Petra and Presents

Two weeks ago tomorrow, we wrapped up our current chapter in our Warhammer Fantasy game. There are game notes that offer some details in a past post. Now, we are all gearing up to start a new chapter. I am again swapping characters, letting Belle rest in order to bring in my character Petra.

Petra is the eldest child of a small boat owner in the swamp. He named her she fell in shallow water and sank. She was responsible for learning the family business and helping tend her six brothers and sisters. Petra went on to learn how to boat around the swamps, which made her tough and strong as most men. She never had an education from a scholar, so she didn’t learn to read or write. Her education came in keeping herself safe, learning the swamp, and how to take care of her family.

Her mother fell sick from giving birth too often in bad circumstances and died. Unfortunately, less than a year later her father died, eaten in the swamp. Petra knew it was dangerous to take up her father’s boat, but she had no choice. She had to do something to provide for her family. This eventually led her to be hired by Max, Wilhelm, and Bartleby.

I am so excited to start this new adventure. Even though I am playing a character I have before, starting a new chapter feels shiny. I am smiling, and I am not alone. There have been calls, buzz, and excitement. Even planning the menu for the new chapter feels exciting. For the record, if all goes well it will be Hot Wing Pizza and pops using my new Zoku.

So I go to bed tonight with all the anticipation of a kid getting ready to open presents tomorrow. Ever game you get to hang out with your friends and eat great food is a present, but starting a new chapter of a game you love… that is a lot like Christmas.