Lunchtime Ramblings

[gothwalk]

Someone left a copy of George R R Martin's A Game of Thrones in out place. Whoever you are, you can have it back - after I've read it, and probably after inannajones has too. It's rather good stuff. I spent yesterday evening reading it, in the first time in a long time that I've been able to just sit and read for an hour straight. I think I need an armchair; the couches just don't cut it for sitting comfort.

Work proceeds at a rate of knots today. This is a good thing, as it allows me to think about tonight's Age of Legends game. I think it's the first game in forever that we're going to have all four players present for, and I'm trying to work out the convergence of material so that I don't actually end up running four - or five - parallel games, but three or even two.

I've been giving some thought of late to the notion of GMing as performance art; I'll write something about it when it becomes clear, if it doesn't evaporate in the meantime. Looking at it, it's in danger of doing just that.

I need to collect up all those index cards I have lying around the place and make some sense of them. I think I'm going to need a second desk in the study, or something. Anyone got a folding table or something that they're not currently using?

Comments

[magiien.livejournal.com]

The George R.R. Martin books are amazing. The first one is good, and they get better as they go along. I read them myself a few weeks ago and was thoroughly impressed. I can't wait for the next one. Thankfully, it's due out sometime this year.

By the way, have you joined gms_workshop? It might be something you'd like.

Game of Thrones

[goblin-ballista.livejournal.com]

It's an absolutly brilliant series however it suffers from the fairly major problem that Martin seems to be experiencing writers block over it and is currently 4 months late with the 5th book.

-F

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

I really enjoy that series...

[cissa.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that series! I picked up and put back the first one innumerable times in the bookstores before buying it, since I'm pretty thoroughly burned out on high fantasy. I'm so glad I succombed, though, and am eagerly awaiting v4!

These are some of the only books I have EVER thumbed ahead in to see if a character survives. i didn't read ahead, but did check and see if there were any future POV chapters with a couple of the characters...

Welcome to the addiction. :)