#setting expectations

[drdessertfox]

PSA: please do not go to the emergency department requesting an MRI for your joint sprain or strain. MRI is reserved for emergency conditions such as stroke, spinal cord impingement, etc. You will not receive an MRI in the ED to see if you tore your ACL. It is an outpatient imaging test.

Thank you and have a nice day

[katimorton]

It's holiday seasons, and we know the holidays come expectations! Expectations for how we're supposed to feel, how we're supposed to interact with family, what type of son, brother, sister, daughter, granddaughter, partner, sibling, etc we're supposed to be. In this video I talk through how to manage family expectations and create boundaries during the holiday. You may have toxic family members, Christmas stress, holiday family stress, or so many other things with going home for the holidays. Let's look at these expectations, how we should feel about family expectations and then how to create boundaries with family. 

My surviving the holiday playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_loxoCVsWqwHvhgnIH3_vg_t6ESwApdX

[stabbyapologist]

I am the chief critic; and nobody is harder on me than myself.

[riccardolll-blog]

How to Start a Campaign

Starting a campaign in D&D is one of the most challenging parts of any game.  Your players do not quite know who their characters are yet.  They don’t know anything about the other characters.  They are unfamiliar with the world.  They expect a story but often want to be dragged into it. etc.

How to resolve these issues?  Session 0.

Session Zero

Session 0 is the most important session you will have as a DM or player.  This is the session before you start your game.  Some general goals of this session include (but are not limited to):

Setting expectations for game play (DM & player)

Discussing the players’ hopes, key desires and goals for the campaign

Discussing DM’s key desires, goals, plans, proposed play styles, etc.

Settling any house or custom rules

Introducing the narrative world (as appropriate)

Character creation

Group bonding

Session scheduling

I will discuss a few of the above points over coming posts, starting with setting expectations.

Setting expectations

It is fundamental to the successful of a game for the DM and players all start on the same page.  This sounds really basic, but discussing the assumptions that each person is bringing to the table is crucial if everyone is going to enjoy playing.

Some suggested discussion points:

Expected behaviours when playing (e.g. sportsmanship, inclusive play, taking turns, listening, etc.)

How to give constructive feedback

Dispute resolution

Where you will play

How often you intend to play (and when)

Expected time commitment for preparation prior to sessions (DM & players)

Expected time commitment for playing each session (1 hour? 2 hours?  4 hours?  6 hours?)

Which rules you will be using (plus any house/custom rules)

The game’s genre (dungeon crawl, epic, mystery/intrigue...)

Expected level of player contribution to the world/story (100% sandbox, strongly DM narrative based, player choice matters...)

Campaign’s tone(s) (gritty, comedic, dramatic, surreal...)

Expected player emotional/intellectual involvement (i.e. whether the game will contain strong themes, touch on taboo subjects, present divisive ethical dilemmas...)

By having these discussions up front, any issues or concerns can be raised and discussed before you start playing.  This will save you time, angst and energy down the track. 

Obviously some of the things you discuss and agree may change over time, in which case it is a good idea (and highly recommended) that you organise to sit down with your group again to re-discuss and check-in with everyone playing.

All the best for your planning and playing.

[2tiedships2]

Dear lovely followers. Louis will always be my number one. But in a few short hours you are going to be spammed with Harry. Just putting that out there.

[cultivar-corin]

This is my ERP blog, it should go without saying but if you're a minor (under 18 years of age), then please do not interact. You should probably leave immediately too while you're at it. Similar story to right-wing followers or those of similar persuasion, it will save us both much self-righteous anger.

(Also this is frequently edited as I work out my own limits and what I'm willing to do here so if it's been a few weeks you may want to re-read some of it)

(Important stuff under the cut, including the Phonebook and Limits)

I'm working on a very, VERY lewd world that conforms to the kinks you'll find below called Ex Pectus, and you'll be able to find some snippets scattered across my blog, though if you have questions and or suggestions feel free to Ask them! You can find the whole project here.

This blog is meant for RP, and that's the only thing you can expect here. If you want original short stories or just reblogs of stuff I like then go look at @butwhatifitwasbigger, my "main" horny blog.

