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NO WAY

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This is I think, my best prep tip as a DM:

When the players are about to visit a new town, pre-generate several NPCs who fit the demographics of the town, but don't give them jobs. Your town is Mostly human, with a number of halflings and gnomes? Make a list that's mostly humans with some halflings and gnomes mixed in, with names that match the vibe you're going for and maybe the barest description + a quirk of some sort.

So the list would look something like this:

Ophelia Bracegurdle, older Halfling woman who laughs a lot

Norabecka Johnson, a young human woman who seems tired

Geraldofinio Babblecock Nimsy, gnome gentleman who takes pains to maintain a fabulous mustache

Etc.

Then, when the players are like, "Can I go to the blacksmith?" You look at your list of NPCs and the one at the top is Ophelia Bracegurdle. She's your blacksmith now. Then they want to go to the tavern, where Norabecka is the innkeeper and Geraldofinio is a patron having a drink at the bar. He's using a straw so he doesn't mess up his mustache.

If they had gone to the inn first, Ophelia would have been the innkeeper with Norabecka as the patron, and then Geraldofinio should have been a blacksmith with some sort of mustache guard to keep the sparks off.

Making the list ahead of time doesn't take much time, and you can often re-use the people you never got to at the next town.

Your world will seem vibrant and interesting and like you have everything planned out.

Have fun!

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Grandmas were so right about puzzles and knitting and crocheting and solitaire and reading slow and slippers and baking and watching deer in the backyard send post

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Bobtail Squid

The bobtail squid is a small, fascinating marine creature known for its partnership with bioluminescent bacteria.

These little squids, found in shallow coastal waters, use the light from the bacteria to hide from predators.

By matching the light from the moon and stars above, they achieve a unique form of counter-illumination.

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art by The Baby Goat

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ADHD is so funny it's like I diagnose you with lazy inconsiderate fuckup disease. And it's incurable. Here's meth

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I want everyone who doesn't already know to realize, kink can be silly.

I got back from an interrogation scene this weekend where my friend who was domming wasn't used to roleplay so she decided to be silly and turn it into a kinky comedy skit. I ended up laughing almost as often as I was moaning in masochistic pleasure. I still got bruised up plenty, and it was amazing.

Kink doesn't need to be serious, it's essentially erotic improv, so it actually works rather well when you aren't always 100% serious. Being able to let go and just goof off with someone who you have mutual trust and respect with, during kink, is amazing. So if you haven't tried a kink scene where you and your partner(s) get silly, I highly recommend you try it at least once.

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the switch from ‘a girl worth fighting for’ to coming upon the decimated village in mulan is THE MOST kick-in-the-teeth mood change IN ALL OF CINEMA

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people always talk about evil clones like oooh a dark mirror oohh what if you saw what are cruel person you were/are capable of becoming. and well yes but what if you were the evil clone. what if you looked in the mirror and what you saw was so bright it blinded you. what if you had to know exactly how good you could have been.

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Toronto Pride Parade (2010)

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"life doesnt get better, you just get stronger" does NOT include ages 11-17. life does in fact just get better from there. those years are dogshit. like, you do get stronger but its mostly just a factor of not being 11-17 anymore. positive thinking helps but it doesnt fix whatevers going on at 15, you have to brute force through that one raw

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Germany 🇩🇪