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October 31, 2004
I'm still here
Gaming has been pretty slow for me. I am now down to two active games that I'm playing in and one that I'm running. There's another game that sporadically updates. Come December, another will be picking up and running.
I'm still not 100% sure if this is a bad thing. Work hasn't slowed down any, just because my boss is back. It's still next to impossible to do anything there and, when I come home from work, I'm exhausted. I'm a real fun person of late, let me tell you.
On the other hand, gaming has always been a way for me to be introduced to new people that I wouldn't have otherwise known. Many of my good friends I met through Amber games. I'm always on the lookout for more.
So, I guess I'll just see how things go in the next moth or two and see if it slows down any for me to pick up another game or two (if there are any out there looking.)
On the non-gaming front, things will be a bit hairy for the next several months. I know I don't post much beyond gaming here, but I figure if I start adding other little tidbits into my posts, they might get updated more often. :) Anyway, my husband has been pursuing his doctorate in molecular biology for the last six years. A few weeks ago, he was given permission to write his thesis. What this means on the practical end of things is that I will be spending a good portion of every night trying to get him to stop playing Might and Magic VII and start writing his thesis. (Ok, it won't be THAT bad, but it will happen sometimes.) On top of this, we'll be moving after he's gotten his doctorate, so there will be a lot of packing involved. Luckily, this is several months in the future. I'm hoping this won't interrupt my gaming too much.
And now, because I can, an update on who's where in my remaining games. (Pretty much all of them are sitting in my box, waiting to be answered.)
SB
Braem - Brainstorming with Kennard on ways to close the huge crack in the middle of the library.
Alex - Checking out Theo's place, with the first purpose of looking at the plans of the building they are going to blow up and the secondary purpose of getting to know him better. Thoughts of phones are out the window.
Amberthronewar
Jennifleur - Getting an update from Rhudd about the sword room she was in.
Children of the Empire
Sable - Trying really hard not to be freaked out about the fact that she is now the only one alone in the room with the hacked up queen.
And running....
SoM
Jinx - Trying to comfort Clay in one of the worst possible situations.
Gaius - Leaving the crime scene to go back to Lady Madiera's.
Andred and Starwind - Trying to decide what to do with a young boy.
At the very least, I need to answer SoM tonight and get myself back on the ball. And maybe find time, if all my other turns are complete, to catch up on a few game dreams.
Posted by amber at 06:08 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 15, 2004
The search begins once more
I got an e-mail from one of my players, regretfully having to leave the game. I understand the reasons for it - life has gotten fairly unpredictable. I regret that the person had to leave the game because they're a fun player to work with and I do hope to have the chance to game with them again.
Of course, this means that I once again have an opening for someone in the game. What I really need to do is put a rush on getting the SoM website up and then, maybe, I could get someone interested in joining. Now would be a good time to bring another person in, too, since I've got another new player that will be coming in soon. Pulling everyone in at once.
If anyone knows anyone that's looking for a game to join, a murder mystery Amber game, send 'em my way, ok?
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October 14, 2004
Updates from here, there and everywhere
I've been meaning to update Amber's Amber for awhile, but just haven't found that damned round toit that I know I've seen in the apartment lately. So, rather than lots of little updates, I'll do one big update on a variety of things. Hopefully, after I do the updates, the round toit will magically appear and the updates will come with more regularity (like getting the Game Dreams done. Bad Amber. No biscuit.)
There's been a lot changing on my personal gaming front. As I posted before my vacation, GA is no more. It's had a huge impact on my gaming because that game was the majority of my posting. Three characters, several threads a piece for each character... not to mention the backstory stuff I was doing with other people. It feels almost empty now. I've been considering finishing writing some of the stories with people that I know are still interested - some current threads, some things we'd just talked about doing. But I need to settle down and work things out before I do. It's worth it for me. I just have to do it. That's always my biggest problem. Just doing something.
