Last week, Kat and I started watching Veronica Mars, Season 2 on DVD that she borrowed from Michele months ago. It was so good we started watching 3-4 episodes at a shot, and finished the season last night. It’s witty, exciting, full of twists, with only the occasional shortcut. Kat tells me Season 1 was … Read more
Five years ago today, Kat and I became parents when Dalys came to live with us full-time. We’re having a little family cake-and-ice-cream kind of party. She gets teased a bit because she gets so many of these throughout the year: her birthday, her move-in day, her name day (the day the adoption became official). … Read more
The Dreamation Master Schedule is up! It seems I’m scheduled to run By The Stars on Friday at 2pm. Problem is, I packed the game up in an unfinished state and forgot to cancel the Dreamation session. I suppose I’ll just run the Sorcerer game I ran at Southern Exposure and hope no one shows. … Read more
Just as a testament to how far off-line I’ve been, I just discovered that Paul Tevis posted my interview at Voice of the Revolution. It doesn’t sound too bad considering that Skype cut out on us at least a dozen times during the recording of it. Luckily, I didn’t spend too much of my 15 … Read more
Forgive me, By The Stars, for I lack the resources to go on. It has been eleven days since my last confession. What do you need to make a create a great role-playing game? What A Designer Needs What I Got Insiration/Passion It comes and it goes, but it’s usually good. Time/Thought Some weeks I … Read more
Another week without play or playtest in sight. Before the last scheduled playtest fell through, I was getting excited again. Even made some sketches. Maybe I’ll post them some time. Forgive me, By The Stars, I am on the cusp of failure. It’s been nine days since my last confession. I think I’m going to … Read more
Another week without progress. The playtest got canceled again. Forgive me, By The Stars, I am frustrated. It’s been one week since my last confession. Why is my progress so glacial? Why do I get nothing done? Two reasons, the lesser one first: My Day Job We’ve lost another person in our department recently, which … Read more
The first playtest is scheduled for this Friday and I’m nowhere near prepared enough. Forgive me, By The Stars, I have procrastinated. It’s been one week since my last confession. I have a draft of a character sheet. I have a skeletal outline of the game procedures. I have a lot of things that I … Read more
I had a bit of a stomach bug this weekend, but it’s still been a banner week. Forgive me, By The Stars, I have been sick. It’s been seven days since my last confession. The first playtest has been scheduled! On December 15th we’ll start beating on the system in earnest. And what a system … Read more
Forgive me, By The Stars, for I am strained. It’s been eight days since my last confession. The day before Thanksgiving, we had to give back the foster kid we thought we would be able to adopt. That sad event dominated the entire week. I sent out an e-mail about setting up a playtest, but … Read more