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Chatty’s Gen Con (and contest update)

June 23, 2008 – 8:45 pm

It’s done, I just purchased my plane tickets for Gen Con Indianapolis 2008.
I will be there mostly for one thing, and it’s meeting with fellow bloggers, readers and some industry people I’ve quipped and had fun with since I have been online (You better have those Electo-fluff cannons ready and buffed Mr. Baur).
I have been [...]

New Contest: The One Sentence NPC!

June 22, 2008 – 9:00 pm

We’ve had a few contests, here at Musings of the Chatty DM. For instance, we recently had the very successful 10 word Adventure and very useful Characterization ones.
Now it’s time for something bigger! I have teamed up with RPG e-Zine mogul Johnn Four (of roleplayingtips.comfame) to bring you the biggest independent [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Adventure Prep, Tabletop RPGs | Tagged Contest | Comments (133)

Chatty Slides back in WoW, Follows Shamus Young

June 22, 2008 – 6:54 pm

So after 4 years, Shamus Young gave in to MMO.
First it was Guild Wars. It lasted a few days. Now he’s joining World of Warcrack… We all know this will not last just one week.
He joined the Kirin Tor RP server and joined the Pig & Whistle Society (A Rpg.net guild run by Chainmail Bikini [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Tabletop RPGs | Comments (23)

Afterschool Tropes Special: What’s That Fridge Doing at the Table?

June 19, 2008 – 5:17 pm

I’ve decided to rename my trope series because the posts feel like I’m writing a new season. I’m also experimenting with slightly different formats of trope posts. It remains to be seen if I’ll be jumping the shark or making the series grow a beard.
Have you ever had the experience, at school, in your [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Player Psychology, Tabletop RPGs, Tropes | Comments (10)

Random Thought Table: Of Subs, Quotes and Anecdotes

June 19, 2008 – 11:53 am

I took a few days off and I have the kids with me. So online time is limited (I’ll be back later this afternoon when they all go to the Optometrist with my lovely wife).
I know that Thursdays is the day where the call of the net is strongest, so let me point you [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Geek Stuff | Comments (6)