It’s all going on and it is all good.
The lock-down gaming bonanza continues with a whole host of things happening at about the same time. The volume of games continues to astound me, and I’m tame compared to some of my yet harder core gaming buddies.
Being in the midst of Gencon online has boosted my play by another three games, with the regular campaigns continuing thick and fast.
I’ve launched a Discord server to talk about the Omni system, one of my favourites. Come along and join in if you like? Here’s a limited use link to get in on the action: https://discord.gg/G5QJVWF
As another string to my bow, I’ve started a podcast to keep me talking, called ‘Gaming From the First Age’. I’m now three episodes in and enjoying the monologues and reflections. Half an hour tops, upbeat burbling about what I’m enjoying in tabletop RPGs. I’m using Anchor as the place to create it, and leave it to syndicate to a lot of the big platforms. Have a listen here: https://anchor.fm/first-age
Gencon Online, The Owlbear and the Wizards Staff and Furnace are all on the horizon. At OBaWS I’m running Scheherazade: The Thousand and One Nights RPG, an absolute whimsical delight of classic Arabian adventure using a player facing simple D6 dice pool engine. I’m enjoying preparing the game in Lets-role.com VTT, doing the bare minimum of dice automation and putting up some images and music ready for the game
With the Pathfinder forging forward and the Coriolis spluttering on slightly, I’m starting to plan for a Thursday regular game. I have a few options, including Artesia, more Pathfinder, or a freewheeling game of Omni, which all appeal. I’ve found a campaign art book and light framework – ‘Keys to the Kingdom‘ by Chris Walton. It looks like a great place to do some open gaming.
Do I go Omni, or bring out some more Pathfinder 2e, now augmented by the Advanced Players Guide? Or, indeed, do I simply apply Tripod, which is with Dom for layout?
Options, creativity and excitement abound at the moment. Good stuff.