These are the web pages of my close friends, or companies/organizations that I (a) really care a lot about, (b) have a long history with, (c) have a personal attachment to, or (d) think are relevant enough to my little circle that they need to be included (wow, I murdered grammer three times over with that sentence). Sorry, but I don't take requests for links here from anyone else ... and if you really want a ton of hits, you should go to ENworld or one of the other big sites.

Aquela, the site of James Wyatt, a very creative game designer, and a fellow vegetarian.

Bastion Press, a d20 game company run by my friend Jim Butler, a former WotC employee.

Beltless.com, where my friend Errin rants about being a schoolteacher.

Black Isle Studios, the computer RPG company I work for, best known for Baldur's Gate (producers), Icewind Dale, IWD2, and Fallout. A division of Interplay.

Bruce Cordell, a great and twisted game designer where I work, and a person who taught me the evils of trans fatty acids.

Chartam's Minibase. an excellent searchable database for finding the miniature you want, down to what weapons and armor it has.

C.R.A.C.K. (no joke), a charity I support that pays drug addicts to use long-term birth control so they stop having drug-addicted babies.

EN World, the internet hub for D20 gaming links.

Erik Mona's Blog, editor of Dragon and Dungeon, a Ptolus gaming buddy, and a guy who used to work for me long ago.

Handmade Soaps For Gamers, the perfect gift for a gamer friend, made by my girlfriend Willow.

Hirst Arts, where you can get molds to make bricks out of plaster to build your own custom dungeon pieces.

Homestar Runner .com, a funny funny funny funny site full of flash cartoons.

Andrew Hughey, the site of my friend Andrew, at whose wedding I met my girlfriend Willow.

JD Wiker, my best friend in Washington and fellow former WotC game designer. He also co-wrote the new Star Wars d20 rulebook.

Jonathan Tweet, the one whose name is on the Player's Handbook.

Monte Cook, a great game designer and fantastic DM, author of the Dungeon Master Guide.

My Dovehaven, website of my friends Shaun and Miranda Horner, both ex-TSR/WotC folks, veterans of the Gen Con Ravenloft play.

PVP, aka Player Versus Player, my favorite online comic.

Realms of Evil, a gaming resource site for villains.

Rich Redman, another former WotC designer (we worked together on Savage Species). He's also a Persian Gulf veteran.

Rent, a fantastic musical. Go see it.

SFR Inc., the company that now makes the Dragon Dice game. I'm a vice president, although I don't make any decisions. :)

Shadowcastings, decorative sculptures by former TSR artist and cartographer Diesel. Buy them all!

Stan!, my friend and former WotC co-worker.

Steve Miller, fellow game designer Steve Miller of Ravenloft, Dragonlance, and Star Wars fame.

Raven Mimura, a digital artist and a friend of mine from Washington state; you've seen his work in several D&D/FR books.

The Onion, one of the best parody and cutthroat humor newspapers ever.

Todd Lockwood, well-known artist in the gaming and novels industry, and a political activist like myself.

Wayne Reynolds, awesome artist for the Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual, and many other WotC products. No, he's not related to me, though we joke that we're long-lost brothers.

This Is True, a bi-weekly free subscription list where Randy Cassingham sends you weird but true stories from over the world. Subscribe, it's cool. And free.

Wizards of the Coast, my former employer and the home of D&D and Magic: The Gathering.