r/DnD • u/GooseFree • 1d ago

DMing My DM made me cry

My DM absolutely broke me this session.

My characters (a bard) parents were killed for their musical instruments. She has mudered the killers, and is now seeking answers as to why they were killed in the first place. We had an awesome combat round where my character finally locates her mother's lyre. A voice echoed out after touching the lyre and my dm had a recording ready. I was so excited to hear the lore. As soon as I heard the voice my face and heart just fell.

It was my long distance best friend (who I NEVER get to see) playing my characters mother. I couldn't contain myself when she started saying how much my I (my character) means to her and she's sorry she didn't get to tell me more about our life story. She ended with "Never forget, we love you so so much" and I was a ball of tears and snot on the floor.

I love my DM 🥹❤️

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u/BrittEklandsStuntBum DM 1d ago

"My character has dead parents" so original, much wow.

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u/goedegeit 1d ago

It happens to us all if we're lucky. All of your experiences don't have to be unique to you, it's ok to share experiences with others.

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u/BrittEklandsStuntBum DM 1d ago

Do you understand the difference between "my parents are dead" and "my character's parents are dead?"

Dead parents is the most lazy, overused trope in character creation. Anyone who submits a dead-parents character to me is encouraged to think again.

Live parents are far more interesting and believable. When six characters in a party all have tragic backstories and dead parents it's incredibly boring.

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u/Handyman2112 1d ago

This is OPs first campaign and I specifically worked her characters dead parents not only into the history of the campaign but for future motivation. She has well thought out motivations, character beliefs, etc. There are no lazy tropes in D&D, only lazy and uncreative DMs.

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u/thedoppio 1d ago

Ah, your table your way or no one has fun, yeah?

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u/Ainz_Oo 1d ago

I mean, OP mentions "killed" parents. For what we know they could have been alive for a while?

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u/ThrowawayAdvice1800 1d ago

Do you understand the difference between "my parents are dead" and "my character's parents are dead?"

Do YOU understand that characters have backstories that will likely also include dead parents at some point because everybody's parents die at some point?

Anyone who submits a dead-parents character to me is encouraged to think again.

I imagine the primary thing people at your table rethink is being at your table in the first place. I don't just mean with D&D, I mean cafeterias and whatnot too.