My New Year’s Gaming Resolutions

January 1, 2009 No comments

Resolutions aren’t really my thing. As a productivity wonk, they make my teeth itch, actually. People fail in keeping their resolutions because they’re not actual goals. Most resolutions aren’t specific, they aren’t measurable, and they don’t have true deadline. Yet “resolutions” is the word we use at this time of year, and it’s the topic I chose for this month’s RPG Blog Carnival, so here are the roleplaying-related things that I want to change and accomplish in 2009.

Play a Wider Variety of Games
I’m fortunate that I have the opportunity to attend two local game days each month. These are a great chance to try out new things, and that’s what I plan to do. There are tons of games I’ve never played, but would like to try. I won’t do this at the expense of a game I love and rarely get to play, of course, but given the choice between something I’ve tried and something new, I’ll opt for something new.

Play with a Wider Variety of People
While we’re on the topic of game days, there are a lot of people I’ve met as a result of SAGA that I’ve never actually had a chance to sit down at a table and actually game with. I also tend to gravitate to people I already know. I’m going to try to choose tables with folks I haven’t played with before. I’m notoriously introverted, and this will push me to be more social. It will also allow me to be more of an ambassador for SAGA, the RPG Bloggers Network, and UncleBear.

Do Something with Every Game I Own
This is a big, hairy, audacious goal, so I need to clarify. I want to do something with every game sitting on my shelf that I’ve never done anything with. That could be running it at a game day, writing an article or a review here on the blog, or even just creating a character or two. I want to crack open every book in the next 365 days.