Reading the Fublog, I got introduced to the RPG-a-Day writing prompts. It sounded like a really cool idea, so I’ll give it a try! Each day in August 2020, there’s a word prompt to encourage us to create something cool, positive, and awesome about RPGs. As my best creative tool is words, I’ll choose to write some things.
My first real introduction to RPGs was as a kid with the PC-game Baldur’s Gate. I’d read about it in a magazine, and it seemed amazing! At that time, my father made frequent business trips to America, and he’d always bring each of us kids back a present. So, that time, I asked for a cool RPG. My father went to an American store, and asked what the new cool thing was. Baldur’s Gate had just been released, so naturally the salesman convinced him to get that. When he got back to the Netherlands, I was extatic. Ever since then, I’d been hooked on RPGs in some form or another. I’ve also replayed Baldur’s Gate frequently.
Soon after, D&D 3rd edition became the next big thing in the Netherlands. Fortunately, I had some friends at high school who enjoyed all the nerdy things I did as well, and we invested in a set of D&D 3rd edition books. We played together for years, and had so many wonderful adventures. It wasn’t until we lost touch when we all went to our respective universities that I had a gap in roleplaying.
In one way or another since that first Baldur’s Gate experience, though, I’ve always been finding something to scratch that RPG itch.
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