こんにちは！
私はあなたに悪い知らせがあります。
2018年6月28日 - この日、私はあなたのオペレーティングシステムをハッキングし、あなたのアカウント（comunidaduc.corcholibre@blogger.com）にフルアクセスできました。
それはどうだった：
その日接続していたルータのソフトウェアには、脆弱性が存在しました。
私は最初にこのルータをハックし、その上に悪質なコードを置いた。
インターネットに接続すると、私のトロイの木馬はあなたのデバイスのオペレーティングシステムにインストールされました。
その後、私はあなたのディスクの完全なデータを保存しました（私はすべてあなたのアドレス帳、サイトの閲覧履歴、すべてのファイル、電話番号、あなたのすべての連絡先のアドレス）を持っています。
あなたのデバイスをロックしたかったのです。ロックを解除するために、私はお金がほしいと思った。
しかし、私はあなたが定期的に訪れるサイトを見ました, そしてあなたのお気に入りのリソースから大きなショックを受けました。
私は大人のためのサイトについて話しています。
私は言う - あなたは大きな変態です。 無限のファンタジー！
その後、アイデアが私の頭に浮かんだ。
私はあなたが楽しんでいる親密なウェブサイトのスクリーンショットを作った (私はあなたの喜びについて話しています、あなたは理解していますか？).
その後、私はあなたの喜びの写真を作った (あなたのデバイスのカメラを使って). すべてが素晴らしくなった！
あなたの親戚、友人、同僚にこの写真を見せたくないと強く信じています。
私は$806が私の沈黙のために非常に小さいと思う。
それに、私はあなたに多くの時間を費やしました！
私はBitcoinsだけを受け入れる。
私のBTCウォレット： 1DAqDrtZ1XzwKtXPMHf41WXv6QT62uttxK
Bitcoinウォレットを補充する方法がわからないのですか？
どの検索エンジンでも、「btc walletにお金を送る方法」と書いてください。
クレジットカードに送金するよりも簡単です！
お支払いの場合は、ちょうど2日以上（正確には50時間）をご提供します。
心配しないで、タイマーはこの手紙を開いた瞬間に始まります。はい、はい。それはすでに始まっています！
支払い後、私のウイルスと汚れた写真は自動的に自己破壊されます。
私はあなたから指定された金額を受け取っていない場合、あなたのデバイスはブロックされ、あなたのすべての連絡先は、あなたの "喜び"と写真を受信します。
私はあなたが賢明であることを望みます。
- 私のウイルスを見つけて破壊しようとしないでください！ （すべてのデータはすでにリモートサーバーにアップロードされています） - 私に連絡しようとしないでください（これは実現可能ではありません、私はあなたのアカウントからメールを送りました）
- 様々なセキュリティサービスはあなたを助けません。 あなたのデータは既にリモートサーバー上にあるので、ディスクのフォーマットやデバイスの破壊は役に立ちません。
P.S. 私は支払い後にあなたに再び邪魔をしないことを保証します。
これはハッカーの名誉のコードです。
これからは、良いアンチウィルスを使用し、定期的に更新することをお勧めします（1日に数回）！
私に怒らないでください、誰もが自分の仕事をしています。
お別れ。
domingo, 21 de abril de 2019
comunidaduc.corcholibre@blogger.com ハッキングされています！ すぐにパスワードを変更してください！
こんにちは！
私はあなたに悪い知らせがあります。
2018年6月28日 - この日、私はあなたのオペレーティングシステムをハッキングし、あなたのアカウント（comunidaduc.corcholibre@blogger.com）にフルアクセスできました。
それはどうだった：
その日接続していたルータのソフトウェアには、脆弱性が存在しました。
私は最初にこのルータをハックし、その上に悪質なコードを置いた。
インターネットに接続すると、私のトロイの木馬はあなたのデバイスのオペレーティングシステムにインストールされました。
その後、私はあなたのディスクの完全なデータを保存しました（私はすべてあなたのアドレス帳、サイトの閲覧履歴、すべてのファイル、電話番号、あなたのすべての連絡先のアドレス）を持っています。
あなたのデバイスをロックしたかったのです。ロックを解除するために、私はお金がほしいと思った。
しかし、私はあなたが定期的に訪れるサイトを見ました, そしてあなたのお気に入りのリソースから大きなショックを受けました。
私は大人のためのサイトについて話しています。
私は言う - あなたは大きな変態です。 無限のファンタジー！
その後、アイデアが私の頭に浮かんだ。
私はあなたが楽しんでいる親密なウェブサイトのスクリーンショットを作った (私はあなたの喜びについて話しています、あなたは理解していますか？).
