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July 29, 2013
Reaper Miniatures!
I’ve been friends with the awesome folks at Reaper Miniatures for a long time. I’ve loved their minis (and have literally thousands of them) for years, and they’ve apparently played a lot of the games I’ve worked on. But we’ve never worked directly together. At least, before now. It’s been difficult keeping this one to …
July 22, 2013
More Release Info
We’re so very close to the release of Numenera! The books are literally being printed and put onto trucks as I type this. There’s still lots of logistical stuff to do even after they start arriving in the warehouse (not the least of which is that I have to do lots–and lots–of autographing), but we …
July 20, 2013
More Than a Map
We have a fantastic map for the Ninth World, by Christopher West. I can’t wait for you to see it in all its glory–it’s a poster included with the Numenera corebook–but for now, you can see a smaller version at Ninth World Hub. Have you checked out Ninth World Hub yet? This is the Numenera …
July 16, 2013
Numenera for Educators
On August 12, 2012 as part of an update to the then on-going Numenera Kickstarter, I created a new stretch goal: “If we manage to reach $100,000, I will make 300 copies of the corebook (in print format) available FOR FREE to educators and libraries who want it. Tell your teacher and librarian friends that …
July 1, 2013
Plots in RPGs
In theNumenera Kickstarter, I had a backer level called On-line Gamer. The people backing at that level get to, among other things, request a specific article written by me, here on my blog. Backer Nick Finckasked me to write about plots in rpgs. Specifically,the balance of structured plots and story arcs versus unstructured and more …
June 21, 2013
Calling All Numenera Fans!
Tales from the Ninth World has been well received. Kickstarter backers seem to be enjoying their copy, and others have purchased it at DriveThru. Thank you so much! There are three things I want to share with Numenera fans today. Ninth World Hub When we announced the release of Numenera last year, one thing that …
June 20, 2013
Tales from the Ninth World
As one of our Numenera Kickstarter stretch goals, we said that we would create a short ebook anthology entitledTales from the Ninth World. The stories, by Shanna Germain and myself (and one by both of us working together) are finished, and I think you’ll really like them.The anthology is available for free to all Kickstarter …
June 6, 2013
Blast from the Past: Charles and the Crocodile
Longtime followers know that montecook.com has been around since about 1999 or so, and that most of the pre-2012 content isn’t here (or anywhere online) anymore. That’s a long sad tale for another time, but it means that if I want to find old web content, it’s not easy. In this case, however, digging it …
June 5, 2013
Introducing Charles Ryan
I met Charles Ryan in a tuxedo shop. At the time, he was theChairman of the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design, the professional organization of the games industry. He was trying to make the Academy’s awards ceremony (called by most the Origins Awards) more professional and classy, and was encouraging people to really …
June 4, 2013
Author/Game Designer, Rich Howard
When I created my Kickstarter for Numenera, I named one of the backer levels On-Line Gamer. One of the many rewards for the On-Line Gamer level was having an article written by me on the topic of the backer’s choosing and posted here. For his article, I asked On-Line Gamer backer and author/game designerRich Howard …
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