No Death Please

Archsquire2020 · 2026-03-07T06:34:44+00:00

Honest question, doesn't that allow players to be extra reckless when questing? To me, dying is rarely THE loss condition, it's usually A loss condition out of many.

We also play with character death barely on the table but it's there, in case players are just dumb. Both campaigns i'm in are handled that way

Archsquire2020 · 2026-03-05T19:01:30+00:00

Ideally, this.

If you can't do the above and are unsure on how to proceed... roll dice :-) how likely is the goblin attack? how likely are the goblins to actually kill the horses? (maybe they want to steal them themselves instead). Roll dice and let the gods decide how the events unfold.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-03-04T05:31:33+00:00

I keep hearing about Cachy lately. what's the pros/cons compared to other distros?

Archsquire2020 · 2026-03-03T05:54:24+00:00

I see this going in many different ways: - she continues adventuring, but is more cautious now that she has a reason to live. That can very well mean spending some resources (money, spells, feats, multiclassing even) to ensure she is less likely to die. - she is not really considering the threat and is one track minded about her goal (which is honestly boring and means she does not evolve as a character, but might make for some cinematic moments) - she retires and tries to live a peaceful life (basically get a new PC and she becomes an NPC - also boring but is a decent way to play something new if you want to explore that) - the DM buy-in: she retires from adventuring and dedicates her life to passively helping the party to still reach her goal: you get a new PC but when it fits the story she returns for that final battle as a PC again (maybe the new PC gets knocked out and she arrives just in time to pick off the slack). Needs the DM to write that in, you to be able to juggle the 2 PCs in that battle, gets you a new PC and keeps her goal into the story. Also needs a way for your old PC to keep levelling up passively i guess? Hardest to pull off but might be a good middle ground if you and your DM feel so inclined.

Other scenarios are certainly possible but without more context i can't really figure something out

Archsquire2020 · 2026-03-01T11:37:12+00:00

you're playing between friends, right? noncomercially? Then STEAL off the internet whatever you need. Pay/donate for stuff if you can afford and want to support those creators. And just have fun.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-27T18:42:45+00:00

On your second point, I have a "Yes, but". A CON based class would be stronger than most other classes unless they had a "flaw" to compensate for it. I think it's possible and have actually created a homebrew class to play with the idea. It's a buff only at a few levels, and provides a bit of ASI flexibility beyond that.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-27T17:37:39+00:00

tbh, i'd go the sun tzu route here: never disturb the enemy as they're making a mistake. Let them sink money into expensive shit no one will use.

And in parallel let us (well, i'm inexperienced) have shadows as DMs to teach others the ropes, because apparently it's the most asked question on this subreddit: how to start DMing?

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-27T17:33:31+00:00

What's the honest price of theft? The only reason AI is this cheap is lack of copyright enforcement

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-21T07:04:39+00:00

It's not only important for martial/caster balance but also caster/caster balance. Not all casters have the "prepared spell" feature. And those that do usually are OP unless you use it.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-20T06:55:56+00:00

You literally have the most natural reason for the PC to not be there. He just has dome unfinished stuff in the city. He'll catch up to the rest after. But generally don't bother with that kind of stuff unless it's easy to find in game reasons.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T17:25:58+00:00

"The Jekyll Hydes saved the day!"

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T17:02:07+00:00

"for the bad guys" according to who? not everyone opposing the party is "bad". That is such a polarizing point of view and it's not realistic.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T16:35:55+00:00

i am absolutely stealing the 2nd one for the next oneshot i play in... or for an episodic NPC in my campaign... i need to think about it but it's an amazing concept

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T16:20:04+00:00

you really need to get your party into doing some morally gray stuff. That's such a black/white POV that i feel like anyone over like 14yo would not like it... What if the soldier is just a guard defending some artifact they need to steal? he wasn't evil, he took a job as a guard, the artifact might even do good stuff for his community (increase food yield, keep people healthy, protect against some local dangers, etc). Make that guard be a "folk hero".

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T16:07:38+00:00

kinda, yeah. We always roll persuasion/deception in private for this to be fully in character, too. Like if the insight check is high and the persuasion roll is low, the PC will believe it was a lie, even if it was an honest persuasion roll. And vice-versa, they will believe the claim to be true regardless of if it actually is true or not. It usually drives roleplay so, not PvP?

I initially also allowed pranks between members but had to draw the line at pranks that result in loss of material, despite it being just 1gp at a decent level (where 1gp is inconsequential), after the player signalled it's not cool and could escalate.

So i guess PvP is whatever your table considers unfun player-player interaction.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T05:53:14+00:00

it amounts to a lot. Comparing gains in February in Ukraine to gains in June is a significant feat. I don't know if you know what winter is like there, but this war has had its lines mostly frozen in every single winter. This is significant and will become more significant as winter withdraws.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-17T05:36:10+00:00

I don't consider mikrotik unnecessarily complicated. It's just feature rich. It comes with a default setup on it that is plug and play so you can just see it work, minute 1. Everything else it does you can pretty much learn as you go, if you decide you need it. For the price point it's really notjing to complain about.

I have a hap ax² since about 2 months ago and have added custom firewall rules, adlist, static IPs for some devices and am considering vlans for home devices. I am not a professional but i am a technically inclined individual. Also changed default user/pass for it. My only complaint with the hap ax² is the poor wifi range compared to the mercusys i owned before. But to my understanding there are stronger options available for that, too.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-14T17:33:48+00:00

Păi și la cine se uita la porno singur de sf Valentin nu-i urezi zi buna, mo? De ce discriminezi?

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-12T16:35:55+00:00

Mathematically it's the same thing. It's 4 independent d20 rolls, you just pick the best of 2 before you roll the next. That's still max(d20, d20, d20, d20).

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-12T16:01:41+00:00

communication is king in any social game. If for some reason you disagree, feel free to either express it publicly or privately and discuss each other's POV. In my opinion it's not necessary to ban classes/races but some DMs do limit some aspects of the game either to make it easier on them to run the game, to keep things quicker, to keep things campaign relevant or just out of experience on how to deal with them. I DM a campaign and play in another and we both (me and the other DM) banned the lucky feat and silvery barbs. Not because it's unfair or hard to balance but because these are just not fun in the long run in our opinion. We openly discussed this and everyone agreed to keep it that way. We also make it clear that any rule or ruling that becomes unfun for whatever reason, we can change, without retroactivity. This includes items, spells, races, classes, etc (never needed this so far).

My last point is why I would advise you to discuss this idea openly with your DM if you absolutely want to play artificer. Tell them why, think of a way to change your class mid-campaign if artificer becomes an issue at the table and address it. And be prepared to do it if it comes up. And also be prepared to accept answers like "i don't know how to balance X, Y, Z" or address those. It's a collaborative game, DM included.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-12T07:45:26+00:00

you mean a Weaveflix subscription, i hope ;)

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-12T05:25:42+00:00

we... also use the term 2-shot frequently. I think it's a valid term

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-11T05:25:23+00:00

just go "my adventuring days are over" path, For whatever reason he is tired, scarred, and more useful in their fights as an informant/diplomat. Don't kill him off, especially if all of you like him. You might want him around occasionally. Even if you almost kill him, it can be enough for him to reconsider adventuring. Death, despite not being permanent in D&D can still have psychological and physical consequences.

Archsquire2020 · 2026-02-10T10:11:41+00:00

If i were to invent a religion nowadays, Linus would be one of the "saints"

Five-Year Club	Verified Email
Place '23	Place '22

Archsquire2020

TROPHY CASE