to: all, with apologies to nico di angelo

[areou]

( the message is deliberately written in ancient greek. for most summoned, the network will auto-translate, but she's hoping there might be others who recognize the original text. )

WILL SOLACE COME RETRIEVE YOUR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GOTH I'M NOT HIS BABYSITTER

( helpfully, she adds an illustration that no one asked for: )



( then, because nico seriously needs more friends and it's her duty as former head counselor of the ares cabin to embarrass any and all younger campers: )

↖  BTW THIS IS NICO
HE LOVES LONG WALKS THROUGH THE UNDERWORLD AND BROODING IN GRAVEYARDS
HE'S SPOKEN FOR BUT I'M SURE HE'LL BE THE AFTERLIFE OF YOUR NEXT PARTY
CHALLENGE HIM TO A GAME OF MYTHOMAGIC TODAY!!!

ALSO IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS SEEN THESE DEMIGODS CONTACT ME ASAP
LOOKS LIKE ZEUS IS SUPER FUCKING PISSED AGAIN AND WE NEED A GAMEPLAN

( more shitty doodles follow, this time vaguely resembling percy and annabeth, although this time she labels them: )



— CLARISSE LA RUE, DRAKON-SLAYER, DAUGHTER OF ARES

( she figures she may as well cover all her bases here since all of this feels like a ren faire on steroids anyway.

ooc | threadjacking is more than welcome and, frankly, encouraged. let's all go hog boar wild. 🫡 )

Comments

threadjacking fine, etc, etc

[satanicpanics]

wow
talk about a mood shift

[ Seriously, the last network message was about a guy dying horrifically, I'm-- ]

yeah
alright
whatever the hell mythomagic is??? i'll take that and raise you one D&D campaign
graveyard brooder sounds like the type

[demigoth]

It’s a tabletop game with cards and figures. I don’t play it anymore.

What the Hades is D&D?

[satanicpanics]

oh so you ARE the type

[ See, he knows because he's also the type. ]

dungeons and dragons
tabletop game
cards and figures optional

why don't you play anymore?

[demigoth]

I guess?

I played it when I was a kid. Things changed. Now I don’t.

[satanicpanics]

dude
i've met will
what are you? like 14???

jesus christ
don't make me laugh

[demigoth]

I’m almost 16.

[satanicpanics]

wow
they should just shove you in the grave now, huh?

tell you what.
i run a campaign once a month out of the horizon
maybe not this month? i've got some shit going on
but if you can get your CLEARLY shambling corpse there, you're welcome to give it a try

...I'm so sorry

[sonofacesius]

Actually he's 79.

[demigoth]

Eatch where you say that. We’re the same age.

[satanicpanics]

he definitely acts it

[demigoth]

I promise you I’ll get my shambling corpse there.

[areou]

He is the type, don't listen to him
People may change, but nerds are forever

[satanicpanics]

i take it you'll be joining too then

[ Yes, he just assigned her nerd at first comment. ]

[areou]

( excuse u???? )

What gave you that idea??

[satanicpanics]

do you want a list or

[areou]

Please, enlighten me

[satanicpanics]

well for starters?
teenagers are never as cool as they think they are
like
never

if you're hanging out with nerds, chances are pretty high they've rubbed off on you by this point whether you think they have or not

anyone who signs their name as drakon-slayer isn't going to miss the opportunity to show that off in a campaign setting

and eventually? you're gonna get REAL bored

[areou]

( okay, she asked for it, but did u have to read her for filth, eddie??? )

I'm not hanging out with nerds, they're just my stupid family

( however, he makes some points nonetheless, )

What exactly is a campaign setting
If I can't kill anything I'm not interested

[sophos]

[ 👀 ]

[ campaign you say?? her nerd senses are tingling. she loves that word. ]

Campaigns, tabletop - is it like a strategy game?

[satanicpanics]

sort of
it kind of depends on how you play

i'd describe it more like collaborative storytelling with the occasional dice roll
and i play the role of an EVER benevolent god because i promise i'd stop actively trying to kill off characters

[sophos]

I can come up with my own ways to play? That could be strategizing.

Some might say benevolent god is an oxymoron. Do the characters get to fight god? [ that personally sounds very appealing to her at the moment. ]

How do you win?

[satanicpanics]

depends
show up for the next campaign and see

that's the first step towards winning as well

[ He may need to adjust his campaign plans for these people... ]

[sophos]

I'm interested. I'll be there.
I just want to know how to play it, but I suppose it's easier for you to just explain all at once.
I don't have to do anything else yet besides show up?

[ annabeth will come up with one of the most complex, insane character sheets you've ever seen, just wait eddie. ]

[satanicpanics]

[ Honestly, he'll appreciate that so much... ]

nope
just have to show up

it probably sounds like i'm bullshitting you but it's genuinely easier for you to come play a game and have me talk you through it

[sophos]

[ she's gonna love dnd SO MUCH....... ]

No, I get it. Sometimes learning is best done through immersion. We're all pretty hands on anyway.
I just like to be prepared when I can be.