One thing that having kids–especially quadruplets–pounds into my skull is the value of gratitude. There’s so much to be thankful for in my life, no matter what struggles I may have, and the good outshines the bad like the sun outdoes the moon at noon. I’m always at my happiest when I think more on what I have than what …
IGDA Madison
Yesterday, I drove up to Madison for the first big meeting of the new local chapter of the IGDA (International Game Developers Association). (That’s computer games, for those keeping score at home.) Alex Seropian (founder of Bungie Software and Wideload Games) gave a great speech about the new business model he and his partners are using for Wideload, which seems …
RPG Player Styles
My pal Charles Ryan set up a quiz that answers the question, “What kind of roleplayer are you?” It’s based on Robin’s Laws of Good Game Mastering by my friend Robin Laws. I take quizzes like this for fun sometimes, but I rarely publish the results. (After all, do you care which superhero I’m most like?) This time, though, the …
Scrye Buys GamingReport.com
GamingReport.com is, bar none, the best news site out there for the tabletop gaming industry. (ICv2.com rocks too, but it covers comics and manga as well, and its coverage of games isn’t as broad, mostly because it’s aimed at retailers, not players.) F+W Publications, owners of Scrye and Comics & Games Retailer just bought it. This makes good sense for …
Haunted Castle Review
The Haunted Castle (my adventure for Faery’s Tale) received a kind review on RPGNow.com. The reviewer transformed it into a d20 adventure and loved it. Currently, the slim and inexpensive PDF is the #3 best seller for Ronin Arts via RPGNow.com.
The IAMTW and the Scribe Awards
Last year, Lee Goldberg and Max Allan Collins formed the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW). This year, the organization is giving out its first Scribe Awards for the best novels in this field. If you’re a tie-in writer, you should check this out. I joined last year, just to support the organization and its aims. I also submitted …
White Wolf and CCP Merge
According to White Wolf‘s website, the company just merged with CCP, the developers of the EVE Online RPG and tabletop CCG. That’s some big news. Although I had no inside knowledge of this, I’m not surprised at all. I saw members of the two companies spending an awful lot of time together at Gen Con this summer. Also, the EVE …
Last Call for Registering for National Games Week
The press release below says it all.
Tidying Up
You may notice a few different things on the site. I took advantage of upgrading to the latest release of WordPress to tinker with the site a bit. I made a few cosmetic changes, and I also added links under the “Subscribe” header to my Amazon plog and MySpace pages. I’m not sure I’m sold on the all-white background, although …
Beautiful BattleLore
On Wednesday, a preview copy of BattleLore showed up on my doorstep, courtesy of my friends at Days of Wonder. It’s a fantasy battles miniatures game based on Richard Borg’s Command & Colors system, also used in Memoir ’44. That alone would be enough to sell me on it. I haven’t gotten through it all yet, but it’s beautifully done. …