Story Gaming in Boston
Story Gaming in Boston, 5-21-08
Sheesh, it’s been a little while since I’ve written anything here. I’ve been traveling a bit (I’ll post photos soon!) and working (I can’t post the stuff right now.)
Last night I attended my first gaming session with the “Story Games Boston” group. You ask, what’s a story game? The definition is somewhat sketchy, but Story-Games.com says:
A Story Game is a type of role-playing game or gaming experience with a lesser focus on My Character and a greater focus on Our Story.
It was a fun and memorable evening with lots of laughs, dice explosions and bottle-tipping. It will be awhile before I get the hang of this style of play. Playing is heavy improvisation and whenever I try to improv, a big “Loading, Please Wait…” message scrolls across my brain.
Great group of folks and I’m looking forward to seeing them again next week.
I found your blog while searching for “anatomy human figure muscles” on Google, and was pleasantly surprised to find that you’re a Loomis afficianado.
And then…clicking through your blog I find this post…
I’m an active member on the Story-Games forum. It’s cool to run across someone who is interested in the art form while exploring another one.
If you’re in Boston, you’re in the Mecca of story games. Lucky devil. Who are you playing with?
I’ve only been to one session of Story Games Boston so far. When work quiets down, I hope to play more. I’ve noticed that once you play a story game or two, you really don’t want to play much else.