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I ran my second D&D session last night. Lots of woodland exploration, lots of character interaction, minimal combat. Two sessions in and none of the PCs have killed anything, though some NPC allies of theirs did kill a couple of monsters. But that's okay, they don't get XP for killing, they get XP for making money.

I am having so much fun, and I think the players are too. I was grinning the whole drive home afterward. To rescue an ally from a faerie kidnapping, the players decided to trade her a valuable token that will radically alter the balance of power among faerie kingdoms. Afterward, sitting in a tavern learning more about the faeries, they had a collective oh shit moment about the consequences of their actions. It was so satisfying to see them piece together clues I'd dropped over two sessions to figure out some of what was going on. There's still a lot they don't know. :P

I had planned that three or four sessions in, something major would happen to alter the political status quo of the fey realms, but... the players' actions have radically shifted what that something major will be. I'm having so much fun thinking through the changes.

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I'm going up to the Boston area tomorrow for a family wedding this weekend. Let me think if I can pin down the family relationship... My father's mother had two brothers, her older brother had two daughters, and the younger daughter had one daughter, who is getting married. My... second cousin, I think? She's roughly my sister's age. We used to play together when we were kids, but I probably haven't seen her in a decade. It'll be good to see that branch of the family again.

I'm also looking forward to being in the Boston area in the summer. It's been a while, usually I end up in Boston at Mystery Hunt time. Boston in winter is, um, lovely. :P I should have some time before the wedding to poke Boston area friends.