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  1. Is This Anything?

    A D&D One-Shot that plays out like a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

    In the town of Wickhollow, the wreaths go up a week before Solstice. The winter baking competition has been running since before anyone can remember. The mayor wears a sash. The candle in the window of the oldest house on the main road has been lit every Longest Night for several generations.

    Someone in your party has been here before. They lived here, they loved here, they lost here. They left. They swore they'd never come back. But the town has welcomed them back with open arms.

    Something is wrong this year. It's not a problem that can be solved by hitting it, but it is certainly the type of problem that will absolutely ruin the Longest Night celebrations if nobody does anything.

    ---

    This is the idea of a one-shot that needs player and DM input to fully flesh it out.

    What's wrong could be a family feud nobody will say aloud. It could be a recent loss that the town hasn't fully grieved yet. It could be a ritual nobody remembers how to perform. It could be the reason the hometown hero left in the first place, a wrong done to them that still sits unaddressed in the room.

    One in the party is the "hometown hero" of sorts. They've returned to the town for the first time in years. Why they've returned could be a recent death in the family. It could be an old love to rekindle. It could be a letter with no return address that somehow found them anyway. It could just be that they were passing through; they swear they were only passing through.

    The rest of the party are the quirky and lovable townsfolk. A chimneysweep, always covered in soot. A stablehand who can't escape the smell. An innkeeper who reserved the last room just for the "hero". The child who still believes all of it, completely, without irony.

    The climax of the story is not driven by combat, but by a speech, a performance, a small act of community that the "hometown hero" could not have managed at session zero.

    And it must start snowing right at the end. That is not a suggestion. The DM does not get a vote on this. It must start snowing.

    #iTA #isThisAnything #DnD #OneShot #LongestNight #WinterSolstice #Hallmark

  2. Is This Anything?

    A D&D One-Shot that plays out like a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

    In the town of Wickhollow, the wreaths go up a week before Solstice. The winter baking competition has been running since before anyone can remember. The mayor wears a sash. The candle in the window of the oldest house on the main road has been lit every Longest Night for several generations.

    Someone in your party has been here before. They lived here, they loved here, they lost here. They left. They swore they'd never come back. But the town has welcomed them back with open arms.

    Something is wrong this year. It's not a problem that can be solved by hitting it, but it is certainly the type of problem that will absolutely ruin the Longest Night celebrations if nobody does anything.

    ---

    This is the idea of a one-shot that needs player and DM input to fully flesh it out.

    What's wrong could be a family feud nobody will say aloud. It could be a recent loss that the town hasn't fully grieved yet. It could be a ritual nobody remembers how to perform. It could be the reason the hometown hero left in the first place, a wrong done to them that still sits unaddressed in the room.

    One in the party is the "hometown hero" of sorts. They've returned to the town for the first time in years. Why they've returned could be a recent death in the family. It could be an old love to rekindle. It could be a letter with no return address that somehow found them anyway. It could just be that they were passing through; they swear they were only passing through.

    The rest of the party are the quirky and lovable townsfolk. A chimneysweep, always covered in soot. A stablehand who can't escape the smell. An innkeeper who reserved the last room just for the "hero". The child who still believes all of it, completely, without irony.

    The climax of the story is not driven by combat, but by a speech, a performance, a small act of community that the "hometown hero" could not have managed at session zero.

    And it must start snowing right at the end. That is not a suggestion. The DM does not get a vote on this. It must start snowing.

    #iTA #isThisAnything #DnD #OneShot #LongestNight #WinterSolstice #Hallmark

  3. Is This Anything?

    A D&D One-Shot that plays out like a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

    In the town of Wickhollow, the wreaths go up a week before Solstice. The winter baking competition has been running since before anyone can remember. The mayor wears a sash. The candle in the window of the oldest house on the main road has been lit every Longest Night for several generations.

    Someone in your party has been here before. They lived here, they loved here, they lost here. They left. They swore they'd never come back. But the town has welcomed them back with open arms.

    Something is wrong this year. It's not a problem that can be solved by hitting it, but it is certainly the type of problem that will absolutely ruin the Longest Night celebrations if nobody does anything.

    ---

    This is the idea of a one-shot that needs player and DM input to fully flesh it out.

    What's wrong could be a family feud nobody will say aloud. It could be a recent loss that the town hasn't fully grieved yet. It could be a ritual nobody remembers how to perform. It could be the reason the hometown hero left in the first place, a wrong done to them that still sits unaddressed in the room.

    One in the party is the "hometown hero" of sorts. They've returned to the town for the first time in years. Why they've returned could be a recent death in the family. It could be an old love to rekindle. It could be a letter with no return address that somehow found them anyway. It could just be that they were passing through; they swear they were only passing through.

    The rest of the party are the quirky and lovable townsfolk. A chimneysweep, always covered in soot. A stablehand who can't escape the smell. An innkeeper who reserved the last room just for the "hero". The child who still believes all of it, completely, without irony.

