Sonntag, 31. Juli 2022

Finishline for WYFA in sight

Yesterday at noon I brought my dear to her roleplaying session at Alten Donau. Afterwards I went home and spent the rest of the day finishing my WYFA workshop scenario and I'm almost done: 13 pages PDF, which is only missing the table of content and needs to be proofread as well.

In the evening I picked up my dear again and at home we just went to bed.

Samstag, 30. Juli 2022

Alte Donau - part 1

Yesterday at noon we went to Alten Donau, where we met a dear friend of ours and spent the rest of the afternoon with.

Back home our cats waited for us and after a dinner we went onto the couch.

Freitag, 29. Juli 2022

Very busy day

Yesterday we had a lot of things planned. First I bought some cat food from our vet. Afterwards we had pizza from Pause am Berg for lunch.

Later we picked up the beer we won from the women's football championship result we correctly guessed. And then we got our 4th booster against covid-19.

After the weekend grocery shopping trip we finally came back home for dinner and then it was couch time.

Donnerstag, 28. Juli 2022

On track again

Yesterday at work I had not much to do so I continued writing for my WYFA workshop project.

In the evening we went home quickly and had cold dinner before we went onto the couch.

Mittwoch, 27. Juli 2022

Exhausting day at work

Yesterday was an exhausting but successful day at work. Today won't be so much work I think.

In the evening we were too exhausted to play with the cats, so we went onto the couch straight away.

Dienstag, 26. Juli 2022

Chores all day long

Yesterday I spent most of the day doing chores. That's why iwas didn't have enough energy left to write for the WYFA workshop. Fortunately the next days it should get a bit colder.

In the evening it was time for the couch.

Montag, 25. Juli 2022

A day to relax

Yesterday I took a day off of the WYFA workshop, but today I'll continue the last week until at the end of it a PDF document should be ready.

From noon on we were at Alte Donau with dear friends and we did some barbecuing and boardgaming.

Late in the evening we came home and entertained the cats and then we went to bed.

Sonntag, 24. Juli 2022

It's tested now!

Yesterday was the last day of actual advice on the WYFA workshop. The last we us participants now have time to apply the lessons to our finished product and complete the adventure.

Because of this some friends of mine helped me out to playtest my scenario and I think they all had fun doing so. I got some good feedback and know now what can be improved to make it better.

Afterwards we played some boardgames on the Boardgamearena and following that we went onto the couch.

Samstag, 23. Juli 2022

Get the marketing campaign going

Yesterday was the last big lesson on the WYFA workshop: marketing. Although I doubt that my scenario will be an instant hit, there were some interesting suggestions in the lesson that I might use in the next few months.

In the afternoon we went to Alten Donau and did a lot of watering, as the weather is still just one thing: hot.

Finally in the evening it was couch time and we watched a new movie on Netflix: The Gray Man.

Freitag, 22. Juli 2022

Moody documents

The last session of the design topic on the WYFA workshop was about choosing the right color and pattern for the document. I will be looking into that after the playtest session on saturday, when I will be beginning to design the PDF.

During the day we stayed inside, safe for a quick trip, to survive the current heat wave.

In the evening it was couch and cats until it was cool enough outside to finally open some windows again.

Donnerstag, 21. Juli 2022

Cover this up

A big step towards the finished end product is the cover and this marks yesterday's lesson of the WYFA workshop. Although the titel is not final, I found the picture I want to use and the font.

At work it was pleasant enough although the weather was extremely hot, but we had some customers nevertheless.

In the evening I picked up my dear from Alten Donau and then wen went home to the cats and the couch.

Mittwoch, 20. Juli 2022

Heat wave incoming

Since more than half of the WYFA workshop has passed, the preparations for the final stages begins. In case of yesterday's session it's playtesting and by the looks of it mine will take place this saturday. In any case I completed writing section 1 (of 8) yesterday.

At work there were not a lot of customers, but those that came bought rather generously and so that whole day was ok.

