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Goodnight Dice

I think I'm going to do some D&D parodies.

In a great game room, tucked away in bed, is a little halfling. "Goodnight dice, goodnight elementals made of ice." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room -- to the picture of the three little owlbears sitting in chairs, to the gelatinous cubes and his tinkering tubes, to the magic mittens and the familiar kittens, to everything one by one -- the little halfling says goodnight.

In the great game room 

there was a gold dragon

And a cockatrice

And a picture of a bard pouring over the dice.

And there were three little owlbears sitting in chairs

And two familiar kittens and a pair of magic mittens 

And a little toy orc and a weaponized pitchfork. 

And a bridge and a troll

And a goblin with a gnoll

And a quiet wise DM who was whispering, "Roll." 

Good night, dice. Good night, elementals made of ice. 

Good night, bard pouring over the dice. 

Good night, light and the cockatrice. 

Good night, owlbears. Good night, chairs. 

Good night, familiar kittens. Good night, magic mittens. 

Good night, gelatinous cubes. Good night, tinkering tubes. 

Good night, little orc. Good night, weaponized pitchfork. 

Good night, bridge. Good night, troll. 

Good night, NPC. Good night, gnoll. 

Good night to the wise DM whispering, "Roll." 

Good night, stats. Good night, air. 

Good night, players everywhere.


(Prompt by me)

Goodnight Moon cover, HarperCollins Publishers

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