Marvo the Magnificent - Speak the Truth and Laugh

This book is dedicated to Oghma, The Patron of Bards. No idea is inherently bad. There’s just bad timing and execution.

Many people don’t think they’re capable of being funny, and quite frankly, that’s sad. Not too long ago, the gods of Faerûn walked among us. It’s called The Time of Troubles. If that ain’t a reason for someone to crack a joke, then you’re beyond my help.

Adventurer, commoner, aristocrat, or whoever you are reading this – what’s going to happen? Bards are gonna make stories. This bard is going to speak truth to power, and everyone is gonna laugh at it. Why? Because when you make a joke of those who hold all the cards, it’s shining a light on them. Folks like that absolutely cannot stand to be publicly shamed. By pure coincidence, quite a few of us comedic bards aren’t allowed to play in certain parts of town because of the political environment, but, I digress.

Now, I’m being serious here. True comedy is talking about everyday life and making it into a story that that other people can relate to. It’s that simple. If something funny happened to you, I guarantee you someone out there will get a laugh out of it if you tell it to them. Even if it’s just one person – someone you love or even a total stranger – if they laugh, you, my friend just made performed comedy.

Do your best to talk to others and learn about them. Find out what makes them laugh. Then add that to your repertoire. If you’re accused of ‘stealing’ someone’s jokes, never deny it. Own it and own it proudly. Knowledge is meant to be shared, and that includes good humor. If they don’t like it, tell ‘em to pike off! Hah hah!

The grandiose artistic signature of  Marvo the Magnificent  appears in gigantic bold letters at the end of this book.

Written below the ostentatious autograph, in much smaller script, is the signature of Sigram Wenyas.

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