Here’s a shot of the Spitfire Grill sign I won in a raffle from the New Court Theatre this summer. It looks great over our stove.
Katrina Charity PDF Ready Now
Beyond the Storm: Shadows of the Big Easy is now available as a PDF download through Lulu.com. This is the big, RPG-industry charity jam book I mentioned before. It came out fantastic and on time, both of which should amaze anyone who’s worked on a project like this. It features RPGs, RPG adventures, short stories, and essays–all with a Big …
Become a D&D Designer
Wizards of the Coast is on the prowl for new talent for their Dungeons & Dragons staff. I chatted with Bill Slaviscek about this at Gen Con, and he said that for the first time they don’t care if you have previous publication credits or not. They just want great designers. If you’re interested and think you have the chops …
Health-Care Woes
The New Yorker has a great article by Malcom Gladwell about just why our health-care system in the US is as screwed up as it is. As the father of quadruplets plus one, health insurance and health care occupy a lot of my attention. No matter what side of the issue you stand on, this essay is a feast for …
Scion of the Serpent Out Now
In addition to writing novels and designing games, I’m Conan Properties’ guru for the Age of Conan line of novels published by Ace Books. J. Steven York‘s first Age of Conan novel, Scion of the Serpent, is in stores now. This is the first in Steve’s Stygian trilogy that follows the growth of a young heretic as he infiltrates the …
Ransom a Game for Katrina
Here’s another way to do something good while getting a great game out of it. Greg Stolze came up with Executive Decision, a live-action game set in the White House, and asked a few of his friends (other gaming geniuses like Dennis Detwiller, Chad Underkoffler, Ron Edwards and D. Vincent Baker) to come up with scenarios for it. Greg has …
Promoting Games
Like lots of people, I think playing games is a great way to spend your free time. If you agree and you’d like to help spread that message, you have a few huge opportunities coming up in November. On November 5, it’s Worldwide D&D Game Day. Teach people to play Dungeons & Dragons or, if you don’t know how, it’s …