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October 31, 2008 – 4:33 pm

It’s been a long time coming but I finally figured out a bug that prevented me from activating the Subscribe to Comment plugin (I stopped getting notifications on posts I authored.. which is 99%  of the posts here).
Now, dear reader, you can now receive notification of any comment thread you are interested in.  Just mark [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Blogging, Geek Stuff | Comments (3)

Afterschool Trope Special: Fill Up the Nighmare Mobile

October 31, 2008 – 12:01 am

What, two Trope posts in the same week?
Why not? It’s been ages since I wrote any of them, and this is Halloween after all.
With a satisfying ‘thunk’ Tragak the barbarian sheared the Orc Shaman’s head, sending it flying in the room’s dank, dark corner. As he was looting the body, he failed to notice the [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Tabletop RPGs, Tropes | Tagged , | Comments (9)

Give Feedback to your GM… and live! Part 2.

October 29, 2008 – 9:11 pm

In part 1, I discussed about players giving feedback (both good and bad) to DMs in such a way to make it more useful and to limit the damage of criticism.
Today I want to talk directly to the GMs who, while craving feedback, aren’t always that ready to get it.
Having to prep, run and referee [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Player Psychology, Tabletop RPGs | Comments (17)

Kobold Love Playtesting Posted

October 29, 2008 – 7:39 am

Last night I posted the last part of Kobold Love’s playtesting report from the Draconis gaming con.
(For those not in the know, Kobold Love is a long winded project where I tackle writing a D&D 4e adventure directly on a website, open to comments and feedback.  Other readers are also invited to tackle this adventure [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Tabletop RPGs | Comments (0)

Afterschool Trope Post: Holy Super Heroic Fantasy Batman!

October 27, 2008 – 12:01 am

This month, I am the custodian of the RPGbloggers Monthly Carnival which is about Super Heroes.
I thought it would be a perfect occasion to do a new Trope post about mixing some Super Heroes in my D&D Kool Aid!
Trope: A narrative shortcut taken in a story that the audience will recognize and have expectations about. [...]

By ChattyDM | Posted in Tabletop RPGs, Tropes | Tagged , | Comments (18)
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