Jeff Tidball pointed me to this post on Peter Hentges’s LiveJournal earlier today. Peter did some great work on the Ars Magica and On the Edge games back in the day, although he’s not been professionally involved in the games industry for a while. More recently, he’s worked in IT, helping out with web design and business analysis. To sum …
Lone-Lands in LOTRO Up
Will Hindmarch‘s latest article about The Lord of the Rings Online (which I edited) is now up on the official website. “Hero’s Guide to the Lone-lands” covers a vast swathe of land that includes the notorious Weathertop, at which Strider saved Frodo from the Ringwraiths. Go check it out, if only to see the gorgeous screentography.
Amy and Missy for School Board
While I decided not to run for school board here in Beloit this year, a couple excellent candidates asked for my support, and I was all too happy to give it to them: Amy Oselio and Missy Henderson. Both are wonderful women and dedicated parents who truly have the interests of Beloit’s kids at heart. Amy lives two doors down …
Battle Dice Rules!
I’ve received a number of e-mails lately from people who have found Marvel Heroes Battle Dice booster boxes in bargain bins and snapped them up only to find they don’t have any rules for the game. I created this game for Playmates Toys a few years back, so people often wind up here to ask for help. The game is …
Mutant Chronicles Trailer Up
The official US trailer for the Mutant Chronicles film (on which my novelization is based) is up on Apple’s movie trailer site. I haven’t seen the final cut yet myself, and I cannot wait.
Upcoming Cons
The summer convention season is rolling at me like a steam train, and my plans for it are starting to fall into place. Here’s where you can expect to see me: Gary Con (March 7): This is the first annual convention in memory of Gary Gygax, and I’ll be there in the afternoon with my son Marty. This will be …
Top Game Writers
Gamasutra recently released its list of the Top 20 Game Writers. By this, they of course mean video game writers, as that’s the field they focus on. The list is shockingly incomplete and has blind spots the size of black holes–as do all such lists. They exist to generate conversation and awareness, and the article does a fine job at …
More Storytellers Unplugged
My latest essay “Pretty Gigs All in a Row” is now up at Storytellers Unplugged. It’s all about how to handle having too much work fall into your lap at once–after you’re done doing your Snoopy dance, of course. I hope you enjoy it and let me know what you think.
Favorite Mutant Chronicles Novelization Review
James Holloway recently posted a list of the books he’s read over the past few months. In it, he gives a three-sentence comment about my Mutant Chronicles novelization that’s my favorite summation to date. (Scroll down to “January” to read it.) Meanwhile, here’s the latest poster for the upcoming release of the film, plus a set of hi-res stills from …
More Free Lester Smith Games
My fellow Alliterate and good pal Lester Smith is on a game-designing roll. To add to the free MonsterCon! card game he released last week, he’s now posted rules for the Powerhouses of Wrestling! dice game, the Demon Bound! card game, and the Invasion of the Saucer People! card game. As with the first, the best bits about these games …
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