その後、私はあなたの喜びの写真を作った (あなたのデバイスのカメラを使って). すべてが素晴らしくなった！
あなたの親戚、友人、同僚にこの写真を見せたくないと強く信じています。
私は$836が私の沈黙のために非常に小さいと思う。
それに、私はあなたに多くの時間を費やしました！
私はBitcoinsだけを受け入れる。
私のBTCウォレット： 1DAqDrtZ1XzwKtXPMHf41WXv6QT62uttxK
Bitcoinウォレットを補充する方法がわからないのですか？
どの検索エンジンでも、「btc walletにお金を送る方法」と書いてください。
クレジットカードに送金するよりも簡単です！
お支払いの場合は、ちょうど2日以上（正確には50時間）をご提供します。
心配しないで、タイマーはこの手紙を開いた瞬間に始まります。はい、はい。それはすでに始まっています！
支払い後、私のウイルスと汚れた写真は自動的に自己破壊されます。
私はあなたから指定された金額を受け取っていない場合、あなたのデバイスはブロックされ、あなたのすべての連絡先は、あなたの "喜び"と写真を受信します。
私はあなたが賢明であることを望みます。
- 私のウイルスを見つけて破壊しようとしないでください！ （すべてのデータはすでにリモートサーバーにアップロードされています） - 私に連絡しようとしないでください（これは実現可能ではありません、私はあなたのアカウントからメールを送りました）
- 様々なセキュリティサービスはあなたを助けません。 あなたのデータは既にリモートサーバー上にあるので、ディスクのフォーマットやデバイスの破壊は役に立ちません。
P.S. 私は支払い後にあなたに再び邪魔をしないことを保証します。
これはハッカーの名誉のコードです。
これからは、良いアンチウィルスを使用し、定期的に更新することをお勧めします（1日に数回）！
私に怒らないでください、誰もが自分の仕事をしています。
お別れ。
私はあなたに悪い知らせがあります。
2018年6月28日 - この日、私はあなたのオペレーティングシステムをハッキングし、あなたのアカウント（comunidaduc.corcholibre@blogger.com）にフルアクセスできました。
それはどうだった：
その日接続していたルータのソフトウェアには、脆弱性が存在しました。
私は最初にこのルータをハックし、その上に悪質なコードを置いた。
インターネットに接続すると、私のトロイの木馬はあなたのデバイスのオペレーティングシステムにインストールされました。
その後、私はあなたのディスクの完全なデータを保存しました（私はすべてあなたのアドレス帳、サイトの閲覧履歴、すべてのファイル、電話番号、あなたのすべての連絡先のアドレス）を持っています。
あなたのデバイスをロックしたかったのです。ロックを解除するために、私はお金がほしいと思った。
しかし、私はあなたが定期的に訪れるサイトを見ました, そしてあなたのお気に入りのリソースから大きなショックを受けました。
私は大人のためのサイトについて話しています。
私は言う - あなたは大きな変態です。 無限のファンタジー！
その後、アイデアが私の頭に浮かんだ。
私はあなたが楽しんでいる親密なウェブサイトのスクリーンショットを作った (私はあなたの喜びについて話しています、あなたは理解していますか？).
