Well, folks, here's the deal. I have too much on my plate at the moment. This means that something has to give, and right now, the only thing I've got to give...is Elf Lair. We are not done. Just on indefinite hiatus. I intend to get up and running again just as soon as I figure out how to deal with the stresses of everything I have going on. Unfortunately that means that until the end of the year at least, Elf Lair is closed down. Fortunately I haven't yet officially set us up as an LLC. It's cool if you want to keep checking here for updates, as I'll post them as I have them, but hopefully we'll be very visible when it's time to come back. I want to put some money away to do this thing right when it's ready to take off, and hit everyone with a marketing blitz when we're ready to go. I realize this is a disappointment to our fans, but all I can say is, nothing can prepare you for what hits you when you enter grad school. Between that and my da...

Atlantis was once the shining jewel of the ten continents, the pinnacle of civilization and progress. Its alabaster columns, domes and towers shone brightly in the morning sun, a beacon of hope to the rest of the world that yes, in the wake of the Old Ones, humankind could pave a new path to the future. That all changed when war erupted with the far continent of Thule. Thule, once very like Atlantis, rotted from within, turned to worship of the Old Ones--specifically the Old Ones Yog-Sothoth, Shub-Niggurath, Dagon and Hydra. These evil creatures, speaking to their sorcerer-priests in dreams dark and unholy, showed them the way to open portals through time and space, and with these portals they invaded Atlantis. The early stages of the war went very badly for Atlantis. Its cities were devastated by fire from the skies and mind bombs, ravaged by creatures of darkness like Byakhee, Shantaks, Deep Ones, and the subterranean Spawn of Cthulhu who tore the very brains from the heads ...

Enjoy, folks. Back in the saddle again, and Lemuria's writeup is complete. For fans of Expedition to the Barrier Peaks and Dave Arneson's City of the Gods, this one is right up your alley.

We're Back!!! Of all the regions in the Wasted Lands, Lemuria is arguably the most alien, beautiful, and sinister, save perhaps the Kingdom of Hastur. Lemuria is a continent of many features--it is host to plains, forests, foothills, and great mountain ranges, and is home to all manner of creatures, both intelligent and savage. The dominant race on Lemuria could be considered "semi-human"; that is, they are not entirely human but do not fit into the type of any other race. They are tall, reaching 7' in height, slender, hermaphroditic and have ghost-white skin. Rarely do they grow hair on their bodies. Some believe these "Ghost-Kings" are either a future evolution of humankind, or the original root from which humankind de-evolved. Still others claim that the Giant-Kings are not of this world at all, that they came from another plane of existence, or somewhere beyond the stars. They seem to have wondrous magic, including oddly-shaped wands that fire ...

Ever just wish you could shut everything off? Damn, I'm through the wedding, but now am playing catch up with school, and stuff just keeps piling higher and higher on the desk at work. I'm starting to wonder if I'm ever going to get through all this shit so I can get back to having some free time to work on Wasted Lands, 12 Parsecs, my novel, and my freelance project. Sigh. Hang in there, folks. I'll get there as soon as humanly possible.

The wedding is next week. Within 2 weeks or so I'll know how badly classes are going to kill me. Best case scenario: I hope to have Twelve Parsecs in playtest by October. Whether we see any releases before that depends on Tim's work on Eldritch Witchery and Vampire Queen. Thanks for your patience, everyone. We're keeping you updated as we have info to post :)

Nah. Just a lot going on these days. I do intend to get back to the Wasted Lands soon. As some of you know, Elf Lair is also on hiatus for the time being. Right now I am up to my eyeballs at work dealing with a training grant renewal, faculty retreat, visiting committee review, and cross training on purchase ordering. In addition, I'm getting married in two weeks, I'm starting grad school next week (and am FAR from ready for that), am working on a novel, another game for Elf Lair, a major freelance project for Cubicle 7 (which is due at the end of September and I still have a good 35,000 words to write--why, oh, why did I let Dave talk me into this one?), waiting to hear on editing notes from Troll Lord Games about Pulp Siege, and running my Unisystem/Conspiracy X Doctor Who game every other week on Sundays. You could say my plate is a bit full and I'm a teensy bit overstressed. But bear with me, True Believers (apologies to Stan Lee), and The Wasted Lands will return...