    The climax of the story is not driven by combat, but by a speech, a performance, a small act of community that the "hometown hero" could not have managed at session zero.

    And it must start snowing right at the end. That is not a suggestion. The DM does not get a vote on this. It must start snowing.

    #iTA #isThisAnything #DnD #OneShot #LongestNight #WinterSolstice #Hallmark

  4. 🎼God is logos, hidden wisdom, God is what we cannot see, God is shrouded in deep silence, God is Holy mystery, yet with dark explosive power, we meet our Divinity. #longestnight #transinchurch

  5. It's the #LongestNight, so we have to feature that well-known painter of night scenes, Atkinson Grimshaw: here's his rather magical "Evening Glow" of 1882. victorianweb.org/painting/grim #paintings

  6. It's the #LongestNight, so we have to feature that well-known painter of night scenes, Atkinson Grimshaw: here's his rather magical "Evening Glow" of 1882. victorianweb.org/painting/grim #paintings

  7. It's the #LongestNight, so we have to feature that well-known painter of night scenes, Atkinson Grimshaw: here's his rather magical "Evening Glow" of 1882. victorianweb.org/painting/grim #paintings

  8. It's the #LongestNight, so we have to feature that well-known painter of night scenes, Atkinson Grimshaw: here's his rather magical "Evening Glow" of 1882. victorianweb.org/painting/grim #paintings

  9. It's the #LongestNight, so we have to feature that well-known painter of night scenes, Atkinson Grimshaw: here's his rather magical "Evening Glow" of 1882. victorianweb.org/painting/grim #paintings

  10. youtu.be/3T0i4akX5a8?si=adtyFU

    A Blessed #wintersolistice and #yule to all who celebrate!
    The nights are dark, but the #wheel now turns toward the light.
    May the brilliance of the sun's coming light pierce through your lives, bearing love, abundance, hope, and prosperity.

    Link above is to my favourite #solisticecaroles, by the #wyrdsisters

    #yuletide #pagan #longestnight #nature #blessings #abundance #herecomesthesun

  11. youtu.be/3T0i4akX5a8?si=adtyFU

    A Blessed #wintersolstice and #yule to all who celebrate!
    The nights are dark, but the #wheel now turns toward the light.
    May the brilliance of the sun's coming light pierce through your lives, bearing love, abundance, hope, and prosperity.

    Link above is to my favourite #solisticecaroles, by the #wyrdsisters

    #yuletide #pagan #longestnight #nature #blessings #abundance #herecomesthesun

  12. youtu.be/3T0i4akX5a8?si=adtyFU

    A Blessed #wintersolstice and #yule to all who celebrate!
    The nights are dark, but the #wheel now turns toward the light.
    May the brilliance of the sun's coming light pierce through your lives, bearing love, abundance, hope, and prosperity.

    Link above is to my favourite #solisticecaroles, by the #wyrdsisters

    #yuletide #pagan #longestnight #nature #blessings #abundance #herecomesthesun

  13. youtu.be/3T0i4akX5a8?si=adtyFU

    A Blessed #wintersolstice and #yule to all who celebrate!
    The nights are dark, but the #wheel now turns toward the light.
    May the brilliance of the sun's coming light pierce through your lives, bearing love, abundance, hope, and prosperity.

    Link above is to my favourite #solisticecaroles, by the #wyrdsisters

    #yuletide #pagan #longestnight #nature #blessings #abundance #herecomesthesun

  14. youtu.be/3T0i4akX5a8?si=adtyFU

    A Blessed #wintersolstice and #yule to all who celebrate!
    The nights are dark, but the #wheel now turns toward the light.
    May the brilliance of the sun's coming light pierce through your lives, bearing love, abundance, hope, and prosperity.

    Link above is to my favourite #solisticecaroles, by the #wyrdsisters

    #yuletide #pagan #longestnight #nature #blessings #abundance #herecomesthesun

  15. Reading for this winter solstice night: the remarkable diary of Frederick A. Cook, one of the first people to spend winter on Antarctica, including a night which lasted more than two months: publicdomainreview.org/collect #Solstice #WinterSolstice #winter #LongestNight #shortestday

  16. Reading for this winter solstice night: the remarkable diary of Frederick A. Cook, one of the first people to spend winter on Antarctica, including a night which lasted more than two months: publicdomainreview.org/collect #Solstice #WinterSolstice #winter #LongestNight #shortestday

  17. Reading for this winter solstice night: the remarkable diary of Frederick A. Cook, one of the first people to spend winter on Antarctica, including a night which lasted more than two months: publicdomainreview.org/collect #Solstice #WinterSolstice #winter #LongestNight #shortestday

  18. Reading for this winter solstice night: the remarkable diary of Frederick A. Cook, one of the first people to spend winter on Antarctica, including a night which lasted more than two months: publicdomainreview.org/collect #Solstice #WinterSolstice #winter #LongestNight #shortestday

