02/04/2024 A DM’s Praise of Players (and writing news!)

I know I’ve said this before, but I feel like I get to take a point of pride in the caliber of players that attend my RPG campaigns.

We had our Main Arc session last night and it was stupendous to watch these players bounce back and forth with each other and act as if they were characters in a book. For a few minutes, I, the DM, did not speak but simply sat there and listened to the improvised dialogue.

I might set the stage and challenges, but after two years these players are the ones telling the story, not me. I’m the narrator, and I am proud to have these people at my table.

I could sing my praises for these folks all damn day.

In writing news: the ‘soft edit’ is nearly complete! Soon I will back to whittling away at this fan-fiction novel that will never be published!
Contemplating sanity while I tell myself this.

I know why I’ve wanted to write these campaigns into novels: both to give the players their characters in actual books, and my own selfish desire to see the Expanded Universe live on.

So, while the kids are distracted, I’ll be finishing this little chore.

Stay safe out there, folks.
-JB Swift