Another 31 days down, another #RPGaDay is in the books.
There's three reasons why a blogger would jump onto a community based event like this:- a) It's fun
- b) It's a community effort to help enhance readership, and hopefully, daily followers.
- c) Discover other interesting folks in the hobby.
I know I was overwhelmed with outside influences to complete this year's project to my satisfaction. I hate scurrying around at the last minute to simply think of a concept, much less write one up.
With a year full of thoughts about my Star Wars d6 Campaign, I figured I had a little extra in the brainstorming tank, but when push came to shove, it was only really good for a dozen or so days.
As a consumer of the medium, I already watch enough videos on the internet. Perhaps I'm an old fuddy-duddy, but I'd prefer to read ideas and opinions. And as much as it's an event about community, I rarely pick up some extra reading. "Bat" Brewster's Blog and Ken Newquist's NukeTown blog were doing a great job keeping up, and a big shout out to Tim at Tim's Miniature Wargaming blog, who always gives the campaign the ol' college try. It's never close to completion, but I enjoy reading he one of his entries, especially when he took a crack at all four word prompts on a given day. Bravo! His board game and miniature painting ain't too shabby either.
As a participant in the process, I'll continue to sound like a broken record. The single word topics are now interesting interpretations, with a few true gems mixed in, I'd much rather go back to some of the Year 1-3 questions, far more open and inclusive than the current prompts. I'm hoping they're rehashed for year 10, but I'd be even happier if we got them next year.
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| Year Over Year, the page views have declined, but it's still fun. |
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