u/StefanEats

I proposed the gender-neutral Captain to my expecting siblings as an alternative to aunt or uncle. It's a fun gender-neutral title that can be easily shortened for babies. I was surprised by their hesitant response.

First, they were worried about a kid talking about their "Captain" and that needing explanation. Any title I pick would need explanation to strangers. I'm used to my existence necessitating explanation.

They were also worried about appropriating a real title of authority. But to me, "Captain" is pretty meaningless in American culture; Wikipedia lists 19 roles it can refer to, and they missed store manager at Trader Joe's.

I'm open to other ideas, but I don't like inventing new words and all the portmanteaus make me gag. Yes, that's pretty limiting; that's why I liked Captain. My siblings said we can talk about it another time, but should I stick to my guns? What do we think?

Hail and well-met!

I'm starting this tomorrow for some coworkers. Those coworkers told some of their coworkers and the party ended up ballooning to 6 people, not including me. Anyone got advice on how to go about running for a larger party?

For characters... two players are veterans who can read character sheets. I could use pregens, but then they don't get a nice place for all the cards. Are there unofficial class boards I can print?

What I'm worried about is the noise level, and quieter folk retreating to silence rather than competing to participate. This being a more social issue, I don't expect to have solutions by tomorrow. But I worry about it considering this is most people's first impression of D&D. Any tips welcome!