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PWW: Challenging the Inner Half-Orc

December 10, 2007 by guest

Hurrah! It’s time for another PM post! Do you know what happens when you leave your inner half-orc in a closet for too long? First, you start talking about him using the 3rd person. Second, he builds up an immense amount of RPG inertia and should he ever gain momentum, he could do something very […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Uncategorized Tagged With: DMing, The Closet Half Orc

"A Memory of Light" Author Chosen

December 10, 2007 by Dave

Brandon Sanderson, author of the Mistborn series, has been chosen to finish the Wheel of Time series from Robert Jordan’s notes. I have not read any of Mistborn, so any comments on it would be welcome. I certainly don’t envy Mr. Sanderson, but I’m glad that someone is going to step in and finish the […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, News, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Inq. of the Week: Pirates Ahoy

December 10, 2007 by Dave

As expected, To Hit Armor Class 0 is the best nerd rockband name ever as has been proven conclusively, and I didn’t even have to cheat. On our worldwide tour, Rock Into Mordor can open for us for coming in a respectable second. Various other band names (both real and imagined) all came in with […]

Filed Under: Comics, Editorial, Inquisition of the Week, Movies, Music Tagged With: marvel dc comics zcultfm piracy inquisitionoftheweek

Armor Check Penalty Applies for Fetch

December 10, 2007 by Dave

Armor for Dogs (and other animals) is apparently available. It comes in both light and heavy armor, in case your dog is supposed to be a rogue or a fighter respectively. (thanks, joshx0rfz)

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games

The Dungeonmaster's Creed

December 10, 2007 by The Chatty DM

This is a repost from Greywulf’s blog. It rings true enough to my needs as a role player to warrant a re-post. Although I can live with 3 core books… ๐Ÿ˜€ Maybe if enough of us post this, some wizards who work by the sea will take notice. If you agree, please say so in […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Community, DMing

Expanded quarters for the Overlords and his Minions (i.e. New Forum!)

December 9, 2007 by The Chatty DM

I’ve been sitting on this post for two days, it was supposed to go up tonight, but screw it, 3h00 PM EST is evening in Europe… close enough. Well, it’s done. I have been asked if I could add a forum to this blog. While I love the feeling of back and forth generated by […]

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

Mini-Links: Japanese Lupine Cubs

December 9, 2007 by The Chatty DM

I’m sitting on a big announcement and I promised myself I’d only post it Sunday night. But my urge to post something is so strong! ๐Ÿ™‚ So here’s a few more links for you to look at… not all RPG related. When a hobby becomes an incredible opportunity This morning in my morning newspaper, there […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Gaming with Kids, mini-post

Independent Games Festival 2008 Award Nominees – Part 1

December 8, 2007 by The Bored Gamer

The Independent Game Festival occurs every year at the Game Developers Conference. It’s purpose is to showcase and reward the efforts of independent game developers who have produced outstanding innovative games. For those who are interested in watching last year’s Independent Game Festival(which, from this point on in the article, will be abbreviated IGF), the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Video Games Tagged With: games indie

For Glory!

December 7, 2007 by Bartoneus

I’ve been clamoring to post this all week, apparently one of the greatest television shows of all time that has been big in re-runs lately is making it’s glorious return on January 8th, 2008.ย  It’s American Gladiators!ย  You can visit the nbc site for the re-launch of the show, and I highly recommend watching the […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Television

Many, many apologies

December 7, 2007 by Dave

I am really, really sorry for the downtime lately. I wish I could promise that it’s done with, but I can’t make that promise. So here’s hoping that was the last of it, and we can get back on schedule!

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