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18th December 2002Sanctuary has been released! We're back and we’ve got big News this month. Sanctuary, our fourth module is finally here & ready to order online now :) Sanctuary is by far our most extensive module to date, 110 pages, Full color 3D maps, player handouts & a bonus multi-media CD containing 8 music tracks, 3D scenes & much much more..... For more information visit our Sanctuary page. For those of you who our new to our adventures you can get an idea of how an Auran d20 Adventure plays by downloading our free Online module Shades of Gray. The download includes a 82 page printable PDF file with additional color maps and screen shots of the original 3D scenes (which are normally provided on the CD) to give you a better idea of how an Auran d20 Adventure plays. Please note that to download Shades of Grey you must login to your PlanetAuran profile to download this module, if you do not yet have a PlanetAuran profile, registration is free and simple, and is used exclusively by Auran. Shades of Gray is a great prequel to the Dark Awakenings series. For more information visit our Shades of Gray page. 12th September 2002We are back again this week with another great update for Auran d20 Adventures. As promised last week, Aspects of Faith in Eldoria - Part 2 has been released for download. Find this new article by Keith Done on the Resources page. For more news on Auran d20 Adventures, check back next week. 5th September 2002 We are getting very close now to the release of our new module Sanctuary. If you still haven't delved into any of the Auran d20 adventure modules, make sure you downoad a copy of our free adventure, Shades of Gray. You can also order the Dark Awakenings series from the Shop page. On the site this week, you will find an updated version of Jason Buchanan's article, Life in the Stone Age. This fixes a couple of minor errors from the first version. You can download the article from the Resources page. We will be back next week with Part 2 of Keith Done's article, Aspects of Faith in Eldoria. 29th August 2002 We are back again this week with another great article from Keith Done. Keith has provided an insight into the worship of the Gods of Eldoria in "Aspects of Faith in Eldora" which can be downloaded from the Resources page. While you are at the site, don't forget to order your copy of the Dark Awakening Series featuring Dark Awakenings: Guardian and Dark Awakenings: Shadowland from our online Shop. 22nd August 2002 With the impending release of our new module, Sanctuary, we thought we would whet your appetite with a trailer showing scenes from the story. Additionally, a promotional poster for the module has been made available for your viewing pleasure. Check out both of these great new site additions on the Sanctuary page. We have plenty of exciting updates coming up, including the release of more Sanctuary goodies, more articles from Keith Done and a new competition, so check back regularly. While you are on the site, remember to drop by our forum and join in the discussions with our friendly d20 community. 15th August 2002 After a couple of weeks break, we are back again with an exciting news update! Our new adventure module, Sanctuary is now complete and ready to send to the printers. The adventure is 110 pages long and includes 14 color pages. We have updated the format of the multimedia CD component of the game so that it can be accessed by a broader range of computers including Macs. It also incorporates some great new features including:
Finally this week, we have added a new QuicktimeVR movie to the Dark Awakenings: Guardian page. This latest offering shows the Tomb of Diamasin which is featured in the module. Don't forget that you can purchase the Dark Awakenings series from the Auran online Shop. 18th July 2002 Another week has passed and it's time for more news from Auran d20 Adventures. This week’s free download should appeal to the geologists. Keith has provided an insight into the peculiar features of Eldoria’s mysterious crystalline mineral, Averaach. Click here for more details about this potentially explosive resource that is also known as ‘Wizard’s Bane’. Further discussion about Averaach can be found in our d20 forum so feel free to stop by with any questions, or just to say hello. 11th July 2002 It's Thursday again and we have provided yet another fascinating free Auran d20 download. This week we bring you a brief chronology of the major events that have shaped Eldorian history since the discovery of the Books of Law that heralded the end of the Darktime and the Redemption of the Saahn. To begin your history lesson, click here. Our next d20 module, Sanctuary draws ever closer to release and we're expecting to make an announcement about distribution dates very soon. In the meantime, those of your who haven't yet experienced Auran d20 Adventure modules can download Shades of Gray free, or visit our online shop for the Dark Awakenings series. While you're at the website, don't forget to stop by our forums and say hello. 