DM Tales

Random TTRPG Thoughts #72

It’s May. The sandpaper I’ve had in my eyes for the past two months is beginning to fade, and my allergy-triggered anxiousness has been reduced to a quiet simmer. Coffee has been brewed, and as the morning quiet gives me pause my brain begins its daily routine of chasing shiny objects. These are random TTRPG thoughts.

1. During Spring Break we visited Easton, PA for a couple of nights. As I was getting into the hotel elevator a family was there with me and one of the parents looked at my shirt and said, “Oh, Ecclesicon, we saw that advertised!” I asked where, and was told, “We were at a Dungeons & Drafts night and someone handed cards out.” First, that was an affirming experience. Second, the “someone” was my friend, Elise. She came to my house to get the cards!
2. I have three books read for upcoming reviews. Now I must find time to write the reviews. 
3. I’ve begun writing my first adventure for Numenera. Write now I’m creating the setting, which has been knocking around in my brain for ages. After that I’ll organize some factions with which the party may become entangled. It should be fun!
4. I got to play a Pathfinder 1e Goblin last night. One of the Open Adventure GMs was play-testing the adventure he’s running. That was a lot of fun. Best moment was when my character tried to stealth up to something and climb a tree to ambush it. He rolled a 35 for stealth, and then a nat 1 for the climbing check. I described it as he hit a slick part of the trunk and then slid back down to the ground, in absolute silence.
5. My friend, Elise, took the plunge and is now a GM! Well-done! She also made me an NPC in her adventure, which was just icing on the cake. I can’t wait to play her adventure!
6. I backed the Savage Rifts reprints because I’ve always been fascinated by Rifts lore. The books have been printed and are ready to ship but, tariffs. PegINC is waiting 30 days to see if the delusional fever-dream wears off. If not they’ll ship when the pause has completed. Stupidest trade-war ever.
7. I need to pick up more dice Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme so I can run it at some point. One set is not enough!
8. I have begun reading Rust and Redemption, which means Dreams and Machines is on the horizon!
9. I need to do a video on the Land of Eem books soon, as well. I also need to make some characters so I can run a one shot of it.
10. I ordered Kobo Libre Color. It’s a 7-inch color eInk reader with stylus support. I’m going to try it out as a note-taking pad for during my sessions. I’d love a bigger screen, but 7-inches can get out of the way and hide when I don’t need it. We shall see.