Crafty Games: Need to Know

Crafty Games Announces Spycraft Third Edition

Crafty_Pat — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:44:27 -0700

Omaha, NE, March 16, 2010 – Crafty Games today announces that its award-winning OGL action and intrigue game, Spycraft, will see a Third Edition, powered by the acclaimed Mastercraft system and with a renewed focus on espionage, in Spring 2011

Crafty Games State of the Company: Spring 2010

Crafty_Pat — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:40:26 -0700

Every so often we pull back the curtain and talk about what’s going on at the home office: what’s changed, what’s working and what isn’t, and what you can expect from us in coming months. The last couple months have been especially busy behind the scenes, so let’s get right down to business.

Independence at Last
The biggest news this time around is that we’re now an independent publisher. Over the last several months it’s become more and more evident that Crafty Games has outgrown the Flaming Cobra imprint, and so we’ll be parting ways with Mongoose at the end of March. This is an important step for us, and paves the way for great things to come.

Game Geeks Reviews Transmechs and Real American H.E.R.O.es

Crafty_Pat — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:42 -0800

Kurt Wiegel of Game Geeks reviews Origin of the Species: Transmechs and Real American H.E.R.O.es! Watch the vid for a limited-time 20% discount code useful for either or both products...

GM's Day Sale: For That Special Someone in Your Group

Crafty_Pat — Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:47:14 -0800

March 4 is GM's Day and to celebrate Crafty Games is offering its entire catalog at 25% off Weds. the 3rd through Monday the 8th. It's the perfect time to grab that supplement with all the character options you're hoping to use, or that setting or toolkit you'd like your GM to incorporate into your campaign. Happy shopping, and stay Crafty!

Bailey Records Releases Spycraft Track #3: "After Hours Espionage"

Crafty_Pat — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:39:11 -0800

After Hours Espionage, written and produced by Stratos, is the third release from Spycraft – The Soundtrack.

Early comments on the imagery After Hours Espionage invokes include:

“It immediately conjures a sprawling mission montage in moonlit Prague, possibly in a twisted revisionist Cold War or brisk alternate timeline where your agents wage a desperate struggle against a looming, Orwellian menace.” – Patrick Kapera
“One of my favorite scenes in any spy movie or television program is when the heroes use the cover of a dinner party or gala for infiltration purposes on their mission; when done right this setting can reveal a lot of character development and often leads to some fun cinematography.” – Stratos

Spycraft – The Soundtrack features music styles inspired by the Bond, Bourne, and Mission Impossible movies, Chuck, 24, and Alias series, and more. Spycraft – The Soundtrack is part of the Universe87 catalog (cyberpunk / espionage / post-apoc / modern music) from Bailey Records Composition and Sound Design. Additional Universe87 catalog releases include Autumnal Slumber (Bailey Records, April 1, 2003), Warlands – The Soundtrack (Bailey Records, April 21, 2009) and others.

Hear it here: Bailey Records
Hear it here: Acid Planet
Buy it here: DriveThruRPG

Stratos Scores Again!

Crafty_Pat — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:43:37 -0800

Just signed off on Stratos' latest track for the Spycraft Soundtrack, "After Hours Espionage." The first two tracks were great but this one really strikes at the heart of the brand. It immediately conjures a sprawling mission montage in moonlit Prague, possibly in a twisted revisionist Cold War or brisk alternate timeline where your agents wage a desperate struggle against a looming, Orwellian menace. It's on endless repeat here now and should be available for sale soon. We can't wait for you to check it out!

Fringe Science for Spycraft 2.0 in Proto-Dimensions Magazine

Crafty_Pat — Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:16:41 -0800

This month's issue of Proto-Dimensions Magazine features an article on fringe science by DT Butchino. Head over and pick up your free copy today!

Gamers Help Haiti

Crafty_Pat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:05:52 -0800

Crafty Games is a proud participant in Gamers Help Haiti, a landmark initiative to raise funds for ravaged Haiti. How can you help? Simply head over and pick up nearly $1,500 in PDF product for just $20.00. All proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders to assist the relief effort.

7th Circle to Publish Fantasy Craft in French

Crafty_Pat — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:19:26 -0800

7ème Cercle (7th Circle) has acquired the rights to publish a French-language version of our latest core game, Fantasy Craft. Check their site or here for release news as it develops.

Site Updates

Crafty_Alex — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:34:36 -0800

Hey folks, we've repaired the recent Crafty site outage that came up yesterday and everything is lurching back towards normal. We'll continue to tweak in the next few days, but the upshot is our forums and site are now back online and fully functional. Thanks for your patience!