Even before moving to Alaska, my time playing Dungeons and Dragons had been slowly diminishing. With all of the time constraints on mine and my friends' lives, spending almost an entire evening just getting through one encounter seemed to be providing diminishing returns. As video games, such as Skyrim and now Breath of the Wild, have become so much more immersive, I was starting to find my source of role-played fantasy adventures in other areas.
Up here, our gaming has been nearly non-existent. I had a couple of online GNOME (Guy's Night[s] Of Monster Evisceration) over the Internet, but that has been over a year ago since we last scheduled out time. We have also had a couple of gaming sessions in our living room with some local friends before life became much more complicated for everyone involved.
Even with the visually stimulating worlds created by video games, I still find myself missing the imagination-driven scenarios of Dungeons and Dragons. The interwoven stories, the fellowship, even the character sheets and dice rolling all bring another element to role-playing that has not yet been replicated by electronics. Maybe it was the food ...
Hopefully, we will find the time in the future. I know that Trevor is quite interested. I can't remember the last day that I didn't see him with one of the rule books in hand. I don't think I'm ready for him to be my DM just yet, though.
Up here, our gaming has been nearly non-existent. I had a couple of online GNOME (Guy's Night[s] Of Monster Evisceration) over the Internet, but that has been over a year ago since we last scheduled out time. We have also had a couple of gaming sessions in our living room with some local friends before life became much more complicated for everyone involved.
Even with the visually stimulating worlds created by video games, I still find myself missing the imagination-driven scenarios of Dungeons and Dragons. The interwoven stories, the fellowship, even the character sheets and dice rolling all bring another element to role-playing that has not yet been replicated by electronics. Maybe it was the food ...
Hopefully, we will find the time in the future. I know that Trevor is quite interested. I can't remember the last day that I didn't see him with one of the rule books in hand. I don't think I'm ready for him to be my DM just yet, though.
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