Hey, folks, if you have questions or want to point out errors in the Beowulf ashcan, please bring them over at the Beowulf errata thread in the Xenoglyph forum. I look forward to hearing back from all the enthusiastic folks who purchased it at Gen Con and before.
I’ve got a couple of copies left. If you want a copy before they’re gone, you should order one quick!
Thank you, all you excellent folks at Gen Con for giving me such a good time in Indianapolis this week. I’m totally exhausted and sitting in the genuinely impressive Indianapolis public library, chilling out while I wait to head out to the airport.
On the way, I intend to eat at Major Restaurant, an East African restaurant where I ate with Malcolm Craig, Vincent Baker, and Jim Pinto the other day. It’s right by the airport and man, it’s wonderful. The food here in Indy is so grim, getting something spicy and made on purpose is really great.
I’ll be posting stories over the next few days, most likely. But I want to say thanks a bunch to the Playcollectivists, thanks to Anna, Graham, and Danielle for finally playing with me — my first time with any of you, and all at once!
I had a great time talking with people about building games, too. I look forward to seeing what Will Schoonover does with Out of the Grey and I’m really excited to read what Clyde L. Rhoer has done with Silence Keeps Me a Victim.
This afternoon, Malcolm Craig of Contested Ground (Designer of Cold City and Hot War) sat with me on my floor and helped me fill out customs forms. He approved priapistically to the book! Expect your copies of Beowulf (and outstanding orders of Shock:) at your doorstep presently!
For the record, I also approve.
Don’t worry. This will only be used to monitor evildoers.
Oh, hey, and that reminds me:
This is from a New York Times article from 2006. Man, the evildoers must be shaking in their boots!
When the Phantom Sentinel takes flight, it looks like an awkward boomerang — a set of three small blades. It spins in a circle, faster and faster as it ascends into the sky. Then, when it reaches about 50 feet, it whirls so fast that something remarkable happens: it vanishes right before your very eyes.
It’s a good thing we’re protected by the US constitution from being spied upon by our own government! Otherwise, we’d be in really big trouble!
Go buy this guy’s awesome t-shirts. He’s got the same taste in science fiction that I do. Note the use of DIN in the logotype.
(Thanks, Judd!)
(You’ll notice that things are changing with this blog. These changes will spread across the site, virus-like, but it’s gonna be a while. If you notice something odd, please let me know. I may already be addressing it, but I might have missed something!)
I just finally got to watch the last three episodes of season 4.0, and I have this to say:
I love you.
I love Tigh stepping up and, for once, showing both spine and wisdom.
I love the Mexican standoff.
And… and… you chose the Earth I wanted most! You maniacs!
Beowulf is off to press! Hooray!
There’s a discussion going on about it over at Story Games right now, too.
Beowulf is off to press on the morrow! I’m doing a very limited run, Ashcan-style, so if you want to read the poem, consider the exegesis, play the game, and give me feedback, this is your chance!
I’m selling it for $14+$5 S&H, or just regular $14 at Gen Con. Since the run is limited, I’ll be selling the remainder at Gen Con that I haven’t sold via my own site, so if you want to make sure you have a copy, preorder and I’ll shoot it off to you as soon as they get to my doorstep. If you want to wait until Gen Con, you can, but I’ve had a few people interested in preorders already, so you take your chances with the Wyrd.
Even better than picking up a copy at the Playcollective or Ashcan Front booths, order one from me, play with your friends, play with me at Gen Con, and give me feedback that will both be fun to generate and help produce a great final book.
It’s 244 pages long, 5″ x 8″, and I’ve made uglier things in my life.