A few people don’t know this: I am the inspiration for a comic book character. In John Kovalic’s Dork Tower, he occasionally features a fellow named Bill Blyden who manages Pegasaurus Games, a local game shop. If you know much about me, it isn’t a stretch to figure out that the character is based on […]
Read MoreIn an effort to increase my visibility (self-promotion can be a real bear), I’ve been hitting the convention circuit a little harder this year than in the past. For a semi-introvert like myself, this can be both a terrifying and exhilarating experience. And also tiring. First up was Origins, back in early June. Held each […]
Read MoreGeek.Kon is HERE already! This weekend (August 21-23) will be the celebration of all (okay, MOST) things geeky at Geek.Kon. Here’s my schedule for the weekend: Friday 6:00 to 6:50 – Conventions on a Budget – La Crosse We all love going to conventions, but they can be expensive. How can you make your dollar […]
Read MoreI will be at GenCon, the Best Four Days in Gaming, in Indianapolis, Indiana from Wednesday July 29 through Sunday August 2. This will be my first year as a Gaming Industry Insider, so I’m looking forward to being involved with that track of programming. On Wednesday I can be found at the Diana Jones […]
Read MoreI’ll be one of dozens – perhaps hundreds! – of speakers at sci-fi convention CONvergence in Bloomington, Minnesota July 2-5. CONvergence is a huge convention – attendance numbers over six thousand people – and is the larger of two conventions that formed a number of years ago after a split among the staff of Minnicon. […]
Read MoreAfter an AMP named Apex goes missing from a corporate medical facility, the players are hired to retrieve her. She was spirited out of the company’s labs by persons unknown, and getting her back is of the utmost importance. Things may not always be as they seem. What happens when your team uncovers the truth […]
Read MoreFirefly: Smuggler’s Guide to the Rim is now available at your favorite local game store or through DriveThruRPG. SMUGGLER’S GUIDE TO THE RIM is a supplement for the FIREFLY RPG that is designed for both players and GMs. The third supplement in the line, the SMUGGLER’S GUIDE TO THE RIM introduces Reputation rules for Crewmembers, […]
Read MoreJim Hines reminded me in his Live Journal (and elsewhere) of an ongoing argument: a lot of people are angry that Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s likeness is used for the statue given out as the World Fantasy Awards. I have conflicting feelings about this, but I’d like to add my voice to the discussion of What […]
Read MoreAnarchs Unbound takes the bomb-tossing, rabble-rousing revolutionaries of the Anarch Movement and updates them as one of the most energetic and fast-growing sects, gaining ground as they use technologies and mortal agents to advance their agendas in the modern nights. With the Movement revitalized, the time is right to tell the stories of the Anarchs […]
Read MoreOn the Internet, people have been comparing how many tabletop RPGs they played, and which ones — obviously to determine who is King Geek. I’ve been thinking about this a bit lately, and decided that cataloging the games I’ve played might be useful — if only for posterity’s sake. Below is a list — as […]
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