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Telling Stories: Getting back to roleplaying

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Don’t call it a comeback; I’ve been here for years.

Yes, we had a blip last week, but I’ve been writing about roleplaying for the past four years, and I’m not about to stop now.  So I’m picking up where I left off with Storyboard, still doing my best to give people a place to read about roleplaying, a weekly place for suggestions, ideas, and guides, and every so often a link hither and yon that leads to an archive trawl which will include readers telling me that I am a monster for doing this.  Won’t that be fun?

I really hope you think so.

Now, while I could pick up exactly where I left off (and was initially tempted to do just that), the first installment really does deserve a little more grandeur than that.  So let’s talk about getting back into roleplaying when you’ve been out for a long time.  Maybe it’s been a while in your game of choice, maybe it’s been a long while period, maybe you roleplayed around a kitchen table years ago but now you’re jumping into roleplaying in an MMO for the first time.  Whatever your situation, let’s talk a little bit about getting back in when you’ve been out of the game. Read More…