Post by Beckett on Oct 17, 2017 14:52:09 GMT -5
I wanted to open a thread like this for some time now, since I have decided to take up this fine hobby myself in the coming year.
In the past, I have been ambivalent towards this sort of game, being more used to the pen and paper and dice manner of storytelling - which I also do not do often enough, since it has become quite the pain to get the old troupe back together, what with their professions, children and general responsibilities leaving little room for such time-consuming pastimes.
Over the past two years though I have grown quite fond of the Witcher video game series by polish game studio CD Projekt Red, and, in extension, of the series of short stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski from which the story and characters have been adapted, and when I learned that there is, indeed, a Live Action Roleplaying game based on the same source material, I immediately warmed up to the idea. Sleeping on the matter did not lessen my interest - I just have to go!
Of course, this does not necessarily come easy, and I am not referring to the pricing of the event or the necessary travel involved. But from all I have heard - and I stopped digging early, so as to avoid possibly spoiling any adventure for myself - the game is physically quite taxing, and I am dreadfully out of shape. Also, while the game is apparently quite tutorialised for new players, I do not intend to be the first person there whose fencing skills are basically nonexistent.
I expect them to run the next game in April or May 2018, so I have got a little more than half a year to prepare. See you on the Path, I suppose.
So, I believe that in this community, there must be people who share my interest, and perhaps some who so have at least a little experience with these things. After all, we all enjoy a good story here... I would love to hear your's, and your advice if you have any!
In the past, I have been ambivalent towards this sort of game, being more used to the pen and paper and dice manner of storytelling - which I also do not do often enough, since it has become quite the pain to get the old troupe back together, what with their professions, children and general responsibilities leaving little room for such time-consuming pastimes.
Over the past two years though I have grown quite fond of the Witcher video game series by polish game studio CD Projekt Red, and, in extension, of the series of short stories and novels by Andrzej Sapkowski from which the story and characters have been adapted, and when I learned that there is, indeed, a Live Action Roleplaying game based on the same source material, I immediately warmed up to the idea. Sleeping on the matter did not lessen my interest - I just have to go!
Of course, this does not necessarily come easy, and I am not referring to the pricing of the event or the necessary travel involved. But from all I have heard - and I stopped digging early, so as to avoid possibly spoiling any adventure for myself - the game is physically quite taxing, and I am dreadfully out of shape. Also, while the game is apparently quite tutorialised for new players, I do not intend to be the first person there whose fencing skills are basically nonexistent.
I expect them to run the next game in April or May 2018, so I have got a little more than half a year to prepare. See you on the Path, I suppose.
So, I believe that in this community, there must be people who share my interest, and perhaps some who so have at least a little experience with these things. After all, we all enjoy a good story here... I would love to hear your's, and your advice if you have any!