I did manage to get SoM restarted, though. And I've (possibly) managed to get my 6th player. I'm starting to dole out a few clues here and there. I still need to create the website for the game and start updating the twiki, though. That's a project either for contribution points or for a time when I have several hours with nothing to do. I THINK my players are happy that it's back, though. I've gotten a few replies already.
RoP is supposed to restart in December. I'm looking forward to it. I've got to get back into Gabe's head though. And try to decide if he's strong enough to leave the infirmary.
I'm absolutely loving SB right now. I've finally gotten my first contact with another player. Braem is talking with Kennard in the library. I think she's going to do a little tit for tat. We'll see how much he can help her. Alex, on the other hand, is still with an NPC and is finding out some fairly unpleasant news. *sigh* Still, she'll face it squarely, as she always does.
I'm running into a few difficulties with AoY. The main one being that I've written myself into a huge monologue and I'm not sure how to get out. No one, other than Random, knows that Mirelle is a) home and b) alive (ok, Flora knows she's alive, but it's been years since she's seen her). She needs to stay out of sight because she's Random's ace up his sleeve. So I currently have her in her old rooms, remembering. The problem is, I'm not very good with lots and lots of solo writing. I do a lot better with interaction. But I have to find a way to get better. For the game.
I'm looking for another game to add to my list. I MAY be taking over a character in AoR, but I have to talk to Bridgette about it. I think we've both been in the "far too busy for our own good" area of life at the moment.
I'm starting to think seriously about ACUS. The biggest thing that could prevent us from being there is the pending move. We aren't sure exactly when it will be happening so it's hard to plan. We probably won't know for sure before deadlines come. There's at least one game I wanted to run (an Amber/Callahan's Crossover) and a couple more I was thinking of co-running. Plus there's people there that I want to see. But... I just don't know. It's one of the things that I need to talk over with Rich. Soon.
There's probably more gaming thoughts in my mind, but right now, Rich has distracted me with the Muppet Show and Elton John. It's hard to think about gaming with this goodness.
Posted by amber at 07:57 PM | Comments (4) | TrackBack
October 01, 2004
Not that you'd notice...
But I'm going to be on vacation this next week +. I MAY get a chance to update Amber's Amber (now that I won't have the work situation that's been draining me so much), but it's vacation. I make no promises.
My hope is to get this blog back to regular updates after I return from vacation.
Posted by amber at 07:02 AM | TrackBack
Good-bye, GA
Last night, we got the news that the PBeM, Grand Affair, was closing it's doors, effective immediately.
GA has long been my favorite game. It started out in early 2003. Kris told me about it and said he'd suggest me to Michael and Ginger if I were interested. I was interested. I came into the game knowing only Rich, Kris, Tara & Theresa. Michael & Ginger, I knew only through watching Rich play in House of Cards. Everyone else were names that I'd never heard of, people that I didn't know and who didn't know me.
But through-out pre-gaming, then once the game actually started, I got to know these people. It started in terms of just the games, then friendships outside of the game grew. And over time, I found some of the best friends that I've ever imagined. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
The game had many bumps along the way. We lost players. We gained new ones. There were problems with visions not being met, angered tempers that needed to be cooled, wounded egos and feelings that needed to be mended. It should have been expected with a troupe-style game of this size. But even through the trials and tribulations, the love of the game remained for most of the players. It's what caused the game to be brought back from the brink twice - first when Michael and Ginger were too drained to continue GMing, then when the mods had the same drain on them. I think it says a lot that, even when the seven of us that had taken our hand at the helm got too tired to steer any more, we still stayed on board as passengers.
These people brought me to new writing heights. Just by writing with them, being drawn into the world they've created, I found myself writing better, more clearly, finding the right words for what I wanted to say. I always had possibilities in my head for another storyline with my characters. Through almost the whole year and half that the game ran, I looked forward to the next e-mail, or bounced on my toes waiting for the next opportunity for me to respond.
GA touched my life and it made me better in so many ways. I will always be grateful for it. I hope to have the opportunity to game again with all of the wonderful people that were a part of GA. Maybe our characters will cross paths again some day.
Good-bye, GA
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