I’ve been working on a project that deals with creating particular experiences (the details of the project I’m not yet ready to share), and as I was working on some of the documentation needed for it I had one of those epiphany moments; those kind where you realize something key about yourself or something that’s had an effect in your life.
This particular realization has to do with GMing and role-playing and it’s that while I can GM and I am a decent GM, GMing for traditional table-top games (if table-top RPGs could even be called ‘traditional’) isn’t where I really excel. My artistry is in even less conventional games.
Instead I like to look at myself as an artist of experiences and what I enjoy crafting are experiences that others can explore and lose themselves in. Understanding this about myself has helped me to better understand what is worth getting involved with and why I tend to gravitate toward certain things.
That project I mentioned? It’s an artwork in progress. More later (yeah, I know I’m a tease).