Happy new year! 2024 recap + 2025 aspirations

Happy new year!

2024 has had its ups and downs, like always. About 90 posts in this blog, which is nice.

Here are some of my favorites:

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/12/nothing-to-lose-but-their-lives-stakes.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-real-encounter-with-quantum-goblins.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/11/create-sandbox-map-in-7-easy-steps-or-10.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/09/random-ticking-clocks-simplified.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/06/author-x-referee-gms.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/03/minimalist-roll-to-cast-take-2.html

https://methodsetmadness.blogspot.com/2024/03/fudging-lying-and-cheating.html

I didn't finish my DMG series. Will try again in 2025, then maybe tackle some other book (I've been thinking of Chainmail lately).

I've read a few appendix N books, and reviewed them in the blog.

I published Basic Wilderness Encounters, which did okay. I've been using it a lot in my current campaign.

I have a feeling - and that goes for ALL of my books, basically - that it might deserve further polishing. This is a consequence of actually using my own stuff in my games, in addition to a certain fondness for tinkering and house rules. There is always room for improvement!

This is one of my aspirations for 2025, of course: updating some of my old books, starting with Dark Fantasy Basic. Ideally, I'd compile that with my other books to create a "Dark Fantasy Cyclopedia" or "Advanced Dark Fantasy". I tried it in 2024 and might try again in 2025.

Well, at least 2024 counts as one more year of play-testing this stuff.

I have a small book of monster that I hope to finish in 2025. It's taking ages.

That, or publishing a setting. I have a couple of options, but both are far from finished. I am way more likely to publish something if I actually get to play-test it, but my current campaign hasn't finished yet.

What is far more likely is that you'll see lots of reflections, reviews, actual plays, brainstorming, and so on in this blog.

Anyway, we will see how it goes.

As always, you can get in touch, but the best way to know is to follow the blog.

I wish you and all your families an awesome 2025!