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Chatty’s Ptolus 4e Demo: A Tail of Two Shities, Part 1

December 7, 2009 by The Chatty DM

(This series title was chosen by the players, you have been warned) As announced here, I organized a D&D 4e demo for 4 members of the Mindnight’s Lair local RPG forum. I didn’t want to do a big D&D 4e lecture upfront, and I didn’t have to, most players had either played it once before […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, Game Demo, Ptolus

Ptolus 4e Demo Game: Testimonials

December 5, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Last night’s D&D 4e ptolus game was an absolute blast.  Everything worked right and everyone seemed to have lots of fun. I’ll get to the game reports over the next few days but here are a few testimonials I lifted from Twitter and the Midnight Lair’s forum, both before and after the game. Walkerp (Before): […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Critical Bits for the week ending 2009-12-05

December 5, 2009 by Gato the News Robot

Arete has officially launched! Be a Greek hero, earn divine favor and ascend to godhood! http://is.gd/56YyW (via @DMingNicholas) # Lightsaber Tech explained on Science Channel http://geektyrant.com/2009/11/the-science-channel-to-build-a-lightsaber/ (via @GeekTyrant) # Regrets: Those were the droids you were looking for. http://bit.ly/8I7927 # Open Game Table PDF 50% OFF – Twitter Exclusive! Use http://is.gd/548Ox to get discount! Offer […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits Tagged With: twitter

Dwarven Dice from Q-Workshop

December 4, 2009 by Bartoneus

Q-Workshop is a company in Poland that I first heard about at GenCon this year and I was immediately impressed by the quality of the dice they had on display.

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: d10, d12, d20, d4, d6, d8, dice, dwarven dice, q-workshop, Reviews, Roleplaying Games, roleplaying games

D&D 4e Ptolus: Chatty’s Demo Game

December 4, 2009 by The Chatty DM

(This is the first post I write on my new mini-laptop that you all payed for by visiting this site, I thank you all!) Earlier this fall I attended a local gaming con called Draconis where I demoed a D&D adventure written by my friend Johenius.   At the con, I met Erik, the owner […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, Ptolus, Teaching RPGs, world building

Monster Manual 2 – In Depth #5

December 4, 2009 by Bartoneus

Now that it is nearing the end of 2009, at long last I bring you my final in depth analysis of the Monster Manual 2 and the creatures contained therein. While the book has been out for half of a year now, I still have not gotten anywhere close to using even half of the monsters that are contained within.

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons and Dragons, monster manual 2, Reviews, roleplaying games, Roleplaying Games

Primal/Within: Showdown at the Castle of the Overmind, Part 3

December 2, 2009 by The Chatty DM

Part 1 and Part 2. Last Friday’s session was the final confrontation of the campaign.  It was supposed to be an Epic battle between an Avatar of the setting’s  sentient Dungeon and the PCs. I had a game plan, but it didn’t play out as I wanted…again. The fight ended up being hard and climactic… […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, chatty's, Primal/Within

YouTube Tuesday: Dago-Booyah Edition

December 1, 2009 by Dave

Extreme tourism enthusiasts should go to the Dagobah system.

Filed Under: Humor, Movies, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: star wars

Primal/Within: Showdown at the Castle of the Overmind, Part 2

December 1, 2009 by The Chatty DM

See part 1 here. These last 2 sessions were marked with strong, not so positive emotions on my part.  At the end of session one, I couldn’t believe that we played so little (we started at 7h00-7h30 and ended at around 9h45).  At the end of session two, I was downright angry (and vocally so) […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, Chatty's 2009-2010 Campaign, Primal/Within

Inq. of the Week: Friendly Local Gaming Stores?

November 30, 2009 by Bartoneus

This week December is officially upon us, and with it comes the full force of the holiday season and all of the shopping that implies. I find it a shame that ordering RPG books online from places like Amazon is so much cheaper then it would be if I were to go to my local game store.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, FLGS, game store, gaming, Inquisition of the Week, Roleplaying Games

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