Usually, I'm pretty late in getting ready for Halloween, or any Halloween party before the actual day. Since I just spent the evening helping a younger relative carve his pumpkin, I'm actually thinking a bit about it tonight.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - A Ton of Saga Stats
Yes, another post on short notice, thanks to some traveling for work this week....fortunately, fellow Star Wars Saga Edition freelancer Robert Wieland posted a link to a Saga Edition great resource...
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Clone Wars Season 4 Water War
Busy weeks seem to be the order of the month. Or so. Anyway, I managed to squeeze in a viewing of the first of the new Clone Wars episodes for Season 4 this evening. Since I don't currently have any form of cable or satellite, I continue to watch via starwars.com. On the plus side, I can watch while on the treadmill. On the minus side, I didn't actually do that tonight. Maybe later this week when I get to the other two available episodes. I'll go ahead and throw a few comments out there on the first episode. Minor spoilers ahead.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Sketch Cards & the RPG
So, I started this post last week, then deleted it because it became too much like an earlier post, and I decided to go the starwars.com route anyway. This week I'm returning to the subject because:
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - The New Starwars.com
Another terribly busy week, so I'll look elsewhere again for some Star Wars inspiration. No, not the Blu-Rays. At this point, I'll wait until I see them to comment, if then. No, this time, starwars.com made a timely update for my weekly Star Wars musings.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Star Wars Architecture
It's not often that the two things I work on most often intersect directly - architecture and Star Wars - but every so often, something will crop up. This one is pretty unique - Lucasfilm's new Singapore building bears a not so passing, ultrasleek resemblance to a certain iconic vehicle from Star Wars.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Longarm of the West
So, I finally have a little more time this week to follow up on something handed to me at GenCon: Chris West's latest Maps of Mastery map. As with Chris' earlier maps, the Mass Transit III map works with Star Wars Minis, the RPG and most any sci-fi RPG out there.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Three Links
Star Wars Wednesday - Two Words
OK, I have to admit that I'm behind on something and too busy this week to post something cool related to something I received at GenCon, so I just have two words for you:
Read MoreThreat Detected podcast interview part 2
While I was busy getting ready for GenCon, the Threat Detected podcast posted Part 2 of their interview with me. This one focuses on Dawn of Defiance specifics. You can find it here. The interview starts at about the 40:50 mark.
Star Wars Wednesday - GenCon 2011
It's been a busy week and a half, or so, between GenCon, preparing for GenCon, work, home and car disasters and work travel. On the plus side, GenCon went well and I think it will be an interesting year, both personally and in the gaming industry. We'll see how things go.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Fantasy Flight Games Announcement
Yesterday, Fantasy Flight Games announced they have the Star Wars games license. They were one of the front runners of the rumor mill, not the least of which was due to their high production values.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - ComicCon & Related News
Last week was San Diego ComicCon, which is always a hotbed for Star Wars related news and activity. Here are some of the items that caught my attention (some from the show, others just had similar timing):
Read MoreThreat Detected podcast interview
Recently, I was a guest on the actual-play Star Wars Saga Edition podcast Threat Detected. They're running through the entire Dawn of Defiance campaign, recording the sessions and posting them. They also post pictures of their sessions to their website, mainly of the map and terrain layouts during play. Part 1 of the interview runs in Episode 9, from the 1hr 29m to the 1 hr 53m mark. We discuss Star Wars and a bit of D&D 4e.
Star Wars Wednesday - Milk Run
So, last week I thought this was a good idea, but it's turned out less interesting than I thought it would be. So, don't be surprised if it's a bit on the short side.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - Convention Games
This past weekend, I attended KantCon, in the Kansas City area. I wasn't sure of my schedule beforehand, so I went as a player, not a gamemaster. I carted along a couple of games in case I needed to run a pick up game of something, but my goal was to play more than run this time around. I've talked a lot about creating adventures for cons the past few weeks. This time I want to talk a bit about the logistics of playing and running in an event, with this fresh in my mind.
Read MoreStar Wars Wednesday - SWG: A Fanbase Divided
For those who haven't heard, the MMORPG Star Wars Galaxies is finally shutting down later this year. The main reason isn't hard to speculate about - The Old Republic is coming soon and likely to draw a significant percentage of whatever fanbase remains at SWG. I don't personally know of anyone still playing.
Read MoreStarwars.com - Battle of Turak IV map
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I should have realized this sooner, but with the elimination of the Hyperspace fan club, now anyone can read most if not all of the old Hyperspace content. That means the tactical maps I did for the Battle of Turak IV article are now open for all to see. And, for those who don't recall, Turak IV originally appeared in WEG's Imperial Sourcebook. Some of the logos/graphics in the article later appeared in WEG's mini's book, Imperial Entanglements.
Update on 2011-07-06 03:04 by Sterling Hershey
As was pointed out in the comments, it's not open to eveyone. Looks like I was still signed in from an earlier session and didn't notice. Sorry about that.
Dungeonaday.com Level 19 cartography
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More cartography for Dungeonaday.com, this week is Level 19 (membership required).
Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale on The Tome Show
This week, I was a guest on The Tome Show podcast, talking about Nentir Vale along with two of my co-authors, Brian R. James and Matt James. You can find it here.