Amazon.com now boasts a cover for Dead Ball, the second in my trilogy of novels based on the Blood Bowl board game from Games Workshop. You can see a tiny copy it below and find a larger version by clicking on it. Ironically, while Googling for “Matt Forbeck” and “Dead Ball,” I stumbled upon some pages that mention Fast Break, …
Seven Cities at RPGNow.com
Atlas Games just released a PDF version of Seven Cities, a d20 sourcebook I wrote for them a while back. It features seven fantasy cities in the standard D&D sizes and uses an innovative telescoping technique to fit them all into a 128-page book. If you haven’t got a copy yet, you can pick up the electronic version through RPGNow.com …
Blood Bowl at the Summer Cons
As posted on the Black Library‘s site, I’ll be signing copies of Blood Bowl at two conventions coming up soon: Games Day Chicago (July 30) and Gen Con Indy (August 18—21). At Games Day, I’ll be wandering the hall and taking up time behind a stack of books at the sales table. At Gen Con, I’ll be in the Sabertooth …
Ransoming Meatbots on NPR
Greg Stolze and Dan Solis were on NPR’s On the Media this weekend. I don’t see a permalink over there, but if you check in soon, you can hear Greg and Dan talking about their game Meatbot Massacre via a RealOne Player link. The cool thing about the game–besides the fact that Greg is behind it–is its business model: the …
Damn Awful Day
First, Al Qaeda bombs London. Solidarity to my friends across the Pond. Our hearts are with you. Then, I find out that my friend Scott Haring was in a horrible auto accident with his family, that cost the life of his 12-year-old stepson. Scott, for those who don’t know, has been in the gaming industry as an editor and designer …
Channel 17 Tonight
If you happen to be in the Madison, Wisconsin, viewing area tonight tune into the 10 PM news on Channel 17. They send a reporter over to interview me about the incident last night and tape some of my footage. If you get a chance, check out the 10 PM news tonight to see my 0.15 seconds of fame. 🙂 …
The Bad Guy Lost
As you might imagine, I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night. Most of the details I have about what happened came to me second-hand through a couple of teenagers who chatted with a cop last night while wandering around the neighborhood, trying to get the best view of the house in which the fugitive was holed up. The …
Distractions, Distractions
I’m trying. I really am. But the world seems to be conspiring against me giving my full attention to my writing tonight. Since about 7 PM, we’ve had a hostage situation unfolding less than 50 yards from my house. The Beloit police swarmed all over the place and surrounded the house across the street from our next-door neighbors. Apparently, an …
More Origins Awards
GAMA has just posted the full list of winners, including for the Vanguard Award and the Gamers’ Choice. I haven’t seen any details on any new inductees into the Hall of Fame yet though. It’s possible there weren’t any, but I’m still checking.
Origins Awards Announced
The fine folks at GamingReport.com just posted the results for this year’s Origins Awards. (Look for the press release after the break below.) Sadly, the two nominated products I worked on (The Authority RPG and Secret of the Spiritkeeper) didn’t take home the statue. Still, they lost out to other worthy products (Ars Magica 5th Edition and Path of the …