Date: The Day the Algorithm Rolled a Nat 20
Today, something incredible happened in the chaotic realm of Houses & Humans:
a stranger — an actual real-life human I have never met — bought the book.
This means one of two things:
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My ads finally defeated the Algorithm Hydra.
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Someone out there genuinely saw the words “mental monsters, laundry quests, and coping spells” and thought: yes, I need this unhinged survival manual in my life.
Either way, it counts as a Victory Event.
🎖️ Achievement Unlocked: First Stranger Sale
Rewards:
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+10 Gold
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+200 Hope Points
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+1d4 Motivation Buff
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Title Earned: Stranger-Approved Adventurer
Debuffs:
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Wallet still wounded from initial startup costs (–999 Gold)
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Mild panic that the stranger might actually read it (–2 Confidence)
- Worse panic that they will HATE it (+15 anxiety points)
But that’s all part of the campaign.
Every world begins with one brave hero who steps through the portal.
Today, someone did.
Why This Matters
Because Houses & Humans was never meant to be just another cute notebook or novelty gift.
It’s a gritty, cozy, dark-funny guide to surviving adulthood when the monsters are made of laundry, dread, taxes, and brain fog.
This project is for the neurospicy, the exhausted, the chronically overwhelmed, the people who mutter “I have no idea what I’m doing” while aggressively doomscrolling at 2 AM.
Now one more of those people has found their way here.
What Happens Next?
The campaign expands.
More monsters.
More quests.
More coping spells disguised as magic.
More ads trying to lure other unsuspecting adventurers into this world.
And hopefully, more of you joining the party.
If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, the portal is open:
HousesAndHumansRPG.com
Enter the dungeon.
Slay the dishes.
Defeat the burnout beasts.
Collect XP for doing life badly-but-persistently.
Until Next Time
May your dice roll high,
your coffee be enchanted,
and your monsters stay just weak enough to survive.
— The Creator, Keeper of Chaos, Monster Wrangler, and Accidental Business Goblin
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