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Free GMing advice from the GM-FU masters!

September 25, 2008 by The Chatty DM

As of late last night, I’m officially a published RPG author! You can now download the Gen Con 2008 workshop booklet we created for our GM-Fu Seminar.  Along with my blogging and GM-for-Hire friend Phil Veccione and with the masterful editing of Vicki Potter, we offer you a free PDF filled with: Trope tips Tailoring […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: gen con 2008, GM-Fu

DM Chronicles: Session 2, Indiana Gnomes and the Technicolor Snake, Part 2

September 25, 2008 by The Chatty DM

See part 1 here. Spiders Blind, Strikers Shine! Fresh victim of the fiendish rolling boulder trap, Yan’s Bjerm the Fighter fell 50’… Only to land unhurt on a huge spider web while pieces of granite were punching through it left and right. As he got up, he noticed 3 Human-sized bristly spiders (a new monster […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Chatty's 2008-2009 campaign

Review: “Mistborn”

September 24, 2008 by The Main Event

Background: When Robert Jordan died I was surprised to hear the decision regarding finishing up his final novel, Memories of Light, was made so quickly. It fell to Brandon Sanderson, a young writer I had never heard of. Fast-forward a year or so later, and after stumbling upon his insightful blog, I took up reading […]

Filed Under: Librarian's Tome, Reviews, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre Tagged With: book review, books, brandon sanderson, mistborn, novel, robert jordan, wheel of time

Changing hosts, expect weirdness (Done!)

September 24, 2008 by Dave

We’ve switched hosts! And now on to getting the new theme up and running… I’m sick and tired of our hosting company being, well, outright jerks, so we’ll be moving to a new host over the next few days, hopefully sooner rather than later. But be warned that comments you make might be swallowed up […]

Filed Under: News

Project Kobold Love is re-launched!

September 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Head on over my newest Website to witness the newly re-launched Kobold Love project. I think it’s a lot clearer for all. I also like to think that the project is now more interesting to would be participants. I’d like to know who’s still in, so please tell me over there.  I made commenting less […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

Review: “Eagle Eye”

September 24, 2008 by Bartoneus

Last night my wife and I had the privilege of seeing an advanced screening of the movie Eagle Eye, thanks to Paramount Pictures and local morning radio host Elliot in the Morning.  The movie is listed as an action/mystery/thriller and takes place in modern day America, staring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan with Rosaria Dawson, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: eagle eye, fiction, movie, Reviews, science fiction, technology

DM Chronicles: Session 2, Indiana Gnomes and the Technicolor Snake, Part 1

September 24, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Previously in Chatty’s game (Part 1 and Part 2): A group of young adventurers gets invited to the Harvest festivities by the region’s biggest Halfling Robber Baron after saving one of his numerous Coastal Venture Forts from the hated Human pirates. Late after the day’s festivities, they get attacked by an Ape Man assassin whose […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Chatty's 2008-2009 campaign

This s**t is EPIC!

September 23, 2008 by Dave

The Dragon magazine update for today (hurry, grab them as they come out before you have to pay or pirate!) is all about epic destinies for Forgotten Realms. It includes 3 new epic desitines: Elf High Mage, Harper of Legend, and Mythic Sovereign. Elf High Mage starts to become one with magic itself, granting all […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, dragon, faerun, forgotten realms

YouTube Tuesday: Huge Success Edition

September 23, 2008 by Dave

For those of you not sick of the Portal end song yet (such as myself), and because I’m neck-deep in Typography homework myself, I present the above video.

Filed Under: Music, Video Games, YouTube Tuesday Tagged With: jonathan coulton, portal, the cake is a lie

Inq. of the Week: Gamers Get Some

September 23, 2008 by Dave

If you’re playing 4th edition, you want to be selling your soul for dark powers. The Warlock came out on top of last week’s poll asking what your favorite 4e class is. The new, improved Rogue comes in second, fueled by stabby stabby. The Fighter is a close third, with the other new class Warlord […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week Tagged With: gamers, husbands, relationships, wives

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