A few weeks ago I got a very interesting letter. I joined my past 2 live tabletop campaigns as a new player joining a pre-established group of players for a new campaign. In both, I’ve encountered a particularly nasty type of player that has caused no end of strife and grief, as follows: 1. Their […]
Tales of the City Within: Session 1, Part 2
See part 1 here. (After writing part 1, I realized that I got the order of how each of the four plots were introduced wrong. Instead of correcting it, I’ll adjust the tale accordingly. Let’s just assume that the PCs convinced the Drow to give them a few hours’ respite). When the PCs, standing on […]
One Page Dungeon Winners!
What started as a crazy idea in the last few weeks of Winter has finally come to its conclusion. Since late May a panel of 6 judges: Chgowiz, Dave: the Game, Sham, Amityville Mike, Alex Schroeder and myself have slogged through 112 entries and we’ve finally arrived with the final results. If you are curious […]
Tales of the City Within: Session 1, Part 1
As mentioned last week, my next mini-campaign was going to focus on a less scripted, more improv style of gaming. Borrowing from Dave the Game’s 5X5 design method, I created an adventure where multiple plots intertwine, forcing PCs to prioritize and chose what to focus on at any given time. A bit like a Comic […]
While Waiting to Read Me, Why Not Listen to Me?
My writing schedule is a bit in shambles right now. I’m back at work (albeit part time) and the days I am home, I spend with my kids who are on summer vacation. I’m also focusing on completing my freelance writing assignments and will likely send out my Kobold Quarterly article tonight. (And I’m late […]
One Page Dungeon Contest Updates
I’m glad to report that judging the entries for the One Page Dungeon contest has been completed last night! Chgowiz and I will be announcing the 3 grand winners and a bunch of Category winners on Wednesday July 1st. Don’t miss it! Then, a few weeks later we’ll publish the entries as we promised to […]
Chatty DM Presents: Newbie DM
It’s been a while since I did a Chatty DM Presents post. It’s a series I started late last year to present a RPG blog that I think could be of interest to readers and I discuss three posts of that blog in a little more detail. Today I want to give new Dungeonmasters some […]
Tales of the City Within: a 5X5 Sandbox experiment.
Summer is upon us and that usually means that our bi-monthly D&D become less formal. Attendance tends to fluctuate wildly and our play sessions are usually shorter. In past years, we’ve used the summer period to test out new games or new PCs. This year, most of my players have manifested an interest to keep […]
Happy Birthday Skill Challenge
Last week, my good friend Dave of Critical Hits and RPGblogger’s Network fame asked me to write a little note for his girlfriend’s (‘e’ of Geeks’ Dream Girl) birthday. Being overly Chatty and prone to a certain dose of creative crazyness, I decided to all out geek and delivered the following Birthday Challenge! Wish Her […]
Friday Chat: Dealing with Storytellers
In my discussions with several readers and friends, I noticed that many RPG group are divided into two broad categories of gamers. One one side you have your min/maxed, Butt kicking power gamers who are on the lookout for the next fight. On the other you have the psychodrama-loving story-starved players who only truly become […]
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