The Title for Red October

Hail and well met!

It is great to be typing here and now. Why one might ask? Well because I am in a shit load of pain. Oh yes it is wonderful. My back is screaming like a banshee, or is that me. Anyway I have decided to enjoy the pain and let it get pissed that I am not upset over it so it goes away. Not working really, but at least I am in a good mood.

Mikey reminded me of some things that I might have been going to post about last night. Sorry but those are not the subjects I was searching for. They are good ones though and so I am going to post about them right now.

At the begining of the week I signed up for Bally's total fitness. I have an account on which others can join for a modest fee and if we divide the total cost between us it is an amazing savings. My Dad is the first one I put on and tomorrow I am putting on two close friends of mine. Mikey and Val are going up with me to sign on. It is going to be so cool to work out with them and spend time in a non gamestore related setting. Well I already spend time with Mikey, but it usually revolves around gaming in one way or another. But Val is someone that I want to get to know better. I don't know how to explain it, but there is something that draws me to him and I need to know what it is. I respect him very much and would like to know more about him. Anyway it is going to rock. All three of us pumping iron and getting into shape. AWESOMENESS!!!!

Then there is roleplaying. I love roleplaying. I used to love GMing, but that kinda hit the wall last year. I just fell apart. No excuses I just failed. Flat out dropped the ball and left the stadium. I can still do it, but I had lost a lot of confidence in my ability. I know you are all going to say things to make me feel better, and I thank you for it, but unless I feel that I am better it doesn't help. Well someone found a way. Mikey has been running his D&D campaign at GO and he got me involved. The first season was fine and dandy, but all in all I still felt that I was just going through the motions. This season though I have found some of that spark that I had. I know that I have told the story of the "Magic Staff that Shoots Stuff", it happened last weekend. Well that is one of the moments that really made me feel that I had in some small way recaptured my ability as a GM to make a story more then a series of battles and puzzles. It was a moment about the characters and how they interacted with the world around them. It was not going to solve the big problem or make it worse, it was just a moment of perfect beauty. I am a little more confident that I can take back the mantle of GM and forge ahead. So I have decided to start a new campaign. IRON KINGDOMS.

Trust me when I say that it is a MAJOR undertaking. The two main books are together close to 700 pages long. Filled with history and culture that paints a rather deep and complex picture of the world. I have a ton of homework to do and have done much of it. It is going to be an adventure in roleplaying and I am looking forward to it.

Then we come to "Champions" and the continuing of the game from last summer. OY VEY! Well things have happened in the real world that have complicated things. I don't know what to do. I want to keep the peace, it is in my nature after all, but at the same time I really want things a certain way. All in all I am going crazy. IT SUCKS. I don't want to go into details, because it won't solve anything. I just have to find a way to deal with it all. If worse come to worse then I walk away from it. The real world is far more important at times then roleplaying. If running is going to cause trouble then I don't run and that is final. Sorry if that bothers anyone, but that is that.

Well there were a couple of other things that Mikey said I wanted to post about, but those will have to wait for a different post. I have things to do and people to see (Mikey). And sitting here is getting me no closer to doing or seeing them. EWwww that did not sound right. DAMN YOU TADD!!!! Oh he has been on a rampage lately. I mean really bad timing and worse comments. You don't wanna know, trust me.

Anyway I hope to see all as soon as possible. D&D tomorrow should be amazing, if they don't all die. No way, its me! I don't kill PC's I just make them wish they were dead.
Buwahahahahahahaahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!


I will remind everyone that I am a GM and it is in the job description that I be evil. I am a trained professional don't try this at home.
Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

May the Force be with you

Excelsior!!!