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I have them! 4e books!

June 6, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Expect a ton of mini posts in the next few days as I chronicle my 4e Experience. I have them, still shrink wrapped!  Woot! I just got back home from ZeStuff (the main sponsor of this here blog) where I picked up 2 Core Sets, 5 Players Handbooks and 1 Dungeon Master Guide. Pierre-Luc was […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e

X-mas in June: D&D 4e is out!

June 6, 2008 by The Chatty DM

It’s 5h45 AM and I can’t wait for Pierre-Luc (of ZeStuff) to open the doors to his Warehouse Store at 10h00 am so I can pick up my D&D 4e hardcovers. I know most of you have seen it, but Scott Rouse of WotC has made you all a series of notes allowing you to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e

Chatty’s Review: Wii will get you Fit

May 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I just guest posted a new review about Wii Fit over at Critical-Hits. Why don’t you go and have a look… you might learn just how evil that thing truly is! I love it and my son loves it… he can’t wait to recover from his surgery to start playing it again. Enjoy! I may […]

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Chatty’s New Partner

May 14, 2008 by The Chatty DM

In the next few weeks, you’ll see a few changes in the Ad setup of the blog. After meeting with fellow Quebec businessman Pierre of ZeStuff.com, we’ve agreed on trying a partnership for a while and see how it works out for each of us. I’m really excited about this! ZeStuff is one cool Geek […]

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Ods and Ends, part Deux

May 13, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Hey! We made it! We topped the 300 RSS subcribers milestone! I say we, because while I write the site’s content, it really only runs as smoothly with Graham’s technical assistance (whose apparently saving the internet one site at a time) and all of your participation as readers, Stumblers and Commenters. Woot! I’ve got my […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Ookay… what do they sell again?

May 3, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Found via Geeknews. As far as I can make it, Wonderhowto.com is a genuine ‘How to’ video archive (with ads)… Well no one will fault me for not meeting my PG-13 borderline R rated standards. So I ask you… how un-believable is she? I’m more inclined to believe other types of geek girls (note: That […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Geek Sex

Chatty’s bid for world domination!

May 3, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Actually not really. This is just a quick note to tell you that I wrote a guest review of Mario Kart Wii over at Critical Hits. I thought it would be more appropriate over there than here. So if Video Games are your cup of tea, head on over there and have a quick read. […]

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Hit by a (consultative) Drive-by Shooting

April 20, 2008 by The Chatty DM

This morning I woke up covered in (figurative) blood. I had just been the target of James and Harry (of Men with Pens‘s fame) Drive-by Shooting Sundays. The rather colorful and fluffed-up setup is actually a lookover consultation of the blog from the eyes of trained online buisness men. While I knew that the Blog […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Blogging about Blogging

300th Post!

April 17, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Hell, I’ve been trying to say something about my 300th post and everything sounds either clinically boring or monstrously egocentric. This is my 3rd stab at it… Bottom line, I can’t believe I made it that far and I owe it all to you that take a few minutes to read my ramblings!  It means […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM

Steampunk Star Wars RPG… How cool would it be?

April 15, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I love the concept of Steampunk Star Wars, I really do. It blends two styles that I really love: Space Opera and Jules Vernes’ Victorian setting. As I already talked about, blending two cool things together can result in an explosion of cool. I mean, just look at the Spork! (Credit: Graham) For instance, look […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: rule of cool, Steampunk Star Wars, Tropes

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