Nostalgia

[eirenical]

So, I was rereading some old roleplays last night and finally had to stop. Why? From an overwhelming feeling of sadness and my own stupidity. I had such a good community of online friends in those days and we had such fun. I had great characters and got to trot them out to play any night that I felt like it. I _miss_ it. I miss it so much it makes me ache sometimes. I have just about resigned myself to the fact that I will never get to play a table-top game again -- I mean, let's face it, by the time you're 30, people who enjoy that sort of thing are not exactly welcoming or accepting to newcomers. But the online RP... it wouldn't have mattered how old you were, it's not like anyone would know. All you had to do was wander into IWT (Inn of the Weary Traveler, or Inn of the Wandering Traveler to those who came later), pull your character up to the bar and talk to someone. Hell I even miss that stupid old WBS board we used to play on before it got eaten by Go.

*sigh* What's really weird though, is that I don't just miss the role playing. I miss the people who were part of the community and I miss the Inn itself. It had been around so long with so many people contributing their stories and pieces of themselves that it almost had a life of its own. And boy do I miss that.

Oh well. Such is life sometimes, I guess... *trails off* Meh.

Comments

[nightsea.livejournal.com]

Does the Inn no longer exist? If not, I'm sure there are a few others that still exist out there.

But I know what you mean. I used to play DragonRealms purely for the RP, quit about five years ago, and recently went back for a brief stint.. and it's completely changed. A shame, really. Even the so-called Roleplay Servers and Roleplay Guilds in WoW are a joke.

[rchan.livejournal.com]

I actually have found a few reincarnations of it over the years, but none seem to have the same popularity. *sigh* And nowhere else I try ever seems to fit quite right... :P

*pokes* Was also re-reading a few RPs that you and I started on AOL IM. *eg* Perhaps I see a solution... *waggles eyebrows* :D