I don’t have suggestions better than those of others; just know I empathise with you.
Also; I call that state Ludo Limbo. The game hasn’t clicked with you, and you’re not having a good time, but for reasons outside your control you’re fucking stuck there.
One member of the group had decided to leave, so wanted a valiant sacrifice for his character, none of the rest of us would leave him behind though, so we almost got TPKd before the DM admitted there was literally no way to win the encounter.
Did I hear a Ding? Gratz!
It’s a very special moment to hold a game you made happen in your hands, I hope it happens many more times for you!
Nothing to add here but you’ve had a bunch of great answers; thanks to all the respondents and to OP for being super candid. This thread was a great read!
I think you’ve got some wonderful answers here already so I just want to add something that a few points brought to mind.
In my opinion one can authentically play a trait without playing a diagnosis. A great example of this is Drax in the MCU. He isn’t “the autistic one” he’s the guy with hyper literal interpretation. That autistic (amongst other classes) people relate that and feel seen isn’t because he’s “being autistic” but because he sees things like them; the other characters regard that and it somewhat authentically shows the outcomes one such person might have in these wild tales.
You can represent elements of neurodivergence without going all in on an ND character that might only serve to entrench stigma.
Did they, or has he taken Rustic Hospitality?
Becky from an accounting is a vegan and you insisted on roasting a boar next to her desk. When she asked you to move you just shouted about already having cast Tiny Hut and that you “weren’t going to break camp now!”
I haven’t done a play challenge since the pandemic hit, but the last couple years I did were 25x4 challenges. Same 100 plays, but far more impetus to play new things and to swap and borrow from friends. The one year I did a 10x10 I felt a disconcerting pressure to fill my card, and that led to me not being a very pleasant participant in game nights.
This is a lovely bit of business.
I would add that perhaps OP should have the players jot down their plans in secret, call it listening to their heart or some such, because it will minimise metagaming.
Alternatively, think of it a bit like Q’s Son in voyager. Basically a god but also a pugnacious wee shite who you have to sorta trick into doing the right thing.
Yes, 35, UK. Drive an automatic now, but drove Manual until last year.
I don’t know what the feed file is Justia, but the UK gov website has good feeds. https://trademarks.ipo.gov.uk/ipo-tmcase/page/Results/1/UK00900149922
Planescape (one word) was registered in 1996, added to the registry in 1998, and is not required to be renewed until 2026.
I don’t know if Justia is wrong or providing the info in such a way as to lead to confusion.
I don’t think this is a mistake.
When the setting was first released it was styled Plane Scape and though has subsequently been used as Planescape the registration may date as far back as the initial early 90s.
Trademarks are a funny thing though, take Coca-Cola. If they register only COCA-COLA with the hyphen, that doesn’t allow Pepsi to make a sparkling brown sugar drink called Coca Cola. Intention is important in these matters, not just the technicality of what is registered. Registrations also allow for “stylisation”, which means you don’t need to register a new mark to stylise your existing mark.
In the big old house of fun!