Playing and Creating
it's ZiMo, and also Eurovision National Final season
January came and went, February is almost done. Here’s a potpourri of updates. Is potpourri a thing anymore?
I’ve been writing my #Dungeon23 project, a mini setting and megadungeon, daily since 12/11/22 and am finally getting into the meat of the project. I’m thinking about writing another Pilgrimage-style solo game using that engine, and I’m writing a few adventures. I’m mostly trying to chill though, and I recommend it.
Zine Month/Zine Quest, a few projects you should check out
I’ve written a tutorial mystery for Armanda Haller’s project GRANDMOTHERSHIP. You can learn more and back the project here: link.
Cloud Curio will be launching a campaign soon: link.
Lo Res Futures looks awesome.
Here’s some fun maps I have drawn lately for various projects in various stages of done-ness.
What I’m reading and listening to and playing
Games
I’m running a play by post Nate Treme adventure from Haunted Almanac using Mausritter. Tunnel Goons adventures work great with Mausritter, we’re doing DS divided by 3 as the HD level. (Thanks Xenio)
I’m still in the endless Michael Raston Empyrean Dynasty game, so much betrayal and intrigue.
Dungeon Crawl Classics - I’m in a weekly one hour game that is sheer delight, a very lighthearted romp.
Still running my homebrew Spelljammer-ish home game, and…
I’ve managed not to kill my poor Blades in the Dark character in Gina’s game.
…and another Empyrean Dynasty game that Symbolic City is running where everything is Resonating Crystals and television ghosts.
Books
I finished and loved Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, highly recommend it, my heart: broken and also full.
The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood is very much a first novel but I think it has some neat ideas about the perilous relationship between deity and worshipper. However, I liked how Ann Leckie handled similar material in The Raven Tower better. I look forward to what A.K. writes next.
Music
The Sanremo Music Festival just happened. Here’s a song that didn’t win by Elodie that’s fun and midtempo.
This song is always in my heart.
Have a good month.