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Archives for May 2008

More than meets the i

May 9, 2008 by Dave

Optimus Prime iPod Speaker. Need I say more?

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television

Review: The Classic Dungeon

May 9, 2008 by originalsultan

The Big Picture: The Classic Dungeon is a board game with a simple premise: venture into a dungeon, kill the monsters, take their treasure, and escape. The game is based on a D&D style fantasy theme, and the players take the role of adventurers. But unlike in D&D, where the adventurers work together, in this […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games

Catch-Up Mechanics and that Damn Blue Shell

May 9, 2008 by Dave

I think we can all agree that it sucks to be losing. In most games, it’s inevitable that someone will be losing. However, good games will try to convince every player that he has a chance of winning up to the very end (while still rewarding those who did well throughout the course of the […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Critical Threats, Video Games

Of Judging and Other Stuff

May 9, 2008 by The Chatty DM

No planned posts today as I’ll be spending the free time before tonight’s D&D game continuing the judging of the 10 word adventure contest. I got some news from Paizo and we may get more prizes as the request got sent to the marketing department (no pressure here guys!). Keep your fingers crossed. I added […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM

Adventure Prep: Grand Finale, World Saved? Roll Credits!

May 7, 2008 by The Chatty DM

There we are, this is going to be the last Adventure Prep post of the current campaign. A lot of things were said since that September 6th night where I pondered how to salvage a campaign that started on the wrong foot. Now I’m planning how to end it. Last game, the PCs met with […]

Filed Under: Adventure Prep, Musings of the Chatty DM

D&D 4e: A Whole New World

May 7, 2008 by Bartoneus

Within the core books for the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons, a base world is being set up which is intended to give new players and especially new Dungeon Masters a much easier time getting into their first game. The setting is called “Points of Light” and is summed up on their site as: […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, fantasy, world building

An Instruction for All Xbox Live Users

May 7, 2008 by Dave

It’s very simple what you must do today. Log on to Xbox Live. Download Wits & Wagers, newly released today. Enjoy the most award-winning trivia game ever (made by Maryland’s own North Star Games) from the comfort of your own Xbox. I only got a chance to play a few rounds this morning, but it […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Video Games

Chatty’s Debates: Paizo vs WotC

May 7, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Let’s try something new. I’ve noticed lately that we have quite a few articulate and passionate people over here. Its also clear from the passions that rise around 4e that there is a lot to get out of our collective system. So instead of writing an opinion piece this morning, here is a question to […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Debate

Odds and Ends

May 6, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I just finished compiling the list of contest entries and I posted the whole list over here in the forums.  I’m not going to write another article tonight, I’m pretty much spent.  Here’s a few tidbits. On the Contest There are 96 participants in the 10 word adventure contest.  I lost count after 300, but […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM

“Mouse Guard” RPG: A Points of Light setting

May 6, 2008 by Dave

This past weekend while picking up my free comics, I grabbed the Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 collection. This is a great fantasy comic series about elite mice who protect a tiny kingdom from threats both external (crabs, snakes, and other large creatures) and internal (traitorous officials.) I had owned several of the individual issues before […]

Filed Under: Comics, News, Roleplaying Games

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