My original plan was to do a post about the professions and guild system in Perilous Journeys today but that has changed after a bout of insomnia AND my 5 year old absolutely not sleeping steady at all last night. I am posting some gaming related thoughts instead; some will relate to this blog and some will be related to just gaming in general.
D&D Online: During my insomnia I noticed that the client for D&D Online had finished downloading. I had wanted to try it so I did the final install and got the game up and running. It isn't completely terrible BUT the only reason I tried it is because it is free to play now. Don't be fooled, though, because only SOME of the options (this includes basic choices such as races or classes) are free and others have to be paid for. I wasted a few hours on it but I would rather be playing real D&D or something like Diablo, Ultima, etc.
The new Conan film: I saw it recently thanks to the redbox. I enjoy the Howard stories the best but do realize that some of the pastiche work is worthwhile. Although the film was nowhere close to authentic Howard I actually enjoyed it as a general fantasy movie.
Netflix: I have been watching the hell out of some Netflix during the Christmas holiday this year. I have seen some damn good stuff like The Beast and the True Grit remake. I have also caught up on some stuff I missed in the original airing like Twin Peaks. Finally, I have also seen quite a bit of crap to go along with it.
Dungeon Crawl name change: I have some assorted notes on my blog about the Dungeon Crawl board game that I wanted to design at one point. I pretty much figured the name was taken but I looked it up on board game geek and it definitely is in use by another product offering a similar play experience. If I were to continue with the design then I need a new name and that seems to be my dilemna. Many good names are already taken - Dungeon Crawl and Dungeon Delve (4E book) are just two examples. I am not always good with naming stuff so this could wind up being a real challenge for me.
Gamer ADD: I fully admit that I have a problem with taking on too many projects when it comes to gaming. I don't think it's a bad thing and it seems to be pretty common. I am just going to try and focus a little more on the completion of several that are important to me.
Reading: I have surged in my reading lately; probably due to the fact that my employer took two and a half weeks down at Christmas/New Years. The last book I read in 2011 was Christopher Paolini's Inheritance. I know he has his fair share of haters out there, but I did enjoy it and thought the ending fit the story. The first book I will finish reading in 2012 will be Brandon Sanderson's The Way of Kings. I have tremendously enjoyed it and will pick up more books by Sanderson in the future. Anybody following this blog have any recommendations for Sanderson's other works?
Enough rambling for now. Maybe I will get to take a nap soon?
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