Welcome

Hello! My name is Discord. I'm a cis-gender male in my mid-30s who's been gaming for around 20 years. My experience mostly lies in Dungeons and Dragons, starting in 2nd Edition, although I have a very strong background in AD&D. I've played 2nd Edition, 3rd & 3.5, and am now on to 5th Edition. I've also ran several Old World of Darkness (oWoD) games.

I'm also an avid Magic the Gathering player. My first cards were from Revised and Fallen Empires. I stopped playing somewhere around Urza's Saga, and then picked up seriously again during the Scars of Mirrodon block. During that hiatus, I managed to acquire a bunch of Coldsnap, Future Sight and Zendikar block cards as well. I play casual Magic with my gaming group once a week.

The purpose of this blog is to help get my creative juices flowing once again. Back in November of 2015, I finished running my first 5th Edition campaign. I liked the system a lot, but I was very burnt out on running a game. At the time we were alternating between two different campaigns, so it was very hard for the players to stay focused on the story. I was also very busy at work, and didn't have the energy to put into the game.

Right now, I'm beginning to feel the urge to run a game again. However, I want to make sure that I'm prepared to do so. One of my biggest issues with campaigns has always been running of steam. Generally, I can get a campaign started pretty well, but as we get higher level, either I don't know where the story need to go for it's logical conclusion, or I do know, but I don't know how to get the players there.

*Side Note* As an example, I once ran an oWoD game set in Boulder, Colorado. Because a couple of the players were moving away, the last 30 or 45 minutes of the session was just me telling the story while the players listened. Not exactly my finest moment.

At any rate, the purpose of this blog to get some of my thoughts down as I begin planning my new campaign. Honestly, I need the writing practice, as the extent of my writing for the past two years has mainly consisted of emails. I'm going to try to write on the blog every week day. If I can fit in weekends too, so much the better.

Again, welcome to the blog. I hope you enjoy!