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Evil Genius Games is pleased to announce and invite you to:
The online convention for Everyday Heroes
Nacho Conline – January 24-26, 2025
ย Sponsored by the Evil Genius Organized-Play (E.G.O.) program.
Join us for games, panels, 2025 briefing from Evil Genius staff, special guests, and a very special announcement.
Final schedule publised soon
Prizes!ย Glory!ย Your Name in Pixels!
The Nacho Conline Fan-Content Contest
Categories (see details below):
- A 15-30-second AUDIO ONLY commercial for Nacho HaรผsโORโa 15-30-second AUDIO ONLY recruitment pitch for Everyday Heroes or REDEMPTION (.wav of .mp3 format only).
- A 15-30-second AUDIO/VIDEO commercial for Nacho Haรผs OR a 15-30-second AUDIO/VIDEO recruitment pitch for Everyday Heroes or REDEMPTION (.mp4 format only).
- A 2-page MENU for a Nacho Haรผs location.
Submission Deadline: 8:00 PM (EST) January 10, 2025.ย
Awards:
All SUBMISSIONS that meet the submission guidelineswill receive:ย
- Blast from the Past. You wonโt miss out on any of the excitement of yesteryear with digital copies of ALL EIGHT of our published Cinematic Sourcebooks.ย
First Prize (in each category):ย ย
- Blastoff 2025. You will have everything you need to power up your 2025 Everyday Heroes and REDEMPTION homebrews with digital copies of the Vault: Rules Compendium Vol. 1 and the Armory (upon publication), PLUS take your Everyday Heroes gameplay into the stars with digital copies of the Intergalactic Heroes Player’s Guide and Gamemasterโs Guide (upon publication).
And now for the fine printโฆ
Nacho Conline Contest Submission Rules:
Category A: 15-30-second audio commercial for Nacho Haรผs, OR a 15-30-second audio recruitment spot for REDEMPTION or Everyday Heroes (.wav or .mp3 only).
Category B: 15-30-second audio/video commercial for Nacho Haรผs, OR a 15-30-second audio recruitment spot for REDEMPTION or Everyday Heroes (.mp4 only).
Category C: A 2-page menu for a Nacho Haรผs location.
Submissions must:ย
- Be 2 pages (1 page, front and back, or two 1-side, facing pages).
- Be in .PDF format for correct display and printing.
- Reflect the distinctive โGermexicanโ fusion for which Nacho Haรผs is famous.ย
- Include at least one house specialty nacho platter.ย
- Include at least one house specialty drink.
- Include at least one regional specialty particular to this location.ย
General Rules:ย
- Individuals or teams of up to 3 are welcome to make submissions.
- One submission per individual or team.
- Content must be suitable for all audiences.ย
- Content must cohere with the Evil Genius Games Code of Conduct.
- No AI-generated content in the submission.ย
- All background music, foley, art, etc. must be legal for public use.ย
- If you use logos (e.g., Nacho Haรผs, REDEMPTION, Evil Genius Games, the E.G.O. program), they must be from our Media Kit or approved in advance.ย
- By submitting an entry, you grant EGG a world-wide, non-restrictive, non-exclusive license to use your entry in any form or medium (e.g., put it on a web page, use it in marketing materials and newsletters, etc.) in perpetuity.
- Deadline for submission is 8:00 p.m., January 10. No late submissions will be accepted.ย
How to submit your entry: email your submission as an attachment or download link to Eric Nelson (ego@evilgeniusgaming.com) with the subject heading “Nacho Conline Contest” and specify either Category A (audio), Category B (video), or Category C (menu).ย
Talkiing about Games begins a 9-part review ofย Everyday Heroes.https://youtu.be/_HsLvuivYbk?feature=shared
“Are you trapped in a loop where all your players want to do is platy 5e? Are you ready to get away from those fantasy tropes? Are you ready become an everyday hero and play in your favorite movie’s franchise? Then get ready, because this is a review of Everyday Heroes…”
“In my previous video, I talked about the five things that I thought Everyday Heroes did better than 5e…well, after a year with the system, I think that it does way more than five things better.” ย Another great review for Everyday Heroes from Books, Bricks, and Boards.
“What d20 Modern did for Dungeons & Dragons, Third Edition in 2002, Everyday Heroes does for Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition in 2022…. Essentially, all of the tools the Game Master needs to run a campaign today.”
