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Gen Con 2008 Rambling (Semi-Live blog)

August 13, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Two Sentences Summary: Gen Con is the most fun I ever had with tabletop gaming, ever. It’s about making friends, laughing like hell, and having no shame about being silly. I thought it would be a one shot ‘meh’ thing, turns out I’m now addicted to the Con! I’ll put my ramblings here as I […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: gen con 2008

Random Thoughts: Gen Con, Job Posting for ZeStuff, Mearls joins network!

August 13, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I’m off to Gen Con. I just finished packing my suitcases and I’m done doing all the prep work for my games, seminars and other fun stuff. I don’t plan to live blog because I’m already so overbooked that I fear I won’t enjoy Gen Con as much as I should. Between DMing 13 hours […]

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

New 4e errata release

August 12, 2008 by Tonester

WoTC has served up their latest helping of errata for 4e.  While most of it appears to be simple clarifications and actual fixes for typos, there are a few morsels worth noting and savoring. Some Endurance checks are more difficult Active Perception checks are a Minor Action instead of  Standard Action Stealth completely rewritten (move […]

Filed Under: News, Roleplaying Games

Extreme Makeover: Tavern Edition

August 12, 2008 by guest

Howdy all, from your friendly neighborhood Storyteller. I’ll be your guest blogger this fine afternoon in Chatty DM’s continued absence. I’m a young’un when it comes to the RPG blogosphere though I’ve been a roleplayer since middleschool and help to run the RPG club (Adventurers Wanted) at my university. Trust me when I say, there […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

WotC to revise GSL: that’ll give us something to interview about

August 11, 2008 by Dave

With the evergrowing list of publishers not signing the GSL (or choosing their own alternatives), it looks like the message finally got through to someone: “We recognize the important role third party publishing support plays in the success of the 4th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. We have listened to the community and our valued […]

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Afterschool TV Tropes Special: Location. Location? Location!

August 10, 2008 by Dave

Dave Chalker, AKA Dave The Game here (from that other website) (and that other, other website) filling in for the Chatty One while he does whatever it is Canadians do on vacation. I decided to aim high. Sure, I could have done a post about RPG blogging, on how to snare your friends into writing […]

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

Pain of Campaigning VI: Give Your Villains Some Panache!

August 9, 2008 by The Main Event

Well, it had to happen.  The Main Event has begun to plan his first 4E game (and speak in third person!) So now, with a campaign fresh on the brain, I’ll continue my last villains article and talk about how to make your villain(s), regardless of type, formidable, awesome and dastardly. They Have a Plan: […]

Filed Under: Featured, Roleplaying Games, Science Fiction & Fantasy Genre

Sneaky update to Stealth skill?

August 8, 2008 by Tonester

To my knowledge, the highly debated Stealth skill in 4e has not received official errata just yet.  Thanks to the DnD Insider Compendium, however, we may have a sneak peek at WoTC’s attempt to “clarify” the use of the Stealth skill in 4e campaigns. You can read the changes for yourself by loading up the […]

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Get Your Dice Off My Lawn!

August 8, 2008 by guest

Another Guest Blog Post by Berin Kinsman of UncleBear. You kids today think you have it so rough. The D&D Online Tools aren’t ready yet! I can’t play a Bard or a Druid in 4e! I don’t have a flying car to take me to my game session! Spoiled, whining brats, I tell ya! When […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games

WotC finally convinces me to buy Forgotten Realms

August 7, 2008 by Dave

I’ve never been much of a Realms fan. Well, I take it back, I’ve never really been a fan of PLAYING in the Forgotten Realms. When I was younger, I read every FR book that my two local libraries had, and still own quite a few paperbacks of Realms stories. I especially enjoyed the Avatar […]

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