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Cha'alt

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Want to game with me in person, and try out Cha'alt for yourself?  You'll get that opportunity this summer at VENGER CON III Revenge of the OSR.  The convention that's just about old-school, OSR, and traditional RPGs.  July 19th - 21st in Madison, WI. 

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Cha'alt is the beast of a book (218 pages) I've been working on for the past year.  It's a ruined world focusing on a couple of introductory dungeons before getting to the main event - the megadungeon known as The Black Pyramid.  

The Black Pyramid is like nothing you've ever seen before.  Unique design, purpose, feel, magic items, NPCs, monsters, factions, motives, agendas, strangeness, the works!

There's a decent amount of setting detail besides dungeoncrawling - space opera bar, domed city, mutants, weird ass elves, desert pirates, a city ruled by a gargantuan purple demon-worm, and much more!

Cha'alt is compatible with both old school and 5e D&D purposefully blended for maximum usability.  Full disclosure: aside from advantage/disadvantage and bounded accuracy, there isn't much in the way of 5th edition mechanics. It's predominantly OSR.

I've included my own Crimson Dragon Slayer D20 as an appendix, but you can use any of the hundred RPG systems available to run Cha'alt as your own.  The rules-language is fairly neutral, and my priority was helping the Game Master at the table.

The world is gonzo, eldritch, science-fantasy, and post-apocalyptic.  It's a wild ride, perfect for those players seeking something a little bit different, but also recognizable. 

The interior is gorgeous full-color art, layout, cartography and Lovecraftian aesthetics.  Gold ENnie winner Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design went above and beyond his usual fantastic job.  Give the new 32 page preview a look.  I spared no expense making Cha'alt fantastic - this world is alive and spilling over with possibilities.

Cha'alt should give you years of solid, non-standardized gaming. 

Want to check out the follow-up book?  It's called Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise, available here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/321444/Chaalt-Fuchsia-Malaise

And now there's a third book in the trilogy - Cha'alt: Chartreuse Shadows!  The PDF is already out, and I should have the gorgeous hardcover books in my slimy tentacles by VENGER CON this July in Madison, WI.  Already gearing up for VENGER CON II: Electric Boogaloo in a couple months (July 21st - 23rd).  See you there, hoss! 

Enjoy,

VS

p.s. Check out Venger's old school gaming blog for details on how to order your very own luxury hardcover of Cha'alt and soon Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise.

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Darrick D December 22, 2023 7:44 pm UTC
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Check out my latest Kickstarter where I hope to fund The Cha'alt Experience: Designing Worlds Like A Fucking Boss... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/the-chaalt-experience-designing-worlds-like-a-fucking-boss

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Nick C September 06, 2023 6:49 pm UTC
do you plan on having the Cha'alt Trilogy available for a regular print run via DrivetrueRPG?
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Darrick D November 16, 2023 8:05 pm UTC
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As soon as I sell out of the 800+ hardcover Cha'alt trilogy books sitting in my basement (they're a hundred times better quality than any type of print-on-demand book), I'll strongly consider that option. Thanks! Ordering details here: https://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2023/08/hardcover-chaalt-sale.html
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Darrick D May 05, 2023 6:22 pm UTC
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Here's the link to the Cha'alt webcomic (and hopefully Alpha Blue and Purple Islands webcomics, too) Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/chaalt-webcomic-under-fuchsia-skaai
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Michael Z January 18, 2023 2:13 am UTC
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I just received the books. I expected the books to be good -- typical RPG books and such. But...these books are nothing less than STUNNING! The quality is off the charts. The paper is higher quality than I expected, and the books are more than mere books. They are Tomes. They are some of the most beautiful and artfully constructed RPG books I own...and I own a lot.

