Dateline, April 27, 2009
And now for something completely different. On April 30th, I'll be publishing something fun, possibly educational and maybe controversial in some circles. It is called Footsteps of the Prophet(pbuh), and is a little card game about the Khalifate succession after the death of of the Prophet(pbuh). A few pre-release copies made it into the world as far back as last year's GenCon, but I was not 100% satisfied with it, so it did not get a full pdf release until now. The game is designed around historical figures and events, and predates the original Sunni/Shia split, or I should say, the choice of the first Khalifa is that split. The main game is in english with arabic subtitles, and there is also a separate arabic version with english subtitles. You can get a sample file here or the whole game here.

Dateline, March 4, 2009
Winter finally shows up. Not quite snowed in, but last weekend we got a bit of ice followed by a bit of snow. Sufficient to snap several trees and drop them on the access road. Two hours with a chainsaw to make a path to dodge around the worst of it. But it is very pretty. Photos when I get the chance. In gaming news, a very long in the works project for CORPS. Applied Vectors has produced a large (225 pages) bestiary and general supplement for CORPS, and you can get it here, and you can preview it as well. Get it during the March 4 GM day sale and it is 25% off!

On the domestic front, there are a few projects this close to release, but not quite ready. We'll let you know when they are.

Dateline, January 6, 2009
So much for winter. So far we've made it to early January here in southwest Virginia with no more than a hint of snow. Not even a good sleet or ice storm to add a little contrast to the brown hills. Sigh. I wanna go sled riding. Anyway, a short update. First, I have been remiss in not updating the page to show that Guild of Blades (retail group) is now selling BTRC products, including print on demand. This fills a void left when OneBookShelf stopped doing their print on demand (through Lulu.com). So, if you're wanting high quality printede versions of any BTRC product, the new link on the left-hand column is the one to hit.

In other news, I've been back to my old haunts in Blacksburg, doing playtests with the Spiel gaming group there. The holidays and constant tweaking have kept me from releasing a few titles, but I hope to change that in a month or so. Speaking of which, the near-mythical Fires of Heaven space opera supplement for EABA is this close to release, all 425 pages of it. Took the better part of a week just to do the hyperlinking. Bleah. Once that is off my chest, it is back to work on other rpg projects, some of which are on esoteric, unique and/or obscure genres. In other words, the usual fare from me.

Dateline, October 2, 2008
Fall has arrived. The leaves have barely started to change, but we've had our first frost warnings and the more sensitive plants are headed for the greenhouse. In game news, a title we pre-released at GenCon is now actually available. End of Days is yet another one of my "business card format" card games, and is a fun little title about trying to get your people off a doomed Earth while trying to stop everyone else from doing the same. This is of course complicated by the fact that you have to trade with the same folks you are trying to hinder in order to have any chance of winning. Nice bright graphics, simple rules, lots of Machiavellian interactions. You can download the game rules for free from RPGnow.com, and get a free play aid from this link.