Random thoughts
I’m back from vacation and I’m more tired than I was 10 days ago! But it’s a good kind of tired. It’s time to get back to business and I’m definitely pumped / intimidated by everything happening on Dungeon Mastering.
Fluff and Crunch
Phil - the infamous Chatty DM - has been spewing great content non-stop for the last 2 months and I especially enjoyed his article on fluff and crunch. In a nutshell “crunch” is a cooler word for game mechanics and “fluff” refers to game mood and atmosphere.
So I was wondering. Am I fluffy or crunchy?

Expy the dragon says:
DMs taste better
when they’re roasted
to a crisp crunch.
I’m not crunchy
I don’t like rules. You might have noticed that I never really get into the game mechanics of D&D. I know the rules very well - I must have read the whole PHB at least 5 times - but I often choose not to use a rule to keep a game flowing. So I’m definitely not a crunchy DM.
I’m not fluffy
I’m not a fluffy DM either. I’m not a very good actor and my ongoing campaign is very laid back. We switch from in-character to out-of-character frequently and I enjoy it because I don’t get to hang out with my buddies often enough. I can instill some atmosphere in important scenes anyway and it’s usually good enough.
My superhero weakness
Bringing great fluff concepts to life and sustaining an intense atmosphere for a whole game is actually my superhero weakness. I’ve tried to pull it off many times. It’s never quite right.
Meta-fluff
So I’m neither fluffy nor crunchy! What am I? I’m a meta-fluffy DM! I like to entertain and show everyone a good time. I used to throw huge parties at my place when I was in college and I also held a few RPG conventions and other big events. I’m just a social DM who likes to have fun, hang out, tell and create a good story.
An you know what? Playing D&D has always been a lot of fun… except when I wiped out my party!






8 Comments
4:43 am on September 30th, 2007
Lol! My super weakness is Fluffyness also, if ya didn’t see it in my 2 months of blabbering. But I’m working on it!
So if I get your DMing style, your’re a GO! :)
6:42 am on September 30th, 2007
He really does a good job of entertaining his players. Never saw someone do as much hip thrust during a game!!!
1:41 pm on September 30th, 2007
Oh well. The Hip thrusting is all for good clean fun. At the worst it’s rated PG-13.
5:34 pm on September 30th, 2007
When Yax is in Montreal in the next few weeks I would love to DM a one-shot (or short campaing) with you all.
The Pathfinder adventure could be an other option…
5:39 pm on September 30th, 2007
Count us in!
5:50 pm on September 30th, 2007
You all being???
5:55 pm on September 30th, 2007
Tous les chums de Yax qui jouent avec lui… (All of Yax’ friends that play with him)
6:14 pm on September 30th, 2007
Good I didn’t want to miss on a good game