Mike Bohlmann caught one of my seminars at Gen Con this summer. Afterward, he introduced himself and explained his idea about sourcing new RPG projects by tapping the collective gaming hivemind. The result is bySwarm.com. It all seems like a solid plan and an engaging way for players and designers to be involved at every step of the process. As …
The BNW RPG Character Sheet PDF
This summer, AEG and DriveThruRPG released my Brave New World Roleplaying Game line in PDF format. However, some fans of the original in-print edition asked if they could get just the character sheet as a PDF, as photocopying it from the middle of the hardcover rulebook isn’t all that easy. That’s an easy enough request, so here it is! Print …
Ongoing Loremaster.org Interview Launched
Matt James at Loremaster.org asked me to join him in an ongoing interview with him and the members of the site. We just got started, so if you have any burning questions to ask me in front of lots of other people, skip on over to the forum and give it a go!
Marvel Encyclopedia in Stores Today
I’m told that the new edition of The Marvel Encyclopedia, which I revised for DK Publishing, should be out in stores in North America today. I had a ball working on this book. I’ve never had such a great excuse for reading so many comic books in a stretch. The fact that I get to share a byline with Tom …
Marvel Encyclopedia Limited Edition Details
The fine people at DK Publishing have given me more details on The Marvel Encyclopedia Limited Edition. The limited edition is printed on high-quality art paper. Only 1,000 copies of the limited edition were printed, and it will be available at Barnes and Noble, Amazon.com, and retailers who buy from Diamond Comics, as well as several wholesale clubs. The book …
High Adventure: Back in the Game
I recently signed on to be part of a team of tabletop game designers writing “High Adventure,” a series of columns for the best all-around gaming magazine on the web: The Escapist. I’ve been a faithful reader of the magazine for years and even wrote an article about Prey back in early 2007. Now, though, I’ll be chipping in something …
Amortals: Delays for the Better
I’m now told that Amortals, my first original novel, will be delayed until the spring. For various reasons, the Angry Robots decided that this would be a better launch window for the novel. That means you can expect to see it in the UK in April and the US in June. I would love to have the book out now, …
Marvel Encyclopedia Preview
The second edition of The Marvel Encyclopedia, which I revised, is due out in the UK tomorrow. Those of us here in the US have to wait until Monday, October 5, to get our hands on the book instead. For a sample of some of the sharp new layouts (which include only dummy text, not my prose), check out DK …
Mutants Take Turin
If you happen to be in Turin, Italy, this weekend, you can join in the Mutant Chroni-Con, a convention dedicated to all things Mutant Chronicles. They’ll be playing Mutant Chronicles, Doomtrooper, Warzone, and Dark Eden plus (I think) screening the Mutant Chronicles film. I sadly can’t be there, but my pal, the great illustrator Alex Horley will be around on …
My Star Trek Belt in Stores
Last summer, Playmates Toys hired me to design the logic system and write the script for a Star Trek toy based on the latest film. It’s called the Starfleet Command Mission Utility Belt, and it comes with a phaser, a communicator, and a belt that sends the wearer on away-team missions for Starfleet. I just saw it on the shelves …