Schweig Is RPG Guest at Williamsburg Muster

January 4, 2012 -- Veteran game designer Peter Schweighofer of Griffon Publishing Studio plans on running a full slate of roleplaying games at Williamsburg Muster, a gaming convention in Williamsburg, VA, Feb. 3-5.

 “I’ve been to Williamsburg Muster and its sister convention, Guns of August, as a player and gaming enthusiast,” Schweighofer said. “They offer a full program of miniatures games and board games, along with vendors and a very friendly atmosphere. I’m pleased this year they’re continuing the roleplaying game track, and I’m once again dedicated to the entire weekend as a gamemaster.” 

As a roleplaying gaming guest Schweighofer plans on running scenarios for D6 Star Wars, Pulp Egypt, and Heroes of Rura-Tonga. “I always enjoy meeting new players and reconnecting with old friends here,” Schweighofer said. “And when I’m not running a game, I’ll be hanging out, trying my hand at other games and mingling with convention attendees.” Check out the full schedule of his games at the Griffon Publishing Studio convention website.

Schweighofer founded Griffon Publishing Studio as a means to market his own sourcebooks and games to the adventure gaming hobby, primarily in the PDF format. Known for writing and editing numerous Star Wars roleplaying game products for West End Games, he has designed such period sourcebooks as Weird War II: Afrika Korpse for Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Weird Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook for West End Games’ Indiana Jones roleplaying game. He continues creating and publishing rolelplaying game materials and developing family games with historical themes.
 

Schweig Runs Games at Guns of August

June 21, 2011 -- Veteran game designer Peter Schweighofer of Griffon Publishing Studio plans on running a full slate of roleplaying games at Guns of August, a gaming convention in Williamsburg, VA, August 12-14.

“I’ve been to Guns of August and its sister convention, Williamsburg Muster, as a player and gaming enthusiast,” Schweighofer said. “They offer a full program of miniatures games and board games, along with vendors and a very friendly atmosphere; this year they’re adding a roleplaying game program, so I’ve decided to attend the entire weekend as a gamemaster.” 

Schweighofer plans on running roleplaying scenarios for D6 Star Wars, Pulp Egypt, Heroes of Rura-Tonga, and his Infinite Cathedral setting currently under development. Check out the full schedule at the Griffon Publishing Studio convention website and at the Guns of August roleplaying game sign-up site at Warhorn.

Schweighofer founded Griffon Publishing Studio as a means to market his own sourcebooks and games to the adventure gaming hobby, primarily in the PDF format. Known for writing and editing numerous Star Wars roleplaying game products for West End Games, he has designed such period sourcebooks as Weird War II: Afrika Korpse for Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Weird Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook for West End Games’ Indiana Jones roleplaying game. He continues creating and publishing rolelplaying game materials and developing family games with historical themes.
 
 

Griffon Publishing Studio Joins DriveThruRPG.com

March 28, 2011 -- Designer Peter Schweighofer’s Griffon Publishing Studio joins DriveThruRPG.com to offer its PDF roleplaying game supplements for sale to a broad consumer base.

“I’m excited to make my core sourcebooks Pulp Egypt and Heroes of Rura-Tonga available to a wider audience,” Schweighofer said. “Gamers will also be able to find free support scenarios for these resources at the studio’s DriveThruRPG.com e-storefront.” Schweighofer noted that DriveThruRPG.com would serve as the home for PDF releases of future Griffon Publishing Studio projects currently in development.

Schweighofer founded Griffon Publishing Studio as a means to market his own sourcebooks and games to the adventure gaming hobby. He developed the Any-System Keyto describe character skills and task difficulties in terms that gamers can easily translate into nearly any game system. Known for writing and editing numerous Star Wars roleplaying game products for West End Games, Schweighofer designed such period sourcebooks as Weird War II: Afrika Korpse for Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Weird Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook for West End Games’ Indiana Jones roleplaying game. 

DriveThruRPG.com: The Largest RPG Download Store is a member of OneBookShelf, which operates several digital download marketplaces for roleplaying games, comic books, and wargames, including RPGNow.com and WargameVault.com. The sites works with more than 600 publishers delivering more than 18,000 different titles to hundreds of thousands of customers.

Schweig Launches griffonpubstudio.com

February 12, 2010 -- Game designer, writer, and editor Peter Schweighofer recently ported Griffon Publishing Studio to its own internet domain, griffonpubstudio.com.

The studio’s new location maintains all the website’s popular features, including resources for the generic Any-System Key, free scenario and resource downloads, insights into West End Games’ D6 System and the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, and material promoting Schweighofer’s two flagship products, the sourcebook Pulp Egypt and the adventure collection Heroes of Rura-Tonga.

Griffon Publishing Studio also recently launched its presence on Facebook.

Schweighofer founded Griffon Publishing Studio as a means to market his own sourcebooks and games to the adventure gaming hobby. Known for writing and editing numerous Star Wars roleplaying game products for West End Games, he has designed such period sourcebooks as Weird War II: Afrika Korpse for Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Weird Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook for West End Games’ Indiana Jones roleplaying game. He continues creating and publishing rolelplaying game materials and developing family games with historical themes.

Schweig Releases Free Pulp Adventures

June 16, 2009 -- Peter Schweighofer’s Griffon Publishing Studio recently released two free pulp adventures to promote his game supplements Heroes of Rura-Tonga and Pulp Egypt, all available exclusively from his e-storefront at YourGamesNow.com. “These scenarios offer gamers an opportunity to preview the Heroes of Rura-Tonga and Pulp Egypt settings for free,” Schweighofer said. “They can easily customize them for use with their favorite game system.”

In PBY SOS, a four-page adventure outline based on the Heroes of Rura-Tonga setting, the heroes intercept a radio distress signal from a US Navy flying boat nearby. When they land on an uncharted island to investigate, they stumble upon a villainous plot to steal secret military technology and sell it to America’s enemies. 

The Compass of Amun-Re introduces readers to all aspects of gaming in Pulp Egypt, from ancient ruins and arcane magic to desert expeditions and Nazi conspiracies. As members of an archaeological expedition, the characters agree to investigate rumors of an artifact in the ruins at Siwa Oasis, a fabled “compass” supposedly leading to an ancient Persian army lost in the desert. After dodging competitors and a secret society intent on protecting the relic, the heroes follow the compass into the desert. The horrors they uncover in the sands arouse the interest of both ambitious Nazis and a vengeful Egyptian god. This 16-page adventure also includes maps, pre-generated characters, and a copy of the Any-System Key for easy reference.

Gamers can easily adapt these Any-System Key adventures to their favorite roleplaying game rules. The Any-System Key describes character skills and task difficulties in terms that easily translate into nearly any game system. These terms do not link to any one game engine, but serve as general guidelines to give readers an overall sense how they fit within their own game’s stat and difficulty scale. Both free scenarios include a copy of the Any-System Key.

Schweighofer founded Griffon Publishing Studio as a means to market his own sourcebooks and games to the adventure gaming hobby. Known for writing and editing numerous Star Wars roleplaying game products for West End Games, he has designed such period sourcebooks as Weird War II: Afrika Korpse for Pinnacle Entertainment Group’s Weird Wars series and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook for West End Games’ Indiana Jones roleplaying game. 

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