Hi all, Based on responses I guess I was not clear about what all is going on at the Brust Summit here in Denver this May - Aside from running Opus I also have brokered a couple of deals between publishing companies and various fantasy writers. One such deal was the Dragaera RPG deal - I brokered a deal between an East coast game company and Steven - the details were set about 8 months ago - we are now waiting for Steve's agent to approve it. We are hoping that all the agreements will be set by March so that the game can be publicly announced at the Game expo in Vegas next month I also have Steve's permission to do the Dragaeran Tarot through my own publishing company and since that requires having approved art for all of the houses I have the task of organizing that as well... As to the Dragaeran feast, Steve has been to Opus Feasts before, check his April 2003 and May 2004 blog for his opinion on the quality of the food, and we are doing it with his approval, suggestions, and request for a seat at the table <grin> The LARP that is being run was written several years ago by a group out of MIT and Steve had input on it and I believe he may have even played in it once before. So yes all of the above (and below) is really happening at Opus and Steve really does know about it - at this point what I'm trying to determine is how many of you will be participating so I can schedule space accordingly. Thanks, Rion -----Original Message----- From: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info [mailto:dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info]On Behalf Of Rion Bergquist Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:12 PM To: dragaera-bounces at dragaera.info; 'Dragaera List' Subject: Dragaera summit at Opus Festival 2006 - need individual input fromlist members! Hey guys - A couple of things - I had intended to release the Dragaera tarot, the Dragaera RPG, and the official house logo line at Opus this year - however.... The art for the Logos and Tarot still has not been posted to the list, apparently DDB has had file size issues with it, and as such their has been no voting and or discussion about it. Therefore I don't have finalized art to proceed with. The Dragaera Role Playing Game will still be in beta test mode and will still be in pre-publishing during the show. Lastly the fine folks who have volunteered to run the Dragaera LARP are concerned about getting enough fresh blood in from out of town to support running the game - they have asked Steve to play a role in the game in the hopes that it will draw many of you from the list to the show. So rather than see the above as problems we are gonna make them features of the show. At the Dragaera summit we will be holding an art contest for the house art, both full color and line drawing versions. We will also be holding design panels on Dragaeran Tarot on site. And Lastly we will be doing play test and design panels for the Dragaeran RPG on site. Doing these things will actually allow you, Steve's biggest fans, direct access and input not only to him, but into the decision making aspects of all of the above projects. Aside from the LARP and art contest, other Dragaera centric activities will include Steve doing a reading, the Tarot Design panel, the game design panel, a panel for general Q&A, the Dragaeran feast, the various late night impromptu panels that I know Steve will run (on writing, drinking, and politics whether I ask him to or not), and at least one concert set from Steve and his guitar. I would think with all that that we will have put together a track that gives fans of Steve's imagination more than they could hope for. But several of these things will only work if we have sufficient participation, so I need to know B) how many of you are interested in coming, and B) if there is anything more any of you would like to see Dragaera wise at the show. Please let me know ASAP if you are planning on joining us so that I can plan accordingly. Thanks, Rion