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| RPGChicago updates - Hi folks, This message is being sent as part of our sponsorship agreement with Wizards of the Coast. I also have a nice collection of accessories (3 books, miniatures and even a module) that they sent me which will be raffled off soon at one of | Nate Scheidler | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Re: [RPGChicago] D&D Encounters. - Do they play with miniatures? Can you send a link? Alex On Jun 23, 2010, at 7:06 PM, Nate Scheidler < cagedshadows@y | Alex Marsters | Jun 23, 2010 |
| D&D Encounters. - Hi folks, My sponsor, Wizards of the Coast, asked me to pass this message along. In case you haven't heard, there's a brand new weekly D&D play experience that was recently introduced -- D&D Encounters! D&DŽ E | Nate Scheidler | Jun 23, 2010 |
| RPGChicago: Back to Basics - Hi folks, Thanks for being a member of RPGChicago. In this update (long overdue): 1. D&D Encounters 2. ENWorld Game Day is today! 3. Monthly Meetup & our 2nd GM Clinic 1. D&D Encounters We' | Nate Scheidler | Jun 12, 2010 |
| New Meetup: Shadowrun 4th - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Shadowrun 4th When: Sunday, June 13, 2010 12:00 PM Where: Chicagoland Games: The Dice Dojo 5550 N. Broadway Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 [masked] | Jeff Teague | Jun 7, 2010 |
| $2.50 burgers at Mystic Celt at tomorrow's mashup - Hi folks, I'm back from a month on the road and undergoing some pretty radical life changes at the moment, so I haven't been able to give the group as much attention as I'd like. However, the circumstances actually have me PLAYING some games in | Nate Scheidler | Apr 5, 2010 |
| RPGChicago: C2E2 looking to D&D 4E DMs! - This message is from Rick Brown, ([address removed]). Wizards of the Coast has asked me to Senior GM the 4E D&D events at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) this year. I need volunteers who are willing to teach and ru | Nate Scheidler | Mar 31, 2010 |
| RPGChicago update 2/26/10 - Hi folks, I'm sorry I haven't been able to drive this group as much as I wanted to this winter. I've had a heavy travel schedule (off to Singapore on Monday) and I'm also preparing to move to a new apartment (899 S Plymouth Ct). I'm thankful fo | Nate Scheidler | Feb 26, 2010 |
| ENWorld Gameday 25 at Games Plus - sign up is now open - Hello there, RPGChicago members! Nate's out in NYC taking care of business and asked me to forward the following to you all from Buzz - the ENWorld Chicago Game organizer. Hope to see alot of you there! Michael --- Player sign-u | Michael S | Feb 15, 2010 |
| RPG Games In March (and February) - Hello fellow RPGers! Just a quick note to let you know what games I'm organizing in March (and Feburary since I didn't alert anyone yet). 2/21 - Great Orc Gods - Be a god and make other orcs miserable. Plus you get to be an orc and | Josh K. | Feb 10, 2010 |
| Meetup Mashup RSVPs are closing this afternoon - Hi folks, Tomorrow night's meetup mashup is in danger of overflowing, so I'm going to be closing RSVPs on it this afternoon at 5pm. If you aren't RSVPed by then and you show up, you may not be admitted. | Nate Scheidler | Feb 1, 2010 |
| DriveThruRPG - $20 for $1000 in downloads to help Haiti - While I insist on promoting and supporting local business, I'll make an exception in this case. http://rpg.drivethrustuff. | Nate Scheidler | Jan 22, 2010 |
| RPGChicago update 1/22/10 - Hi folks, Greets from New Mexico. I've been down here in the southwest since early January for my day job. Here's a map showing all the driving I'll have done as of next Monday. 1993 miles... not counting side trips. | Nate Scheidler | Jan 22, 2010 |
| RPGChicago Mashup tonight - Hi folks, Its the first big gig of the year tonight, so I'm putting up a big giveaway: a copy of the Battlestar Galactica board game. If you haven't played it yet, its a great game of suspicion and deduction. Anyhow, here's a link f | Nate Scheidler | Jan 5, 2010 |
| The Chicago January Meetup Mashup - Happy Holidays! I just wanted to send out a quick note to everyone that there is a Meetup Mashup on January 5th at Mystic Celt. It is a great chance to meet other gamers, play some board games, and talk about movies. During the event there wi | Josh K. | Dec 29, 2009 |
| 'Twas the day after gaming - T'was the day after our adventure, and what a great game ... Not a monster was seen, all had been slain. The wards were all slung by the Chimera with care In the hopes that Cthulhu wouldn't come near. The party | osrwol1 | Dec 24, 2009 |
| RPGChicago update 12/9/2009 - Hi folks, Its the holiday season, and I'm working on wrapping up the year. I'd like to thank you all for joining this little community. A few hours ago we added our 200th member to this site. We've grown pretty rapidly, and I am hop | Nate Scheidler | Dec 9, 2009 |
| Twas the night of the Mashup... - ... And all through the bar The revelers gathered From near and from far The burgers were cooked The games were all stacked For we soon knew The joint would be packed However you get here By train, | Nate Scheidler | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Happy Thanksgiving - Hi folks, I'm thankful for being a part of a community of dreamers and fertile imaginations. I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. Nate RPGChicago | Nate Scheidler | Nov 26, 2009 |
