Could I?

A while ago a good friend of mine who I'd been talking to about me writing something other than RPG's (she is a published writer which makes 2 I know) and that evening she challenged me to write something there and then (through facebook)

I sat and thought and wrote a short (very) story about a detective (UK) who stumbled into a conspiracy involving faustian deals, police corruption, murder and evil

I could have continued with it but realised that I need to commit to that kind of thing and with all the other stuff I felt I had going on in my life (not important stuff just stuff that took up time) so I couldn't continue and do it justice

now I have different priorities - the RPGing isn't as important as it was a few years ago and I've been branching out into games that don't require as much effort really

Card Games, board games etc

besides I have often thought about writing stuff in Star Trek or Doctor Who

I really enjoy reading Star Trek Novels (Guilty secret I read William Shatners the Return all the way through in one go years ago and that book holds the distinction of being the only book I have ever read twice back to back)

the consistent advice I have seen online and in some books on the subject is if you want to write then you must read vast amounts - which is nice

so hitting the Star Trek Novels re reading Destiny and going on from  there and scribbling any ideas I have down


lets see how this goes

J

Okay this is the plan

I now have a long term plan (for reffing and perhaps a life plan)

game plan

Rappan Athuk (Pathfinder) starts in the next 2 sessions at my place
Will be reading up on 5th edition and working on a Forgotten Realms campaign for that
The One Ring (RPG for Middle Earth) turns up soon and will be picking at that slowly creating campaign

now Rappan as myself and Rob are taking turns over time reffing may take the rest of my natural to run but the other games I have knocking about in my head will get down on paper

(theres always the cthulhu and wod stuff as well but I'm giving up on trying to corral these things)
Steve went through this years ago when I shared a flat with him and Debs - there were pads everywhere with notes for tons of games on them (now I understand why)

so tons of reading and loads of work (looking forward to this)

Life thing

If I get into Tolkien to the extent planned then I'm going to re examine the creative writing OU course (with a history element)

Theres an online course with an outfit called Mythgard where you an study for a degree in 'Tolkien' (some other fantasy based stuff as well)

Nice

update

yesterdays post deleted cause it serves no purpose

I know what I'm doing next

just gonna do it and see what happens

J

well

started the Nasal irrigation on Monday
worked like a charm
I'm still vulnerable to stuff that triggers allergies sudden drop in temperature today

but generally much much better
I'm thinking more clearly my sense of smell is coming back (and taste)
concentration is better

so how much better I get will have to wait and see

but it brings me to a point

my home is a tip
my health is crap
money's okay

work is ...... not something I'm allowed to discuss on social media ... which tells you something about work

anyway I want to spend some serious time exploiting the fact I feel better and fix things so tonight is effectively my last night of pure freedom - because tomorrow I start to Fix things

I may need help with this but since I don't know whats going to happen I can't say for sure

this weekend cleaning the flat (ongoing)
next weekend me Rob, Mark and Langley playing Magic then beer

it's a start

J

new idea (notice I did not say plan)

I like Horror

(also Sci Fi and fantasy but these days mostly horror)

now, for well decades Fantasy has been the staple for RPG's I've reffed/played which is fine

but I'd like to have a more 'horrory' gaming life

so

I'm od'ing on Horror (ish) stuff (restarted Supernatural and catching the strain and penny dreadful)

and my game writing will I think reflect this - after all from a normal persons view the monsters taken for granted in fantasy RPG's would be bloody scary (If I hadn't killed around  50,000 Orcs over the years i'd be frightend but now it's blegh) so trying a different approach

:)

The Future

this is going to be keeping me busy

Magic the Gathering soon (as soon as I shake the rest of this Virus)
(next expansion already paid for 11 days till it ships)

Turning it up on Comics collectiing

and the Big one - I am running Rappan Athuk in my part of the Tuesday game it could take a year or so to get through with the format for the group we're using

and then (depending on if the 5e ruleset works (still haven't played it yet))

no more reffing Pathfinder for me

I will be switching officially to 5e after Rappan

I've said it before - but PF in my opinion is massively unbalanced if not strictly control and quite frankly thats not my idea of fun so not doing it any more

*end of line*

J

To thine own self be true

been off sick this week (most of it)
Hayfever turned Sinitus get this every year

been watching tons of TV and some small tidying (difficulty breathing and the heat which makes it difficult to breathe makes lots of doings well erm difficult)

also some thinking

I collect stuff
RPG's (went into boardgames a little but getting over that now), Who stuff, some novels by particular authors (Tolkien, King and a few others)

but space being what it is having to get more electronic books these days

and thats the thing I am a collector thats who I have to be true to

but some practical factors are rearing ugly heads

so from here on out I am being true to myself (with some restrictions)

I am collecting Who stuff (don't even go there its written  in stone)
I am collecting DC comics with primary focus on Justice League, Green Lantern, Teen Titans and the Justice Society (if they ever bring it back) - these include the 'Families' attached (Green Lantern Corps, Justice League (europe or whatever) and so on

RPG's are taking a back burner (I would like to acquire Call of Cthulhu and World of Darkness stuff but theres no rush)

Marvel comics is going to be awkward - Rob a while ago suggested I just collect the ones I'm interested (sounds like a blindingly obvious thing to say but it's not) Comics are interconnected you have storylines crossing over into different titles and then you finish up with odd comics in titles you don't normally collect and to someone like me thats like a red rag to a bull

So I think I am going to go electronic with Marvel Comixology and Marvels own digital service look good

so new external drive for comics

but if I walk into a charity shop and see a butt load of good condition marvel (or Batman/Superman comics I will leap upon them and feed)

but for the most part restricted (I love trawling Ebay for deals)

I have 3 days before I am going back to work and I want to get the closet done over those 3 days

I need to get some more comic boxes in and to retrieve the boxes of comics stored at Marks for the last few years (If they have survived)

and lots of listing

big project - love it

ONWARD!!!!!