And now it's time for today's Daily 60 (seconds). One-shot games, and their secret potential.
Many of you have a regular gaming session, and the beauty of that is that you're able to play campaigns. Adventure after adventure of your favorite roleplaying game, watching your characters evolve, and just having a great time making an epic story with friends. This also makes a huge problem. No one wants to be stuck with a character that they hate, and when you play games that last months, or years, you're really stuck with that character, or you're the guy that bails on his character to make a new one.
Enter the one-shot. A one-shot game is a one or two session game. What's the beauty of it? Who cares what the genre is, be someone new! Besides trying out a new game, you can be the thief that actually steals because they're greedier than Enron (remember them?), or the assassin that is ruthless and kills anyone who gets in their way. Be the ultimate do-gooder that won't even curse at their enemy and who prays for their soul when they die. Who cares if you don't have fun for one session, it will be over and next week you can try a different character. Maybe this will show you get another long-term character that you'll enjoy that you never would have tried before.
It's all about roleplaying, and most people, myself included, play it safe in long games. So next time you're playing a short one, just be crazy, kill party members, whatever, just do something new to see if that's your kind of character too.
See ya next time!
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