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February 11, 2009: Designer's Note: GURPS Banestorm: Abydos GURPS Banestorm: Abydos had one of the longest gestations in GURPS history. It first saw print as my short article for Lee Graham's GURPS fanzine All of the Above in 1994. This introduced Abydos, City of Shadows, ruled for centuries by an eccentric sorceress who slowly shaped a society built around black magic, where zombie labor was part of daily life and Christianity was warped into a doctrine promoting necromancy in the name of God. I also hinted at an even darker side, like the Flesh Library where spells were tattooed on the bodies of slaves, and an order of vampire monks who purged the blood of sinners. One contributor to All of the Above was Thad Blanchette, employed by Brazilian publisher Devir Livraria. Thad urged me to develop Abydos for their licensed GURPS range, telling me Brazilian fans desired a dark, erotic, and somewhat heretical tone. The first draft was finished in 1996, but financial crisis in Brazil led to Devir scaling back their GURPS line. Abydos remained buried for years . . . until GURPS Banestorm reopened Yrth's door and e23 made publishing shorter books possible. So, in 2008, Abydos rose from the grave, fully updated for GURPS Fourth Edition. -David Pulver
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