A statement of purpose

Mmm... new blog smell! I think introductions are in order but let's keep things simple at first.

What this blog is: This blog will be many things. Primarily it will be about the in-game life of a heavy role-player in the MMO World of Warcraft with all the joys and drama that entails. And there's quite a bit of both. For many who play WoW this aspect of the game is unexplored and maybe a little mysterious. Hopefully we can shed some light on it as well as provide articles on how to go about RP'ing yourself or to improve your techniques and find more people to RP with if you already do. I'll also be adding the in-character journal entries of my main characters as time goes on.

Lore is an important part of RP'ing as well so this blog will often review WoW tie-in products with an eye on it's lore and it's use as an aid to role-players in general.

This blog will also cover the Dungeon's and Dragons RPG from Wizard's of the Coast. The granddaddy of all RPG's both digital and paper I've come to fall in love with it all over again with the release of it's 4th Edition. Expect thoughts on the game in general, reviews of D&D products, and a journal of the campaign I run currently set in the Nentir Vale.

Finally, I admit to just having a consuming passion for fantasy in general and all worlds of enchantment and wonder. Expect to see any random tidbit I feel a need to talk about as long as it's fantasy related.

Who am I? My name is Terren Bruce. I have been a fan of fantasy and science fiction my entire life. Almost literally as one of the earliest toys I can remember from my childhood were Kenner's Star Wars action figures and playsets.

I enjoy storytelling in all it's forms. I see everything through that lens and I really can't remember a time that I didn't. If I like a piece of music it's because I've mentally connected part of a story to it. I see my life and the lives of others as an ongoing tale. I see history itself as just one fascinating story.

I blame George Lucas. I really do. But that sounds like a blog entry all by itself.

I'm passionate about storytelling, writing, books, fantasy, role-playing, and anything that brings a sense of wonder and enchantment to our lives. Oh and dragons. Can't get enough of those either. I blame Tolkien's Smaug and McCaffery's Dragonriders of Pern.

About real life things there's not much to tell. I'm thirty-three, am single currently, have parents who love and care for me, a brother who shares many of the same interests as I do (and his girlfriend does too for that matter), and I'm a cat person but don't have one currently as my beloved cat died last November and I can't bring mysef to repace her yet.

And my favorite color is blue.

Beyond that I'd rather keep it to myself unless it's really awesome and uplifting or really, really bad. Otherwise assume it's status quo and I'm basically doing well enough.