4th July 2002 Welcome back to another d20 news update. This week we present the NPC, Torvanas Vol, written by Anthony Stiller, the second runner up in our NPC Design Competition. You can find the pdf download on the Resources page. Finally, don't forget to order your copy of the Dark Awakening Series featuring Dark Awakenings: Guardian and Dark Awakenings: Shadowland from our online Shop. 26th June 2002 The news is early! Just six short days ago we mentioned in our last d20 news update that we would have a special announcement about our next module…and we do! The third Auran d20 Adventure module Sanctuary will be in print very shortly. This masterpiece from the pen of Keith Done features yet more fantastic art, a great ambient CD soundtrack and greater accessibility for the CD-ROM features. Stay tuned for more news about Sanctuary in the coming weeks. Last week we began our venture into the realms of evil with Part 1 of our special report on the cult of Yaarneya. We return this week with Part 2. Visit the Resources page for more details. To find out more about our d20 modules drop by our discussion forum for a chat. Remember, you can purchase Auran d20 adventures online here. 20th June 2002 Mwuhahahaha, Auran d20 Adventures are back with some bad news. Well, not so much bad as evil. :) After a few weeks of goody goodies, it’s time to get nasty. For this week’s download we visit the first of the three deities that make up the Unholy Trinity, religions of a chaotic evil alignment. The first part Goddess we feature is Yaarneya, whose cult was featured in our d20 Module, Shades of Gray. In Volume 1 we discuss the history of this dangerous cult and, next week, in Volume 2, we will examine their beliefs and rituals. To find out more about the dark side, visit the Resources page. Also next week, expect a special announcement about our next module. In the meantime, why not drop by our growing forums for a chat about all things d20? 13th June 2002 School is back in for Auran d20 Adventures! This week, we’ll be studying the geography of the Kingdom of Llan located in the north-west of Eldoria; a land dominated by Merchant Guilds. You can begin your studies under the Realms of Eldoria section of the Resources page. Our Dark Awakenings series is once again available from the Auran shop and can be ordered here. To find out more about what other people have thought of our great new modules, visit the Auran d20 online forums. 6th June 2002 Hello again, time for more d20 Adventure news from Auran. After the popularity of Part 1, this week we conclude our article on the religion of Siritar, examining the Doctrine and Regalia of the Orders that serve the God of Paladins. You can download Part 2 from the Resources page. While you’re at the Auran d20 website feel free to drop by our online forums and say hello. You can still purchase our first adventure module Dark Awakenings: Guardian at our online shop or download the full and complete Shades of Gray adventure, here. 30th May 2002 Welcome back to another Auran d20 update. We are once again seeking religious enlightment in the world of Eldoria. This week we turn to Siritar, God of the Righteous Warrior. For those who don't know, Siritar is the third deity of the House of Wisdom, son of Ormocea and Esmia. In this first installment you can read the history of the Siritar Church. Don't forget that our newest module Dark Awakenings: Shadowland can be purchased online from Osseum. If you haven't yet investigated Auran d20 Adventures, you can download the free and complete Shades of Gray module here. Give it a try and let us know what you think of our d20 forum. 23rd May 2002 Hello again. Welcome to more Auran d20 news. Last week we provided you with the very popular Part 1 of our insight into Esmia, the Eldorian Goddess of Healing. This week, you can download Part 2 and get the latest information about this unique deity. While you’re at the website, check out our online forums for some entertaining reading about what’s going on in the Auran d20 world. “Dark Awakenings: Shadowland”, the second part of the Dark Awakenings series should be available in stores very soon. For more information about finding the Dark Awakenings series in stores in your area contact our distributors, Osseum. 16th May 2002 With the premiere of the new Star Wars film kicking off at midnight, there are a few bleary eyes in at Auran today, particularly amongst the d20 team. Nonetheless, we are back with more news. This week we turn our focus once again to the Deities of Eldoria and, in particular to Esmia, the Goddess of Healing. You can download all the latest on Esmia from the Resources page. While you’re at our website, don’t forget to drop by our forums and let us know how you’re going with our d20 Adventures. 