ChattyDM is the "nom de plume" of gamer geek Philippe-Antoine Menard. He has been DMing various versions of D&D for nearly 30 years. A renowned RPG blogger and published author, he now squats a corner of <a href="http://critical-hits.com">Critical Hits</a> he affectionately calls <a href="http://critical-hits.com/category/critical-hits/chattydm/">Musings of the Chatty DM</a>. (<a href="mailto:chattydm@critical-hits.com">Email Phil</a> or <a href="http://twitter.com/chattydm">follow him on Twitter</a>.)