GenCon Signings

If anyone wanted to assassinate me for any reason, here is the best way to find out where and when I'll be, at least for a block of two hours on August 10th. Because Goodman Games has posted the official "signing" schedule right here. Check it out. There's a handful of folks on that schedule I can't wait to meet.

And look, crazy Mr. Stroh is on there four times! He'll be easy to spot. Look for a vaguely humanoid-shaped blur. He'll come into clear focus, though, if you can get him to talk to you. Which is actually quite easy to do.

Signing. I think it's too early in my part-time writing career to give any real opinion on it. I'm intrigued at the notion, flattered by the invitation to do it, and astounded that my signature would ever really be wanted. Then again, I certainly have attended signings over the years—namely, R.A. Salvatore (several times), Geddy Lee, Sarah McLachlan, Maire Brennan, and a few other scattered authors. I guess since I don't consider myself to be in the caliber, or the shadow, of these big names. But truth be told, I'm happy just to have a copy of a book with both Ed Gentry's and Harley Stroh's signature in it. And they're my friends more than they are authors to me.

Well, it's all very interesting. Here's to happy kobolds and good friends!

Incidentally, a new Escapee has just been posted. Episode 47.

GenCon: Gamers and Kobolds

Most excellent. I'm rather glad that the first book in print with my name on the cover will be light grey (or is that very light violet?)—not yellow.

So GenCon draws near. Lots to be excited about therein, too (as even a casual hop over on various other gamer weblogs will show you), including:

• Watching Harley run a game session.
• Watching someone who's not me run an adventure I wrote.
• Do a signing for the DCC world boxed set. A signing. Weird.
• Meeting a whole bunch of people whose names I've looked at for quite a long time, including new novelists, but have never seen.
• And maybe, just once, I'll get to play in a game as a player.

This means the only thing I'm not looking forward to is the Indiana heat. Although New York isn't much better, so I really can't complain. By the way, what's up with the GenCon passes not coming with little plastic sleeves and strings this year? Or am I the only one without?

Áereth continued...

The new DCC World boxed set is starting to get some serious hype. It's weird for me to see tons of people saying they'd lay $70 down on a book they really don't know too much about.

Here's a thread over at Enworld, arguably the largest Web community centered around the d20 system and Dungeons & Dragons especially. Then of course there's this big thread at Goodman Games.

I'm sure I've seen more. If anyone else knows where message boards may be talking about it, let me know! Thanks!

In totally unrelated news:

Marisa and I delivered another stray kitten safely away from the roadkill-ridden streets of our Bronx neighborhood. We were lucky enough to find a "no-kill" shelter in under 24 hours, too.

I'm working on a small writing gig for Jw at the present, and Escapee is in a bit of a limbo at the moment as I try and figure out what I'll be doing over the next few months.

The Known Realms of Áereth

Áereth is the name we've given the world itself, and the Known Realms are what we call those areas that are mapped and detailed within. This is a boxed set, folks, with tons of books and maps and pretty pictures. Something that Harley Stroh, Mike Ferguson, and myself have worked a lot on over the last year. Not to mention Jeremy Simmons, the cartographer.

And it's finally gotten officially announced. So there it is! It's literally one month from release.

Read more about it here!