There are a lot of Legos out there. Angel owns one of each of them, I’m pretty sure. Michelle comes in close second and I shoulda known that Tad would fit in — he’s a total Lego geek, too. It’s a tie — three against three. But we’re talking geeks here and well, it’s Angel’s shop we play in, so that means that me and Taj and Sarah are outnumbered. When you face superior forces, the smart choice is assimilation.
So, what sort of Legos are out there for girl gamers like us? The easy answer is All the Legos! All the Legos are “suitable” for girls. Cue the maniacal laughter.
I realized I’d been looking at the whole Lego thing the wrong way round. The possibilities of Legos in game are endless. I hope we’ll have a chance to test this theory. We’re planning on trying out the Firefly RPG next. And I was thinking How are we gonna handle the minis? I mean with playing Shackled City, it was easy to get minis for the game. With a futuristic, Wild West, space opera, um, where are you going to get minis?
Duh: Legos! A quick look on Google shows me that even I could come up with some sweet props for a Firefly game. So, I guess we can put away the Castle Legos for a while as we explore the universe of Serenity.
Legos Star Wars sets would be the obvious Legos to use for some of the props. Oh, and of course, Indiana Jones! Lucky for this cheapskate there are tons of used cheap Legos out there. It is fun to contemplate a new world to explore. A new gaming engine to learn and new stories to tell. I can’t wait to build my mini!
Tad spent a couple of hours with Michelle working on a new character. Last I’d heard he was thinking about rolling a monk. But what he had on Wednesday was a druid.
Druids are great. Chain lightning? Baleful polymorph? What’s not to love? I am looking forward to getting to know Ian, the druid and his big bear Brüs.
I’m hoping we have another new character this coming Wednesday. Last week a woman named Megan showed up and watched the game. I love playing at Guardian Games for just this reason. New people! Megan said she was going to come back this week and she perhaps noticed that we are woefully understaffed in fighters.
What does it take for a man to play D&D with a bunch of women? 
Tad’s been hanging out with us for a few weeks now. It’s like he’s getting serious about this gaming thing. We’re going to have to get him a t-shirt.
Taj bought him some dice and a calculator as a welcome present. As Susan said, “It takes a big man to roll tiny dice.”
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