I bungled together a character I thought would be interesting to play - a variant aasimar hexblade warlock. Perhaps it could stave off the monotony that my life had become from thesis-writing in solitary COVID-19 confinement. Not that I was opposed to it, in fact, it sounded fun and I liked that it encouraged collaboration and quick-witted creativity. Despite my respectable nerd cred, I’d never actually played DnD. A couple of months ago, a friend invited me to join him in an online Dungeons and Dragons campaign.