I have a lot I want to accomplish before heading out in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, and I'm unsure as to how much of it I will actually get done. I have a lot less butterflies in my stomach this year... proving, I suppose, that one can get used to anything. Compounding my expected levels of anticipation and craziness is the fact that I have ( Read more... )

Playing Catchup

Unfortunately, real life has intruded a bit into game design time. I'm taking on a new job at a large security company, and between the added days of work for certification and training, and the push for all things Gen Con, I've had to neglect work on Creatures Strange and Deadly. At this rate, I'm unsure as to getting the supplement ( Read more... )

I've been away a little while! Sorry about that. Life gets hectic; you know how it goes. On with the show.

Convergence

I survived! Go-Go Girl and I had an absolute blast. I gotta say, though, that finding the proper pacing for a 4 day Con is tricky, even for an old horse like me. Or mayhaps it's because I'm an old horse? Regardless, much fun was had ( Read more... )

A Time to Kill

Finished up the file and posted it up to DriveThru for PDF sales. Still waiting for the proof copy to arrive from Lulu. Due to last minute playtesting debates, a small change is required for rolling Initiative. Not a big edit text-wise, but an important change game play-wise. But with this done, and as soon as I get a chance to go ( Read more... )

Order of Battle Playtest

Went swimmingly. The tactical element of the game was properly raised by the switch to a hex board, and the Capital Ship rules are working fine. The majority of the fixes coming were design/layout, and not play mechanics, so we're on the right track. I've also done some preliminary scouting of PoD board game manufacturer, ( Read more... )

Gen Con is Go

So, I had a bit of a panic-moment when I realized that I had missed the listed deadline to sign up for the Forge Booth at Gen Con... by four days. Fortunately, the organizer said it was a-ok, and I've secured my spot. As soon as Paypal completes the money transfer, I'll have my booth spot locked in and all will be well.

Finishing work ( Read more... )

Ran the new one-shot "Unlikely Sources" at Jon Con last week. As usual, I had a hard time keeping the game on the rails, and we had to quit at midnight right after the first big fight was decided ( Read more... )

Jon Con

So,  Jon Con  is here again. Looks like I'll only be able to make it on Thursday, but that's when I'm running the one-shot "Unlikely Sources." I expect it to be a pretty bloody scenario. Good thing we'll have back-up characters on hand...

A Time to Kill Update

Nearly done with the text-only document. Still have two things left to do: Finish ( Read more... )

Limbo

I'm still waiting to hear back from the Literary Agency. It's only been a week, and the process can take 4-8 weeks. I keep reminding myself that this is a long shot, and that I shouldn't get my hopes up. Still feels like Limbo.

A Nice, Negative Review

The Christian Gamer fellow posted his review of Kingdom of Ashes up on Gaming OutpostIt' ( Read more... )

Got off my ass and sent an official Query Letter to the Literary Agency I want to be get picked up by. I came to the realization that I was dragging my feet about it, mostly out of a fear of rejection. And, well, that kind of thing isn't going to get me anywhere. So I told myself that I was going to be rejected, to get over it, and to write the ( Read more... )