[h=3]Announcing the 2013 ENnie Awards Guest Presenters[/h]
Every year, the ENnies is honored to have guest presenters who have contributed so much to make the RPG industry strong and thriving, as well as just plain fun. This year’s guest presenters are no exception and we are excited to have them be a part of the ceremony.
The four guest presenters will be:
We hope to see you there on the evening of August 16 at the Union Station Grand Hall!
[h=3]Pathfinder RPG News[/h]
[h=3]Roleplaying Games News[/h]
[h=3]Dungeons & Dragons News[/h]
[h=3]Community News[/h]
[h=3]Boardgaming News[/h]
[h=3]Other News[/h]
Every year, the ENnies is honored to have guest presenters who have contributed so much to make the RPG industry strong and thriving, as well as just plain fun. This year’s guest presenters are no exception and we are excited to have them be a part of the ceremony.
The four guest presenters will be:
- ENnie Award winning designer and writer Ben McFarland
- ENnie Award winning designer and writer Kirin Robinson
- Former designer, editor, and brand manager for D&D, and current Head of Production for Epic Level Entertainment, Cindi Rice
- The one and only Dungeon Bastard himself, Bill Cavalier
We hope to see you there on the evening of August 16 at the Union Station Grand Hall!
[h=3]Pathfinder RPG News[/h]
- Paizo's editorial intern Cassidy gives us a sneak peak at Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Chronicle of the Righteous. "I know that many of you are anticipating Chronicle of the Righteous, which introduces the forces of good and covers over 50 empyreal lords, mystery cults, and celestial beasts. While you'll have to wait until late May for the full book, Wes has agreed to share a preview of what's to come with Chronicle of the Righteous's cover boy, Ragathiel, General of Vengeance. Enjoy!"
[h=3]Roleplaying Games News[/h]
- Ars Magica is to be released in Spanish.
- No more Marvel RPG: Margaret Weis confirms that there will be no further book in the series: "And in Marvel news… the economics of licensing a tie-in product is always something we have to weigh carefully. We brokered an admittedly ambitious license with Marvel. Our first event, CIVIL WAR, was successful and well received, but it didn’t garner the level of sales necessary to sustain the rest of the line. We’ve learned from this and are taking a very different approach with the other licensed properties we’re bringing out to you in the next three years. We believe we created a great game. Those of you that have supported us have been terrific, and we appreciate you. But, unfortunately, we will not be bringing any new product out under the Marvel line. We know this affects our customers. Those that have pre-ordered Annihilation will receive a full refund or a credit worth 150% of their Annihilation order to use on existing or future product."
- The Expanded Battle Scion is an "arcane paladin" type class for Pathfinder - full base attack bonus, limited spell access (to arcane spells instead of divine) and a small set of interesting, flavorful special abilities. Pubblished by Kobold Press.
- The Dungeon Bastard has joined the championing ranks of Kickstarter crowdfunding projects. Called The World's WORST Dungeon Crawl, Bill is setting out to prove how easy DMing is by making the world's WORST campaign totally AWESOME. "You’ve played the best, now conquer the WORST! Enter the Flaming Deathpits of the Minotaur Mage! An official DUNGEON BASTARD adventure!"
[video=youtube;fDt0g9ADq10]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDt0g9ADq10[/video]
[h=3]Dungeons & Dragons News[/h]
- Cutter Comic, Part 3 by Jon Schindehette -- "Cutter, the comic, is coming to stores near you this month, and Jon has chosen to focus on it for the next few weeks. This week, Jon talks to David and David, the artists, about this comic."
[h=3]Community News[/h]
- Sarah Darkmagic continues her series on sexism in Lost Cavern of Tsojcanth (see part 1 here).
- Roleplayers Chrinic is giving away a sealed copy of AD&D Dungeons of Dread Premium Edition. Note they've also reviewed it here.
[h=3]Boardgaming News[/h]
- Hasbro has posted their 1st Quarter Earnings report for 2013. Game sales were a major factor in increased earnings for the company, lead by strong Magic: The Gathering Sales. You can learn more at Hasbro's Investor Relations page.
- For the curious among you, WizKids has posted a first look at the Ring Wraith and Witch King of Angmar minis for...Fellowship of the Ring HeroClix.
[h=3]Other News[/h]
- Back in the 80s, Jack Chick was a prolific anti-D&D campaigner who claimed D&D was evil. He even had a comic strip in which he claimed that D&D players learned real spells, belonged to secret cults, were in danger of suicide when their characters died, and more. That comic strip was called DARK DUNGEONS and a "middle manager" named JR Ralls has managed to obtain video rights to the comic strip; he intends to make DARK DUNGEONS: THE MOVIE. He's running a Kickstarter project to fund it, but he explains it best himself on the Kickstarter page. This isn't a comedy or a parody; JR Ralls intends to literally make the movie of the comic strip and treat the source material seriously. As he says, "... if the idea of seeing a movie where all the anti-RPG arguments above are made with every last drop of drama and conviction I can wring out them appeals to you, then I want you to invest today and make this movie a reality."
