What I’ve Got

I’ve got 200 freshly-printed copies of With Great Power… in the trunk of my car. I’ve got between 2 and 3 dozen boxes of IPR game books in my garage. I’ve got a reservation for a rental minivan to pick up tomorrow evening. I’ve got an feeling in my gut that’s a mix of excitement … Read more

The Saga is Complete

Thor Olavsrud has taken a week to chronicle the 9 month birthing process of Burning Empires: Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Go forth, read it, and stare slack-jawed at the grit, vision, and hard work that went into this game.

DexCon 2006: Silliness Afoot!

Just got home from DexCon. The con was hectic, but good. And there was a creeping tide of silliness in sundry places. I wasn’t able to get any time off work, so I didn’t arrive until 7:50pm on Friday. I was scheduled to run With Great Power… at eight. I had three players hungry for … Read more

A look back at Origins 2006

It’s Sunday night and I’m beat. Origins was quite an enjoyable show. Much less busy, less pressured, less like work than GenCon. There was a bit of time to play, a bit of time to eat (the North Market rules!), a bit of time to shop, a bit of time to chat. Turn, turn, turn. … Read more

Origins Report, Friday Morning

Hey, I’m at Origins in Columbus, Ohio. This is my first time at Origins, after trying to get here for more-or-less nine years. The drive went fine on Wednesday. I arrived before any of the other IPR folks (Brennan, Alexander, Clinton) and moved all the stuff from my car to the booth. Had dinner w/ … Read more

End of the month-from-hell

It’s the last day of May. I logged more than 200 billable hours this month (which means I was here longer than that). As far as most things I would choose to do with my life, May was pretty much a lost month. My embryonic games are just as embryonic as they were 3 weeks … Read more