During our cooking class last month, I noticed our chef skipping a few steps while preparing traditional Iranian rice, which I've made many times.
Later, when we were eating and conversing, I asked him about the steps he skipped, hoping to learn more. 🧵 #WOTCstaff #dnd
Later, when we were eating and conversing, I asked him about the steps he skipped, hoping to learn more. 🧵 #WOTCstaff #dnd
"Agha, I noticed you didn't poke holes in the rice before steaming it," I said to him softly. "My baba and grandmother always taught me to do it that way so the steam could rise through the rice and make it fluffy. Was this just a folktale, or does it actually help the dish?"
"No, you're right! It does help," he replied.
But he went on to say that his first priority was that the students in these classes—who come from all sorts of backgrounds and places—actually go home and cook these dishes, to welcome them in their homes and make them their own.
But he went on to say that his first priority was that the students in these classes—who come from all sorts of backgrounds and places—actually go home and cook these dishes, to welcome them in their homes and make them their own.
"If we add too many steps, no one will go home and prepare these meals. But if it's easier, they will cook them again, and others will get to try them."
It's a starting point, an invitation into our home, our tables, and the stories we share around them.
It's a starting point, an invitation into our home, our tables, and the stories we share around them.
In a way, this philosophy permeates Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel. The book is an invitation to engage with something new, share our stories, and tell your own.
We've removed some of the steps in the cooking process to make it easier for you:
Adventures come first so you can get right to the action, but the gazetteers that follow them give you a more well-rounded look at the locations in which these stories take place.
Adventures come first so you can get right to the action, but the gazetteers that follow them give you a more well-rounded look at the locations in which these stories take place.
Many of the adventures, like @SurenaXMarie's "Salted Legacy," are short enough to be played in just a couple of sessions, while the Radiant Citadel itself makes it easy to travel between them.
Just like Omid's cooking course, the whole book is an invitation, a carefully crafted framework for you to share in all of its wonders and make them your own, with your friends and at your tables, be they online, at home, or at your local game store.
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel releases this Tuesday, July 19th! You can find more about it here:
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