Returned! And: The Last Few Days In Tabletop Gaming

VelvetDiceBag, as you may have noticed, has been kind of non-existent lately. Faerie Dragon already went over the reasons why he hasn't been here as frequently in the past couple of months, and on my part I was slewn first by an exam period and then a soul-sucking 4 a.m.-shift job that drained all energy I might have had.

But now that I'm getting used to said job, I'll do my best to post regularly on this, my far better job!

Let's take a look at what's been happening in Tabletop Gaming in the last few days.

• ENnie Award voting will begin shortly, after they resolve their technical difficulties. Keep checking back here for when the polls open, and check out the nominees here!

• Wizards announced the 4th Edition Forgotten Realms Player's Guide for September. Of most interest is the introduction of two new races, the Drow (oh no) and the Genasi (elemental humanoids--I've had a soft spot for them ever since I played a custom Steam Genasi in Planescape).

• Chaosium announced a 1920s Call of Cthulhu sourcebook for August, Secrets of Morocco. The Secrets series is always top-notch quality and jam-packed with useful information, so I'm looking forward to this.

• The new Magic: the Gathering set, Eventide, came out recently. An excellent article was posted on the set's journey through art, rules, design and development.

• Three weeks remain until the release of Hunter: the Vigil, and previews are still in full force on White Wolf's website.

• Fantasy Flight Games is gearing up to release their A Game of Thrones CCG Core Set, with daily previews.

More to come, day by day!