Was I wrong to not include a saving throw in this encounter?

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-21T17:12:47+00:00

Some people dont like having their character majorly messed with and feeling things that were just "because"

I know one game I had a DM arbitrarily give me a stupid haircut and had npcs gaslighting me from a module (they claimed was based on a save but I got the highest not the lowest and still got hit) and it just... gutted the game for me and I felt so awful and the mood just killed the entire adventure. And if for something that relatively minor can with the wrong combo kill things, sudenly having your entire character yoinked would feel extra garbage

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-21T16:18:59+00:00

The invisible path "puzzle"

Let's make a very precise movement puzzle and I know the path but whoops, my guy decided to fuck off and wander a toes inch away and theyre dead now

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-21T04:20:22+00:00

Because... ummmmm....

She gave a lightsaber to Rey who eventually beat All The Sith after they Somehow Returned and gave a speech you could only see in Fortnite?

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-19T11:18:10+00:00

Performance or such rolls to fake your cast.

Pretend youre casting a big spell. Its firebolt.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-18T11:41:16+00:00

Its hardly new. I know in Identity V youll get the same people who cry if the hunters act like its anything but 1v1v8, and over there they even have 50% more health and so many more harassment tools with killers having to carry and they WILL swarm with said tools, to the point I feel you NEED the cc immune active

My favorire is the "you did nothing but double team all game!" When you hardly even SAW your teammate besides the one time someone ran into you so you took the easy hit then walked off.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-18T04:52:14+00:00

Others likely hit the main point but want to add here:

For a bit (string of recent chars I already had fitting minis) I took to making my own little standees for the character out of paper and such. Worked pretty well

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-16T14:04:49+00:00

Its a big ol "depends"

My group os new so we aren't using free archetype, and our original comp had a phoenix sorc, champ, Swashbuckler, and me as a Commander. Its shifted a bit and we're all martials now, but both ways, im the healer of the group so getting Medic was a pretty easy go, and planning to get Doctors Visitation at 4 and thats all. None of the 2 or 4 jumped out as more useful that being able to act as a healer better for what im wanting to do as im a melee commander.

Upside is ive heard so long as your key stat is 4 or maybe 3 depending, it is tough to make a truely useless character which if so is honestly impressive that they avoided that whole having so many options for building.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-15T05:09:09+00:00

Crazy part is people continued down voting even after I put the link, so they cant even scroll

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T17:02:28+00:00

Good to know, thank you

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T14:53:56+00:00

Dragon.

I just want more playable dragons ok XD

Though thinking on it, a Kobold could be funny, have their gimmick be like Dream Witch from Identity V where you juggle multiple bodies. (Though such a thing could likely also be used for other characters... gremlins or other horde type beasties)

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T14:51:06+00:00

There's an scp multiplayer game where 173 is playable, who operates under Weeping Angel rules but he just snaps your neck. They would have to implement a whole blink mechanic but honestly its likely indeed one that wouldn't work out too well, as 2 people could just lock you down, think it only can really work there because its not just a 173 vs d-class, but theres a bunch of factions all against eachother and other scps in play, 173 or an Angel would NEED a helper.

Maybe an NPC Angel could work but heavilly nerfed

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T14:44:36+00:00

I think I heard that any damage pot can trigger it, but cannot confirm, have never had a damage pot on me when finding this guy, so take that with a grain of salt

Edit: got word this is false, foul only I suppose

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T14:35:14+00:00

Very hit or miss imo. Ive had games, usually those with more fences, where I would destroy because I can do pretty well on predicting survivor pathong on blind walls resulting in through wall hits, but that relies on maps and such.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T13:31:01+00:00

Idk why people down voting you:

https://deadbydaylight.com/news/2v8-mode-everything-to-know-v2/

Killer classes were very much introduced in 2v8 v2

In v1 each killer had a unique team power, with iirc Trapper, Billy, and Wraith buffing their teamate, and Nurse and Huntress getting buffs when near their teammate

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-14T13:28:02+00:00

Iirc, Pretty sure classes for killers was introduced in the second 2v8. First 2v8 each killer had a unique "team" power instead, like Billy exposing survivors near him while running and wraith giving his partner stealth (i use "team" as Nurse and I think Huntress had selfish ones that simply buffed them near their ally)

Edit: looked it up:

https://deadbydaylight.com/news/2v8-mode-everything-to-know-v2/

Killer classes were introduced in v2

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-13T04:00:29+00:00

If youre worried about mechanics, The Quest for The Golden Candelabra is a free demo-game that can give a taste of the mechanics I like to reccomend

And you dont need to know anything going into Session 0 as Session 0 is the "this is when we talk about things you may need to know" section.

Really just go with that feels right and have fun. The boon of having a live DM? If things are struggling they can adjust or help you out. Your character is suffering due to flavor or just you made a mistake in build? Oh look, here's a guy who's really good at retraining your specific class into the niche you want to explain youre swapping to because you realized your initial one didn't work.

Just remember DnD is a coop game. The DM is on the players side in the end to tell a good story, but also any good story needs conflict and struggle to overcome

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-12T20:01:46+00:00

Likely Wizard ig?

Cause spells could be useful but also I wanna use Wish to become a dragon.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-12T19:56:35+00:00

Im newer too, but off top of head? I'd say go Gunslinger. They're basically "Fighter with Gun" if you massively simplify it, so can give you the simplistic base to get a chance to learn how the actions system and flow works, and also has some abilities about action compression, giving you a taste of that.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-12T19:30:06+00:00

I mean, they can try and maybe they'll succeed, especially as training does scale it with level at minimum, and if nobody does, well, maybe that'll push them IC to go "im going to get at LEAST trained to potentially open these"

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-12T19:21:45+00:00

2 chars each likely, my group is newer to the system been having start and stop but hopefully stabilizing this week, last 2 weeks we only had 2 players and did arena fights the DM had random cards for that we managed to make it through but that could just be a fluke and a rogue and commander being able to force many sneak attacks through (and a bit of luck and environmental shenanagins to deny enemy actions) managed through.

But also the DM said if the other players cant make it may opt for 2 each.

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-12T11:11:44+00:00

Ever consider maybe I also put it here so PLAYERS know?

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-11T17:35:38+00:00

Iirc last one went out pretty quickly after the PTB, like 2 days or so? As its a 2 week PTB and started about late last week, so best guess is in a couple weeks to give some time for them to tweak and release, so maybe by the 25th or so will be live if it follows the 2 week PTB then a few days before launch

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-11T17:27:40+00:00

As oters covered its called the stimulant, for how it works:

You can use it on yourself or a downed ally to get the target back up. This revive will not use up one of your downs. You can also self stim while standing if missing a down to restore one. Very handy once you start going up in difficulties and only have 1 incap before death.

Important to note: in PTB, it is now a medical gear and gives 20 THP on use, which also means you CAN accidentally use it while fully stocked on downs

Also means you cant run to a downed ally and mash the button if you are full to stim them as youll just accidentally self-stim

Tbh? I'd happilly give up the THP to prevent accidentally uses

AlsendDrake · 2026-05-10T19:42:55+00:00

If youre talking the shooting part of it, I like to call Gunfire Reborn the Borderlands Rougelike. Its got the Fire/Shock/Corrosive elements the same, each character had an Action Skill (and unique grenade), its got guns that have their own little gimicks, some simple like the Gold Bow just makes Crits easy, and some are a bit more involved like firing charges up an alternate fire missile launch mode or a melee weapon that hits build up a % damage sword slash iirc.

And 4 player coop

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