Firefly - Friends in Low Places

Today, the latest Echoes of War adventure in the Firefly universe goes live. Friends In Low Places puts the Crew in a bad place between a low down dirty trader and an Alliance officer trying to bring him to justice. Monica Valentinelli did a great job pulling together a plot driven by some hard choices, and Mark Diaz Truman helped me sharpen the mechanics to razor deadliness. I go into fiurther detail after the jump, which involve spoilers.

AV Club - Intergalactic Nemesis

Here's an interview with a show that mixes old radio plays and graphic novels.

13th Age Bestiary - Hatchling Edition

Pre-orders for the 13th Age Bestiary are live. If you order now, you get a basic PDF immediately as well as a chance to playtest the monsters, plus an upgrade to the full PDF and book when it's ready.

I got to have a lot of fun with this book, which is full of D&D monsters with unique twists. +Rob Heinsoo revealed two of the monsters I worked on, which I tease a bit more below. I even put it past a jump for the spoiler averse. (Though, I guess if you are pre-ordering, you don't have to worry about spoilers.)

I'll also take a moment to plug the blog for my own 13th Age game, which has its second episode this Friday.

AV Club - Cinematic Titanic Review

As promised, my review of the shows over the weekend. Good crowd, bad movies, great riffs.

AV Club - Cinematic Titanic

Not only will I be covering both shows again this year, but I got to do an interview with Joel, J. Elvis, Trace and Mary Jo. It was a surreal moment talking with Joel about the Dells for a few minutes before starting the interview proper.

Reprinted text after the jump.

AV Club - Galloping Ghost

Back-to-back articles this week with my profile on the Galloping Ghost Arcade. This is a great place full of great games that is worth a trip, especially if you grew up in arcades like I did.

AV Club - Pokemon Gallery Night

Milwaukee has a strong geek heart. We've got a nerd bar and were the original home of Gen Con. Having a Pokemon themed gallery night makes sense.