Just in time for Halloween, Firefly Games publishes the first full roleplaying game product I’ve written in a long time: The Haunted Castle. This is the first adventure expansion for Faery’s Tale, the new RPG for the young and young at heart. Best of all, the PDF is only $2.95, so if you’re interested in what I think faery heroes …
Hard Day for Gaming Pros
Yesterday, two prominent gaming professionals had rough days. First, Julia Martin (former editor for GDW and TSR and editor and webmistress for Wizards of the Coast) had a stroke. It appears to have been a minor one, and she’s already on the mend. I can barely imagine how terrifying it must have been for her and her husband. After all, …
MySpace or Yours?
I’ve succumbed to the socially transmitted internet virus known as MySpace. I’m not exactly sure what I’ll end up doing with the page I have there, as I plan to spend most of my efforts on Forbeck.com, as usual, but the site is up and running. If you’d like to add me as your friend, please do. Thanks!
In the Dorm Room
My friend Dave Rodriguez (of High Voltage and Starkweather fame) sent me an invitation to a screening for the new indie film he helped make in Rockford, IL, this year. It’s showing in Park Ridge, IL, near Chicago, on November 12. If you’re in the area, you should check out The Dorm Room in its first (and so far only) …
Back from the Library
I had a great time at the Roscoe branch of the North Suburban Library yesterday. About 10 kids showed up, of many different ages. They, some of their parents, and Nicole Johnson, the librarian who set the event up, made for a great, fun audience, and we all had a fun time. We’re going to do it all over again …
Library Talks Next Week
Next Monday and Wednesday, I’ll give talks at two of the branches of the North Suburban Library District for their Teens Read Week. I’ll be at the Roscoe, IL, branch (at 5562 Clayton Circle) on Monday, October 16, from 6:30—7:30 PM, and at the same time at the Loves Park, IL, branch (at 6340 North 2nd Street) on Wednesday, October …
No Wisconsin Book Festival
I’ve had to drop out of the Wisconsin Book Festival next weekend for personal reasons. A chance has come up to visit my grandparents instead. At 92 years old, my grandfather’s recently been put into a nursing home. I haven’t seen him or my grandmother for far too long, and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do so again. …
The Eye of Charon
I just got my copy of The Eye of Charon in the mail yesterday. This is Richard Knaak‘s second book in his Aquilonian trilogy for the Age of Conan novels I edit for Conan Properties and Ace Books. It’s a great, rousing tale that brings our hero, Nermesa Klandes, throughout the realms of King Conan on his way to becoming …
Dracula’s Revenge in Game Trade
The latest issue of Game Trade Magazine features a review of Dracula’s Revenge, the board game I designed and then produced while at Human Head Studios. Marc Shayed of GamingReport.com gives the game a 9 out of 10 and has many flattering things to say about it too. Strangely, the article mentions you can get the game through its original …
The Mutant Chronicles Novelization
I just got a bit of PR from Paradox Entertainment on this, so I believe it’s official: MUTANT CHRONICLES NOVELIZATION BY RANDOM HOUSE Random House has signed on to publish a movie novelization of the upcoming Mutant Chronicles film slated to release in the spring of 2008. Matt Forbeck (Knights of the Silver Dragon series) will write the adaptation based …