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Yesterday I posted some new in-character entries in

ralph_dnd. I'm finding that I really enjoy doing a journal from the point of view of my character. It's a neat exercise, and Ralph seems to be enjoying it too. It provides an outlet for introverted creativity, and I think it's helping Ralph flesh out his world a bit at times. (I'm pretty sure there have been cases where my character has speculated about something and Ralph has said, "yeah, that'd work". :-) )

I enjoy role-playing games, but I'm actually not a very good role-player. I'm too self-conscious, even among good friends. (I'm not a very good actor, either.) I'm also not very good at operating in real time, sometimes. The game journal gives me the advantage of reflecting on things the way the character would, rather than only dealing with things as they come up, in real time, at games. The characters have down time, so I'm using a little of my personal down time to fill in those bits.

All in all, it's a fun supplement to the fun game sessions. I'm glad I decided to play a literate character. :-)