11 Years with WBN

So tonight was an anniversary for me as a gamer.

Tonight marks the 11th year of my journey with Waterloo by Night.

The circumstances that led to me beginning with  the WBN LARP were not necessarily ideal, but none the less it was the start of long winding road.  Thanks Dan, Michelle and Brandon.

If you had told me 11 years ago, the girl knowing almost zero about RPGs/gaming etc, would one day be running the whole thing I would have laughed hysterically at you.

Trust me when I say that the team at the time I started failed me when it came to explaining what the game was about and how to create a character.  That was back when we were playing Masquerade.

But here I am.  Player for 10 years and now Story Teller to WBN.

Still learning.  Enjoying it far better then I ever expected.  I have learned a lot and am still learning and you know what I discovered?

That WBN has some pretty awesome players.

Sure there have been bumps in the road, but on the whole the entire group has been pretty understanding and helpful.

I know the setting of the game.  I know the social rolls and aspects of the game decently.  I suck at combat.
Perhaps because in 10.4 years I never played a combat oriented character.  So thank you all who have had to suffer through me running combat scenes, but I learn best by doing.

I also have to thank the previous ST team Alex and Ange in their support in helping me learn the ropes, Jon and Sean for starting the journey with me and for James stepping up to be my partner in crime.

I like telling stories.  I like seeing the stories unfold in game.  I like the fact that James can take my ideas and help me flesh them out to fit the system.

I do miss playing, but for the moment I find STing as rewarding, though different from being a player.