Something lighter today! This was my weekend off writing!
Saturday was the ‘quick-clean-up-as-we-have-visitors-over-this-afternoon’ rush. I just hope we remember where everything got hidden , I mean put away! It was the monthly AD&D roleplaying marathon day! You know, the old tabletop version with books and dice and miniatures and stuff! For the past ten years, we have played a house rules game of a different system. Now it is back to my roots with AD&D.
I started roleplaying in 1979 (I remember the old blue box and red box), back when any form of roleplaying was considered weird and nerdy. It probably is still but I don’t care! It taxes my little grey cells – gets me thinking outside the box, thinking on my feet (or my bum on the seat) and solving problems on the spot!
We have started using version 3.5. It is a bit confusing. The last time I played the system was version 2 (for about 4 months); most of my gaming or roleplaying in the 80s and 90s was good ol’ AD&D. (I still have the books!) Some of the rules have changed a bit. 
I even pulled out our old miniatures. 25mm high. We have so many that we had to stop buying them back in 1997 as we had too many unpainted ones (and still do). I am playing an elven rogue (not a thief!) and found an old Middle Earth miniature to paint up for her. Gosh, the memories.
I wonder if any of the paint is still usable?
We had a great time; a nine hour marathon this time! Good fun. Good food. Good company. It gives me time to recharge my batteries for next weeks work schedule!