I’m not the artist, ToothyBJ is. [Source}(https://bsky.app/profile/toothybj.bsky.social/post/3mvijx5k7ck2a)

NGL I’m the kind of DM that makes my players draw their own maps. I also handout character sheets that are also journals for player notes. I stitch them myself and as they fill I’ll bind more pages into their journals.

No digital devices are allowed to be out at my table too.

The players are A LOT more engaged when they do that.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    2 days ago

    It means “uncle”,

    In DND, an uncle is some one that enjoys the classic rules, and makes you actually play the game. Like mapping it as you go.

    (Though I use terrain tiles that are progressively revealed. Once you’re out of the dungeon, though, it’s on you to remember what was in there.)

    Ignore the other guy, people have always used words like “uncle” or “ mom” sarcastically for people who behave in a certain way. It’s not causing the fall of civilization or anything.

    • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
      19·
      2 days ago

      One time I made a naïve ranger cartographer (basically a boy scout) and drew maps every session to keep my ADHD in check

      The DM handwaved all travel and navigation rules making my character completely useless lol

      • skulblaka@sh.itjust.works
        14·
        2 days ago

        The DM may have handwaved all travel and navigation rules specifically because the party contained an overgrown boy scout

        Like yeah, this is normally a problem that needs to be worked around, but you guys straight up don’t have to worry about it because Eratosthenes over here always knows where you are and where to hunt food

        You may not have had to roll dice to feel useful but you were still useful in that you removed a food clock from the game by virtue of existing. It’s a lot harder to credibly make travel and food an issue when the party brings a ranger, that’s kind of the ranger’s whole class identity.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          18 hours ago

          For the record, I usually name my rangers Legolassie. and yes, the himbo tagging along is non-optional and totally useless.

        • Zarobi@aussie.zoneEnglish
          14·
          2 days ago

          Theoretically yes, but this DM just didn’t bother with that stuff ever, even when I played different characters. There’s a difference between specifically saying something like “the ranger leads the party safely through the forest”, which would have at least felt helpful; and just not saying anything at all by fast-traveling to the destination

        • cloudshouter@lemmy.zip
          3·
          2 days ago

          That should be a question for the character. Do you want to constantly roll the day to day stuff that your character does with advantage or just assume that they’re as capable as you designed them to be? Assuming it’s not a survival struggle campaign.