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We’re Hiring! Seeking Dating Profile Writer, Blogger, Geek Dating Coach

6 May 2013 by 19 Comments
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You heard right -- Geek's Dream Girl is hiring for a three month freelance contract position (June - August) with the possibility of extension for the right candidate. If chosen, your duties will include: 1-2 weekly blog posts on subjects like: online dating, writing a dating profile, improving your dating profile, geek dating, 1st dates, choosing a dating site, first contact emails, getting from 1st email to first date. The sky's the limit, but our goal is to help geeks get more … [Read more...]

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Flaming Deathpits Are In: Dungeon Bastard Wants You For a Dungeon Crawl

2 May 2013 by 11 Comments
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Dungeon Bastard Bill Cavalier is a popular sage of gamer wisdom. Continually upping the ante and leveling up in awesome every year, 2013 is full of new videos, a campaign against half-elves, and what may be the best Kickstarter to inspire GMs this summer.   What have you been doing since the last time you graced my humble column? First of all, I've been leading a one-man campaign to eliminate half-elves. They're an ABOMINATION against elves AND humans. Plus, shouldn't a half-elf … [Read more...]

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She Kills Monsters – GGG Reviews a New Piece of Geek Theater

27 April 2013 by 5 Comments
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I had a completely different article I intended to share, but then, yesterday (April 26), I saw a performance that made me stop what I was doing and write this article. The performance was of She Kills Monsters, a play by New York playwright Qui Nguyen. This was a great play and a fantastic performance. It’s been a long time since I laughed out loud so hard at a play, and I also found myself choked up a couple of times. The play had some twists and turns that were predictable, and others … [Read more...]

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RPG Thursday: Reading Shelf

25 April 2013 by 7 Comments
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Amid the bright blue skies and hail storms of the Seattle spring, I've been trying to get back to my habit of reading a number of books simultaneously. These are the three books at the top of my reading pile right now.   Kicking It: Successful Crowdfunding Monte Cook, Shanna Germain. Stone Box Press, 2013. I've been a part of a few Kickstarters, and a couple of GoFundMe campaigns. I bought Kicking It to see what wisdom I'd gain for the future, and give it a good once over to … [Read more...]

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LARP-Prep

22 April 2013 by 4 Comments
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So, this weekend, for the first time in many years, I played a LARP for a full weekend, as opposed to running one. I found myself lured to a game called Cottington Woods due to it being a brand new LARP that professes itself as a “Dark Faerie Tale” LARP. (We’ve talked about how much I love faerie tales before.) I was intrigued, and I liked the write-up of the concepts on their website, so I decided to give it a try. It was excellent, and I’ll be returning, but that’s not the point of … [Read more...]

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Things I Think About Cons: Registration, Size and Culture

18 April 2013 by 5 Comments

PAX Prime opened up for selling passes on Wednesday, and my social media lit up with people talking about it. I've had some feelings and thoughts about cons for awhile, and the conversation I've watched on Twitter about Prime this week prompted me to share some of them. There are some broad ideas folks have been discussing around me for years concerning cons, and I want to highlight them. Registration I see reg concerns get broken down frequently into these three … [Read more...]

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Pointers for Panel Audiences

11 April 2013 by 10 Comments
My name tent from Norwescon. I've got to get one of these laminated.

I had a whirlwind Norwescon this year, moderating panels and a Q&A with Lee Moyer. It was my first time moderating at a con, and my first time doing a live Q&A interview. I loved the experience, but it was particularly draining to not be a member of the audience. While it's possible to have bad panels and poor moderators, bad audience members happen too. If you recognize yourself or someone you know in these how to do it better tips, I hope they're helpful in assisting you becoming an … [Read more...]

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It’s a Soundtrack, Not Your Mix Tape

4 April 2013 by 8 Comments
Still unpacking. There's another filing box full of CDs. MIX CDs.

Music can do a limited number of things for a game session: make it awesome, have a neutral influence, or make the entire night suck. If you're going to commit to providing a little mood music to your game, there's some things to keep mind. Whether it's instrumental or has vocals, regardless of language or musical genre, it should add to the session. It also shouldn't add to the session solely for you. These are my troubleshooting tips for using music at the table. Buffering is Not A … [Read more...]

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RPG Girl Thursday Rides Again

28 March 2013 by 6 Comments
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It’s hard to let go of a favorite game book, long-lived gaming group or your local LARP. But I just moved to Seattle, paired down some of my gaming books, and get to set my sights on the most fabled adventure a gamer can dream of. The Fresh Start I don’t belong to any game nights, groups or LARPs right now. If I want to, I can take my time to shop around. I think I want to get back into gaming face to face regularly with folks outside cons. I also feel a little overwhelmed by what it … [Read more...]

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Hail Britannia – Ultima Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

22 March 2013 by 7 Comments
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My parents had an interesting dynamic. My Mom was the realist, my Dad was the dreamer, and I’d like to think I fall somewhere in the middle. In different ways, my parents really “got me” when it came to certain things. And when it came to fantasy and games, my Dad really got me. My Dad began a tradition of taking me to a computer store on my birthday and letting me pick out a new computer game. For my 14th birthday, we went to the little computer store in Newton, MA, and my Dad pointed … [Read more...]

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