The ramblings of a Boston area gamer
Not sure if I got this blog thing down yet
Posted 29th July 2008 at 04:33 AM by Elodan
Updated 29th July 2008 at 04:34 AM by Elodan (Assign a category)
Updated 29th July 2008 at 04:34 AM by Elodan (Assign a category)
It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog. I'm going to probably ramble a bit here.
Since I've never really blogged before I'm not sure if there are "rules" to what goes here. I'm fairly certain there are no real "rules" when it comes to blogging but here are some of my thoughts.
Is it bad form to go a long time between blog posts? I have no central AC (only in the bedroom where the computer is not) and for the past few weeks it's been too hot in the Northeast to sit in front of the computer at home to type something up. It takes me a while to write one of these things up (45 minutes to write this one). I'm always rethinking my wording. [There used be a another section here but it wasn't really related to the topic on hand so I removed it. See, always rethinking].
It's tough to determine (for me at least) if something should go into this blog or in the forums. The other night I was watching Robin Hood on BBC America and thinking how much I was enjoying this season (2). The first episode with the sheriff's sister had me thinking of giving up the show but it really picked up after that. There has been a lot of interesting storylines and some good character development. I was thinking that there really had been no forum posts about this season (I don't remember seeing any). I debated starting one but, unlike a Lost or Battlestar Galactica, I'm not sure how much discussion would happen. Robin Hood doesn't really get into a lot of issues, it's just an enjoyable show. Most shows I watch probably fall into that category.
I went to Barnes and Noble the other night, picked up about $30 of paperbacks to add to my growing out of control to be read pile (~50 novels and ~25 RPG books. I picked up a lot, if not all, of the RPG books on eBay). While browsing, I noticed B&N had a lot of 4E stuff and about the same amount of 3E. I wondered if the 4E stuff was or was not moving and how much the big discounts at Amazon and Buy.com kept those books on the shelves. I was also surprised by how much 3E goodness was still there to be had. Were these observations blog-worthy or post-worthy (I have no idea). Because I keep internally debating to post or not to post eventually nothing happens. It's interesting because at work I much more decisive, much more of a 'go for it and damn the consequences' type person (that's what database backups are for).
Another internal debate is to post or not to post my thoughts on the various RPG books as I finish reading them. I own and have read all of the 3E Forgotten Realms stuff, every Necromancer Games adventure (just the general outlines with these as Dave collects these and may want to use them for his campaign) and a lot of the WotC splatbooks and supplements. I'm currently reading through Eberron, Paizo's Pathfinder Modules, some Green Ronin books (including thieves world), some d20 modern and more splatbooks. Just finished Dungeonscape and am about halfway though the Players Guide to Eberron.
Of course, there's the natural shyness thing to overcome (even when posting semi-anonymously on message boards). I've mentioned previously how I send an email 'blog' to all my former coworkers I want to keep in touch with and have found it somewhat therapeutic to put word to (electronic) paper. I've been complemented on my writing style because I write how I talk. I just need to get over the hump here and post.
Enough rambling for now.
As for the three of you following my group's experiences with 4E, not to worry I have most of sessions 3 and 4 written, I just need to finish writing up session 2 (I'm working on it now, I swear).
Since I've never really blogged before I'm not sure if there are "rules" to what goes here. I'm fairly certain there are no real "rules" when it comes to blogging but here are some of my thoughts.
Is it bad form to go a long time between blog posts? I have no central AC (only in the bedroom where the computer is not) and for the past few weeks it's been too hot in the Northeast to sit in front of the computer at home to type something up. It takes me a while to write one of these things up (45 minutes to write this one). I'm always rethinking my wording. [There used be a another section here but it wasn't really related to the topic on hand so I removed it. See, always rethinking].
It's tough to determine (for me at least) if something should go into this blog or in the forums. The other night I was watching Robin Hood on BBC America and thinking how much I was enjoying this season (2). The first episode with the sheriff's sister had me thinking of giving up the show but it really picked up after that. There has been a lot of interesting storylines and some good character development. I was thinking that there really had been no forum posts about this season (I don't remember seeing any). I debated starting one but, unlike a Lost or Battlestar Galactica, I'm not sure how much discussion would happen. Robin Hood doesn't really get into a lot of issues, it's just an enjoyable show. Most shows I watch probably fall into that category.
I went to Barnes and Noble the other night, picked up about $30 of paperbacks to add to my growing out of control to be read pile (~50 novels and ~25 RPG books. I picked up a lot, if not all, of the RPG books on eBay). While browsing, I noticed B&N had a lot of 4E stuff and about the same amount of 3E. I wondered if the 4E stuff was or was not moving and how much the big discounts at Amazon and Buy.com kept those books on the shelves. I was also surprised by how much 3E goodness was still there to be had. Were these observations blog-worthy or post-worthy (I have no idea). Because I keep internally debating to post or not to post eventually nothing happens. It's interesting because at work I much more decisive, much more of a 'go for it and damn the consequences' type person (that's what database backups are for).
Another internal debate is to post or not to post my thoughts on the various RPG books as I finish reading them. I own and have read all of the 3E Forgotten Realms stuff, every Necromancer Games adventure (just the general outlines with these as Dave collects these and may want to use them for his campaign) and a lot of the WotC splatbooks and supplements. I'm currently reading through Eberron, Paizo's Pathfinder Modules, some Green Ronin books (including thieves world), some d20 modern and more splatbooks. Just finished Dungeonscape and am about halfway though the Players Guide to Eberron.
Of course, there's the natural shyness thing to overcome (even when posting semi-anonymously on message boards). I've mentioned previously how I send an email 'blog' to all my former coworkers I want to keep in touch with and have found it somewhat therapeutic to put word to (electronic) paper. I've been complemented on my writing style because I write how I talk. I just need to get over the hump here and post.
Enough rambling for now.
As for the three of you following my group's experiences with 4E, not to worry I have most of sessions 3 and 4 written, I just need to finish writing up session 2 (I'm working on it now, I swear).
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