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RPGs for Kids: “Castle Death” Revisited

August 23, 2013 by The Chatty DM

Last year, I wrote a short series of posts about a dead simple roleplaying game I played with my son Nico. I thought I should revisit it and add more meat to the concept. The Game Based on the first RPG system I created when I was my son’s age, Castle Death is a simple […]

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Castle Death, gaming with children, gaming with family, Gaming with Kids, Simple Roleplaying

Of Tables and Games: What I’m Playing Now

May 12, 2013 by The Chatty DM

Before I start, a little Chatty update: Winter and Spring have been my crazy freelancer months for a  few years now. I’m knee-deep in pushing the Cortex Plus Hacker’s Guide to layout. Dave and I released the preview version of the Fantasy Heroic Roleplaying game to backers and the response has been both positive and […]

Filed Under: Actual Play, Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Campaigns, D&D, Dungeon Reality Show, fhrp, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, marvel heroic roleplaying

Castle Death! A Dead Simple RPG for Kids and Parents, Part 3

March 7, 2012 by The Chatty DM

In which Nico and Chatty conclude their first session of Castle Death, meeting Pit Trap Mac and dealing with an Ogre noble who’s a stickler for etiquette.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Castle Death, fantasy, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids

Castle Death! A Dead Simple RPG for Kids and Parents, Part 2

March 6, 2012 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty and his son Nico start exploring Castle Death and make up new rules as they go along, creating a unique introductory roleplaying experience.

Filed Under: Actual Play, Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Castle Death, fantasy, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids

Castle Death! A Dead Simple RPG for Kids and Parents, Part 1

February 29, 2012 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty and Nico get ready to play a a Kid friendly RPG they co-develop as they play it. Beware of Castle Death!

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Castle Death, fantasy, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids

Chatty’s Dream Design Project: An Interactive Primer-RPG

November 23, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty posts something that’s less than 500 words about what his dream game design project would be like. Hop right in and discuss!

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games, Video Games Tagged With: game design, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, iPad, lady blackbird, Tablet PCs

Teach Kids to Game: Nico and Rory’s Stories

November 18, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty revisits most of his “Playing with Children” posts and represents them in anthology form to celebrate “Teach Kids to Game” week.

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Bedtime roleplaying, D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, Teaching RPGs

Bedtime Adventures: May-Gee’s Big Test, Part 2

September 14, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty concludes the Bedside story he and his daughter Rory created. A story about a young teenaged magician named May-Gee, a boy and the power of music and linked magic.

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Bedtime roleplaying, collaborative storytelling, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, story games, Storytelling

Bedtime Adventures: May-Gee’s Big Test, Part 1

September 12, 2011 by The Chatty DM

In which Chatty goes back to basics and shares the first part of an bedtime interactive story he created with his daughter.

Filed Under: Featured, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Bedtime roleplaying, collaborative storytelling, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, story games, Storytelling

The World of Exercising Experiment: The Mantearing

April 2, 2011 by The Chatty DM

This is a post about being a geek parent, losing weight and making a game out of it all… it’s closer to Jane MacGonical’s gaming theory than anything RPG related.  But if you are a gamer parent and face (potential) obesity problems, this may be of interest to you. Last fall I was faced with a […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff, Musings of the Chatty DM, Newest Critical Hits Tagged With: dance dance revolution, Exercise, Gamer Parent, gaming with children, Gaming with Kids, Just Dance, wii, world of warcraft

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