9th May 2002 Time for more news for Auran. This week we’re taking another glimpse into the 3D world of Dark Awakenings: Guardian with a new Quicktime download of a new angle of Diamasin's Star. While we’re on Dark Awakenings news, you can just about start looking in stores for the second part in the series, Dark Awakenings: Shadowland. For more information click here, or visit Osseum on the web. The Auran website continues to grow in popularity and our forums are filling up with a variety of topics. Feel free to stop by and let us know what you think about our d20 products. 2nd May 2002 Great news! After the fantastic response we have had to some of our d20 background materials, it should come as no surprise to many of you that plans are underway to develop an Auran d20 world module! To discuss what you would like to see in this exciting new product, drop by this thread in our forum and have your say. While you’re cruising around the website, don’t forget to visit the Resources page to download David Vega’s great new character Atherton Del’Reethe. David was awarded second prize in our recent ‘Create a Character’ competition. 24th April 2002 Here we are with this week’s Auran d20 news…and we’re a day early! Why? Well, tomorrow is ANZAC Day, a national holiday during which we remember those who gave their lives in service of our country during various military conflicts. And, to be honest, it would just be downright un-Australian to be updating the news…Instead, we’ll be at the pub drinking beer, sharing war stories and playing two-up with the diggers. :) So, you get the news today. As promised last week, today sees the unveiling of Jukka Kokelin’s competition-winning NPC Istvan Thuroczy, as illustrated by Bob Jones. You can get all the information about Istvan right on the Resources page and expect to see him in an Auran d20 Adventure very soon. Due to the great response we received from last week’s Quicktime VR from Dark Awakenings: Guardian, we’ve decided to add another one. This time, you can take a virtual tour around the eerie and beautiful Chamber of Diamasin’s Star. Don’t forget to drop by our online discussion forums to let us know what you think of our adventure modules and generally shoot the breeze with some of the unique characters who are fast becoming forum regulars. 18th April 2002 CONGRATULATIONS to Jukka Koskelin (Merten), the winner of our “Create a Character” competition. Jukka will receive a copy of the Dark Awakenings Series as well as having his character, a 4th Level Arisocrat called "Istavan Thuroczy", published in one of our upcoming modules. Jukka will also receive a full colour drawing of his character created by Auran’s resident d20 artist, Bob Jones. We will post the drawing and the character’s details on the website next week. Thanks to everybody who entered the competition, the number and quality of entries was fantastic. In fact, as a reflection of the outstanding quality of the entries we have decided to award some additional prizes of Dark Awakenings: Shadowland modules to David Vega for his 4th Level Bard/2nd Level Fighter "Atherton Del' Reethe and Anthony Stiller (Ant) for his 1st Level Wizard/5th Level Fighter "Torvanas Vol". These characters will also be featured on the website in the coming weeks. With all these fantastic new characters crawling out of the woodwork (some literally), it’s just as well this week sees that last of our ‘standard party’ members ready for download. Click on the Resources page to learn more about the mystical powers and peculiar pact of Delenara Eldannan. Finally this week, we are happy to provide yet another useful tool for our ever-increasing audience. Visit the Dark Awakenings: Guardian page to download a Quicktime VR version of the Chapel from this module. This file will help you get a feel of what you can expect from Auran d20 modules. 11th April 2002 It’s Thursday again already and time for more news from Auran d20 Adventures. Let’s start this week with a big thanks to Joseph Duis for his review of Dark Awakenings: Shadowland. You can read what Joseph had to say about our second adventure here. You will recall that last week we began our look at some of the religions associated with our d20 products with the release of Part One of our feature on Ormocea, the God of Law. This week Ormocea returns for Part Two. You will find both downloads on the Resources page. Don’t forget to get your entries in for our “Create a Character” competition. Entries close on the 15th so if you haven’t submitted your entry yet, get on over to the Competition page. Things are heating up in our forums with more and more people getting into some rather interesting discussions about the various aspects of role-playing. 