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The Gilded Lilly
An Introduction
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We are a Dungeons & Dragons group that meets weekly on Saturdays. I'll introduce you more fully to the members of the party as we go along, and include a brief cast-list. I've been wanting to type up our adventures in a story-telling format, and share the origin stories written by members of our group if they want them to be shared.
We got our name from the idea that we wanted to sound like an adventurous group of knights (even though we're not knights at all). Our Dungeon Master, Jo, has a lovely girlfriend named Lilly who has played with us once or twice, but usually she joins us just to hang out, watch, and work on art projects nearby. We thought it would be fitting to use the phrase 'Gilded Lilly' in honor of our DM's true love... and trying to sound epic.
There are things I do not understand about how Dungeons and Dragons works, I know I can explore something and roll for investigation or determine if someone is lying by rolling for perception. I let the DM make the calls, and I am always respectful of what the DM says for having the final word. If he says that spell won't work, it won't work. So if you see or read something that doesn't seem like it should work... then... don't worry about it. I don't know what edition we're playing, all I know is that it all begins at a tavern.
We are less about rules as we are for the storytelling aspect. Our DM recently saved my character even after she lost all saving throws because, as he put it, "I'm not ready to lose Pippin yet!"
Yes, my character's name is Pippin Strange, just like my fan fiction persona. The fan fiction came first. D&D helped me fully realize the character of Pippin, an expansion of the version you see in my stories, with a species change to halfling and an accent that sounds like a mix of Fat Amy from Pitch Perfect and Billie Piper (Rose from Doctor Who).
If you have interest in cohesive and hilarious adventures in the D&D world, then join us. It won't be annoying summaries that just say "Character goes to wall. Pushes wall. Booby trap sprung. Rolled Low. Saving throw. Helped by elf. Goes forward. Party passes through." It will be a little story time as if our adventures were turned into a short serial adventure book in the thirties or something. Something fun to read, like -
"I don't suppose I ought to press the lever," Pippin suggests, a wicked smile stealing over her face. "Wouldn't that just be a terrible thing to do?"
"It would," agrees Sassafras.
Thea lets out a panicked squeal, grabs the lever, and pulls it down with every ounce of strength she has. The rest of the party stares at her for a moment of amusement, which quickly turns to horror.
See? Much more fun! Another thing to note that will be amusing will be the "Asides", moments in the party out of the character (OOC) that are too hilarious NOT to share.
For example...
Buddy sashayed up to the bar and placed both hands on the counter. "Give me your finest ale and your finest barmaid to serve it," he said loudly.
"Zat is not hhow you find a good vwoman," Rakkas stated with understandable concern.
The tavern owner, a middle-aged, busty woman, looks at Buddy up and down appreciatively. "You want the finest barmaid we got?" she said, with a suggestive wink. "You're lookin' at her."
(((OOC: Alec starts singing in a Peewee Herman voice. "Do you BELIEEEEEVE in LOOOOVE...")))
I hope you guys enjoy the fun of being a member of our party, as a reader, a gamer, a role-player, or anything in between. And in case you were wondering, yes, most of us are fans of the YouTube show Critical Role.
Have fun, slay some beasts, tell good stories.
Love,
Pip
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