Just broke in a new character and he turned out to be much more fun—and more popular at the table—than expected. Table is 5e with (so far) light homebrew.
Short backstory: Asher was born very prematurely, and was certainly going to die, until an Archfey turned up out of nowhere and offered to save the child’s life, if the father would agree to bind the child to the Archfey’s service when he came of age.
So flash forward to Asher’s fifteenth birthday, when, in his village, a boy is considered a man. The Archfey shows up to collect, and sends Asher off to join a famous and venerable league of adventurers for reasons that I left up to my DM.
Asher is VERY sheltered by virtue of the fact that he’s never left his home village. It’s insinuated in his backstory that he’s always assumed elves are just a story, and he’s never even heard of most other races.
So I thought I’d share some fun and funny details/lines from the night.
First, Asher thinks he’s a sorcerer, and thinks that serving an invisible patron who tells you not to tell other people about them is just how sorcery works.
Asher, to the actual Sorcerer who just healed a party member: Whoa. Can you show me how to do that?
Sorcerer: That’s not really how sorcery works. [muttered] Also, you’re not a sorcerer.
Asher: What was that?
Sorcerer: Nothing.
The ranking adventurer who assigns us to each other as a team tells us that we’ve been matched up “to complement each other.”
Asher: [leans toward the Sorcerer, muttering] That’s a real nice robe you got there.
Sorcerer: Excuse me?
Asher: He said I was s’posed to compliment you.
Later, while planning an ambush on a bunch of bandits, Asher draws the duty of dashing into the camp and Prestidigitating the campfire out, backed up by the Wizard.
Paladin: Good. Now, Wizard, as soon as the fire drops, you’re going to—
Asher: Uh. I don’t think it’s gonna drop, I think it’s just gonna go out.
Paladin: [silent rage]
During the ensuing combat, my patron appears to me and tells me, “Man, you’re really bad at this.” Entirely justified—I’ve fired off like three Eldritch Blasts without a single hit. On my turn, I gasp and say with awe, “I know what I have to do!” I run into the center of the (very closely spaced) group of bandits, throw my hands up, and shout, “Everybody chill!” I explode into fey glamour—and every enemy present fails a WIS save against my Fey Presence, becoming charmed long enough for the Rogue and Paladin to put them into manacles.
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Not sure if it's intro or an outro. Goes along the lines of "bompkins bompkins duh nuh nuh" .... something along those lines, has an upbeat sound. Can't recall anymore than this, might not even be those exact words.
Edit: iirc 2000s - to mid 2000s
We're coming to town for the women's march. We booked a hotel in Frederick, MD some time ago and got a good rate so if we could avoid having to book elsewhere that'd be great. I've been to DC once before but it was over a decade ago but I do remember how easy the transit system within the city was to use.
Questions: What is the best way to get from Frederick, MD to the Capitol on public transit? I don't see anything direct. Should we have booked in Baltimore instead? Could we maybe drive to a commuter lot in Bethesda or something and have better luck finding a direct line there?
Obviously I'm assuming the smartest move would be to avoid taking our own vehicle straight into the Capitol.
Thanks so much!
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Apologize profusely