| RPGChicago update 11/25 - Hi gang, Three items to note this week: 1. WolfCon 2. Mashup on 12/1 3. November giveaways ---------------- 1. WolfCon ---------------- www.wolfcon.org Stuck in town this wee | Nate Scheidler | Nov 25, 2009 |
| RPGChicago update 11/19 - Hi folks, While I'm pretty sure "where's Nate at?" hasn't been the first thing on your minds, I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you for a while. The reason why is the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (www.chitag.com). Its happen | Nate Scheidler | Nov 19, 2009 |
| RPGChicago update 11/2 - Hi folks, I'll be drawing the October giveaway winner tomorrow. The meetup mashup is tonight at Mystic Celt, I hope you can make it! We'll have plenty of giv | Nate Scheidler | Nov 2, 2009 |
| RPGChicago update 10/19 - Hi folks, Short and sweet again! First off, the GM Clinic #1 is tomorrow at Hops & Barley . Its a short walk west of the Montrose blue line. I chose this l | Nate Scheidler | Oct 19, 2009 |
| Correction from my last Email.... - The LARPs run by the Camarilla are everything *but* Werewolf. They do Vampire, Changeling, and Mage. They will also be doing the brand new Geist in the coming months. I return you to your Monday! Nate. | Nate Scheidler | Oct 12, 2009 |
| RPGChicago Update 10/11 - Hi folks, Short and Sweet! 1. GM Clinic 10/20 - Keep the action moving 2. A LARP-ing we will go. 3. Running your own events ============= GM Clinic 10/20 - Keep the action moving ============= | Nate Scheidler | Oct 11, 2009 |
| RPGChicago Update, 10/4/09 - Hi folks, I'm really happy with how this group has grown, so this month I'm spiking the giveaways with stuff I was holding for December. Great activity on the message boards. If anyone wants something posted on the calendar, let me k | Nate Scheidler | Oct 4, 2009 |
| RPGChicago Update, 10/2 - Hi folks, First off, let me congratulate our September Giveaway winner: Henri Boylan! Henri gets his choice of one of the following: - a pair of Midnight Syndicate soundtrack CDs. - a Learn to Paint | Nate Scheidler | Oct 2, 2009 |
| RPG Update 9/22 - 60 Days to ChiTag - Hi folks, Here's the weekly update! 1. Conventions! 2. Steve Townshend rescheduled 3. Our next big meetup mashup on 10/5, with more zombies! 4. Other stuff! ======Conventions===== We have co | Nate Scheidler | Sep 22, 2009 |
| RPGChicago Weekly Digest 9/13 - Hi Folks, Short and Sweet update this week: 1. An evening with Steve Townshend 2. Our first GM Clinic 3. D&D Game Day 4. RPGChicago Map 5. GMs requested for LutherCon ======1. An evening with | Nate Scheidler | Sep 13, 2009 |
| Re: [RPGChicago] RPGChicago Weekly Update, 9/7/09 - Hey Nate can you announce Luther Con on the site, we are still looking for DM's and players for some D&D RPGA and otherwise events for the convention. Thanks Brandon On | BLACK SUN GAMES | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Re: [RPGChicago] RPGChicago Weekly Update, 9/7/09 - Hi Nate, Thanks for advertising my one shot a little bit. I was actually ask if you were going to do something like that... Maybe for next Monday I can give you some text to 'sell' it. I also have a one shot scheduled for next Tuesday, that | Josh K. | Sep 7, 2009 |
| RPGChicago Weekly Update, 9/7/09 - Hi folks, The group is now one month old, and what a good month its been. This message is intended to help keep you up to date on what's coming up and other notable items that you might have missed. Please visit the message boards and | Nate Scheidler | Sep 7, 2009 |
| OK, that's much easier..... Google Maps - greets from 32000 feet on airplane wireless, on my way to PAX in Seattle for the weekend. Since people are having a hard time finding the ZIP Code field on their profile (I mailed Meetup support on that, its silly what you have to do to get the | Nate Scheidler | Sep 3, 2009 |
| because I gotta say it.... - 100 members on RPGChicago.com in less than a month (plus another 60 or so on the Facebook group who really should join us over here). You guys rock. I'm hoping I can do you all proud with this group! Nate Organizer RPGChic | Nate Scheidler | Sep 2, 2009 |
| New profile question: ZIP Code - Hi folks, I've made a slight adjustment to your user profiles. I'm going to try to help line you up with other people in your locality (or reasonably close) that are itching to game, but I could use your help in doing so. I replaced | Nate Scheidler | Aug 31, 2009 |
| RPGChicago weekend digest 8/30 - Hi Folks RPGChicago is fast becoming Chicago's largest RPG community! Between our Facebook presence and this site, we're well over 100 members so far! Not bad for 3.5 weeks! =======Getting your events posted====== Th | Nate Scheidler | Aug 30, 2009 |
| Sorry about the spam - new Email policy - Hi folks, I'm sorry about the excessive Emails. This was a problem I knew would arise at some point, but due to the rapid growth of the group I've had to put policy in place sooner than expected. We'll probably still have a few bumps as the ass | Nate Scheidler | Aug 28, 2009 |
RPGChicago on Facebook - Hi folks, I've set up a Facebook extension of this site: http://www.facebook.com/group. php?gid=121289266649 I am going to be launching
