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Damned Spot

- The mark of a murderer. Appears dark and red while in the presence of other murderers.

Horny friends

Midnight Train to Nowhere

*Disclaimer- this is absolutely inspired by (stolen from) that one episode of Drawfee where they came up with Carl Sedgebee and his magic train. I just wanted to do something with the idea.*

My friends call me Ace, so that’s what you can call me. I’m a conductor of a subway train in New York City. I’ve been one for a very long time.

I only work late nights so you probably don’t see me much. Not many do. I don’t work the Red or the Blue or the Yellow line. I’m not on the G or the L, thank God for that. No, the train I run goes all over the tracks. I go from 34th down to West 4th, then switch over to get to Broadway-Lafayette, then its up to Broadway by Astoria. Don’t try to make sense of it, it doesn’t. I hop from Astoria to Bay Ridge, South Ferry to Inwood. To get to the Blue on Staten Island I have to do a loop de loop off 14th street. It’s a tricky maneuver but I’ve gotten the hang of it. My train runs just under the tracks, or just over them, and straight through any other trains running. 

I suppose it’s a little bit of a ghost situation, but I assure you when I pull up to your station and you step onto the steel and aluminum floors of this fine specimen of an automotive- it is the feel of real beneath your feet alright. So ease your mind and take a seat. They’re all clean. Don’t worry. You’ve got the car all to yourself too, so spread out. This train’s never crowded. I like to maintain a personalized experience here. Lay down if you like and rest your eyes. I’ll wake you up when it’s your stop. Sleep for hours, we’ll still get there in seconds. 

You’re always glad to see my train pulling in. Cause I always appear when you need it most: when you end up on the wrong end of the line, but its 2 am and your apartment is on the other. When you’ve got an interview that you can’t miss, or you’ve just gotta get to Mt. Sinai, but an ambulance would be too expensive. I’ll get you there in no time. When the G or the L is stalled up for no reason, I can come and pick you up. We’re friends after all. 

All of my passengers are friends. I’m torn up to see you go, but I know I’ll see you again. In any case, it’s better than the alternative. That’s the real late night ride- that special ride I give to the unfortunate few who find themselves in their final moments on a subway platform. These are the folks for whom the subway’s the closest thing they call home. Most of them I’ve seen before, and offered a ride to a food bank, or just a ride through the night, spent in a warm place. If I could leave this train I’d do more. But a job’s a job, and I’ve got a job to do. So I’m grateful for what I can do. I’m grateful that I can offer those bygone souls a clean car, a warm seat, and a friend to take their final ride to the other side with. What’s a little bit of kindness for someone who has received so little?

Sifting through DnD lore on any “evil” race is like handling primary documents circa 1900s reviewing the peoples of “the dark continent”. Turn on your sociology brain, question everything, and re-construct in a way that remembers morality is subjective and history is written by the victors.

Fungal themed forest gnome families at war: The RedCapulets and the Montashrooms.

If you’re upset about Zac confirming Gorgug straight by this because you want mlm rep in the show a couple things to note:

Zac is not mlm. Do you really want a straight man playing a mlm character, if that was not his first instinct? It would have been manufactured and inauthentic. 

If you are claiming it’s because you want mlm rep in a popular show, why don’t you support shows that have actual mlm players, instead of hoping a straight man will play as mlm? Maybe the reason why mlm aren’t in popular D&D actual play shows is because fans don’t try to support D&D actual play shows that already exist and portray them?

Why are you begging at the feet of straight people for representation when lgbt creators are already putting themselves out there, waiting to be discovered?

Broke: three kobolds in a trench coat.

Woke: three goblins under the hoop skirt of a ball gown.

This seemed fun.

1. Fully down.

2. I have done the lovemaking check but that’s only because the table was all good good friends who I knew would be okay with it.

3. I’m doing a Shakespeare campaign currently so honest to god mandatory.

4. Very frequently.

5. Playing a different gender is totally fine. Playing a different ethnicity is too, although I do I think about it with a bit more hesitation than with playing a different gender. I trust my players to not make ethnicity a joke, and mostly leave it at that.

6. I admit I need to do this more. I don’t mention race when I introduce characters, but there is an unspoken screenwriting rule that if you don’t explicitly state the race of a character, a casting director will assume that they’re white. The same kind of goes for DnD, and I don’t want my worlds to be only white people.

7. I wouldn’t.

8. I haven’t covered physical disabilities beyond pirate hook hands and what not, so I honestly don’t know. Casually I hope.

9. I really don’t.

10. Sexual assault and racism. Fantasy racism is the most tiring idea in the world to me. Political conflicts are fine. Cultural and national prejudices I get. I incorporated racism once and immediately regretted it. Unless the campaign is specifically about racism, I can’t abide it.

Asking Uncomfortable Questions...

So what you’re about to read does contain conversations about certain topics which could be seen as very sensitive to you, the Reader. 

If you feel uncomfortable by anything presented here, I apologise in advance and ask that you click away from this Post and stop reading it entirely.

With that, I shall begin, and I hope that the replies, reblogs, and comments can help out. 

I know this Post is gonna deal with some REALLY AWKWARD topics for some people, but no one seems to seriously talk about them and so no one is seems to be properly informed.

So I want to ask some Questions to the Community and get a general response on how people react.

How do you feel about flirting with your Players as a way to Roleplay?

Do you prefer the “Fade to Black” approach or “Roll a Lovemaking Check” approach to sex in your D&D Game?

What do you feel about LGBTQ+ Representation in your Game? 

How often do you feature LGBTQ+ Characters in your Game, if at all?

What’s your Opinion on a Player wanting to play a Character of a different Gender or Ethnicity than themselves (such as a Male Player wanting to play a Female Character, or a White Player wanting to play a Black Character)?

How often do you feature Characters of varying cultures and ethnicity in your Game, if at all?

How would you represent mental illness and mental disability in your Game?

How would you represent a physical disability in your Game?

How often do you feature Characters with a Mental or Physical Disability in your Game, if at all?

What Topics in your Game do you consider an absolute “No Go” no matter what?

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