その後、私はあなたの喜びの写真を作った (あなたのデバイスのカメラを使って). すべてが素晴らしくなった！
あなたの親戚、友人、同僚にこの写真を見せたくないと強く信じています。
私は$836が私の沈黙のために非常に小さいと思う。
それに、私はあなたに多くの時間を費やしました！
私はBitcoinsだけを受け入れる。
私のBTCウォレット： 1DAqDrtZ1XzwKtXPMHf41WXv6QT62uttxK
Bitcoinウォレットを補充する方法がわからないのですか？
どの検索エンジンでも、「btc walletにお金を送る方法」と書いてください。
クレジットカードに送金するよりも簡単です！
お支払いの場合は、ちょうど2日以上（正確には50時間）をご提供します。
心配しないで、タイマーはこの手紙を開いた瞬間に始まります。はい、はい。それはすでに始まっています！
支払い後、私のウイルスと汚れた写真は自動的に自己破壊されます。
私はあなたから指定された金額を受け取っていない場合、あなたのデバイスはブロックされ、あなたのすべての連絡先は、あなたの "喜び"と写真を受信します。
私はあなたが賢明であることを望みます。
- 私のウイルスを見つけて破壊しようとしないでください！ （すべてのデータはすでにリモートサーバーにアップロードされています） - 私に連絡しようとしないでください（これは実現可能ではありません、私はあなたのアカウントからメールを送りました）
- 様々なセキュリティサービスはあなたを助けません。 あなたのデータは既にリモートサーバー上にあるので、ディスクのフォーマットやデバイスの破壊は役に立ちません。
P.S. 私は支払い後にあなたに再び邪魔をしないことを保証します。
これはハッカーの名誉のコードです。
これからは、良いアンチウィルスを使用し、定期的に更新することをお勧めします（1日に数回）！
私に怒らないでください、誰もが自分の仕事をしています。
お別れ。
sábado, 20 de abril de 2019
安全通知。 有人可以访问您的文件。
你好！
您可能已经注意到，我从您的帐户发送了一封电子邮件。
这意味着我可以完全访问您的设备。
我已经看了好几个月了。
事实是，您通过您访问过的成人网站感染了恶意软件。
如果您对此不熟悉，我会解释。
我创建了高质量的间谍软件。 它允许我获得对您设备的完全访问权限和控制权。
这意味着我可以在屏幕上看到所有内容，打开相机和麦克风，但您不知道。
我也可以访问您的所有联系人和所有通信。
为什么您的防病毒软件没有检测到恶意软件？
回答：：我的恶意软件使用驱动程序，我每4小时更新一次签名，以便您的防病毒软件无声。
我制作了一个视频，展示了你如何在屏幕的左半部分让自己满意，在右半部分，你会看到你观看的视频。
一键！ 您在电子邮件和社交网络中的所有联系人都将收到此视频！ 你的生活将永远改变！
我还可以发布您使用的所有电子邮件通信和信使的访问权限。
如果你想阻止这个ʌ
将315美元的金额转入我的比特币地址（如果您不知道如何做到这一点，请写信给Google：“购买比特币”）。
我的比特币地址（BTC钱包）是：1DjuN5PM9VLXCeqYrb9nxzpQ8rb2hXZiEt
收到付款后，我将删除该视频，您将永远不会再听到我的声音。
我给你50个小时（超过2天）付款。
我收到了这封信的通知，当你看到这封信时，计时器会起作用。
在某处提交投诉没有意义，因为无法像我的比特币地址那样跟踪此电子邮件。
我没有犯任何错误。
如果我发现您与其他人分享了此消息，则视频将立即分发。
祝你好运，再见！
您可能已经注意到，我从您的帐户发送了一封电子邮件。
这意味着我可以完全访问您的设备。
我已经看了好几个月了。
事实是，您通过您访问过的成人网站感染了恶意软件。
如果您对此不熟悉，我会解释。
我创建了高质量的间谍软件。 它允许我获得对您设备的完全访问权限和控制权。
这意味着我可以在屏幕上看到所有内容，打开相机和麦克风，但您不知道。
我也可以访问您的所有联系人和所有通信。
为什么您的防病毒软件没有检测到恶意软件？
回答：：我的恶意软件使用驱动程序，我每4小时更新一次签名，以便您的防病毒软件无声。
我制作了一个视频，展示了你如何在屏幕的左半部分让自己满意，在右半部分，你会看到你观看的视频。
一键！ 您在电子邮件和社交网络中的所有联系人都将收到此视频！ 你的生活将永远改变！
我还可以发布您使用的所有电子邮件通信和信使的访问权限。
如果你想阻止这个ʌ
将315美元的金额转入我的比特币地址（如果您不知道如何做到这一点，请写信给Google：“购买比特币”）。
我的比特币地址（BTC钱包）是：1DjuN5PM9VLXCeqYrb9nxzpQ8rb2hXZiEt
收到付款后，我将删除该视频，您将永远不会再听到我的声音。
我给你50个小时（超过2天）付款。
我收到了这封信的通知，当你看到这封信时，计时器会起作用。
在某处提交投诉没有意义，因为无法像我的比特币地址那样跟踪此电子邮件。
我没有犯任何错误。
如果我发现您与其他人分享了此消息，则视频将立即分发。
祝你好运，再见！
miércoles, 10 de abril de 2019
The decision to suspend your account. Waiting for payment.
