Open Game Table: The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs, Vol.2

by Michael Brewer

Foreword by Justin Achilli. Through the combined efforts of over 70 authors, artists, editors, and fans of RPG blogs - Open Game Table is back! Inside you will find timeless interviews with Dave Arneson on the roots of roleplaying games, Robin D. Laws on RPG theory and game play, and Jonathan Roberts on his career as a master cartographer. Included in Volume 2 are 65 articles that serve as the perfect complement to Volume 1: GM and player advice on character and campaign design, sandboxing, story pacing, play styles, gaming with your kids, and much much more. WIRED.com's GeekDad blog says Volume 1 is ". . . a treasure trove. A tome worth killing a few orcs for." and "The kind of brain stimulus role players need, diverse and quality content." Bards & Sages Fantasy Review says "Open Game Table, Volume 1 is the reference guide equivalent of a Deck of Many Things, . . . you can draw from it again and again." Open Game Table, Volume 2 brings that same level of excellence back to the table, and never misses a roll.

158 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published August 31, 2010

About the author

Father. Husband. Montanan. Codeslinger. Gunslinger. Michael wore many hats during his life between his enlistment in the United States Marine Corps with the infantry to his current occupation as a remote software engineer enjoying mountain life with his family near the shores of Flathead Lake. One of his favorite hats to wear is the writer cap.

Michael first explored writing and small press publishing within the niche table top gaming industry and looks forward to publishing larger works of fiction and possibly a non-fiction memoir or two.

Reviews

[David Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book for free from the Goodreads Firstread giveaway. I have never played any role playing games and do not know anything about them so I am really not qualified to review this book. I gave it 3 stars based on the fact that I believe it would be valuable info for these players.

[Kameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have an assistant editor and author credit on this book, so I'm a little biased. Still, there are some great articles from a wide range of RPG blogs.