Reigning Men
Now that I’ve introduced a few out-of-game story lines and additional characters, it’s time to get the group back into the heart of their campaign with a new adventure (despite Trevor’s brief interruption).
Speaking of Trevor, I received a few very kind emails over the past month pertaining to him and the fact that d20monkey features a gay gamer as one of the main cast members. As nice as the emails were they took me a little by surprise. I guess for some this is a rare or isolated occurrence but to be honest, I’ve met many great folks who love to play RPGs and they just happen to be gay. In my eyes good people (and gamers) are good people so the idea of Trevor being a big deal to someone never really crossed my mind. Regardless, I hope you like where his character is going and in the coming months we’ll see a little more of his personal life (as well as Charlie’s) but for now it’s time for the group to roll some dice.
Brian
Wow! I must be Captain Oblivious here, I hadn’t clued in. I guess I just play with so many openly gay gamers* it doesn’t strike me as noteworthy.
Why yes, I’m finally getting through the archives, why do you ask?
*I remember one friend coming back from his first GenCon and excitedly telling everyone about the Gaymers group he met there 🙂
Mountain king reminds me of Arg from IAMARG!
Maybe it’s his ancestor.
Just got to this point in a reread, and… yes, Trevor is amazing. He’s a character who is gay, but it’s just a thing about him, instead of a punchline or a motivation for after-school-specialing, which, as a gay man, offend me equally when they’re the only reason for a character to be gay.
I’m a new reader binging this comic, and the way Trevor is depicted is good, making his being gay just one point of his character, not the whole thing. Honestly, so far I only remembered that in learning to distinguish the characters, not because he’s campy or over the top. And like Heathere3, I didn’t see it as especially significant, but now that you mention it, good job. The main DM of the first RPG group I was in was gay, and the only time it particularly was more than a passing detail to the rest of us was when our school’s GSA events conflicted with weekly RPG meetups. So, good job.
HAH! This comic has been floating around Facebook for ages! Glad to know the source! Awesome ride so far.