28 march 2026
I finally got a physical copy of a Genesys sourcebook, "Shadow of the Beanstalk." I'm elated. Genesys--Star Wars RPG really--was the TTRPG system that pulled me into TTRPG in general.
But, I have a little bit of guilt. I told my friends since last Decemeber (2025) that I would run a one-shot of Shadowrun 5e. I did run another one with a single player and while it was fun, my impostor syndrome kicked in: "I doubt my friend had fun. I don't know what I'm doing."
I still haven't ran that one shot for two of my friends...but I want to run a game of Shadow of the Beanstalk. To be fair, I'm more familiar with the Genesys system so I'm a lot more confident in running a game of that than Shadowrun 5e. I know Genesys is a lot less complex than Shadowrun. Its dice mechanic (sans custom symbols) was adopted into Daggerheart.
Anyway, maybe this is the fire under my ass that I need to get going on that one shot. I'm a little annoyed at how much setup is required in Foundry VTT but them's the breaks when you choose to play with friends hundreds of kilometres away!
(Note: This was typed on a phone and I tried to fix as many typos I could catch. If something looks weird, that's why)