Whoa… this is actually happening. Welcome to Drek Happens!

My name is Mike, and I play the Shadowrun tabletop role-playing game with a bunch of geeky friends that you will hear in our upcoming podcast. As the Game Master, I bring characters to life each week while the players do a decent job in killing many of them. Together, we co-create dynamic, unpredictable, and entertaining stories (we might be a bit biased). After our 10th gaming session, we thought it might be fun to look back on our recorded sessions and produce a podcast from these experiences.

The one common theme I found in each of our gaming sessions was the fact that a lot of bad things happen. This is usually followed by a lot of cursing and spontaneous laughter. Conflict is what makes every story great, so I’m constantly trying to bring it out in each gaming session. Since the players are old friends of mine (well, except one hot-headed dude from Texas), the fun challenge for me is to devise a game and plan that will throw them off and keep them on their toes. My goal is also to immerse them into the stories with exciting, memorable characters so that our time together is meaningful. I know I’m being a good Game Master when I hear the players express strong emotional reactions that just make me smile, snort, and laugh (with evil glee). I look forward sharing these moments with you.

So what can you expect from us? We plan to release a podcast episode on the 2nd and 17th of every month. For our very first, we are launching on Friday, November 17. See you then!