4th April 2002 Welcome to another big week of d20 news from Auran. With the recent release of Dark Awakenings: Shadowland online and Dark Awakenings: Guardian starting to sell in stores across the US, we have had a lot of interest in our d20 modules. Over the next few months we will be releasing information concerning the many religions that make up the complex pantheon of deities in our campaign setting of Eldoria. This week we feature Part One of Ormocea, the God of Law and focus on the history of this powerful priesthood. Next week we will conclude with information about their rituals, dogma and regalia. Find this new download in the Deities section of the Resources page. Congratulations this week to Jeff Ibach who managed to be the first to officially review Dark Awakenings: Shadowland. You can read Jeff’s review here. If you spot a review that we haven’t mentioned on the site or if you would like to do your own review of our products, please feel free to email us at helpdesk@auran.com and let us know. We’re always happy for feedback. Don’t forget, time is slipping away for you to get an entry into our “Create a Character” competition. There are some great prizes to be won so make sure you don’t miss out. Full details are available on our Competition page. 28th March 2002 Hello again everybody. We’re back with another week’s worth of Auran d20 news. Our first two modules, Dark Awakenings: Guardian and Dark Awakenings: Shadowland continue to prove popular. You can purchase the two together at a special rate by visiting our online Shop now. Last week Greg Lane, Auran’s CEO made a quick visit to GAMA in Las Vegas and had a chat with a few of the folks at Osseum as well as other leading figures in the gaming community. While he was there, Greg received some great feedback for our first two modules, including a very special acknowledgement from David Arneson, one of the founding fathers of D&D. Speaking of founding fathers (groan), this week we’re learning a little bit more about Priest Phendelain Hillard. You can get the low down on this very interesting man of the cloth from the Characters section of the Resources page. There are still a couple of weeks for submissions to our “Create a Character” competition and there are some great prizes to be won. Check out all the details on our Competition page. Please feel free to visit our forums and let us know what you think of Auran d20 products or just enjoy the witty repartee between community members. 21st March 2002 You've been given the low down on the characters Taelarn Dorvinda and his brother Brell Dorvinda, this week check out further details on Tarney 'Two-Knives' on the Resources page. The "Create A Character" competition entries keep coming in - have you sent in your design for a NPC? For your chance to win a copy of Dark Awakenings: Shadowland and to have your character featured in an up and coming Auran d20 module, get your entries in now. For more details visit the Competition page. Don't forget that we have a great offer to purchase both of the Dark Awakenings adventure modules for the one discounted price. Visit the Shop for more details. 14th March 2002 Woohoo! Dark Awakenings: Shadowland, the second part in the Dark Awakenings series is now available for purchase from our online Shop. You can read more about Dark Awakenings: Shadowland here or order direct from the Auran online shop. To provide an insight into what goes on behind the scenes in the Auran d20 Team we have been developing a series of Production Notes. You can read the next installment here. With the outstanding popularity of Shades of Gray and a significant interest from the community in providing further development and background information, we have provided yet more resources for free download. This time you can visit the Resources page for Notes from the Apothecary, Volume 1. Thanks to everybody for their fantastic entries in our “Create A Character” competition. We’ve had a great response and some excellent ideas. The winner of the competition will be announced on the 18th of April and we will continue to accept entries until the 15th of April. 7th March 2002 Hello everybody we’re back again with another big news update. First of all, another great review of Dark Awakenings: Guardian by Joseph Duis over at AtFantasy.com. Joseph has also been visiting our forums recently for a chat. Have you? Some recent reviews of Dark Awakenings: Guardian have suggested that the ability to play it as a stand alone module would be a great idea. We agree. So, DMs can now visit the Download page or the Resources page to seek a new twist. A bit of an obvious warning though - this download does contain spoilers. A couple of weeks ago we provided the downloadable character background for Taelarn Dorvinda. This week you can get the low-down on his brother Brell Dorvinda in the usual PDF format from the Resources page. Look forward to more characters in the coming weeks. Finally this week, a competition. The Auran d20 team are offering you the chance to create a Non-Player Character (in line with our competition guidelines) to feature in an upcoming Auran d20 Adventure. In addition to having their character included in the module and on this website, the winner will receive a signed copy of Dark Awakenings: Shadowland and the module in which their character features. For more details visit the d20 Competition page. 28th February 2002 We’re