A. Draic Brom

stealing an observation from a friend : learning how ttrpgs work through actual play is like learning how to fuck by watching porn.

it's edited. it's at the very least partly pre-written. it's rehearsed. those are professional actors. this is a performance. they are doing this for the benefit of the viewer not each other. this is not how it is outside of a studio. if you expect this out of your partners you are a dick. if you try to attain this you will make nobody happy especially not yourself.

make that trio polyamorous

I feel like a lot of people mistake vanilla sex for unsatisfying sex. They’re not the same thing. You can have the most vanilla sex of your life and be completely wrecked by it — fully present, fully seen, fully satisfied. And you can have the most intense, experimental experience and walk away feeling absolutely nothing. The kink was never the point. The connection was. The hunger was. Two people who actually want each other will make missionary feel like a religious experience. Two people who are disconnected will make every fantasy feel hollow. It was never about what you did. It was always about who showed up for it.

it’s impossible to tell if the Saw franchise is good or bad

true Saw has never been attempted

my wizardgirl keeps mage regressing during the big boss fight, throwing out level 1 Ice Bolt and giggling like we're supposed to find it cute. I know this bitch can do a level 12 modified Frosthammer Vortex. It's not even hard for her. But the Wyvern Queen, who we're supposed to be killing, keeps going "Wow, that was a really big spell for you! good job giving me -1 speed! You're soooo powerful!" and my fuckass mage is beaming at her with those big wet eyes. I don't care if you get "level dysphoria" from your gigantic big-girl mana pool I'm about to die out here