Thread by @Ulfhedrengr

The absolute best thing about #TTRPGs is that I love to read. Love it.

I love reading stories about all these characters that get to do all these great things. I love some of the supporting characters that, were it not for them, the hero or heroine would not be able to overcome

the great odds that face them and rise to greatness and become memorable legends.

Now, here's the absolute best thing about it all. I get to be at least one of those characters for a little while and when I look back on that session or campaign I get to say, "Yeah, I did that."

I don't need someone to nerf the snakes that I may fear in real life. I don't need representation. I'm already represented. I made a character sheet. Either I'm in there as some version of myself or I'm not myself at all. I get to make that choice but whatever happens, I still

get to say "Yeah, I did that."

When I'm GM over a game, it's even better. I get to set the scene and watch characters try to navigate it. I get to see them do creative things and overcome whatever I throw at them. I get to watch them become those very legends and then, years

later when we're all talking about it, I get to say, "Yeah, y'all did that" and I get to look at them proudly after smiling with devious intent at them. I'm not gonna nerf things for them. My players know what to expect from me and how things are going to go. They'll know that

the stripes they earn will be worth every moment that sticks in their mind when they get to say "Yeah, we did that" and I get to say, "Goddamn right you did."