Shire United, brought to you by Full Moon Storytelling

My personal Shire United jersey is Kellamon 131. Kell is my favorite halfling character. Over many years of play Kell has existed in many classes and campaign settings. He’s always loyal, always friendly and always underestimated. The 131 well, that’s a special birthday that had to be honored.

Kellamon Sqoques felt like the perfect character to represent while sponsoring Shire United in ECS Pub League. Because my friends are always underestimated and always loyal.

They play soccer horribly.

Soccer isn’t the point of Pub League — bonding together over a ball and the struggle to play is. That’s why I’m a proud multi-year sponsor going back to my time running Sounder at Heart (they still sponsor).

My friends at Pub League continue to make wild jerseys that we’ll never sell. As long as they need a few dollars I’ll toss them their way.

• Short fiction where Kellamon is the protagonist
• Adding sports to D&D, simply
• Two sports with more rules, designed for A5e
• Worlds-to-Go: The Elysians with the full sports rules

I love sports. I love D&D. You probably figured that out by now.

#ECS #EmeraldCitySupporters #KellamonSqoques #PubLeague

Being able to support my friends who do fun stuff is good. ECS continues to run Pub League, a simple barely competitive set of two soccer leagues full of joy that embraces everyone. Once upon a time I sponsored them while I managed Sounder at Heart. Then I stopped because I didn’t manage Sounder at Heart. A year ago they had an empty slot that needed a sponsor. I was able to and that was when my team was a group of pirates. Last fall it was vampires.

Now it’s the Almost Full 90 FC, inspired by the era when I was a teen with Trapper Keepers and Peechees playing D&D hiding my inner nerd behind pastels (including my jeans).

Every player name is inspired by 90s era TV shows, songs and memes (we had those back then).

Coaches: Bop it Throw it Pass it, That’s Brisk Baby, and Eat My Shorts

Players: WHAT’S THE 411, COOPER, FRESH PRINCE OF DEFENSE, SPORTY SPICE, FOOTBALL HEAD, THAT’S BRISK BABY, I DID NOT INHALE, EAT MY SHORTS, ON A BREAK, BOP IT THROW IT PASS IT, DOCTOR, BEANIE BABE, REPTAR ON TURF, TRUNCHBULL, D’OH!’, MIDAS, YOU’VE GOT MAIL, STREET SOCCER, TOO YOUNG FOR THIS, UGH, AS IF!, NEVERMIND, NON BLONDES.

I’m telling you, they’re going to win the ‘ship.

There’s a couple other cool bits. The Captain’s armband is inspired by iconic frogs from the era and unlike most soccer jerseys these days, the back is similar to the front — with a unicorn.

As always, the lesson from this is to support your friends when they do rad things. It’s totally awesome.

https://fullmoonstorytelling.com/2024/03/21/my-spring-24-soccer-team-is-inspired-by-the-almost-90s/

#jersey #PubLeague #Soccer #the90s