DnDReviews.com is now RPGDigest
Welcome one and all to RPGDigest.com! I trust your trip was a safe one.
Congratulations to InShaneee for suggesting the winning domain name for the new home of DnDReviews.com! Check out the rest of the entries here. InShaneee, if you’re reading this, please shoot me an e-mail so I can get you your prize!
You’ll pardon the dust, of course, while everything settles for a day or two. On Sunday, I’ll have a Link Smashup as always, and on Monday I’ll reveal some of the cool new features that make up RPG Digest. I’ll also let you know what the other top contenders were on Monday.
Stay tuned, and in the meantime go weigh in on the question of Game Balance in Dungeons and Dragons 4E.
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RPGs and Fantasy Writing
I normally do my link-outs on Sundays, and I’ll have more for you this Sunday. I wanted to devote a full post today to two different friends of this blog, both of which connect two of my greatest loves in life: RPGs and writing.
First, most of you know Kameron Franklin, author of the Forgotten Realms novel, Maiden of Pain as a regular commenter on this blog. What you may not know is that Kam has re-launched his Blog, and is now focused on his experiences and thoughts on Fiction writing. He’s a good guy with a decent published novel and a great future, I think. Give Kam a visit at Pens and Swords. Tell him I sent you.
Next, I want you to check out this announcement over at Men with Pens. Harry and James are a couple of role-players who also happen to be kick-ass writers. They’re starting a new online creative writing RPG site next week, and you want to get in on this one. It’s play-by-post taken to it’s ultimate extreme. I’ll be there, and you should too.
Oh, plus they’ve got a picture of a mostly-naked chick. That alone is worth the price of admission.
And remember, there’s still time to submit your entry (or more entries) to my Name This Blog contest. Help me out, won’t you?
Name This Blog, Win A Prize
UPDATE for June 3: Thanks to everyone for their entries. The contest is now closed. Make sure to come back on Friday when I announce the winner!
It’s time, I think.
When I started this web site, it was called “Dungeons and Dragons Reviews” and it was designed to be more of a static, article-based site, featuring reviews of D&D products. I quickly discovered, however, that I enjoyed the interactivity of blogging about Dungeons and Dragons much more than I enjoyed writing articles, and so The DMs Blog was born as a part of DnDReviews.com.
Today, I find myself in a branding crisis. I have no desire to write reviews all day long, so DnDReviews.com isn’t necessarily appropriate anymore. I could stick with “The DM’s Blog,” but I don’t think it is nearly original enough to describe what I do here. On top of that, folks like Yax at Dungeonmastering.com and Phil from ChattyDM.net sort of have the “DM” market cornered.
So, I’m at a bit of a loss. I need a new name.
This is where YOU come in.
Between now at June 3, 2008, I need as many suggestions as I can get for a name for this blog. Put yours right down below in the “comments” section. On June 4, I will pick my favorite, and announce the winner on the day 4E is released, June 6. The winner will receive her choice of any one of the 3 core 4E books, or a $25 Amazon.com gift certificate.
You can enter as many times as you’d like. Be creative. Be unique. Be interesting. Here’s what I know I want:
I want a blog name that has an available “.com” domain. In other words, if I’m to be The Jolly DM, I want jollyDM.com to be available. You can find whether a domain is available at http://www.domainsearch.com/.
- I want a blog name that has one of these keywords in it: dnd, dungeon, dragon, rpg, or roleplaying. This point isn’t mandatory, but if you can incorporate one of them it’d be swell.
- I want a blog name that is no more than 3 words long (excluding the word “blog”).
- I want a blog name that represents my writing style and my blog’s mission. For my writing style, you’d have to read some of my posts. For the mission, well, here is my newly-minted mission statement:
“(Name)’s purpose is to provide interesting and insightful information for Dungeons and Dragons players, DMs and fans, to facilitate discussion of issues in the Dungeons and Dragons community, and to serve the gaming community at large.”
Good luck to everyone. If you have questions, email me here: bob at dnd reviews dot com.
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