TTRPJared

*CHANNEL UPDATE*

Hey Everybody! I wanted to address the recent scarcity of my posts and videos. HERE WE GO!

Life has been whack recently! Around the time of my last video post, my dad had a stroke which left him hospitalized for a few weeks. BUT, my dad is the man and has been putting in overtime to regain his functionality. He is back home now and doing much better. But that experience had a pretty serious effect on me and obviously pulled me away from less serious things in my life.

My wife also started a new job recently which is something we have been praying for for a while now. AND my daughter started a parent's day out program for the first time. I am officially old and adulting and it scares me. But with all of that, my time has been spread more thin than it previously was as I help with drop offs, pick ups, and spending quality time with the fam. I am super grateful for all of it!

Within the next few weeks I think I will be able to fall back into more of a rhythm which will give me a chance to create more. That has been something I have really enjoyed about this channel and diving into a new hobby in general. I have a lot of videos I would like to make! It is just about finding that balance and the time to do it.

This feels funny to post because obviously the world has not stopped spinning because I haven't posted in a while, but you all mean a lot to me and I want to share where I am at. I would also love to hear if there is anything new or big in your lives. I care about you all a lot, and it means the world to me that you have taken the time to watch my videos and get to know me in a very fun and unique way. So I love getting to know more about you all!

ANYWAY! I am still here and don't plan on going anywhere soon. Sorry about my comma usage... I really second guess that side of grammar. PEACE!

4 months ago | [YT] | 46

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Which of these applies to you?

1.) You begin your campaigns already knowing the ending.

2.) You keep the ending completely out of mind when you start your campaigns.

3.) You loosely know how you want your campaigns to end.

In this video I discuss a recent campaign that wrapped up and how it got me thinking about how we end both our group and solo campaigns. But how that ending really begins much earlier. Feel free to check it out and share your thoughts in the comments.

6 months ago | [YT] | 3

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Last night, my home group finished up a short form campaign using Kids on Bikes. My friend, Daniel, GM’d it and it was amazingly satisfying! His vision played out perfectly as we found ourselves, the characters, interacting with versions of ourselves from parallel worlds. These ended up being characters and NPCs from previous campaigns.

We successfully returned the parallel versions of ourselves as they told us “You are the cause” over and over. This session was played outside and we had a citronella candle burning. As we thought about it, we all put our character sheets in the fire and watched them crumple into ash. Daniel, the GM, got up with his hands on his head and said, “Wow! You really did it!” His plan from the start was to tell a story about how the worlds were fine before we entered into them. How we, as characters, bring these high stakes stories that disrupt things.

He killed it! He ran an extremely satisfying campaign that took us 7 sessions. And it just so happens to line up with the topic I will be talking about today. How to create campaigns that last. The video will be coming out at Noon Central today! Feel free to check it out!

I would also love to hear from you! What is the most satisfying ending to a campaign you have played in? Let’s hear it below!

6 months ago | [YT] | 31

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When I posted my first video nearly 6 months ago I had no real expectations. I was proud of myself for doing something I had really wanted to do for a while, that being solo play, and wanted to encourage others to “Just Start” what they were putting off. Whatever that might be! Fast forward to yesterday and I just hit 1000 subscribers… WHAT?! What that number represents to me is a group of people who are on that same or a similar journey of just taking the next step in the thing that they love. And I’m thankful that I get to do it with you all! From the bottom of my heart, thank you! My words fail, but I am genuinely blown away by the kind words, the shares, the likes, all of it! You’ve all earned a luck token! Use it wisely!

7 months ago | [YT] | 85

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After playing a solo session a day for the past month I am trying to figure out how frequently I will be playing going forward. That got me thinking. How often do you try to get in your solo sessions? What have you found to work best for you and why?

7 months ago | [YT] | 16

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What's up everybody! Tomorrow is April 1st and I have decided to not do the Solo Sesh-A-Thon.... Sike! That is my early April Fools joke and probably the only one I will tell this year. Tomorrow begins a full month of solo play and I would love to have you join me in the journey! Don't worry. You don't have to play everyday if that doesn't make sense for you. Feel free to hop in by playing whatever makes sense for your availability. I'd love for this to be a time for people to hop back into the hobby, take time to play a little bit more, or maybe even play for the first time! I will be documenting my time through various avenues throughout this and hope that you all will do the same. If you want to know more about what I am talking about, feel free to watch this video. It is a very simple idea, but I think it has the potential to be a game changer. Thank you all for always being encouraging, uplifting, and chasing your dreams!

8 months ago | [YT] | 10

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Hey Everybody! It hit me that today is 3 months since I first played a solo session and uploaded my first video! I just wanted to give a massive thank you to all of you who have watched, commented, liked, subscribed, and joined in on this journey with me! It seriously means the world to me! Thank you for motivating me to push myself and stretch my comfort zone! I look forward to the next 3 months, and the 3 after that, and the next 3, but not the 3 after that... but then the 3 after that! If you haven't yet, I hope you "Just Start" that thing that you want to do and have been putting off! Best of luck out there!

9 months ago | [YT] | 50

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My Friends!!! I cannot express how grateful I am for all of the support you have given through the form of watching my videos, leaving likes and comments, and subscribing to the channel. We hit 500 subscribers and I am through the roof with gratitude! So, thank you! More than a number, I am thankful for the time you have spent leaving helpful tips, encouraging words, and messages that I in any way contributed to you making a decision to start or get back into solo roleplaying in the comments. Reading the messages you leave has brought so many smiles to my face. I never expected anything to happen when I posted that first video and the same applies today. I just want to share my experience and be a part of this community that I am learning more and more about. So thank you for having me and supporting me in the simple things because they mean the world to me! Do that thing you have been putting off! You never know what adventures it will lead you on!

10 months ago | [YT] | 53