RPG News from last week (10/19)

Chicago RPG News

A reminder that Tuesday night (10/20), 7pm is the first RPGChicago.com GM Clinic. The venue has been confirmed for Hops and Barley at 4359 N. Milwaukee. The topic is "Keep The Action Moving" and is hosted by Gnomestew.com blogger Patrick Benson.

Games Plus is hosting a Steve Jackson Demo Game Night (tentative) also on Tuesday night at 6pm. A representative from SJG's "Men in Black" demo team will be on hand to demo the latest and greatest of Jackson Games product.

National RPG News

Wizards of the Coast (WotC) was in the news several times this week. First, their Brand Manager, Scott Rouse, has resigned. He was a key player in WotC's decisions (and improvements) to their licensing and marketing of the 4th edition of D&D. Many in the community have expressed that he'll be missed as a positive voice in RPG community relations.

WotC also was in the news for reaching 6 digit settlements with two defendents in a piracy case over the 4th edition Players Handbook. Two defendents have pledged to pay $100,000 and $125,000 each, and a third may get a default judgement. Those were expensive books indeed.

And finally, a followup from a "strange/whimsical news" item back in July. ENWorld is reporting on a letter received from Gail Gygax regarding the Gary Gygax statue:

While I can't tell you all the details of the memorial - if approved - will be great - the few people that know the concept are wild about it - so I am excited.

For those of you going to GaryCon in March 2010, I'm sure this will be a huge topic of discussion.

Related articles: Games Plus - review, RPG News from 7/31 - Gygax Statue