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Playing Online Part 3: Wrapping-Up

December 26, 2008 by Wyatt Salazar

Chatty DM: Here’s Part 3 of Wyatt’s wordilicious series on playing RPG through text interfaces online.  I wish to thank him warmly for stepping in when I needed the break! Hey there, this is Wyatt Salazar, your DJ for the night, and as we have done before (and before) we will talk online gaming! Now […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

It’s Christmas Eve already and I’m running around with my little family.  Since all our parents are divorced, we must show up to 4 different places in a very restricted ammount of time. We don’t mind, because that’s what the season is about. So while I catch my breath for a few minutes, I want […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM

A million little pieces (of equipment)

December 23, 2008 by Dave

I’ve come to the realization that encumberance rules bug me. There are several paradigms that I’ve run into, but all of them have their issues.

Filed Under: Editorial, Roleplaying Games, Video Games Tagged With: D&D, encumberance, equipment, fallout 3

YouTube Tuesday: Choose Your Own Edition

December 23, 2008 by Dave

An idea I absolutely adore (because I thought of it over a year ago, grumble grumble). A YouTube version of a Choose Your Own Adventure story, with your choices embedded into the video itself. Though very low budget, still fun, and a great use of technology… and I really dig the music and sound. I’m […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, YouTube Tuesday

Inq. of the Week: Choose Your Holiday

December 22, 2008 by Dave

With the holiday season in full force, schedules are messed up, bloggers post less (and manage to somehow be even lazier), and holiday meetups of all kinds commence. But as retail agencies and talk show hosts have discovered, not everyone celebrates the same holiday this time of year. Crazy, I know.

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television

Chatty’s Mailbag: Describing a Scene Through the Senses

December 22, 2008 by The Chatty DM

No sooner am I getting back into the thick of blogging that I get an email asking me for my thoughts on a given subject. Joy, instant inspiration! Reader Cool Cyclone chimed in last week with quite an interesting letter: “I wanted your opinion on something.  When describing a setting for foreshadowing, how do I […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Playing Online Part 2: The Mediums

December 21, 2008 by Wyatt Salazar

While I’m back in the saddle, I still have a few more guest posts for you during the holidays.  Enjoy! Hey there again folks, thanks for the warm reception before, this is Wyatt Salazar from this place and that place again, continuing our chat from before about online gaming (and not the type you usually […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Happy Birthday Alex!

December 20, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Hey there! December 20th marks a very special day in our family.  This is the day that the holidays officially starts as it’s my wife Alex’s birthday.  She’s the love of my life and she’s been by my side for more than 12 years! We’ve spoken about gamer friendly significant others in the past.  I […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Critical Hits Gift Guide 2008

December 19, 2008 by Dave

This year’s gift guide goes out to all of you last minute shoppers who need to pick up some games and gifts for all the nerds in your life. Many of our suggestions are products we’ve reviewed, so I will link to the review where appropriate.

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Comics, Featured, Movies, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre, Television, Video Games Tagged With: board games, christmas, gamer, games, gift guide, gift ideas, Movies, presents, videogames

Contest: Dice Stories!

December 18, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I’m back! I’m taking small steps to get into the writing groove, but I feel it coming back! One of the companies that advertises on this site, Game Master Dice, has generously  offered to give away 2 dice bags to the readers of Musings of the Chatty DM (other sites are also participating, see end […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: contest, dice

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