Guess who forgot what day it was yesterday?! THIS GUY!
But that’s okay! Because this isn’t a discussion of regrets, but a celebration of success! It’s time for SELF- STARS AND WISHES (and boi, we really need to come up a with a better name for this).
What did you achieve in the last week? What wins did you have? What are you proud of?
And what are you going to do? What are your goals? What matters to you in the coming few days?
Star: It’s got to be the Oner. Trying out a new procedure in our Lady Blackbird game just changed so much. We went from a session that was so breakneck, to a session that started with a 15 minute long-take scene. It taught me a lot about how GMs can set expectations for pacing in a game. It also taught me that, with the kind of awesome players we have in the Gauntlet, we can as GMs just say “Hey, I’ve got this idea, can you help me make it happen?!”
Wishes: Ooooh I’ve got a couple. This LadyBB game is give me a lot of cool thoughts about how to do the Blackbird Fall of Magic game. But that’s probably further than seven days away.
I think in the next seven days I really just want to get another episode of my design vlog Drawing the Owl out. I really want to talk about Aid moves, and I think there’s a good ep in there.
Star: It’s got to be the Oner. Trying out a new procedure in our Lady Blackbird game just changed so much. We went from a session that was so breakneck, to a session that started with a 15 minute long-take scene. It taught me a lot about how GMs can set expectations for pacing in a game. It also taught me that, with the kind of awesome players we have in the Gauntlet, we can as GMs just say “Hey, I’ve got this idea, can you help me make it happen?!”
Wishes: Ooooh I’ve got a couple. This LadyBB game is give me a lot of cool thoughts about how to do the Blackbird Fall of Magic game. But that’s probably further than seven days away.
I think in the next seven days I really just want to get another episode of my design vlog Drawing the Owl out. I really want to talk about Aid moves, and I think there’s a good ep in there.
Star: I ended up facilitating two games last week and–though I’m biased–I think they were pretty awesome. I can definitely see things I could do better next time around, but I’m also fairly confident I can bust out Dead Friend on short notice.
Also, two necromantic rituals in a week is a personal best.
Wish: I want to stop waffling on time and system and actually post a calendar game.
Star: I ended up facilitating two games last week and–though I’m biased–I think they were pretty awesome. I can definitely see things I could do better next time around, but I’m also fairly confident I can bust out Dead Friend on short notice.
Also, two necromantic rituals in a week is a personal best.
Wish: I want to stop waffling on time and system and actually post a calendar game.
🌟 Star: I ran my first game in the uncanny echo series and produced audio of it! I was hoping uncanny echo would have more APs so I’m proud of myself for doing my own.
🌠 Wish: I signed up for campnano so I’m hoping to be able to use these RPGs to get myself writing more (if only as play by posts).
🌟 Star: I ran my first game in the uncanny echo series and produced audio of it! I was hoping uncanny echo would have more APs so I’m proud of myself for doing my own.
🌠 Wish: I signed up for campnano so I’m hoping to be able to use these RPGs to get myself writing more (if only as play by posts).
star: Good Society playtest was a ton of fun. Lots of fun stuff there… Now I just need to read through my notes and give some useful feedback.
wish: I need to make harder hard moves. I experimented with just off screen killing an important NPC and making a power vacuum. Seemed to get a good reaction… Now I just have to do it more.
star: Good Society playtest was a ton of fun. Lots of fun stuff there… Now I just need to read through my notes and give some useful feedback.
wish: I need to make harder hard moves. I experimented with just off screen killing an important NPC and making a power vacuum. Seemed to get a good reaction… Now I just have to do it more.
Yoshi Creelman Go for it! I love some hard moves. And the set the pace of the game so well.
Asher Silberman pro emoji use there.
Yoshi Creelman Go for it! I love some hard moves. And the set the pace of the game so well.
Asher Silberman pro emoji use there.
Star: I survived the busy week mostly free from screw ups. I delegated some of my GM tasks to players when I hit my limit.
Wish: I want to get better about taking notes after running games. I think I’m a fairly organized GM but with my newfound total lack of free time I need to get even more disciplined about running my games efficiently.
Star: I survived the busy week mostly free from screw ups. I delegated some of my GM tasks to players when I hit my limit.
Wish: I want to get better about taking notes after running games. I think I’m a fairly organized GM but with my newfound total lack of free time I need to get even more disciplined about running my games efficiently.
