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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/966366_10200473403496026_1374561778_o.jpg?fit=1583%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1583,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"966366_10200473403496026_1374561778_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/966366_10200473403496026_1374561778_o.jpg?fit=792%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-431\" 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I\u2019m a sucker for drama. And dragons. And aliens.<\/p><p>Longer answer: Sometimes functioning in the \u201creal world\u201d is an exhausting blur of work, bills, dentist appointments, and other mundane tasks or obligations. Roleplaying games let me disappear into a different place and become a different person for a few hours. It doesn\u2019t hurt that this person is often exceptionally magical with fantastical problems.<\/p><p>When I was in college these games would last for several hours \u2013 sometimes all night long. As I\u2019ve grown up we had to slow it waaaaaaay down but I still make sure I always cut a little time out of my week to game. It\u2019s imaginative, fun, and something that you and your friends get to create together. <img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"432\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/fantasticworldspod.com\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1356\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/fantasticworldspod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/19780608_10210922092866730_3289896281975329321_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Gaming is a way of connecting us to our inner child. It always brings up fond memories of playing pretend with my sister when we were growing up. Playing games that lasted for hours and devolved into long arguments about what a witch could actually \u201crealistically\u201d do.<\/p><p>And let\u2019s face it \u2013 the real reason is that it\u2019s damn cathartic having the option to light your enemies on fire instead of making nice with them at parties. Amirite?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32634e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32634e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d89710\" data-id=\"3d89710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short answer: I\u2019ve always been a daydreamer. I\u2019m a sucker for drama. And dragons. And aliens. 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