For the next preview of Marvel Heroes Battle Dice Series 2, we have Araña. One of Marvel’s newer heroes, Araña’s powers are rooted in the developing mythos surrounding Spider-Man. She makes a fine addition to any team that needs a bit more arachnid goodness in it.
More Marauders on the Way
My pal Jeff Mariotte reminds me that the third and final book in his Age of Conan series is due out any minute now. The Marauders trilogy comprises the first young adult tales set in Hyboria since Conan Properties launched the new line of novels with Ace Books. Dawn of the Ice Bear wraps up the epic with a rousing …
Battle Dice Previews: Mephisto
The fine people at Playmates Toys have given me five exclusive shots of figures from upcoming Battle Dice sets. I’ll post one every few days, just to give you a taste of what’s coming soon. First up, we have Mephisto, dread schemer and lord of one of Marvel’s realms of hell. This Cosmic Level villain stands ready to make a …
Stafford eBays More
Game-designer legend Greg Stafford is still auctioning off more of his collection on eBay. This time around, he has some stunning pieces for Glorantha fans, including a couple unique pieces. There’s also a rare copy of the second printing of the first edition of Call of Cthulhu, which is already going for over $300. The top piece, though, is a …
HUGE Battle Dice Update
I’ve been remiss in keeping up with the developments on the Marvel Heroes Battle Dice site. To make up for that, I’m going to cover a lot of ground fast. Since I last posted on the subject, the site has added: Details on organized play Computer desktop wallpaper Tournament rules Notes on tournament locations Marvel Heroes Battle Dice Series 2 …
Battle Dice in Magazines
The latest issues of Games Quarterly and Game Trade magazines feature the Marvel Heroes Battle Dice game. GQM has an article I wrote on how I came to design the game, along with some insight on the design process. GTM doesn’t have much to say on the game this issue, but it comes with a promotional Stealth Wolverine figure bagged …
Stackpole and Pulido Win!
My pal Mike Stackpole has been working on screenplays with Brian Pulido. It turns out they make a great team. They submitted their first complete screenplay to Fade In magazine’s annual contest and won the grand prize! Congratulations to both Mike and Brian, two great writers who write great together!
Play This! Lunch Money
In my first few articles for Games Quarterly Magazine, I pushed some of my favorite games. I wrote an article about Lunch Money from Atlas Games for issue #2, but the editors decided that the game’s subject matter might be a bit too edgy for the family-friendly magazine they wanted to produce. I just remembered the other day that this …
Queen of Death Done
This week, I turned in the revisions for Queen of Death, the third in my Lost Mark trilogy of novels for Eberron. My editor, Mark Sehestedt, only asked for minor changes, and I burned through them. I commented to Mark that it stunned me how far the trilogy had deviated from my original pitch. Few recognizable bits of the original …
Freshening Up
Some sharp-eyed readers may have noticed the site morphing around into different shapes at a moment’s notice as I played with the layout. Last night, I showed my wife a few new templates I was considering, and she said she liked what I already had here. Heeding her advice, I decided to just tweak things around a bit. I changed …