We Will NOT Play DnD

Dawn Somewhere

Four friends struggle to get through their weekly roleplaying campaigns together.

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Jul 12, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 19
If it were easy to rob a man with bottomless resources to steal, it'd happen all the time! Even with superpowers, it's not something you just do overnight. It's going to take at least two nights, and it'll be stopped at the last second by a superhero, usually.
Jul 8, 2025 · 15 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 18
Freeze Frame scores a huge victory for the team by getting lifetime access to a box suite at the local baseball stadium! It may not be fighting crime, but it's something the company needs, and the bottom line is what's important. However, it's not quite as important to everyone.
Jun 29, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 17
When a guy needs help, the only sensible thing is to ask for it. Not from the people who are creating the problems, though. Clearly the correct answer is to outsource to a bunch of unvetted amateurs who are eager, but who have never done this sort of work before.
Jun 20, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 16
You can't tell a man like Kimon that he can't go do something if it's important to him. He'll find a way, or do it in secret, and is good at that. You also can't really replace exactly what Kimon can do, though Freeze Frame might try by inviting the oddball couple that is Lightshow and Terry to the city.
Jun 6, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 15
Worse than being talked about is not being talked about, but when it comes to bad news, you can't always get away from it. What you can do, however, is change which bad news people are talking about. It's usually not good if there are multiple negative things to talk about, but it gives options!
May 27, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 14
There is a simple rule in any conflict-related role: there is no safe way to apply force. Any act of violence can have unintended consequences, or be made too rashly. Just shoving a person can result in an accident. So what does one do when people have super powers? What's an ethical way to stop a man who can fly? Who can read minds? Who can jump between moving vehicles and take control of them in the process? A wacky world leads to some wacky police hypotheticals.
May 20, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 13
Interrogation is an unusual art, and it's not something that's easily done in a vacuum. It requires already knowing some answers, being careful not to give away what you do and do not know, and giving the subject enough room to say things you wanted to hear without them knowing what you wanted to hear. And in the case of police work, when there's not a lawyer present, a bit of trickery and flimflam is on the table.
May 12, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 12
In many events that deal with the law, self-incrimination can be a leading cause for arrest. For example, it's not rare for someone to discus how much they've had to drink during a sobriety test. And while you don't have to speak to the police or let them in the house if they don't have a warrant, certainly those rules change if you do something flagrantly illegal as a reaction to a knock at your door.
Apr 28, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 11
The real depth of a super power is determined by the creativity and the wit behind it. No superman is all that difficult to overcome if he always does the same predictable things and has no new ideas. Paul and Lawry are certainly men of their own ideas, however, and the two split up to pursue completely separate goals.
Apr 14, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 10
Any kind of breaking-and-entering, even if it's technically legal, is going to be fraught with perils. It's something that requires being in and out with all the sneakiness of the Grinch on Christmas, and when a person gets caught, it takes quick thinking and buttery lies. Super powers also help quite a lot.
Apr 9, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 9
If you can run faster than a speeding bullet, then you can bet society is going to insist that you follow a lot of rules about when and where you can run. Crime-fighting super heroes have to get warrants and talk to lawyers, or else the whole system would be a chaotic mess of autocratic heroes - and look, society has spent a lot of time trying that. It works sometimes, but not always, and when it doesn't work it can really not work!
Mar 31, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 8
You can't just wait for crime to happen and then go punch it down. If any crime of that caliber happened off, no city would survive. Instead, there's a lot of concern about budget, the amount of work being done, and who's doing it.
Mar 21, 2025 · 17 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 7
Good police work is rarely done from the barrel of a gun - that sort of thing is for emergencies. Ergo, good super hero work follows the same rules. Just because it's possible to use laser vision or throw a car into the sun, that doesn't mean you can really stop crime by doing so. Good super hero work means identifying the crime, gathering evidence, and following the rules. Usually.
Mar 15, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 6
Unstoppable Industries moves to officially declare a new head of the superhero field crew, and naturally it's politics from top to bottom. Freeze Frame is the company's favorite, as the other candidates are too new, or have way too many open files with the HR department. Though the company logic is there, one has to wonder if an ego the size of Kimon's can really be okay with it.
Mar 8, 2025 · 16 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 5
The team signs on with the government to learn what they can about the weapon which ends all super heroes, and it provides an important lead on who they should be talking to in order to catch Mercury. Meanwhile, one major advantage to reformed villainy is being in contact with current villains, who can keep you in touch with the ongoing developments of the underground.
Feb 28, 2025 · 19 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 4
Even with Captain Momentum lost to the world, villainy and crime still happens, and it's up to the Unstoppable Force to intervene. Unfortunately, without a man impervious to bullets and physical harm to back the effort, the whole thing requires a lot of finesse that our heroes may not be quite in the practice of using.
Feb 21, 2025 · 21 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 3
Grieving comes in steps, so they say, but it also takes various forms and elevates certain priorities above others. When the death of a friend occurs at a company, the company kind wind up impacting what sorts of grieving are most acceptable or most prioritized.
Feb 14, 2025 · 15 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 2
Every man is mortal, and no man is truly an unstoppable force. Whether by old age, a secret weakness, or the copyright expiring on their public appearance, at some point a hero must die. This is the night that bell tolls for Captain Momentum, and with him follows the death of an entire era.
Feb 7, 2025 · 19 min
Unstoppable Momentum, Part 1
Welcome to Unstoppable Industries! Home of the Unstoppable Force, one of the most famed and respected superhero teams in the United States. Headquartered in the proud city of New Jerseydelphia, they just so happen to be looking for a new member, and our very own Elvis has managed to ace the interview process.
Jan 30, 2025 · 28 min
Dungeon Men, Part 35
Our heroes have had things a little too easy for a little too long, and that's in spite of all the hardships! At some point, all of this meddling in things beyond their pay grade was going to bring the chickens home to roost, but in this case, the chickens are dragons. It's time to fight the big men or die standing.

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Unstoppable Momentum, Part 19

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 18

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 17

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 16

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 15

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 14

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 13

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 12

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 11

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 10

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 9

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 8

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 7

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 6

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 5

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 4

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 3

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 2

Unstoppable Momentum, Part 1

Dungeon Men, Part 35