A couple years ago I picked up my die again started slinging spells and arrows after a long hiatus of playing Dungeons and Dragons. It had been about 15 years since my last game, and since then the new owners Wizards of the Coast have streamlined the game so it’s a little less complicated and easier to ease into.
Thanks to the pandemic we had to stop playing in person- but thanks to being in the 21st century we were able to move our sessions online. But also because of the pandemic with everyone being stuck at home, we moved to playing once a week…and occasionally twice. In fact, the daylight savings was much more easy for me to manage thanks to back to back nights of playing past midnight.
So about six months in we’ve logged… let’s just say A LOT of hours in our characters’ skins. Managing families at home on top of each other, job losses, crazy work schedules, and COVID scares here and there- the game has a new importance in our lives (or at least mine) not just as a great distraction but as a kind of hearth around which we gather and find community in storytelling.
I think soon I’ll start making a comic about playing D&D since back in my middle school days, but in the meantime enjoy a few character shots I’ve put together (though, not just fully for the fun of it- my DM gives XP for art!)
Tark Grindumvu’ul, Knight of the Underlight, taking a break on a broken beastie with his Sun Hammer and taking a break with Eversteep- a magical tea kettle that needs no heat to steep the perfect cup of tea (with matching cup)