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AKA Phil, married extroverted smartass gamer geek with kids. Phil.A.Menard(at)gmail(dot)com

Friday Chat: Dealing with Aggressive/Jerk Players

July 2, 2009 – 9:20 pm

A few weeks ago I got a very interesting letter.
I joined my past 2 live tabletop campaigns as a new player joining a pre-established group of players for a new campaign. In both, I’ve encountered a particularly nasty type of player that has caused no end of strife and grief, as follows:
1. Their PC immediately [...]

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Tales of the City Within: Session 1, Part 2

July 1, 2009 – 6:31 pm

See part 1 here.
(After writing part 1, I realized that I got the order of how each of the four plots were introduced wrong.  Instead of correcting it, I’ll adjust the tale accordingly. Let’s just assume that the PCs convinced the Drow to give them a few hours’ respite).
When the PCs, standing on one of [...]

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One Page Dungeon Winners!

July 1, 2009 – 7:00 am

What started as a crazy idea in the last few weeks of Winter has finally come to its conclusion.
Since late May a panel of 6 judges: Chgowiz, Dave: the Game, Sham, Amityville Mike, Alex Schroeder and myself have slogged through 112 entries and we’ve finally arrived with the final results.
If you are curious about our [...]

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Tales of the City Within: Session 1, Part 1

June 29, 2009 – 9:17 pm

As mentioned last week, my next mini-campaign was going to focus on a less scripted, more improv style of gaming.  Borrowing from Dave the Game’s 5X5 design method, I created an adventure where multiple plots intertwine, forcing PCs to prioritize and chose what to focus on at any given time.
A bit like a Comic Book  [...]

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While Waiting to Read Me, Why Not Listen to Me?

June 29, 2009 – 1:08 pm

My writing schedule is a bit in shambles right now.  I’m back at work (albeit part time) and the days I am home, I spend with my kids who are on summer vacation.
I’m also focusing on completing my freelance writing assignments and will likely send out my Kobold Quarterly article tonight.
(And I’m late in providing [...]

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