tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206897345755298268.post3899156032751182724..comments2024-02-12T08:43:32.000+01:00Comments on An Old Belgian Otaku: Opinion: Fife and GunTomsche69http://www.blogger.com/profile/17175996032103612678noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206897345755298268.post-74625841380789396612017-04-01T18:43:09.690+02:002017-04-01T18:43:09.690+02:00I have ended up with a much smaller space to work ...I have ended up with a much smaller space to work with which is pretty much down to kids. I used to have a room now I have an IKEA writing table. Close the lid and everything is hidden away. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293162456263037331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206897345755298268.post-56220431189200641752017-04-01T16:23:07.617+02:002017-04-01T16:23:07.617+02:00I actually quit a couple of years ago due to pract...I actually quit a couple of years ago due to practicality issues, and I often see my wargame buddies still.<br /><br />Now, the issues have been channeled to more manageable levels (like, little kids refusing to stay little, but no longer having the ambition to drink paint bottles or finger paint with them), combined with the above reasons ;-)<br /><br />Salute this year will come early, but next year, I`m all game again!Tomsche69https://www.blogger.com/profile/17175996032103612678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206897345755298268.post-80185271870491806122017-04-01T14:31:02.256+02:002017-04-01T14:31:02.256+02:00What I found with wargaming and GMing in roleplayi...What I found with wargaming and GMing in roleplaying is that is comes as a package deal. You have game night. To some that is what it is all about, the actual fighting it out. Besting your opponent and moving on. For me though it has always been the creative process. <br /><br />I write most of my own scenarios and maybe pinch a bit of flavour from elsewhere. Reading source materials or watching something that inspires you even in small ways. Maybe watching a TV series, reading a blog post or going on a forum. Painting and modelling is part of the process too. <br /><br />Learning the skills you need to make things happen develops me in ways that I didn't really think about going. I have ended up using many of these skills, in some small way, in the real world. Then there is the thinking about it. It gives me purpose to go out and do as well. Shops are often in odd places which drags me to different places I would probably never go to. <br /><br />What it really means to me is friendship. Most of my friends are gamers and some of them I have known for thirty years.<br /><br />I can see the creative process with Lego. It's not just a simple mechanical process and there is some problem solving involved too. To me though, wargaming and roleplaying just have more.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293162456263037331noreply@blogger.com