not me. my daughter. she will be six next week. she wants to paint now.
in preparation for my foray into creating a multifaceted RPG game, i thought i should do some research by getting into some more games. i asked a good friend what he would recommend for a beginner like me. he recommended Halifaux, Necromunda and Mega-City One. After looking at all three, i chose Necromunda. the rules don't seem too intimidating, and there aren't too many pieces needed to get started.
so we go to the one game store within a twenty-mile radius of where i live. on sundays, they open at noon, i guess due to the all-night d&d adventure fest from the night before. so we got there at eleven-thirty, and my daughter was immediately scared to approach the door.
in preparation for my foray into creating a multifaceted RPG game, i thought i should do some research by getting into some more games. i asked a good friend what he would recommend for a beginner like me. he recommended Halifaux, Necromunda and Mega-City One. After looking at all three, i chose Necromunda. the rules don't seem too intimidating, and there aren't too many pieces needed to get started.
so we go to the one game store within a twenty-mile radius of where i live. on sundays, they open at noon, i guess due to the all-night d&d adventure fest from the night before. so we got there at eleven-thirty, and my daughter was immediately scared to approach the door.
there was a pack of teenagers out front, maybe half-dozen. weird streaks in their hair, fingerless gloves, scuffed up combat boots and long trenchcoats. various spikes protruding from clothes and chains hanging off belts and a general air of, hrm, what to call it, "unshowered-ness".
like i said, my daughter was less than eager to approach the door. she hid behind a pillar as we waited the last few minutes for the door to open, stealing glances and making faces. whenever one of them would speak, it was in a language i didn't really understand, so i can only assume she had no idea what they were talking about either, except for the quiet cusswords and myriad ways they managed to take the lord's name in vain...
then the store opens. the open sign comes on, the gang of kids goes in. we follow. the kids all go to the far side of the store, where there are rows of tables set up for dungeons and dragons or magic or warhammer or whatever they're getting into. as we follow behind them i am hit with the unique, horrid smell of clove cigarettes and B.O.
i find the paint starter set. i find the brushes. i even find a few figurines in the discount bin to practice on. my daughter finds a vampire girl that she has to paint, so i am forced to give in and buy it for her.
i do not see any Necromunda in the store. i had half-expected this already, Necromunda being a "Specialist" game. the man behind the counter informed me that it was not worth it to the store to special order it for me, due to the dealer discount being too low. so i shall have to order from the website... oh well, this will give me time to learn how to paint these little bastards.
so now we're home, i'm doing some laundry and typing this out. my daughter has informed me, like i said earlier, that she is ready to paint now. i have told her that i still have some work to do on the book (which i am obviously not doing, since i am writing this right now...), and after i fold a load of laundry, i will be ready.
not that the figures need to be painted to play the game, but the painting is a big part of the miniature-games subculture, and if i want to make a game that caters to this crowd, i should be able to talk the talk as well as walk the walk.
in other news, i have made a few edits on the manuscript-in-progress, Ix, and should have the rest finished up later today. the goal for this week is to get five more pages done by friday, which may not seem like very many, but i work in small increments of time due to the amount of activity that is going on in my house most of the time.
i want to say thank you to my new followers and friends for checking in on me, and of course your comments and criticisms are welcome. keep watching to see where i go from here.
until something changes, i remain grim.
like i said, my daughter was less than eager to approach the door. she hid behind a pillar as we waited the last few minutes for the door to open, stealing glances and making faces. whenever one of them would speak, it was in a language i didn't really understand, so i can only assume she had no idea what they were talking about either, except for the quiet cusswords and myriad ways they managed to take the lord's name in vain...
then the store opens. the open sign comes on, the gang of kids goes in. we follow. the kids all go to the far side of the store, where there are rows of tables set up for dungeons and dragons or magic or warhammer or whatever they're getting into. as we follow behind them i am hit with the unique, horrid smell of clove cigarettes and B.O.
i find the paint starter set. i find the brushes. i even find a few figurines in the discount bin to practice on. my daughter finds a vampire girl that she has to paint, so i am forced to give in and buy it for her.
i do not see any Necromunda in the store. i had half-expected this already, Necromunda being a "Specialist" game. the man behind the counter informed me that it was not worth it to the store to special order it for me, due to the dealer discount being too low. so i shall have to order from the website... oh well, this will give me time to learn how to paint these little bastards.
so now we're home, i'm doing some laundry and typing this out. my daughter has informed me, like i said earlier, that she is ready to paint now. i have told her that i still have some work to do on the book (which i am obviously not doing, since i am writing this right now...), and after i fold a load of laundry, i will be ready.
not that the figures need to be painted to play the game, but the painting is a big part of the miniature-games subculture, and if i want to make a game that caters to this crowd, i should be able to talk the talk as well as walk the walk.
in other news, i have made a few edits on the manuscript-in-progress, Ix, and should have the rest finished up later today. the goal for this week is to get five more pages done by friday, which may not seem like very many, but i work in small increments of time due to the amount of activity that is going on in my house most of the time.
i want to say thank you to my new followers and friends for checking in on me, and of course your comments and criticisms are welcome. keep watching to see where i go from here.
until something changes, i remain grim.
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