In the evening, after a quick dinner, it was cat entertaining and then onto the couch.

Dienstag, 19. Juli 2022

Working hard on the day off

At the WYFA workshop we continued with the layout and features of the finished PDF document. This lession will be done by me later, since I'm still missing a fair amount of text and I should find some time next week to do those things.

We were at the in-laws and helped with clearing the house. Afterwards we had to do some stuff for ourselves as well and then finally we returned home to the cats.

Montag, 18. Juli 2022

Barbecue on sunday

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop was about design decisions for the final (pdf) product and tools for the first time.

At noon we went to Alte Donau to meet with friends for a barbecue.

And in the evening it was cat entertain time followed by couch time.

Sonntag, 17. Juli 2022

Trip to the parents

The weekly goal of the WYFA workshop was 1500 words and finalizing the adventure in it's draft form. Although I managed to reach the word goal, my adventure is not yet complete, I'll have to write some more in the days to come.

We went to visit my parents and together had lunch at a local get together in St. Andrä/Wördern.

Afterwards I brought my dear to her roleplaying session and wrote the WYFA exercises at home.

Late that evening we went onto the couch for one tv series episode.

Samstag, 16. Juli 2022

Getting things done

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop should have helped to get this week's wordcount target of 1000 words done and it did for me. So I hope that I'll be able to continue to write this weekend and that the first draft of the adventure is finished by then. Next week should be about polishing and playtesting.

During the day I was around a lot: grocery shopping and getting things done, before I started writing for the WYFA workshop.

In the evening we went onto the couch and let the day end that way.

Freitag, 15. Juli 2022

Saying goodbye

The topic of yesterday's WYFA workshop was handouts and other things you can give your players for better immersion into the game. I fear that this one task might take some more time on my part to complete.

We spent the day first at a funeral of my dear's godmother and afterwards we went to Alte Donau. When we returned home we were physically and mentally exhausted and had to lay down for quite some time.

In the evening the cats got their playtime and after that we went onto the couch.

Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2022

Stop being repetitive

Yesterday's lesson of the WYFA workshop was about a thing that I found myself being guilt of - repetition of certain words. So the clue is not to form sophisticated sentences and repeat some workd over and over, but to write simple sentences.

At work there were less customers than the day before, but it was not all bad.

Back home cat entertainment and couch time - nothing new here.

Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2022

Railroads come around

The WYFA workshop continued with railroading (how players are forced to take certain paths) and how to avoid it. Since I got some experience with players and their strange ways of going around, this wasn't new to me and I already thought about it for my scenario

At work it was a bit better than last week, but still very few people came and bought something.

In the evening it was cat entertainment and human entertainment on the couch.

Dienstag, 12. Juli 2022

Going round and round

The current lession of the WYFA workshop revolved around the known phenomenon that players rarely do as the writer of the scenario or adventure envisione. So the author needs to make sure there are additional paths and entry points in the scenario or adventure. I also looked at the layout software and found out that I need to spend some more time with it to unlock it's potential the publish something in the end.

Additionally I was at the dermatologist for a checkup and got another diagnosis. So right now I'll just have to wait for the foot to get better on it's own...

We went to the vet with our pussy cat again because her eye was not getting better and she got some new eye drops which should help.

Finally in the evening it was couch time with tv shows, which the cats are also really fond of and wait for eagerly every night.

Montag, 11. Juli 2022

Windy sunday

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshops involved the NPCs (nicht-player-characters), those people who are controlled by the game master and are responsible for the story to unfold and progress. In addiition the weekly goal of 500 written words was to reach and I ended up with about 700 words myself.

In the afternoon we went to Alten Donau with friends, although the weather was not quite ideal.

Back home it was cat time and then into bed.

Sonntag, 10. Juli 2022

Start of the weekend (somewhat)

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop was all about research for the adventure. Not everything that's going on it known by everyone so it should also be presented in the adventure for easier play.

