Mark Simmons, the man behind the Games Quarterly Catalog and Games Quarterly Magazine, has launched a brilliant new idea: National Games Week. It’s to be held the week of November 21 through 27, right through Thanksgiving. It’s the perfect time to break out a game to play with those relatives you barely ever see. You can find out more at …
Dracula’s Revenge Review
Dracula’s Revenge got a great review at GamingReport.com. You can read it here.
La Dolce Vita and Beyond
Those of you who follow this site regularly (both of you–hi, Mom!) might have noticed that I haven’t posted anything much here for a while. In fact, the last of my “weekly updates” was weeks ago. Let’s just say I’ve been busy.
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 …
Ghost Stories Cover Posted
I wrote one of the adventures in Ghost Stories, the upcoming adventure anthology for White Wolf’s new World of Darkness roleplaying game, the basis for the new Vampire: The Requiem. The Wolfies recently posted the cover for the book here. The book is due out November 15. I had great fun working with Ken Cliffe on this book. Amazingly, I …
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.
Free(lance) Again!
As of October 1, I left Human Head Studios and returned once again to being a full-time freelancer. I had a great time working with the fine folks at Human Head. While I’ll miss them, I won’t miss the hour-long commute to Madison at all. My own office is less than five minutes away in a raging snowstorm. I have …
Successful Signing
The signing at Turtle Creek, the Beloit College Bookstore was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to offer their support. It was truly touching. The store sold nearly 60 copies of Secret of the Spiritkeeper, as well as a few copies of The Fellowship of the Ring Sourcebook and The Stronghold Builder’s Guidebook that they had on …
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.
Marked for Death Cover Up
The cover for my first Eberron novel for Wizards of the Coast is up right here. It features three of the main characters in a battle, and the text below states that the book should be ready for a March release. I’m working on the second draft right now and hope to have it completed by the end of the …