  19. Reading for this winter solstice night: the remarkable diary of Frederick A. Cook, one of the first people to spend winter on Antarctica, including a night which lasted more than two months: publicdomainreview.org/collect #Solstice #WinterSolstice #winter #LongestNight #shortestday

  20. #HappyYule ~ #MerrySolstice * #NewEarthYear > #NewMoon - #Winter ^ #ShortestDay | #LongestNight = #YuleLog
    Okay, daylight, do your thing. Starting tomorrow, more sun, every day, please!
    & a Groovy New Moon to you - what seeds are you planting?
    Hope you have a *Happy New Earth Year* - we start around the #Sun again!
    #plant #clean #purge #prepare #lunar #beginning #waxing #moon #Earth #Yule #tree #druid #wreath #MistleToe #pagan #traditions

  21. #HappyYule ~ #MerrySolstice * #NewEarthYear > #NewMoon - #Winter ^ #ShortestDay | #LongestNight = #YuleLog
    Okay, daylight, do your thing. Starting tomorrow, more sun, every day, please!
    & a Groovy New Moon to you - what seeds are you planting?
    Hope you have a *Happy New Earth Year* - we start around the #Sun again!
    #plant #clean #purge #prepare #lunar #beginning #waxing #moon #Earth #Yule #tree #druid #wreath #MistleToe #pagan #traditions

  22. #HappyYule ~ #MerrySolstice * #NewEarthYear > #NewMoon - #Winter ^ #ShortestDay | #LongestNight = #YuleLog
    Okay, daylight, do your thing. Starting tomorrow, more sun, every day, please!
    & a Groovy New Moon to you - what seeds are you planting?
    Hope you have a *Happy New Earth Year* - we start around the #Sun again!
    #plant #clean #purge #prepare #lunar #beginning #waxing #moon #Earth #Yule #tree #druid #wreath #MistleToe #pagan #traditions

  23. #HappyYule ~ #MerrySolstice * #NewEarthYear > #NewMoon - #Winter ^ #ShortestDay | #LongestNight = #YuleLog
    Okay, daylight, do your thing. Starting tomorrow, more sun, every day, please!
    & a Groovy New Moon to you - what seeds are you planting?
    Hope you have a *Happy New Earth Year* - we start around the #Sun again!
    #plant #clean #purge #prepare #lunar #beginning #waxing #moon #Earth #Yule #tree #druid #wreath #MistleToe #pagan #traditions

  24. Happy #WinterSolstice to everyone, from #Nucilandia 🐿️

    Today marks the #longestNight and the #shortestDay — the #turningPoint. From here on, the #lightReturns. Each sunrise will linger a little longer, each day growing brighter than the last.

    May this be a reminder that even at the lowest point, #hope is already on its way back. #TheSun endures, life persists, and warmth will rise again.

    #PraiseTheSun 🌞

    #MHR #Micronation #WinterSolstice #Sun

  25. Happy #WinterSolstice to everyone, from #Nucilandia 🐿️

    Today marks the #longestNight and the #shortestDay — the #turningPoint. From here on, the #lightReturns. Each sunrise will linger a little longer, each day growing brighter than the last.

    May this be a reminder that even at the lowest point, #hope is already on its way back. #TheSun endures, life persists, and warmth will rise again.

    #PraiseTheSun 🌞

    #MHR #Micronation #WinterSolstice #Sun

  26. Happy #WinterSolstice to everyone, from #Nucilandia 🐿️

    Today marks the #longestNight and the #shortestDay — the #turningPoint. From here on, the #lightReturns. Each sunrise will linger a little longer, each day growing brighter than the last.

    May this be a reminder that even at the lowest point, #hope is already on its way back. #TheSun endures, life persists, and warmth will rise again.

    #PraiseTheSun 🌞

    #MHR #Micronation #WinterSolstice #Sun

  27. Happy #WinterSolstice to everyone, from #Nucilandia 🐿️

    Today marks the #longestNight and the #shortestDay — the #turningPoint. From here on, the #lightReturns. Each sunrise will linger a little longer, each day growing brighter than the last.

    May this be a reminder that even at the lowest point, #hope is already on its way back. #TheSun endures, life persists, and warmth will rise again.

    #PraiseTheSun 🌞

    #MHR #Micronation #WinterSolstice #Sun

  28. Happy #WinterSolstice to everyone, from #Nucilandia 🐿️

    Today marks the #longestNight and the #shortestDay — the #turningPoint. From here on, the #lightReturns. Each sunrise will linger a little longer, each day growing brighter than the last.

    May this be a reminder that even at the lowest point, #hope is already on its way back. #TheSun endures, life persists, and warmth will rise again.

    #PraiseTheSun 🌞

    #MHR #Micronation #WinterSolstice #Sun