By This Axe Now Available in POD

And a Lengthy Explanation of Why Orcs Should be Innately Evil

By This Axe is now available on Print on Demand on DriveThruRPG. If you are located overseas and need a less expensive shipping option in order to get the book, you can order it now from DTRPG and their print-on-demand fulfillment will be able to get it to you for less than the egregious cost of US-to-Anywhere-Else shipping.

That said, if you are a domestic buyer, I recommend you grab your hardcover of By This Axe at the Autarch Emporium, for two reasons. One, it’s the original stitched-cover offset print sourcebook, so it’s higher quality than DTRPG’s POD. Two, Autarch earns a higher margin on the Emporium than elsewhere. Either way, the book is now fully available!

Meanwhile, in light of the imminent crowdfunding of ACKS II, I have also placed the other ACKS products on sale at 33% off. This is not because they won’t be compatible with ACKS II; they will be. It’s just a matter of wanting to clear inventory and gain funds for marketing ACKS II. Head over to the Autarch Emporium!

Yes, Virginia, Orcs are Innately Evil

This week’s episode of Arbiter of Worlds addresses that topic of perennial debate — should your fantasy campaign include innately evil races? Should orcs be innately evil? It turned out to be a short video so I added some extra material after the outro.

ACKS on Substack!

If you haven’t checked out the flourishing ACKS Substack community, here’s some blogs to check out. We’ve added new ones to the list!

If you have a blog or third-party product that supports ACKS or Ascendant, please let me know and I’ll be happy to include you in my next round-up.

ACKS II Update

It seems likely that ACKS II will Kickstart in either September or October, depending on the swiftness of my efforts and the availability of talent. This September, Adventurer-tier backers of my Patreon will get an updated beta of the ACKS II Revised Rulebook, Conqueror-tier backers will get an updated Judges Journal, and King-tier backers will get an updated Monstrous Manual. If you’ve been wanting to check out how ACKS II is shaping up, you can head over to the Patreon now.

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to subscribe to the YouTube channel, then head over to the links below for others ways to get involved in my recently-declared Simulationist culture movement. If you’re already a fan, be kind and spread the word!

• Autarch Discord with the smartest, nicest gamers around [fixed!]

• Autarch Reddit with a sub-set of the aforementioned smartest, nicest gamers

• ACKS Patreon with sneak previews of ACKS II every month

• Ascendant Patreon with a new character and story hook every month

• Autarch Facebook page with news and updates about our projects

• Autarch Twitter channel with brief comments and witty quirks

• Ascendant Comics Facebook page with sneak previews of the upcoming comics

• Ascendant Comics Instagram page with tons of art and cosplay

• Ascendant Comics Twitter channel with short messages and quirky wit

• ACKS Forums with discussion for the game

• Ascendant Forums with FAQ and Errata for the game

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