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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Follow Me And Die!</title> <atom:link href="https://followmeanddie.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://followmeanddie.com</link> <description>Ramblings of an Old Gamer</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:43:37 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <image> <url>https://followmeanddie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-FMADAvatar-32x32.jpg</url> <title>Follow Me And Die!</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Time Rolls On</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/12/31/time-rolls-on/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=time-rolls-on</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/12/31/time-rolls-on/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:43:37 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[D&D 50th]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8277</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today is December 31, 2023, in the mid-afternoon. In less than ten hours it will be 2024. 2023 2023 was a good year. But all years are good years. Both good and bad things happen: personally, with friends, and around the world. Happiness is our choice, in spite of what happens. In 2023 I attended &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/12/31/time-rolls-on/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Time Rolls On</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/12/31/time-rolls-on/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>The Dreams In Gary&#8217;s Basement Update</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/29/the-dreams-in-garys-basement-update/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-dreams-in-garys-basement-update</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/29/the-dreams-in-garys-basement-update/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2023 01:08:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Dreams In Gary's Basement]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8202</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pat Kilbane&#8217;s documentary of Gary Gygax and Dungeons and Dragons, The Dreams In Gary&#8217;s Basement, was released online to Kickstarter backers today. This multi-year effort I first learned of at my first Gary Con, Gary Con 8. The website for RPGHistory.net will host other long form content and regular shorts. At this time, there is &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/29/the-dreams-in-garys-basement-update/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Dreams In Gary&#8217;s Basement Update</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/29/the-dreams-in-garys-basement-update/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>14th Blogversary!</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/18/14th-blogversary/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=14th-blogversary</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/18/14th-blogversary/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 23:21:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8195</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, July 18, 2023 marks 14 years of this blog. I deleted the first rambling attempt at a post and just want to note this milestone and say that I&#8217;m still here and will continue to post as I have new things to say. Until my next post, be kind, be supportive, be encouraging, help &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/18/14th-blogversary/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">14th Blogversary!</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/07/18/14th-blogversary/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>My First Experience Using ChatGPT</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/05/07/my-first-experience-using-chatgpt/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=my-first-experience-using-chatgpt</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/05/07/my-first-experience-using-chatgpt/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2023 20:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ChatGPT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Player Involvement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Player Participation]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8175</guid> <description><![CDATA[I used ChatGPT for the first time for preparation for today&#8217;s game. St. Mark Turnip Festival The players lost a beloved NPC, Mark, whose luck ran out. So they created a legend that he is now St. Mark. Long before that there was also a random encounter with a farmer taking a wagon load of &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/05/07/my-first-experience-using-chatgpt/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">My First Experience Using ChatGPT</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/05/07/my-first-experience-using-chatgpt/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Gary Con 15</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/03/28/gary-con-15/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=gary-con-15</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/03/28/gary-con-15/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:41:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conventions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GaryCon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Dreams In Gary's Basement]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8150</guid> <description><![CDATA[March 23-26, 2023 Gary Con 15 took place in Lake Geneva, WI. I didn&#8217;t take as many pictures this year. What I Ran I signed up to run 4 games of 4 hours each, one each morning. I used the same scenario for each. I used Delving Deeper the Original D&#38;D clone I describe as &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/03/28/gary-con-15/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Gary Con 15</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/03/28/gary-con-15/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>OGL Rollercoaster &#8211; End of the Ride?</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/01/28/ogl-rollercoaster-end-of-the-ride/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ogl-rollercoaster-end-of-the-ride</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/01/28/ogl-rollercoaster-end-of-the-ride/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2023 20:05:16 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[#TTRPG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Black Flag]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OGL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open D&D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ORC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RPG]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8120</guid> <description><![CDATA[The end of 2022 was full of rumbles about the OGL, but WOTC said it would be OK. January, 2023 soon revealed WOTC&#8217;s (Wizards of the Coast) claims that all was OK were soon proven to be a lie. Third Party Publishers and fans of games unrelated to D&#38;D that used the OGL 1.0a took &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2023/01/28/ogl-rollercoaster-end-of-the-ride/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">OGL Rollercoaster &#8211; End of the Ride?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2023/01/28/ogl-rollercoaster-end-of-the-ride/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Making up A Game with My Granddaughter</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/31/making-up-a-game-with-my-granddaughter/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=making-up-a-game-with-my-granddaughter</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/31/making-up-a-game-with-my-granddaughter/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 21:27:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RPGs for Kids]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=6743</guid> <description><![CDATA[Back in August, 2019, I made up a super simple RPG with my granddaughter called &#8220;Dragon.&#8221; She was a player with a bent to be co-DM as she wanted the story to go a certain way. So while she&#8217;s got the mental capacity to play an RPG, she doesn&#8217;t yet have the hang of player/GM &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/31/making-up-a-game-with-my-granddaughter/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Making up A Game with My Granddaughter</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/31/making-up-a-game-with-my-granddaughter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Farewell RPGBA</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/13/farewell-rpgba/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=farewell-rpgba</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/13/farewell-rpgba/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:11:05 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RPGBA]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8092</guid> <description><![CDATA[The RPGBA (Role Playing Blog Alliance) was a website with an RSS Feed of RPG Bloggers. It had a strong presence on G+. When the original owner of the site wanted to step away and had planned for it to just end, Scott Newbury of the blog of Dice and Dragons took over. When G+ &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/13/farewell-rpgba/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Farewell RPGBA</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/13/farewell-rpgba/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Dungeon 23 Challenge Narrowing The Scope</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/11/dungeon-23-challenge-narrowing-the-scope/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dungeon-23-challenge-narrowing-the-scope</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/11/dungeon-23-challenge-narrowing-the-scope/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:47:39 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dungeon23]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8075</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve decided to do the #Dungeon23 Challenge as I mentioned in my prior post where I describe what it is, resources some have suggested, and my own ideas about it. The biggest issues after sticking with it for a year are narrowing the scope of the project so that it is manageable, and narrowing the &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/11/dungeon-23-challenge-narrowing-the-scope/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Dungeon 23 Challenge Narrowing The Scope</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/11/dungeon-23-challenge-narrowing-the-scope/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Dungeon 23 Challenge</title> <link>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/09/dungeon-23-challenge/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dungeon-23-challenge</link> <comments>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/09/dungeon-23-challenge/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2022 06:11:45 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[RPGs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dungeon23]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://followmeanddie.com/?p=8070</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sean McCoy kicked off an idea on Twitter that soon took off. He went into more detail on his blog. The idea is simple: Some rooms are empty. Descriptions need not be complex. That is, keep it simple. This idea has taken hold across Twitter, Mastodon, blogs, and other social media. Some have lists of &#8230; <a href="https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/09/dungeon-23-challenge/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Dungeon 23 Challenge</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>https://followmeanddie.com/2022/12/09/dungeon-23-challenge/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss> <!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: https://www.boldgrid.com/w3-total-cache/ Object Caching 93/138 objects using Disk Page Caching using Disk (Page is feed) Served from: followmeanddie.com @ 2025-01-07 08:57:33 by W3 Total Cache -->