An inveterate D&D player jumps into the wider world of gaming.
I’m an old-school gamer. After 30-odd years of playing D&D, I’m exploring what else the role-playing-game world has to offer. And there’s a lot! Not just new games, but new gaming concepts. Some of these RPGs are more different from good old D&D than I could have ever imagined. I’ve learned a tonne, I’m having more fun than ever, and I’m sure that my D&D-playing chops have improved 100%. If I ever play D&D again, that is…
For more of an intro, see my first post (oh it seems so long ago now…).
Follow me while I discover zero-prep games, GMless play, author stance, conflict vs. task resolution, relationship maps, kickers and bangs and other wayposts of gaming theory and indie gaming. Games explored so far (not all blogged about here):
- In A Wicked Age
- It’s Complicated
- Ghost/Echo
- Mutants & Masterminds (a return to d20!)
- Faery’s Tale
- Euro boardgames! Settlers of Catan, Power Grid…
- Lady Blackbird
- Sorcerer
- …
This blog will be a living document, a repository of my realizations and new plans for gaming. I have to organize my thoughts somewhere, I might as well do it here. Your comments and suggestions are more than welcome!
