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TTRPG I Bring the Imagination

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[Intro | Spoken | Female Voice | Playful | Soft] Guess what happened today. I got invited to play a tabletop role-playing game. They gave me a sheet, some dice, and said: "You can do whatever you want." I don't think they thought that one through. [crowd laughing] [Verse 1 | Female Voice | Sweet | Playful | Light | Pizzicato] The Game Master said: "A dragon blocks the bridge." Everyone drew their swords. I asked: "Why is it angry?" "Because it demands a gold coin." "It wanted something shiny. I gave it a sparkly ball. Now it's playing with it." The warrior asked me: "What about the battle?" "It's busy playing." [Verse 2 | Female Voice | Sweet | Playful | Light | Glockenspiel] We reached an enchanted door. It said: "Only the chosen one may open me." Everyone looked for a prophecy. I asked: "Does the door ask for ID?" The Game Master stared at me. "No." "Then I'll tell it it's me." I pushed the door. It opened. "See? You just have to ask." [Pre-Chorus | Female Voice | Building | Strings Enter | Tension Rises] We entered the great hall, skeletons everywhere. The mage shouted: "Prepare to fight!" I said: "Hold on. They're not decorated." I gave them hats, scarves and sequins. Now one plays the maracas. The Game Master said: "They were supposed to be scary." "Not anymore." [Chorus | Female Voice | Full Orchestra | Marching Drums | First Climax] Roll the dice, If you get twenty, everything's fine. If you get one, even better 'cause I've got another idea! You set the rules, I bring the imagination. [Verse 3 | Female Voice | Sweet | Playful | Light | Light Brass] "There's a huge chasm." Everyone prepares their spells. "What's down there?" I asked "Clouds." they replied "Are they soft?" I asked "They're clouds." I pulled out an umbrella. "Perfect. We float down." I said "That doesn't work." they said "Not yet," I replied. [Chorus 2 | Female Voice | Full Orchestra | Brass | Stronger Climax] Roll the dice, If you get twenty, everything's fine. If you get one, even better 'cause I've got another idea! You set the rules, I bring the imagination. [crowd cheering] [INTERRUPTION — Intimate Pause] [Verse 4 | Female Voice | Sweet | Playful | Light | Glockenspiel] We reached the king's palace. I had to convince him. I rolled the die. Natural one. "You trip on the carpet, the tray flies up, and the cake lands on the king." I asked: "Does it have candles?" "Yes." I started singing: "Happy birthday to you!" The guards joined in. The king started laughing. The Game Master looked at me. "That wasn't part of my plan." "Neither was mine." [orchestra builds] [Verse 5 | Female Voice | Bright | Playful | Orchestra Building] We reached the final castle. The Grand Sorcerer shouted: "MY KINGDOM WILL LIVE IN ETERNAL DARKNESS!" I pulled out ten torches. The party mage cast floating lights. The sorcerer looked at the walls. "I've never seen the paintings before." I added curtains. "Now it matches." The Game Master rolled his eyes. "Bit. That was the final boss." they said "He's still the boss, and now we're his friends" [crowd laughing] [Bridge | Spoken | Female Voice | Intimate | Piano Only | Reflective] I kept the die that rolled a one. They told me: "That die is unlucky." "No. It gives better stories." [orchestra builds] [crowd builds] [Final Chorus | Female Voice | Full Orchestra | Key Change | Maximum Climax | Joyful] The dragon has toys, the king has cake, the skeletons are dancing and the boss has friends. [Outro | Spoken | Female Voice | Playful | Laughing] Next week I'm the Game Master. Why does everyone look worried? [crowd laughing] [crowd cheering]