A druid's kindness

I don't know if I would have the skill or even the patience to do proper write-ups of D&D sessions -- mostly, I rely on a handful of worldbuilding notes, our searchable chatlogs, and the frankly incredible writeups amovingtarget does when she has the time.

But there was a moment in today's session that I particularly liked. It was when amovingtarget's character, Tia, was celebrating the completion of a massive feast hall slash guest house with a party for all her friends and neighbors and everyone who'd worked on the construction, and she noticed that one particular worker, Garth Bellkeep, was missing from the party.

( Mentions of (fictional) alcohol abuse and bad behavior. )

This is what I love about DMing, even for a party of one. I threw in the detail of Garth joining in the work, but it could have gone nowhere, or amovingtarget could have taken it as an opportunity for revenge on someone who'd wronged her character, but this is the story we ended up telling together. I love the way it can always surprise me.

As a meta note, I ran this entry past amovingtarget and got her permission before posting it, because Tia is -- perhaps more than most PCs -- an outgrowth of her player's exploration of who she is and wants to be. She has kindly encouraged me to go ahead and post. ♥