The second City Supplement from Dream Machine Productions is being released today:

THE GLORY OF THE GRIFFON RIDERS…

Atop the peak of Mt. Auroch, the fabled griffon riders make their home in the city of Aerie. Epic in its scope, Aerie has been carved into the very face of the mountain itself. Its people rule over a vast swath of territory, its trade with the dwarves of Westerdeep and the city-states of the east is rich, and its fame has spread far and wide. Indeed, its fortunes have never seemed fairer.

But all is not well in the city of Aerie. Merchant and knight have turned one upon the other, and mercenaries play each off against the other. If the coming crisis cannot be averted, even a city of stone may burn.

Here you will find all the wonders of Aerie, from the cyclopean maze of the Giant’s Steps to the glorious sunken mansions of the upper city. Breathe deep the fresh, crisp mountain air and gaze upon the magnificent waterfalls of the eastern wall. Learn what it is to soar through the clouds on the backs of griffons…

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PDF Edition – 18 pages – Sample City Map

City Supplement 2: Aerie features two full-page maps of the city for the DM and player, the masterpieces of Sarafina, and a special bonus map of Griffon Cave!

The Dream Machine is also going to have a very special release to celebrate July 4th. Stay tuned.

I had mentioned a few days ago that I was holding off on offering City Supplement 1: Dweredell as a printed book until I’d had a chance to personally review a galley proof from Lulu. Well, the galley proof arrived in the mail over the weekend and, after a thorough review, I’m happy to report that everything looks simply fabulous.

And so I’m quite pleased to announce that you can now buy City Supplement 1: Dweredell from Lulu.com for $6.49. And, of course, you can still buy the PDF e-book for just $2.00.

UPDATE: OneBookShelf has gotten things straightened out, and you can now find the book on RPGNow and the ENWorld Download Shop.

City Supplement 1: Dweredell is now available for sale through Dream Machine Produtions’ preferred vendor, Lulu.com! You will also find it for sale through DriveThruRPG, although their software is buggy at the moment and crashes whenever I try to upload a cover image. It was also supposed to appear on RPGNow and the ENWorld Download Shop, but — as of this writing — this has not yet been achieved (for reasons unknown, since they’re run by the same organization that runs DriveThruRPG).

A print-on-demand hardcopy edition of City Supplement 1: Dweredell will be available as soon as I’ve had a chance to review a production proof from Lulu. In the future I anticipate releasing the POD edition at the same time as the PDF edition, but since this is our first product I want to review it and make sure it meets my personal standards of quality before asking anyone to lay down cold, hard cash for it.

However, in the interest of being perfectly up front with all of you, allow me to point out that City Supplement 1: Dweredell was designed as a PDF product. It only serves up 12 pages of content, which presents a pretty solid value for a $2 PDF product once you factor in the full-page map of the city and the special bonus map of the Tower of the Sorcerer. But as a POD product it’s going to have a price tag of $6.49 (due to the minimum costs associated with any POD product). That’s a pretty hefty price tag for a fairly slim package.

(To give you some idea of how much those minimum costs end up being, I end up making less money on the $6.49 POD than I do on the $2 PDF.)

So why offer it as a POD at all? Because there’s no reason not to. It costs me essentially nothing to offer the POD option. And if someone wants a professionally published copy of the book, with a full-color cover and saddle-stitch binding, there’s no reason I can think of for why they shouldn’t have it. (Besides, I’m a raging egomaniac and I’m looking forward to holding a copy in my own hands.)

So why talk about the price here? Because in the future we’re going to be offering larger and more substantial products — products that probably make more sense for the POD format. And I don’t want anyone ordering a POD copy of City Supplement 1: Dweredell, being surprised by its slim size, and writing off those future products as a result.

The first RPG product from Dream Machine Productions is ready to be announced:

A CITY FALLEN UNTO RUIN…

Three hundred years ago Dweredell was a teeming metropolis: The last city on the road to the great dwarven kingdoms of the east. The trade which passed through its gates was born from dwarven forges and western realms, and the riches which came with that trade made Dweredell a jewel among cities. Its people prospered, and its fortunes seemed endless.

But the dwarven kingdoms fell, and Dweredell lost its glory. The traffic from the east vanished. And, with Dweredell as the road’s end, the merchants of the west soon realized that the city had nothing to offer them. The city slowed, and then it began to die…

Coming Soon! – 12 pages – City Map

City Supplement 1: Dweredell features a full-page map of the city, new D20 rules, and a special bonus map of the Tower of the Sorcerer!

I’m currently in the process of getting my PDF sales machine set up. If I don’t hit any speed bumps, I’ll be posting information here (and on the DMP website) within the week with a sales link.