(Be warned that even for ongoing RP I may take a fair while to respond, between being easily distracted and having housemates that reaally shouldn't see what's going on here.)

Muse Phonebook (OC unless specified otherwise)

Grace Kholyte - The Bridge Maiden (#ArmorCladMischief)

Sasha Drycha - The Copper Queen (#oooShinyTits!)

Felicia Wanyc - The Tin Mistress (#oooShinyGock!)

Kinks/Preferences you can expect to find here:

$ ones are my favorites :)

$$$Hyper Sizes. My main is literally called "But what if it was Bigger". I don't know what else you expected there.

$$Girls get Larger: Expansion in most forms, from inflation to actual growth.

$$Lactation. The bigger and milkier the better

$$Girls that happen to also have Penises.

$$Fantasy itself. Magic, Sci-fi, random BS, it's allll good.

$Pregnancy*. I really just like this one because of the belly and ties to lactation. The actual babies/children are, at best, an undesirable side-effect rather than the end goal around here. You may find replacement "children" like crystals or artificial monsters around here though.

MORE girls, whether that be existing large groups or more fantastical stuff like cloning.

Girls, as you may have noticed. I don't do Guys here really.

Bondage, though this is a common pairing with higher-rated kinks rather than something I go out of my way for.

Things that are questionable, but open to (initially) image-less discussion:

Most forms of furry content. It doesn't float my boat, and I'd prefer to avoid the heavier end, but I have a tolerance.

Egg/Oviposition stuff.

Transformation content. There are a lot of lines I'm okay with, and many that I'm not.

Body Horror. I'll play ball with some lighter stuff if people are into it, but I don't do full on gore or extremes. Expect bending of typical proportions, not full extreme alterations or blood. It's there entirely for the other party too, I don't get anything out of it.

Limits.

Minors. Obviously. I shouldn't have to say this, but here it is.

Bestiality.

Gore or Guro content, ESPECIALLY snuff. I do not find the idea of serious injury or death as a result of this stuff particularly appealing, though I won't block over it.

Vore.

"Blueberry" inflation. It just doesn't feel quite right, and I get nothing out of it.

Lolicon/Shotacon stuff. They tend to make characters look.. uncomfortably young for me to feel safe harboring or supporting it. (Oh it's fine she's five-hundred years old- THEN WHY DID YOU DRAW HER LIKE THIS???)

Real World content. I won't block over it but don't expect interactions or reblogs.

AI generated content. This is not open to discussion. I have a... nuanced opinion on Large Language Models that I will not be delving into here, but AI generated content is off limits. Please provoke the Void if I reblog content that is provably AI generated. If i find your argument compelling after some digging of my own, it will be quietly removed.

Tagging Conventions:

"Readable Lust" - This post contains only text. Just for filtering purposes.

"Crawling From the Void" active RP with someone!

"Voidborne" - This is Original Content of my own making.

"Ex Pectus" - This is Original Content of my own making about that setting specifically.

"Ice bucket" - Something has possessed me to make a "meta" post.

Fetishes are given a self explanatory or common name.

PFP credit goes to nrcgray on deviant art, here's the original post. Images used for OC muses are credited to Maddel_Art , as assets created using her Picrew generator!

[tabletopbellhop]

You can watch our latest podcast episode on YouTube!

Great Expectations, where we talk about things we think publishers should do to better set player expectations.

We also talk about what we've been playing including first thoughts on Whoa There Cowboy! from Grandpa Beck's Games.

We wrap up with reviews of two games that totally met our expectations, Alhambra Family & Friends edition from Queen Games and Beer & Bread from Capstone Games

[saruvanthewhite]

Apple: “Hi! We’re calling to let you know the part that you requested to repair your phone has come in. Stop on by at your earliest convenience and will get right to it.”

Me: :stops by at earliest convenience:

also Apple: “Oh! As it turns out, it looks like our earliest possible turnaround time will be six hours from now. Sorry.”

-When I worked for Apple ages ago, we would have bent over backward to make good on an earlier promise, but that doesn’t seem to hold true today-