There was a small beeping noise that came from your side of the camera. Beep! Beep! Beep! Then.. silence. There was a small click to be heard as the monitor’s display flickered to life.

A boy with a dorky looking hat and navy blue hair appeared in screen. He looked to be.. maybe a high schooler? Maybe, older.. who knows! He looked at the screen, waving. He twirled his thumbs a bit before he finally decided to introduce himself.

“Uhm… hello, my name is Saihara Shuichi. I also tend to go by Kagehara, it’s just a name my… friends call me, so I guess.. just call me Kage?”

His eyes brows furrowed for a moment. “I guess.. it would be nice to maybe chat with a few people while I’m here..” He managed a small smile for you.

(( Hey hey! Mod Elliot here! Feel free to respond to Kage’s promo if you would like. He’s not very talkative so uhm—yeah. Or you can just simply reblog this promo to get it more publicity! Anything would be appreciated on my part. <3 ))

The thing is, D&D is not a game.

I know that sounds insane, but hear me out: D&D is not a game, it is a games console. You don't actually "play D&D." You play "Dragon Heist" or "Tomb of Annihilation" or "Ghosts of Saltmarsh" or "your GM's homebrew campaign" or "the plot of Critical Role Season 1 reconstructed from memory" on D&D.

For quite a long while now - possibly literal decades - D&D hasn't even been the best games console, but it's been "the one everyone knows about" and "the one my friends have" and in fact it's "the one whose name is almost synonymous with the entire medium of TTRPGs," like how "Nintendo" or "Playstation" could just mean "games console" to people who didn't understand games consoles. They might not have heard of a "tabletop roleplaying game," but most people have heard of "Dungeons & Dragons."

For this extended metaphor, D&D is Nintendo back in the 90s, or Playstation in the 2000s. Sometimes you say "oh let's go to my house and play Nintendo" or "c'mon dude I wanna play Playstation" but you're not actually playing Nintendo or Playstation, you're playing Resident Evil or Super Mario Bros or Jurassic Park or Metal Gear Solid or whatever on a Nintendo or a Playstation.

Now, this metaphor is going to get even more tortured, but remember how when the PS2 and the original X-Box came out, they used a standardised DVD format, but the Nintendo console in that generation, the Gamecube, used discs but they were this proprietary tiny little disc format that they had control over? That essentially meant that it was really difficult to make third party titles for the Gamecube that did literally anything that Nintendo didn't want them to do, and also essentially gave Nintendo an even greater ability to skim money off the top of any sales?

So that must've seemed like a smart business decision in their heads. But the PS2 and the X-Box used DVDs. This was a standardized format which gave Microsoft and Sony way less control over who made games for their consoles, but that actually turned out to be a good thing for gaming, because it meant that the breadth of games that you could play on their consoles was massively increased even if some of them were games Microsoft and Sony didn't really approve of. (Also it's worth nothing that the PS2 and the X-Box could just play DVDs, which meant if your household was on a budget, you didn't need a separate DVD player - your games console could do it for you! This was actually a huge selling point!)

What Wizards are currently trying to do now is kinda-sorta the equivalent of Sony suddenly announcing that the PS5 will only accept a proprietary cartridge format they hold the patent on, will control the content of and charge money for the construction of. This possibly seems like it could be a moneymaker in your head because you hold market dominance (apparently the PS5 has 30 million units shipped compared to X-Box Series X 20 million units) and so many people make games for your console, but what it actually means is game devs and publishers will abandon your product. If it takes so much more work, the scope of what they're allowed to do is so much more limited and they're going to make less money off of it, they just won't bother. They'll go make games for the X-Box or PC instead.

To use another computer metaphor, D&D is Windows - it might not be the best system but it's the system most people are familiar with and so it gets the most stuff made for it, but there's is an upper limit on the bullshit people will take before they decide fuck it and get an Apple or learn how Linux works.

TTRPG systems are a weird product because you're not selling people a game, you're selling people a method to play a game. All the actual games are created by the community - even prewritten campaigns needs to be executed via a game master. Trying to skim money off the community will mean they'll eventually give up on you.

