Observations of the Fox

170,000 Views Is that enough? The Bloggie Awards are up... I had no idea there was an annual competition for the best TTRPG blog entries, and since I had a good year here at Observations of the Fox, I figured I'd have a look.  It's always good to see what other folks are writing, and I'll be reading through a few of these, to try and work out where the wider headspace of the TTRPG Community is... then wonder why the 170k views I got this year din't get me nominated. I often comment on social media about how it feels like I'm screaming into the void by writing games and blog posts that don't get any traction, and my gut reaction is to say that this is verification of that. However it's probably just evidence that the various pockets of designers in the TTRPG space are insulated from each other. It's just annoying to be at this for 15 years, and generally running and designing TTRPGs for 30 years now, and still not have much to show for it all...

Thanks to my high school gaming club, I started getting some semi-regular blog posts happening again in 2024. This has led to the year being one of my highest viewed ever here. I'm trying to think of some new ideas to write about this coming year, maybe start a game design contest on itch (like a game jam or something...not sure yet).  The one thing I'd like to get started is the irregular podcast "School of Roll" that I've toyed with over the past couple of years. Like always, there are plans and ideas, but we'll see what the year actually has in store.