Neither the Red Mage nor the EPS columns are actually done by Brian, though. One is done by Ryan Sosa and the other by Lydia (Red Mage and
Mashirosen on the forums.) Both of them are close associates with Brian in the real world. So, the Black Mage column isn't likely because it seems nobody wants to.
A quote from the aforementioned creator of Ask EPS:
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Originally Posted by Mashirosen
If someone really wanted to write a column for the site on an official basis, my advice would be to write up a sample column and send that to Brian. Prove that you can write well and be entertaining enough to make it worth his time. It still probably won't get you a column, just because he's not really looking for one right now, but you'll have a better shot than most of the "giv me a colum i am teh evil blackmage pie pie figther is dumb stabbity whiet mage" crap attempts out there.
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Someone actually did start up an "Ask Black Mage" column on the forums.
No really! It's right here!
Note how it ended:
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Originally Posted by Dragonbane
...why don't you have a full-time column instead of just a thread?
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Originally Posted by Mashirosen
Because whoever's doing this isn't a close personal friend of Brian's.
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That's pretty much all the answer you can get right there.