Pointy Hat had a great video on this subject!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIKxk96ZFwg

Mom and dad have 900 years of savings in the college fund.

I understand, but also, please don’t. As bad as it is right now, the world is still a better place with you in it. Call or text 988 if you’re feeling suicidal, there are people there ready to listen and help.

People just don’t like homework. (Which is perfectly understandable) And for most people most of the time, learning a new system is homework.

I would really like to commission that one artist that does the WWI kobolds to do a piece with 3 kobolds running a vintage SMG as if it were a crew served weapon. (But sadly they won’t return my emails)

You gain 20xp and find 10 gold on the joke’s body.

“Yeah, I had to spend 50 doing your mom. And 50 before that for her mom, and her mom…”

Addl wisdom: some people make jokes when they’re uncomfortable, as a defense mechanism. If you have a player or players constantly trying to lighten the mood, consider that the atmosphere you’re trying to create may not be a good fit for your party, and/or parts of your party may not be a good fit for your game.

What’s his deal?

Starbucks is a real coffee chain that exists in the real world. Moondeer and sunfawn follow the same naming scheme, but the players didn’t realize that was what the DM was building to until the big reveal. It’s…pun-adjacent.