Homebrew or How to Make the Game Yours
I like DnD, especially DMing DnD. It is just fun. But it is true that liking DnD can be a controversial statement, giving Wizard of the Coast fuck ups, and probably future fuck ups that will occur after I write this. Then what do you do with all the energy that you put into the game? I'm a creative at heart, so my solution is create. Make the game not Wizard of the Coast's game, but my own. And the easiest way to do that is Homebrew. From making my own world to subclasses to, honestly, anything. It feels like modding in a videogame, making it not just the creators' game but your own. Challenging what the game offers by homebrewing everything. That's also a way of how new games are made, by making something so unique that it doesn't resemble the original game, which is the final step of homebrewing. So if you are tired of Wizards' fuck ups, but still want to play DnD, make it your own, make it the way you want, even if it is the smallest change, because you own the game, even if they tell you otherwise.
Reading Fabula Ultima and Playing Solo
I had this books for a while so I decided to finally read the core books. I wanted to play solo for a while but I wanted a system that was not too complicated so I looked up if Fabula was the one, and Reddit said it can be, so I gave it a go. It is quite simple, and I love how you create your built by combining classes. I made Magnus the Gunslinger that gained dark powers from a mysterious sacred idol and he's been abandoned by his crew in a mysterious land. The prologue was quite fun to roll, but my problem with solo is that the first session is fun but later I just abandon it, because it is too much. Let's see if this is also the case, and if not, you'll hear about it in the future I think.
Color Palettes on a Campaign
I'm a visual person. I need to visualize the things in my mind before I described them, even though I'm not the best at describing. So I tend to associate things by color. To use Official DnD books as an example, Curse of Strahd is Black and Red, while Witchlight is Purple and Black. For me, it is a good way to see the vibe of a village, a city or a whole Campaign. I should do a challenge of creating something of a campaign based of a color palette. Seems like a fun idea.