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JamesLowder
Forgotten Realms Author & Game Designer
USA
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 Posted - 28 Jun 2009 : 04:45:32
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Hi:
Thanks to all the Realms fans at Origins who voted for Worlds of Dungeons & Dragons in the fiction category, and to all the writers and artists who made the book so great. And special thanks to Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb for their work on the "Elminster at the Magefair" adaptation.
The full list of winners can be found here: http://www.critical-hits.com/2009/06/27/origins-awards-2009/
Cheers,
Jim Lowder
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
1273 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 01:21:07
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| Many scribes here would benefit a lot from discovering the game that won the Role-Playing Games category : Mouseguard by Luke Crane (creator of The Burning Wheel). |
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Christopher_Rowe
Forgotten Realms Author
USA
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 01:31:57
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I was looking at that at the shop the other day (and here I plug my FLGS, The Rusty Scabbard, "Lexington's Legendary Gaming Story). What a beautifully designed book!
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Many scribes here would benefit a lot from discovering the game that won the Role-Playing Games category : Mouseguard by Luke Crane (creator of The Burning Wheel).
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My Realms novel, Sandstorm, is now available for ordering. |
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The Hooded One
Lady Herald of Realmslore
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 02:46:15
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Heh.
Mr. Lowder, Ed and Jeff both take great delight in trying to trace back into the old Charles Roberts Awards days, how many FRACTIONS of Callies they've won, as opposed to "flat out" wins and Hall of Fame Callies (Ed has one of the latter and I THINK two of the former, and I've lost track of the Grubb fractions).
I believe Brian Thomsen used to gleefully keep track, and phone them up after each ORIGINS to teasingly remind them of their current totals (or at least he did in his calls to Ed).
So for the Hobby Games: the 100 Best, I'm thinking Ed and Jeff each won 1/102nd of a Callie (awarding the same fraction to you and to the publisher, as well as the other contributing writers). Am I figuring this right?  And if so, what does a 102nd of a Callie look like? The end of her most outthrust elbow? (I hesitate to suggest any part of her bodice, fofr fear of giving Ed encouragement.  )
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JamesLowder
Forgotten Realms Author & Game Designer
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 03:49:38
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Many scribes here would benefit a lot from discovering the game that won the Role-Playing Games category : Mouseguard by Luke Crane (creator of The Burning Wheel).
Both the RPG and the comic upon which it is based are fantastic. Well worth tracking down.
Cheers,
Jim Lowder |
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JamesLowder
Forgotten Realms Author & Game Designer
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 03:58:57
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Originally posted by The Hooded One
Heh.
Mr. Lowder, Ed and Jeff both take great delight in trying to trace back into the old Charles Roberts Awards days, how many FRACTIONS of Callies they've won, as opposed to "flat out" wins and Hall of Fame Callies (Ed has one of the latter and I THINK two of the former, and I've lost track of the Grubb fractions).
Yes, indeed. Every product that wins is a group win, and some more than others--like Hobby Games: The 100 Best and Worlds of D&D. I just consider myself fortunate to keep finding myself in the right group.
As for the Hall of Fame--yes, Ed was inducted. I provided the initial nomination, in fact, as I did with Hall of Famers Bob Salvatore, Margaret Weis, and Tracy Hickman. Jeff certainly belongs on that list, too--something I've also mentioned to the powers that be over at the Academy.
And I have a very clear idea what parts of the various Callie statues here belong to Mr. Greenwood. I'll leave it at that.
Cheers,
Jim |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 18:56:37
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quote:
Originally posted by JamesLowder
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Originally posted by Skeptic
Many scribes here would benefit a lot from discovering the game that won the Role-Playing Games category : Mouseguard by Luke Crane (creator of The Burning Wheel).
Both the RPG and the comic upon which it is based are fantastic. Well worth tracking down.
Cheers,
Jim Lowder
Very true -- I'm now eagerly waiting for the second volume ('Winter 1152'). BTW, Isn't Mouse Guard RPG based on the same mechanics as BW? |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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Asgetrion
Master of Realmslore
Finland
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Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 19:00:14
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Oh, and congratulations, James -- I enjoyed 'Hobby Games: The 100 Best' a lot, and I think my library's collection will need this one, as well!  |
"What am I doing today? Ask me tomorrow - I can be sure of giving you the right answer then."
-- Askarran of Selgaunt, Master Sage, speaking to a curious merchant, Year of the Helm |
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JamesLowder
Forgotten Realms Author & Game Designer
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 30 Jun 2009 : 20:11:09
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Originally posted by Asgetrion
Very true -- I'm now eagerly waiting for the second volume ('Winter 1152'). BTW, Isn't Mouse Guard RPG based on the same mechanics as BW?
I, my wife, and 11-year-old have all read the first volume and look forward to the second, too. Great stuff.
Yes, Luke Crane created a simplified version of the Burning Wheel system as the basis for the RPG.
Cheers,
Jim |
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Skeptic
Master of Realmslore
Canada
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Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 05:25:07
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quote:
Originally posted by JamesLowder
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Originally posted by Asgetrion
BTW, Isn't Mouse Guard RPG based on the same mechanics as BW?
Yes, Luke Crane created a simplified version of the Burning Wheel system as the basis for the RPG.
It also share with Luke Crane's Burning Empire a much more structured play (often known as "scene framing") than BW. |
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JamesLowder
Forgotten Realms Author & Game Designer
USA
310 Posts |
Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 11:17:15
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It also share with Luke Crane's Burning Empire a much more structured play (often known as "scene framing") than BW.
Indeed. The system is very friendly to casual players and younger kids, in keeping with the Mouseguard license.
Cheers,
Jim |
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Dart Ambermoon
Learned Scribe
Germany
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Posted - 01 Jul 2009 : 23:54:40
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| Congats on winning..."Mouseguard" as a RPG sounds interesting. I liked the comic, when I read it...might be able to use it to slip the RPG thing past my "Stuck-in-the-dark-ages-of-the-80s"-siblings and introduce my niece & nephews to roleplaying. |
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