As the first part of our health-related series, we offer this "office workout" presented by m.s. jackson. The office workout is a collection of exercises you can complete during a lunch hour or broken up across short breaks throughout your work day. It's an easy set of exercises for one to gain at least some minimal amount of physical strengthening. You can also do some of these exercises during breaks while prepping for a game.
Editorial: Tough Times and Tougher Budgets
Times are tough, and it looks like they might be getting worse. Everyone knows it. These days it's like talking about the weather, but like the weather, it becomes even more important when it directly affects you. When they do affect you directly, you have to start making sacrifices, and of course gaming purchases are most likely to be toward the bottom of your list of priorities.
Sharing with Google Groups
Google implemented a new feature for its Sharing system in Google Sites, Calendar, and Docs that directly affects one of the core set ups in our Gaming with Google articles, making it even easier to share those resources with others.
Interview with Canon Puncture's Orklord!
Recently, m.s. jackson, had the opportunity to interview Rich Rogers, aka Orklord, of the blog/podcast hybrid gaming site known as Canon Puncture, which strives to bridge the gap between gamers playing mainstream RPGs and those playing "indie" RPGs. Learn about the Orklord's deepest secrets as he also shares his recommendations for us "grown-up" gamers, and discover why you should revere the awesome wisdom of Canon Puncture!
Editor's Note: m.s. jackon is overseas in Iraq with a dead laptop and minimal access to the Internet as a result. I've posted this interview on his behalf to prevent it from sitting on the backburner for too long.
Constitution is Not a Dump Stat
Let's be honest with each other. Role-playing gamers aren't know for being the healthiest demographic on the planet. We even have the stereotype of eating bags of chips and pizza while chugging 2-liter bottles of soda while sitting on our butts for hours at a game table. Now that we're older, possibly with a spouse and children, we have to take better care of our bodies. In essence, constitution is not a dump stat, so why treat it that way? Hopefully, The Dice of Life can help.
Gaming with Blogger
Keeping a journal for your campaign can be extremely helpful to your gaming group, but it can also be yet another thing to add to your already crammed to-do list. Factor in higher priorities in your life such as taking time to pay the bills, spending time with your family, working on projects around your home, running errands, or enjoying time with your non-gaming friends; the next thing you know, your next game session is tomorrow night, and you've forgotten everything that happened in the previous session. The entire effort becomes a chore, and soon neither you nor anyone else in the group is able to keep accurate track of what's going on in the campaign, especially if you're not playing any more frequently than once or twice a month.
That's where a team blog in Blogger can come in handy. This article will show how you can collaborate on a team blog in a fun way to keep track of your campaign while also developing your character's personality further as the campaign moves along, all without having to take too much time away from your life away from the game table.
Gnome Stew's DNAphil Gives a Preview of the GenCon Seminar 'All Grown Up and Still Gaming'
As a follow-up to Monday's post about the GenCon Seminar 'All Grown Up and Still Gaming,' Gnome Stew's DNAphil was kind enough to answer some questions about his inspirations for the seminar, his own personal experiences with the topic, and what to expect at the seminar itself.
GenCon Seminar: All Grown Up and Still Gaming
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Back in April, Gnome Stew posted a list of their events for GenCon. Among them is a seminar titled "All Grown Up and Still Gaming." Gnome Stew's DNAphil pinged me about this seminar as he thought it might be of interest to us and our readers.
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