Running a game without Realm Works

[Gord]

Since I am one of the lucky few who seem to have rare database errors that prevent me from even opening my realm, I ran a game last night without it. It was the first session since the recent problems began.

I am currently getting a "C++ Exception Not in a span at line 1597 in file utility.cpp" error. Each new version has make the line number larger before I crash but I still cannot open my main realm on or off line. It wasn't a real big issue before because we were on a break due to a new baby that two of our players had.

Like others, I am frustrated with this problem but mostly because I cannot do data entry. I find it relaxing.

On the other hand, after running the game without it, I realized how dependent on RW I am now. We were struggling to remember NPC names and even some previous activities because of the break. There was just no fast way for me to pull information, show pictures, maps, etc. for the players. Perhaps they didn't need it because of the simple events going on last night but I sure missed it. It appears that it also increases my enjoyment as a DM. Not something I would have expected when I first got it.