I’ve posted about my role-playing roots here before, but to give a quick recap: I’m basically a n00b. I actually got started out reading DragonLance novels, which naturally lead into D&D miscellany, but other than a few feeble attempts to play at a relatively young age and a few more feeble attempts at NWoD as an adult (interspersed with some Shadowrun in the intervening years), much of it is new to me — even the old stuff. My D&D-specific gaming experiences lie almost solely in the 1994 boxed set of The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, though I recall reading through…
ometime around age 10 or 11, I was turned on to my first Fantasy novels by some friends. DragonLance — The Legend of Huma, by Richard A. Knaak, to be exact — was my introduction to the genre, so that setting became my bread and butter and I soon devoured nearly every title under that banner, though RavenLoft, Forgotten Realms, and even the odd Greyhawk, Spelljammer, or Dark Sun paperback crept its way into my hands. Published by TSR, Inc. (you know, those D&D people before Wizards of the Coast), the DragonLance novels were commissioned to help realize the world and…
o any of those sound like you? I can certainly identify with all three, and that’s why I created this website. We all know that moments are precious and time is fleeting. The responsibilities, passions, and mishaps of life are constantly vying for our attention. If you’re a working professional, perhaps your free time is limited by your schedule. If you’re a parent, too, then you may laugh at the idea of having time for yourself, but you wouldn’t wish away one second of quality time with your children. If you love tabletop games, but struggle with the social…