stones of farspeech

[thegoofball]

Hey there, islands. Happy new year and all that, if that even matters. I mean, the holidays don't seem to matter here but there's a calendar so...?

[There's a pause, and Lance clears his throat.]

Anyways, this isn't about that! Recently I put in a request with the good ol' Storyteller because I was reminded of something from back home and thought, with all the crazy things that happen here, something that's a little more chill and lowkey might be good?

It's this, uh, game? Called Monsters & Mana. It's a little hard to explain and it's super nerdy, but it's pretty fun! You roll dice and pretend to be a character and go on an adventure the Lore Master puts together for you.

I've got a lot of books for it and everything we'd need to play it, but I don't want to just keep it to myself? So if anyone wants to take a look at it or play it just hit me up!

See ya!

[If the emojis were Free, there would be a sparkle and a heart emoji. Unfortunately, they're not.]

Comments

[[Karako is not familiar with his talking rock]]

[hurricane_clown]

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...HONK?

[thegoofball]

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What?

[demonpuppy]

Is that like Aliens and Asteroids...? Can I play a Pyrotechnic?

[thegoofball]

Could be something similar in it? It's an Altean game, so I honestly don't know it that well.

[catpiper]

There are monsters? Is it a scary game?

[thegoofball]

They're pretend monsters - and it's not really scary, unless you're afraid of using your imagination.

[antepone]

[ is this space dnd ]

I'd love to play if you put together a group.

[thegoofball]

[You bet your sweet britches it is.]

Really? Awesome! I'd love to have you.

[want_to_belong]

Oh, is this like a video gameless RPG?

[thegoofball]

Yep, hit the nail on the head with that one.

[forwearemany]

(Legion likes Lance, and they really really like games, so they're immediately interested in this announcement.)

We are interested in playing this game.

[thegoofball]

Good!

[He wasn't expecting so many people to be interested, and he's excited.]

The more the merrier. Any idea what you wanna play?

[prettypurpleparlor]

Monsters, you say?

[Muffet sounds amused.]

Well, I certainly have a personal interest in that.

[thegoofball]

And Mana. That's also very important.

[Guess who has no idea Muffet's species is "monster"...]

[crosslaced]

You..... pretend to be what kind of character?

[he's not intrigued truly no HE HAS NO INTEREST IN LARPING TRULY NO]

[thegoofball]

Any kind of character you want to be! I was a ninja assassin [thief], but Shiro was a paladin...Allura was some sort of magical archer that summoned animals? You've got so many options.

[Don't kid yourself, Laurent.]

[vagabone]

[Super nerdy, huh? What's so nerdy about some kind of improv acting... thing.]

Uhh, okay. What character would I be?

[thegoofball]

[Oh, you poor past bastard.]

Uh, whatever kind you roll, I guess? It's really up to you in the end.

[littlemhigan]

...The Hells kind of game needs books te play?

[thegoofball]

There are a lot of rules. And guidelines.

[yallstupid]

Whoa, hold up. That there dice l ain’t twenty sided, is it?

Cuz if so, then that’d be Dungeons and Drapions in Alola, and I am super down to smash some nerds and make believe Pokémon. [LET HIM RELIVE THE GLORY DAYS OF HIS BARBARIAN CHARACTER.] Pretty sure they made a video game adaptation of it called Mystery Dungeon...hecking metal, yo. Pretty sure a bunch’a my old grunts cried at the end.

[thegoofball]

It totally is! And it seems you're not the first person who has a version from your universe.

[Oh, he knows what a pokemon is!!]

You gotta be Guzma, then?

[galrarm]

You can definitely count me in.

[thegoofball]

Let me guess - you're going to roll another paladin?

[counterblows]

This is what you spent your stories on.

This.

[He's not surprised. Just disappointed.]

[thegoofball]

[You're not his dad!!!]

What's the problem? There's nothing wrong with a little morale boost!

[deathfindsaway]

[Honestly, Kravitz ends up responding to this not because he's invested, but just because it's rare he finds something he has absolutely no idea about that has a ton of people chattering around. It's like pizza. He has to just-- know things.]

So what are the characters, then? Is it like writing a book?

[thegoofball]

[Luckily, he has come to the wrong person to explain anything.

Sure, Lance asked for the stuff, but he's no turbo nerd expert.]

It's more like...improvisational chatting? You make the character and you decide what you're gonna do, but the outcome is decided by the dice rolls.

[ladytakamaki]

[ look she's been through a lot, this sounds like a good way to wind down. ]

Count me in, but what character do you think I'd be? Seriously, I'm no good at this stuff.

[thegoofball]

[It is an excellent way to wind down! Lance is a genius.]

Maybe something like...a sorceress? Super magical and badass, does a lot of damage. Or maybe even like a rogue!

[Rogues are great and he's not biased at all.]

[Voice]

[thermalwind]

Allura told me about this. uh, so, count me in? She made it sound pretty cool.

[thegoofball]

[Oh, my God.]

So you're actually going to have fun with us? Maybe you can convince Shiro to not be a paladin.