Work was - like the rest of the week - rather slow and afterwards I went to pick up my dear from Alten Donau.

Back home we entertained the cats and then we went onto the couch.

Samstag, 9. Juli 2022

The amazon are not as dodgy as I thought

This time on the WYFA workshop it was about the introduction and summary of the scenario. This will probably be the first 500 words of week one, which will be revealed today with the new task.

At work it was, for a friday, a very slow day. So let's hope that today will at least somehow make up for it.

In the evening my dear and I played our Blood Bowl 2 match, which showed once more that dice luck is mostly siding with a particular person and that's not me.

Freitag, 8. Juli 2022

Structural work

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop was about structure - why it is important and how to achieve it. I twas the first time since the start of the workshop that I could not complete the whole activity on the day it was posted, but fortunately there's plenty of time left.

At work there weren't many customers once again so we went home exhausted and went onto the couch to relax.

Donnerstag, 7. Juli 2022

Rolling and rocking

Yesterday's WYFA session was about the motivations of the evil in the scenario and how one can make it more realistic.

At work it was a busy day but paying customers are still rare.

In the evening we did our usual couching and went to bed exhausted afterwars.

Mittwoch, 6. Juli 2022

Work has started

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop was about settings in the scenario. It's importante to know what the players can expect there but also plan for the motivations of them getting there.

The day itself was full of work, although not many customers came. The remaining week will mostly be the same, it's vacation season after all and I'll be alone for the whole week.

In the evening, after a quick dinner, we went onto the couch, which the cats enjoyed a lot.

Dienstag, 5. Juli 2022

Start of the week

Yesterday's session of the WYFA workshop was all about conflict. Without any kind of conflict the scenario will be quite dull. But conflict does not equal combat, so we learned in the session. The activity for the day was to write down several types of conflicts for the scenario.

The rest of the day I spent being very busy and doing the chores. Fortunately it was not very hot and on my way back home I passed the farmer's market and got us some strawberries for the daily evening session on the couch.

Montag, 4. Juli 2022

Sunday activities

In yesterday's lesson of the WYFA workshop it was all about adding some substance to the first ideas for a scenario. So we needed to discribe a person, a location and an item that would become part of the story.

We also went to Alten Donau with a dear guest and tried to escape the heat of the city.

Back home the cats were glad we returned and since it was ultimately cooler in the flat they were full of action.

Sonntag, 3. Juli 2022

Weekend has started

Yesterday the second lesson of the workshop started and it was all about time management and how to plan the upcoming lessons. It was suggested to find about halb an hour time per day to do the lessons, which should be possible although I'll be working from Tuesday to Saturday as I'm the vacation stand-in at the store.

Since we'll be going to Alte Donau today with a dear visitor, I baked some apricot cake yesterday as well.

Samstag, 2. Juli 2022

And so it begins (slowly)

Yesterday was the first day of the WYFA (Write Your First Adventure) course. The very first lesson was about the various tools for writing and scheduling of the project. In addition to that the first brainstorming ideas were introduced and we should write down ideas for about 10 scenarios.

Fortunately these tasks were already available for more than a week now and I already started doing them. So I'm looking forward to today's tasks.

Our pussy cat is doing well for now, although she has got pinkeye on her left eye, but we wash it thrice daily and take care of her.

I also had to take some examinations because of my condition of my right foot and the possible cyst on the sole, but I'll get the results next week.

Freitag, 1. Juli 2022

Write Your First Adventure starts today

It's been two months to the day that I last wrote an entry in my blog. In the meantime we went on vacation, started a YouTube channel for our 3D field archery hobby and were busy with our cats.

Since I decided to restart my writing hobby this summer I went ahead and will be participating all July in the Write Your First Adventure course. Hopefully in the end I'll have something to present and offer the public.



Until then there will be daily updates with the usual picture at the end - whether in color or black/white will be up to the subject of the previous day's activity.

So let's get started again with the blog!!!

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