I am R.A. Salvatore, first-time Reddit visitor. I've been writing fantasy novels for 25 years now, and have leaped into video game development with both feet. What a ride!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Wow, blown away here by the response...

Thank you so much for your interest. I've got some scheduled press interviews to do, so I've got to say so long, but heck yeah, we'll do this again.

Quick plug: I'm on Facebook at R.A. Salvatore - I'm on there all the time.

Apologies to any I couldn't get to...just overwhelming.

Peace, Bob

RASalvatore · 3 months

Our wiki on the world is thousands of pages now and growing daily. 10,000 years of history, fleshing out day-by-day.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Nah, it's all the same. Don't let the great reviews lift you off the ground, don't let the bad ones bury you.

Everyone has an opinion. Okay, so move along.

I do hope that the reviews that count - THE PLAYERS - are great, though, because I want this to succeed for four hundred reasons (guys and gals who threw in with 38 Studios and dared to believe in an independent company trying something totally insane).

RASalvatore · 3 months

I've gotten a ton of press from this, honestly (NY Times, Boston Globe, LA Times) and usually see our four names in every discussion. Must have just slipped under your radar. I have no idea.

RASalvatore · 3 months

I made the world and served as mentor/editor from there on out, yelling at artists and writers alike and just enjoying the hell out of the experience!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Well, Ken is truly insane (in a good way) and Todd sees the world differently than any human being I've ever met.

It's been a learning experience, and I mean that in a very, very good way.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Creating the world was pretty much the same experience I found in creating DemonWars, honestly. But since Amalur is so much bigger, I had to let so much go to the writing, design and art teams - that was the hard part!

But they've bought in and taken ownership of my baby and I couldn't be prouder of them.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Completely NEW world. Enjoy!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Give them my best!

RASalvatore · 3 months

When you write a book, the readers live vicariously through your characters. When you write for a game, the only character which truly matters is the one the player creates.

RASalvatore · 3 months

I haven't played the game!

Here's the thing, though: the demo was an older build. I've been hearing different reviews all day, mostly very positive.

RASalvatore · 3 months

I created the world in which this game exists. you can expect a huge world to explore, beauty to defend and ugly to defend it against!

RASalvatore · 3 months

it's all about the adventure. Thanks for sharing!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Read Barbara Hambly - good stuff. Otherwise, I hope not.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Great questions.

The first one was just one of those fortunate coincidences where the mechanics they had in mind fit so danged well with the story, enriching the tale rather than limiting it.

It's always hard to marry those two things, but really, that speaks to the hard work of the BHG team and their contacts at 38, with constant back and forth conversations. My role is as mentor/editor, trying to pull the best work out of the writers and designers without stifling them.

Which is why I can't wait to play the game!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Don't give up on the big guy yet...

RASalvatore · 3 months

He called me and told me I was his favorite author...so, here I am, this HUGE Sox fan, talking to Schilling...

He started 38 Studios and asked me to be a part of it.

And yeah, it's awesome. That's all I can say!

RASalvatore · 3 months

I don't have time to answer that.

RASalvatore · 3 months

I wish they hadn't focused so much on the rather nasty sex, but dang, those characters of Martin's just knock your teeth out, don't they?

On a personal note, I love seeing a fantasy author make the leap to mainstream with such quality work, and George is a fabulous and entertaining guy, too, in addition to being an amazing author.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Hasbro owns it...they're the ones to peak with.

I know there's interest, but nothing in the works yet.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Who's writing it? Me?

See ya, Darth.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Anything Charlie Brown and "The Wind in the Willows."

Tolkien got me going again in college.

RASalvatore · 3 months

SW:TOR.

RASalvatore · 3 months

Alyn Shir.

Honestly, I haven't played the final game yet...can't wait!

RASalvatore · 3 months

Lucas - read the tale way up above...

RASalvatore

TROPHY CASE

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