Thanks to Indie Press Revolution, the ENnies first sponsors of 2011!
Rodney Thompson Promoted Rodney has been promoted to Tabletop Games Manager at WotC. He'll be the manager of the team responsible for making D&D board games, card games, etc.
Study Finds Disparity Between Consumer, Publisher Expectations for Digital Adoption Given the increasing move towards digital content at WotC, and possibly of interest to third-party e-publishers this article indicates that the models that work for publishers are not the ones that the customers like.
Unboxing: Wrath of Ashardalon D&D Board Game Critical-Hits has an article up describing the Wrath of Ashadalon board game. "We take an look at the contents of the soon-to-be-released Wrath of Ashardalon board game and preview some of the new components introduced to the D&D Adventure game system."
Three months left to enter! As the snowpocalypse [dunno what he means - the weather is fine!] once again descends upon us, it is time to remind you that Gen Con is a mere six months away and the deadline to submit your excellent products for ENnie Awards consideration is May 8th, 2011 – only 3 months away.
Paizo Announces PaizoCon 2011 Paizo will host PaizoCon 2011 at the Coast Bellevue Hotel in Bellevue, Washington June 10-12, 2011. This convention gives you the opportunity to meet hobby gaming's veteran authors, artists, publishers, and designers. Guests include Ed Greenwood, legendary author and creator of the Forgotten Realms and Tyler Walpole, artist extraordinaire (Pathfinder, Dungeons & Dragons, World of Warcraft TCG). Other guests include Wolfgang Baur (Kobold Quarterly), Stan! (Super Genius Games), Dave Gross (Pathfinder Tales: Prince of Wolves and Master of Devils), and artist Kieran Yanner (Pathfinder roleplaying Game Bestiary 2). The entire Paizo Publishing staff will be on hand to answer questions, run exclusive Pathfinder events, and play games with attendees.
Games Workshop Super Hero tryouts Games Workshop is hiring in the Houston area. They are hosting a selection center Feb. 19-20 to find people to run their Hobby Centers.
Survivor's Handbook Darwin's World Savage Worlds: Survivor's Handbook is now on sale.
Krauth Ragefire A bounty of 6,000 gp has been placed on the head of the dangerously inflammatory orcish cleric Krauth Ragefire. Krauth worships a god of fire and destruction, and has a volatile temper. Will your PCs be able to bring him in and collect the bounty, or will they be the next in a long line of Krauth's victims?
KQ#11 PDF free until February 9 Oh noes! Gnomes drugged the guard weasels! You can grab a free copy of Kobold Quarterly until 2/09 with code KQ11Free.
- Edit - the correct code is apparently KQ11Gift.
A Haunting Tuesday Treat If the winter snowpocalypse doesn't leave you chilled, this pair of haunts is sure to do the trick.
Fantastic Maps: The Giant's Meadhall Cartographer Jonathan Roberts created this map for Kobold Quarterly #16 ,and with the kind permissions of Open Design, Rite Publishing is happy to bring it to you today as "Fantastic Maps: The Giant's Meadhall".
101 8th level spells Never Cast the Same Spell Twice! Rite Publishing has released part 8 of its 101 spell series for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, it gives you – yes, you guessed it – 101 8th level spells, that will help you realize the vision you’ve had for your spellcaster.
Faces of Fantasy: Memorable Persons Memorable Persons: Men & Women are beautiful pictures for your fantasy roleplaying campaign to use as NPCs or PCs. The men set spans from powerful fighters and wizards to humble Noblemen and servants of the court. The women set spans from rangers and wizards to ladies of the court and even courtesans. As a picture says more than a thousand words, use these pictures to show your players what the person they talk to looks like.
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