So I've been busy. New things I've found that I love:
- Battlestar Galactica - I'm in Season 2, it's just so freakin good, I can't believe I'd never watched it before!
- Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American - So I've heard a bunch of their tracks on fanmixes but never listened to one of their albums straight through until now. How did I miss this too?? Any one of Cautioners, Authority Song, or Sundown Song would've been great closers... and all three together? I never stood a chance.
- Kat Black's Golden Tarot - IDK, the collage style and the alternately pained and awkward faces just really speak to me, yknow?

And I guess I can write about this now, since it's done. I ran a short 8-session 5e homebrew. It was called the Necromancer of Asterlee. The big bad was a necromancer at the top of a mountain, who turned out to be an old dwarven bard with red hair. His name was Erich. Hence, Erich of Asterlee. Say that out loud. I was pretty proud of myself. There are a few things I wish I'd done differently, including not having forgotten to roll Erich's initiative in the penultimate battle, poorly balancing the actual final battle, and perhaps a few other balance issues. But I was happy with the low-key magic items I made, the dungeon maps, and the overall structure. And also happy that Krogoth enjoyed his first dip into the game. I'm still not sure I'm cut out for the DM role, temperamentally speaking, but I'm glad to know that I can do it in a pinch.

Anyways, a quick, poorly-spelled recap of the highlights -

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Yeah and there I thought that was gonna be, like, 2 sessions, 3 sessions max. What a pile of lies that was. But a delightful pile of lies, indeed.