Show me what's underneath, I'll find your harmony
Y'know, I had such a nice weekend, I don't even resent that we're back to Monday.
Yesterday, we woke up early, thanks to daylight savings. (Did it again this morning, too.) So we had a little time before game. Then we had a delightful game where my cleric chose to do the stupid thing. It worked really well, for the 30 seconds before the next player in line killed him, but I like to think it was a big morale booster, and buoyed the paladin to slapping that giant pig demon really hard with his sword. He was by that point, bleeding copiously and looking diseased.
Then it was off for lunch with my friend from 911. We went to an Indian Buffet, and ate very well. The Saag paneer was especially tasty. It's always nice to catch up with friends, so that was good.
Then, we came home and relaxed until it was time for our second game of the day.
Second game of the day was also excellent. We started in a fight with some vampires, with our heavy hitter charmed by one of them. He wasn't out and out attacking us, but it was close. Our party was falsely accused of stealing the crown jewels, and had to ditch. Now we're heading towards my character's family home to see what's going on with his brother who is ill. Downside, Irsu's father is a horrible person and a Duke. Irsu ran away from home rather than get pigeon holed into being his brother's trusted mage, and has not been back. He has complicated feelings.
I also got a portrait of said character made:
I love it so much. He looks exactly as badass as I was hoping.
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poisontaster and I were talking about Kpop Demon Hunters, and we agreed that the line I used for my subject line is kind of our jam. She said that you can be the most broken, weird person, but when you find that harmony with someone, it's amazing. And I pointed out that that's what D&D is for me. We find the harmony with the people we play with, their play style, their personality and you wind your style into that, and the next person looks at the whole, and so on and so on.
And when that happens, you can create beautiful stories of triumph, of found family, and heartbreak and loss. Sometimes, you create something silly and fun, sometimes, while the players are finding family, you are too. You've find that harmony, tap into that song and it's the best, most exhilarating feeling.
It's easier to find that in a campaign than a one shot, but it's still there. I'm so fucking lucky that I have a 2 good servers, of people who are way cooler than me, but still mesh with my song.
It made the pervasive fear and dread of the pandemic seem less when we played. It gave us a human connection, even as we were all locked in our homes. And game after game, we forged connections and friendships. I'm so grateful for that and that even as we've all started to go back out into the world, we still make time to get together and tell stories.
Basically, I love my friends.
And now, I shall go forth and read a little bit more of the module. Which is now 19 days away. Everyone have an outstanding Monday!
Yesterday, we woke up early, thanks to daylight savings. (Did it again this morning, too.) So we had a little time before game. Then we had a delightful game where my cleric chose to do the stupid thing. It worked really well, for the 30 seconds before the next player in line killed him, but I like to think it was a big morale booster, and buoyed the paladin to slapping that giant pig demon really hard with his sword. He was by that point, bleeding copiously and looking diseased.
Then it was off for lunch with my friend from 911. We went to an Indian Buffet, and ate very well. The Saag paneer was especially tasty. It's always nice to catch up with friends, so that was good.
Then, we came home and relaxed until it was time for our second game of the day.
Second game of the day was also excellent. We started in a fight with some vampires, with our heavy hitter charmed by one of them. He wasn't out and out attacking us, but it was close. Our party was falsely accused of stealing the crown jewels, and had to ditch. Now we're heading towards my character's family home to see what's going on with his brother who is ill. Downside, Irsu's father is a horrible person and a Duke. Irsu ran away from home rather than get pigeon holed into being his brother's trusted mage, and has not been back. He has complicated feelings.
I also got a portrait of said character made:
I love it so much. He looks exactly as badass as I was hoping.
poisontaster and I were talking about Kpop Demon Hunters, and we agreed that the line I used for my subject line is kind of our jam. She said that you can be the most broken, weird person, but when you find that harmony with someone, it's amazing. And I pointed out that that's what D&D is for me. We find the harmony with the people we play with, their play style, their personality and you wind your style into that, and the next person looks at the whole, and so on and so on. And when that happens, you can create beautiful stories of triumph, of found family, and heartbreak and loss. Sometimes, you create something silly and fun, sometimes, while the players are finding family, you are too. You've find that harmony, tap into that song and it's the best, most exhilarating feeling.
It's easier to find that in a campaign than a one shot, but it's still there. I'm so fucking lucky that I have a 2 good servers, of people who are way cooler than me, but still mesh with my song.
It made the pervasive fear and dread of the pandemic seem less when we played. It gave us a human connection, even as we were all locked in our homes. And game after game, we forged connections and friendships. I'm so grateful for that and that even as we've all started to go back out into the world, we still make time to get together and tell stories.
Basically, I love my friends.
And now, I shall go forth and read a little bit more of the module. Which is now 19 days away. Everyone have an outstanding Monday!
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(and hey, without your spell's stunning effect that second smite would never have landed, and there would have been a lot more time for things to go boom....)
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Like I said, I'm perfectly okay with it, even if it was just moral support, but I was thrilled that it worked.
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Have I said recently how glad I am to have found you and your server and your amazing DMing skills? <3 It really has been a huge boon to us all.
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