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2014 Review and 2015 Resolutions

2014 Has been a pretty sucky year for me.  I've been down with a back injury for most of the year, often so bad I couldn't even sit in a chair to game online.  I've had my Pathfinder horror campaign completely crash and burn.  I missed the end of the Rise of the Runelords campaign again.  I had to shut down my Pathfinder cyberpunk game after only a couple of sessions because of a relapse.  The local comic book / game store shut down too, and I've had no luck finding a local gaming group.

There have been some positive points in 2014.  D&D 5e turned out to be a big surprise, and with the rumors of an OGL-style license coming, this could be the version I've been waiting for.  I also got a solid start on my Pathfinder cyberpunk rules and supplements, including my cyberpunk world.  My cyberpunk stuff also grew into a new space setting, starting out as a how-to envisioned novel.  I ended the year with a bang for coming up with two new caster classes -- a mana caster class and a rune caster class that I am tweaking for Pathfinder.  Oh, and I can't forget the twitter storm I generated when the Dungeon Bastard shared one of my tweets and Chris Perkins favorited it.  That was awesome.

2015 For me is a year to get healthy and get my attendance up to 100% for games, for work, and generally, for life.  I've been disabled for too long with this injury, and with some positive progress again, I just want to be done with this.

My resolution for January is to find one campaign to play in and to run one campaign -- my Pathfinder cyberpunk game.  If I can achieve those goals I would be happy.  I'd like to level off my gaming blog visits and maybe grow them a bit.  I'd like to try vlogging at some point.  I'd also like to try to keep up with the twitterverse and generate some good consistent solid content.

I have lots of stretch goals.  I want to run a Ponyfinder game.  I want to run/play in a Numenera game.  I want to GM a D&D 5e campaign.  I want to get to space in my Pathfinder cyberpunk game, and maybe even split it so I have one space campaign and one cyberpunk on-the-ground campaign.  I also hope to get a physical in-person game connection, since everything I'm doing otherwise is on roll20.  I also want to get each of my daughters at home into a game with me, either as GM or player.  Someday I even hope to get back to 13th Age.  Oh, and there are the hundreds of miniatures, inclduing Dwarven Forge cavern tiles that I need to paint...

I hope this year start finds everyone well and happy and positive.  May the new year bring you new blessings and better games!




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