After several futile attempts to put a gaming group together, my boyfriend and I decided to try a 1 on 1 game.  I’m going to take a moment here and discuss the way we approached this game. We have friends who are a boisterous collection of identities and preferences.  This game is an attempt by us to explore identities that don’t correspond to our own, to step out of the safety of our projections of ourselves. At the same time, we recognize that this experience can never be complete because this is being done in a safe environment and they are identities we can shed when we’re done playing.  The point is empathy. Aaron’s character was born male but does not identify that way. This is an epic tale of adventure, magic, and identity.

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