Russ “Morrus” Morrissey

You also don't know what a tabletop battle game looks like if no one's shown you. And we took those tabletop battle rules and somehow we played a role-playing game with it without even realizing that's not what we had. Because we'd never seen either. And somehow we interpreted that as a role-playing game, which was really weird. I don't know how we came up with that. But that...

You also don't know what a tabletop battle game looks like if no one's shown you. And we took those tabletop battle rules and somehow we played a role-playing game with it without even realizing that's not what we had. Because we'd never seen either. And somehow we interpreted that as a role-playing game, which was really weird. I don't know how we came up with that. But that...

It didn't have a section on, this is what a tabletop battle is. This is how a tabletop battle game tends to run and what it looks like and what you're doing in the game. It just launched into the rules. And I think the same thing, like I've heard people say to me, what is D&D really, though? What do you do? I mean, do you dress in costumes and talk in silly voices? What exactly is it?

It didn't have a section on, this is what a tabletop battle is. This is how a tabletop battle game tends to run and what it looks like and what you're doing in the game. It just launched into the rules. And I think the same thing, like I've heard people say to me, what is D&D really, though? What do you do? I mean, do you dress in costumes and talk in silly voices? What exactly is it?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah. I think a Dungeon Master's Guide, its primary function, tell you how to run a game.

Yeah. I think a Dungeon Master's Guide, its primary function, tell you how to run a game.

From scratch, like assume you know nothing and tell you from, you know, you are the Dungeon Master. This is what that is. This is the things that you'll be doing. This is what you're responsible for. And then go into the whole prepping a session, doing all that. And then also making your game better. Advice. Basically, tools, advice and tools are the other thing.

From scratch, like assume you know nothing and tell you from, you know, you are the Dungeon Master. This is what that is. This is the things that you'll be doing. This is what you're responsible for. And then go into the whole prepping a session, doing all that. And then also making your game better. Advice. Basically, tools, advice and tools are the other thing.

It's like it's not a competition. Yeah. Why would you not necessarily assume if you weren't told otherwise? Right. It's not the players versus the DM.

It's like it's not a competition. Yeah. Why would you not necessarily assume if you weren't told otherwise? Right. It's not the players versus the DM.

I think there's an element of some gems kind of also want to write a novel. That's right.

I think there's an element of some gems kind of also want to write a novel. That's right.

Well, let's do a best and worst bit then.

Well, let's do a best and worst bit then.

So let's start positive.

So let's start positive.

Let's start positive. What would you say the best? Say two or three things. It might take a while, but best things about it.

Let's start positive. What would you say the best? Say two or three things. It might take a while, but best things about it.