Day 52: Geeks Out of
the Closet
A few weeks ago at my sons birthday party it became obvious
that either many 30 somethings in Bakersfield are closet geeks or our kids have carefully chosen awesome social circles. One of the dads has WarHammer sleeves tatted up
each forearm, and several others complimented my Buffy décor and choice to name
my first born Inara.
After today I can
say with confidence that my daughter is making great friend selections because
we just returned from a 6-hour play date and housewarming party. We were asked to bring a few board games and
knew the parents had geek tendencies but were not fully prepared for the
evening that unfolded. Though we went
through two turn based games, board games were eclipsed by awesome fantasy
scenario designed by our hosts.
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| Shadow Hunters post RPG |
Synchronized Play with Strangers
Tonight we embarked on the start of an RPG BESM campaign
with five strangers. So for those who
read my blog and do not understand alphabet soup:
DM= Dungeon Master (the narrator or architect during the game)
RPG =role playing game
BESM =Big Eyes, Small Mouth (aka the book that sets the
rules for our story)
To simplify, we were basically playing a story telling game
like dungeon and dragons. Meanwhile, in
real life our collective kids battled with moded cosplay nerf guns. While we battled the reprehensible underworld
in a Bioshock-like world, our children laughed and played animatedly at their own
imaginary games of pretend.
Epic Love and
Lamination
The husband and wife duo that hosted were equally matched in
their commitment a role-playing night.
The husband and DM had selected combat sequence music, character voices,
and even laminated skill cards for each character. The wife helped each player
with assigning skills and introducing players both in and out of game. This game night was so successful because two
people who love gaming, and love each other, came together to share a fantasy world with friends.
Our hosts this evening made me aspire to new heights as a married gamer. Though my complete lack of domestic skills will not have me crafting laminated skills cards anytime soon, it has raised the bar. Shout out to Jen and Tom, a gaming couple who remind me why I married a fellow gamer and embarked on these 100 days.
Geeking out at custom laminated #RPG cards #ftw pic.twitter.com/J8ycFnq45v
— Chris Cruz-Boone (@ProfessorCCB) February 28, 2015
#gatheryourparty #RPG awesome Friday night for married gamers pic.twitter.com/HTu2qGUOab
— Chris Cruz-Boone (@ProfessorCCB) February 28, 2015
