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I, Demon: This is getting interesting…

May 19, 2008 by The Chatty DM

This is my play session log of our re-started d20 World of Darkness game (written by Monte Cook and published late last year). I’m writing in character because it allows me to explore a more narrative writing style, but I’ll pepper it with Out of Character (OOC) comments on the actual game. The main thing […]

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I, Demon: The Awakening

May 17, 2008 by The Chatty DM

This series is going to be a diary-like re-telling of the d20 World of Darkness game I’ll be playing once a month. It’s going to be GMed by my buddy Franky. Way back when, we started the game but it was left aside for some time. We’re kick starting it again and this post is […]

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The Case Report James will Never Write: Post me that Purple Heart, I'm gone!

November 25, 2007 by The Chatty DM

While this may look like bad Fan-fiction, it’s actually our McWod Campaign log told from the perspective of my character James Kevin Smith, Level 1 Awakened. (Franky is GMing). Posted unencrypted on alt.conspiracy.inconnu by KingofheartS on November 25th. James is lost, I don’t know for how long. We’re really hurt… both physically and… well let’s […]

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The (annotated) case reports of Agent James (Kevin) Smith: First Assignment

November 11, 2007 by The Chatty DM

Decrypted from a genital enhancement spam on alt.conspiracy.inconnu on November 11, 2007. Author: KnowthetruthS911. Case report #20071110-JKS-A Location: Chicago Regional HQ On November 9, 2007, we were assigned to an investigation case pertaining to the death and dismemberment of a John Doe, discovered by local Law Enforcement forces in one of Chicago’s industrial centers (See […]

Filed Under: Campaign Logs, Musings of the Chatty DM Tagged With: Chatty as a Player, McWoD

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