I have been working on a project that is a mixture of Dark Sun + Ravenloft for 3.5 OGL/D20. I have decided that this might be a good idea for Patron Project type of thing. Since Dark Sun and Ravenloft of WOTC IP, I cannot exactly do what they did, but I can do my own version of what a world would be like if an massive extinction level event happened with a massive undead influence. A D&D version of a zombie/undead apocalypse. Now that could be a lot of fun! If you are interested in reading an learning more about this upcoming setting, read about it here: http://lpjd.blogspot.com/search/label/Obsidian%....
Thanks for your interest.

Color me interested!
Especially given I am currently writing a fantasy novel along those very lines.

I disliked Ravenloft 2e, but the 4e Dragon/Dungeon article on a new Domain of Dread (now located in indivdualized pockets of the Shadowfell) was actually quite fun and readable. Go figure. If you’re fans, check it out.

We hope people who are fans of either setting will give us a try. We plan to start releasing samples very soon. Stay tuned…

With all this excitement on Obsidian Twilight, I started looking through some old finished projects of mine and I found a old adventure that I did more than 10 years ago that would fit in very well for Obsidian Twilight. The adventure was called Hostage and it was based in the setting of Ravenloft. Back in the day, I had planned to submit it to Dungeon Magazine but never got around to it.
The overview of the adventure is the party enter a small town whose main church had been take over by a man who had been bitten by a vampire and went to the church to be cured. The man had taken the priest, altar boy and a few church members as hostages and barricaded himself in the church. The PCs had to rescue the hostages and stop the man from killing his hostages. Sounds simple right? What could go wrong?
I am adding Hostage to this Patron Project, so if you sign up with this patron project at any level you will get the PDF version of Hostage for FREE! So keep saving up those dollars the start of the Obsidian Twilight Patron Project will be coming sooner than you think. Talk to you later…

Well it looks like the official start date of the Obsidian Twilight Patron Project will be Saturday, Novemeber 15. Now that you know, make sure you have your money ready for the openning of the project. Also Ihave have bee working on the layout for the book and I must say that this going to be the best looking RPG book I have ever done. I think a lot of people will be very impressed when they see the final version of this. Working in Full color instead of black and white really bring the beuaty to the setting out. So remember, if you are a patron you will get to see all this BEFORE anyone else!!!! Here is the link to the website: www.lpjdesign.com

[LPJ Design] Owen K.C. Stephens hired to work on Obsidian Twilight
Louis Porter Jr. Design announced today the hiring of Owen K.C. Stephens, Author of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, to join Louis Porter Jr. Design as a developer on the upcoming fantasy horror post apocalyptic setting, Obsidian Twilight compatible with the 3.5 edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game.
“I have worked with Owen on several NeoExodus: A House Divided projects and found him to be an excellent person with a lot of ground-breaking style. I think his knowledge and experience with roleplaying games will be a great asset to the work we are doing on this project.” commented Louis Porter Jr., owner of Louis Porter Jr. Design. “I’m excited to bring him on this Obsidian Twilight patron project. His unlimited inventiveness, originality and amazing understanding of the rules will help position LPJ Design as leaders in the Patron Project RPG business. With the skills and abilities that Owen brings will complement the talent of the other writers, Joshua Cole, Neal Bailey and Chris Field.”
Owen Kirker Clifford Stephens was born in 1970 in Norman, Oklahoma. He was introduced to gaming by his uncle in 1978 (though his uncle now claims no memory of the event) and was instantly hooked. Owen moved with his wife and three cats to the Seattle area in 2000 after accepting a job as a Game Designer at Wizards of the Coast. While there, he worked on numerous Star Wars Roleplaying Game projects and the Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game. He has written freelance for numerous companies, including White Wolf and Steve Jackson Games.
Owen’s gaming credits include d20 Critical Locations, d20 Cyberscape, Advanced Player’s Manual, The Black Company, EverQuest Player’s Handbook, Murder at the Vulgar Unicorn, Power of the Jedi Sourcebook and Star Wars Arms and Equipment Guide.