Thursday 18 January 2024

The year ahead (and happy 50th birthday to D&D)

It's been fifty-two years since the creation of tabletop roleplaying games – or maybe fifty-five depending on which of the Three Founding Daves you think had the most pivotal role.

But January 2024 is spooling out past us, which means it's now fifty years since the editing, proofing, printing, marketing, and overall publication of the now-quinquagenarian Dungeons and Dragons by some guy who wasn't named Dave at all.

That makes it a date of celebration to a publisher, which I'm endeavouring to be!

After moving home and getting injured at the end of last year, I'm behind where I had hoped to be with several half-finished projects: a mythic reimagining of fantasy peoples, a weird book of monsters, and a puzzle-focused adventure.

Most of the creative work for these is done. Now is the time to buckle down and start putting all the elements and refinements together. I'm hoping to get a minimum of two major projects published this year, and there's a lot of minor things I could be putting forth as well.

Here's to a happy and productive 2024!

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