RPG Stuff 2012

First, let me say that I am horribly sorry for neglecting this blog for so long.

In my defence: I was really busy with coordinating and hosting our local creative writing group. (As anyone who checked my LiveJournal in the last month, will have noticed.) Actually, I have finished a first plot outline for my novel! How cool is that? I'm still astounded by that. Unfortunately it's exactly that: a first draft. And it has already become obvious that I'll have to rewrite the second act completely, but I'm not complaining. It's going forward and if I keep up with it, I'll probably finish writing the novel's first draft during this years Nanowrimo...

That said, I figured it was time to dive back into RPGing. I have only mastered a game once this year, and I feel that this lack of creative self-fulfilment is really bugging me. To be honest, I'm currently suffering of some kind of roleplaying withdrawal. I'm sure most long-time Gamers out there can relate...

So, here is what I am going to do:
Over the next weeks (and probably months) I will, little by little,  post those rpg related things that have accumulated on my desk and harddrive over the last year. Among these are: Summaries of the DWAiTaS Adventures I've already run with my gaming group (we are currently at episode 8 of 14), a small RPG System I created with a friend, recaps of game sessions (mostly regarding Call of Cthulhu), reviews of game books and other products. I have also started to sort through my notes on adventures I've written over the years and I'm planning to put them into proper written form. I plan to do so in German, but I'll still put summaries in English online (got to practise my English :-).

So, stay tuned for more posts soon.

Life after Nano

Nanowrimo is over now, and life is back to normal. And I have decided on putting my accumulated overtime at work to good use by taking an early christmas holiday. This means that the 17th will be my last day at work (at least for this year), which leaves me with a lot of spare time after that to keep on writing.

Because whatever you may think, I haven't been slacking off.

Actually, I have kept writing constantly since the 1st of December, although with a reduced wordcount of "only" 1000 words per day. I am also not writing on my Nanowrimo text (although I probably should *sigh*) but instead on the textualisation of the second episode of our Dr. Who campaign. "Codeword ALCYONE - Episode 2" stands at 14.228 words now and there is still about one third of the story to be written. But I am positive that I will finish the first draft before my christmas vacation starts. And after I have done that, I'll go back and concentrate on "Children of Discord" during the holidays - three weeks will hopefulyl be enough time to catch up on that one. ;-)