Odyssey is Now Available for Preorder
Preorder Odyssey: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Campaign Management now in our online store!
“After reading Odyssey, I came away feeling better about the mistakes I’ve made over the years, and feeling great about the things I know I’ve done well. I’m really excited to apply my newfound knowledge to future campaigns.” — Gamer: The Blogging review
Written by award-winning authors Phil Vecchione and Walt Ciechanowski, Odyssey is Engine Publishing’s fourth system-neutral book for game masters. When you preorder, you’ll receive the PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and text versions of the book immediately, with the print book expected to ship in early July.
Odyssey is jam-packed with in-depth advice on starting, managing, and ending campaigns. Whether you’re an old hand or are new to game mastering, you’ll find a wealth of tips and techniques you can put to immediate use in Odyssey. To our knowledge, Odyssey is the first system-neutral book solely dedicated to the art of managing campaigns.
You can check out Odyssey’s product page for reviews or download a 19-page PDF preview to get a feel for the book before you preorder.
Over 8,000 Copies Sold
Since Engine Publishing released our first book in mid-2010, we’ve sold over 8,000 copies of our products. Given our modest initial sales goals, that’s one hell of a humbling figure. Many thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of one of our books!
- Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Prep is a Platinum bestseller on DriveThruRPG (top ~65 out of over 28,000 products) and hit #2 on the DriveThruRPG Top 100 list and #1 on the Top 100 Small Press list
- Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game is a Gold bestseller on DriveThruRPG (top ~250 of ~28,000) and hit #2 on the DriveThruRPG Top 100 list and #1 on the Top 100 Small Press list
- Our first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, is a Platinum bestseller on DriveThruRPG (top ~65 of ~28,000)
Awards and Nominations
Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game won a 2012 Gold ENnie Award for Best Aid/Accessory, and was nominated for Product of the Year. Gnome Stew, the blog behind the book — as Masks was written by the authors of the Stew — won Gold for Best Blog. Thank you for your support!
Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Session Prep was nominated for a 2013 Origins Award for Best Game-Related Publication. Our books have also been nominated for three Golden Geek Awards: Masks and Never Unprepared in 2012, Eureka in 2010.
Our PDF Guarantee
We believe that all print books should come with a digital version, and we don’t believe that you should have to pay for content twice, so Engine Publishing offers a PDF guarantee for all of our books:
If you buy an Engine Publishing book in print (new), we’ll give you the PDF for free.
All books ordered from our online store automatically come with a free copy of the PDF version, but it doesn’t end there. When you buy one of our books from a retail store, at a convention, or anywhere else that doesn’t automatically provide you with a free PDF copy, just email a photo or scan of your receipt to martin (at) enginepublishing (dot) com and we’ll send you a copy of the PDF version for free.
Our PDFs are fully bookmarked and hyperlinked, DRM-free, and come with EPUB, MOBI, and plain text versions, as well — all included for the same price, and all free when you buy one of our books in print.
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