A Guided Joke

In the bustling Wanderer’s Pub, weary barkeep Spencer Willis endures a constant parade of adventurers who treat him less like a person and more like a quest-giving prop—especially when they keep casting Guidance to wring rumors from him. But when one overeager druid’s magically enhanced joke becomes the final straw, Spencer finally pushes back against their manipulation, forcing the party to reckon with the humanity of the man behind the bar. A Guided Joke is a comedic fantasy about boundaries, adventurer nonsense, and the simple dignity of a barkeep who refuses to be anyone’s narrative shortcut.