We are now taking pre-orders for Sorcery and the Fey. Since the release is still a few months away (we are shooting for a Late Summer/Early Fall Release), we will also be providing playtest documents of the core magic system to customers that pre-order now and are willing to sign an NDA. Also, if you pre-order Sorcery and the Fey, you will get the PDF version of the book for $1 more. Click here for the full details.

The Riddle of Steel Companion is now available for purchase in Print and PDF forms! Find out more about it here.

We have also put the new version of the Character Sheet found in the Companion in the Downloads Section. You can find it here

The Riddle of Steel Companion has arrived in our warehouse and is shipping to Distributors and Pre-order Customers later this week. Pre-order Customers will also have access to the PDF shortly.

Click here for ordering info and previews.

Here is our final free preview of the very soon to be released Riddle of Steel Companion, (with a brief look at the new Skills chapter) which should be shipping late next week to stores and pre-order customers! We will be removing the pre-order option shortly, so if you still want to take advantage of the pre-order special do it now!

Click here, and find out how to pre-order the Print version and get the PDF version for only $1.

Here our latest preview of The Riddle of Steel Companion which has just gone to the Printer's! Take a look at the Table of Contents of the book here, and find out how to pre-order the Print version and get the PDF version for only $1.

Here is a brief look at some of the new Gifts in the Character Creation section of The Riddle of Steel Companion. If you pre-order the TRoS Companion print version in the next week you will receive the PDF version for only $1. Click here for more details, along with a free preview!

Pre-Order The Riddle of Steel Companion Print version now and get the PDF version for $1! Click here for details, along with a free preview!

The Flower of Battle has arrived from the Printer and is now shipping to Retailers and Direct Mail Customers! Click here to find out more!

The Flower of Battle has shipped from the Printer and will be in our warehouse this Week! All orders will go out as soon as the shipment is received! Click here for details!

In our fourth and final preview for our upcoming supplement The Flower of Battle, we take a brief look at the new Weapon Schools rules.

Due to popular demand, we have extended the pre-order special until Saturday, December 4th! Click here for details!

In our fourth and final preview for our upcoming supplement The Flower of Battle, we take a brief look at the new Weapon Schools rules.

Due to popular demand, we have extended the pre-order special until Saturday, December 4th! Click here for details!

In our third update for The Flower of Battle preview, we take a closer look the upcoming weapons section, with several crossbows along with some new arrowheads to be used in The Riddle of Steel.

Pre-Order The Flower of Battle Print version now and get the PDF version for $1! Click here for details.

Here is our second sneak peak for The Flower of Battle, including the Credits page and the Table of Contents so you can see exactly what's in the book!

Pre-Order The Flower of Battle Print version now and get the PDF version for $1! Click here for details.

Here is a sneak peak at the Armor section in our soon to be released supplement to The Riddle of Steel; The Flower of Battle!

Pre-Order The Flower of Battle Print version now and get the PDF version for $1! Click here for details.

Pre-Order The Flower of Battle Print version now and get the PDF version for $1! Click here for details.

The Riddle of Steel reviewed in the current issue of Realms of Fantasy magazine! Click here for the entire review.

TRoS T-shirts are avaialable! Free shipping if you order before GenCon! Details Here

Our new forums site for The Riddle of Steel has gone live. You can check it out http://www.TROSforums.com

Here's a sneak peek at the brand new logo for The Flower of Battle, designed by the wonderful Rick McCann. We want to thank everyone on The Riddle of Steel forum for their suggestions.

Jeremy McHugh's cover art for The Flower of Battle is almost done and up for your review. Cover layout and a new logo design is coming soon!

Driftwood Publishing Purchased!

Empire Games announced today the purchase of Driftwood Publishing and the acquisition of The Riddle of Steel Role Playing game line of books. Jake Norwood, the founder of Driftwood Publishing and author of the critically acclaimed The Riddle of Steel, will be staying at Driftwood as both a consultant for the game and a writer of future supplements. Of Beasts and Men author, Brian Leybourne, has taken over as line developer of The Riddle of Steel and will be putting the finishing touches on the much-anticipated Flower of Battle supplement, to be released this fall. Future products will be released on a quarterly basis starting in winter of 2005, and will include Sorcery and The Fey, the magical supplement for The Riddle of Steel.

"After several offers, I chose Empire Games due to their clear dedication to the continuation of the Riddle of Steel line without compromising its integrity," said Jake Norwood. "This is a great step for Driftwood Publishing and the Riddle of Steel; one which heralds growth and development on a scale that was previously impossible."

“We are both very proud and honored to become the Publisher for The Riddle of Steel,” said George Thompson, the new C.E.O of Driftwood Publishing. “The game has broken quite a bit of new ground within the gaming industry and we plan to build on that success.”

