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Kobold Love’s Website Updated

September 27, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I just updated all the Kobold Love posts over Chatty Studios’ website to better together.  I also created a Project main page where you can navigate to all other related posts. You can find the project’s main page here and check on those who manifested interest in tackling the community part of of this project. […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

I am a Writer…

September 26, 2008 by The Chatty DM

On the way back from Gen Con, my mind shifted into a seldom before attained creative overdrive (I’m going through another one today it seems). During my flights back I created Chatty Studios, Kobold Love and I wrote a post about being a writer in the RPG industry. I submitted that text to Bob Younce, […]

Filed Under: blogging, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Guest Post, Writing

Bedtime Campaign: Nico outsmarts Smaug the Dragon!

September 25, 2008 by The Chatty DM

This post is part of a series where I explore freeform roleplaying as a bedtime story for my 6 year old son, Nico. Chatty: So what do you want me to read tonight? Nico: Can we play the story game again?  It’s been a long time and I’m sure your friends on the computer miss […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Bedtime roleplaying, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids

Free GMing advice from the GM-FU masters!

September 25, 2008 by The Chatty DM

As of late last night, I’m officially a published RPG author! You can now download the Gen Con 2008 workshop booklet we created for our GM-Fu Seminar.  Along with my blogging and GM-for-Hire friend Phil Veccione and with the masterful editing of Vicki Potter, we offer you a free PDF filled with: Trope tips Tailoring […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: gen con 2008, GM-Fu

DM Chronicles: Session 2, Indiana Gnomes and the Technicolor Snake, Part 2

September 25, 2008 by The Chatty DM

See part 1 here. Spiders Blind, Strikers Shine! Fresh victim of the fiendish rolling boulder trap, Yan’s Bjerm the Fighter fell 50’… Only to land unhurt on a huge spider web while pieces of granite were punching through it left and right. As he got up, he noticed 3 Human-sized bristly spiders (a new monster […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Chatty's 2008-2009 campaign

Project Kobold Love is re-launched!

September 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Head on over my newest Website to witness the newly re-launched Kobold Love project. I think it’s a lot clearer for all. I also like to think that the project is now more interesting to would be participants. I’d like to know who’s still in, so please tell me over there.  I made commenting less […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

DM Chronicles: Session 2, Indiana Gnomes and the Technicolor Snake, Part 1

September 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Previously in Chatty’s game (Part 1 and Part 2): A group of young adventurers gets invited to the Harvest festivities by the region’s biggest Halfling Robber Baron after saving one of his numerous Coastal Venture Forts from the hated Human pirates. Late after the day’s festivities, they get attacked by an Ape Man assassin whose […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Chatty's 2008-2009 campaign

Chatty’s World Tour 2008: Zurich, Basel and Penzberg

September 22, 2008 by The Chatty DM

A few weeks ago, I made a joke about feeling like a Rock Star right after Gen Con. It was a quaint joke and I ran with it here and on Twitter for some time.  Pretending to be a Rock Star is probably no worse than an evil Overlord. Well, here’s an occasion to to […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Chatty's World Tour

Kobold Love: Interlude 4: Kicking the Little Buggers Out!

September 22, 2008 by The Chatty DM

No I’m not quitting Kobold Love. However, seeing that there is recurring confusion about what the project is about, what I expect of people hacking the adventure, my publication plans and so forth, I think a fresh start is in order. Add to the fact that I’m finding that the project is robbing the blog […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Project Kobold Love

Chatty’s Question: Reactions to your RPG hobby?

September 18, 2008 by The Chatty DM

1985: I’m in 6th grade and the phone rings at home. My mom picks up and another stay-at-home mom says that she heard her son talk about this new D&D game I’m playing.  She warns my mother that kids who play that game have committed suicide. My mother answers that she trusts my judgment and […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Player Psychology, Roleplaying Games

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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.)

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