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Open Game Table is aimed at bridging the gap between the RPG blogging community and the broader table-top gaming fan base by showcasing the best talent the community has to offer. Within these pages are 47 blog posts from 32 top-quality RPG blogs, plus a Foreword written by RPG luminary Wolfgang Baur.

Packed with juicy content and over 60 illustrations, this book is pure gold.

The book chapters include:
• Play Style
• Game Play
• Characters & Players
• Monsters & NPCs
• Encounters, Settings, and Locations
• Adventure Design
• Campaign Setting Design
• Classes, Action, and Equipment
• RPG History & Commentary
• The RPG Toolbox

This anthology is the result of the hard work of nearly 100 volunteers, authors, editors, judges, artists, and designers. A true grass roots effort, it is a tour de force of the RPG blogging universe.

Wired Magazine's Geek Dad says its "a tome worth slaying orcs for... The kind of brain stimulus role players need, diverse and quality content."

Bards & Sages says "Open Game Table is the reference guide equivalent of a Deck of Many Things, except all of the crappy cards have been replaced with 50,000 XP and a medium magic item... and you can draw from it again and again."

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Foreword by Justin Achilli

Edited by Jonathan Jacobs, Kameron Franklin, Berin Kinsmen, Tony Law, Ben McFarland

Inside you will find timeless interviews with Dave Arneson on the roots of roleplaying games, Robin D. Laws on RPG theory and game play, and Jonathan Roberts on his career as a master cartographer. Open Game Table, Volume 2 features 65 articles from across the blogosphere that serve as the perfect complement to Open Game Table, Volume 1:

• GM and player advice on character and campaign design
• sandboxing
• story pacing
• play styles
• gaming with your kids
• New 4E D&D Monsters & NPCs
• ....and much much more.

Open Game Table was made possible by dozens of participating RPG blogs and the combined efforts of over 70 authors, artists, editors, and fans. It's a true community effort. A peer-reviewed, vetted collection of the very best in RPG blogging.

"Open Game Table is exactly what the busy gamer needs, a collection of the best of the best available online..."—Julie Dawson, Bards & Sages Magazine review of Volume 2.

"I found myself enraptured by the thoughts and ideas in the collection, some I agreed with, others I outright disagreed with but that was what made it so exciting, it got me thinking..."—review of Volume 2 by Roberto M at Stargazer's World.

"...there is something for everyone in here, from the hoariest grognard to the indie designer to the new arrival looking to expand their horizons..."—Satyre's Fame & Fortune Blog on Volume 2.

WIRED.com's GeekDad blog says Volume 1 is "... a treasure trove. A tome worth killing a few orcs for" and "the kind of brain stimulus role players need, diverse and quality content."

Bards & Sages Fantasy Review says "Open Game Table, Volume 1 is the reference guide equivalent of a Deck of Many Things... you can draw from it again and again."

Open Game Table, Volume 2 brings that same level of excellence back to the table, and never misses a roll.

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Get the complete back story to the villain Desiree Turpis, a.k.a. The Desire. This 57-page full-color eBook includes everything a DM needs to introduce this new, recurring villain into any 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons campaign. The Desire is the perfect villain to add intrigue and betrayal to your game.

This is a Heroic Tier supplement that is fully compatible with 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons.

Along with The Desire's own backstory, adventure hooks, goals and motivations, you will also find:
• Three fully developed, drop-in encounters featuring The Desire;
• four new organizations to help create a rich campaign setting, complete with stats for each organization's leader and minions;
• The Objects of Desire: a collection of new magical masks for 4E;
• The Sword Sisters: a new 4E Paragon Path for PCs bent on revenge;
• Highcourt, City on the Edge: a fully developed microsetting to help get things started (includes full color map) 
• The Ceremony: a short story where The Desire assassinates a local noble.

All this AND dozens of high quality illustrations and maps, and over 30 new allies and enemies.

Our eBooks offer the following added features: TWO PDFs in each purchase. The main PDF is brilliant full-color landscape, 3-column layout for EASY screen reading. The second PDF is a FREE B&W printer-friendly version that includes a portrait 2-column layout, reduced graphics, and wider left margin. The result is a PDF that is easy on your ink/toner and ready to be hole punched for your notebook. Interlinked PDFs with bookmarks and links.

Full color, beautiful illustrations and maps.

Testimonials;
• "Portraits is a great tool for DMs that can be picked up and absorbed in a single night, ready to be used for a quick game... it's hard to not recommend the supplement for the price."—Paul Vogt, Eye of the Vortex eZine
• "This I dig. This is the sort of crazy experiment I can get behind... I give it a thumbs up, and look forward to seeing more entries in the Portrait of a Villain series, as well as whatever else Nevermet Press has up their sleeves."—Berin Kinsman, Unclebear.com
• "This is an excellent product that fills a strange niche. If you're looking for a new city to add to your campaign world, want a few encounters, or just want to loot several NPCs, you'll find much to like."—Scott Martin, Gnomestew.com
• "[The] book covers a lot of ground with different types of material; that's definitely a strength, as it allows it to provide diversity in content."—Brandan Landgraff, d20Source.com
• "I'll say this piece is versatile. There's a lot of material packed into a short, 57-page packet. The layout is beautiful, and you'll find something for your game."—David Hill, Altern8.com
• "Just bought The Desire, it really is excellent. Reminds me of the pattern used in 3.5's Exemplars of Evil about villains. 5/5"—@DM_Khalas via Twitter