Ask the Audience #3 - What NEXT?

Hello everyone!

So, my move has been pushed back a week. Which means I am another week without any of my books or notes. Which makes working on things a little difficult.

HOWEVER!
I'm still working on all of the stuff that I've posted up to this point.
Nothing else completed just yet, but I have quite a bit of ground covered on several things :)

Now, returning to the title of this post: Ask the Audience!

I just want to know: what would everyone like to see me homebrew next for 5e (previously called NEXT... see what I did there?)
Up-vert old material? Create something new? Bring something from your favorite fandom into the game? WHATCHUWANT?

I would like to focus on 5e D&D stuff (because I'm on a roll there), but I'm open to any suggestions or ideas :)

So, until next time dear readers.

Ask the Audience #2: LARP?

Hello, everyone!

I have been kind of rambling along in my thoughts and realized that I should probably post more than just things about my 5e campaign here.
Because this is For Gamers, By Gamers, About Gamers.
And, part of me thinks maybe I should start posting twice per week...

Anyway, I thought I'd try the Ask the Audience column again.

This time: LARP!

Okay, so my questions for you all are:
Do any of you have any experience with LARPing?
If you do, what did you think of it? Fun? Boring? Way-too-childish?

I'm just curious what everyone thinks of this oft-misunderstood pastime.

On my experiences: I have none.
The most detailed portrayal I have experience with is from "Knights of Badassdom," which was filmed in the woods near where I live (Spokane, WA).
If you haven't seen it, I'd suggest changing that. It's pretty entertaining.

But I am interested in giving LARP a shot.
I'm thinking of trying to write up some basic rules and put something together with friends and family, see where it takes me.

In the Spokane area, I know of two groups that exist that do things of a similar nature ("Society for Creative Anachronism" and "Stormhaven"), but they don't really do the RP portion of LARP (from what I can tell).
So, that's my take on the subject.

Hopefully the gaming group will meet on Sunday (looks good right now).
And hopefully Washington state will not be smoldering ashes by then.
Stay safe out there folks, especially those firefighters taming these blazes.

Until next time, may the dice fall in your favor :)

Ask the Audience #1 - Edition Wars

Good morning, people of the internet!

Today, I thought I'd start up a short article on reader opinions.
This will be the first of many, I hope.

Even if you just stop in for a second, feel free to leave your opinion. I enjoy reading comments on things, even if they are detrimental to my calm lol

So, today's "Ask the Audience" wants to know:
Which edition of Dungeons and Dragons is your favorite? Why is that? (this can include Pathfinder)
Which edition of Dungeons and Dragons is your least favorite? Why is that? (same here)

And, here's my input on the matter:

My favorite edition to-date is 5th. It combines so much that I like about the previous editions, but it also makes it so that I actually enjoy running a game for once. I don't have days of prep work. Things are so much more streamlined that I can just wing it.

My least favorite edition is probably 2nd. Admittedly, I have limited experience with it, but it is just so much more complicated than even 3.X that I sometimes end up scratching my head in the process of reading through the books.

As far as I know, the Praerus group is going to meet on Sunday. So, I will update you on their misadventure sometime next week if that pans out.
Until then- you know the rest :)