Ray Vallese

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@qntm I ordered a hardcover (of this wonderful book!) from Amazon on Sept. 23, and a note in the book says it was printed Sept. 24. So mine at least was POD.

Very curious how much of this speculation is correct, of course. "The system is very sleepy" is still my front-running guess

I have long since pushed all the relevant buttons to take Antimemetics down from sale. Despite this, it looks like the Amazon.com paperback and hardcover editions are still available to purchase (cont.)

@seankreynolds @ColinMcComb @MonteJCook I'm not on Twitter much anymore, but here's my favorite Gen Con flashback photo: TSR editor Anne Brown, @ColinMcComb, @seankreynolds, and me. My favorite comment someone made was that we three guys look like a creature advancement table.

2011 flashback to a Gen Con group photo of TSR alumni! Clockwise from front left: @ColinMcComb, @MonteJCook, @RayVallese, Pierce Watters, and me!

@jonnywaistcoat My favorite is Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla. How can you not love the idea of a giant robot Godzilla? May not be an objectively great movie, but it’s a lot of fun.

@MattClick SO much jargon on that job . . . !

@RayVallese Similar but different, haha!

Got the gig. 🙂

@TonyDiTerlizzi @robhrr @ColinMcComb @MonteJCook In that GenCon group photo, we look like a band where Tony is the cool frontman and we're his backup singers.

...and a few more snapshots from the wayback machine including my little Florida studio from the Planescape days, showing off the "Hellhound" comic with TSR staff artist @robhrr and hanging at Gencon '96 with the amazing designers, @ColinMcComb @RayVallese and @MonteJCook ...good times, indeed!🎲⚔️🎲

Throwing it back to 30 years when I visited the offices of TSR--then publishers of #dungeonsanddragons --to celebrate the release of a new role-playing setting called Planescape.🎲⚔️ Seen here with TSR staff artist, Alan Pollack (in the TSR art room), Planescape lead designer, @zebcook (at GenCon '96) and game designer (and all around great guy) @ColinMcComb writing in his cubicle at the TSR offices...

@TonyDiTerlizzi It's so weird that Planescape has gotten old while we've stayed exactly the same age.

Planescape turns 30 this month!🎉🎂

@GavinEtc for a stormtrooper

@GavinEtc Sorry to hear you were part of the layoffs. The video game biz, she is a cruel mistress.

@seankreynolds @_CritCat_ @CypherUnlimited <Scotty voice> I'm givin' it all she's got, Captain!

@_CritCat_ @CypherUnlimited I'll tell @RayVallese to edit faster!!! :D

Today we wrapped up all the text design for our upcoming modern fantasy book, It's Only Magic, as well as its art order! Time for me to move on to finishing up a Numenera adventure called Print Me Another Body, for Adventures In The Cypher System!

@lucentile Thanks! That was the intention. We had other characters and side things too that had to be cut for space. And of course we had to give the Nameless One a name for the book. Not everyone liked that. 😀

@RayVallese Honestly, with only about 250-300 pages to work with, I think it captures most of it pretty well -- and I particularly like that the ending gives a much more, maybe not "satisfying" but "complete" conclusion for Thane.

Finished this after getting home. It's a super fast read, not the worst novelization, but the game is definitely better (though I like the additional details in the novel ending compared to just the game.)

@lucentile It . . . worked out as well as possible, which is to say, not very well. People expected the book to be a true novelization of the game and were mad when it wasn't. I understand that.

@RayVallese That makes sense! Thank you! I was curious how doing the novel and the game at the same time worked out, since the publication dates for both were so close.

@lucentile Also, I was recently interviewed (along with the great Monte Cook and Colin McComb) about all things Planescape, including this book. You can check that out here: expositionbreak.com/a-walk-through…. The site also has extensive reviews of EVERY Planescape product!

@lucentile Not sure about the inventor. Maybe Dak'kon invented a juicer on the side and sells it in late-night infomercials. >>

@MattClick I should point out that I was like 8 when I saw the last of the goofy suit movies in the theater. I don't QUITE need a walker yet!

@RayVallese I’ve never seen a Toho Godzilla in the theater, so this was such a treat.

Godzilla Minus One was flawless. Engrossing story with fantastic human characters, incredible music, and it LOOKED great. Might be the definitive Zilla flick for me.

Dog Bus In Alaska, a married couple is engaged in dog walking and supervision of them. To do this, they even purchased a bus to conveniently and safely pick up pets, like children to school. Dogs spend all day together, have fun, eat, and then they are transported to the houses Credits: Pets Arena Pinterest

@ColinMcComb @TonyDiTerlizzi @Wizards_DnD @BrennanLM We said there were three principles of the multiverse, but there are actually four: 1. Rule of Three 2. Unity of Rings 3. Center of All 4. SIGIL LIKE WIGGLE

This amazing @Wizards_DnD interview with @BrennanLM about his love of Planescape made my day—especially picking up on the philosophical aspects, which @ColinMcComb knows all about.⚔️🛡️ youtu.be/AIiT2HV8z-g?si…