NEWS

07/12/2023

NEW! Trading Places #4: Leonardo and Ancia: Wine Merchants

Bring your fantasy city to life with 'Trading Places' a range of system-neutral products for your campaigns.

Each product in the range details a single place of business, with colourful NPCs, rumours, adventure ideas, a detailed map and key of the building and more.

Wherever such things come to be appreciated and enjoyed, you will find industries that spring up around their production and trade. Merchants who buy and sell these luxury items, collectors who horde them for the future or who enjoy them for what they are, experts who hone their knowledge in the field and patrons who support those who produce them.

Leonardo and Ansia are several of those things. Merchants who deal in the shipping and sale of fine wines and spirits, they are also experts in their field, with the knowledge that is held in high regard by the well-to-do of the city.

Of course, such connections would make the wine merchants valuable assets for any party seeking to involve themselves in the politics of the city, to investigate crimes and strange goings on, or even to learn which of the wealthy houses might be worth robbing - should your PCs be so inclined.

Including extensive notes and background, a detailed full-colour map, rumours and 8 detailed adventure hooks.

The 13th Floor for Entropy Effect

Coming soon for "The Entropy Effect" RPG, strange things happen at the Premier Hotel. People go missing, others can't recall their stay but know they were there, and yet the entropy level seems to be zero. Are the stories of strange things plaguing the old hotel nothing more than local folklore with no basis in fact - or is there something much more sinister going on and how is it concealed from eh Entropy Stalkers?

An adventure for "The Entropy Effect" in which the characters will encounter a pocket entropy dimension, meet the faceless made and demon bellhop and might just become trapped in a place they can't escape!

07/12/2023

04/11/2021

"FALLEN KINGDOM"

We are currently working on a new system agnostic dark fantasy setting for RPGs, entitled "The Fallen Kingdom".

The once prosperous kingdom of Eildon has fallen under the control of a usurper, the Witch-King Mordraine. Once a trusted member of the king's council, this court wizard revealed his true colours as, striking once he had manoeuvred his pieces, placing people, and often creatures, loyal to him alone in positions of power.

Those lords and vassels loyal to the anointed king fell quickly or fled to escape the slaughter. Mordraine wasted no time in replacing them with his own lickspittles and toadies.

5 Factions have arrisen to resist the Usurper.
The People's Freedom Volunteers, consisting mostly of the common people of the kingdom
The Kingsworn, last of the loyal knights, lords, soldiers, men-at-arms and even excise officers of the kingdom
The Faithfull, Monks and Clergy of the kingdom's former state religion, now under siege by the demon-worshipping usurper
The Ravens, thieves, vagabonds, scoundrells. The Ravens are the old criminal gangs and families of the kingdom, given a common cause by the brutal treatment they can expect under Mordraine.

The Guardians of Arcane Lore, a sect within the usually neutral magical academy that seeks to bring the mages of the kingdom into the uprising and to end the curse of Mordraine, once one of the academy's own.

Fallen Kingdom is a work in progress, but you can enter it now by watching our live-play playtest of the setting, "Fallen Kingdom: Traitor's Fate".

04/11/2021

LIVE PLAY STREAM OF "FALLEN KINGDOM TRAITORS FATE"

For almost a year now, the once prosperous kingdom of Eiloden has languished under the boot of the usurper, the witch-king, Modraine.

Once a member of the king's council and trusted advisor to the former king, Modraine manoeuvred his pieces well before he struck. Striking bargains with witches and demons, the usurper installed those who had secret loyalties to him in half the noble houses of the kingdom, and when the time came, those who did not bow to him vanished or were slain.

Treachery and power plays are commonplace in the fallen kingdom, and several factions have risen against the usurper, from the Kingsworn to the Ravens, but can they put aside their own differences to unite against the Usurper, Modraine?

For our campaighn in the Fallen Kingdom we have chosen to use the Fantasy AGE RPG system by our friends over at Green Ronin Games. Check them out at greenronin.com

Games Master Bryan F Irving from Gethsemane Games and DH9 Radio.

Cast of players

Jenni Saveall Marc

Saveall Lars Hagman

Marie McGowan-Irving

Ben Watson

Music by The DH9 Radio Production unit, Kevin McCleod at Incompatec.com and Tabletop Audio.

Maps by Bryan F Irving using Campaign Cartographer 3 by Profantasy Software.

