It’s a surreal experience for me writing this article after so long. Whatever people tend to say about time, one thing is true. It ages you. I hope I aged like a fine fire-wine, rather than as a lich rotting in its phylactery. I’m back! I’ve returned to write for the D&D players in the world who want to tell their stories, too, and to share some stories of my own. My journey has been a rollercoaster, and I’m excited to share it with you all.
So What Happened?
So much! Honestly, this past year was a blur. At first, I got burned out on writing and got myself into a rut. Then, I focused on work, but the allure of D&D entertainment was still fresh in my mind. I left my hotel front desk job and attempted to be a professional Game Master via startplayinggames.com, but an opportunity came. I became a GM for a hotel thanks to an excellent connection I made in my previous hotel career. Thanks, Fred!
So this summer, when I became a general manager for a local hotel, it became an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. It meant more income, but more importantly for myself, it meant learning about what it takes to manage a place I can be proud of hosting. My earlier experiences working as a news reporter first and then as a front desk agent for many hotels in the Pacific Northwest helped land me the position, I suppose. What’s funny is that I can easily say that I am a GM that GMs. However, I still personally prefer the term Dungeon Master. It just feels better in my heart.
A GM that DMs. Ahh. Much better.
So Now I Come Dungeon Crawling Back…What Now?
You’ll get more content than the 10 articles I posted already! And I’ll be honest here, 10 articles from 2023 isn’t much. I need to do some serious updating with my webpage formatting and do better with some of the programming. However, I am pleased to see that despite the small number of articles I have posted, I have data in front of me. It’s really, really weird to me, but there is still a concurrent amount of viewers that go to the website.
That means that whatever I was doing, it was gathering interest. It means I must’ve been helping people (or, at the very least, entertaining them) with whatever article I wrote. So you can expect more articles. I want to try to post semi-daily every week. That means that within a few short weeks, I should more than double the content I have produced for this site. That isn’t saying much, though. But I’m committed to providing more content that you’ll enjoy.
What is going to be really cool to explore is adding media to the blog. I am very interested in making videos, which could include tutorials, interviews with prominent D&D community members, podcasts, and maybe some funny TikTok memes.
Dungeons With Dragons Is About The Fun of Tabletop Gaming
No matter what I plan to do with Dungeons With Dragons, it will be about having fun with roleplaying games and celebrating this excellent hobby with like-minded people. While some art may be AI-generated (hopefully not for long), the writing will never be artificially written. This is my excuse to flex my writing muscles and to put my own critical thinking to the test.
Just like how I used D&D to escape my mundane life and attempt to entertain others, I also want DWD to entertain you. I want to teach beginners that DMing isn’t as hard as some make it out to be, and I want to get back into this sphere again.
In the coming days, you’ll be coming across articles that will likely talk about some of the newest modules I’ve been playing. From new sections of Phandelver & Below, the re-imagined successor of D&D’s famous Phandalin adventure, to my recent explorations into the beautiful module Waterdeep: Dragonheist. I will also use this blog to feature my new Twitch channel, Dungeons With Dragons! While I will be playing video games on this channel, the main focus of this blog will be the live GMing sessions I plan to share with you. –Including any edited YouTube tutorials that result from those live streams.
In Closing
I am very grateful to those that have read this article. Reading through what I wrote, it seems like some word soup. –And I may have plans that will make me busier. But the more I do stuff like this…you know, content creation? The more I feel in control of myself. I know that I’ll be learning so much more about the hobbies I love to explore. D&D. Writing. Video Editing. Teaching people and conveying my thoughts. Telling stories! I want to share that with you all in this blog.
Thanks for letting me do that. Until the next article! Have a great day.