Hello!
I hacked your device, because I sent you this message from your account.
If you have already changed your password, my malware will be intercepts it every time.
You may not know me, and you are most likely wondering why you are receiving this email, right?
In fact, I posted a malicious program on adults (pornography) of some websites, and you know that you visited these websites to enjoy
(you know what I mean).
While you were watching video clips,
my trojan started working as a RDP (remote desktop) with a keylogger that gave me access to your screen as well as a webcam.
Immediately after this, my program gathered all your contacts from messenger, social networks, and also by e-mail.
What I've done?
I made a double screen video.
The first part shows the video you watched (you have good taste, yes ... but strange for me and other normal people),
and the second part shows the recording of your webcam.
What should you do?
Well, I think $736 (USD dollars) is a fair price for our little secret.
You will make a bitcoin payment (if you don't know, look for "how to buy bitcoins" on Google).
BTC Address: 14DvFghvkzQujf5Kd5AL2VKjxaYm5KidxR
(This is CASE sensitive, please copy and paste it)
Remarks:
You have 2 days (48 hours) to pay. (I have a special code, and at the moment I know that you have read this email).
If I don't get bitcoins, I will send your video to all your contacts, including family members, colleagues, etc.
However, if I am paid, I will immediately destroy the video, and my trojan will be destruct someself.
If you want to get proof, answer "Yes!" and resend this letter to youself.
And I will definitely send your video to your any 10 contacts.
This is a non-negotiable offer, so please do not waste my personal and other people's time by replying to this email.
Bye!
I hacked your device, because I sent you this message from your account.
If you have already changed your password, my malware will be intercepts it every time.
You may not know me, and you are most likely wondering why you are receiving this email, right?
In fact, I posted a malicious program on adults (pornography) of some websites, and you know that you visited these websites to enjoy
(you know what I mean).
While you were watching video clips,
my trojan started working as a RDP (remote desktop) with a keylogger that gave me access to your screen as well as a webcam.
Immediately after this, my program gathered all your contacts from messenger, social networks, and also by e-mail.
What I've done?
I made a double screen video.
The first part shows the video you watched (you have good taste, yes ... but strange for me and other normal people),
and the second part shows the recording of your webcam.
What should you do?
Well, I think $736 (USD dollars) is a fair price for our little secret.
You will make a bitcoin payment (if you don't know, look for "how to buy bitcoins" on Google).
BTC Address: 14DvFghvkzQujf5Kd5AL2VKjxaYm5KidxR
(This is CASE sensitive, please copy and paste it)
Remarks:
You have 2 days (48 hours) to pay. (I have a special code, and at the moment I know that you have read this email).
If I don't get bitcoins, I will send your video to all your contacts, including family members, colleagues, etc.
However, if I am paid, I will immediately destroy the video, and my trojan will be destruct someself.
If you want to get proof, answer "Yes!" and resend this letter to youself.
And I will definitely send your video to your any 10 contacts.
This is a non-negotiable offer, so please do not waste my personal and other people's time by replying to this email.
Bye!
martes, 9 de abril de 2019
Your account is being used by another person!
Hello!
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account.
This means that I have full access to your device.
I've been watching you for a few months now.
The fact is that you were infected with malware through an adult site that you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain.
Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device.
This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.
Why your antivirus did not detect malware?
Answer: My malware uses the driver, I update its signatures every 4 hours so that your antivirus is silent.
I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and in the right half you see the video that you watched.
With one click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social networks.
I can also post access to all your e-mail correspondence and messengers that you use.
If you want to prevent this,
transfer the amount of $767 to my bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, write to Google: "Buy Bitcoin").
My bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 14tfS3yWL2cABhXVJZ97XRhuDXC69aWH6Y
After receiving the payment, I will delete the video and you will never hear me again.
I give you 50 hours (more than 2 days) to pay.
I have a notice reading this letter, and the timer will work when you see this letter.
Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my bitcoin address.
I do not make any mistakes.
If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed.
Best regards!
As you may have noticed, I sent you an email from your account.
This means that I have full access to your device.
I've been watching you for a few months now.
The fact is that you were infected with malware through an adult site that you visited.
If you are not familiar with this, I will explain.
Trojan Virus gives me full access and control over a computer or other device.
This means that I can see everything on your screen, turn on the camera and microphone, but you do not know about it.
