Eric Mann
Josh WallesI will never not share this story whenever it crosses my feed. Never.
Wendy MsGator 🐊What an absolute badge of honour you wear.
EmThank you, it made my week.
@CatFoxBirdLady I'm glad! It brightens my day every time it pops up in my feed. One of my favorite stories.
Chloe Tse 
Get startled by phone ringing. It's one of my players
Me: Dude, its midnight, you good?
Friend: Yeah yeah, sorry if woke you. Could I ask for a favor?"
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Me: "Uh, sure? Shoot."
Friend: "My daughter can't sleep, could you tella quick story over speakerphone? She loves listening to the recordings of our sessions before bed, but left my laptop at the office so can't play them."
NaniTheFuck.mp3
(1/4)
@AngelsCitadelJosh
#Alt4you (2/4)
Me:"She listens to us to fall asleep?" Friend: "Yeah, but she really likes your plot and NPC acting bits. She calls you 'dumb dumb mister: Guess Dungeon Master is a bit hard for a preschooler."
Me: "Wow.well, if it will help her sleep, then sure."
Friend: "Thank you! Okay, give me a sec to head back to her room." (pause) "Okay, you're on speaker."
Me: "Hey. [daughters name], it's uncle Anon.
Daughter: (Happy gasp) "Dumb dumb Mister!"
@AngelsCitadelJosh
#Alt4you (3/4)
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Me: "You ready for a story about.(DM IMPROV SKILLS ENGAGE)..the time your daddy and his friends went deep into a cursed temple to save a frost dragon egg?"
Daughter: (ncomprehensible happy squealing noises) then proceed to spend nearly 20 min spitballing a story over the phone for the most fascinated little girl until she eventually fell asleep.
@AngelsCitadelJosh
#alt4you (4/4)
Friend thanks me for the help and says he'll see me on game night. Lay down in bed, actually feel content and comfortable for once.
I should have thanked him. I am the dumb dumb mister.
Rora Borealis@chloetse @AngelsCitadelJosh MVP here with the transcript!!!
donkey herder, fowl friend@AngelsCitadelJosh alt text:
Insomnia Adventures
Be me, sleep deprived DM, half an hour ago
Get startled by phone ringing
It's one of my players
Me: "Dude, it's midnight, you good?"
Friend: "Yeah yeah, sorry if I woke you. Could I ask for a favor?"
OhGodHeKilledSomeone.gif
Me: "Uh, sure? Shoot."
Friend: "My daughter can't sleep, could you tell a quick story over speakerphone? She loves listening to the recordings of our sessions before bed, but I left my laptop at the office so I can't play them.
NaniTheFuck.mp3
Me: "She listens to us to fall asleep?"
Friend: "Yeah, but she really likes your plot and NPC acting bits. She calls you 'dumb dumb mister.' Guess Dungeon Master is a bit hard for a preschooler." Me: "Wow...well, if it will help her sleep, then sure."
Friend: "Thank you! Okay, give me a sec to head back to her room." (pause) "Okay, you're on speaker." Me: "Hey, [daughters name], it's uncle Anon." Daughter: (Happy gasp) "Dumb dumb Mister!" I'veNeverBeenHappierToBeCalledADumbDumb.jpg
Me: "You ready for a story about…(DM IMPROV SKILLS
ENGAGE)...the time your daddy and his friends went deep into a cursed temple to save a frost dragon egg?"
Daughter: (Incomprehensible happy squealing noises)
I then proceed to spend nearly 20 min spitballing a story over the phone for the most fascinated little girl until she eventually fell asleep. Friend thanks me for the help and says he'll see me on game night.
Lay down in bed, actually feel content and comfortable for once. I should have thanked him.
I am the dumb dumb mister.
@donkeyherder Thanks! I'm terrible at remembering to do that.
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AutistiCritic@AngelsCitadelJosh Now we know what DM really stands for! Awesome!
❄️Faerie❄️@AngelsCitadelJosh This made me so very happy!
@FrostPoem It does for me too every time it crosses my feed. I share it every time.
Book@AngelsCitadelJosh some people are too wholesome for this world.
Doppelmastermanderine@AngelsCitadelJosh This is this wholesome stuff the internet should be used for!
Wildduck@AngelsCitadelJosh oldie goldie, I re-read the whole thing 💝
@Wildduck I do every single time. Definitely a classic.
Indigo ♿ she/her@AngelsCitadelJosh I love the #DumbDumbMister story!
@Skyliting Me too! 😍
@AngelsCitadelJosh That's me with I Has A Sweet Potato. It's too long to post, so here's a link. https://littera-abactor.livejournal.com/7748.html
I Has a Sweet Potato
You know, a lot of times I write up random posts and then don't post them. But Best Beloved just called me, and I could not really explain why I was inarticulate about sweet potatoes, so I said I'd go ahead and post this. That way, she can read it at work and know just what kind of day it has been…
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SanskritFritz@AngelsCitadelJosh My oldest son is a passionate DnD game leader. I will share this story with him! Thank you!
Aviva Gary
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Wurzelmann@AngelsCitadelJosh this is adorable and wonderful, thanks for sharing. 
Quills@AngelsCitadelJosh
That's so precious!!✨✨
That's so precious!!✨✨
CavyherdI've started my new Mastodon-version Epic Thread of Epicness with this:
Cavyherd (@[email protected])
Hm. I think maybe it's time to start an Epic Thread of Epicness over here on Masto. This will be a continuation (or "branch") of my thread over on Twitter. (Apologies if that's invisible; I locked my account when I decamped.) So: Twitter Epic Thread of Epicness: https://twitter.com/cavyherd/status/1499201581815762944 Further additions will be added as replies here. #EpicThreadOfEpicness
tj usiyan@AngelsCitadelJosh Never encountered this gem. Thank you.
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦@AngelsCitadelJosh aaaaaaaaand am now crying now. i used to make up bedtimes stories for my boys and i now wish i had recorded them. i did write a couple of them. they're in their 20s now, but i think i know what am gonna give them as a Christmas present. thank you.
Marcos Dione@blogdiva @AngelsCitadelJosh did you know that the first Choose Your Own Adventure books were written by a father that developed the concept while telling stories before bed?
Christopher Evans@AngelsCitadelJosh @zkat this is my first time seeing this story, so thanks to both of you.
Dan Shick@AngelsCitadelJosh same. thank you 🧡
Plumy@AngelsCitadelJosh How did I never cross that story ? It's incredibly adorable omg
jfml - Jonas Laugs
SaintMel@AngelsCitadelJosh never heard this story before, I love it!
Tomili Jaunce@AngelsCitadelJosh is that what finding a purpose feels like?
@tomili I don't know that we just have ONE purpose, but maybe...
@AngelsCitadelJosh surely not but this story is as evocative as can be
No1o(et/they)&moar Plushies@AngelsCitadelJosh thats realy wholesome ^^
John Lusk
Meguey-shaped bundle of bits@AngelsCitadelJosh This is the gift of gaming and storytelling to weave community. Beautiful.
@AngelsCitadelJosh but did they fall asleep after?!?!>!>?@> :-P