Nostalgia

 I am playing with the idea of starting another online campaign.  My first one, started at the onset of COVID 19, fell flat.  Part of the blame lies in the fact that I tried to introduce my players to a totally new system.  I was trying to teach them mechanics the whole time and didn't include any role playing.  Part of the blame lies in my lack of knowledge about online tools for conducting a campaign.  I've done some research and made some inquiries of friends, and while I haven't settled on a platform yet I'm beginning to test drive some of them.

In the meantime, the group I play with has taken to playing MtG online, which is thematic in my life.  When I was in my early 20's in 1993, MtG was just beginning to blossom, and all the people I would have played D&D with were playing a collectible card game instead.  As such, I developed an irrational hatred of the game.  I've since played it a few times, and while I can see the addictive nature of the game, it's not something I'll delve into deeply.  I went way down the rabbit hole with Star Wars X Wing Miniatures, and I'm not dropping 2K on another game involving that scale of investment.  But it's pleasant enough to play online.

I think the group will welcome a return to something more familiar.  I've yet to decide if I want to continue with Pathfinder first edition, 2nd edition, or D&D 5th.  The latter two would involve learning a new system, and investing in, at the very least, 2 or 3 new books.  The first would be comfortable.  Perhaps too comfortable.  I quit Pathfinder because I felt I'd played myself out in that system.  

I'll leave that decision to another day.