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Heroes in Memorium: Jean Blashfield Black

By Tracy Hickman July 25, 2014 August 23, 2019 Blog, Dragonlance Legacy

Jean Blashfield Black

Jean was the first Weis & Hickman fan; she was the one who championed us to write the novels when no one else thought we could do it. She stood up for us and went to bat with the TSR brass to make sure we were the ones who wrote… Read More

Weis & Hickman Roadshows

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By Tracy Hickman July 15, 2014 March 15, 2018 Media, Videos, Dragonlance Legacy

Beginning with Gencon 1984 and for a number of years thereafter, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman produced a series of events at the convention entitled the ‘Weis & Hickman Travelling Roadshow. These generally featured a skit authored by Tracy Hickman, Q&A sessions with Weis and Hickman as well as performances from their works. These performances sometimes were choral readings and sometimes performances cast from friends, spouses and associates.

Recordings of these performances are rare.

This performance, preserved from a VHS copy, took place at the Gencon Convention in 1990.

NOTABLE MOMENTS:

TOWERS OF TRAVESTY: A Dragonlance Dungeons & Dragons skit narrated by Margaret Weis. Cast includes Tracy Hickman, Kevin Stein, Nicole Harsch, Mike Sakuta, Janet Deaver-Pack, Gary Pack, Liz Baldwin and three members of the audience. (00:00:28 – 00:25:40)

KNIGHT OF SOLAMNIA SONG: Tracy Hickman is coerced into singing his fractured version of a BeeGee’s song about Solamnic Knights. Rare footage. (00:29:25 – 00:37:20)

FALL OF KITIARA: Skit by Gary Pack, Nicole Harsch & Mike Sakuta with Laura Hickman (offstage) and Janet Deaver-Pack (vocals). (00:52:54 – 1:09:00)

Videographer: David Baldwin.

K is for Krynn

By Jeff Grubb April 12, 2014 April 13, 2014 Articles

K could be for Kara-Tur, but instead I’m going to do a short one on Krynn. Much is written on Dragonlance, so I’m just going to do briefly, the origin of the name of the world. Read More

WotC Announces 2014 Dragonlance Product Schedule!

By Dragonhelm April 1, 2014 November 20, 2017 Humor

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Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., has announced that it plans to bring back the world of Dragonlance, made famous by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman’s Chronicles trilogy, in a series of novels as well as the return of the Dragonlance role-playing game. Read More

Tabitha Lyons: Bringing Kitiara to Cosplay Life

By Dragonhelm January 13, 2014 February 14, 2018 Features, Interviews, Media, Cosplay

Tabitha Lyons as Kitiara

To say that cosplayer Tabitha Lyons has taken Dragonlance fandom by storm is an understatement. Now, get to meet the woman behind the mask! Read More

Tracy and Laura Hickman With Spacecraft Simulator

By Tracy Hickman January 3, 2014 March 15, 2018 Dragonlance Legacy

Tracy and Laura Hickman

Tracy Hickman and Laura Hickman with the spacecraft simulator they built prior to coming to work for TSR, Inc. This was a prototype for a ‘networked’ arcade game which Tracy was creating … a form of MMORPG decades ahead of its time. The project failed to launch, which put Tracy… Read More

Margaret Weis Ask Me Anything on Reddit

By Margaret Weis November 12, 2012 August 19, 2019 Interviews

Dark Disciple and the Holy Orders of the Stars

By Dragonhelm October 23, 2011 October 23, 2011 Features, Articles

Recently, I was asked about the status of the Holy Orders of the Stars during the Dark Disciple trilogy. During my response on the forums, I realized this may make a good article. I present it to you now. The Dark Disciple series begins in 422 AC, one year after… Read More

Create Fluffy Wolfikins

By Steve Miller January 30, 2011 January 30, 2011 Humor

School: Conjuration/Summoning Level: 3 Range: 1 inch/level Components: V, S, M Duration: 1 turn/level Casting Time: 1 round Area of Effect: 10 yards/level This spell creates a pink-furred creature that likes to roll over on its back and have its tummy scratched. When it is being scratched, it makes a… Read More

Mage’s Haven

By Heine Stick January 30, 2011 January 30, 2011 Herald's Report

Dear Herald, As we all know, wizards and others who dabble in the arcane arts have long been mistrusted by the common folk, hunted for the slightest transgressions and suspected of being in league with dark forces. The mistrust and outright hatred towards wizards were at its highest in the… Read More