Bad puns aside, we are grateful for the latest Steamworks review to roll in–this time from the Flames Rising e-zine. If you’re still not sure if Steamworks is for you or you’d just like more information, brave the Flames to see what they have to say.

Okay! No more puns (today). I promise!

If you’ve been interested in Steamworks but still want more information before you put down your hard-earned cash, RPG Resource has just posted a detailed Steamworks review.

This is a book to read carefully and think about before adding technology to your game, but once you have decided that you want it, you are provided with just about everything you need to both choose what goes in and then make it work during gameplay. It’s good to see both well-constructed rules AND a thought-provoking discussion of how to use them in the same book.

Read the Steamworks review, then buy it.

PINEBOX, TX — 12 to Midnight is very pleased to announce the release of Steamworks and Steamworks Deluxe edition.

We’ve been writing about Steamworks for several months now. It’s the 165-page ultimate guide to introducing technology to your fantasy setting. Our first title under our new Silven Crossroads fantasy imprint offers classes, skills, feats, devices, prestige classes, and more. You’ve probably read the designer’s journal, and you’ve even maybe seen a preview. Now you can bring a little steam to your own game.

The Standard edition comes with both a printer-friendly PDF and a fully illustrated PDF. The “full” PDF is hyperlinked with hundreds of cross references to help you quickly find the information you need.

The Deluxe edition includes a third file in zip format. Inside this archive is a directory with the entire Steamworks book in HTML. This special edition is ideal for running on a laptop in a tabbed browser, as it allows you to keep several sections of the book easily accessible all at once. If a laptop isn’t your thing, consider that it also means Steamworks is easily accessible and readable from your PDA. (Click on the thumbnail for a larger image.)

Steamworks is available from our own Midnight Cellar (which of course we’d prefer), or as part of your shopping at DriveThruRPG, RPGNow, and soon from e23.

Even though Steamworks‘ release is only about a week away, we just couldn’t keep it to ourselves any longer. That’s why we’ve released a 1 page PDF showing off the Clockwork Steed, which is just one cool device among more than 160 you’ll find in Steamworks.

Download the free Steamworks: Clockwork Steed PDF today for a taste of things to come. Be prepared to give your fantasy campaign a shot of adrenaline (item number 33, incidentally)!

We would have said something sooner, but we only got the schedule on Friday. 12 to Midnight will be at AggieCon in College Station, Texas this coming weekend– Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29. We are currently scheduled for 3 panels.

• Friday:  3 pm - Archetypes vs. Stereotypes
• Saturday: 12 pm - Breaking into the RPG Business
• Saturday: 2 pm - Elements of Horror

If you live in Texas and want to hang out, this is the perfect opportunity. We haven’t committed to running any demos this time, so that means we have lots of time to hang out. In attendance will be Ed Wetterman, Jerry Blakemore, TC Largent, and Preston DuBose.