Some of the character art we are using is by Jenni Saveall using 'Fantasy Character Maker' by DeerInSpotlight Many of the Tokens are custom made by Hero Forge

04/11/2021

LIVE PLAY STREAM OF "FALLEN KINGDOM TRAITORS FATE"

For almost a year now, the once prosperous kingdom of Eiloden has languished under the boot of the usurper, the witch-king, Modraine.

For our campaighn in the Fallen Kingdom we have chosen to use the Fantasy AGE RPG system by our friends over at Green Ronin Games. Check them out at greenronin.com

Games Master Bryan F Irving from Gethsemane Games and DH9 Radio.

Cast of players

Jenni Saveall Marc

Saveall Lars Hagman

Marie McGowan-Irving

Ben Watson

Music by The DH9 Radio Production unit, Kevin McCleod at Incompatec.com and Tabletop Audio.

Maps by Bryan F Irving using Campaign Cartographer 3 by Profantasy Software.

Some of the character art we are using is by Jenni Saveall using 'Fantasy Character Maker' by DeerInSpotlight Many of the Tokens are custom made by Hero Forge

22/06/2021

LIVE PLAY STREAM OF "PANDORA'S AGE"

As the Pandora event rips a hole in the fabric of our universe a small band of relative strangers find themselves trappe on the "Metro", the underground light railway system of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the NE of England.

Persued by alien creatures of The Other-Verse the small group must quickly bond to survive the Other-Verse and the changes it will bring to the world they once new. A tale of survival in a post Apoclayptic UK taking the characters from the night of the Pandora Event through the stages of society's ultimate collapse in the months and years to come.

Pandora's AGE is a live play stream shown live on TWITCH each Friday evening at 8pm and later uploaded to YouTube. With Bryan F Irving of Gethsemane Games and DH9 Radio as the Games Master the game uses the Modern AGE rules by our friends over at Green Ronin Publishing and the Pandora's Wake Setting by Bryan F Irving and Mr McGowan of Gethsmenae Games and also serves as a playtest for the Pandora's AGE rules we hope to be able to offer as part of Green Ronin's "AGE Creators Alliance" program.

Catch up with the Show on Youtube HERE

Some News About our GM's Maps Range

Posted 07/09/2020

Monestary 1 Ground Floor Colour VTT tile

An example of the artwork included in the rerelease of "GM's Map 2: The Monetary"

This is Ground Floor, VTT tile 2 (NE corner)

All VTT tiles made with CC3+ by Profantasy Software

Here at Gethsemane Games, we appreciate that gaming changes over time and the needs of gamers change with them.

Since we launch our GM's Maps range half a decade ago we have made over 90 maps in all, and the product range has been evolving to meet customers needs. The early maps were old school architectural plan style maps while the new ones also include full-colour versions as well. The PDF content that accompanies the maps has also expanded to include scenario ideas and more extensive background notes.

Well, last week we took the decision to re-issue the older maps in the range in the new format (To include basic, basic with grid and numbering and full-colour versions of the map, to expand the PDF to include the very popular adventure ideas and so on).

It will take a while 3to re-issue all the older maps but we are currently working on maps 1 and 2, which should be re-issued next week, all being well.

Note if you own any of the GM's maps which are being reissued you WILL NOT need to buy them again to get the more up to date version. Simply log into Drivethrurpg, Wargames vault or whichever site you purchased them and you will be able to download the product free of charge which will give you the upgraded version.

At Gethsemane Games we like to respond to our customer's needs and ideas, so please do feel free to let us know if there are any changes you would like to see, or new additions to the range (As the range is still being expanded, just not at the rate it was being before, as we are also working on other product ranges).

For our Patreon Backers, the re-issues will also be available form our Patreon page as soon as they are completed.

Posted 09/02/2020

Out Now! The Entropy Effect RPG

Uncontrolled psychic energy, known colloquially among the reality repair teams as “Entropy” is bleeding into the very fabric of our reality. Alien creatures emit this wherever they pass, causing reality to bend away from normal parameters. Reality Repair Teams are tasked with repairing the damage and hunting down the deadly alien creatures in an attempt to hold our reality together. These teams consist of Entropy Stalkers, humanoid beings with skillsets engineered to maximise their efficiency.

Characters in the Entropy Effect are Entropy Stalkers, alien clones designed to pass for human and trained to seek out the weird, the unexplained and the unnatural and to contain it, repairing the damage before The Entropy Effect can rewrite out reality and change Terra forever.