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Nate Scheidler | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Monthly Giveaways start on 9/1 - Hi folks, I promised monthly giveaways of stuff, so here's how it is going to come together. 1. RSVP for an event 2. leaving the monthly keyword in your RSVP comment. The keyword for September is "Monty H | Nate Scheidler | Aug 24, 2009 |
| Berwyn Gaming Group Mini-Con 2009 - Hi Guys, for all of you out there organizing RPG groups, I really need help in promoting this Mini-Con to your members of your Groups. Also, I would like to find out if anyone would like to run any RPG events at our Mini-Con. This will als | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Berwyn Gamers Group / Berwyn Gaming Meetup - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Berwyn Gamers Group / Berwyn Gaming Meetup When: September 19, 2009 2:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem Ave Near Ogden and Harlem Ave Berwyn, I | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: "Becaus online video gaming is not a substitute for social interaction!" - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: "Becaus online video gaming is not a substitute for social interaction!" When: September 6, 2009 2:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem Ave | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Workshop: Introduction to Gaming 101.5: "So you want to learn to Roleplay?" - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Workshop: Introduction to Gaming 101.5: "So you want to learn to Roleplay?" When: September 19, 2009 12:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Workshop: Intoductory to Buffy 101 - So You Want to be a Vampire Slayer? - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Workshop: Intoductory to Buffy 101 - So You Want to be a Vampire Slayer? When: September 6, 2009 7:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem Ave Near Ogden | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Roleplaying - Board Games and Workshops ... Oh My! - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Roleplaying - Board Games and Workshops ... Oh My! When: August 29, 2009 2:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem Ave Near Ogden and Harlem Ave Berw | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Workshop: Introduction to Gaming 101: So you want to learn to Roleplay? - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! What: Workshop: Introduction to Gaming 101: So you want to learn to Roleplay? When: August 29, 2009 2:00 PM Where: Berwyn Moose Lodge 424 3625 S. Harlem Ave Near Ogden and | osrwol1 | Aug 24, 2009 |
| New Meetup: Descent: Journeys in the Underdark - Announcing a new Meetup for RPG Chicago! NOTE: Seating for this event is limited. Priority RSVPs for this event will be given to the people that indicated interest in the "Ideas" section of the calendar. What: Descent: Jour | Nate Scheidler | Aug 23, 2009 |
| Mystic Celt confirmed for 8/23 meeting - $10.95 buffet - Their brunch buffet is top notch. From omelettes to salads to a carving station, they have something for most everyone. Eating is optional but highly recommended. Hope you can make it! -Nate. | Nate Scheidler | Aug 17, 2009 |
| GenCon wrap-up - Hi folks, The Gen Con trip was terrific. I made a number of company connections and lined up some promotional product to giveaway on a monthly basis to members that RSVP for events. While there are still a number of follow-ups I need | Nate Scheidler | Aug 17, 2009 |
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Meetup details changed: RPG Chicago August Meetup - I've updated this Meetup. For more details, see the full listing: http://www.rpgchicago.com/calendar/11043618/ I am tentatively scheduling us for the Mystic Celt. I
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Nate Scheidler | Aug 17, 2009 |
| Straw poll, reply to this Email: Do RPGA events matter to you? - If the answer is yes, just hit reply and send. That's it. If you have additional commentary to add (I am a judge, etc), go ahead and send it. I'm going to be talking to Wizards of the Coast here at Gen Con among many others, and if a significa | Nate Scheidler | Aug 13, 2009 |
| The "Steering" meeting on 8/23 - Hi folks, It looks like my best options for Sunday 8/23 steering are Mystic Celt or Sky 55 in the South Loop (Roosevelt & Michigan vicinity). Sky 55 has free parking, Mystic Celt has a good brunch. Setting up a poll: | Nate Scheidler | Aug 9, 2009 |
| We're now www.rpgchicago.com - I like domain names. Much nicer than meetup addresses. www.rpgchicago.com (still working on getting the .rpgchicago.com entry to work) And now, a break in the spam! I'll check back in on things on Sunday and see what's workin'. | Nate Scheidler | Aug 6, 2009 |
| The "Idea" function - Hi folks, For those of you interested in launching your own games, and for those of you looking for groups, I'd like to see if the "Ideas" function works for you. See the following link: | Nate Scheidler | Aug 6, 2009 |
| Thanks for joining up... - Hi folks, Thanks for being early adopters. Your enthusiasm gives this steam. You might notice we already have some events being added in the Berwyn area, courtest of Osrwol1. We'll have more added from Galactic Force, Chicagoland Ga | Nate Scheidler | Aug 5, 2009 |
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