Good Stuff Under the Tree

My wife received good stuff, too...
a sound system for her music group. 

I received some excellent gaming stuff under the tree this year. My big gift was a bass envelope filter--not something immediately useful at the gaming table. I had to send it back before I could use is with my bass as the knobs fell off as I was taking it out of the box. I have had that happen before, but that is related to personal medical issues (you get older, things fall off occasionally).

Fortunately, there were no such issues with the gaming stuff. Here is a peek at what came my way:

• Magical Theorems & Dark Pacts by +Dyson Logos: I put this on my list with a lot of hope that I would get it. Nicely done spelling casting classes, spells, magic items, and creatures. It would be easy to build a whole campaign based on this book. I will certainly be mining it immediately for things to use in my Montporte Dungeon Campaign. And the layout is fantastic...very nice for a self-published print-on-demand product.
• NOD #1 by +John Stater: We have been using John's (The Land of NOD) Blood & Treasure Complete Rules as our rules for the Montporte Dungeon Campaign...it is fantastic. So I am starting on gathering all the issues of NOD (I think there are 21 at this point). John's stuff is just really good. 
• Knockspell #1: Yes, I finally broke down and put this on my Christmas List. I have the PDF somewhere on my old computer. 

I am hoping a new, fully operational bass envelope filter comes my way soon...before I have my next music gig (January 18). In the meantime, I have plenty of gaming goodness to keep me going.

Addendum: Bass Envelope Filter

For those wondering what an envelope filter is (maybe my Mom?), it is an effect pedal used with electric guitars and electric bass guitars. It is similar to a wah-wah pedal and is sometimes called an auto-wah. When set up for bass guitar frequencies, it can create a bunch of cool effects. The example that comes to mind is the effect on the bass line during the verses of Lenny Kravitz's Fly Away. If you want to know more, and I am certain you do, the Auto-wah article on Wikipedia gives a bit more information.

The Rusty Battle Axe blog is educational as well as entertaining for the whole family.