Introducing myself isn't my forte
Nov 9, 2016 0:53:52 GMT -6
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Post by kittenchampion on Nov 9, 2016 0:53:52 GMT -6
Greetings,
I'm kind of weak when discussing myself but I guess I'll focus on what brought me here. I post this at a time where I really need something else to focus upon beyond objective reality, so after oscillating between wanting to participate on this board and timidly just sort of reading it I'm pretty much... well, here.
I started listening to Austin and co. around the mid-life of the BT podcast as I was pretty happy to discover a dedicated and pretty fun hour-and-a-bit with people who shared my general sentiments about gaming -- not a one-to-one thing obviously, but we're in a similar-looking ballpark enjoying overpriced snacks and beverages. It was a darker time of grim-and-brown repetitive-feeling games with very similar Caucasian Male protagonists of varying degrees of dull, and I loved games with brightness, novel gameplay mechanics, varied and deep characters, and actual attempts at a story which weren't really in vogue so much. Over time though, considering how video games were rarely central to that podcast, I got to know its hosts with their uncommon willingness to be sincere about themselves and their feelings while still being articulate and funny where it might have been really depressing at times. When BT closed down I moved to Word Funk, after it had already been around for months and I finally learned of its existence.
Funnily enough, I started getting into D&D just before Dice Funk got announced as being a thing. 5e got my friend back into rping after letting the hobby slip away from him over the years and he took me with 'em for the experience of renewing this aspect of his life he once loved. Dice Funk was sort of ideal for me at the time, these were people I knew - to the degree their past shows allow - who were also diving into 5e for the first time if not TTRPGs in general and it really reflected my own aspirations and dilemmas of what can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience at times but also unlocks new and unique opportunities for creativity, levity, and social engagement. A number of the things they do to keep the podcast moving I've tried to incorporate into our game to keep it from feeling too sluggish, as well as broader encouragement for the character building, and the idea of maintaining a living world the best we can.
Besides that, about myself - I'm nearly 30, in a month and a bit. I live in a suburban town outside of Toronto called Whitby, and I'm working retail until I can land a teaching position.
I do feel moderately better now, 3-6% at least.
I'm kind of weak when discussing myself but I guess I'll focus on what brought me here. I post this at a time where I really need something else to focus upon beyond objective reality, so after oscillating between wanting to participate on this board and timidly just sort of reading it I'm pretty much... well, here.
I started listening to Austin and co. around the mid-life of the BT podcast as I was pretty happy to discover a dedicated and pretty fun hour-and-a-bit with people who shared my general sentiments about gaming -- not a one-to-one thing obviously, but we're in a similar-looking ballpark enjoying overpriced snacks and beverages. It was a darker time of grim-and-brown repetitive-feeling games with very similar Caucasian Male protagonists of varying degrees of dull, and I loved games with brightness, novel gameplay mechanics, varied and deep characters, and actual attempts at a story which weren't really in vogue so much. Over time though, considering how video games were rarely central to that podcast, I got to know its hosts with their uncommon willingness to be sincere about themselves and their feelings while still being articulate and funny where it might have been really depressing at times. When BT closed down I moved to Word Funk, after it had already been around for months and I finally learned of its existence.
Funnily enough, I started getting into D&D just before Dice Funk got announced as being a thing. 5e got my friend back into rping after letting the hobby slip away from him over the years and he took me with 'em for the experience of renewing this aspect of his life he once loved. Dice Funk was sort of ideal for me at the time, these were people I knew - to the degree their past shows allow - who were also diving into 5e for the first time if not TTRPGs in general and it really reflected my own aspirations and dilemmas of what can be an overwhelming and frustrating experience at times but also unlocks new and unique opportunities for creativity, levity, and social engagement. A number of the things they do to keep the podcast moving I've tried to incorporate into our game to keep it from feeling too sluggish, as well as broader encouragement for the character building, and the idea of maintaining a living world the best we can.
Besides that, about myself - I'm nearly 30, in a month and a bit. I live in a suburban town outside of Toronto called Whitby, and I'm working retail until I can land a teaching position.
I do feel moderately better now, 3-6% at least.