As such, I am posting a few ideas of things to do over the summer, or whenever you can't get D&D to work out.
- Run a D&D game anyway. By this I mean, even if you're with people you don't know and not with your normal group, find some people who will play. One of the best games I ever ran was with a group of people that I had known for about three weeks at my job.
- Write a story. Or a novel. Or a history. Or anything! Gods don't always need to allow for free will. You can create campaign-based stories without the input of others. Also, National Novel Writing Month is in November in the U.S., when no one has any time. Summers, people have time. In addition to beautiful summer scenes for inspiration. This is a storytelling forum, not just a gaming one. Post stories from your campaigns, or from any other worlds you may have created. Add obscure hints that only we will understand!
- Work on your campaign for next semester. Design some cool characters, cool places, or cool mechanics. Converse with the DP gods for ideas!
- Play Abyss.
- Draw maps of your world. Or anything, for that matter. Draw characters, landscapes, planes of existence.
- Play in someone else's campaign. Infiltrate their campaign for the DP (I'm working on this right now. I just killed a PC and now am sending Yerkan to summon their soul for the DP). Even if you don't have people you know, play a play-by-post game. Or run one.
- Write a collaborative story on the internet with friends.
- Go on adventures, then transfer them to the DP. Get lost in a forest, and have your DP character get lost in the arboretum and find some things. Gods are Lucky (even if the Luck domain is cursed), and bound to find something.
- Anything else! Post what other activities you think are fun or productive! Be alive! Experience the wonders of the universe! Then, post about them here.