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Open Letter to WOTC Follow-Up: Repercussions of an Open Mouth
In the Aftermath of the Wizard’s Letter Holy Crap… What else can I say? The letter posted two weeks ago took a life of its own. I was hoping it would have an impact, but I had no idea it would do this. Let me explain, or as Montoya would say, let me sum up. [...]
AN OPEN LETTER TO WOTC: SAVE 3RD PARTY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS PUBLISHERS
This is an open letter to Wizards of the Coast in a bid to stave off the flight of GSL companies and promote an atmosphere of mutualism to better all parties. Dear Wizards: I’ll attempt to word this letter in a fashion that promotes compromise and expresses my understanding of the situation. It starts with [...]
Review: Dungeons & Dragons Comics by IDW Publishing
The schwag bags at Gen Con have been the butt of many jokes in recent years. And no wonder, they SUCKED compared to the hey-day of the pre-recession yesteryear. Last Gen Con, we hung our bags up in the hotel room as a garbage repository. There was one thing, however, that I was very excited [...]
2010 Holiday Gamers Gift Guide
The Holidays are upon us! Need that last-minute Christmas idea? Need to find something fun to spend your Hanukkah gift card money on? Or are you like me and just buy yourself what you want for the Holidays? Well we are here to help. Below are my top picks for some great games that may [...]
Dungeons and Dragons Essentially Covered – Just the Facts
Welcome Enworlders! While you are here, take a look at the great contest we are running! First prize is a free copy of the Eoris role-playing game! My group hates Essentials. Full disclosure. I’m not saying I hate Essentials, but my players are obviously not impressed. We argued recently. Voices were actually raised. This article [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 2 of 2 (D&D / Gamma World / Fortune Cards)
This post concludes my interview with Dungeons and Dragons designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con. In part 1 of this series we talked about the upcoming D&D Boardgame line. However, the conversation quickly drifted into other D&D products, including Dark Sun and Gamma World. D&D RPG Stuart Greenwell (SG): The Dungeons & Dragons [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Part 1 of 2 (D&D Boardgames)
As I mentioned in the previous article, I interviewed “Dungeons and Dragons” designers Mike Mearls and Rodney Thompson at Gen Con this year. The following interview was regarding the new D&D Board game line that is being launched. Castle Ravenloft is in stores this week, and I had a chance to check it out early. [...]
Wizards of the Coast Gen Con Interview – Teaser
There are some companies that you can always count on to have an awesome booth at Gen Con. Wizards of the Coast, is one of those companies. And this year was no different. Constructed in the middle of their booth space, was the metal monstrosity of a tower. The center at which was a closed [...]
Wizards of the Coast Orcus Miniature Images
I took some better pictures of the Orcus miniature after the Wizards of the Coast D&D/MTG seminar at GTS 2010. The images on the seminar liveblog came off my Iphone and are not as good as what my camera can produce. I should mention that the packaging was a mock-up for GTS only and the [...]