I also have access to all your contacts and all your correspondence.
Why your antivirus did not detect malware?
Answer: My malware uses the driver, I update its signatures every 4 hours so that your antivirus is silent.
I made a video showing how you satisfy yourself in the left half of the screen, and in the right half you see the video that you watched.
With one click of the mouse, I can send this video to all your emails and contacts on social networks.
I can also post access to all your e-mail correspondence and messengers that you use.
If you want to prevent this,
transfer the amount of $767 to my bitcoin address (if you do not know how to do this, write to Google: "Buy Bitcoin").
My bitcoin address (BTC Wallet) is: 14tfS3yWL2cABhXVJZ97XRhuDXC69aWH6Y
After receiving the payment, I will delete the video and you will never hear me again.
I give you 50 hours (more than 2 days) to pay.
I have a notice reading this letter, and the timer will work when you see this letter.
Filing a complaint somewhere does not make sense because this email cannot be tracked like my bitcoin address.
I do not make any mistakes.
If I find that you have shared this message with someone else, the video will be immediately distributed.
Best regards!
martes, 2 de abril de 2019
THE X-FOOLS: THE SPOOF IS OUT THERE
The folks at Parroty Interactive are at it again with another pop-culture parody. This time it's the classic 90's supernatural procedural that falls victim to their particular brand of 'comedy'. Having a timely release in 1997 when X-Files fever was at a high, there's a lot for The X-Fools to mock, but how does it fare for fans and non-fans alike?
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AX-029, Crackpots!
Today's episode is about Crackpots, the Activision game that was the first 2600 game by Dan Kitchen, who went on to make many more (and is still making them!). I hope that you enjoy the episode.
Next on the podcast is Malagai, by Answer Software. If you have this game, I would love to see a photo of it on Facebook or Twitter, see the links below for those. If you have any thoughts on the game, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day 17 February. Just tell me what you think of it, I will take care of the nuts and bolts of the game. As always, I thank you for listening.
Crackpots on Random Terrain
Crackpots on Atari Protos
Dan Kitchen's web site
Dan Kitchen's Games site
Dan Kitchen interview by Classic Gamer 74
Atari Age thread on Keystone Kapers 2 discovery
Crackpots patch on Digital Press
...and accompanying letter
Crackpots commercial
Jim's Ferg Quest sprite hack
Ryan's Atari Age High Score Showdown post for Crackpots
Wilson Oyama's Crackpots playthrough video
No Swear Gamer 521 - Crackpots
Sean's Autobiography of a Schnook Podcast Chapter 5
Next on the podcast is Malagai, by Answer Software. If you have this game, I would love to see a photo of it on Facebook or Twitter, see the links below for those. If you have any thoughts on the game, please send them to me at 2600gamebygame@gmail.com by end of day 17 February. Just tell me what you think of it, I will take care of the nuts and bolts of the game. As always, I thank you for listening.
Crackpots on Random Terrain
Crackpots on Atari Protos
Dan Kitchen's web site
Dan Kitchen's Games site
Dan Kitchen interview by Classic Gamer 74
Atari Age thread on Keystone Kapers 2 discovery
Crackpots patch on Digital Press
...and accompanying letter
Crackpots commercial
Jim's Ferg Quest sprite hack
Ryan's Atari Age High Score Showdown post for Crackpots
Wilson Oyama's Crackpots playthrough video
No Swear Gamer 521 - Crackpots
Sean's Autobiography of a Schnook Podcast Chapter 5
lunes, 1 de abril de 2019
A Decade Of AD&D - Chronicles Of Etinerra Is Ten Years Old
It was on Dec 18th, 2008, that I posted a campaign idea to both Dragonsfoot and to my (now defunct) Old Guy's RPG Blog.
It is a dark time. Much has changed in the world that your forefathers and granddams knew. It was 55 years, almost an entire generation, that the skies lit in flames, the world cracked open, the beasts and bestials poured from the dark and civilization retreated.
About a month later, in January of 2009, the first Dark Ages (now Etinerra) game was played to a group of folks at the well-known Chicagoland FLGS Games Plus.
Ten years, well over 300 people later, the campaign is still rolling on, with currently three separate D&D groups, an ongoing wargames campaign and lots of one shots and events taking place at conventions.