Everyday Endeavors: A terrific review of Everyday Heroes fromย Reviews from R’lyeh.ย
Iโm doing an interview today with Sig Trent, Lead Game Designer at Evil Genius Games and Designer of The Armory: The Ultimate Weapon Guide, now entering its final week on Gamefound.ย
In addition to writing and designing, Sigโs jobโtechnicallyโis to help all the other designers with anything that they need to make great rules. But heโs pretty much a cornerstone of the company. Whenever something goes wrong, thereโs a challenge to overcome, company lore to remember, a file to find, a difficult decision to be made, or the need for sage, practical advice, a call goes out to Sig on Discord.ย
Sig and Goober wrote Everyday Heroes together; since then, he has done Highlander, Escape From New York, Rambo, Kong: Skull Island, and The Vault. Prior to coming to Evil Genius Games, he wrote the Advanced Feats series for Kobold Press, and ran Netbook of Feats for many years, besides being a playtester on a number of board, card, and computer games over the years.ย
Besides being a designer, Sig is a lifelong gamer: playing and homebrewing RPGs since 1982, and gaming for as long as he can remember. He has had a few careers over the years, from managing movie theaters to leading software development teams, with lots of stuff in between. He spent three years traveling America in an Airstream trailer, two years teaching English in Japan, and has finally settled down with Anne, his wife, beside the Pacific Ocean in a โlittle shack,โ where they โtry to live a life of comfort, adventure, and creativity, while helping others do the same.โ Thatโs a pretty awesome life goal. Letโs hear what he has to say.
Q: Thanks for agreeing to do an interview, Sig. So, tell us about The Armory.ย
Sure, The Armory is a big book of weapons and combat gear for Everyday Heroes and other 5e games. My personal goal is to make it the most expansive arms manual yet made for an RPG.
Q: Thatโs a big goal.ย
Yep, but I figure if you are going to do a thing that you may only do once, you should try to do it as well as you can. I feel like I owe it to arms manual designers of the past to learn from them, and try to take a step forward from there.
Q: How is it going to be published?ย
The Armory is going to be printed as a beautiful, hardback book with full color illustrations matching the quality of our Core Rulebook. There is also a PDF version, which you can purchase alone or together with the hardback on Gamefound. And, in the add-on section, we have versions for Roll20 and Foundry.ย
Q: Okay, so the big questions: What does it have in it? And what makes it special?
A lot. First off, there are over 700 entries for weapons, armor, ammunition, accessories, and gear, all carefully researched and designed for fun play, and all carefully organized for optimal hero-building and quick reference. Every entry has a description of the history and unique qualities of the item, and we try to set these in context with a concise guide to the history of arms and armor. And for near-future play, we also have some speculative technologies and a little world building to go with them.ย
Q: That is an impressive range. What else is there for GMs and players? I know that the book contains far more than a list of guns and equipment.
There are new game mechanics, of course, and a huge number of options to customize and personalize weapons. For Everyday Heroes players, we have a full game design guide on how to make weapons for Everyday Heroes. For others, we have a conversion guide and compatibility stats for any 5e system. And for everyone, we have a role-playing guide that teaches you how to role play a gun expertโeven if you arenโt one.ย ย
Q: Thatโs going to be an incredible resource, both in breadth and depth, for the community. So, tell us about the Gamefound campaign for The Armory: How is it going?ย
It is going very well. We are funded and have hit the goal for 50% illustration, which means that every other weapon, and every page, will have a full color illustration. But we want to do more. Our dream is to have every weapon illustrated, so that every player can easily imagine the weapon that their hero is wielding.ย
Q: Over 700 illustrations? Thatโs what youโre aiming (no pun intended) for?
Yes! The illustrations are the most expensive element of making this a dream book, and that is why we decided to crowdfund The Armory. We need everyoneโs help to fund more weapon illustrations. The more support we get, the more awesome we can make this book.
Q: That would be awesome! So, how can we help to achieve the goal of full illustration?ย
You can help by pledging to The Armory Gamefound during the campaign and by spreading the word about it. Pledging now, during the campaign, will make this a better book, so if you have been holding off, jumping in now is going to make a real difference in making The Armory not just the very best book it can be, but also the best of all time. And if you donโt have the cash right now, but know you want the book, Gamefound does offer the option to pay over time.
Q: Anything else that you want folks to know?
I want backers to know that, no matter what, The Armory will feature all my skills as a game designer and writer, and the wonderful talents of many other great EGG designers, our editing team, and our layout artists. Weโre all committed to making The Armory a book that you will treasure and be proud to own and use.ย
And to the great many of you that have already pledged, thank you so much!ย You have already given us the ability to keep charging forward with art orders, which will make this project something special.
You heard it here, folks! Letโs help make The Armory the masterpiece that it was destined to be. Head over to Gamefound and get those pledges made today!ย
Evil Genius Games has โamicably settledโ a lawsuit with Netflix over a now-cancelledย Rebel Moonย RPG. Refunds are soon to follow. Evil Genius Games, maker of RPGs licensed from movies, includingย Pacific Rim,ย The Crow,ย Escape from New York, andย Rambo,ย has settled its lawsuit against streaming giant Netflix. The suit, which was filed in September last year, alleged a Breach of Contract when work on aย now-cancelledย Rebel Moonย RPG was terminated. Read More
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The tabletop studio that developed a now-cancelled RPG for Zack Snyderโs science-fiction film Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire has โamicablyโ settled its lawsuit with Netflix. Evil Genius Games found itself at odds with the giant streaming platform after Netflix accused the studio of breaching its confidentiality agreement at GAMA in 2023. Read More
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