Dice Monkey Is A Toddler! Two Years Old!

Posted by Mark on Oct 1, 2010 in Uncategorized |

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Wow, Dice Monkey turned two years old on the 21st of September without any pomp and circumstance, and I didn’t even realize it. So here’s the two year post!

Wow, two years have raced by. It’s been awesome, and Bridget and I have had a great time with the blog. I’ve got a lot of projects going on, so I’ll probably be putting up a new page for my completed projects.

I’ve just added the Google FriendConnect to our sidebar. I’ll probably be pimping that feature for a little while, but it’s a simple click and you’ll be a Google Friend of mine! It’ll give me the chance to see how many viewers I get in general.

Since it’s been two years, I thought we’d go ahead and visit my first post. My bookshelf has changed quite a bit over the years. Here’s the post!

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Hi, and welcome to Dice Monkey, where we’ll discuss anything and everything RPG related. Let’s start with a little introduction.

I cut my teeth in RPGs with the Star Wars d6 Roleplaying Game by West End Games. I was 14, and had a friend, Mike, who had played for a few years with his brothers. We were both in the same musical in high school, and he began teaching me the game in between rehearsals. We played anywhere we could, back stage, in the green room. Soon, he introduced me to the Usagi Yojimbo RPG. The idea that you could be anything you wanted to be really inspired me.

However, when the show’s run ended, so did the games. It would be another year when, while at a gaming store, I stumbled upon the recently released Star Wars D20 RPG by Wizards of the Coast. I saved my money, and snatched it up. I was able to gather up a group of friends, including Mike and his brother, my brother, two good friends and a female friend of mine. Playing in the time of Episode 1, we played every other weekend for 8 hours, the group continued on for a full year, with me as the game master, and a couple of the players guest game mastering. With time, the group split up. Personal conflict amongst a few players, and a slowing lack of interest slowly led us in other directions. I tried to pick up games here and there, bringing a few players back for a one-shot game of the Lord of the Rings RPG, and a few one shot games of Risus. I began working at a game store, the now defunct Getaway Games in Spokane, Wa. There, with a 40% discount, my RPG collection began to grow. I’ve played and run a few games here and there in the intervening years, including a lot of Star Wars.

I have just started a 4e campaign. My players are one game away from completing Keep on the Shadowfell.

My skills have continued to flourish and grow, leading me to where I am now. I have experience in over a dozen RPGs, and own more than 50 board and card games.

And now, It’s time to see the collection:

Top shelf

We begin with the top shelf. Here is located a lightsaber, Star Wars popup book, AT-AT, film clapboard, and “The Cinema of George Lucas”.

Second shelf

Next up, we find the WOTC D&D books, as well as the Legends & Lairs series of books by Fantasy Flight Games.

Third shelf

Third, we have the OGL third-party books, followed by d20 based Campaign settings, both official and third-party.

: Fourth down

The following shelf includes other OGL games, including D20 Modern, Spycraft, and others, then is followed by various other game books such as Call of Cthulhu, Scion, Serenity, BSG, Vampire, etc.