An Introduction

What is this Blog for?

I am experimenting with using this as a format for writing and organizing my thoughts. I don't so much care that people read this, as that I have a place where I can write things with some direction and target. It is easier to write to an audience, whether real or imagined, than to jot down notes for myself. I am hoping that the requirments inherent in explaining to another party will force me to expand on my ideas more, and flesh them out better.

This is also a place where I can write long and detailed responses to people, and link them.

Topics

Primarily, I intend to write about game design. More specifically, table top RPGs and strategy board games. A few other topics, especially those tangent to the main focus, will likely creep in. This may include things such as worldbuilding for ttrpgs.

Why this format

I appreciate the simplicity of a mostly text based webpage. My background in computer science gives me the necessary tools to easily work with a barebones system, and I prefer to have as much control as possible. Although dedicated blog websites may have more robust tools, the fact is that I don't care to use most of those. I intend to eventually take this off of Neocities, and host it on my own, so the ability to easily get everything I make and do no work to transfer it is a big boon.