On Friday night we hosted a belated St. Patrick’s Day celebration, themed “Luck o’ the Irish.” Member and Recruitment Master (VPM) Andrew delivered the first of two social speeches from the Visionary Communication Pathway’s elective selection, entitled “A Dungeons & Toast, Toast” in the style of an Irish Blessing (full text below):

Fellow guildmembers and esteemed guests, please… raise your tankards, glencairns, snifters, steins, boots, or whatever drinking receptacles you have chosen to use on this fine evening.

Friends, may the chests in your dungeons never be mimics,

And if they be mimics, may they stay in the secret shadows, undiscovered by your party,

And may your party be filled with creative roleplayers, not murderous hobos, but if you must play with murderous hobos, I pray they be the kind that will share only the finest food and drink with you in real life so as to distract from any shortcomings you may experience in your campaign,

I hope your checks never fail and you never fail to hit, but should you deign to fail, I implore you not do so on your final death save,

And speaking of failure, may your creative ideas only bring wealth and victory to your party, but should your idea fail, may it fail so spectacularly, you earn inspiration and a retcon because really, who “shoots the hostage?”

My friends. Never shoot the hostage.

Finally, may your glasses be filled with only the most enjoyable of libations, but not so enjoyable that one forgets that the most delicious of drink, is the one that is consumed in fine company, like the company we see here today.

Slainte Mhath!

I was honored to serve as Table Topics Master which I did while doing my best leprechaun impression. Participants included Matthew K, Beth G, Stephanie H, Cynthia Z, and Andrew B.

Thanks to all who joined us, and I look forward to seeing you all again for our next regular meeting on April 1st when I’m sure there will be no shortage of shenanigans to be had.