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nishatalitha) wrote2007-04-01 10:30 pm
nishatalitha) wrote2007-04-01 10:30 pm
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Playing in Parallax makes me remember just how much I miss gaming on a regular basis. I miss thinking about my character and planning potential reactions to possible situations. I miss the way they invade my waking thoughts and insist I work out what they're going to do next NOW. I've been thinking about Isthian a bit lately, but Isthian has become a story character in her own right, which I've never had happen to an rpg character before. Maree tried, but Minna and Tak never even considered it.
But really, I'm too busy. I don't want to be out every weeknight and at the moment, I'm always out two nights a week, three times fortnightly and I have this reluctance to give up my weekend afternoons, which I might end up doing if I find a game I want to play in enough. I remember how busy I was when I was in two games a week and writing Hindenburg, and at the moment, it appears that I've chosen Ultimate over gaming. It's not a choice I ever thought I would make, sport over make-believe.
Have caught up with The Dresden Files and am still very much enjoying them. I like them better than I liked the book, indeed, I almost felt that Storm Front, which is based off the first book, was weaker than other episodes.
Last week I purchased Fullmetal Alchemist: The Road to Shambala (special edition), otherwise known as FMA the movie. I had picked up some spoilers but not enough to tell me what it was really about. It was very pretty, kinda bittersweet and not at all subtle in its messages. While I wanted a happy ending, I was satisfied and happy with the one I got. I wanted a happy ending because I like happy endings, but that wouldn't have meant the movie had as much impact on me.
After church today I went into the Shoe Clinic and looked at their court shoes. The young man looking after me was very helpful and I felt somewhat overwhelmed with information about different types of court shoes (netball, soccer, crosstrainers, based-off-running shoes) and found a nice pair of crosstrainers that were rather comfortable. However, they were $200, and I just don't spend that much on shoes, especially shoes I can only wear indoors, so I'll go to the Warehouse after work tomorrow. If they don't have anything, I'll check out Stirling Sports.
Used the bbq for the first time tonight and cooked saussages and onions and bacon on it, to go with baked potato and corn on the cob. It went well and I only called Dad once to check that I had the gas fitting on the right way around (I did).
Just choked on my fruit tea and got it all over my keyboard. I once spilled half a cup of Irish Breakfast in my keyboard at work and it was fine. I'm still using it. Hopefully this one will react just as well.
But really, I'm too busy. I don't want to be out every weeknight and at the moment, I'm always out two nights a week, three times fortnightly and I have this reluctance to give up my weekend afternoons, which I might end up doing if I find a game I want to play in enough. I remember how busy I was when I was in two games a week and writing Hindenburg, and at the moment, it appears that I've chosen Ultimate over gaming. It's not a choice I ever thought I would make, sport over make-believe.
Have caught up with The Dresden Files and am still very much enjoying them. I like them better than I liked the book, indeed, I almost felt that Storm Front, which is based off the first book, was weaker than other episodes.
Last week I purchased Fullmetal Alchemist: The Road to Shambala (special edition), otherwise known as FMA the movie. I had picked up some spoilers but not enough to tell me what it was really about. It was very pretty, kinda bittersweet and not at all subtle in its messages. While I wanted a happy ending, I was satisfied and happy with the one I got. I wanted a happy ending because I like happy endings, but that wouldn't have meant the movie had as much impact on me.
After church today I went into the Shoe Clinic and looked at their court shoes. The young man looking after me was very helpful and I felt somewhat overwhelmed with information about different types of court shoes (netball, soccer, crosstrainers, based-off-running shoes) and found a nice pair of crosstrainers that were rather comfortable. However, they were $200, and I just don't spend that much on shoes, especially shoes I can only wear indoors, so I'll go to the Warehouse after work tomorrow. If they don't have anything, I'll check out Stirling Sports.
Used the bbq for the first time tonight and cooked saussages and onions and bacon on it, to go with baked potato and corn on the cob. It went well and I only called Dad once to check that I had the gas fitting on the right way around (I did).
Just choked on my fruit tea and got it all over my keyboard. I once spilled half a cup of Irish Breakfast in my keyboard at work and it was fine. I'm still using it. Hopefully this one will react just as well.
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There's an RPG of the Dresden files now, using FUDGE. It looked okay, but not cool enough (given I haven't read the books) to buy.
I wasn't all that happy with Parallax... I need to rethink how I write this action-intense adventures. I used to use a flow-chart; as you know I now do scene-planning for Acid Nights. For Parallax I've been a lot less formal, just basically statting NPCs and preparing location layouts. That's not proving to be quite enough prep, but flow-charts are such a pain, and scenes always rob me of that free-wheeling adventurous feel.
Meh; I'll think of something. :)
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I'm not really sure what I can suggest with Parallax. I'm not a GM, so I don't really have any practical suggestions, save for maybe giving the NPCs a bit more of a personality, so we feel more inclined to work with them. ...or less likely to abandon them, anyway.