I haven’t seen a scheduled Saturday off since…checks notes…June? Maybe May?
I’ve had to put in leave for a Saturday here or there, but those were extremely busy Saturdays that needed me around. Today is a free day, as in I can finally tackle the list of things I’ve been needing to do for the last few weeks.
So of course, I’ll be handling those chores, being the present father, and attempting to write, all at the same time! I never said I was exactly sane.
The 6yr saw a brief introduction to the world of RPG storytelling and writing earlier this morning, as she peered at the various books and notepaper on my desk. “Dad, what’s all this?” she asked. She knows that the dice are meant for something I do when I have my headset on, and she knows I tell stories, but hasn’t made the connections yet.
“You know that book you got from the Book Fair?” I asked, pointing at the ‘Making a Creature Encounter’. “The Dungeons & Dragons book that talks about monsters for storytelling?” She nodded.
“I have several of those books,” I said, “but sometimes I can’t find a monster I want the heroes to fight. So,” I gestured at all the papers, “I make them myself.”
Her eyes were wide with astonishment. “You can make a monster for your story?”
“When I need to,” I said. She looked at the pictures in the open books. “Are you making a dragon?”
I nodded. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to use it in my stories soon,” I said, “but I want one to be in the story in case the heroes come across it.” She was disappointed when she realized that making a monster was mostly math, but she was intrigued by the kind of monster I was thinking of. I told her she’ll be ready to start playing in about a year, if she can get a better grasp of rules and quick-math. She’s frighteningly smart already; just gets too excited and stops thinking, sometimes.
The Main Arc Session is tonight! The players have been asking good questions and planning things out. With this session, we’ll be beginning the Arc Finale.
Looks at Sidewinder Story pages…really need to get on that. I’ll need to reset my writing list and set my priorities.
While I’ll be plunking away at the keyboard, I have these two lummoxes to keep me company.
Jojo, on the right, lost a lot of weight during the summer, just as we finally got Casey back to a healthy-looking size. So, we’ll be cutting down on Casey’s feeding (only 2X the normal amount instead of 3) and tripling Joe’s food amounts. I’d say I was worried, but as I also stay outside most of the day (and lost nearly 40 pounds or 18 kilos since April) I’m in the same boat as the Old Man.
Happy Saturday, readers!
-JB Swift
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