Player: I rolled a Natural 20! That’s a 27 total.
DM: For what?
Player: Perception.
DM: Oh I see. You will need to roll again.
Player: What?! Why?
DM: It’s pitch black in here.
Player: …I perceive through my skin!
She discovered that she was cold and damp. Definitely in a cave. 100% certain of it.
Player: I do love a bit of goblin.
Many a raised eyebrow ensued.
Player 1: What did you do with my hand?
Player 2: Hmm? Oh, I burnt it.
Player 1: That’s a relief.
DM: You don’t know. You’ve never tried balancing on a dead shark before.
After that day, they did know. It did not go well.
Hello internet, it’s been a while. Ten months since my last blog in fact. There have been many reasons for the long pause: my marriage last August; the extensive renovations on our new home; the workload that comes with being a teacher, and other very grown-up things. For a few months I wasn’t even really playing video games, never mind blogging about them.
I have, of course, started gaming again. I’ve hardly made up for lost time, and the amount I can play has adjusted. The last few months have led me to the startling conclusion that I am, in fact…
…a ‘grown-up’.
The way I game has changed gradually over time, but it’s only this year that I have truly embraced the fact that the way I play needs to be altered. Maybe you’ve been through a similar experience? Perhaps you have yet to feel a change. I’ve found a few ways to adapt gaming to suit my adult life.
When I was younger, if two decent games were the same price as the game I really wanted to play, I would go for the two games. It would pass the time until the newer game dropped in price, and the older games often turned out to be better than expected. Besides, I’d get through all the games I wanted to play eventually.
