Now available from DrivethruRPG is Murder on the Heartland & Northwest.
This six-page scenario, for use with the Savage Worlds RPG, calls on the heroes to investigate a murder in the tent town that follows construction of the Heartland & Northwest Railroad.
-Nate
Murder on the Heartland & Northwest
I am excited to say that I'll be running Treasure Hunter Adventures for the Savage Worlds RPG at Con of the North 2027! This year's scenario is "The Lost Trove." It features the return of an old foe.
Rounds will be in the 10:00 am - 2:00 pm time slot on Saturday and Sunday.
-Nate
A while back it was announced that there would be a fourth movie in the Mummy franchise. I am cautiously optimistic for it. I really liked the first movie in the series, mostly enjoyed the second one, and honestly don't remember much of the third (more about that later). Although the new one isn't due in theaters until 15 October 2027, I'd like to take this opportunity to watch these films again. They are all currently available to stream on Youtube, free of charge.
Here are some observations.
The movie opens with a seven-minute flashback to thousands of years ago, when Imhotep fell in love with the Pharaoh's mistress, Anck-su-namun. This does a good job of adding background and depth for those characters.
Next, a big battle scene introduces us to Rick O'Connell and Ardeth Bey, and makes it clear that something still lingers beneath the ruined temple complex. The sand that forms a screaming face is a really cool image.
Evelyn is cute and smart and clumsy. This library scene gives us a good quick background for her, too.
I wonder if the prison sequence and attempted execution would find its way into the movie these days; it leans too hard into stereotypes of foreigners as barbaric.
The series of events on the riverboat is great. In addition to providing some exciting action, it establishes not one but two groups of rivals for our heroes: the Americans and the Medjai. This treasure hunt is going to be interesting. This is taken a step further with the race into Hamunaptra and the $500 bet.
The movie glosses over the desert expedition, understandably, due to time constraints. In an RPG campaign, however, this is a chance for action, as will be detailed later.
Evie's line, as they enter the underground chamber, captures the moment: “Do you realize that we're standing inside a room that no one has entered in over three thousand years?”
In the course of the night, they find a mysterious sarcophagus, Gad Hassan is infested by a scarab beetle, the Medjai attack, we meet Ardeth Bey, and the romance between Evie and Rick begins to blossom. That's quite the night!
We follow that up with a locust swarm above ground, a scarab beetle swarm underground, and Imhotep is harvesting body parts as he reinvigorates.
The action shifts back to Cairo as the adventures try to flee, but the water in the city turns to blood and Imhotep follows them there. I had forgotten about the element in which he needs to absorb the vitality of others to regain his form. It's gruesome! This really helps establish the villain, especially when a beetle crawls out of a wound in his neck, enters a wound in his cheek, and then he eats it!
Next we have a mob scene, a car chase and an airplane ride, all of which brings us back to Hamunaptra.
This all leads to the big finale, in which there are many small enemies who aid the big one, and the heroes are trying to complete a complicated spell. It's good stuff!
And in the end, the hero and heroine end up together, and they ride off into the sunset.
"People, Plots and Places of the Wild West: The Railroad" is now available from DrivethruRPG.com.
This supplement, for use with the Savage Worlds RPG, is all about the coming of the railroads to the West. It includes a layout and descriptions for the locomotive and cars; details about the process of building the railroad, with plot hooks; maps and descriptions for a railroad camp, train station and water tower; and stats for the characters involved.
-Nate
People, Plots and Places of the Wild West: The Railroad
To mark SWAGtember 2026, now available from DrivethruRPG is "The Mauritius Sword!"
This short supplement presents a prize and its history, along with suggestions for using it in Treasure Hunter Adventures scenarios and campaigns, with the Savage Worlds RPG.
Now available from DM's Guild is "Captain Quin's Logbook: Forbidden Knowledge."
This short scenario is designed for a party of 2nd-level characters who are venturing into the Spelljammer campaign setting for the first time. The story involves undead and the search for learning beyond this life.
-Nate
Captain Quin's Logbook: Forbidden Knowledge
Now available from DriveThruRPG is Artifacts & Enigmas of Ancient Greece.
This supplements presents a new location, the Palace of Midas Hotel; an organization, the Gryphon Society; six relics; and two puzzles; all of them can help work elements of Ancient Greece into Treasure Hunter Adventures scenarios and campaigns, using the Savage Worlds RPG.
-Nate
Artifacts & Enigmas of Ancient Greece
