[Chicagoland gamers] Unload your leftover stuff at the Warchest

I just got wind of a miniatures swap meet that's going down June 12 at Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill., just outside Chicago. Check out the details here. Admission is free, and if you happen to be a wargamer with a basement full of stuff to sell, you can rent a table for $20 and sell your wares all day long.

I'll stop by to browse — not that I need any more miniatures or anything.

Blue Planet, Midnight For Cheap at FFG Holiday Sale

Thanks to the good folks at the Blue Planet RPG mailing list, I found out that Fantasy Flight Games is having their annual holiday sale. I missed this blowout last year, but my buddy snagged all the books for the Midnight line for $5-10 each. Quite the discount, especially for a very well-supported 3.5 setting like Midnight.

The real treat, though, is the Blue Planet portfolio. As near as I can tell (FFG’s site is blocked at work, bleh) each BP book is $5. That means you can get the whole line for under $50. As longtime RPG Diehard readers will know, Blue Planet is one of my all-time favorite game lines; it’s also the richest, most detailed sci-fi setting I’ve ever encountered. When I lived in Missouri, I had the chance to meet (and game with) Jeff Barber, Blue Planet’s creator, who later went on to write the original Midnight core rulebook.

So do your part, drop a Hamilton or two, and get some great books!