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The Farchives: RPG Blog Carnival Revisited
The Farchives is featured on most Fridays at The Core Mechanic. Its a series where I re-post a popular TCM post or revisit a hot-topic from the previous year. This week, we are looking back on the post...
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Portraits of a Villain – A Preview
Over the course of the next three weeks, each Friday, I will be presenting a Portrait of a Villain. These “portraits” will include a fully developed villain inspired from historical or literary...
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A Comic from “The Dragon #1″– RPG Blog Carnival
Humor in RPG gaming has had a long long history. Me thinks it may have taken a back seat to some of the ultra-serious fantasy seen in more modern iterations of D&D; (i.e. where are the funnys in...
View ArticleOpen Game Table Update
It’s been a while since I’m mentioned the status of Open Game Table and how it is progressing. How should I say this… the good news is that Open Game Table is now available from Barnes & Noble’s...
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Open Game Table Heads to the UK
I just received an email indicating that Open Game Table is now available from Borders in the UK!!! So, for all you Brits out there dying for a copy – you can now get one on the cheap because you won’t...
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Open Game Table, Vol. 2 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
After a lengthy period of consideration, and perhaps in response to the nudging from many of the people on this list, I’ve decided to go forward with Open Game Table Vol. 2 for target release of...
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Nevermet Press Releases Its First eBook
I would be mistaken if I didn’t at least announce it once here at The Core Mechanic. So.. here it is. Nevermet Press, the micropress game company I co-own with Michael Brewer, has release its first...
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3 More Books To Boost Your Game Before The New Year
Yesterday I posted about three books that I thought might make great offline reading before the New Year for anyone looking to improve their game. But, while driving home I realized !~DING~! I forgot...
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2009 New Year’s Gaming Resolutions – How Did I Do?
Last year I posted my new years gaming resolutions for 2009 and I’m happy to say that I pretty much hit every point save for one. Let’s review - Five Resolutions for RPG Blogging Finish and Publish...
View Article@OpenGameTable V2 – The Ball is Rolling
Wohoo! 18 Peer Reviewers were selected from a surprisingly large number of applicants (over 30!!!). I sent out an initial welcome / ground-rules email today to them and to the OGT v2 Editorial Board....
View Article2010 Blogging Goals & Resolutions
Well, here we are – 2010 CE. The year along make me feel like I’m living in a sci-fi novel from the 1960s. Last year I posted a set of New Year’s resolutions for gaming, and last week I covered what I...
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Open Game Table Vol. 2 – CALL FOR ARTISTS
Are you an Illustrator? Graphic Designer? Are you a fan of roleplaying games? Do you read roleplaying game blogs? If you answered yes to any of those questions – then please read on. Open Game Table...
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Gamers Help Haiti – Donate Today & Get Over $1300 Worth of Gaming Loot Too!
Donate $20 to Doctors Without Borders, and One Book Shelf will match it and give you over $1300 worth of RPG gaming eBooks and PDFs. I’ve attached the official press release from OBS at the bottom of...
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Open Game Table Vol. 2 Peer Reviews Update
Its been a few weeks, but I just wanted to let the readers of The Core Mechanic and fans of Open Game Table to know that the review process is entering it’s fourth and final week. The super secret...
View ArticleOpen Game Table Volume 2 – Peer Review Closed. Reviewers Revealed!
The peer review phase for the nominations made to Open Game Table Volume 2 has ended. As you can see from the numbers above – we recieved TONS of reviews from the peer reviewers. The average...
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Popular Topics In The RPG Blogosphere
The Editorial Board* of Open Game Table Vol.2 has been slogging though the nearly 1000 nomination reviews that were handed in by the Peer Reviewers last week. It’s tough work, but extremely enjoyable...
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OPEN GAME TABLE Vol. 2 Update + CALL FOR ARTISTS
Well, the Open Game Table Editorial Board has finally finished going through all 900+ peer reviews of the 370+ nominations. We have picked about 72 articles from our list, but no doubt the final list...
View ArticleOpen Game Table Volume 2 -Participating Blog List!
I’m amazed at the quality of the blogs that have been selected for inclusion into the upcoming Open Game Table, Volume 2. It seems the work we put into developing the new nomination and peer review...
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Checking In…
I got an email today from someone asking me if this blog was dead. Gods I hope not! I’m just up to my eyeballs in projects and unable to find adequate time to blog – yunno – for personal fun. There’s...
View ArticleThank You Justin Achilli
Well folks, I have some great news to report today! I just received word from Justin Achilli that he has accepted our invitation to write the Foreword for Open Game Table, Volume 2! Who is Justin...
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