DND Woes

 Today I told a friend about an idea I had about the DND character I'm playing. I'm a half orc who's dumb  as a rock. I yell "Fireball" when I hit with my axe while wearing noble clothes. That's the problem with ideas is that once they get out of your head, they wither up like leaves in the air. Mine dried out in less than a minute after my friend shot me down. I know he means well, but it still hurts whenever I tell him something I think is neat and he dismisses it. It's not all bad, I've learned that whenever he thinks I have a bad idea, it's probably good to listen to him. Here's the story I made up:


I wasn't always a noble. Years agao, I was a commoner with only one friend. We slaved under the tyrannical rule of a king. One day, we decided to stage a revolt. It started small but grew like a fire. Soon, half the kingdom was in a revolt. But, no revolution comes without blood. We did bad things to a lot of people. I did bad things. I killed many in the name of freedom to people who didn't deserve it. Finally, our victory came. But my friend put a spell on me to keep me silent. All the bad things we did together? All was laid at my feet. My friend declared himself the emperor and I was sent to the mines. For twenty years I slaved under the earth until an earthquake freed me. The mines shook apart and I was one of the few who escaped. I found out that the emperor had been dethroned, chaos now reigned in my home. But my friend had a son, a baby that was carried away by another warrior loyal to the emperor. I'm going to find that child. I can't let another tyrant take the throne. I'm going to find that warrior, I'm going to talk to her, and them I'm going to likely kill my friend's son. Then, I'll surrender myself to the authorities. I need to pay for my crimes and there is no redemption for me.


It's based off a story I wrote years ago about a warrior who's forced to take care of the baby of the man who imprisoned him. I added in the stuff about me doing evil things based on a historical tidbit about how many uprisings have put all the blame on one person to sweep it all under the rug. Looking back, I guess it's a little dramatic and dark for a DND campaign. But, I would argue that there are plenty of dark tales in DND. I'm especially looking at Baldur's Gate 3. Either way, my heart is hurt and I don't think I'll write for the rest of the day.

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