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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JiffyPopTart" data-source="post: 7954712" data-attributes="member: 4881">[USER=7022302]@Droop-in-soup[/USER] I am sending this via my phone so ease do not attribute terseness to rudeness.I am going to be honest here...I am 90% certain that this whole thread is a troll because that's the most obvious reason to explain what is being said here on both OP and your end.I will, however, discuss in good faith as if you are being honest and truthful in what you both are saying.  You claim to want to reach some sort of personal enlightenment as a result of this thread, so I am going to break down EXACTLY why I pass the judgement I do on you both.First, you need to zoom your perspective out from yourself.  Float on up to where you can see the entire Earth in one view.  Take a look down on the planet as a whole.  Is there something going on right now that's a global concern?  Climate change?  Covid-19?  Starvation?    Yes, all those things are happening and will keep happening in perpetuity.  THESE are the things you could be getting emotional about.  These are the things that really matter.Now zoom in on your neighborhood.  You have family, friends, neighbors, colleagues.  These are also the things you should get emotional about.  Not just bad, but good, concerned, proud.  All of the emotions.  Friends and family are your legacy.  They are how you will be remembered after you are gone.Now zoom in on your daily life.  You maybe have a job, a spouse, kids, bills, chores.  You have a ton of things that are going to sap your energy because that is the sacrifice one should make to take care of both them and yourself.  In return you should draw some energy from your relationships you are building.Now zoom in some more.  You have a bit of free time in your day to pursue the things you want to, because they make you happy.  They energize and entertain you.  They are add to the bright spots of your life that keeps you happy, healthy, and grounded.Except, no.  Not for you and OP.  Instead of spending this time enjoying the ride and gaining positive energies from the memories you are both in a downward spiral of making your "fun" time something that causes conflict, sorrow, despair, anger, and any other number of bad emotions.Why on Earth would you want to tack bad energy into yourself as "fun"?  This is why I say you need to let stuff fracking slide.If OP wants to run straight vanilla 5e for 6 months and they are the only person willing to put in the work to GM..then either have fun exploring that scenario or bow out and do something you would rather do.  Its not fracking rocket science, it's simple.  You don't need an epiphany to figure this out.  You don't need to crowdsource random internet strangers to give you this knowledge, because you already know it.So, why do I think OP and yourself lack basic adult skills?  Because you both can't see that anguishing over the fracking Shield Master feat verbiage, how someone chooses a picture for your character, and how writing up a 20 point binding agreement is SO inconsequential in the scheme of the world that it shouldn't take more that 3 minutes (and definitely shouldn't take  an outing into a public forum) to get past it and move on with having the fun you should be having playing a game with your friends.</blockquote>

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