"I'm very excited at the possibilities this development brings about,” Brian Leybourne commented. “The merger of Driftwood's talent and Empire Games size, stability and enthusiasm can only mean great things for the future of the Riddle of Steel.”

All Driftwood Publishing products are available at finer Game, Hobby, and Comic book stores throughout the world, or directly from www.theriddleofsteel.net

For any questions you might have about this press release please direct your comments to: Seneschal@theriddleofsteel.net or visit us online at www.theriddleofsteel.net

Direct ordering has been restored. You can purchase all our products here

Due to some changes over here Direct Order is not currently an option. This will be remedied shortly. Contact Seneschal with any questions or issues.

As many of you are aware, I have spent the last year and a half trying to gain entrance to the United States Army Officer Corps as an Intelligence Officer. At times it seemed that I would never get in, or that it would take an eternity to finally finish processing an endless series of forms and waivers. During this time I have continued working a variety of low-paying civilian jobs, supporting Driftwood Publishing, and staying heavily involved in the Association for Renaissance Martial arts as a student, researcher, and instructor.

A short time ago my paperwork finally processed and I made it to boards for consideration. Knowing that nothing is a sure thing I waited until a contract was on the table before making this knowledge generally available. That day was last Monday, July 12, 2004. At 2:45pm (hereafter 1445, heh) I signed that contract and was sworn in as a Cadet/Officer Candidate in the US Army. This is an exciting time for me, as at the age of 26 I’m finally moving in the career direction that I have long desired, but seemed to find constantly unattainable. As with all silver linings, however, there is also a cloud.

It was requested that I report for training on August 2, a month prior to my stated availability date, as the Army has a tendency to do. I objected on grounds of important prior commitments (ARMA seminars to be taught, Gen Con for promoting The Flower of Battle, which itself would be completed in the early weeks of August, and a family vacation, to name a few), and an alternate shipping date in late October was offered. After some deliberation with my own multiple personalities and those of my family, I decided that four months of relative unemployment could not be justified by these other hobby-based projects. I chose August 2, only three weeks away.

In my remaining civilian days this month I will be moving, preparing Driftwood Publishing for a 6 to 18 month hiatus, and completing a few promised articles for the ARMA, in addition to spending a few uninterrupted days with my incomparable wife.

This also means that reaching me by PM or email starting Wednesday of next week is futile. I will be incommunicado. Sorry. Brian will still be around to answer questions. Customer service issues need to be sent to woody@tundra-sales-org.com. Thanks so much for understanding at this time.

Jake

Happy belated holidays to Riddle-Seekers everywhere! What's under the tree? Some fan fiction by Kimmo Kyttä of Finland (with Author's notes).

The year is almost over, and Driftwood Publishing is still going strong. This past year has been nothing but a wonderful (if occasionally stressful) experience, none of which could have happened without the support of TROS fans everywhere. Thanks to good sales on Of Beasts and Men (now in its third printing) in addition to increased core rulebook sales, work is going full steam ahead on The Flower of Battle. TFOB looks to be the mother of all supplements, and we expect to premiere it at Origins Game Convention in 2004, give or take. Early in 2004 you can expect a sneak-preview for The Flower of Battle here at www.theriddleofsteel.net.

Also, because the Christmas season is such a busy time for postal services around the world, there may be some delays in shipping of books ordered in December. We prepared in advance to handle this, but there were about 4 times as many orders as initially anticipated. It's a good thing in the long run, I promise! If any books ordered do not arrive in two weeks or so from the time they were ordered, contact Woody Eblom at woody@tundra-sales-org.com, who handles all of our distribution.

In, uh, secular news, the trip to Europe was fantastic. Much of the trip was spent researching arms and armor for TFOB in Austria, Albania, Poland, Italy, and the Czech Republic. A few other side-projects commenced at that same time, all of which will be revealed to our loyal fans in due time. Until then, watch the forum.

I'm out of town (in Europe, actually), and so all Driftwood Publishing business will either be on hold until mid-to-late October when I return. Emergency business concerning shipping and distribution should be sent to Woody Eblom (woody@tundra-sales-org.com), other emergency issues should be deferred to Brian Leybourne (bleybourne@hotmail.com). I can be reached at kuba_norwood@hotmail.com, but only if you really really really need me. Also, clearly, only paypal payments are currently accepted, due to my having a floating address at the moment.

Also, due to a hiccup in distribution, the second printing of OBAM is shipping late, but it's still coming--don't worry! We should be shipping copies out by the end of the month.

OF BEASTS AND MEN, our first official supplement, is again available for purchase and download as a PDF, in print, or as a combo set, thanks to a second printing! OBAM should be in worldwide distribution starting in September this year. Until then it's available here, at the TROS Market, as always.

In addition, our international customers can now order any TROS products (all two of them!) with their own, customized buttons at our International Order Market page.

And if all that wasn't enough, I just updated the download page with 9 premade characters for the TROS Character Generator!