tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-282326782007-04-12T05:39:36.448+01:00TaKtiXBlogger141tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1165291388277221782006-12-05T03:52:00.000Z2006-12-05T04:03:08.536Z

Hey gang, I was interviewed last week by the Groovy Gamers Groovecast. It's a podcast dedicated to play-by-email and play-by-post games, and we talked about the Winter Court. It was a fun interview and hopefully it will bring more role-players to Rokugan. You can check it out at groovygamers.com. It's Episode 12. So what else is going on? Khan's Defiance previews! Previews is always a fun

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1164578644134963602006-11-26T21:56:00.000Z2006-11-26T22:04:04.146Z

Hi Everyone, So it looks like winter has finally set in for Rokugan, and that means the Shogun is on the move. No doubt you've seen the Khan's Defiance preview trailer already. A few Cranes were complaining about Dragons whipping them around in most of the art in the preview. Bevan gets to pick and choose what art he wants to use out of a pool I provide, and he has no loyalties at all. So

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1158962192680235912006-09-22T22:38:00.000+01:002006-09-22T22:56:32.693+01:00

About to head overseas to the L5R World Championships. We had over 250 people pre-register, and we expect the total number of players who show up to top 400. Should be a great event. Of course we're running this one all ourselves, so it should be an interesting experience. You'd be surprised just how much work the infrastructure of a major event like this. Food, tables, power, etc. all takes a

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1158287825794359382006-09-15T03:30:00.000+01:002006-09-15T03:37:05.806+01:00

I so rarely get to post here anymore, I thought I'd post up some Khan's Defiance preview art and see if the L5R players even find it. And yes, it's Benika from the Origins storyline event. Anyway, just got back from the ACD and Alliance East distributor open houses. Samurai Edition, the board game, and the graphic novel all got a lot of excitement, and several stores are planning on picking up

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1156733943886742242006-08-28T03:56:00.000+01:002006-08-28T03:59:03.896+01:00

Well, as most of you now know, Mike Leader has assumed the role of Brand Manager for Warlord. I couldn't be more happy leaving it in his more than capable hands. I look forward to seeing the new directions Mike takes the game. And that of course moves me fully into L5R territory. I have lots of plans for the game, many of which you've already heard about including the board game and graphic

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1151013464003450332006-06-22T22:51:00.000+01:002006-06-22T22:57:44.003+01:00

The new big-bad is coming to Warlord soon. Wrote up the outline of the whole event system myself just recently, though the guys are tinkering with it some. If you though the format coming up was Epic... this event is going to live up to that name and beyond. You will get smacked around by it. You will lose tons of Warlords to it. You will love it. Sharpen your blades and memorize your spells

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1151012986795814722006-06-22T22:40:00.000+01:002006-06-22T22:49:46.810+01:00

And so another Origins is upon us. I like Origins more than some people. I like the slightly more laid back atmosphere, the time to spend talking to the customers, etc. It's also the first time I get to see some people since last year too. However, my favorite thing about Origins is the North Market. This is a wonderful spot of calm in the midst of the chaos. The North Market is an old

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1150315426949467352006-06-14T20:55:00.000+01:002006-06-14T21:03:46.963+01:00

So, the Epic list is online, and I can finally chat a bit about it. First thing you may notice is the variance in the return of Open Warlords. Some factions got a few, some didn't get any. Now, I'll go on record and say I fought for at minimum one Open returning Warlord for every faction. But in some cases Design out-argued me, so some things like Lady of Mercy edged out Rabinous Zon. Ah well

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1148399590437335722006-05-23T16:32:00.000+01:002006-05-23T16:55:41.433+01:00

A very enjoyable part of my job now involves art direction. I can hardly draw a stick-man properly, but being able to realize a vision through the skills of fantastic artists from around the world is amazing. Up until this point, most Warlord art has followed the pattern of create a big guy with a big honkin' sword about to cleave through you. While this is great for marketing art, sometimes

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1148264935329440972006-05-22T01:54:00.000+01:002006-05-22T03:44:08.700+01:00

Oddly enough, one of the things I find hardest in my job is actually finding the time to build decks. I will shamelessly scour the Temple for decklists and slightly modify them to play at the local store. I just haven't had a lot of time to do anything from scratch. However, in the last few weeks I've built an entire deck without looking at anyone else's ideas, and I have another one in mind

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1148008904979751032006-05-19T04:01:00.000+01:002006-05-19T04:21:45.013+01:00

Ah Con Season, almost upon us again. Con season is that nifty little time between the end of May and October when the big cons all seem to happen. ComicCon, Origins, GenCon Indy, DragonCon, KublaCon, etc. Nothing beats making the journey and enjoying a con as a gamer. Of course, I haven't been able to do that for a few years. Don't get me wrong, cons are still a blast, they're just

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1147894497634939542006-05-17T19:17:00.000+01:002006-05-17T20:34:57.643+01:00

As most of you are aware, the Warlord RPG has been long in coming. For any of you who may not have actually heard the story, here it is in short form: - Warlord CCG releases. - Warlord RPG is written, edited, designed for 3.0 format. - 3.5 format releases. - Warlord writers slap foreheads. - Warlord is rewritten to 3.5 format. - Various issues crop up and are dealt with. - Books are

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1147828452087457862006-05-17T02:07:00.000+01:002006-05-17T03:01:44.210+01:00

Hi everyone. Thought I should go ahead and make a post of my own. I'm not sure how frequently I'll find the time to update this, so I'm glad Mat let me have the "Guest Contributor" tag... though I might surprise myself and post more than I expect. As most of you know, I'm the Brand Manager for AEG's games. I'm going to primarily focus on Warlord here, but my ramblings might take us to the

Todd C. Rowlandtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28232678.post-1147815714711860522006-05-16T22:39:00.000+01:002006-05-16T22:41:54.716+01:00

Todd Rowland is the Brand Manager for Alderac Entertainment Group. He plays more games than me (impressive), is good at them (annoyingly so) and was hired by AEG after he first did a sterling job running the Temple of Lore fansite forums for Warlord. That means he knows more about webcoding than me as well. Did I mention he's also a nice guy?

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