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My Many Characters – A PC Snapshot

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Matt | 1 Comment

I love to create both Player Characters and Non-Player Characters as I feel that the individuals that populate game worlds are as important (if not moreso) than the game world itself. The rest of the group has verbalized many, many, many times that I can get so wrapped up in my affinity for creating that it often gets in the way of actually playing a table-top RPG. Be that as it may, I know that I am first and foremost a player, so this week, I’ve decided to share some of my favorite creations – past, present, and in limbo.

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Gamer vs. Non-Gamer – The Married Life

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Matt | 2 Comments

Considering the fact that I just had my fourth wedding anniversary, I’m dedicating this post to my wife, Nikki, for putting up with my crap so far. Boy did she not know what she was in for!

So, I was a table-top gamer well before I met my wife. Thankfully, this fact did not impact our relationship in the slightest while we were dating or through the first four years of our marriage. Even better, she has been extremely supportive of the time, energy, and financial contributions related to the Monkey in the Cage Podcast Experience (it’s just like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but with less guitars and not quite as many psychedelics).

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Tagged 3rd edition Monk, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Alice in Wonderland, Apples to Apples, Being Human, Buffy RPG, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, C.S. Lewis, comics, Critical Hit, crits, Danica Bonaduce, Depth Psychology, Dungeons & Dragons, Elder Scrolls V, gamer relationships, Gamers, Gaming, girl gamers, Goomba, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Josef Mengele, Joss Whedon, Koopa Troopa, Lemony Snicket, Lewis Carroll, Little Big Planet, LOST, Monkey in the Cage, Munchkin, Mythology, Nazi Doctors, Nazi Medicine, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Pen and Paper RPG, Plants vs. Zombies, Podcast, Positive Escapism, R.A. Salvatore, relationship dynamics, San Diego Comic-Con, Shakespeare, Skyrim, Super Mario Brothers, Supernatural, Suzanne Collins, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Cleric Quintet, The Guild, The Hunger Games, The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, The Lord of the Rings, The Twilight Saga, The Vampire Diaries, Whedonverse