Hey everyone,

Just a quick update about the status of Campfire Tales #1.

First, the good news: I recently landed some paying gigs in the layout/design and storybuilding/screenwriting fields which is a welcome influx of money and puts me on much better footing going into the holidays and into the new year.

Now, the bad news: My November was already full with Little Fears Nightmare Edition work. Unfortunately, that had to be shelved in order to fit in the new gig.

But! Good news: Campfire Tales #1 is slated for release on Monday, December 14th. Here is the rundown of its contents:

“Telling Stories by the Fire”: Some thoughts on running Little Fears Nightmare Edition in the Scary Stories mode.

“Camp Howling Wolf”: Tales of mischief and mayhem surround Camp Howland Rolf. Counselors and older campers tell stories of kidnapped kids, burned-down cabins, and giant beasts that only come out on a night just like tonight. The characters are far too savvy to take such easy bait but when the orientation dinner is disrupted by a camper’s disappearance, they discover there just might be some truth behind those stories.

“Trick or Troll”: It’s Hallowe’en in the quiet suburb of Amblin Way but there’s more to fear this year than needles in chocolate and flaming bags of poo. Out there amongst the ghosts and goblins is a horrific creature whose ferocious face is not a mask and whose hunger goes far beyond store-bought treats.

“Gobble Gobble”: The opening night of Crestfall Elementary’s “A Thanksgiving Story” is threatened by strange happenings: water pipes bursting in the bathrooms, the gymnasium floor cracking open, and the odd behavior of Principal Gibbons. When the lead actor sprouts feathers and starts pecking at people with her nose, folks start to wonder if this is a matter of strange coincidence or the result of foul play.

“Campfire Tales Character, Monster, and GMC Sheets”: Campfire Tales-inspired sheets for use in your game.

This supplement will be PDF-only and available through DriveThruRPG.com. Folks who pre-ordered will get their download codes the day of release.

All the books have shipped.

All of them.

If you ordered, pre-ordered, or re-ordered Little Fears Nightmare Edition, domestic or international, your copy is in the mail. Single orders were sent USPS First-Class. If you’re in the States, that means you should have your copy in 2-3 business days. Canada, give it 4-5 business days. Everywhere else, well, maybe a week or so. (You probably know better than I do.) For multiple orders, the books were sent USPS Priority Flat Rate (box or envelope depending) and should get to you in about the same time as a First-Class order would take.

The signing, stuffing, taping, and stamping took a long damn time—and I’m exhausted from it—but it’s a wonderful problem to have. You guys have been patient, supportive, and infectiously enthusiastic. I can’t thank you enough but I’ll keep trying: Thank you.

Of course, from the time I placed the order with the printer to the time I received the books, I got so many orders that I’ve near-exhausted the current supply. I already have another order in with the printer and I should have the books in a week or so.

The corrected copies of Little Fears Nightmare Edition just arrived and I am extremely excited! Finally, finally, FINALLY, everyone will get the books they deserve. Orders will be filled, stores will be stocked, and I can finally stop worrying about it.

*whew*

So, give me a few days to get everything packaged, labeled, and sent out in the mail. I have a lot of orders to fulfill so this may be done in two stages. I will keep everyone updated via the website.

Good!
The copies of Little Fears Nightmare Edition arrived yesterday!

Bad!
Every single copy had the wrong cover on it. The cover corrections I submitted were not processed prior to printing.

Good!
The books are being reprinted!

Bad!
Printers only print and binders only bind so fast.

Now, this delay shouldn’t be more than two weeks, but some of you have been waiting a month already for your books. And my retail partners are awaiting their copies as well! And I want all of you to get your books. You paid me for them; you should get them. But you should also get the correct books.

I am immensely sorry that this has happened but the mistake was not mine, I promise you. I ask you all for just a little more patience. Thank you for your continued support.

Note: Those who ordered the UK Edition through Leisure Games should be unaffected by this.

Hey, everyone!

I’ve received a few emails from folks who have yet to receive their pre-order copies of Little Fears Nightmare Edition. All books were mailed out weeks ago (almost all of them were sent on October 15th). If you have not received your pre-order copy of Little Fears Nightmare Edition, please contact me immediately using the Contact form. Please include the email address associated with your order.

If you placed your order after October 12th, your wait is almost over! The books are scheduled to be here at LFHQ early next week. I will send them out as soon as I can. I will update the site when the orders have shipped so everyone knows.

To anyone who ordered the PDF from me, pre-order or not, I send out the codes as soon as I can–usually within an hour from receipt of notification. If you have ordered the PDF and not received the download code, again, please contact me immediately and include the email address you listed with the order.

Thank you, everybody, in helping me help you terrify your friends.

It’s odd hearing another person talk critically about your work. By “critically” I don’t mean criticizing it necessarily but putting it under a lens and examining the parts, possibly in a way I never did. In the eight years since the original Little Fears’ release, I’ve heard and read a lot of different opinions about it. Folks came away from the game with their own ideas of what it was about, what it did right, what it did wrong, and whether it was a game they wanted to play.

Arnold Cassell talks on all these points in the latest episode of the RPG-focused podcast Canon Puncture. I balked some at the idea of listening to a 40 minute dissection of my very first game but I’m glad that’s exactly what I did. Arnold paints a very fair portrait of the game and certainly enlightened me to aspects and ideas within its pages that, if they were intentional, were the result of me outsmarting myself.

So, if you’re someone interested in the history of Little Fears or if you haven’t had a chance to read the original and wonder what it was all about back then, check out Canon Puncture 79: Game Advocates – Little Fears.

Lee Williams contacted me some months ago about a new quarterly horror game magazine he was starting up called Protodimension. He and his crew were interested in supporting the original Little Fears in this magazine and wanted to know how I felt about that. I agreed without hesitation.

The first Protodimension went up last summer and, while it included many fine articles, none were for Little Fears.

Well, the latest Protodimension Magazine is up and amongst its many fine inclusions is “Where the Wolves Are” a scenario for the original Little Fears written by longtime Little Fears fan (and overall good guy) Tim Bisaillon. Tim ran this scenario at CanGames last Spring and reported a great response to it. I’m glad to see it in print.

You can download your own free copy of Protodimension #2 right here!

Protodimension also has the rights to produce fan material based on Little Fears Nightmare Edition! If you’re interested in writing material for Little Fears or Little Fears Nightmare Edition (or any of the other fine games they support), click here for the submission guidelines.

Many thanks to Lee, Norm, Tad, and Tim for helping to keep the original Little Fears alive and spreading the love!