Star: Didn’t make last week’s wish (finish a playtest draft), but considering that my wife and I were sick and something had to give, I’m really proud of all the chores I got done (especially soloing the mad rush at Babies r Us to spend our remaining gift cards before the place collapses).
Wish: I’m gonna finish this playtest draft AND run a one shot for friends this weekend. I’m gonna!
Star: Didn’t make last week’s wish (finish a playtest draft), but considering that my wife and I were sick and something had to give, I’m really proud of all the chores I got done (especially soloing the mad rush at Babies r Us to spend our remaining gift cards before the place collapses).
Wish: I’m gonna finish this playtest draft AND run a one shot for friends this weekend. I’m gonna!
Star: Had a bit of a breakthrough on The Between this week. I might actually have this thing ready for playtest soon, haha.
Wish: I am definitely going to make progress on the extremely secret Gauntlet project that I can’t talk about yet.
Star: Had a bit of a breakthrough on The Between this week. I might actually have this thing ready for playtest soon, haha.
Wish: I am definitely going to make progress on the extremely secret Gauntlet project that I can’t talk about yet.
Star: I got to play a fantastic session of Lauren McManamon’s Final Girl: A Game of Love. It was so much fun! I also ran a pretty successful session of WoDU, which had honestly worried me some.
Wish: I always start a session so terrified and frantic about how I will pace it. I wish I could reach a place where I am more confident as a game begins.
Star: I got to play a fantastic session of Lauren McManamon’s Final Girl: A Game of Love. It was so much fun! I also ran a pretty successful session of WoDU, which had honestly worried me some.
Wish: I always start a session so terrified and frantic about how I will pace it. I wish I could reach a place where I am more confident as a game begins.
Asher Silberman Does Fraser know about your Uncanny Echo thing? I bet he’d be really excited about that.
Asher Silberman Does Fraser know about your Uncanny Echo thing? I bet he’d be really excited about that.
Star: Second week on a new team at work after 4.25 years on my old one. It is feeling pretty good. I am so much more focused and feel so much more productive.
Wish: We seem to be getting some initial chargen and worldgen stuff done over email so I am hoping we can squeeze in more actual play when we start our two-shot of Johnstone Metzger ‘s Space Wurm vs Moonicorn next week! (Even the oneshot (which is what we are playing) is known to have a lot of world building to do initially.)
Star: Second week on a new team at work after 4.25 years on my old one. It is feeling pretty good. I am so much more focused and feel so much more productive.
Wish: We seem to be getting some initial chargen and worldgen stuff done over email so I am hoping we can squeeze in more actual play when we start our two-shot of Johnstone Metzger ‘s Space Wurm vs Moonicorn next week! (Even the oneshot (which is what we are playing) is known to have a lot of world building to do initially.)
Star: I don’t get to play a lot of Gauntlet games, but as much as I can make my calendar fit. And to that end both Lady Blackbird with parts of the ASPAC crew, and my Saturday game of Autumn of the Ancients are both giving me so much life right now. It’s exactly the thing I’m looking for in gaming, and I get it every week! (How’s that even possible? I’m so used to this gap only being fed by game cons every few months.)
Wish: To continue to slot in more games in the Gauntlet in coming months. Maybe to even GM a game. (I’ve been sticking to GM-less games for various reasons, partly because I love the shit out of some of them, but I must be honest and also say it’s because I can worry less about thinking I’m “responsible” for the fun.)
Star: I don’t get to play a lot of Gauntlet games, but as much as I can make my calendar fit. And to that end both Lady Blackbird with parts of the ASPAC crew, and my Saturday game of Autumn of the Ancients are both giving me so much life right now. It’s exactly the thing I’m looking for in gaming, and I get it every week! (How’s that even possible? I’m so used to this gap only being fed by game cons every few months.)
Wish: To continue to slot in more games in the Gauntlet in coming months. Maybe to even GM a game. (I’ve been sticking to GM-less games for various reasons, partly because I love the shit out of some of them, but I must be honest and also say it’s because I can worry less about thinking I’m “responsible” for the fun.)
Jason Cordova I think so, I posted it in the Google+ group for the game
Jason Cordova I think so, I posted it in the Google+ group for the game
Star: No actual progress due to a stomach flu and other RL things. Reading source material for Late Bronze Age for Vigilance when able.
Wish: To find time in my new schedule for more playtesting.
Star: No actual progress due to a stomach flu and other RL things. Reading source material for Late Bronze Age for Vigilance when able.
Wish: To find time in my new schedule for more playtesting.