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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2h

Hurt the players' characters, yes. With the player's consent (ongoing or specific) and while making sure you won't also hurt the player. Collab with them. Keep surprises to the things there's ongoing consent for. Hurt the character with in-game things without hurting the player with irl things

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2h

The "for love of the game and the table" part sadly isn't true of every DM and I hate the stories I've heard of DMs taking away agency, ignoring triggers, hurting their players, etc. Finding people to play with is hard so the choice for folks is sometimes be miserable with this DM or not play at all

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Your DM likely spends more money on your campaign than you think. We do it with full hearts, the way you buy something for someone's birthday or something.

Your DM is giving you a gift, or trying. The best gift they can manage. Out of love, for you and for the game.*

*DMs can differ greatly

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Still thinking about it, heart still full. James Gunn is many things, one being he's very very good at writing authentic characters with complicated and real emotions, in a way that isn't ham-fisted but just feels like a byproduct of the story. But it's intentional and wonderful to experience

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Man oh man Peacemaker is a fantastic show

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

This is a generalization but I think it's very very true

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Your DM likely spends more money on your campaign than you think. We do it with full hearts, the way you buy something for someone's birthday or something.

Your DM is giving you a gift, or trying. The best gift they can manage. Out of love, for you and for the game.*

*DMs can differ greatly

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like people who create recognize this dance he's doing all too well and we know how it ends. If nothing else, reached that point where you can barely stand to look at the thing you've been trying to make because you've carried it in your mind for way too long

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

[after credits]

ROBERT WILL RETURN

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Robert: [straight to camera] ... HE HAD IT COMIN'

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

[as soon as that kid gets home] BOB, BOBBO, BOBBY BABY BOBBY BUBBI oh no oh shit Robert came in with me to borrow that book oh god he looks annoyed wait he's smiling good that's good wait Robert please put that knife down "PLEASE BOBBY FELLA... ANGEL... SWEETIE" shit I sang that out loud why did

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Somewhere right now a music theater kid is struggling mightily not to annoy their friend Robert, tossing the entirety of Company from their consciousness, pretending they've never even heard "Being Alive", oh shit Robert just asked a question shit what did he say *profuse sweating*

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

I am in Texas. I am very jealous you went to pax aus

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

YEP I absolutely lost it.

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Man oh man Peacemaker is a fantastic show

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 1d

Not long ago I had a full body realization when someone on You Are Not So Smart talked about laughter and how rarely we laugh because something is funny and that laughter is usually a signal of "hey I'm listening and this is nice". Now I'm very aware of my non-funny laughs and the world is changed

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

You put salt on watermelon and then suddenly your soul is ascending

And it's the only way to make grapefruit good

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

Kid Rock, everyone's weird unlikeable grandpa

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

YES

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FOXXY (falling clown noises) @foxxy.bsky.social · 2d

its a struggle liking nerdy things while also absolutely hating nerds

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

Duuuuuuude

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

We gotta move this neighborhood sucks

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit we're neighbors

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Our Man Tho 🇻🇮 🇵🇷 @hitdogsholler.bsky.social · 3d

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 4d

Putting it in my scrambled eggs today, will report after

Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 5d

This stuff is so damn good

Ginger Goat Tropic Star hot sauce, as seen on Hot Ones and in my belly. Spice level 4/5 but absolutely delicious

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Chris the DM 🏳️‍🌈 @confusatron.bsky.social · 4d

The whole "I don't care who gets hurt if I'm trying to solve a problem or figure something out and I'll intently watch someone suffer and die if it might reveal something" thing is just understandable enough while obviously being ENTIRELY despicable and monstrous