Bhagwan @ Large

Coolness X 14

Every so often, I get reminded of exactly how cool my job is.

One of the lines we work on involves the Battletech universe, one I grew up with, have enjoyed, and danced around for many years. While I’m not a full on “Mech-head”, this is my third time around with a game adaptation of the fiction, and the second time I’ve been directly involved with the game.

That’s pretty freaking cool. But even more cool is that the books are edited a nerf shot from my desk, and there are many copies of them just lying around.

One of the cooler parts of my time at WOTC was my great relationship with the folks up in the book department. I always had reading material, and someone was always getting rid of some book they didn’t want.

Heaven, heaven, I says. I read great books, (often those written by my co-workers and friends), and stayed entrenched in the world of Dungeons and Dragons, which made me an even better editor and author.

Now, I get paid (amongst other things) to think of cool stuff to do with this game. When I mention some point to one of my peer-managers regarding these novels, (which I explain I am starting on this weekend), his response is to load me up with the full set.

All of them.

Now that’s cool. I’m working extra hard for him this week.

While I’m over at the book case, I look down at a different shelf, and am reminded of that other Universe my company deals with. My smile gets bigger, because I’m looking at an exact duplicate of a bookshelf in my house.

While I’m not making D&D anymore, I still make games. Damn good ones.

And that’s the coolest thing of all.