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*Guy on the subway sees my Dungeons & Dragons jacket*

G: Heeeey~! D&D!
D&D is the best!

Me: Yeah!

G: I had the craziest D&D thing happen to me...

(I assume we're going to talk about hus current campaign or playing when he was younger.)
G: I got in a bar brawl for real.

Me: Like, in real life?

G: Yeah, yeah, YEAH! A for real bar fight and, as it was happening, all I could think was "Aw shit, this is just like D&D!!"
Me: Okaay~

G: So I've got two dudes ready to kick my ass and I'm strategizing like it's all a game. Y'know, improve my armor class or disarm 'em or just anything!

Me: How'd that go?

G: HAHAHA, that's the craziest part!
G: In my head' I'm freaking out but I'm also thinkin' like "What would Dripwell my Dwarf do" y'know?!

Me: Sure.

G: Well, Drips would fuckin' go for their legs...

Me: So you-

G: So, that's what I did!
Me: Really?

G: Yeah, man and it was a nat 20! A complete tackle to the ground and that dude went down like a sack of potatoes!

Me: What about the other guy?

G: As soon as the first guy went down I scrambled over him and ran right the fuck out of there!
G: Drippy knows when to get the fuck out of a bad situation. Move those dwarf legs and ruuuuuun, amIright?

Me: Wow. I, uh, I'm glad you didn't get hurt.

G: My shoulder hurt for a couple days. Adrenalin and all that.
*Dude glances around and sees what station we're pulling up to*

G: Oh shit, this is my stop. Gotta go.

Me: Thanks for the story.

G: One more quick thing - Wanna know why my guy was called "Dripwell?"

Me: Sure.

G: Because he had a huge dwarf DICK yoooo~!
He steps off the train, but turns back to look at me with a big smile and a fist raised as he yells "D&D!!"

Everyone else packed on the train during rush hour looks at me like I'm insane.

Today is starting off strong.

#DnD #ttrpgs #ttrpgfamily
I archived the conversation here for future generations to enjoy:
jimzub.com/the-legend-of-…

Attached here are photos of my jacket. Unfortunately, it's sold out everywhere online.

And lastly, of course, Dripwell will show up in a future fantasy story I write. :D
Just popping onto Twitter after my morning class-
Apparently you people _really_ like Dripwell! :D

Thanks for all the kind words and signal boosts on this.
Also, in case you missed it-
In 2019 I did a TEDx Talk about how #DnD changed my life:
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