
One measure of our country’s greatness: Even with 500 items already identified, it was pretty easy to come up with 100 more. Same rules apply: Only the living and no repeats from previous lists. We’ve carefully written and edited the UVG to be light and easy to adapt to any d20-based game of your choice.Now after a six year hiatus, it seems especially fitting this year to remind ourselves about America’s positive side. Finally, in the center, from pages 133 to 155, is a section explaining the rules and mini-games that I’ve developed for this setting. Things like maps, sample caravans, factions, equipment, trade goods, a history generator, some spells, and a glossary. The last section of the book, from pages 156 to 193, covers general information for running games in the setting. I have presented them first and in sequence for easier reference during campaign play. The first two thirds of the book, from pages 6 to 132, covers thirty-two strange locations scattered from east (the Violet City) to west (the Black City), becoming progressively stranger as the journey continues. It is inspired by psychedelic heavy metal, the Dying Earth genre, and Oregon Trail games. You have in your hands a roleplaying adventure setting designed to help a traditional rpg referee take their friends’ heroes on a long strange trip across a mythic steppe filled with remnants of space and time and fuzzy riffs. She understood and encouraged me, until I finally believed I could. Finally, the person most responsible: my wife, Youjin. Sadly my father passed before the book was complete, but the UVG finally helped him understand what art meant to me, and that is good enough. Fiona Geist and Jarrett Crader tirelessly edited the 2įinally, all my friends and family who accepted my absence behind glowing screens and paper sheaves. Skerples introduced me to washing machine and theme park design. Closer to production, the Hydra Cooperative, especially Robert, Trey, Humza, Chris, and Jason, whose discussions encouraged and excited. Third, the volunteer Typohunters, who labored to pluck stray commas and weird typos from the manuscript.

Second, the kickstarter backers who made this edition possible and showed incredible patience as we blasted past our deadline like a seven-cylinder autogolem.

Thank you all.įirst, the heroes of the stratometaship, who made writing the first draft possible and cheered all the way.

Online, the Rainbowland Raiders, who tested half-baked ideas. The Lagniappe Gamers who became the closest of playtesters. I shall try to thank some of them.Īt the home table, the Golden Goats who co-created the Rainbowlands around that small kitchen table. It was hard and rewarding work that would have been impossible without countless people. Finally, Matt and Cristin Kelley of Exalted Funeral, who made the kickstarter success possible and kept the whole project on track. Saker Tarsos listened kindly while also creating an incredible digital aid.

Now, three years and an unexpected funeral later, the Ultraviolet Grasslands are complete. Because of my clerical error it is now called ]7654. in memoriam Lucijan Rejec *1943 - †2019Īcknowledgments September 26, 2016, I drew one the first illustrations in this book. Burnin’ For You, Fire of Unknown Origin, Blue Öyster CultĪrt & writing copyright © 2019 Luka Rejec Art, writing & design: Luka Rejec Editing: Fiona Maeve Geist and Jarrett Crader (MoonRat Conspiracy) Crucial Backing: The Stratospheric Kickstarters Infinite Support: The Heroes of the Stratometaship Additional Volunteer Proofreading: The Typohunters Development: WizardThiefFighter Studio Publishing: Exalted Funeral Press ISBN: 978-1-95 Srečno pot, Ati. Time is the essence Time is the season Time ain’t no reason Got no time to slow Time everlasting Time to play B–sides Time ain’t on my side Time I’ll never know Burn out the day Burn out the night I’m not the one to tell you what’s wrong or what’s right I’ve seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through. Languages of the UVG and the Rainbowlands Townships of the Violet City, Halls of the Graceful Catsĭiscoveries Around the Ruin of Three Sticks