back. Dark Awakenings: Guardian continues to receive great reviews like this one by Wayne Tonjes at GamingReport. Keep an eye out on the web for even more news and reviews in the coming weeks when Osseum release in the US. The Auran d20 Team have been working away on printable scale maps for Dark Awakenings: Guardian and we’re happy to announce that the PDF files are now available on the downloads page. The maps are for use by DMs and follow the standard 5’ = 1” sq formula and will be included on the CD in future Auran d20 Adventure modules. Also available for download this week is our Auran d20 Character Sheet. They’re also available in printable PDF format and provide a useful resource for any RPG fan. Don’t forget to let us know what you think in our d20 forum. 21st February 2002 Hello again everybody. We’re starting to see some of the first reviews of Dark Awakenings: Guardian appearing on websites like this one at Mortality.net. We have also been notified of some very positive feedback to appear in print media within the next few weeks so keep an eye out and let us know what you think on the forums. Dark Awakenings: Guardian continues to sell well online and will be available in American stores next month. For more information about distribution in your area please contact Osseum. There have been so many positive responses to the background and detail of Auran d20 Adventures that we’ve decided to provide a little bit more. We’ve fleshed out the character bio for Taelarn Dorvinda on the Resources page and will be adding other characters in the coming weeks. This character information is also provided in downloadable PDF format. Don’t forget you can use your Planet Auran username and join our d20 Chat Link. If you prefer to use and IRC client join server: irc.auran.com, port 6667, channel: #d20. 14th February 2002 In this week’s d20 update we unveil a new section of our website. On the Production Notes page we will provide some of the background to the development of various Auran d20 modules and a few snippets of exclusive information. Auran made front page news at EN World recently. It seems we are beginning to impress more and more people with our unique spin on adventure modules. Keep an eye out for upcoming reviews. In other news, Auran’s resident writer Keith Done was interviewed for RPG United. Many people have commented that it would be nice to have a printed version of Shades of Gray. Remember all of our d20 Adventures come with a fully printed module as well as the CD-ROM. In fact, we pride ourselves on the production quality of our printed modules and look forward to hearing what you think. Our first module, Dark Awakenings: Guardian is still available at the Auran d20 Shop and will be available in stores in the United States next month through Osseum. Our forums have been growing gradually over the past month or so and we’ve had some really great feedback. Please feel free to stop by and let us know what you think about Auran d20 Adventures. Of course if you prefer to have a chat, you can use your Planet Auran username and join our brand new d20 Chat - you can find the link in the left navigation bar. If you prefer to use and IRC client join server: irc.auran.com, port 6667, channel: #d20. 7th February 2002 Since we provided the free download of Shades of Gray, we have received a number of really positive comments about the rich backgrounds and sensational art in our d20 Adventure modules. As so many of you seem keen to explore our worlds even further, we will be posting a number of additional ‘support’ articles on this site in the coming weeks. To kick things off, Keith Done and Bob Jones have combined their talents to provide a closer look at a ‘standard’ party of adventurers who appear in a number of illustrations throughout our d20 publications. Visit the new Resources page for more details. Also this week, we’ve updated the Shades of Gray download to include the numbered map that was missing the first time…Sorry about that. If you liked Shades of Gray (and it seems many of you do), you will absolutely love Dark Awakenings: Guardian. As a full module, Dark Awakenings: Guardian features all of the great stuff you enjoyed in Shades of Gray plus a professionally printed adventure booklet, a CD-ROM with 3D scenes, ambient sounds and animations. You can purchase Dark Awakenings: Guardian at our online shop now. As always, we’d love to know what you think of Auran d20 Adventures so please feel free to drop in and say hello on our d20 forum. 