The Entropy Effect is a game of weird science and half possibilities, an exploration of why sometimes reality is not as fixed as we believe. The Entropy Effect is set on present-day and near-future Earth.

The game includes the full ruleset, including character creation, psychic abilities, entropy entities and mutants, entropic artefacts, the astral plane and more. Also included are 4 pre-generated characters for fast play, and a starting adventure, 'Sharp Teeth Pretty Teeth'. Gethsemane Games uses a system based on 10 sided and percentile dice.

UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!

Posted 27/05/2019

Gethsemane Games is sorry to announce there has been a delay in the production of our printed books for F.o.E. There have been some layout changes mandated by our printing service provider which made the original Am Let. layout obsolete and we have to re-do the whole layout. since we are doing it anyway, we have decided to take the opportunity to correct a few of those determined typos that got past 2 proofreaders and 2 editors. We are also going to be adding a little extra content and tweaking some of the stats for selected races based on feedback from the PDF customers. NOTE: when this is done all PDF customers will also be able to update to the new version PDF.

We are sorry for the delays but will try to keep you all updated. In the meantime, if you don't have a copy of the game and would like to buy a PDF, please do, your PDFs will be upgraded free of charge when the new layout is done, simply log into the account with whichever seller you purchased the PDF form and re-download the PDF and you will find it will upate - Its that simple!

Gethsemane Games Joins Forces with DH9 Radio!

Posted 27/05/2019

DH9 Radio is a new radio station based in the home town of Gethsemane Games and broadcasting across the internet to the world.

Conceived as a community radio project the station encourages local people and businesses to get involved in producing, presenting and creating content. So, why are we telling you about it? After all most of our customers aren't from our home town or even our home country for that matter. Well, apart from the fact that our very own Bryan Irving is one of the station managers, DH9 Radio also airs a show we think you may like!.

Illuminerdy is a panel show covering all aspects of Gaming, SF and fantasy fandom. With a panel selected from the 'Friendly Fire!' games club as well as local games designers, authors, players and so on.

The Show airs each Saturday and is repeated each Sunday (currently at 7pm UK time, but keep an eye on the DH9 Schedule). After each show has aired that week it is then put into DH9 Radio 'On Demand' system so you can listen to it whenever you like.

Have a topic that you would like to hear discussed by the Illuminerdy? Drop us a line at dh9studio@mail.com with the word 'Illuminerdy' in the email topic and it will get to the show's producer (which is Gethsemane Game's very own B F Irving) to be considered for a future show.

You can find DH9 Radio at their website HERE

Available now from RPGNow

Cry, Havoc! And Let Slip Your Imagination

Designed to let you play anything from a skirmish level game up to a mass battle the rules are designed for use with any scale miniatures you wish. In keeping with the flexible nature of the system, you can use miniatures by any manufacturer in your fantasy wargames using these d10 based rules.

Whether you want to have a few brave heroes defending a village from brutal bandits, A band of stealthy Cat-man assassins raiding a Ratman camp or a Goblin horde throwing itself against the mighty citadel walls of a magnificent city, FoE is an ideal rule set for you.

Stage battles in your favourite fantasy lands from literature, TV or your own imagination or use the Elizium setting provided - it's up to you.

With rules for a wide range of creatures from animals to Wyrm kind, Beast-men to demons, FoE lets you build the army you want to field.

Customize your own magical items for your armies and characters to wield.

Clever use of manoeuvres, formations and tactics can swing a game of FoE giving the weaker (on paper) force a fighting chance if its player uses them to best effect.

UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!

Posted 27/05/2019

Gethsemane Games is sorry to announce there has been a delay in the production of our printed books for this (and other) games. There have been some layout changes mandated by our printing service provider which made the original Am Let. layout obsolete and we have to re-do the whole layout. since we are doing it anyway, we have decided to take the opportunity to correct a few of those determined typos that got past 2 proofreaders and 2 editors. We are also going to be adding a little extra content and tweaking some of the stats for selected races based on feedback from the PDF customers. NOTE: when this is doe all PDF customers will also be able to update to the new version PDF.

We are sorry for the delays but will try to keep you all updated. In the meantime, if you don't have a copy of the game and would like to buy a PDF, please do, your PDFs will be upgraded free of charge when the new layout is done, simply log into the account with whichever seller you purchased the PDF form and re-download the PDF and you wil find it will upate - Its that simple!