Wednesday, 27 September 2023

The Joy of One-Shots

I recently had word that a friend is returning to the area (ish), which raises the possibility of getting the band back together somewhat. Which is all great news.

That said, it remains my position that I just don't have the ability to commit to any sort of campaign play at the present time - the regular chunk of time turned over to gaming, on either a weeknight or at the weekend, is just not something I can commit.

But there is the possibility of getting together for an occasional one-shot game, potentially taking a chunk of time on one Saturday or Sunday afternoon for that purpose.

Which is no bad thing - we had a number of successful one-shots back in the day. They have the key advantage that you get different people at the table, you get to try out different systems and different characters, and they can be a lot of fun. Notable good times were a "Hunter: the Reckoning" game, a "Star Wars" mirror universe one-shot, Numenera, and Star Trek. (That last, in particular, is something I'd like to try again - and is something ideally suited for one-shots.)

They're not the same. But they're good in a different way.

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