Game Update
Plugging away at the levels as always. I think the plot will need an overhaul in the initial stages. We are just putting things in place right now with a pretty loose beginning and end in mind. My industry friend said that they would typically start with an end in mind and then work towards that. I suppose there are plenty of other book authors that also do that.
I need to start getting more intentional with my time spent to build these stages. Things have been rather busy lately, but it’s really no excuse. I did feel like I had a good idea for a board game which took some of my creativity away from Six Aspects but I felt like it was a necessary gear shift to give myself a rest. The way things are going I’m not sure when I will have the full release done by. I wanted to get it out by Christmas but it’s not likely that it will be ready.
It’s a blessing that I don’t have a lot of visibility right now. I can do a lot within the game and it doesn’t matter much when not a lot of people are watching it. I’m not putting anything in that is offensive, but I do have some nods to various things in pop culture that I enjoy. Eventually you just run out of names for things.
Personal Update
My five year old turned six this week and so we did a nice birthday party for him on Saturday. Things looked like it was going to get really crazy with around 30 people showing up but luckily it slimmed down to around 15 or 16. My son had a great time and it was fun entertaining everyone. I even had a chance to DJ which I haven’t done in quite a while now. I’m so happy that my girlfriend was able to help out too. She really made the difference between a good party and a great one.
My garage door broke a week ago and it’s going to be an expensive fix. Luckily I will be able to get it fixed this week but it’s still an unexpected cost that I’m dealing with. On top of that I had a Kickstarter cost that I’m also dealing with for a Wyrmwood GM Screen. I’m also looking at another kickstarter for a game table which will end next month. It’s just cost after cost coming down the road fast and furious. The good thing is that it has pushed me to get more creative with trying to make money and I finally got around to starting to sell some of my old games, and Star Wars collection.
Back in the 1990s I played the Decipher Star Wars game and I really enjoyed it. It’s been hard thinking about letting go of my collection. Even more frustrating is as I was going through it I realized that I have an entire deck of cards that is completely missing. I have no idea where it went but I was in the military for a long time and so it probably disappeared in a move or something to that extent.
I see that the DM Lair will be here in Pensacola next month and they are looking for GMs so I volunteered. I have a bunch of terrain that I think would make for some great games, so I hope they will give me the opportunity to run games for them. I sent them an e-mail and filled out their form last week but haven’t heard back yet. I’m hoping it will be an opportunity to start moving toward professional Dungeon Master.