Conscientious Gamers
When given a tool to solve a problem, it makes good sense to learn how to use it properly. One way to learn is to ask questions – including whether that tool is the right one for the job. Recently, Monte Cook Games released a free PDF and that normally innocent act has sparked off … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 31: Last
This final #RPGaDay prompt, bringing us full circle to where we began, has layers of meaning beyond the surface which can, if we allow it, remind us that this is a hobby which creates and exists between the members of small groups of friends. Each group plays its games and develops its ways mainly in … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 18: Plenty
This is a much more personal question than I initially expected of answered outside of the context of the life of characters and their search for whatever it is their originating game puts them in want of. Do we, in our game lives, have ‘plenty’? How do we define our sense of enough? What makes … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 14: Guide
I seem to be sticking with a path of sharing thoughts on being a player of roleplaying games as opposed to my approach from previous years of sharing specific experiences. The #RPGaDay prompt for this August 14th is the word guide. As I am following my instincts and then shaping those first reactions with quick … Continue reading
#RPGaDay2019 Day 12: Friendship
Today’s prompt for #RPGaDay is friendship. I have found that the people I choose to game with repeatedly become my friends, and I find it interesting that this is not always true about our characters – especially in games about highly-skilled operators of some sort. Some games, however, almost demand it. My 2-minute video today … Continue reading
