Liona Graves
Bio
I am 41, and am currently starting out with a lot of different things. I am new to selling insurance, new to trying to be a earning published writer, new to being a mom again. And essentially just trying to start my life.
Stories (4/0)
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Recently I have been introduced to the world of airsoft, after a fashion, thanks to a family member interested in some aspects of the game/hobby. This has led me to begin doing my own research on it and on similar types of games such as laser tag and paintball. I personally have my reservations regarding all three games, but I will present the pros and cons of both here and let you make up your own mind.
By Liona Graves4 years ago in Gamers
RPG Etiquette
Introduction: Pretend for a minute that you have never in your life played anything other than Monopoly or Uno around the family dinner table for game night, then one day you meet someone who has heard that you like to game and has invited you over for a game night. "Okay", you think. "Cool." And you say yes. But once at their home you get an eye opener. Instead of the board and card games you are familiar with you are met by a group of about six people gathered around a table. Large books scatter the table's top along with sheets of paper with diagrams and tables you don't understand, pencils, and lots of different types of dice. Everyone is either working quietly by themselves or there is a shouting match going on between two or three of them. You look over at your new "friend" and ask what is going on. He gives you a blank stare for a moment before a light dawns on his face. He has just figured out that you are brand new to this world you have walked into. He smiles and convinces you to stay and check things out. He explains to the group that you are new and need help creating a character. Everyone immediately drops most of what they are doing and begin helping you out. You are asked a million questions by them and instructed to write down words and numbers onto the charts and graphs which you do not understand. Several hours later, you have a character named George who is a level one ogre warrior who loosely resembles the Hulk in personality and appearance. It is now 1 in the morning, and you have not even begun playing the game you had been invited over to play. Your friend looks at his watch and calls an end to things. Everyone slugs out of his house and as you leave he asks you if you had fun and if you would be interested in coming back to actually play the following week. Not knowing why, you say yes. You have just begun your journey into the world of role playing.
By Liona Graves4 years ago in Gamers
Brigid's Cross
Waking up each morning was a chore better left undone to my way of thinking. Every day was spent in nearly the same routine of going to a building and working a job I really didn't enjoy. Being nagged at by a boss I couldn't stand and listening to the constant hum of whispers at break time by co-workers I both didn't know and didn't care about.
By Liona Graves4 years ago in Longevity
