RPGs D&D is Awesome and So Are You: The Alchemy of a Great Table 1 Apr 20261 Dec 2025 Let's continue our weekly celebration of Dungeons & Dragons and the... unique souls who play the game. Why are you looking at me funny? This is how we spend every…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The “Wacky” War Criminal 25 Mar 202620 Feb 2026 We’ve all been there. The party is deep in a tense diplomatic negotiation with the Archduke. The stakes are high, the tension is palpable, and the Paladin is halfway through…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Backstory Arms Race 18 Mar 20261 Dec 2025 Every campaign begins with introductions. Names, classes, maybe a quirk or two. But somewhere along the way, players decided that wasn’t enough. They started bringing novels. They started bringing trauma.…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: AC is Classism 11 Mar 20261 Dec 2025 Armour Class (AC) is supposed to be the clean, elegant mechanic that decides whether you get hit. In reality, it’s a gatekeeping system disguised as math. AC doesn’t measure skill,…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Letters from NPCS Who Regret Meeting You, Part 1 4 Mar 20264 Mar 2026 Every adventuring party leaves a trail of broken tavern stools, cursed heirlooms, and NPCs who wish they’d never opened the door. These letters are the receipts: bitter, petty, and painfully…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: The Reluctant Hero (Or: Why Don’t You Just Go Home Then?) 25 Feb 202622 Feb 2026 We’ve all sat through it. The party is gathered in the Prancing Pony (or whatever derivative dive bar the DM threw together), the mysterious hooded figure has offered 500 gold…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Character Deaths and How Much They Reveal Your Abandonment Issues 18 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Death in D&D is supposed to be dramatic, meaningful, and narratively satisfying. It’s also a mirror. How your character dies (and how you react) says more about your emotional baggage…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: What Your Downtime Activities Reveal About Your Real-World Coping Mechanisms 11 Feb 202617 Nov 2025 Downtime activities are supposed to be fun little side quests. But let’s be honest, they’re just thinly veiled projections of how you handle stress, avoid responsibility, and process trauma. This…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: How Much Does Each D&D Background Ruin Session Zero? 4 Feb 202617 Nov 2025 Backgrounds are supposed to help you roleplay. Instead, they help you hijack the plot, derail the party dynamic, and make the DM regret asking for backstories, inviting these fools to…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Alignment Charts Are Astrology for Nerds 28 Jan 202628 Jan 2026 You thought alignment was a moral compass. You thought it helped define your character’s ethics, values, and behavior. But let’s be real... it's really, really not. When it comes right…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Why Your Inventory Is Just Your Emotional Baggage 21 Jan 202617 Nov 2025 You said it was “for utility.” You said it was “just in case.” But we both know the truth: your inventory is a curated museum of unresolved trauma, control issues,…
RPGs D&D Sucks and So Do You: Why Your Character’s Outfit Is Just Your Fantasy Wardrobe 14 Jan 202617 Nov 2025 You said it was “for immersion.” You said it “fit the setting.” But we all know the truth: your character’s outfit is just what you wish you could wear if…
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