Sad Days: A Gamer without a Group

So my online game finally imploded with several players leaving, not showing up, or simply not putting in any time in the game. With 8 players I thought I would be able to get a minimum of 4 per week, but it didn't work out. *sigh* I got tired of building a game that was never going to be played.

So I thought maybe I would look for a local game. I put a notice out on craigslist and got no responses. I can't find any evidence of a gaming group in the immediate area. I guess I could drive 30 or 40 minutes to the big city area and see if I could find one to join. Unfortunately, my back injury has recently gotten worse, and it just isn't going to be possible.

So, for now, this sad GM is watching MLP:FiM in preparation for Ponyfinder, reading up on D&D5 PHB, dabbling at painting minis, and hoping that I will recover soon. It is just really sad for me to not have a game going right now.

Maybe sometime in the future I will start a new game online as a player or host a new online game or maybe even start a Ponyfinder game. I guess it is probably time to convert the blog into a vlog too, while I have some time.

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