Posts Tagged ‘open game table’

Open Game Table Vol.2: I Was Nominated

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Well, it appears that some kind soul decided to nominate some of my ramblings here for the Open Game Table Vol.2!  If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s the short version: it’s a giant anthology of the best blog posts in the online RPG community.  Vol.1 was amazing and available in print and PDF.  I got the PDF, and I cannot believe how useful it is.  Regardless of what kind of game you play, the Open Game Table has something for you (and is available at your FLGS, Amazon, or Drive Thru RPG.  Jonathon Jacobs of The Core Mechanic masterminded the first volume and will do so again for the second.  Bravo, sir, and well done!

This time around, there were almost three times as many submissions!As I mentioned, someone out there nominated a few of my items for this anthology.  By a few, I mean seven.  I admit to having nominated several myself, but at least two were nominated that I had not contributed myself.  To whomever nominated mine: thank you!  That kind of feedback is both rewarding and an indication that I’m doing something right, and I appreciate it.  I wish the reviewers and editors the best of luck, since they’ve got quite a lot on their collective plate, and I cannot wait for the new edition.  With luck, something I wrote will make it in, but if not it will only be because there was something better and what’s wrong with that?

In case you’re curious, here are my posts that were nominated for Vol.2:

The RPGBN and RPMN

Friday, November 27th, 2009

This is several weeks late, but oh well.  As you all probably know by now, the RPGBN has changed hands and Berin Kinsman started the Roleplay Media Network.  In short, I think both are going in great (and complementary) directions and are both in very good hands.  Duane over at A Terrible Idea has taken the reins of the RPGBN and has so far made very few drastic changes (if any, really) and is taking it in a direction I like.  Great job and keep up the good work, Duane!  Once again, I think it’s appropriate to thank Dave, Phil, Graham, and Danny for all the work they did getting the thing started in the first place.

As for the RPMN, I think it’s also a great idea.  I treated it sorta like I did Facebook, at first.  That is to say, poking it with a ten-foot pole and standing back, but I think it really fills a niche that I, at least, was looking for.  Congrats to Berin for doing a great and professional job with it, and I hope it continues to be all kinds of awesome.

That’s really it.  I just wanted to say thanks to all the guys putting in time and effort to keep the gaming community vibrant and alive.  It’s not something that is done enough.  Of course, I’m patting myself on the back right now since I think I’m helping in my own small way here at Creatively Anomalous.  Anyway, thanks!

Are you still with me?  Really?  Great!  On the subject of keeping the community vibrant and alive, why not check out the Open Game Table – The Anthology of Roleplaying Game Blogs, Vol. 1?  Jonathon Jacobs did a great job putting it together, and that is some top-notch content from some of the most exciting bloggers out there (excepting, of course, yours truly*).  It’s on sale right now at RPGNow for only $9.95.  I got the PDF at the original, more expensive price and can tell you that it is worth every red cent.  I’m not sure why I’m plugging this right now, since it came out months and months ago.  Probably just because it’s a really excellent publication that I reread over and over again, and the only way to get a second volume is if enough people buy either the PDF or hardcover of the first.  I guess it just kinda fits in with my whole giving thanks thing.  Books like this are what help us grow and expand as bloggers and gamers, and the contributors and production team deserve some major kudos.  I only hope I can make it into the next volume!

*Sarcasm.  Mostly.