Happy New Year 2020 Part 2 of 2 - Gaming!
Hereās part two of my 2019Ā āRound Upā blog, concentrating on the actual rolling of dice this year.Ā For the first time ever this past year I kept a tally of all the āPublicā games I ran (Convention games or those in gaming stores, cafes and pubs) and in 2019 I ran 36 individual sessions. I havenāt counted the games I took part in as a player quite so accurately, but including our monthly 5E game at home (where Iām currently playing a feisty Dwarf Fighter called Dina) I reckon Iāve played somewhere between 15 and 20 sessions which probably taking the total to 50+ games this year.
There hasnāt been a lot of variety, almost everything Iāve run or played has been D&D based so maybe a goal for next year should be to shake that up a little? Oh and no, for long term readersĀ I STILL havenāt run Savage Worlds, but I did get as far as picking up the lovely hardcover of the new edition this year!
I kicked off the year in January running the first session of the year for our pub game and also ran a funnel session at local club at short notice.
In February I arranged at game with some friends at The Dice Cup in Nottingham, runningĀ āThe Hole In The Skyā DCC RPG funnel by Brendan LaSalle.
I also ran some RPGs at the first Burton On Trent Fantasy and Sci Fi Con.Ā I used scenery and minis to run some āset pieceā games and they proved really popular.Ā Iām looking forward to growing the gaming side of this fun little event with help from some fellow gamers in 2020.
In March I made a return trip to Gary Con, Lake Geneva, WI, USA.Ā It felt a little less like a pilgrimage this year but was every bit as fun rolling dice with good friends.Ā I celebrated my birthday there and was suprised by friends with an awesome cake.Ā All being well Iāll be back in 2020!
In May I met up with some twitch mini painting streamer friends at Warhammer Fest.Ā Iām still #NotaWarhammerGuy but so many good friends makes this a great day out every year!
UK Games Expo 2019Ā Ā was, as always another highlight of the gaming year.Ā Once again we played host to Brendan LaSalle from Goodman Games and together with fellow UK Road Crew judges we ran and played over 100 hours of our favourite games!Ā Ā
That same weekend I was also really excited to see my first every RPG product published.Ā Small Niche Games published Operation Peardrop, aĀ āmissionā module Iād written for Pete Spahnās fantastic World War 2 RPG WW2:Operation Whitebox.
I carried on evangelising my favourite game, Goodman Gamesā Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, specifically the new Lankhmar rules, with a couple of games at some fantastic one day mini conventionsĀ hitting theĀ aforementioned Owlbear and Wizards Staff in lovely Lemington Spa and making a trip up to Manchester forĀ āBurritoCon4ā²Ā
I alsoĀ got to play in a lot of memorable games this year, both at conventions and at home but one that really stands out was my old school mate Paul, a regular in our DCC pub game who ran a game on his birthday using Whitebox: Fantastic Medieval Adventure GameĀ It was a really fun session, Paul puts a lot of heart and soul into his character description and roleplaying and I loved the laid back atmosphere.
The last convention of the year was as always DragonmeetĀ which Iāve covered in a previous blog entry.Ā Always a good day out.
And finally, another mention for our monthly Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG session at a local Loughborough pub which has been a huge highlight of my gaming year.Ā Weāve grown to two tables and Iām really excited to kick off a couple of new campaigns in 2020
Happy New Year folks!Ā Ā Ā