Try Not to Die, Tuesday, July 21, 2026

[sith_happened]

Anakin, with an expression on his face far too intense for a class about travel, greeted them all in front of Portalocity. "In honor of our new World Cup champions, we've decided to take you to Spain," he began.

Which meant that there was probably a reason your don't-get-lost safety wear were neon running shoes. "Though hopefully they've had a couple of days to wind down from winning and things will be relatively calm." Ahsoka, really? Really?

Anakin, remembering the Tatooine bars after the Boonta Eve classic, looked less convinced. "They might be too hungover to bother us," he conceded.

Look, between one thing and another, the closest Ahsoka had come to engaging in sporting event celebrations was using them as cover for clandestine intelligence meetings. "Or that."

They ushered the class through the portal, then glanced around at where they'd ended up. "...this isn't Spain," Anakin finally said.

There were still a lot of people wearing football jerseys though...

"Welcome to Brazil?" Anakin guessed.

Oops.

D&D for beginners: Character creation

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Hello, everybody." Jon gave them an awkward wave. "Welcome to Dungeons and Dragons for beginners. If you're not familiar with it, Dungeons and Dragons, or D&D, is a roleplaying game. That means that you create a character, and then you play that character while the dungeon master - that will be me - tells you what the world the characters are in is like, and you decide what your character does.

"A lot of it is your decisions, and there is also a bit of chance, which is decided by dice." He brought out a set of dice. "There are different numbers of sides on them than you may be used to. If you've played before, you may have your own, but I've brought a few moddable sets for you to have if you need them." He poured out a bag of...well, small bags, because he was organized enough that each set was kept together so nobody had to hunt around.

"Generally, for D&D the game setting is more or less medieval, but with magic and a lot of non-human species and creatures, some of which you can play as. We'll go into that next class. For now, if you could all just state your name, what brought you to this class, and any experience you may have with games like this. Then get out your dice or choose a set and show us what you've chosen."

That was a good first class, right?