Fire in the Belly

As my fellow members of the Foaming Flagons will tell you, I have not had the proverbial "fire in the belly" for gaming recently. I'm not quite sure why. It certainly is not the fault of either of my game masters, for they are imaginative and skilled, so I've asked myself: why is gaming not as much fun as it used to be?

To be clear, I still enjoy gaming a great deal. My passion for the game is what is lacking. Cavorting with my fellow Flagons, friends of many years, is always a welcome distraction. What is eluding me is the emersion into the game's setting, whatever that may be. No longer do my characters take on lives of their own as I play; no longer do they demand my attention when life demands my attention be elsewhere.

Granted, the dice have not been kind to me in most case over the last year. Many characters perished because of this, and this was discouraging, but the deficiency I speak of goes beyond the random chance of the dice. It lies with me, and I know not why.

It is my hope that over the holidays I shall rediscover the passion that captured the heart of the young man I was over twenty years ago. Restarting this blog is one way I hope to do that. It has been months since I have made and entry here. Hopefully by commenting on the game related thoughts and activities