The Jade |
And yes, Paizo staff is eligible. ;)
Episode 7 of the Open Design Podcast offers a cornucopia of fresh gaming goodness this Thanksgiving.
Wolfgang Baur and I spent a half hour chatting it up with world renown fantasy artist/children's book creator/movie producer Tony DiTerlizzi. He visited our Open Design Podcast to talk about The Spiderwick Chronicles, and to give advice to artists looking for greater exposure and advice to publishers looking to improve their communications with artists. He also explains how playing D&D helped him and his co-writer Holly Black craft a world in such fine detail that they blew the minds of film folk in Hollywood. Hey, does that mean we’re all developing talents that could get a film made? Personally, I do believe so.
We have a contest to win a sketch of a quickling from the pen of Ditty Lizard himself - hope he doesn’t mind that new nickname… it pleases me. Listen in to learn how to enter our random drawing contest.
Mike Mearls invited Wolf and Ed Healy up to WotC HQ to talk about game advice, what it’s like being Mike (his job experience anyway), and hints at a new board game based on a much beloved D&D game setting. He also gives a shout out to the Pathfinder RPG. Gamers loving gamers. So sexy...
Regular Features:
* ‘Ask the Kobold’ with Skip Williams
In episode 6 we ran a Halloween costume contest. Check out the entrants in our latest show page's slideshow.
Guest Bios:
Tony DiTerlizzi is a fantasy artist, childrens’ book creator and motion picture producer. DiTerlizzi co-created The Spiderwick Chronicles, and was an executive producer on the 2008 film adaptation of the series. He won a Caldecott Honor Medal for his adaptation of The Spider and the Fly. In the gaming industry, he best known for his work in Magic: The Gathering and on the Planescape product line for Dungeons & Dragons.
For years, Mike Mearls was one of the most prolific freelance writers in the gaming industry. His name appears on numerous game products, including a variant Player’s Handbook entitled Iron Heroes. In 2005, he joined Wizards of the Coast as a staff designer. Most recently, he is Lead Developer for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition.
Mike Welham Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012 |
Mike Welham Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012 |
The Jade |
Check out the quickling sketch Tony D is giving away!
If you enjoyed his interview and/or if you like the sketch, leave him a comment. World famous artists have feelings too.
Okay, I have no evidence that that's actually true. They may very well be heartless automatons laying dormant atop hillocks of crumpled cash, dreaming of ways to use the human race for food.
Mike Welham Contributor, RPG Superstar 2012 |
Mairkurion {tm} |
His blog has been strewn with nostalgia for years. When he and Holly were doing videos promoting their books before the movie came out, they talked about D&D on more than one occasion. It's time for Tony to come home. And since there's not a TSR anymore...well, he should probably just hook up with a good friend like ol' Wolfie. (Still, would it hurt to send him the new bestiary?)
The Jade |
His blog has been strewn with nostalgia for years. When he and Holly were doing videos promoting their books before the movie came out, they talked about D&D on more than one occasion. It's time for Tony to come home. And since there's not a TSR anymore...well, he should probably just hook up with a good friend like ol' Wolfie. (Still, would it hurt to send him the new bestiary?)
I ask you this. Would it hurt to send me the new bestiary? I think we should find out.
Spanky the Leprechaun |
Jade, you don't have the new bestiary yet? How can you comment on it on your renowned podcast without a copy? And further, how can you hope to live a happy life, knowing that you have been deprived of one of life's chief joys? Why, my wife just got me to remove it from my bedside table.
I think we should chop down Mairkurion and make a bestiary outta him for Jade!
The Jade |
Jade, you don't have the new bestiary yet? How can you comment on it on your renowned podcast without a copy? And further, how can you hope to live a happy life, knowing that you have been deprived of one of life's chief joys? Why, my wife just got me to remove it from my bedside table.
I can comment because i saw the Bestiary first printing, before the final with cover, along with the other Paizo guys at Gen Con. We were all mad for the thing, fighting each other off to peruse its magical pages.
That said, please won't you give?
Mairkurion {tm} |
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:When I think of Faerie, I think of Froud, Vess, and DiTerlizzi.Right there with you. I also like all of the old classics.
Okay, the freaky leprechaun seems to be gone.
Of course, Rone, they all pay homage to the old classics! But just since you brought them up, who all do you have in mind? Rackham? Cruikshank? Dore?
The Jade |
The Jade wrote:Mairkurion {tm} wrote:When I think of Faerie, I think of Froud, Vess, and DiTerlizzi.Right there with you. I also like all of the old classics.Okay, the freaky leprechaun seems to be gone.
Of course, Rone, they all pay homage to the old classics! But just since you brought them up, who all do you have in mind? Rackham? Cruikshank? Dore?
Absolutely. For a gift, I bought a book of old faery art and there were so many more paintings than I ever knew existed. I'll ask for the title of this stunning collection.
The Jade |
I just read the comments on Tony's site left by Heath and Mairkurion. Good stuff, man. After that, he must be feeling a lunar tide tug toward that small wooden box on his bookshelf... you know... the one holding all those pretty little dice. Go on Tony... you know you want to. One more game session... what can it hurt?
Todd Stewart Contributor |
Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Great idea, Jade. We need to flood that place with the love. Come back, Tony!When we talked gaming and Gen Con I could tell he was getting nostalgic. He WANTED to do that 2nd ed monster sketch.
In his blog in the past year, Tony spent a solid week doing updated sketches of various Planescape critters and characters. Awesome, amazingly nostalgic stuff. His updated image of Kylie the Tout was really cool, and I think he did an updated Factol Rhys as well. :)
The Jade |
The Jade wrote:In his blog in the past year, Tony spent a solid week doing updated sketches of various Planescape critters and characters. Awesome, amazingly nostalgic stuff. His updated image of Kylie the Tout was really cool, and I think he did an updated Factol Rhys as well. :)Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Great idea, Jade. We need to flood that place with the love. Come back, Tony!When we talked gaming and Gen Con I could tell he was getting nostalgic. He WANTED to do that 2nd ed monster sketch.
Thanks, Todd! I'm am so going to scour that blog now.
Mairkurion {tm} |
The Jade wrote:In his blog in the past year, Tony spent a solid week doing updated sketches of various Planescape critters and characters. Awesome, amazingly nostalgic stuff. His updated image of Kylie the Tout was really cool, and I think he did an updated Factol Rhys as well. :)Mairkurion {tm} wrote:Great idea, Jade. We need to flood that place with the love. Come back, Tony!When we talked gaming and Gen Con I could tell he was getting nostalgic. He WANTED to do that 2nd ed monster sketch.
That's exactly the stuff I'm talking about--along with some pics of generic monsters! Yeah!