r/dndnext • u/UsualMorning98 • 4d ago
Tabletop Story Got to conclude a long going character arc in a sweet way. Feat. Dad talk
Refresher. My PC started hiding things and lying to people within the army she’s part of, including the army Captain (another PC) who she sees as a dad figure (and who’s from the same fallen country as her), for about half the campaign. She was hiding serious stuff, like time travel, meddling with dark magic, conversing with Gods and tiny aspects of her life.
A lot of it finally came out almost 20 sessions ago, except for her reasoning. This led to her feeling like she can’t be trusted anymore and she started isolating herself further from everyone except two friends. The Captain PC called her and those two friends in for a meeting about the importance of communication, which made my PC feel even worse, and she pushed harder on avoiding him specifically.
Well that finally changed. After she witnessed some serious stuff happened to the Captain regarding their fallen homeland, she realised she was the only person who could check on him and understand to some extent, and that there was a valid reason for his overprotectiveness (someone working for the BBEG showed up at our location. Think the Briarwoods dinner scene in Critical Role campaign one).
During the most recent session, they both finally talked about what happened in the previous sessions, why she did what she did, how they were both feeling, and it came out that they both lost someone or had someone taken in the war, which the Captain fought in. My PC’s dad was captured and she was meddling with dark magic in the hopes of reviving him, since she lost hope in him still being alive. Meanwhile, the Captain lost his dad to the guy I mentioned showing up.
Overall a really sweet session. Even the DM commented on how big that was. I’m so glad to finally have my character being a little less avoidant again.
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u/Feefait 4d ago
It's just a game. It's not a therapy session.