In which Chatty starts relating a play-by-play account of the Burning Wheel scenario “The Sword” as played by his long-standing gaming group.
Fable 3 Half-Review Part 2 – Freedom: The Final Betrayal
In the name of all that is good and holy in this world, you MUST to read the last half of my review of Fable 3. To protect yourself. To protect your family. For AMERICA. (If you do not live in America, I am sorry. Your reading this review will still be counted as being for America.)
Do As I Say, Not As I Did
They say that there is no better teacher than failure. Let me show you how good a teacher I am.
Chatty Plays, Part 1: Burning Wheel, Getting into the Game
In which Chatty explains what brought him to finally try Burning Wheel with his players and how he prepared for running the game’s introductory adventure, a short Dungeon Crawl scenario called ‘The Sword”
Critical Bits for the week ending 2010-11-14
BGG Users: Enter the Hey Waiter! contest for a chance to win a free copy of the game: http://boardgamegeek.com/contest/waiter/ # Class Consciousness by @rjschwalb http://www.robertjschwalb.com/2010/11/class-consciousness/ # Creating an API – First Steps from @obsidianportal http://bit.ly/dj6Bg1 Some interesting possibilities… # From the Archives:: DM Chronicles, Session 3: Of Pools and Crashes http://bit.ly/9cWSga #charchive # RT @rdonoghue: […]
Introducing: Roll, the Critical Hits Tumblog
Sometimes we want to toss out a quick idea. Sometimes we want to post pictures from our home games. Sometimes, we don’t have enough to say about a product to warrant a full, multi-paragraph review. Sometimes, we have something to say that’s more than 140 charactersbut fewer than 3 paragraphs. Sometimes, we want to write lazy posts. That’s where the Roll! blog comes in. And it’s also where YOU come in.
How to Read Minds: Body Language at the Gaming Table
Did you ever meet someone whose stories always fizzle without much of a punch? Me too. The issue with their stories isn’t necessarily the content; some other guy or gal might tell the same stories with everyone around them hanging on their every word.
The Littlest Con
Nanocon’s magic is in its intimacy. It presents a great opportunity to meet players and play games. As a guest, I also had the chance to mingle with all the other guests, as well as the faculty and organizers. That type of interaction with others who love games is hard to overvalue. Perhaps needless to say, I’m glad I went.
Review: “Misspent Youth”
In Misspent Youth, you tell the tale of a group of Young Offenders (YOs) – teenagers in a science fiction world under the thumb of oppression who are pushed into rebellion. Over the course of several episodes (sessions) you reveal why they rebel, how they protect themselves from The Authority when it tries to put them back in their place, how the fight forces them to grow up (for better and for worse) and, finally, whether they succeed in bringing The Authority to its knees.
Fable 3 Half-Review: It Is A Giant Waste Of Time
Dear Fable 3: I hate you. Actually, I love most of you. But you have to treat me right, or I won’t be here forever. Actually, I will, but I will be here hating you. Forever.
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