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A Geek in KoreaPlayed an indie game by <a href="https://dice.camp/@gordsellar" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gordsellar@dice.camp</a> called "Something Tookish". It is Brindlewood Bay game set in your own neighborhood of The Shire where you investigate non-murder mysteries. It is DELIGHTFUL. We have ongoing games of Under Hill, By Water, where we also play cozy Hobbits, but Something Tookish is slightly more proactive in that we have a goal rather than 100% silly cozy shenanigans. I played a pig farmer who takes farm wisdom and portents from the Farmer's Almanac as profound wisdom, and receives visions and clues by inhaling a little too much biomethane while being around his very large pig. The pig has a Rorschach splotches of mud on it, and my character claims to be able to read them to see the future. Light, fun, silly RPGs with no emphasis on leveling or grinding, just having fun and spending time with friends is exactly what I wanted for the evening. <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/SomethingTookish" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SomethingTookish</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/UnderhillByWater" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnderhillByWater</a>

A Geek in KoreaSpent the better part of four months reading the Dune series for the first time because I wanted to run a game in that universe. Bought the Modiphious 2D20 books to get that type of universe and was let down by the mechanics being clunky. I can't do what I want to do with the system and the rules are too cumbersome for their own good. I began to dread having to prep the game rather than enjoy playing it. I was doing everything myself, art, mechanics, custom Houses, custom ecology... I had a fire and a hyperobsession going and channeled for productivity then suddenly poof, it disappeared when the Dune books were read. I could play in the universe unspoiled, but no longer had the desire to do so. I got burnt out and my passion never returned. I was recently introduced to Court of Blades, which is courtly intrigue with a less grimdark version of Blades in the Dark. I adore Blades in the Dark, a system I am familiar with from prior games as a player and GM. Had I started with Court of Blades for the Dune hack, I'd be two months in and probably still going strong, but I decided to fold the experience instead. I don't want to play a half-baked game I don't enjoy making. We have other GMs in the group that have games they are passionate about hacking and using their time to play a game that I wasn't vibing with anymore makes no sense. I told the players that I was stopping the Dune game and any related hacks for the near future so I could focus on their efforts making new games and join them as a player instead. Maybe I'll revisit my ideas fresh later when I get a new source of inspiration. I think recognizing that hacking the games to fit a system that couldn't support it wasn't a priority I felt I could justify pursuing because of my current schedule and responsibilities. My players responded positively about the game up to the point where I had left it, but didn't feel upset I didn't leave them with any closure. I am spoiled to have such an understanding group of players. I will be playing a new character in our session of <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/SomethingTookish" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SomethingTookish</a> 'Hobbits in the Shire cozy mystery game' this weekend. Looking forward to it! Need to recharge my batteries a bit. <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Dune2d20" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dune2d20</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/CourtofBlades" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CourtofBlades</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/Dune" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dune</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/BladesintheDark" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BladesintheDark</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/BitD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BitD</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/FitD" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FitD</a> <a href="https://calckey.social/tags/SomethingTookish" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SomethingTookish</a>

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