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One Page Dungeon contest extended one week

May 15, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Dear One-Page Dungeon contest participants. Due to a large number of misunderstandings and confusion over the deadline of the One Page dungeon contest, Chgowiz and I have decided to extend the contest deadline by one week.  It was brought to our attention that at least my original annoucements had an ambiguous deadline, making it hard […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Do You Throw Rocks in Your PC’s Puddle?

May 14, 2009 by The Chatty DM

I was having lunch with a DM friend of mine.  He was telling me how he was trying to steer his group in is Homebrewed campaign so that they would “spontaneously” decide to go see an Oracle and thus start the Forgotten Realms’ Sceptertower of Spellguard” Adventure. He told  me how one of his players […]

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

The One Page Dungeon Contest is Closed

May 14, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Just a short note to tell you all that the One page Dungeon is closed. We’re sorry for those who were caught in the confusion of deadlines. The contest ended on the stroke of Midnight last night. I’ll come back with a post soon to give you a heads up of the next phases (judging, […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: contest, one page dungeon

Fascinating, Captain

May 14, 2009 by Dave

As I sat watching Star Trek on Sunday, I was struck with a strong (but familiar) thought: “damn, I really want to run a campaign set in this. ”  About 4 years back now, I tried starting up a Star Trek campaign using d20 Modern/d20 Future and a few house rules (mainly for playable races). I […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: star trek

Review: Monster Manual 2

May 13, 2009 by Bartoneus

If there’s one thing most DMs can agree on, it’s that having more monsters to pick and choose from is better than more options for players, so the Monster Manual 2 comes as a welcome addition to 4E. The MM2 expands on many of the monsters we’re already using as well as introduces a whole slew of new beasties to the mix. From front to back, this book really excites me as both a DM and a player, and it delivers a lot of excellent new content for the 4th edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, 4th Edition, D&D, dnd, Dungeons and Dragons, mm2, monster manual 2, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

LAST DAY TO ENTER ONE-PAGE DUNGEON CONTES

May 13, 2009 by The Chatty DM

I don’t need to be Chatty on this one. This is it, you have until midnight tonight to send in your entry. We’ve passed 60 entries today and maybe yours will push it passed 70? Thanks to everyone for participating and helping us spread the word on the Blogsphere and forums!

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

YouTube Tuesday: To Boldly Go Where No Edition Has Gone Before

May 12, 2009 by Dave

Above, the Death Star blowing up the Enterprise, to consider our SW vs. ST theme this week. Below, links to a number of other Star Trek videos (from the various series) that I’ve collected. Enjoy!

Filed Under: Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: star trek, star wars

A Dungeon Master’s Toy: How to Host a Dungeon

May 12, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Caspule Review How to Host a Dungeon is a very clever, dungeon building solo game where you follow the progression of a dungeon and its denizen through a series of ages.  Its more of a Sim than a game, but it is a very entertaining concept that leaves you with a side-view dungeon map and […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: CDM-Review, Megadungeon

Inq. of the Week: The Stars Are Trekkin’

May 11, 2009 by Dave

Over the weekend, I caught the newest entry in the battle between Star Wars and Star Trek, as the Federation Strikes Back with the new update, featuring a rebooted franchise and cast (with one exception). I was not alone in this, as many showings were sold out as everyone and their mother (literally) sought out the new adventures of Kirk and Spock. Thus, for all you new and old Trek fans alike, to balance the scales of last week, I present to you the following query…

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television Tagged With: star trek

Review: Omnifray

May 9, 2009 by guest

It’s taken me a long time to review this product, because it’s so obviously a labor of love. It takes dedication to write tens of thousands of words about your game setting and your system, then put it all together into not one but two books, and amazing amount of courage to put it out there in the world and hope that people will like it and play it. I commend and support that kind of initiative. Roleplaying has always been a creative, Do-It-Yourself kind of hobby and it’s one of the things I love most about it.

That’s what makes this hard for me to review. Because when someone like Matt West, the creator of Omnifray, has made this kind of commitment and clearly has such a strong belief about their baby, it’s hard to say anything negative without feeling like a jerk.

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: omnifray

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