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'''Name:''' Andy<br> | '''Name:''' Andy<br> | ||
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| − | '''Bio:''' | + | '''Bio:''' Web designer by trade, photographer and writer by love. My 11 year old daughter keeps me busy and happy.<br> |
'''Birthday:''' 14 November<br><br> | '''Birthday:''' 14 November<br><br> | ||
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'''FAQ:'''<br> | '''FAQ:'''<br> | ||
'''Q.''' ''Why RPG gaming?''<br> | '''Q.''' ''Why RPG gaming?''<br> | ||
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'''Q.''' ''We will get back on format, damn you. Do you think you will tire of the game and the setting, and go on to something else entirely?''<br> | '''Q.''' ''We will get back on format, damn you. Do you think you will tire of the game and the setting, and go on to something else entirely?''<br> | ||
'''A.''' I don't think I'll tired of the game by any means. I have very quickly become very good friends with the players of this game and it has become the centerpiece of my free time almost from day one. Heck, well before I showed up for an actual game session. I've played in more settings and game types than you can count, and for me I'd be happy to play in any of them with this group. So if we change settings, I'm good with that. If not, I'm happy to keep flyin'.<br><br> | '''A.''' I don't think I'll tired of the game by any means. I have very quickly become very good friends with the players of this game and it has become the centerpiece of my free time almost from day one. Heck, well before I showed up for an actual game session. I've played in more settings and game types than you can count, and for me I'd be happy to play in any of them with this group. So if we change settings, I'm good with that. If not, I'm happy to keep flyin'.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''You say you fell away from writing and are just now falling back into it. Can you tell us a little about your initial foray into the craft?''<br> | ||
| + | '''A.''' In college, I took a lot of creative writing courses, wrote a lot of short stories, only a couple of which are probably any good, and failed miserably at trying to get an idea big enough to write a novel around. Then life caused me to put it aside until now. The material I'm writing for the game feels more polished than anything I might have done in college.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''The character you play in the game, Joshua Drake, practices Aikido. Do you know Aikido, too?''<br> | ||
| + | '''A.''' Nope. I read a fantastic book called Mastery by George Leonard, which talks about how establishing mastery in anything requires learning to love the journey for itself - he's an aikido expert, so I stole it for Joshua. I don't think I have the physical prowess to do a martial art.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''Since you have mentioned this game is story-heavy and spawns more than the usual amount of writing, do you have any long-term plans for your character in a writer/narrative sense?''<br> | ||
| + | '''A.''' You know, I'm not sure. As a gamer, I like to see my character guided and surprised by the shared narrative, which makes it harder for me to make long term plans for his overall narrative. The whole Rina storyline was a complete surprise and I wouldn't change that. I'd like to use him as a crucible for honing my writing skills (writing conversations and stories with him) and then maybe try and dip into some short stories separate from the game.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''The game appears to take on some surprising themes for something that's supposed to be mere interactive entertainment: the nature of humanity, rights of self-determination, love, devotion, death, dedication to ideals. Isn't this all rather serious? Isn't this game supposed to be fun?''<br> | ||
| + | '''A.''' Are you kidding? Isn't that what we expect, nay, demand out of the best short stories, the best novels, the best TV shows, the best movies? We ingest those like we were popping pills and come back begging for more. In gaming, we don't just ingest them - we are *part* of them. It's a rush like no other and game nights reflect that - there is laughter and seriousness and just sheer awesomeness. And yes, more fun than any one human should be allowed to have.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''So....the attraction to the game is the vicarious thrill of living an imaginary life? Like Walter Mitty? Only without Danny Kaye?''<br> | ||
| + | '''A.''' Sure, there is some of that. But it's more that that - it's getting to tell a story where you're not completely in control. It's the rush of acting plus the pure emotional power of writing and storytelling plus the adrenaline of improvisation in a tight little package. There is no art form quite like it.<br><br> | ||
| + | '''Q.''' ''That's quite a description. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.''<br><br> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 28 January 2014
Name: Andy
Age: 40
Bio: Web designer by trade, photographer and writer by love. My 11 year old daughter keeps me busy and happy.
Birthday: 14 November
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