Links and such:

Recommended books:

The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
The Hidden Stars, series by Madeline Howard
Mistborn, series by Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker, novel by Brandon Sanderson

Webcomics I'm reading:

Order of the Stick
The surreal Riceboy and the Epic Fantasy Order of Tales by the same author
Gunnerkrigg Court

Some independent games to check out:

Frayed Knights
Basilisk Games
Spiderweb Software
A good classic RPG

Independent game portals and news sites:

Rampant Games
IndieRPGs.com
RPGWatch
Amaranth Games
Java Game Tome
Game Jolt

Special thanks:

Shawn Stallings, artist and hockey goalie has provided artwork for Empire Forge Conquests! Which artwork? If it looks good, Shawn created it. If it looks like crap I created it.

Miscellaneous:

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