgon has been met, and the project is well and truly launched!

We will now delve into some of the details of the psychotic aristos involved in this plot, together with the various blood hags, the Gorgon Mother, cultists, and others who lurk in the adventure's corners and crevices, seeking to turn events to their own ends.

Ringmaster Nicolas Logue is at the helm, and we're underway with creepy villains and LOTS of excellent discussion to date about what works and what doesn't.

New patrons are still welcome until February 29th. After that, we may go quiet for a while as design closes in on a first draft.

Join us, won't you?

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!

So, the news has leaked in the podcast and over at KQ.com, and it's time to announce Open Design 5, better known as Blood of the Gorgon.

You need to know two things: It's a 3E dark urban adventure set in Zobeck, and the author is Nicolas Logue, of Eberron and Pathfinder fame. I'm pulling development duties on this one, so it's not a complete departure, but I have a lot of respect for how Mr. Logue crafts his adventures, and I think patrons may enjoy hearing his take on design issues.

Many, many more details on theme, topic, and so forth are over at the KQ.com site, plus a podcast over at The Tome Show where Mr. Logue discusses it. Or, if you know you're in (and really, this is going to be an astounding adventure, from everything I've seen so far), you can sign up now, and bombard Mr. Logue with requests right away.

As always, the project includes daily posts and discussion, five design essays discussing horror, mystery adventures, storytelling, and other topic. It also offers playtest opportunities and up-close Q&A of the design choices made for the adventure. The final design will ship to patrons on or around May 1st, as a full-color PDF with a print option available.

You can support this Open Design project today for $25 (€17) for the basic membership. Members who contribute at least $75 (€50) gain additional access to the design process, such as manuscript access and additional posts and commentary. If the commission is not met by February 29th you will receive a prompt and full refund. On March 1st, the price to join the project goes up to $35 (€24) or $100 (€68), so join today.