
by Tom Writing Quietly
A short time ago, in a game store not so far away, four gamer grandmas gathered. What's that, you ask? Were the grandmas themselves gamers, or are they grandmothers of gamers? Both, of course, though as responsible grandmothers, their reasons for showing up to the anniversary event for the world's self-proclaimed most majestic role-playing game were to act as chauffeurs, glorified babysitters, snack-bearers, and, well, whatever else it was that their grandchildren's parents were too busy to do this weekend. Then the announcer chanted the incantation “Ngathf Xygag, ngathf Nosenra, ph’nglui mgwl’nfah Roomkcalb Nosenra-Xygag wgah’nagl ngathf!” out of an original copy of the now-infamous cult classic anti-gaming pamphlet Demonic Duress & Deadly Devil Danger, they found themselves chucked into the world of the game, goblins and all. Now, the gamer grannies must reunite and band together to, well, go take care of the kids. Which, one must admit, is a little more difficult when the problem at hand involves goblins rather than making sure home-baked cookies are compatible with everyone's nut allergies.
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8/11/2026
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1/25/2026
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