Mad Brew Labs

Open Game Table Participant

I’m proud to be able to announce that Mad Brew Labs will be appearing in the second volume of the Open Game Table, along with 32 other blogs. The Labs also participated in the ignagural edition of the OGT last year. Being honored twice in row is astonishing to me because not only were there far more nominated blog posts this year, I actually had TWO articles make the cut!

• Villainous Vivisection
• Gamer Elitism

I actually nominated a couple of posts myself, but neither of these were the ones I submitted. That’s really cool since I that means I had at least one fan nominate me. So thanks anonymous fan(s)!

I’d like to thank Jonathan for being insane enough to continue the hard work he started last year when decided to jump into publishing with nary a clue of what it entailed. His experience with OGT is certainly a benefit for our shared endeavor, Nevermet Press (shameless plug: if you’re not subscribing to the NMP RSS Feed, Twitter account, or a fan of our Facebook page, you SHOULD be).

I would also like to thank all the participating artists, reviewers, and editors for the work do doubt most of them are doing for nothing more than pleasure of helping the OGT become a tradition in the RPG Blogosphere.

Call for Artists

If you’re an artist looking for some exposure, Jonathan is looking for artists to help illustrate the Open Game Table Volume 2.

Other Nominees

I would like to recognize all the fine articles that were nominated this year. I know that 375 posts made it very hard for the editors to narrow it down to the final selection.

Disclosure

I should note that while I was a reviewer for the Open Game Table, Jonathan’s process keeps people from reviewing their own stuff and other than Jonathan, nobody knows who the other reviewers are until the process is finished. And from the caliber of many of the posts I reviewed, it makes it that much more significant to me that Mad Brew Labs was selected to be included.

Jonathan Jacobs of The Core Mechanic and my partner at Nevermet Press is a machine that never sleeps. The second volume of the Open Game Table is beginning to take shape as this year’s reviewers wrap up their duties. Soon, Jonathan and his crew of editors will begin selecting blog articles based on the combined opinions of more than a dozen reviewers.

A few days ago, Jonathan posted this update on The Core Mechanic:

Open Game Table

It’s been a few weeks, but I just wanted to let the readers of The Core Mechanic and fans of Open Game Table to know that the review process is entering its fourth and final week. The super secret panel of peer reviewers has, thus far, submitted nearly 600 reviews (!!!), and I hoping to reach 900 by next Friday in a final push to the finish line.

Once the peer review process is over, it’s possible I’ll host a last minute second round of reviews to cover any nominations that were not read by at least two reviewers. So, stayed tuned!

I also want to reiterate my previous Open Call for Artists. If you are an illustrator or graphic artist and you have an interest in contributing to Open Game Table, then please contact me as soon as possible so that I can add you to the list of contributors. Once the final reviews are done, the Open Game Table editorial board and I will be making the final selections to be included in the anthology. After that, participating artists will be asked to illustrate B&W line art specifically inspired by the blog posts themselves. This allows the Anthology to showcase both the best talent in the RPG blogging community, as well as highlight the skills of up and coming artists looking for a means to gain exposure.

For those of you that have yet to grab a copy of the first volume of the OGT, I urge you to head over to purchase your copy today to read the best writing on the web (Disclaimer: I have an article in the first volume, so I may be biased).

Listening to: Reverend Horton Heat – Space Heater – Lie Detector

Open Game Table, Vol 2

You have five days left to enter submissions for Jonathan Jacob’s second volume of his RPG blog anthology, the Open Game Table. The nominations close this Friday.

The editors and peer reviewers have already been chosen, but if you are aware of an RPG article that deserves some recognition, hurry over to the Open Game Table Nomination Form and submit the URL of the post (not just the site). In fact, I encourage every blog author to submit their best article for review.

The inaugural Open Game Table was an important milestone for RPG blogging and I am glad to see Jonathan forging ahead with a new volume. It is also an excellent opportunity to get your work published, so enter your submissions now.

Listening To: Fear Factory – Mechanize – Fear Campaign