We held our December Holiday Game & Feast on Sunday, December 9th. Eight players and two guests showed up, including one new player! Welcome David! Rats-on-Stick were eaten, as well as Rich's amazing fennel cookies, a scrumptious pumpkin cheesecake, pizza, candies and snacks, with homemade Holiday Ale to wash it down.
Orcs were killed, a jousting tourney was had, a magical sword was bought, plans were made, pockets were attempted to be picked... it was a great AD&D game!
Gifts
By now, I think my Rizzoma folks have received their gifts, so I will share with you all what I gave as tenth anniversary keep-sakes. I bought some goldenrod paper and printed off AD&D character sheets and Permanent Record Portfolios for all my players and their characters. I also commissioned a gentleman in Wisconsin, Alex of RPG Coasters, to produce custom 10th anniversary wood coasters and gave one to each player. Alex did a fantastic job and I highly recommend checking out his wares.
Pictures
Campaign Start
This campaign has seen quite a personal journey for me in how I DM. When I started ten years ago, I had just come into the so-called OSR from playing microlite20 with my wife Angie. I wanted to create a campaign that used the game I remembered from my adolescence. I could barely remember the particulars of AD&D, but with three hexes on a map and some sketched ideas, a campaign grew. The game was played on tabletop in two campaigns with groups side by side, West Marches style. I also ran an online play-by-post game on Google Wave for five folks.
Hiatus and Changes
That all lasted till mid-2011, when I took a hiatus from gaming for awhile. Angie and I started a multi-year personal project that took us on some incredible real-life adventures together, but in mid-2015, the campaign started back up, both tabletop again and on Rizzoma, a Google Wave clone. It's been rollicking along ever since.
I never stopped thinking about the campaign world and even in that break, I was writing and creating and trying to put into words the thoughts and ideas that I think about. Etinerra is probably a bit of a compulsive obsession for me. It's rare that I don't have a week go by where I come up with some tidbit that I need to express. It's in my blood and it doesn't let go.
Things have changed in my campaign though. How I run the campaign has gone through some pretty big shifts. When I started out, I was all grimdark, trying for realism and "this is what a sandbox would be." I realized that was not the game I wanted to run. So, I changed how I approached the game, and that's why I'm at 3.5 years and still having a blast!
Lessons
There are three things I've learned over the course of this ten year journey that isn't over by a longshot. Maybe you'll find them useful, maybe not. They are lessons that stick with me. They are things I'm going to write about in the future.
1. The game belongs to me and my players. The fun for me is in discovery and exploration. When I create my sessions in Etinerra, I'm setting up the world for the players to do things in, if they want. I have no idea what they'll do and they end up surprising me fairly regularly. So I am uncovering things during prep, but I'm also learning new things when they explore the world. It couldn't happen any other way.
2. Go where the flow takes you and your interests - it all adds up! Development on my campaign is not linear. I have urges, interests, sparks of inspiration that have taken root for awhile. I've learned to follow them where they lead. Using a wiki and Google Drive folder to hold documents helps me to keep these bits around for when I need them, or need to be inspired by them. As long as it adds to the overall lore and fabric of the world, it's valuable - even if just to keep me inspired and moving forward!
3. Always keep an open mind to change and letting go of stuff that simply doesn't work (anymore). I know I started out with things that I thought were important - you know, those Great Ideas! And after some play, I realized that those ideas weren't so great after all. If it's taking away from the enjoyment of the campaign for me or my players - then why keep it? Traditions are great, but this is a game we're playing.
At the end of the day, I want people to value the time they spent in my world. Time is the one commodity that we all don't have limitless supplies of, and we can't get it back once we've spent it. So I want someone's time at my table to give them a return of some sort - whether it's "fun" or challenging or meaningful. Hopefully all three!
Thank you
I say this quite often, and I completely mean it - I have the best players in the world. They explore a world with me and they share their time and energy with me and I'm very grateful for that. They've helped to shape a world that feels so alive when they are playing.
If you're playing in, have played in or contributed to my campaign - thank you. Etinerra lives because of you.
Do I want this to last another ten years? Oh hell yea! There are Dark Ones to face, mysteries to solve and dungeons to delve!
It is a dark time. Much has changed in the world that your forefathers and granddams knew. It was 55 years, almost an entire generation, that the skies lit in flames, the world cracked open, the beasts and bestials poured from the dark and civilization retreated.
About a month later, in January of 2009, the first Dark Ages (now Etinerra) game was played to a group of folks at the well-known Chicagoland FLGS Games Plus.
