Hello, /r/DnDBehindTheScreen.

My name's Will. I'm 35, I live in Texas and I've been plying D&D since stumbling into a 2E game in the basement of my hometown library. Since then, I've had a pretty regular game going across several editions, two decades, three states, a few combat deployments, a marriage or two, and a delightful range of brain chemistry. All in all, I've probably played with about a hundred (very) different people, written or made-up-on-the-fly dozens of full campaigns and have collected a wealth of knowledge of suspect and dubious use. I'm fluent in 2E, 3.5, PF, 5E. I'm only conversational in 4E, Eclipse Phase, Fate, Powered by the Apocalypse, Star Wars Saga Edition (sigh) and all of the ill-advised, homebrew Franken-systems I've made over the years.

I don't have much of a presence on Reddit. In fact, this is probably my first ever Reddit post. The formatting will likely be a work-in-progress. You might know me from mentions in other people's posts, where I'm sometimes also misattributed as /u/m0urnhold because that's my Discord handle. I am active on both /u/famoushippopotamus's Patreon Discord and the Gollicking, a writing circle Discord he invited me to about a year ago. Then, /u/PantherophisNiger hit me with this link, my inner wellspring of narcissism runneth over and I signed up for the one Monday I had off. Like some sort of fraud. As my penance, I will endeavor to answer every single question asked of me.

Ask me about:

• D&D in the Marine Corps in Iraq.
• D&D while dealing with Anxiety, Depression and PTSD.
• The profound case of impostor syndrome one develops while collaborating with these people.
• Inclusivity and representation in D&D from the perspective of yet another straight white male.
• Walking the fine line between a passion and drive to make every game better than the last and not taking Rolly Dicey Pretendy Time too seriously.
• Game philosophy. Bonus points for the phrase "ludonarrative harmony".
• What to do next in your campaign. If you're stumped.
• What /u/lycerius is like as a player. We made fun of him for a year for getting Reddit famous for playing a video games.
• Literally anything at all, as long as it follows the community rules.
• Anything that doesn't follow the community rules, in a direct message or something.

Regardless, if you can see this, I'm glad you're here and a part of this community. I'd love to hear about your worlds sometime.

Edit: Okay, I'm nearing 12 hours straight of answering questions. I will continue to answer them as I can in the coming days, until no more remain. In the meantime, click HERE to sign up for one of these yourself, IF YOU HAVE THE CONSTITUTION.