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Imagine, if you will, a geek dad who has a lot on his plate who knew that Gnome Stew’s 1,000th article was fast approaching, but kind of lost sight of it over the past few days. And imagine that on that fateful day that fellow posted a request for Gnome Stew readers to help our book, Masks, get nominated for a Golden Geek Award…and totally didn’t catch that that would be article #1,000. That fellow was me, that day was yesterday, and while I caught…

If you’ve been waiting for Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game — Gnome Stew’s second book — to come back into stock, your wait has ended! You can now order Masks in print (with a free PDF copy) from the Engine Publishing online store. It’s also available as a standalone PDF, as well as in a package deal with our first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters for 20% off (in print or PDF). To say that we’ve been blown…

I am likely the last blogger on the Internet to get their Gen Con recap posted, but a combination of work deadlines, Con Crud, generating some spousal karma, and my regularly scheduled game conspired against me. Overall it was a very good Gen Con, and I had a great time seeing old friends, meeting new friends, and doing some needed shopping. So here is my 2011 Gen Con recap. The Year of Seconds This year was marked by repeats of two very special events from…

If you’ve been waiting for the standalone PDF edition of our latest book, Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game, your wait is over! Order the Masks PDF directly from Engine Publishing Order Masks from DriveThruRPG We’ve also made the Masks PDF available in a bundle with our first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, for 20% off: Order Masks and Eureka for 20% off from Engine Publishing Order Masks and Eureka together from DriveThruRPG Our graphic designer and layout guru,…

After 10 months of development and hundreds of hours of work by a team of 22 people on three continents, I’m pleased to announce that Gnome Stew’s second book, Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game, is now available for preorder! Preorder Masks directly from Engine Publishing If you’d like to learn more about this monster tome (a 336-page hardcover!), check out reviews and previews, and get the details on shipping dates and so forth, read on! What’s Masks All About? Playing a character…

Hmm, this package is suspiciously book-shaped! What could be inside? Why, it’s the printer’s proof for Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game! Look at the spine on this beast! It’s gigantic! Here’s a two-page spread featuring the artwork of Chris Reach: …and another featuring the artwork of Avery Liell-Kok: For good measure, how does Masks stack up (hah!) against our first book, Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters, and the D&D 4e Player’s Handbook? I was too sick to post these…

This will be our final preview of Gnome Stew’s upcoming second book, Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCS for Any Roleplaying Game. If you haven’t checked out the other previews yet, fear not: this one collects all of them, as well as providing new material. If you’ve been curious about Masks — and I hope you are! — this article also includes vital stats (page count, etc.), a status update, and a discussion of the artwork in the book. Here’s the collected preview: Masks preview (with 18…