Ten years, well over 300 people later, the campaign is still rolling on, with currently three separate D&D groups, an ongoing wargames campaign and lots of one shots and events taking place at conventions.
We held our December Holiday Game & Feast on Sunday, December 9th. Eight players and two guests showed up, including one new player! Welcome David! Rats-on-Stick were eaten, as well as Rich's amazing fennel cookies, a scrumptious pumpkin cheesecake, pizza, candies and snacks, with homemade Holiday Ale to wash it down.
Orcs were killed, a jousting tourney was had, a magical sword was bought, plans were made, pockets were attempted to be picked... it was a great AD&D game!
Gifts
By now, I think my Rizzoma folks have received their gifts, so I will share with you all what I gave as tenth anniversary keep-sakes. I bought some goldenrod paper and printed off AD&D character sheets and Permanent Record Portfolios for all my players and their characters. I also commissioned a gentleman in Wisconsin, Alex of RPG Coasters, to produce custom 10th anniversary wood coasters and gave one to each player. Alex did a fantastic job and I highly recommend checking out his wares.
Pictures
Campaign Start
This campaign has seen quite a personal journey for me in how I DM. When I started ten years ago, I had just come into the so-called OSR from playing microlite20 with my wife Angie. I wanted to create a campaign that used the game I remembered from my adolescence. I could barely remember the particulars of AD&D, but with three hexes on a map and some sketched ideas, a campaign grew. The game was played on tabletop in two campaigns with groups side by side, West Marches style. I also ran an online play-by-post game on Google Wave for five folks.
Hiatus and Changes
That all lasted till mid-2011, when I took a hiatus from gaming for awhile. Angie and I started a multi-year personal project that took us on some incredible real-life adventures together, but in mid-2015, the campaign started back up, both tabletop again and on Rizzoma, a Google Wave clone. It's been rollicking along ever since.
I never stopped thinking about the campaign world and even in that break, I was writing and creating and trying to put into words the thoughts and ideas that I think about. Etinerra is probably a bit of a compulsive obsession for me. It's rare that I don't have a week go by where I come up with some tidbit that I need to express. It's in my blood and it doesn't let go.
Things have changed in my campaign though. How I run the campaign has gone through some pretty big shifts. When I started out, I was all grimdark, trying for realism and "this is what a sandbox would be." I realized that was not the game I wanted to run. So, I changed how I approached the game, and that's why I'm at 3.5 years and still having a blast!
Lessons
There are three things I've learned over the course of this ten year journey that isn't over by a longshot. Maybe you'll find them useful, maybe not. They are lessons that stick with me. They are things I'm going to write about in the future.
1. The game belongs to me and my players. The fun for me is in discovery and exploration. When I create my sessions in Etinerra, I'm setting up the world for the players to do things in, if they want. I have no idea what they'll do and they end up surprising me fairly regularly. So I am uncovering things during prep, but I'm also learning new things when they explore the world. It couldn't happen any other way.
2. Go where the flow takes you and your interests - it all adds up! Development on my campaign is not linear. I have urges, interests, sparks of inspiration that have taken root for awhile. I've learned to follow them where they lead. Using a wiki and Google Drive folder to hold documents helps me to keep these bits around for when I need them, or need to be inspired by them. As long as it adds to the overall lore and fabric of the world, it's valuable - even if just to keep me inspired and moving forward!
3. Always keep an open mind to change and letting go of stuff that simply doesn't work (anymore). I know I started out with things that I thought were important - you know, those Great Ideas! And after some play, I realized that those ideas weren't so great after all. If it's taking away from the enjoyment of the campaign for me or my players - then why keep it? Traditions are great, but this is a game we're playing.
At the end of the day, I want people to value the time they spent in my world. Time is the one commodity that we all don't have limitless supplies of, and we can't get it back once we've spent it. So I want someone's time at my table to give them a return of some sort - whether it's "fun" or challenging or meaningful. Hopefully all three!
Thank you
I say this quite often, and I completely mean it - I have the best players in the world. They explore a world with me and they share their time and energy with me and I'm very grateful for that. They've helped to shape a world that feels so alive when they are playing.
If you're playing in, have played in or contributed to my campaign - thank you. Etinerra lives because of you.
Do I want this to last another ten years? Oh hell yea! There are Dark Ones to face, mysteries to solve and dungeons to delve!
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