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RPG-a-Day 2018 – Week Five: SHARE… why you take part in RPG-a-Day.
It's pretty simple, really. I don't blog as much as I should, especially for an author trying to expand his platform. RPG-a-Day gives me decent writing prompts that usually don't leave me scratching my head and thinking WTF? Most blogging prompts delve into topics I'm...
RPG-a-Day 2018 – Week Five: SHARE… something you learned about playing your character
I usually GM for my group, but over the last several years of playing, I have learned a valuable lesson: don't play talky, charismatic characters. I'm not a good improvisor and I feel neither comfortable nor convincing playing a smooth-talking character. Sauve,...
RPG-a-Day – Week Five: SHARE… a friendship you have because of RPGs
I could handle this like a Follow Friday on Twitter and just list the social media handles of my friends I met because of RPGs, but that would be a gargantuan list. Since I've been playing RPGs since I was eight years old, they've been a part of my life for almost as...
RPG-a-Day 2018 – Week Five: SHARE… whose inspiring gaming excellence you’re grateful for
My answer for this ties in with yesterday's post. Ironically... paradoxically... strangely? I'm thankful for Critical Role, Wil Wheaton, and others like them who serve as such great ambassadors of the hobby. I may not listen to, watch, or even like actual plays and...
RPG-a-Day 2018 – Week Five: SHARE… a great stream/actual play
I don't feel comfortable making recommendations about this, because I don't watching RPG livestreams or actual plays. Why? Because I don't particularly like them. Now, that doesn't mean they're not good; it just means they're not for me. I, personally, don't find it...