Category Archives: Alliterates

Free Kobolds!

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Matt Forbeck

My friends at Kobold Quarterly (a D&D/d20 magazine ably edited by my Alliterate pal Wolfgang Baur) are giving away free PDFs of issue #10 for the next week. Until January 31, 2010, you can grab one for yourself by entering the coupon … Continue reading →

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KQ on Cordell

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Matt Forbeck

In the excellent Kobold Quarterly (run by Alliterate pal Wolfgang Baur), Jeremy Jones (who sometimes pops by here to comment) interviews Bruce Cordell (another Alliterate!). Bruce consistently does some of the best design work for D&D, so if you’re into … Continue reading →

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More Free Lester Smith Games

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Matt Forbeck

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 … Continue reading →

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Play MonsterCon!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Matt Forbeck

At the Alliterates meeting on Monday night, I had the honor of playtesting MonsterCon!, a new card game designed by Lester Smith. As with much of Les’s work, it’s wickedly funny and simple to pick up and shows surprising depth. … Continue reading →

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More LOTRO

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

The Lord of the Rings Online website features more LOTRO-y goodness. Look for “Hero’s Guide to the Silvertine Lodes.” As usual, Will Hindmarch wrote it, and I edited it. By the way, if you haven’t checked out the game, I … Continue reading →

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Lester’s Shadows

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

My fellow Alliterate and good pal Lester Smith just launched WhenShadowsRise.com, a new website dedicated to the development of a new horror roleplaying game. Among many other gaming gems, Les designed the excellent Dark Conspiracy RPG way back in 1991. … Continue reading →

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Sullivan’s Olympics

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

My fellow Alliterate and good friend Steve Sullivan has a wacky idea he calls The Tournament of Death. He’s challenging himself to write a fantasy novella inspired by this year’s Olympic games while the games are going on—and then post … Continue reading →

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Origins Awards Awarded

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

Last night, GAMA gave out the 34th annual Origins Awards. Although I’ve not worked on many tabletop games over the past couple years, I had two books with my name in them that were nominated this year: 40 Years of … Continue reading →

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Manwolf and Linda on the Air

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

Steve Sullivan, one of the illustrious Alliterates, launches a brand-new radio show tonight, along with author Linda Godfrey: “Uncanny Radio.” It concentrates on things strange and macabre, and it features an original theme song by another Alliterate, Tim Brown. If … Continue reading →

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On a Walkabout

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Matt Forbeck

Fellow Alliterate and longtime friend Steve Sullivan recently launched his own publishing company, Walkabout Publishing. He already has four books out with more in the works. This joins two other self-publishing efforts from the Alliterates. Steve was involved in the … Continue reading →

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