Writer's Block: On the road again

[Error: unknown template qotd]

Temüjin, Genghis Khan. Epic road trip to Poland!

Thirty days, Day 28

Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?





Two Baycon pics.

So, how have I changed? Sadly, the biggest change in my life between then and now has been a marked decline in my health. Starting with H1N1, then pneumonia, and recurring respiratory infections, I've been on a downward spiral for some time. This has led to me making some radical revaluations on where I want to be and what I am capable of doing.

I was mentioning how much Hârn stuff I had?

Those two giant binders, all the material between them, and three other smaller binders make up my Hârn and HârnMaster collection. And I'm *years* behind. They really need to get this all out on a CD-ROM or something. Yes, that's the original 1981 Chaosium Thieves World boxed set sitting on top. Complete and intact. I never throw away good stuff! At far left is the 1983 boxed version of the World of Greyhawk. I think the box lid is missing, but all the contents are there. Including the TSR catalog that was included at the time.

The nice thing is, along with owning this bits of gaming history, they're all on shelves and out of boxes!

Moving right along...

Despite having gotten almost no sleep last night (medications, too much caffeine, and an October heatwave had me up until 0100 and awake by 0600) I've actually been productive today. Emailed the doctor to inquire about my next appointment, doing a couple of loads of laundry, and most importantly, I've emptied several boxes and put a lot of things away.

The bad news is even the slightest exertion leaves me breathless. Obviously, the main benefit of the current treatment is to help me while I'm at relative rest. This does not bode well for my return to regular life.

Sadly, I remain completely out of beer.

I've also been compiling some notes for a possible Ars Magica campaign. It would center around a group of mages who have moved into the ruins of an old Covenant, one that had fallen into Winter (Covenants are described in terms of the seasons in the rules; Winter Covenants are in decline and either die out or are reborn into Spring Covenants) along the Lovat River near the settlement of Gnezdovo and it's portages to the Dnieper. Since Gnezdovo was fading by the early 12th century as trade moved to Smolensk, it would make sense for the local Covenant to also fade out as mages left, died, or entered Final Twilight. Keeping the Covenant close to the Lovat means a regular flow of river traffic and locals who are willing to overcome their distrust of mages for protection from the unpredictable Norse traders. The advantage to a Winter into Spring game is that the Covenant itself provides mysteries and opportunities for adventures. There might even be a troll in the cellars.

Thought you should know.