Explanation, Sort of
Save one person, this blog will not make sense. So let me explain. I am now running a character in a role playing game called Shadowrun. My buddy at work had brought this up before and now he is GMing a game. And he asked me to play.The twit I am jumped at the chance. Then reality came into play. The last time I had anything to do with role playing came to an end in 1996 when my Dungeon & Dragons group finally came to an end because of people moving on. A group that I had run for many a year.
Thing is, save I haven't role played in 10 years, I haven't been a character player in more than 15 years. I am used to being the GM. Basically God. And I was agreeing to be a mere mortal. Someone not in control. Argh! Yet, the elusive allure of being somone different tugged at me, and I said yes.
Of course, I am at a complete disadvantage since the other players have played within the Shadowrun world and I know shit about the game. Time to hit the ground running. Yeah, it didn't help that on Monday, I thought we were just getting together to sort out the characters and situations. I didn't expect to actually have to play the character. In the end, all I could do was play a stunned character and just go with the flow.
So this blog is going to be, save my comments on the game, the expunged diary of Gideon Kingswell. What the players will read on our collective network will be "edited" based on what I will put here. In the end, only Jason will have use of this blog. And if you are interested, this will be the musing and adventures of someone new to Shadowrun, playing a character that has no idea on how to kill someone. Boy, life is going to be interesting.
