Not enough time
Well, I keep whinging, but I still don't have enough time.
First; some announcements. One of my long term GM/Players lethe_addict is advertising for players for a new game. Check out his lj for details - but it's a sort of fantasy version of sliders/stargate/quantum leap. In Hero5! I've gotten to see some of the background and underlying ideas, and it sounds pretty cool :) I will not be playing however, because I'm still Waaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overcommitted.
How overcommited? Can't I just quit something?
Empire (once per Week). Empire is technically almost finished. I estimated about 9 sessions at the start. We're about 4 sessions in, but it has taken me about 15 sessions to get here. Since starting we've had almost the entire player roster change twice. Got a good team now though - almost run the game themselves. And when Empire finsihes I will replace it with another regular weekly game - I need my once per week game!
D&D (once per Fortnight). The DM keeps trying to run a game of epic stories and personal development, but we keep turning it into slapstick hack'n'slash. Very fun, and the only game I play with Sanna. So I get to game *and* spend time with my wife.
Nobilis (once per Fortnight). Gm is complicated; AS, uberxael and myself. This is a "short term" game because we have such amazing trouble getting together. In this case "short term" means about 2-6 more sessions. This is a pity, as it is FAN-freaking-TASTIC. Setting, players, everything. Does seem to have a bit of the "Wraith Curse" about it, but so far no one has been seriously injured.
Serenity (once per Month). ethanthescribe runs a great game - and the players are pretty damn good too. Watching ethanthescribe convinced me that he has found a new game type between traditional tabletop and traditional LARP/Freeform. And it's a good type. I stole a lot of ideas from him on how to run Empire.
Cam Requiem (once per Month). I thought my PC died on monday, and it really hit me how much more I wanted to do with him. Good group, good character.
Cam Awakening (once per Month). I occasionally feel guilty playing it - I think I make it difficult for the ST - but I don't care. I have waited YEARS to play mage. I am not quitting. Ever. I am quite prepared to take any feedback mage players want to throw me though, and I do *try* not to make the STs life difficult.
Cam Forsaken (once per Month). I like the game - though uberxael *needs* some monkeys (if he is listening). I know he put out a call recently, and I had to have a serious chat with myself about not retiring my PC in order to help. RV is a very long term character though; I'm trying to do a "growing up" story.
Avatars (once per Month). The Avatar GMs are fantastic. I love spending time with them. I am proud of the game. But "once per Month" is wrong. Quite simply, GMing a LARP is a lot of work. I spend more time on Avatars than *any other game*. This leads to my next announcement.
Second announcement; I have given notice as an Avatar GM. 6 more sessions.
This is sort of misleading. When RK, MB and demiurgically_m were first starting Avatars up, I begged to GM. At that point it was still undecided if it would be a temporary or a permanent game. I have found my co-GMs to be friendly, well organised and fun to hang around with. They are an excellent team. They value suggestions. They are not defensive about ideas. They are intelligent, cooperative... Basically it's a great team. But I am reaching the point where I am no longer prepared to put in as much work as I need to. Instead, I am building characters in my spare time. This is not a good sign.
The others are prepared to carry me, I think, but I am not prepared to be carried.
Six months ago I indicated I was thinking of stepping down at the end of '06.
We had a meeting on the weekend, and I said I would be stepping down. I felt awful saying it. But I need to do it. I hope they can find someone else to step up and take my place.
More; I hope I get to freakin' play.
Once again, a post almost entirely about roleplaying. Hmmmm... Oh - I hurt my finger.
There.
First; some announcements. One of my long term GM/Players lethe_addict is advertising for players for a new game. Check out his lj for details - but it's a sort of fantasy version of sliders/stargate/quantum leap. In Hero5! I've gotten to see some of the background and underlying ideas, and it sounds pretty cool :) I will not be playing however, because I'm still Waaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overcommitted.
How overcommited? Can't I just quit something?
Empire (once per Week). Empire is technically almost finished. I estimated about 9 sessions at the start. We're about 4 sessions in, but it has taken me about 15 sessions to get here. Since starting we've had almost the entire player roster change twice. Got a good team now though - almost run the game themselves. And when Empire finsihes I will replace it with another regular weekly game - I need my once per week game!
D&D (once per Fortnight). The DM keeps trying to run a game of epic stories and personal development, but we keep turning it into slapstick hack'n'slash. Very fun, and the only game I play with Sanna. So I get to game *and* spend time with my wife.
Nobilis (once per Fortnight). Gm is complicated; AS, uberxael and myself. This is a "short term" game because we have such amazing trouble getting together. In this case "short term" means about 2-6 more sessions. This is a pity, as it is FAN-freaking-TASTIC. Setting, players, everything. Does seem to have a bit of the "Wraith Curse" about it, but so far no one has been seriously injured.
Serenity (once per Month). ethanthescribe runs a great game - and the players are pretty damn good too. Watching ethanthescribe convinced me that he has found a new game type between traditional tabletop and traditional LARP/Freeform. And it's a good type. I stole a lot of ideas from him on how to run Empire.
Cam Requiem (once per Month). I thought my PC died on monday, and it really hit me how much more I wanted to do with him. Good group, good character.
Cam Awakening (once per Month). I occasionally feel guilty playing it - I think I make it difficult for the ST - but I don't care. I have waited YEARS to play mage. I am not quitting. Ever. I am quite prepared to take any feedback mage players want to throw me though, and I do *try* not to make the STs life difficult.
Cam Forsaken (once per Month). I like the game - though uberxael *needs* some monkeys (if he is listening). I know he put out a call recently, and I had to have a serious chat with myself about not retiring my PC in order to help. RV is a very long term character though; I'm trying to do a "growing up" story.
Avatars (once per Month). The Avatar GMs are fantastic. I love spending time with them. I am proud of the game. But "once per Month" is wrong. Quite simply, GMing a LARP is a lot of work. I spend more time on Avatars than *any other game*. This leads to my next announcement.
Second announcement; I have given notice as an Avatar GM. 6 more sessions.
This is sort of misleading. When RK, MB and demiurgically_m were first starting Avatars up, I begged to GM. At that point it was still undecided if it would be a temporary or a permanent game. I have found my co-GMs to be friendly, well organised and fun to hang around with. They are an excellent team. They value suggestions. They are not defensive about ideas. They are intelligent, cooperative... Basically it's a great team. But I am reaching the point where I am no longer prepared to put in as much work as I need to. Instead, I am building characters in my spare time. This is not a good sign.
The others are prepared to carry me, I think, but I am not prepared to be carried.
Six months ago I indicated I was thinking of stepping down at the end of '06.
We had a meeting on the weekend, and I said I would be stepping down. I felt awful saying it. But I need to do it. I hope they can find someone else to step up and take my place.
More; I hope I get to freakin' play.
Once again, a post almost entirely about roleplaying. Hmmmm... Oh - I hurt my finger.
There.