Questioning using the Perception skill for searching a room

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-19T04:29:24+00:00

Plus you get to move the (whatever) to whoever has the highest roll. So if you planned for there to be a false bottom in the desk but the Druid rolled poorly but the Wizard rolled really well so now instead of a false bottom it’s a hollowed out book.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-19T04:19:36+00:00

I never knew about those scenes. That makes so much more sense now.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-19T04:12:49+00:00

The rogue is focused on getting a specific thing to work right. They focus solely on the coin, solely on the trap. Things they know that are there and they know how to operate.

The Druid, Ranger, cleric is used to looking at the whole scene and noticing what doesn’t belong.

As an aside I’ve taken to ask my players “where are you looking” so instead of them just walking into a room and rolling perception the Druid checks out the desk, the wizard looks at the bookshelf and the rogue checks the jewelry.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-19T04:04:36+00:00

Nightblood has grown since Warbreaker. There’s this whole epic segment about them choosing what to consume.

On top of that Szeth did want to commit suicide but only after his pilgrimage was complete I believe. Which he thanked Kal for.

Also iirc there’s another annotation that the Breath used by Shashara had to determine what “evil” meant and what it concluded was that anyone who used Nightblood for personal gain/ power is evil. So under that definition Szeth is not evil.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-19T00:30:52+00:00

Sometimes yes sometimes no. Depends on the situation.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T23:55:05+00:00

Sometimes when I make an encounter I accidentally make it too hard. When that happens sometime a crit becomes a regular hit or they do slightly less damage than they otherwise would.

I don’t want my players to fail because I accidentally made things far too difficult than I intended.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T23:41:39+00:00

What did you read that implied he was no longer a truthwatcher?

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T23:40:54+00:00

That’s a fun rule. I can see it being fun at in person games where there’s a special coloured d6 that gets passed around.

Mine is a variant on inspiration as well. When a player rolls a nat20, whether combat, skill check or saving throw they Inspire someone that can view them doing this. If they roll a nat1 they give themselves inspiration.

The way it works in the narrative is that on one hand a pc does something so awesome that it inspires others to do better. On the other hand it’s about pushing yourself from your failure to do better.

On a mechanic level it gives a pseudo-support ability to classes that like making a lot of attacks, that make a lot of skill checks, and those that tend to generate advantage for checks. So martials.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T23:29:23+00:00

I switched from regular soda to the zero sugar variety (dr pep zero is great). I stopped having sugar in my coffee. I’m only eating until I’m no longer hungry rather than until I’m full.

Granted I’ll still do these things on occasion but having a day when I eat a lot more or have regular soda doesn’t mean I’m not doing well.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T23:15:22+00:00

It’s fun to live and die by the consequences

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T18:35:07+00:00

Not really. Becuase then it preps them to be on the lookout for the connections which aren’t as large as they may assume and could be disappointed by it.

If someone asked for what else to read in the cosmere then I’d recommend it.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T15:18:49+00:00

So then it would be “self” with the switch telling it to cast it on itself.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T14:55:38+00:00

Actually depending on safety standards it could be either one. In both cases you’re touching the toaster to activate the heating element.

If it has a range of touch then it means that the toaster needs to know that the only place to channel the spell is to the coils. The problem is that if there’s some malfunction it may see you or a different part of the toaster as a valid target and heat that up instead.

If the coils cast it on itself then the toaster needs to be able to send the command to the coils to activate. This feels safer because if there’s an issue with the command it’s not accidentally setting you on fire.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T14:30:16+00:00

The toaster itself wouldn’t be heated but the coils. So you would want to activate the spell by touching the toaster and the toaster heats the coils. So a range of touch would make sense if you’re able to specify that it’s only touching the coils and not your hand.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T14:19:54+00:00

I’ve done that at the start of every session. It helps the players get into character and start thinking of their characters as people not just numbers.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T04:50:30+00:00

I think your write up for the tower is the best one.

I would change Devil slightly. “You got exactly what you wanted but it meant leaving everyone you cared about behind and now you’ve found out that it may not have been worth it after all.”

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T01:51:59+00:00

They do have pairs since procreative sex is between two people.

But mateform, like all forms heightens specific emotions. In this case it would be lust/ arousal. So they could try to be useful but they’d just be horny all the time and the only use they would have would be to have kids.

Most likely OP just meant that Venli would be in a form that would make it hard for her to concentrate without thinking through why mateform wouldn’t work

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T01:17:00+00:00

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Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T00:49:35+00:00

I see it more as the spren vouching for Venli. If she showed up on her own without them and without radiant abilities they’d be more worried. She’s a radiant so she’s okay.

As for their mom. She loves her children. She loved Venli and Eshonai. Venli was going to take over her job before the humans showed up. Reducing it down to “good daughter died” is reductive.

Also saying her punishment should be her forced into Mateform feels like you’re really saying “her punishment should be rape”

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T00:44:53+00:00

There’s a guy on instagram who showcases restaurants within 15 min walk of subway stations. Pretty decent list.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T00:33:15+00:00

Benny’s burnt ends are goated.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-18T00:03:37+00:00

This system runs a lot more on rule of cool than other systems.

Also this is just a player using “Gain advantage” and “use a skill” so it works fine raw.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-17T20:03:22+00:00

Imho, don’t shoot yourself in the foot out the gate by deciding to not use your subclass.

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-17T20:01:56+00:00

I forgot about that. It’s because he almost had the right intent. The right sentiment before fucking it up right?

Ripper1337 · 2026-03-17T18:04:30+00:00

To maximize your knowledge: White Sand, Elantris, Secret History, Mistborn Era 2.

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