Origins Awards Gamers Choice Voting Now Open

Just like the title says. Vote now, as the deadline is May 25! The instructions are a bit obtuse, but you’re supposed to vote on your top five favorite games for 2005, no matter what category they’re in. Then rank those five from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best. I worked on one of the games on the …

Vote for Spiritkeeper with Authority

As I’ve mentioned here before, Secret of the Spiritkeeper and The Authority RPG both earned nominations for Origins Awards this year: for Best Fiction Publication and Best Roleplaying Game, respectively. The Academy of Gaming Arts and Design is now voting on the nominees, and the product with the most votes in each category wins the award. If you’re a member …

Origins Awards Nominations

I realized I forgot to mention that two books I worked on were nominated for Origins Awards this year. Secret of the Spiritkeeper garnered a nod for Best Fiction, and The Authority RPG got one for Best Roleplaying Game. If you’re a member of the Academy of Gaming Arts and Design (and everyone who does creative work in adventure gaming …

Currency Matters

My friends at Guardians of Order (publishers of The Authority RPG, of which I wrote the player’s chapter for them) just announced that they had a rotten 2004, mostly due to the plummeting value of the American dollar versus their Canadian version. Because of this, they’re asking people for help by purchasing some of their excellent games now. If you …

Authority RPG in Stores!

My fine friends at Guardians of Order tell me that The Authority Role-Playing Game is in stores now. Actually, it came out on October 5, so it’s been there nearly a week. Rush on out and get it! This is one of the most beautiful game books I’ve had the privilege to work on. You can lay the blame for …

Authority Interview Up

The fine folks at Guardians of Order are barraging the web with previews of The Authority Role-Playing Game. This includes an interview with the game’s creators. Since I wrote the player’s chapter, they cornered me for a few easy questions in that lot. You can read the details here.

The Authority RPG Update

Masterful Mark MacKinnon of Guardians of Order passed me a note about the new page they have for The Authority Role-Playing Game. They already have two bits up there, including a preview of team leader Jenny Sparks and an interview with series creator Warren Ellis. If you like The Authority at all, you’ll eat this up.

Back from Gen Con!

Gen Con was flat-out amazing. I’ve been to the show 23 years in a row now (I started young), and I can’t imagine my summers without it. For me, this is like summer camp wrapped up with Christmas in August, except you get to pick out (and buy) your own gifts.

The Authority RPG Due Before Gen Con

The kind people at Guardians of Order state on their website that The Authority Role-Playing Game should be out August 16, just in time for Gen Con. I wrote the player’s chapter for the book, which was a blast and a half. I’ve been a fan of The Authority comic book since issue #1, so it was a thrill to …

Authority RPG Delayed

Guardians of Order has an iCal page on its site that details the ship dates of upcoming releases. It turns out The Authority Role-Playing Game has been pushed back to August 16. This means no game for Origins, but it should be ready for Gen Con.