Comments | eskemp: Building Castles

eskemp

Building Castles

Feb 14, 2010 00:17

It's interesting how things come at you from two directions sometimes. Justin Achilli, over on his blog, was asking questions about what sort of games you've played recently and what you get out of them. (I'm not sure what I get out of Robot Unicorn Attack, but goddamn if I don't enjoy it.) And Rob Donoghue, over on his blog, was musing by way of ( Read more... )

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Question About Kathleen Ryan mackatlaw February 15 2010, 05:49:52 UTC

Hey Ethan, a question came up on rpg.net. We were discussing "Ascension", the last Mage supplement for the old World of Darkness, and that led to talk about the Amanda stories that often served as preludes. Someone wondered whether Kathy would write any more Amanda stories as a novel or an ending (I replied "Probably not", as that universe is over), and I wondered whether Kathy was writing any more fiction for anyone.

I'd ask her myself, but she doesn't have an email address listed on her not-very-updated blog, "Hell and Fireflies", which is doubtlessly deliberate. I recalled that you and her were friends... If you know of any projects she's working on for publication that she's ready to talk about, I would be happy to publicize them on the rpg.net board.

Just a thought. Anyway, I enjoyed your recent post, as always, and maybe I'll have something more coherent to say about it later. For now, I'm just glad you're updating!

Best,
Mack

Re: Question About Kathleen Ryan eskemp February 17 2010, 19:38:34 UTC

I haven't heard much from her on the professional front in a while, so I couldn't say for sure. I know she's got a perpetual writing project she nurses from time to time, but she is a remarkably busy person with her extra-curricular affairs.

I'll be sure to ask!

Re: Question About Kathleen Ryan mackatlaw February 17 2010, 19:50:37 UTC

Thank you in advance! I doubt she remembers me from interning there, but I remember her fondly. Everything she did seemed stamped with Quality. I hope her extra-curricular work goes well, and if she's doing any writing projects she wants to tell about, I'd love to know.

Best,
Mack

kismetswod February 16 2010, 01:20:51 UTC

I am 100% with you on the desire to build up as well as destroy in gaming. It can be fine and fun to fight the other guys (whether they're bad or you just want to take their stuff), but a lot of my enjoyment comes from really sinking my claws into the game. Combat doesn't tend to leave as much of a mark on the landscape and psyche of a game as other kinds of interactions. Battle is there and then gone, whereas relationships can grow, change, and return in different ways. Blood doesn't have as much impact without innocent bystanders to give it meaning ( ... )

eskemp February 17 2010, 19:40:08 UTC

That's also a good analogy. I think players can be architects themselves, but yes, farming also works: you don't make the soil or the sun or have much control over the weather, but you can do your best to turn a patch of land into something nourishing and beautiful. Plus, you're dealing with living things in a way. I like it.

Glad you are having fun with DnD. heartofthewolfo February 17 2010, 06:51:46 UTC

Hey Ethan, it's been awhile. Glad you are enjoying the DnD world
still. My companions in my area and I are going to hopefully
run an OWoD game again in the future, just like in the old days.

Have a good one, and hopefully you will add me on facebook.

See the Wolfman. Great movie, btw.

Mike