http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:39:57 -0700 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:32:23 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d30-My-2010-gaming-resolutions-and-forecasts?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Resolutions are easy to make and hard to keep. Forecasts are hard to make and easy to miss. So I'll combine them into one post and see if I can avoid an epic fail in both! So... on with the 2010 Roleplaying Forecasts and Resolutions! Forec... chicago opinion RPGs Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:32:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d30-My-2010-gaming-resolutions-and-forecasts?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Adoptasoldier-with-an-RPG-magazine?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Back in October, I wrote about Kobold Quarterly's "Adopt-A-Soldier" program: Kobold Quarterly, the RPG magazine published by Wolfgang Bauer, has started an "Adopt-A-Soldier" program where people can donate to help sponsor subscri... resources RPGs Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:42:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Adoptasoldier-with-an-RPG-magazine?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d28-RPG-news-roundup-1228?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Welcome to the last RPG news roundup of 2009! I hope you've found these news roundups useful, informative or at least entertaining. If there's something you'd like me to focus on in 2010, please let me know! I'll continue to look and report on local ... dungeons and dragons chicago game stores news RPGs Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:40:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d28-RPG-news-roundup-1228?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Children-friendly-RPGs?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner This will be a quick followup to a previous article (link below) I've written about RPGs and families. With Christmas and New Years weekends right around the corner, you may have a lot of time to try new things with your younger (or not so younger) f... resources Holiday Games RPGs Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:41:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Children-friendly-RPGs?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d21-RPG-news-roundup-1221?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner It's Christmas week and then on towards 2010! There isn't a lot to report from the local Chicagoland area, but there were some interesting bits in the RPG world. If you're a fan of the venerable British sci-fi TV series, Dr. Who, then you might be in... dungeons and dragons news RPGs Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:48:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d21-RPG-news-roundup-1221?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Free-RPG-tools-and-games--an-update?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner As we near the end of the year, I wanted to take a few minutes to revisit some resources and articles on freely available tools and games that you can use to play roleplaying games. The Internet has an insane amount of resources available for you, no... chicago resources RPGs Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:49:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d18-Free-RPG-tools-and-games--an-update?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d15-The-ultimate-superhero-doomsday-weapon--for-real?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner For those of you who enjoy superhero or mutant future type scenarios, you're going to love this...New studies of the plumbing that feeds the Yellowstone supervolcano in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park shows the plume and the magma chamber under t... resources RPGs Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:24:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d15-The-ultimate-superhero-doomsday-weapon--for-real?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d14-RPG-news-roundup-1214?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Old school is still cool, at least for gaming, as there were a few releases and annoucements coming from the resurgent "Old School Revival".First, Robert Kuntz of Pied Piper Publishing announced that he is releasing a color module of the fi... dungeons and dragons news RPGs Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:27:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d14-RPG-news-roundup-1214?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Roleplay-a-holiday-adventure?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner With the holiday season here, many Game Masters think about running a holiday based adventure or two. A quick search through RPGNow.com turned up a few "gifts" and treasures that I'd like to share with you all. Happy Holidays! This may be ... Holiday Games Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:36:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d11-Roleplay-a-holiday-adventure?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Gamestore-review--Gamers-Asylum--Evanston?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Tucked away near the Dempster CTA Purple Line station, the Gamer's Asylum store serves the eclectic college town of Evanston with a range of board & card games, miniature games, RPG games and places to play. It is run by a father & son team, ... chicago game stores review Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:58:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d9-Gamestore-review--Gamers-Asylum--Evanston?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d7-RPG-news-roundup-127?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Local News Yours truly was beset with day-job problems and then a nice onslaught of flu, but I am back! I unfortunately did not make the Chicago Gaming Geek Meetup/Mashup, but word has it that it was a smashing success. If you'd like to see various g... news RPGs Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:34:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m12d7-RPG-news-roundup-127?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d30-RPG-news-Roundup-1130?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Chicago NewsA reminder that tomorrow night is the December/Holiday RPGChicago.com "Geek Meetup" at Mystic Celt in Wrigleyville. This is a great way to get over the Black Friday/Cyber Monday blues and meet up with some RPG gamers, boardgamer... chicago news RPGs Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:47:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d30-RPG-news-Roundup-1130?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d27-RPG-Humor-for-Black-Friday?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Fighting with crowds at stores got you in a bad mood? Or has "Black Friday" taken on a different meaning, looking at the worldwide tumble of markets today? Perhaps a bit of humor would help... Coming down the track towards them was a gobli... news RPGs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:13:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d27-RPG-Humor-for-Black-Friday?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Black-Weekend-blues-Play-games-at-Wolfcon?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Wolfcon V is a local gaming convention happening this Friday through Sunday at Our Lady Mother of the Church - 8747 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago, from 9am to 11pm each day. With close to 40 events on Friday and Saturday each, and about 30 events on Su... event chicago interview Holiday Games Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d25-Black-Weekend-blues-Play-games-at-Wolfcon?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Black-Friday-sales-at-Chicagoland-game-stores?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner A quick survey of the various RPG/game stores around Chicagoland and their plans for this coming Black Friday and the beginning of the Christmas Shopping Weekend:Games Plus: They will have a sale the first weekend in December (12/5, 12/6) featuring o... chicago game stores Holiday Games Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:03:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d24-Black-Friday-sales-at-Chicagoland-game-stores?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d23-RPG-news-roundup-1123?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Chicago newsWolfcon V is this coming weekend, Friday through Sunday at Our Lady Mother of the Church - 8747 W. Lawrence Ave. in Chicago. There are plenty of boardgames, card games, miniature games and RPG games scheduled for all 3 days. I will be... event chicago game stores news Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:21:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d23-RPG-news-roundup-1123?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Tabletop-RPGs-from-video-games--do-they-work?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Many computer RPGs (cRPGs) and video games can trace their heritage to the grand-daddy of roleplaying games, Dungeons and Dragons. The first games like Adventure, Zork, nethack and other text based games had their inspiration and concepts directly fr... dungeons and dragons opinion RPGs Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:14:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d20-Tabletop-RPGs-from-video-games--do-they-work?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Holiday-roleplaying-gamers-recipe-guide?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner The holidays are a great time to spoil your fellow gamers at the table with treats and snacks beyond the usual chips and sodas. The recipes below are some of the ones I've found over the Internet that sound interesting or related to the holidays that... Holiday Games Holiday recipes Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:34:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Holiday-roleplaying-gamers-recipe-guide?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d16-RPG-News-Roundup-1116?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner Local NewsThe Chicago Toy & Game Fair is this coming weekend (Nov 21st and 22nd) at Navy Pier! There will be many exhibits and vendors showing off the latest games and toys. While not a dedicated RPG convention like GenCon or Origins, there are s... chicago news Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:55:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d16-RPG-News-Roundup-1116?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Holiday-RPG-Gift-Guide?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner With the holiday shopping season getting off to a start, I thought it would be nice to talk about some great gifts for your favorite tabletop RPG gamer's tree this year. I'll break it up into categories: D&D - Old, D&D - New, RPGs - Fantasy, ... Holiday Games Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-7763-Chicago-RPG-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Holiday-RPG-Gift-Guide?cid=exrss-Chicago-RPG-Examiner