While wandering through my local comic store yesterday (AK Comics, here in Beloit, Wisconsin), I noticed that Games Quarterly Magazine has hit the stands. If you’re interested in games, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy. My article in there is probably the least of the many good reasons.
Dracula’s Revenge #1 In Stores!
Dracula’s Revenge #1, from IDW Publishing hits stores today! Be sure to run out and grab your copy before they’re all gone!
BEA Bound
I’ll be in the fine city of Chicago over the weekend of June 4–6 for BookExpo America, the largest trade show for English-reading bibliophiles on the planet. I’ll be in the Wizards of the Coast booth, signing advanced reading copies of Secret of the Spiritkeeper, the first in the new Knights of the Silver Dragon series of young adult fantasy …
Games Quarterly Magazine on the Horizon
On Friday, I got another surprise in the mail: the first issue of Games Quarterly Magazine. This is a brand-new general games magazine from Matthews-Simmons Marketing, the same people who bring you the game-industry bible Games Quarterly Catalog. I wrote an article about Fluxx (a real game designer’s card game) in it, which is why the printer drop-shipped me a …
Eberron Rocks
I’ve been typing my fingers raw over the past few weeks as I pound away at the first of my Eberron novel, which is due any day now. I’ve committed to having it done by June 3, which is right before the Book Expo and, coincidentally, the second birthday of four of my kids. Mark Sehestedt, my editor at Wizards …
Secret News
About a week ago, Wizards of the Coast sent me some promotional covers for Secret of the Spiritkeeper, my young adult Dungeons & Dragons novel due out this August. If you click on the image to the right, you’ll see a full-sized version. I’m pleased with the art and design, and the same artist also made some snazzy illustrations for …
Dracula’s Revenge Prototype Spotted
At Human Head Studios, we got a prototype of the Dracula’s Revenge game, in last week. The first thing we noticed is that the cardstock we chose for the boards was too thin. It started to curl soon after we got it out of the box. We thought this was unusual, since we went with a thicker stock than you …
Origins Awards Nominations
The Origins Awards nominations were just released. I’m happy to say that two pieces I worked on picked up a total of three nods. Many thanks to those members of the Academy who voted to recognize them. Redhurst Academy of Magic garnered nominations for Best Roleplaying Supplement and Best Graphic Design in Book Format. Also “The Price of Freedom” got …
Brave New Questions
In a comment to one of my posts on Brave New World, AkodoAkira writes: “So my question is this: why are their no new Alphas? Maybe I missed it in one of the books, but what’s the deal with it?” Native alphas come from deltas who have near-death experiences. These people are still affected by the Disappearance Effect that happened …
Errors Creep In
I just got a prototype of the Dracula’s Revenge boardgame in. A few details need fixing, but that’s why you have a prototype made before you go to press. Otherwise, you end up with several thousand error-riddled copies of the game. Still, it always seems like the first thing I find when I pick up the first copy of a …