OUTSTANDING!
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Chad K April 30, 2022 8:00 pm UTC
The people saying they " we're in the fence" we're never really. They didn't like you from the start and never had any intention of trying the game. They don't like the game, not because of the game, but because you don't share their beliefs. So they come here , whine, and post some BS hoping to make you feel bad. Ha. Like that will work. Pathetic.
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Darrick D May 01, 2022 12:05 am UTC
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Like the proverbial Cha'ad, you speak the truth!
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Darrick D April 30, 2022 7:51 pm UTC
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VENGER CON is happing this July in Madison, WI. It's a "garage days" throw-back to the conventions of the late 70s and early 80s. VENGER CON is for old-school, OSR, and traditional RPGs. Details and tickets available here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/venger-con-2022
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Richard H February 09, 2022 3:49 pm UTC
Looking forward to getting my dirty tentacles on a POD copy!
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Darrick D March 22, 2022 6:14 pm UTC
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I splurged on a fancy, high-end print-run. That means there won't ever be a print-on-demand Cha'alt book. But if you want a gorgeous hardcover, contact me. I sell them direct. I still have dozens of Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise, as well. Cha'alt: Chartreuse Shadows should be in my dirty tentacles by July. Thanks!
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Darrick D October 28, 2021 7:01 pm UTC
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I've got a kickstarter campaign going right now for Cha'alt: Chartreuse Shadows... eldritch, gonzo, science-fantasy, post-apocalypse: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/chaalt-chartreuse-shadows/
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Christopher C April 26, 2021 5:26 pm UTC
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Congrats on Gold status!
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Darrick D April 27, 2021 6:16 pm UTC
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Much appreciated, hoss!
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Darrick D January 28, 2021 9:47 pm UTC
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I've launched a new Kickstarter to fund even more Cha'alt adventures: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/saving-chaalt
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Ron S November 30, 2020 1:53 am UTC
Do me a favor and don't send me publisher e-mails telling me your baked. Thanks.
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Aldrich W November 30, 2020 3:33 am UTC
I'm with you.
I have enough choices in roleplaying aids that I don't need to deal with that.

The product looks interesting, but the publisher shows no respect for his customers. I'm out.
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Darrick D December 06, 2020 2:23 pm UTC
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That was the first time anyone has ever paid attention to one of my customer emails, except to use a discount code. I'm just happy that someone responded, someone reached out into the cold, black universe of meaningless dream-drivel to notice that I, a holographic figment of some fucked-up demon-god's imagination, exist. If you can even count this as an existence, that is.
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Matthew T December 06, 2020 4:16 pm UTC
Sounds like maybe somebody's chafing a bit under quarantine.
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Richard W December 14, 2020 2:33 am UTC
Thanks, I was undecided. This was all I needed for me to steer me clear of this product/franchise. I've had a real-world bad experience with an author/publisher that seemed to me to be too wrapped up in hir nom de plume (and/or addiction issues); I don't want any more of that kind invasive, forth wall-breaking drama.
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Ken T December 16, 2020 5:05 pm UTC
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Thanks! While some may want to go full Karen on Darrick D, I think it is funny as hell to get an email that is not the standard drivel. The "cancel-culture/I am leaving a bad review to ruin you" game (when it has nothing to do with the quality of the product) is for whiners anyway -- so I think I am going spend a little more to buy the hard cover of one of his products.
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Darrick D December 19, 2020 3:53 pm UTC
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Duh! I've been under house arrest since March with my wife and 5 kids, and most schooling has been at home. However, I'm still grateful that we've been mostly healthy. And I'm not divorced yet... that's good, too.
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Darrick D January 10, 2021 8:01 pm UTC
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Much appreciated, hoss!
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Sam M March 22, 2020 11:40 pm UTC
Where can I find the print copy of this?
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Darrick D March 30, 2020 11:39 pm UTC
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You have to buy the luxury Cha'alt hardcover from me direct. My blog has details: https://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/
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Darrick D March 09, 2020 5:33 pm UTC
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Brand-new, hilarious, awesome podcast review of Cha'alt over here: https://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-chaalt-challenge.html
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Darrick D March 03, 2020 6:04 pm UTC
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Over here, I highlight the most recent Cha'alt review from Bryce "Ten Foot Pole" Lynch and give details for purchasing the deluxe hardcover book: https://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/2020/03/bryce-ten-foot-pole-lynch-reviews-chaalt.html
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Darrick D December 06, 2019 5:38 pm UTC
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Here's a link to the current Kickstarter campaign for Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vengersatanis/chaalt-fuchsia-malaise
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