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Where did you see Matt talking about Tim? Link? Not surprising as he is woefully underappreciated in the mainstream but over the decades he has become an influence for a lot of writers and game designers. A lot of his books are very gaming adjacent with history merging with his worldbuilding...

It's up to you, but I don't tend to memorize these things from article to article so it won't feel like repeating to me. :ROFLMAO: And I tip my hat to you for your good deed of the day. As we have painfully discovered, way too many game and fiction writers are getting forgotten at a time when...

Yeah, I thought it was weird that it was only considered a, "a solid, mainstream fantasy novel," in the review.

The Yaquinto games are a blast from the past to me. I don't remember how I got my copies. Interesting how even most OSR doesn't do this as much anymore, leaning more on random tables to populate locations.

Getting their tasty, tasty sandwiches from Publix as they roll dice. The grocery chain is know for great deli sandwiches. According to the publisher, they were contacted because have the One Ring license. When Free League told them it was a licensed property and it might be a hassle, their...

Not sure that's been a great turn of events to be honest. My 401k has been pretty lackluster compared if I had gotten a pension instead. And yes, some pension funds have been invested, I am sure Mr. Bernie Madoff can tell you more about that, though.

Many states have mini-versions of fed departments even down to state investigation bureaus like the FBI. The Florida version is even named the FDLE to avoid confusion with the FBI.

Congrats for Tito. And for all those people who laughed about putting D&D on your resume ... HA!

Ray Harryhausen once told Guillermo Del Toro the best way to make your monsters believable was to have them seen in repose. When creatures are not getting calories, they tend to be conserving their energy.

Everybody is different but the big eye opener for me was when my player met their first closed airlock to a derelict starship. Suddenly that airlock was the best puzzle encounter for my table. Everyone chipped in ideas and offered suggestions. From jumpstarting the power from their own ship...

Fantasy? Already been done. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/304840/the-sword-of-cepheus

Not strictly D&D but definitely a table top vibe of bickering murderhobs.

I do wonder if there's some backdoor pilot plans are going on?

I felt like the Gama World version was a great fit for 4e's mechanics.

Well, that would have doubled down on the board game/gribbles vibe. Their take on WF provided a tuckbox for every player so they could store all their cards and cardboard bits between games.

At this point, you'd think WotC would quit trying to see "what sticks" and assemble an editorial board to bounce ideas off of. Of course, they'd probably use focus groups instead but that is a different beast.

Would they offer more if game designers didn't settle or demanded more. Simply because they are paying the most doesn't mean they are paying what people are worth when their work impacts a whole industry.

Apologies that I wasn't clear. What I meant was I wondered if WotC lowballs in general because at other ttrpg companies (or even owning a ttrpg company) is so low that we don't demand or negotiate for more.

Honestly the base pay in this industry is such a difference compared to what Hasbro offers, it makes me wonder if "they," whoever that might be, are lowballing everyone in the WotC department.

Part of it is cost of living in Seattle, the other part is working for a big dog like Hasbro; sadly the value the company places on the skill set is further down the list. The vast majority game designers do not make this much, even those who own their ttrpg company. WotC or Piazo are biggest...