A Heroic Quid Pro Quo (Male, futa, and female) An Open RP

Elastigirl was looking for a lead against a new villainess, a villainess your muse has worked for in the past. This was a perfect opportunity to prove yourself an asset with knowledge of a variety of villains and ingratiate yourself to the hero community. Your muse has Elastigirl meet at a decoy home you own, its there you state what you want in exchange for the critical information: you want one night with Elastigirl. If she lets your muse hit and quit it, you'll give her everything she could ask for and more.

Open Starter

Serenity stood changing into his outfit for his next shoot. He had long silky white hair,with an uneven chop, that contrasted quite nicely against his smooth ebony skin. He had a certain glow to him despite not being too bright- quite literally at times. He was a god among men, a nature got to be specific seemingly trapped in the world of modeling and flashy new gadgets. He could be described as ditsy and naive for the most part, that combined with his beauty was mostly likely how he’d landed the job

He was taking this time in between shoots to overcome how overwhelming it all was. He was lacking so much focus in fact that he hadn’t noticed someone had entered the room until someone had touched his shoulder.

“Eek- gods you scared me!”

Send '❤️❔' if you'd be interested in discussing a potential ship between our muses!

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I’m so - so close, the head is beginning to crown. Someone help get this out of me.

"Why did you ask me to meet you here for when we have to watch the city." Amber said as she looks over at them to see why did they want to meet her up here.

Open Thread

Open to everyone - M/F

Relationship type - Friend, lover, spouse, colleague, ex partner.

Plot type - Drama, angst, smut with plot

Approved Kinks- Roleplay, objectication, breath play, knife play, BDSM, exhibitionism, scene play, dom and sub, sadism and machoism, edge play, CBT, impact play, rope bandage, fisting, pegging, orgasm control, dirty talk, nipple play, gags, praise kink, electrostimulation, whipping, wax play.

Plot - Luca has been secretly diagnosed with stomach cancer and he's decided that he's leaving SWAT and leaving LA, but he doesn't intend on telling anyone who is in his life. Convince him to stay and give him some hope because he may or may not get the treatment to fight it.

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Luca removed his bag from his locker and discreetly began removing the contents of his locker piece by piece so no one would notice, sighing softly as he jammed a few pictures into one of the pockets before zipping up the pocket. In a few weeks he would be gone and no one would know where he would end up because truthfully, he didn't know where he would end up. And since he was off the next day, he was planning on going home and getting shit faced drunk. Do drunk that he wouldn't be able to walk, talk or even think.

Is there any neurotypical people in Gotham?

You know?

For science.

Battle Cancelled (Open to anyone)

Hex Manic, a fanatic in all thing magic and evil. She had come across you. You were a perfect subject for her newly caught Pokemon. She sent out her Gengar and engaged battle but after a few rounds she infused a spell with him. The poor girl had casted it wrong and onto herself. She suddenly went to the ground on her knees as she looked up at you, her cheeks were red and her hardened nipples were obvious in her dress. She was toying with the edge

(Mind break rp go crazy with her)

Sweet, Summer Fun (Male, Futa, and Female) An Open RP

It was a scorching hot summer in Jump City, and everyone was trying to find a way to cool off and escape the powerful heat. Raven decided to meet her Penpal; your muse and the private beach on Titans Island to relax and cool down as your muse comes to visit. Your muse was lying on their towel under an umbrella as Raven finally arrived at the beach in the swimsuit your muse had sent her months ago.

"Hey there Hot Stuff," Raven smirked as she swayed her way toward your muse, "wanna get nice and wet together?"

listen, if you're getting top surgery anyway what's the harm in saving a few "before" pictures? i know, i know. you've said before that your big t- uh. chest...makes you dysphoric. but why don't you let me hang onto the pics for safekeeping? they can just be mine until you're ready to look at them again.

of course i'm not going to DO anything with them! you're being paranoid and homophobic now. i expected better from you... it's okay. i accept your apology. and your tit pics. 🥰🥰