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Digital Hero Issues On Sale For $2.50 Each

December 21, 2010 By: John Taber Category: Games, Growlings

Digital Hero 9Just about everything 5th edition, including Digital Hero issues, are now on sale for 50% off on the Hero site. I heartily recommend issues 9 and 14. Both have some great articles by me. 🙂

John’s Geeky Christmas List

November 09, 2010 By: John Taber Category: Games, Growlings

Christmas DiceI thought it might be fun to show everyone what is on my Christmas list this year.? Yeah…we are talkin’ major geek.? 🙂

— KEY —

[Priority] [Product] – [Artist/Author (Optional)] / [Company (Optional)] (Notes)

^ = Possibly Difficult To Find or Can Only Be Found At One Location/Site

IMPORTANT: Gifts are listed in order of priority.? Stuff at the top I want more than stuff at the bottom. 😉

1.? Giants Custom Jersey with World Series Patch (?TORTURE? for the name and ?10? for the number, XL, $115, here is a link to the site: http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10847058&cp=1452365.1452879.1565194 )

2.? The Hero Bestiary 6th Edition with PDF / Hero Games (Get from Hero Games so you get the PDF AND book, $45, here is the URL: https://www.herogames.com/viewItem.htm?itemID=248275 )

3.? Black Braided Belt (For 42 waist, $25, right now I have this one and I love it but it is worn out: http://www.fossil.com/en_US/shop/men/belts/dress_belts/dress_maddox-mb3040p.html?departmentCategoryId=30001&Ne=15&N=4294959889&Ns=p_msc4|0||p_weight|0&rec=2&pn=c&imagePath=MB3040001, any belt that looks like this one is fine.)

4.? The Marquis: Inferno – Guy Davis / Dark Horse (Comic graphic novel, $20)

5.? Batman: Under The Red Hood – Two-Disc Special Edition (Animated DVD, widescreen, $17)

6.? Fantasy Hero 6th Edition with PDF / Hero Games (Get from Hero Games so you get the PDF AND book, $60, here is the URL: https://www.herogames.com/viewItem.htm?itemID=248822 )

7.? Young Frankenstein (DVD Movie, widescreen if they have it, $15)

8.? Snakes & Arrows – Rush (Music CD OR an Amazon Gift Certificate for the amount so I can get the album on MP3, $10)

9.? Frankenstein – Bernie Wrightson / Dark Horse (Comic Graphic Novel, Hard Cover, $30)

10.^ Squiddly Diddly Complete TV Series (DVD, $20, you can get it here: http://www.timesforgottendvd.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=764 )

11.Doctor Who USB Port (Computer accessory, $30, you can get it here: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/9223/)

12.Leviathan – Scott Westerfeld (Science Fiction Book, $10)

2010 ENnie Award Winners

August 10, 2010 By: John Taber Category: Games, Growlings

ENnies LogoHere is a list of the 2010 ENnie Award winners. Pathfinder was the big winner by far. I’m very glad Hero 6e took the silver for Best Rules and that Day After Ragnarok took the gold in the Best Setting category.

Here is the complete list. ENJOY! 🙂

Best Cover Art
Silver: Eclipse Phase
Gold: Pathfinder Bestiary

Best Interior Art
Silver: Shadowrun 20th
Gold: Pathfinder Core Rulebook

Best Cartography
Silver: Aces & Eights: Judas Crossing
Gold: Pathfinder City Map Folio

Best Writing
Silver: Victoriana
Gold: Eclipse Phase

Best Production Values
Silver: Shadowrun
Gold: Pathfinder

Best Rules
Silver: Hero 6th Edition
Gold: Diaspora

Best Adventure
Silver: Trail of Cthulhu: Armitage Files
Gold: Pathfinder #31: Stolen Land

Best Monster or Adversary
Silver: Pathfinder: Classic Horrors Revisited
Gold: Pathfinder Bestiary

Best Setting
Silver: Rome: Life and Death of the Republic
Gold: Day After Ragnarok

Best Supplement
Silver: Players Handbook 3
Gold: Mysteries of the Hollow Earth

Best Aid or Accessory
Silver: Gaming Paper
Gold: Pathfinder GM Screen

Best Miniatures Product
Silver: Gaming Paper
Gold: D&D Minis

Best Regalia
Silver: Battletech
Gold: Cthulhu 101

Best Electronic Book
Silver: The Devil We Know
Gold: The Great City Player’s Guide

Best Free Product
Silver: Lady Blackbird
Gold: Advanced Players Guide Playtest

Best Website
Silver:d20PFSRD.com
Gold: Obsidian Portal

Best Podcast
Silver: All Games Considered
Gold: Atomic Array

Best Blog
Silver: Gnome Stew
Gold: Kobold Quarterly

Best Game
Silver: Shadowrun
Gold: Pathfinder

Product of the Year
Silver: Eclipse Phase
Gold: Pathfinder

Fan Award for Best Publisher
Silver: Fantasy Flight Games
Gold: Paizo Publishing

GAME ON!