Jeff Grubb

Books: Seattle Time Capsules Seattleness: A Cultural Atlas , by Terra Hatfield, Jenny Kempson, and Natalie Ross, Sasquatch Press (at that time part of Penguin Random H...

Some books about Seattle -
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It has been a week since the election, and I finally feel comfortable posting the semi-official results. This is Washington State. This is normal.

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Game: All's Well The Well by Peter Schaefer, Shoeless Pete Games, 122-page softbound, 2021, Kickstarter So folks by now know that I regularly post recent g...

They are still counting ballots out here, so have a game review in the meantime.

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Book and No Movie: On the Rocks The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake, Grand Central Publishing, previously known as Warner Books, a Division of Hachette Book Group, 1970. P...

Have another book review - without a movie this time.
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Book and a Movie: Canary In a Coal Mine The "Canary" Murder Case by S.S.Van Dine, Fawcett Publications, 1927 The Canary Murder Murder Case , written by S.S. Van Dine, Albert Shel...

Have a review of a book and a movie - two taste treats in one!

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Theatre: Creature of the NIght Dracula Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by Nathan Kessler-Jeffrey, directed by Brad Lo Walker, Renton Civic Theatre, through November 2n...

So I had the opportunity to spend the evening with a Count. Here's a review:

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OK, Seattleites, there is an election coming up on us quickly, and on my blog, I go through my ballot for you enlightenment and amusement. I also include a buncha links to other people's endorsements. It all starts here:

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Time to meet Jeetra, from the upcoming ESO Seasons of the Worm Cult Part 2, as penned by ESO Senior Writer @jeffgrubb.bsky.social!

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(And Bluesky does not lend itself to long-form storytelling).

Ed took Volo and expanded out his name in Greenwoodian fashion. The artist Clyde Caldwell was the model for the covers of the books. And Volo bounced around a lot in the Realms, to everyone’s amusement.

And that’s … the rest of the story.

When TSR wanted to produce digest-sized guides to the various locations in the Realms, I volunteered the name.

And Volo’s personality and being an unreliable narrator meant he had to move around a lot. Hence the various Volo’s Guides.

So, in a shared D&D campaign, we had a mapmaker who hired the player character to go out and explore and bring information back. Which he promptly published and put his name on (like Amerigo Vespucci).

And now … the REST of the story.

Volo is a small town on the Wisconsin/Illinois border. In the 80s it was on the road from Lake Geneva to Chicago, so we passed through it a lot. And it was the home of Volo Bog. And the Volo Auto Museum. And a lot of other local businesses, all branded “Volo”.

Theatre: Women's Plays The Roommate by Jen Silverman, directed by Kathryn Van Meter, Arts West through October 19th Fancy Dancer by Larissa Fasthorse, Directed b...

A weekend of plays in Seattle, by talented women.

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Huh. The two Blizzard books I wrote for Simon & Schuster are listed as being published by the World Wrestling Federation.

Wrong Jeff Grubb. You should be taunting @grubb.wtf

Are you sure you have the right Jeff Grubb, seeing how I'm in Seattle.

Theatre: Prop(er) Comedy The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer, directed by Damaso Rodriquez, Seattle Rep through 28 September...

The Seattle Rep's season kicks off with a chaotic comedy. And I find my late mother-in-law's seat in the balcony.

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This coming weekend is PAX West. I'll be there on Saturday for a panel on super-hero games.

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Yes, I move my hands around when I talk. :)

Here we go. The podcast is up.

Cup of Crimson Wonder I got into Dungeons & Dragons in the late 70s at college. At that time, I was listening to a lot of progressive rock, which was a broad cat...

In which I design a magic item twice, for different editions.

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Go for it!

Matt did the first draft, I did the second pass. He gets top billing.

The two other books in the series are Edge of Destiny by Rob King, which deals with how the original heroes met and Sea of Sorrows by Ree Soesbee, which is founding of Lion's Arch.

Tomorrow (Thurs) is an early Livestream Podcast Episode. Join us live if you want an early glimpse, the Podcast version wont hit feeds until our normal date of August 18th. Our guest is none other than Jeff Grubb

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I don't know how many folk here on the Blue Sky are in King County, but today is Primary Election Day. You should have gotten a ballot in the mail, so it is not a horrible inconvenience. So go vote!

Sorry, I was no longer overseeing Spelljammer at that point of time, so I have no information. From Sean's notes on the matter, it is quite likely that whatever Slade had written was lost.

50 Years in the Dungeon — Episode 67 — Gen Con 2025 (with Jeff Grubb) YouTube video by Stan!

Hey there! GenCon is this week, but since I won't be there, I will be hanging out with @stannex.bsky.social Wednesday night at 6 PM PST for "50 Years in the Dungeon" where he draws stuff and natter on.

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Wrong Jeff Grubb. You want @grubb.wtf . Have fun!