31st January 2002 It’s Thursday and we’re back with more news from the Auran d20 front. After the great response we had to last weeks download of Shades of Gray (which is still available by the way), we’ve decided to show you some more of Bob Jones’ fantastic artwork from Guardian. Visit the Downloads page for new wallpapers featuring his work. Stayed tuned for more of Bob’s art in coming weeks as well as some new 3D scenes and desktop images. We also plan to write regular articles on our d20 pages and we will feature a piece on the poisons and drugs described in Shades of Gray that you can incorporate into your own campaigns. Dark Awakenings: Guardian continues to arouse interest in the d20 arena and a number of review copies are making their way to staff at leading RPG websites and publications. You can order Dark Awakenings: Guardian online from our d20 shop now. As always, if you have any questions about Auran d20 adventure modules or if you have any articles or artwork you would like us to consider for inclusion on the Auran d20 site, please log into our d20 forums for a chat. 25th January 2002 As promised last week, the free download of Shades of Gray is now available. The download includes a 82 page printable PDF file with additional color maps and screen shots of the original 3D scenes to give you a better idea of how an Auran d20 Adventure plays. Shades of Gray is a great prequel to the Dark Awakenings series (see below). For more information visit our new Shades of Gray page. Shades of Gray has been completely revised from Keith Done’s Web of the Widow which was originally set in Hârn. We have altered some of the game play elements and key areas to better suit the d20 rule system and promote the spectacular 3D images and enhancements you can expect from future Auran modules. The first of our fully featured d20 Adventure Modules, Dark Awakenings: Guardian can be purchased online from our d20 Shop right now. Thanks to our distribution partners Osseum, Dark Awakenings: Guardian will also be available in stores in North America in March. Don’t forget to let us know what you think of the Auran d20 Adventures by logging on to our d20 forums. The Auran d20 Team are online regularly so feel free to have a chat while you’re there. 18th January 2002 The big news for today is that Auran's first CD enhanced d20 Adventure Module Dark Awakenings: Guardian is now officially available for purchase from our Online Shop. The module includes an 84 page printed adventure (including 12 pages of full color maps) as well as a CD-Rom with animated 3D scenes, ambient sounds and other tools. For more information about this product visit our Dark Awakenings: Guardian page. After months of story design and art direction, Auran’s third d20 Adventure Sanctuary is now nearing completion. A slight digression from our first two modules, Sanctuary is a somewhat dark tale that focuses on the age-old themes of revenge, evil and an ancient curse. With only the final touches to go on Sanctuary our resident writer Keith Done has already begun work on our next module. At this stage Keith is keeping pretty tight-lipped about the story but he has been heard muttering peculiar utterances while he plugs away at the keyboard and he has also recently ordered the Psionics Handbook. You have been warned. Don’t forget to come back next week for the free download of Shades of Gray so you can get an idea of how an Auran d20 Adventure plays. The download will include a fully playable (and printable) adventure module with additional color maps and enhanced 3D scenes. In the meantime, please feel free to visit our forums and have a chat with other d20 fans as well as the Auran team. As usual, if you have any questions about Auran d20 adventure modules please email helpdesk@auran.com. 11th January 2002Auran is proud to officially announce that we have signed a distribution deal with Osseum that ensures our d20 products will be available in stores across North America. Osseum have been associated with some great products in the past and we’re delighted to have established this partnership. Look out for Dark Awakenings: Guardian to be available in stores in March. Our first d20 adventure module Dark Awakenings: Guardian will also be available for purchase online from our d20 shop. The game features a 84 page printed adventure module (including 12 pages of full colour maps) as well as a CD-Rom with animated 3D scenes, ambient sounds and other tools to help you run a highly entertaining adventure. To help you get a feel for the way Auran d20 adventures play, we will be offering a free download of our Shades of Gray adventure shortly. It will give you a feel of what’s to come from our new range of d20 modules. Due to size restrictions, the downloadable version of Shades of Gray does not include 3D animations but it does provide a fully playable adventure module, including colour maps and 3D scenes. If you haven’t had a chance already, please feel free to visit our forums to provide feedback and have a chat with other d20 adventure gamers. If you have any questions about Auran d20 Adventure modules, please email helpdesk@auran.com. 20th September 2001 Welcome to the new Auran d20 Adventures website! Auran is proud to announce this new product line that will feature d20 roleplaying adventure modules enhanced with 3D digital content. For more information about the format of these modules, visit the Overview page. 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