Titanic Games on the Horizon

The fine folks at ICv2.com report today on the activities of Titanic Games. This includes a deluxe version of James Ernest‘s Kill Doctor Lucky, the first game he published through his own Cheapass Games. It’s a mirror-universe version of Clue, in which the player compete to be the first one to murder the good doctor and get away with it. …

Appearing in Northern Illinois During Teen Read Week

The folks at the North Suburban Library District have asked me to come speak during their upcoming Teen Read Week in October. I’ll be at the Roscoe, IL, branch (at 5562 Clayton Circle) on Monday, October 16, from 6:30—7:30 PM, and at the same time at the Loves Park, IL, branch (at 6340 North 2nd Street) on Wednesday, October 18. …

Queen of Death in the House

FedEx just dropped off my author’s copies of The Queen of Death, the third and final book in my Lost Mark Trilogy, set in Eberron. The cover looks much better in person than it does on the product page. I’m looking forward to having this in stores and hearing what people think of it. Endings are the most important part …

Queen of Death, First Chapter Free

Wizards of the Coast has posted a product page for The Queen of Death.This, the final novel in my Lost Mark trilogy set in Eberron, is due out October 10. If you can’t wait that long to get started though, click over to that product page and download a PDF of the first chapter for free! In the meantime, here’s …

Great Ideas and the RPG Market

Brian L. Bird asks of concepts for new games: Define stunningly good? Also what is your take on the future of roleplaying games? Stunningly good games break molds, form new categories, and are strong enough to inspire others to sign on, either as employees or investors. Such ideas are rare, of course, and it’s hard to recognize them when they …

Gen Con 2006 Photos

Wizards of the Coast has posted photos of some of the authors who signed novels at their booth at this summer’s Gen Con. Alphabetically, I’m the first one, it seems, and I look tired. Since this is the morning after the Diana Jones Award party, perhaps that’s no surprise. You may notice that Bob Salvatore is so busy signing that …