08/29/2004: "Back From Indy"

8.31.04
Well...about that "very big news" I mentioned?

How do you like them apples? Looks like I'm going to be a dad. I never thought it would happen to me, but now that it's here, I don't so much mind. It's definitely changed my perspective on a lot of things.

Now, for the old news...

8.29.04
I'm baaaaack!

It's not exactly news. I figured I'd give a brief update tonight before going to bed. With luck, it will actually be brief, instead of turning into a small novel before I'm through with it.

GenCon was a good time. I didn't sleep much, but that's hardly a surprise. I don't think I know anyone who went to the con who slept particularly well. It's something in the air, I suppose. I met several people that I'd only ever spoken to in email or on the telephone. Amongst these was my friend JD, who is a damn fine human being and one of the funniest people I know. Also included is Iain Brogan, the bloke responsible for the modern day British material in Fireborn, as well as one of the key designers in FFG's Midnight product line.

I also saw a couple of friends I hadn't seen in some time, including Tom Lommel. Tom used to be a Cyberpunk player and/or ref, and we met at GenCon '97 after swapping a lot of email back and forth. He spends a lot of his time at GenCon running events for NASCRAG. It was real good to catch up with him after nearly seven years.

The Fireborn Player's Guide was released on Friday, right on schedule. The stack of books was somewhat smaller by the end of the weekend, so I'm hoping sales were good. Much of the material I worked on will be in the forthcoming GM's Guide, which should be out in September (knock on wood).

Insofar as my writing is concerned: Green Ronin Publishing has posted a product page for the print version of Artifacts of the Ages: Rings. Check it out and preorder a copy!

My writing schedule is getting to be full up for the remainder of the year. It looks like a minimum of three projects right now, and I'll let you guys know the specifics just as soon as I know them myself. On the personal front, I'm enjoying my new position at work. I get to buy stuff all day long! I've also got some very big news to post about in the near future, but for the time being I'll keep that quiet.

I hope to have some photos from GenCon up in the next week or so. I don't think I'll have a pictorial diary (like I did with SoCal), but you never can tell.

Cheers!