So I'm scripting some comments for a new (unannounced) licensee this morning and I fire up the World is Not Enough soundtrack, which is among my favorites in the Bond catalog, and it hits me: the cover of one of next year's products, who should do it, and how - all at once. I suspect we'll reveal this one with some fanfare, when the time is right, as it could become pivotal to the middle of next year's schedule - and a point of pride for all of us (including all of you).

Time for another wave of preview art from Fantasy Craft! This time around we're showcasing our Worlds chapter, where we give the GM all the tools he needs to build his ideal heartbreaker - and more. To get you started we're including two complete settings: Sunchaser and Epoch! Included in the preview are the Worlds chapter header and a Sunchaser piece by Ben McSweeney and City of Bones, a location piece from Epoch by Joseph Caesar Domingo. Enjoy!

We've released three pieces of preview art from Fantasy Craft...

Class Art: Soldier

Spell Art: Wall of Fire

Creature Art: Ooze

Enjoy!

If you're getting Warren Ellis' Bad Signal, then you got this today. Now, not only is the second paragraph about the coolest bit of flavor I've seen in ages, but the whole thing takes a fantastic turn for the relevant (for any creator anyway) in paragraph 4. Copyrights aren't restrictions, they're protection. They give creators the right to see a vision through on their own terms and for their own reasons. Creators pay for their ideas. Respect is the currency of the creative economy and without it the whole damn process falls apart. Imagine the worst infringement you've seen. Now imagine a world where that's commonplace, where ideas have no value and everything is stolen noise. Me? I'll pass.

This showed up on Digg recently with the following caption...

"Pikachu's Vagina Brings Happiness to Children"

I can't breathe. Someone call the paramedics!