by Jeff Tidball | May 24, 2010 | Books, Dice
Interest in a special edition of The Bones has been strong, so Will and I have just opened pre-orders for a hardcover special edition of the book. In this format, the book will cost $27. The run will be printed exactly to order, with a maximum print run of no more...
by Will Hindmarch | Apr 21, 2010 | Dice, RPGs
Every week, during the Monday-night D&D game I play in, I reconsider the notion that players should hit monsters about 60% of the time. (I play an arcane striker, lately, so the to-hit rate is of great concern to me.) The idea being that a 9 or higher on a d20...
by Will Hindmarch | Apr 21, 2010 | Dice, RPGs
Every week, during the Monday-night D&D game I play in, I reconsider the notion that players should hit monsters about 60% of the time. (I play an arcane striker, lately, so the to-hit rate is of great concern to me.) The idea being that a 9 or higher on a d20...
by Will Hindmarch | Mar 1, 2010 | Books, Design, Dice
Here’s your first look at the cover for The Bones. Please note that the final contributor list (if you can make it out) is still subject to change. Additional alterations to the cover may yet happen. The Bones is coming soon. Cover photo by Chuck Wendig. Cover...
by Will Hindmarch | Mar 1, 2010 | Dice, Fan Culture
I don’t think I have any room left in the budget to solicit reprint rights for today’s XKCD comic for The Bones. Alas:
by Jeff Tidball | Sep 8, 2009 | Books, Dice
Even before we began writing Things We Think About Games, Will had started noodling around with some sections of a book that he was calling “Dice Magic,” about the rituals and relationships we—gamers —have with our dice. That book, now called The Bones,...
