Arrr, ENWorld be reporting that invitations are going out to playtest D&D4e to any soul brave enough to have signed up for their message boards. We on the good ship Critical Hits say that if WotC knows what’s good for ’em, they’ll be sending an invitation our way. They are Wizards of the Coast, after […]
Archives for September 2007
Arrrrr! Talk like a pirate day be here again!
Arr, tis Talk Like a Pirate Day me harties. So whether ye be sailing the seven seas or simply flying the skull and crossbones at your desk, remember to add a few extra arrrs. The scurvy dogs be currently beating the dread lord of the seas, Cthulhu. To make the victory by cannon and hook […]
The Stages of a RPG Team's Development, Part 2: Forming
In part 1 of this series, I compared a management job to that of a DM. I really think the comparison holds on many levels as you’ll find in this post and the next ones. I then went out to introduce the 4 stages of a team’s development cycle. I concluded by saying that a […]
YouTube of the Week: Geek Tech Roundup Edition
A collection of real life technology videos I’ve enjoyed lately. The first, the robot Keepon dances to the Spoon song “Don’t You Evah.”
Getting to know the player's around here…
Stupid Ranger beat me to it this morning by providing a very good answer to one of the player questions I posted yesterday when I introduced my first player. Now that I asked similar questions to your DMs (and hope they’ll continue answering as they drop by) I’d like to hear from you players, part […]
New DMing Challenge: RPG Improv with my Son
I just finished reading my 5 year-old son’s bedtime story from a Pokemon pocket novella. When we were talking about the story after I could not help but notice how much he still loved Pokemon and the whole concept of being a young pocket monster trainer. This gave me an idea. I have wanted to […]
The stages of a RPG team's development, Part 1: Introduction
Image Source: The Cartoon Source. Those who know me know that I’m a very meta-(insert subject) type of person. That’s why discovering the TV Tropes wiki made my month as a DM. But tropes are not all that I find fascinating. People interaction and motivation is also a great subject of interest to me. There’s […]
Robert Jordan, We Will Miss You
It is with a heavy heart that I report that Robert Jordan died yesterday, September 16th at 2:45 pm. He was 58 years old, and most of you should know him as the author of the very popular Wheel of Time series. I was particularly sad to see this news because my wife and I […]
Meet the players!: Yan
Last week I sent a questionnaires similar to the one here to my 5 players. I got 2 responses so far and I’m posting the 1st one today, along with editorial comments on my part. What character do you play in our current D&D campaign? (Name, Race Class)? Lillie, Female Pixie Shaper with a one […]
Inq. of the Week: Science Fiction/Fantasy Fall Shows
Will the Playstation 3 make a come back? Survey says… no. The 360 and the Wii seem to have no sign of slowing down, and the PS3 is just too far behind to make a come back. Sony is still a big company with plenty of capital behind it, so I’d be surprised if the […]
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