Earlier this year, I found myself with little to do. I’d planned to spend my summer writing another pair of novels for the Knights of the Silver Dragon line. However, when Wizards canceled the line, I looked down and saw I had an empty plate. I filled that space with a number of smaller gigs while I went out hunting …
Völker Faerûns
Last week, a copy of the German edition of Races of Faerûn showed up in the mail from Wizards of the Coast. It’s always sort of strange to see my words in a language I can’t read, but the people at Feder & Schwert did a fine job of creating a great-looking book, which is the only basis upon which …
Xbox 360 in the Palace
When it gets quiet around here, you can bet it’s for one of two things: I’m out of town I’m really busy Let’s just say I’m in town. As part of that, for one (maybe two) of my projects, I had to pick up an Xbox 360. (It’s a hard life. I’ve also had to watch a bunch of cartoons.) …
The History of ICE
Shannon Appelcline recently posted on RPG.net the latest in his series of articles about the histories of various companies in the adventure gaming industry. This is a two-parter about Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE). I worked for ICE back in the early ’90s. In fact, ICE published the first large book I wrote entirely on my own: Western Hero (also produced …
Protospiel West
This summer, I attended Protospiel as the guest of honor, and I had a wonderful time. I just learned that a West Coast spinoff–Protospiel West–is set for January 27, 2007, in Santa Monica, CA. Best of all, they have my pal Marcelo Figueroa of Playroom Entertainment set up as a guest speaker for the event. If you’re an aspiring game …
(Not a Secret) Agent
This week, I signed on with my first agent: Christi Cardenas of the Lazear Agency. Christi’s going to help me out with an original series that I’ve been pitching around. I can’t say more about it at the moment, but I’m ecstatic to partner up with her on this project. The Lazear Agency is a small group with offices in …
Sweet Home, Wisconsin
Fellow Wisconsin son Jim Muraco asked me to put in a plug for his latest film It’s My House. It’s a documentary about strange and cool houses in the Midwest, mostly in Wisconsin and particularly in Milwaukee. Think of it as Cribs: Brewtown. Or not–I haven’t seen the movie yet myself. With luck, it’ll be ready in January, a perfect …
Jordan and the Escapist
The ever-excellent Escapist concentrates on Microsoft in a series of articles this week. Best of all, they interview my friend Jordan Weisman for two of them. The first is about how Jordan sold FASA Interactive to Microsoft and how that worked out. The second paints Jordan’s career with broader strokes, from FASA through to 42 Entertainment. Both are great reads. …
IGDA Again
Back when I worked for Human Head Studios, the company paid for all of the employees to be members of the International Game Developers Association. When I left in 2004, I let my membership lapse, but I recently rejoined again. I just updated my member profile, most of which I lifted generously from my own site, of course.
Gen Con Tales
My pal Robin Laws is collecting Gen Con stories for a book on the con of all cons, to be published by Atlas Games. I’d be sick with jealousy, but this is Robin. Not only is he a friend, but I know he’ll do at least as good a job as I could have hoped to. This way, I can …