With the first third of the year almost through, I thought I’d reflect on some gaming stats so far, and serve as a compliment to my recent ‘Walk on by‘ post. Although apparently on the melancholy side, ‘Walk on by’ was only really making the point that there is only so much you can give time to, and if one game falls by the wayside it is usually because another is there for you.
With nearly 50 sessions of play so far, it looks to be a high tide of play for me this year. Here are the system counts:
With my D&D 4e long running game, and my Strahd 5e play both receding into scrabbled memory, the elephants have left the room. Some celebratory Heroic Fantasy 2e provides a whiff of the big one, and a hope that I can play out some more of that nice little Black Hack game that I managed to publish in this period. The two front runners are no surprise, with Dragonbane always to be a frequently played system, not least through a running campaign, and convention fun too. Traveller figures have been bolstered with two very different running games that I am really enjoying playing. Tom’s Darrian in Space is a hilarious academic romp of a exploration, with all of his signature touches of wimsy and variety. Good stuff. The streamed ‘Borderlands Run‘ game is one of the best I have played in my 40+ years, with confirmation that it will continue into year 2 of play, once this particular adventure is completed. I look forward to my fortnightly Sunday nights.
Scheduling difficulties have slightly held back my other Wednesday game of Achtung Cthulhu 2D20. We seem to have hit our stride for now, so expect the play to continue for a good chunk of the year as we globe trot, chasing nefarious Nazi occultists, presumably unto the Platonic Atlantis itself.
Convention play and Dungeon Muser occasionals give me breadth as well as depth. With retirement and good fortune to know so many great gamer people, my play opportunities look to be expanding as this year progresses. The ‘regulars’ now could be:
- Monday night – Pete’s 13th Age 2nd Edition playtest game, possibly at Patriot Games
- Alternate Wednesday night – my Dragonbane Trudvang, heading towards a Snowsaga
- Alternate Wednesday night – Dom’s Achtung! Cthulhu 2D20
- Fortnightly Thursday morning – Tom’s Traveller game (about to wrap?)
- Fortnightly Thursday night – James’ Honor+Intrigue, with a host of bucket list games to follow
- Fortnightly Sunday night – Dungeon Muser’s Traveller game
I clearly need to squeeze some more in and get another game going; what’s wrong with Tuesday? 😆
Most play is on a VTT with a breakdown as follows:
I may not have the instance of using Role VTT quite right, but know that Dom switched from it to Roll20. Most of my play is on Roll20, with all my GMing pretty much on Foundry these days. With the freeze on development, disappearance of the development team, and loss of the captivating integrated video, Role won’t be a feature for me this year. I’ll be playing on Fantasy Grounds for the Honor+Intrigue game, having just got it working on my Linux PC.
I’m loving Foundry just now, and have just enough about me to make player sheets for games that aren’t officially supported by the platform.
It’s true that I am quite fickle. With the slightest of suggestion from Tom I have picked up Keltia, the traditionally styled Arthurian game, sharing the same rules as Yggdrasil. There’s a danger that this forgotten regret will see some actual play.
For every game I run, I play in two. That’s a healthy ratio, which I think I’ll be following throughout the year.
The next two-thirds of the year will see more of the regulars, a switch to supporting Typhon Games’ The Chronicles of Future Earth, and maybe a Keltia game. If I can get my head down, then my writing will be a dark fantasy game using ‘Cosmic Fate’ set in an old fantasy world that takes me back to my early years.
It’s a ll good, and much more to come!
