(Psst! Dragonrealms Plat! I haven’t forgotten about you, I’ll definitely be altering there, it’s just a matter of getting time. Don’t tell Dragonrealms Prime, but you’re my favorite.)
Fallen! Stop pwning your sister! So help me, I will turn this server around and take us all back to Gemstone!
Three weddings in the last two weeks, plus alterations last night and definitely again this weekend and probably later in the week…
It was a lot easier to do night owl Dragonrealms work until 1am when I didn’t have a child jumping on my bed every morning promptly at 6am.
On the up side, I’ve gotten my Dragonrealms inbox down from 92 e-mails to 52. I’m getting caught up again, just very slowly.
I’m finding I don’t have large blocks of time to alter, although I’m going to make a point of clearing the decks one evening (or maybe morning) to do so. Instead, I am finding that I have enough time to add more rumors and visions. It only occurred to me this morning that hey, the reports on events that I get periodically would make great rumors – even if I do twist ’em up sometimes. But hey, that’s what rumors are all about, eh?
So Prime and Plat, you’ve got rumors.
Because I’m hopped up on super-sugary coffee drink, more GM stuff as we troubleshoot a problem.
[Aiwendel] For some reason weapons are moving into my inventory… stranger than strange
[Tvini] Are you carrying a giant magnet?
[Aiwendel] Nope.
[Tvini] Wearing a big bullseye?
[Aiwendel] Sometimes, but not today.
[Tvini] Insulting Kalag’s mother?
[Aiwendel] Even I’m not that dumb.
[Tvini] Then I got nothin’. Good luck.
(Yes, later we did seriously work on figuring it out. We actually do some work, you know.) 🙂
Today, I managed to send a cheery “Morning!” to the entire game instead of just to the GM staff. Followed promptly by an “Ignore that, please.”
And this was *after* my coffee. I gotta get more sleep. Well, at least I amused the 10 or so people who reported back with a cheery “Good morning!” of their own.
Eh, eight years in the game, this is the first time I’ve broadcast to the entire game by accident. I guess that’s not so bad.
Could be worse. I know a GM who broadcast his home phone number once. D’oh!
The aforementioned 6-page monster handout has been condensed to 4 web pages, viewable at http://www.tvini.org/DRdesign1.html
Those who suffer from Dragonrealms writer’s block may find it helpful. Enjoy!
I haven’t looked through all the Simucon photos yet, but I did want to put one up. Here’s Team Wedding:
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And for a blast from the past, here’s Team Wedding from ’02. Tinsie couldn’t make it that year, so I photoshopped her in.
I had a great time, guys, I’m looking forward to next year!
I drew up a doc with tips on designing items and rooms, and sources of inspiration. Then I printed it out and realized it’s six pages. That’s way too long for a Simucon handout. Nobody wants to read a freakin’ book at Simucon.
Le sigh. Well, maybe I can put it up somewhere and link to it.
They start out fine, as an innocent query for information, then somehow turn to torturing players. Every time. It’s amazing.