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The more things change…

October 8, 2008 by Dave

I have read the system – it’s a pretty nice system – but it’s no more a new edition of Dungens and Dragons than a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a revision of a 1940s Willys Jeep. The problem lies in its being called something it is not – a new edition of an existing […]

Filed Under: Critical Bits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 3e, 4e, rants

DM Chronicles: Session 3, Snaking Toward the Lost City of ‘Meh’

October 8, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Previously in Chatty’s game: Dodging rolling boulders and fighting technicolor giant snakes, our heroes explore the depth of the recently uncovered ruins of a lost civilization.  They are seeking who or what sent an Ape Man assassin against them. There’s no reason to beat my DM head against the table and implore all the saints […]

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

Inquisition of the Week: Upcoming 4e Options

October 6, 2008 by Dave

Last week, with comics on the brain, we asked what kind of comics you read. 62% of you read Webcomics, possibly because they’re great, possibly because they’re free. Second at 48% are mainstream comics that you can pick up in most comic stores (and some book stores.) Third are the indie/self-published fans are at 30%. […]

Filed Under: Inquisition of the Week, News, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e

Review: “Advanced Player’s Guide”

October 3, 2008 by Dave

Overview: Advanced Player’s Guide is one of the first licensed 3rd party products for D&D 4th Edition. It bridges the gap between editions for races and classes, providing options for those who miss certain iconic classes and races from previous editions. It is highly recommended for anyone who wants to play one of the missing […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 3rd party, 4e, Ari Marmell, classes, GSL, races

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

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

Kobold Love: Dungeon Diplomacy! Part 1

September 16, 2008 by The Chatty DM

Ready to dive into the adventure? As posted in the adventure plan, Scene 1 is about the PCs getting a prophecy and facing opposition against ultra conservative elements of the dungeon before venturing forth on the surface world. When the adventure will be published in its final form, there will be a few paragraph that […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Project Kobold Love

Kobold Love: Intro, Background and Summary, Part 1

September 6, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I’m the type of person who needs to understand a process before tackling it head on. That’s why this post is more about context and theory than actually writing Kobold Love’s first part. Bear with me, it will be worth it. First Impressions are capital When a DM opens up a D&D adventure booklet, the […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: 4e, Project Kobold Love

Drunken D&D: Funny Quotes

September 4, 2008 by The Chatty DM

I’m too exhausted to write a real post. But I have something funny to share it with you. At Gen Con, I played 2 sessions of Drunken D&D (designed by Dave the Game, DMed by yours truly) with my fellow bloggers friends. I wrote a 5 scene adventure for it and Graham created the PCs. […]

Filed Under: Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4e, Drunken D&D, Humour

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