What Role Playing Games Have To Do With Your Real Life

And Why Love Is At The Center Of It All

Let’s get this out of the way: I’m a polyamorous person, and I got married. (Here’s an article about why I did it, in case you point your nose up at this idea. Please come back once your nose is back in my direction!)

When my husband and I got married, we said our vows while our family sat in a circle in a park we loved. (Some footage of that is here.) But (and this is embarrassing) I’ve always been so proud about my vows, that I haven’t thought too much about Luke’s.

That is, until recently, when we were driving, and I can’t really remember exactly what I was ranting about (2023 has been The Year of The Rant for me), but Luke said, “Well, you know, it’s like I said in my vows.”

“Right,” I said. And paused. “What part of your vows exactly?”

“The thing about the 20-sided dice,” he said.

Oh, yes. The thing about the 20-sided dice.

The 20-sided dice are at the center of Luke’s life philosophy, which he talked about during our vows, which I’ll return to in a little while.

In case you don’t play Dungeons and Dragons (I respect this choice, and all choices surrounding D&D, a game that I deem, after much deep…