Another Gaming Achievement Unlocked!

One year.

As of this past night I have been a Story Teller for Waterloo by Night for a full year.

There are times where it still feels surreal.  That I am one of the Story Tellers for WBN.

It has been a learning experience.  Overall the positives out weigh the negatives by far.
Looking back I don't regret making the change from player to ST.
I have learned a lot and I can say that I am marginally better at combat. And not afraid to go look stuff up or ask for help.

I have made mistakes and learned from them.

I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong.  I am also not afraid to back down when I know I am right.

I think people forget that Story Telling isn't just about the players and what they want.  Oh yes that plays a big factor, but I have to also enjoy what I am doing too.  Otherwise why bother doing the job in the first place?  So getting the game heading in a direction that both the players and myself and the ST team like has been the toughest challenge faced over the year.

I like the direction the game is going and I like to think the players on a whole do too.

I wish the team was a little larger, but that will come with time.
We have a new member stepping up in the Spring.

It still amuses me that eleven and half years ago I was a non gamer, very inexperienced geeky girl who had never heard of larp, let alone whitewolf and vampire. And look at me now!

On the whole LARP has helped me grow as a person.  I got over my fear of speaking in front of people.  I found like minded people to socialize and have fun with.

I met my best friend and co ST here.

I met the love of my life who is now my husband here.

After game, on the ride home, one of the new players paid me the highest compliment I could hope for.

She thanked me for running the game and for being so patient, helpful and welcoming and that she had so much fun.

She commented that things are very different from the other games she experienced and that she was so surprised at how friendly, helpful and nice we all are.

So players of WBN I would also like to thank you all for being so awesome, open, helpful and friendly.
Because in my eleven and half years of playing/STing, I can tell you that hasn't always been the atmosphere and feeling this game has exuded.

Yes there have been hiccups in my time as ST.  Yes there has been politics, but we are a game 40+ people big and no matter how hard I and my co STs try we will never ever please everyone and I can live with that.  It's a reality whether I am looking at the game or my life.

Here's hoping to more fun and wondrous things to come!