Eighth Day Genesis: A Worldbuilding Codex

2013 Origins Award Nominee

You want to build a world.  Twenty authors want to help.

It begins when you have that moment when you can close your eyes and see a world no-one has seen before. It might start from a grain of sand, the way light filters through the trees, the feel of satin robes, the smell of cooking soup, or simply a wish for somewhere, some...   [click here for more]

Hobby Games: The 100 Best

In Hobby Games: The 100 Best, the top designers, authors, and publishers in the hobby games field write about the most enjoyable and cleverly designed games of the last fifty years. Their essays cover the gamut of the hobby market, from roleplaying games to collectible card games, and miniatures games to wargames to board games, with titles both familiar and esoteric. These are the games...   [click here for more]

The Game Master: A Guide to the Art and Theory of Roleplaying

The Game Master is a book about roleplaying games. It is intended for game masters from the aspiring novice trying to figure out how to launch their first campaign to the veteran who wants to discover how to consistently produce games that work and avoid train-wreck campaigns. It aims to foster a deeper appreciation of the unique nature of RPGs as both a dynamic literary form and a typ...   [click here for more]

The Lazy Dungeon Master

You love Dungeons and Dragons. As an experienced dungeon master you've run dozens, if not hundreds of games. You put a lot of work into making your games great. What if there's another way to look at how you prepare your game? What if it turned out you could spend less time, less energy, and have a better game as a result?

It's time to unleash the Lazy Dungeon Master.

Written in...   [click here for more]

The Vacant Forge (Heroes of Gracia 1)

Within the port city of Ansti, Antilos is a blacksmith’s apprentice who has more skill swinging a sword than he has crafting with a hammer. When he finds his master murdered after an evening of drink down at the docks, his world is thrown into chaos as he must try to bring his former master’s killer to justice and find a new path in life.

Meanwhile, Antilos’ friend Nal...   [click here for more]