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Chatty DM, Freelancer, Part 5: OMG! I Made it!

August 26, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty comes full circle and ends up being a freelance designer of the games that brought him up into the hobby in the first place.

Filed Under: blogging, Featured, Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits Tagged With: freelance, game design, roleplaying games, Writing

Chatty Shorts (and not Chatty’s Shorts, you pervs): Gen Con 2011

August 15, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty takes a few minutes to post updates about Gen Con 2012 and how he used to be cool before he became an insufferable celebrity.

Filed Under: Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: ennies, Ennies 2012, Gen Con 2012, Margaret Weis Productions, Marvel RPG, MWP

Chatty’s Gen Con 2011 Schedule and the Carpe Phil game

August 2, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty presents his 2011 Gen Con Schedule and shares the rules of his “Catch Phil” game.

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: gen con 2011, schedule

Chatty DM, Freelancer, Part 4: The Pit and The Plan

August 1, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty chronicles the effect of his last depression (and recovery) on his writing career and how it shaped what he decided to go for.

Filed Under: Featured, Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: depression, Freelance Writing, Friends, Networking, Recovery, Tribe

Chatty DM, Freelancer, Part 3: RPG Blogging, The Revelation

July 24, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty relates some anecdotes about his first year as a blogger, his first lessons and, more importantly, his coming to terms with what he always has been since middle school…

Filed Under: blogging, Featured, Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Bipolar Disorder, Blogger, blogging, Freelance Writing, Writing

Does Size Really Matter?

July 18, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty muses about the importance of size in RPG groups and the fact that he holds on to ridiculous expectations and beliefs in SPITE of contrary data. Could it be that Chatty is not a logical positronic brain but an actual slightly damaged human being?

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Player Psychology, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Banewarrens, D&D, group size, monte cook, pathfinder

Chatty’s “Get it Together You Bum” game, V 2.0

June 17, 2011 by The Chatty DM

This is a revised version of a post I published on our sister Tumblr site: Roll.  As I realize it’s usefulness, I decided to move it here. A few days ago I bought Chuck Wendig’s “Confession of a Penmonkey” eBook.  I’m loving it so far, funny and insightful stuff! Chuck’s a blogger, novelist and long time RPG […]

Filed Under: Freelance Writing, Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Chuck Wendig, Epic Win, freelance, Gamification, Geek Health, iOS

Con-Versations: Highlights of The Grand Roludothon

June 14, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty recounts his gaming day at a local con, describing the highlights of his Dungeon Reality Show and Old School Job sessions.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, convention report, conventions, Cortex Plus, D&D, d&d 4e, Dungeon Reality Show, Dungeons and Dragons, Leverage RPG, Old School Job, Roludo, Roludothon

Chatty DM, Freelancer, Part 2: Lessons from Day Jobs

June 5, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty details his real life work experiences and how they helped shape his burgeoning career as a writer.

Filed Under: Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Biography, D&D Insider, freelancing, Real Life Jobs, Writing

Chatty DM, Freelancer, Part 1: Lessons from Academia

May 30, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty starts telling the story of what made him a writer, sharing a few key lessons from his early years.

Filed Under: Freelance Writing, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Biography, D&D Insider, freelancing, Writing

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  • The Chatty DM

    The Chatty DM is the "nom de plume" of gamer geek Philippe-Antoine Menard. He has been a GM for over 40 years. An award-winning RPG blogger, game designer, and scriptwriter at Ubisoft. He squats a corner of Critical Hits he affectionately calls "Musings of the Chatty DM." (Email Phil or follow him on Twitter.)

    Email: chattydm@critical-hits.comWeb: https://critical-hits.com//category/chattydm/

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