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November 21st 2005, 10:30 PM
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diwata
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I'm a relatively newbie of RPGs. And 9 years ago (thereabouts), after I gave birth to my youngest son, I downloaded DINK. I had time in my hands, so I explored the world of RPGs. It was something novel for me. (I am a storyteller in my country - documenting stories of our legends and myths - using just pen and paper. Word processing in my honky-tonk computer is the only thing I am quite capable of). Three years after that, while my children and I were struggling to overcome a painful separation from their father, I discovered my three-year-old boy Dinking and hitting friend and foe alike. Although a lot of computer blood was spilled - it was cathartic (DINKING,I mean) for all of us.

Again, years after I got DINK, a lot has happened. I have time in my hands and checked out DINK again. I found out about DMODs - wonderful! Now, I'm running out of DMODS to play! And I'm not much into reviews (I can understand the painstaking effort and frustration that goes into making one)and I don't have the heart to critique even if it's very much needed by the authors. I just feel that I am not the right person yet. I'll wait until I get to make and finish my own DMOD(which might take a long time, really).

I downloaded most of the TMODs and read all the tutorial texts - I'm still figuring out most of the inputs and letting my brain cells soak it up slowly. Very difficult for a 40-year-old stay-at-home mom with no knowledge of computer programming. Plus my ancient computer...

Anyway, I am just sharing my thoughts...