Jul 20, 2020 4:39 pm
Like seriously, you've probably heard this story a million times in the past couple of months: I am a long-time RPG enthusiast with years of experience as a DM, I was setting up new materials and campaigns for my IRL group, but then the COVID lockdown came, my group was forced to disband, and now I'm turning to PbP because I got nothing better to do all day.
My situation is a bit more complex than that: to make a very long story very short, I have a genetic condition which has harmed both my stomach and my lungs, causing those organs to be very frail. As you can imagine this makes me a high-risk subject, and therefore not catching COVID has become a top priority for me, so even as some restrictions (I'm italian, the crisis in Italy is mostly under control by now) are lifted and people go back to normal life, I still have to remain locked up at home. Thankfully I live in a very privileged situation: my hometown is a very small, isolated, rural area where it's easy to arrange situation where I'll be free to go grochery shopping without running into anybody, my parents are both retired and their pensions allow them to afford a colf that takes care of them 24/7, I live alone in a small apartment, and my job can easily be done from home (I'm a data analyst and videogame designer, with ambitions of one day being a writer), so yeah, you know those people who can barely make ends meet because the COVID catastrophe has ruined their lives? Yeah, I'm definitely NOT one of those, thank God for that. I'll need to live alone and to reduce social interactions to a minimum, but at least my ability to afford a comfortable lifestyle is not in jeopardy.
Still, one just has to scratch that itch for roleplay adventures, you know? Pathfinder and D&D, PTU and M&M, Shadowrun and the Warhammer tetralogy, VtM and many more obscure systems have been an important part of my life for years now, so yeah, since they're probably not going to be something I can do in my real life anymore, I want at least my internet life to involve them somehow. Also because, if I'm not going to be able to travel the real world, I at least want to travel imaginary ones.
And so here I am: I already have some experience with PbP, having spent some time on other websites before, but here is where I'm oping to make that jump, to reach a new level. Honestly, all I really want to do for now is to meet a bunch of people with whom I can exchange fun, memorable games, both as a player and as a DM.
Welp, this is all for my introduction: let's get along everyone :)
My situation is a bit more complex than that: to make a very long story very short, I have a genetic condition which has harmed both my stomach and my lungs, causing those organs to be very frail. As you can imagine this makes me a high-risk subject, and therefore not catching COVID has become a top priority for me, so even as some restrictions (I'm italian, the crisis in Italy is mostly under control by now) are lifted and people go back to normal life, I still have to remain locked up at home. Thankfully I live in a very privileged situation: my hometown is a very small, isolated, rural area where it's easy to arrange situation where I'll be free to go grochery shopping without running into anybody, my parents are both retired and their pensions allow them to afford a colf that takes care of them 24/7, I live alone in a small apartment, and my job can easily be done from home (I'm a data analyst and videogame designer, with ambitions of one day being a writer), so yeah, you know those people who can barely make ends meet because the COVID catastrophe has ruined their lives? Yeah, I'm definitely NOT one of those, thank God for that. I'll need to live alone and to reduce social interactions to a minimum, but at least my ability to afford a comfortable lifestyle is not in jeopardy.
Still, one just has to scratch that itch for roleplay adventures, you know? Pathfinder and D&D, PTU and M&M, Shadowrun and the Warhammer tetralogy, VtM and many more obscure systems have been an important part of my life for years now, so yeah, since they're probably not going to be something I can do in my real life anymore, I want at least my internet life to involve them somehow. Also because, if I'm not going to be able to travel the real world, I at least want to travel imaginary ones.
And so here I am: I already have some experience with PbP, having spent some time on other websites before, but here is where I'm oping to make that jump, to reach a new level. Honestly, all I really want to do for now is to meet a bunch of people with whom I can exchange fun, memorable games, both as a player and as a DM.
Welp, this is all for my introduction: let's get along everyone :)
