As Wil Wheaton hath decreed, it's International TableTop Day! In so proclaiming, it makes me think about gaming and my corner of tabletop — role-playing games — and more specifically, doing them solo, without the input or involvement of anyone other than myself.
I've been quiet these days at No One To Play With...and not by choice (or at least that's what I usually tell myself). It seems being sick, going on trips, daily drudgery, and all manner of excuses manage to squelch my fun...well no longer!
I'm using TableTop Day as inspiration to recoup my time. It's mine! I'll jealously safeguard that precious commodity from this point forward, despite any excuses that threaten to stonewall me. I realize that I am my own worse enemy in this regard.
How many hours do I waste simply browsing the web, twitter, facebook, and all that useless junk? I like to be inspired by reading others' games — solo or otherwise. However, doing something alone lacks the benefit of feeding off of one another's energy, which is one of the things that make standard games so much fun. The main thing here is to take some initiative and simply do it...for at least twenty minutes.
Starting today, I hereby promise unto myself to do some gaming every day, whether that be to play out a scene, sketch out a new adventure setup for a one-shot, stat a favorite character, jot down some musings, or whatever. Whatever it is, at least a bit every day. This is not to say that I promise to resolve all my games to conclusion, or try to drop less of them in favor of the next novel idea (that is my gamer ADD). Toppling those challenges is not realistic.
I've already played a bit today, and will dab at it a bit more. This week's fun has been picking up my longest-running campaign (the Drowsbane Legacy) that's been on hiatus for almost a year, and converting it to Fate. This is not an easy system to use in a solo environment, but it seems to go well for me currently. If I get a chance before I burn out on it, I'll write up what I've done that seems to be working well.
Again, happy TableTop Day to you all! Do yourself a favor — go play something today! ...and every day thereafter.
How many hours do I waste simply browsing the web, twitter, facebook, and all that useless junk? I like to be inspired by reading others' games — solo or otherwise. However, doing something alone lacks the benefit of feeding off of one another's energy, which is one of the things that make standard games so much fun. The main thing here is to take some initiative and simply do it...for at least twenty minutes.
Starting today, I hereby promise unto myself to do some gaming every day, whether that be to play out a scene, sketch out a new adventure setup for a one-shot, stat a favorite character, jot down some musings, or whatever. Whatever it is, at least a bit every day. This is not to say that I promise to resolve all my games to conclusion, or try to drop less of them in favor of the next novel idea (that is my gamer ADD). Toppling those challenges is not realistic.
I've already played a bit today, and will dab at it a bit more. This week's fun has been picking up my longest-running campaign (the Drowsbane Legacy) that's been on hiatus for almost a year, and converting it to Fate. This is not an easy system to use in a solo environment, but it seems to go well for me currently. If I get a chance before I burn out on it, I'll write up what I've done that seems to be working well.
Again, happy TableTop Day to you all! Do yourself a favor — go play something today! ...and every day thereafter.
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