Did you see this yet? Clarkesworld Magazine has a great little article with quotes from modern fantasy writers about their experiences with RPGs. Do have a look: Of Dice and Men: Modern Fantasists and the Influence of Roleplaying Games
I hope that’ll tide you over while I complete my meditations on D&D’s 4th Edition and a write-up of my first session with the new game. (Different posts, those.) You’ve got access to plenty of actual-play reports from the pre-release adventure, Keep on the Shadowfells, so this won’t be one of those. Instead, I took encounters out of the adventure and reassembled them. Stay tuned for that, later this week.