There's more to Oz than the Yellow Brick Road

 Well, I said I was going to be blogging more, so here we go.

 I started my new job this week, so I've been dedicated to training for the last few days. This has largely consisted of hours and hours of training videos. I did get some measure of practical experience today, though it is my least favorite part of any job: Making phone calls.

The worry that I am intruding on someone by calling them out of the blue makes me anxious. And the fact that these were, in fact, telemarketing calls reminds me of the ire that many of us have for telemarketers. When I was looking for work, telemarketing was one of the jobs I most definitely did not want. It's not what this company hired me for and the training videos suggest that there will be other things I will likely be doing once business starts in earnest.

This does mean that I'm somewhat busy up until my gaming club's monthly meetup this Saturday. I'm not sure I would have something new for them, anyhow. Even if I were to try to dedicate myself to the pursuit (which is something I have tried thanks to my recent unemployment), I don't think I could come up with a scenario for me to run within the space of a week.

It feels like I can run a heavily improvised game at the drop of a hat, or I have to spend many months crafting artisanal adventures.

I've got my starter D20 Modern Tabloid World scenario, as well as my starter Ashes Without Number adventure, ready to go. And now the pregens for each have backstories, which should make it easier for players to pick up what I'm putting down.