Articles written by Chatty DM

I'm a 36 year old French Canadian Gamer Geekdad. I'm married and have 2 great children.

I'm passionate about Role Playing games, Movies, Science, Psychology and all things Science Fiction and Fantasy.

I have a knack for writing. I have a quirky, familiar style

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Why I write: 132 of 244

I'm a Writer, because I blog and write Standard Operating Procedures for a living. I'm a Writer, because I referee tabletop Role-Playing Games and write adventures for my friends. Late last summer, at the Gen Con gaming convention (One of the biggest in North America), I've met many awesome people from the Role Playing Game ...
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games Dungeons and Dragons: Tips for dungeon masters: 16 of 19

The special challenge of Dungeon Mastering for adult gamers A short while ago, there was quite an interesting discussion going on over a well known D&D Forum about "The Dungeon Masters (DMs) having become the Dungeon Servants". This discussion gave me some additional insights about a subject that has been brewing in my mind ...
Health & Fitness > Depression Recovering from depression: 13 of 14

A few weeks ago, I was officially diagnosed with my second severe depression in 4 years. Like many people out there, I am often fighting what I call inner demons. Such demons manifest themselves as anxious thoughts and recurring fears of failure and a certitude that I will end up losing everything I have obtained in life. Th...