In which Chatty maintains momentum in his new series aimed at new/returning GMs and explores what motivates Dungeon Masters to run RPGs and how uncannily familiar these motivators will be for some.
Zen and the Art of Dungeon Mastering #1: What’s in it for me?
In Chatty’s first posts of his new series, he tackles what you can expect to gain from being a DM and, as importantly, what you need to stop expecting if you want to have the best possible start in your DMing career.
New Series for Beginner Game Masters.
As a result of Chatty’s new Sabbatical (from working as a Consultant, not writing), a new series about going back to the basics of the fine art of Game Mastering is proposed! Let us know if it tickles your curiosity!
Casual Magic: Nico’s Tolarian Academy Deck
Yes, Chatty plays Magic the Gathering sometimes… he even blogs about it sometimes. Today he discusses a Legacy Artifact deck he built for his son, who brags that it is unbeatable. Oh to be 10 again.
Collateral Damage #3: The Avengers Initiative Part 2: Hydra does Dallas
Having cheated their way to great success on their second day of Avengers training at Camp Hammond, Connecticut, our heroes are scrambled to Texas to face a Hydra raid on the President’s Ranch.
Collateral Damage #3: The Avengers Initiative Part 1: Training Day, Prise Deux
Collateral Damage is back, our cheating, barely heroic characters try to complete Avengers training… of course, they’re not going to do it by the book… that would be boring.
Writing Contest: Reap What You Sew
In the footsteps of my flash fiction of last week, my friend Leah teamed up with author Joseph Devon to host a writing contest… about sewing. Can you take this seemingly harmless craft and use it as a story’s climactic scene? Show us what you can do!
Chatty Fiction: “At a Loss”
In which Chatty breaks his month-long blogging silence to share… are you kidding me? A piece of flash fiction? It’s not even 200 words long? Okay, what did you do with Chatty, come on, fess up!
Collateral Damage Issue #2: Super Shenanigans at Camp Hammond
In which Chatty relates his second, homebrewed Marvel Heroic Roleplaying session. This month, the members of Collateral Damage are taken to Camp Hammond for the basic Avengers training.
Chatty’s Mailbox: Playing Castle Death for First Timers
In which a reader’s question about making Castle Death easier to run for a parent who’s never been a Game Master and is hesitant to tackle the game with only a blank piece of graph paper and a d6. Read the suggestions!
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