With the first half of 2024 in the rear view mirror, I thought I’d take a peek as to how my own ttrpg play is going.
81 sessions.
As is customary there are a few stand out campaign games, with a swathe of one-shot fun, thanks to my convention attendances.
My online streamed game of Mongoose Traveller 2e – ‘The Borderland Run’ has been a continuous joy, with the first story arc reaching a conclusion in a few weeks, but with a new arc to follow, heading into the Pirates of Drinax Though fortnightly, it has run consistently, and I do what I can to prioritise my Sunday early evening to get to play. It’ll go down as one of my classic games and a delight to play.
Trudvang setting, Dragonbane rules has been a core part of my GMing this year, and I have greatly enjoyed the combination. I have a lovely group, sized well to accommodate a couple of players who have been busy and not able to attend so consistently. I had hoped to stream the game, but one player doesn’t want to be live streamed (and fair enough), so I am private streaming the game to finesse the technology and get the volumes right. I hope the game continues to entertain as we head into the depths of Snowsaga.
Dom’s ‘Achtung Cthulhu’ continues with a breadcrumb trail of clues and encounters, as our heroes uncover Nazi meddling with things what should be left alone. I like this iteration of 2D20, which covers the action very well. It’s interesting that the group dynamic has encouraged me to take a more backseat and supportive role. Although I am being swept along, I am enjoying others play, and intrigued to see how it builds to an inevitable ending.
And thanks to Dom for using Tripod for the Longcon ‘Stormbringer’ mini campaign. It was great to play with this light and flexible game again, and so encouraging to see it effortlessly handle the scale of the conflicts, mesh in the powers of Chaos and Law, and resolve the intensity with exciting outcomes that resolve in a couple of dice rolls. Using Tripod helped us to enjoy the majority of the two pack scenario, and be well timed for a late afternoon ending on the Sunday.
I expect the doughnut will expand a little with different systems in the second half, with my top three growing in session numbers. As Age of Arthur wanders into early playtest, it should make an appearance in some measure. I sense either Shadow of the weird Wizard or Symbaroum may make some in-roads, but I am expecting to be surprised by what emerges. I will stream a mini campaign of something this year.
This is the most gaming in six months I have done, possibly ever. High quality too. Such is the way of retirement, desire, and a gaming community of great GMs filled with play opportunities.