Shamat 1.9
June 19 2021
It's the Juneteenth edition of Shamat, version 1.9 released on the 19th of June. Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in the park outside my building and here's hoping you are enjoying the day as well. This version of Shamat adds a couple of requested features.
The new Shift Map feature allows you to move the map around on the grid. This is useful if you decide you need to expand the map or add new elements. This feature is available under the newly-renamed Compose tab (previously the Backdrop tab, and the backdrop tools are here as well).
The Save Image feature now includes any backdrop image and onionskinning in the saved image. If you are using a backdrop and don't want it saved as part of the image, simply toggle it off temporarily before saving the image, then turn it back on.
Please report any issues you encounter with this version, and thanks to everyone who sent feedback!
The new Shift Map feature allows you to move the map around on the grid. This is useful if you decide you need to expand the map or add new elements. This feature is available under the newly-renamed Compose tab (previously the Backdrop tab, and the backdrop tools are here as well).
The Save Image feature now includes any backdrop image and onionskinning in the saved image. If you are using a backdrop and don't want it saved as part of the image, simply toggle it off temporarily before saving the image, then turn it back on.
Please report any issues you encounter with this version, and thanks to everyone who sent feedback!
Gaming Tools
Browser-based tool for creating hex maps of dungeons and landscapes. Available in both online and downloadable formats.
Fonts
Original fonts portraying invented languages that are free to download and use.
Visual tool for creating solitaire adventures and choose-your-path stories. Available in both online and downloadable formats.
Shademonicae
Random demon generator designed for use with The Fantasy Trip. Results are adaptable to other gaming systems. Online only.
Official Releases
An illustrated guidebook of spirits, undead, animates, and other entities for your fantasy campaign. Includes the adventure setting "The Haunting of Holner House", plus gaming guidelines for the powers of the unliving.
The hexa-signficant sixth issue of the Hexagram zine series lands in the SJG store! It includes among its many offerings our article on the uses of the Ultrahex playmat.
The fifth issue rises to new levels with the excellent Skarg's Tavern article and playmat by Steve Jackson! Also in the issue is our article Pick Your Poison, an extensive guide to toxins for TFT.
The fourth issue is out with more old school gaming goodness. Among the contents is our article Not By Iron Alone, about material use in arms and armor. Besides more primitive materials, it also includes new original materials for rare and unusual equipment.
The third issue is jam-packed with amazing content. Features the results of the Postcard Adventure Contest, with a number of entries reproduced, including our entry The Bestial Faire. Also includes our article Legendary Artifacts, a collection of unique magic items that can serve as quest items and adventure centerpieces. Hope you enjoy!
The second issue keeps classic RPG action rolling. Loads of ideas and adventures, including our contribution, The Little Merlad, which features a new magic item and an adventure hook to introduce it to the players.
The first issue of a new zine that captures the original feel and fandom of The Fantasy Trip. Full of material from SJ Games veterans and loyal fans. Includes our own contribution, The Paired Parchments, a new magic item and adventure hook.
This evolved from a TFT Abecedary that I wrote on a lark. Steve Jackson Games liked it enough to turn it into a free printable coloring book, with artwork by Liz Danforth. Silly fun!
TFT Materials
Prince of the Power of the Air
A Free Adventure
A flying castle, the Olympetan, has appeared from over the sea. From it descends an army of Harpinax, winged bird-human exiles from a parallel world. Can the players infiltrate the fortress and end the reign of the self-proclaimed Prince of the Power of the Air?
Radiation and The Fantasy Trip
This is a set of rules for incorporating radiation into TFT. It covers multiple types and sources of radiation, including magical radiation. There are also items relating to radiation, effects of radiation sickness, and various treatment strategies. Both the full guide and the quick guide are free to download and use.
Unlife Apocrypha
A collection of materials excluded from the final version of The Book of Unlife, provided here for your enjoyment. These rules cover mediums, séances, clerical rites, and more. You are welcome to use them as house rules in your TFT campaign if you so wish.
Dungeon Of The Month
Free "one-page dungeons" that were released each month during 2019. The adventure is printed on one side of the page and the map on the other.
A guidebook of rare and exotic beings, including variant intelligent races, titan slimes, and bizarre creatues both natural and otherworldly. Includes the adventure setting "The Sumalakai Archipelago".