We played 4E last night with the local group of guys I know from church.  We are doing the Keep on the Shadowfell.  I like 4E but am still getting used to all the “marking” that players can do.  I had one guy attack one model while marking a second model; which sounds hinky to me.  It seems to me that the marking mechanic is akin to “calling out” an opponent for single combat like in the very beginning of the movie Highlander. I don’t think it should be used to prevent a model from attacking (or at least effectively attacking) the guy he’s already fighting.  I need to look into it a bit more. We are going to play again next Wednesday to get one more session in before one of the players heads out of town for three weeks or so.

I am stoked about the new office.  I am still in the market for an office chair; been checking CraigsList.  Or I may just hit the local Ikea or Staples and pick one up.  My wife will be out of town all next week for school.  (She’s starting her Masters program at UNC so she’ll be down in North Carolina.) I plan to get some serious PDF work done.

They will be delivering my new laptop on Monday as well.  It’s a screaming fast Dell D830 with 4GB of RAM!  I’ll have the complete Adobe Creative Suite installed about an hour after they drop it off.

I want to apologize for the lack of new releases from Skortched Urf’ Studios recently.  I have no good excuse.  I know Chris Field has several projects just waiting for me to release them; so that is costing both of us sales.  I honestly didn’t think the whole house thing would be this much of a drain on my time and resources. It’s just like Louis says; publishers put out products.  I’ve slacked.  All the big plans for the future (and I do have some big ones!) are just so much thin air unless you are actually putting your butt in a chair and working on products.  I won’t bore anyone with my excuses.  Time to get back to work.

Upcoming releases (in no particular order)…

Fantasy Firearms II -More fantasy shooty goodness from Chris Field!

Wizards of Shadowfell -A new take on old school mages like Alanon and Gandalf by Chris Field.

Pandora Inro #1 -A comic book style introduction to the forthcoming Pandora project.  Anthony is currently illustrating it.

Pandora Intro #2 -More illustrated goodness in preperation for the release of the Pandora Project.  Modern Fantasy with a twist.

Dept. 7 Armory Update -A guide to the guns used by Department 7. (Written by yours truly!)

The Book of Plagues -Add some fantasy-style plagues to your campaign and mix things up a bit!

Adventurer Essentials line -The Ten Foot Pole and other goodness is forthcoming.

Department 7: Genesis -A first level D20 Modern adventure kicking off our Modern Campaign series of adventures.