Teos Abadie

I'm going to go down and try to establish telepathy with my family.

I'm going to go down and try to establish telepathy with my family.

Sean, how are you doing? I had two things that really blew my mind. One was I got my little like catalog in the mail of like what the U.S. post office thinks you should buy stamp wise, the USA philatelic. And D&D is still prominently displayed in there. There's all sorts of like, you know, things and Year of the Dragon. They're, you know, transitioning to Year of the Snake.

Sean, how are you doing? I had two things that really blew my mind. One was I got my little like catalog in the mail of like what the U.S. post office thinks you should buy stamp wise, the USA philatelic. And D&D is still prominently displayed in there. There's all sorts of like, you know, things and Year of the Dragon. They're, you know, transitioning to Year of the Snake.

But but yeah, you know, it's not on every page like the last issue was, but it's still a number of pages. And they remind you that you can buy the stamps and the journals and the T-shirts and all that is still available, which is awesome. So if you need a gift, you know, if your birthday is coming up, it's amazing.

But but yeah, you know, it's not on every page like the last issue was, but it's still a number of pages. And they remind you that you can buy the stamps and the journals and the T-shirts and all that is still available, which is awesome. So if you need a gift, you know, if your birthday is coming up, it's amazing.

Yeah, I saw some videos online and I thought, OK, you know, there's going to be like the like black fabric that they put, you know, at the end of the area to kind of hide a third of this area or, you know, an eighth something. No, no. It's like this tiny area in the center of Madison Square Garden where the players are.

Yeah, I saw some videos online and I thought, OK, you know, there's going to be like the like black fabric that they put, you know, at the end of the area to kind of hide a third of this area or, you know, an eighth something. No, no. It's like this tiny area in the center of Madison Square Garden where the players are.

And then they show these videos and it's like the entire place just full of people. And people are cheering and going wild. I mean, it's like total rock star situation. And in fact, the videos I saw, they were like light shows and fireworks going off from around the where the players are seated. It's bizarre.

And then they show these videos and it's like the entire place just full of people. And people are cheering and going wild. I mean, it's like total rock star situation. And in fact, the videos I saw, they were like light shows and fireworks going off from around the where the players are seated. It's bizarre.

I love it. I mean, this is great. Where can we take it next, right? Like, this is amazing. Like, yeah, it's great. I do not want to be, you know, the geeks in the basement and the, you know, ultra rare hobby that everybody's afraid of. Like, I'll take the mainstream. Like, bring it.

I love it. I mean, this is great. Where can we take it next, right? Like, this is amazing. Like, yeah, it's great. I do not want to be, you know, the geeks in the basement and the, you know, ultra rare hobby that everybody's afraid of. Like, I'll take the mainstream. Like, bring it.

Well, I mean, so I had something a little bit like this. It wasn't mid campaign, but, you know, I'd been running a campaign. I finished that. I ran another campaign. And then it was like pandemic and busyness. And I had years off. Yeah. And so then it was like rebuild from the ground up.

Well, I mean, so I had something a little bit like this. It wasn't mid campaign, but, you know, I'd been running a campaign. I finished that. I ran another campaign. And then it was like pandemic and busyness. And I had years off. Yeah. And so then it was like rebuild from the ground up.

And what I found was really useful to kind of re-inject everything rather than start right back into a campaign and pretend everything was going as it had been before was to do a couple of one shots. And we did a number of them actually of various lengths that just kind of got us warmed up and excited and interested.

And what I found was really useful to kind of re-inject everything rather than start right back into a campaign and pretend everything was going as it had been before was to do a couple of one shots. And we did a number of them actually of various lengths that just kind of got us warmed up and excited and interested.

And so something to think about is sort of that approach, but maybe tailored to the fact that you're mid campaign, right? So you can do things like, hey, Let's do a reset. Let's go back and play with pregens the, you know, NPCs you helped out back in this important scene that you all enjoyed, you know, three months ago, whatever it was. And let's play those NPCs when they did the previous thing.

And so something to think about is sort of that approach, but maybe tailored to the fact that you're mid campaign, right? So you can do things like, hey, Let's do a reset. Let's go back and play with pregens the, you know, NPCs you helped out back in this important scene that you all enjoyed, you know, three months ago, whatever it was. And let's play those NPCs when they did the previous thing.

Sort of the way a TV show does like, you know, go back and see, oh, that's how that ended up there. That could be a lot of fun, right? Something like that. That's just a one shot. So people don't have to pretend that they're right back in it and fully warmed up and all. It's a nice way to acclimate them with this kind of side one shot.

Sort of the way a TV show does like, you know, go back and see, oh, that's how that ended up there. That could be a lot of fun, right? Something like that. That's just a one shot. So people don't have to pretend that they're right back in it and fully warmed up and all. It's a nice way to acclimate them with this kind of side one shot.