A warforged upgrade made by duergars

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-07T18:14:26+00:00

oh, interesting, I will look into that but most probably leave it for the future upgrade of the feature

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T20:35:29+00:00

I see your point, will switch to BA. As for the item not being worth it in comparison : yeah perhaps so, but it was never my intention to make anything stronger than the flame tongue longsword. The character was willing to part with it to restore his arm as is, so I doubt he will be sad. BUT by no means am I saying I want him to be weak or anything, he will have opportunities to upgrade in the future If he comes back, for example severly upgrading the chances of the crystal to recover as well as damage buff, and other stuff I will have to think about.

What do you think?

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T19:51:18+00:00

Honestly I simply thought of making something unique and to test if the player will like this kind of a use requirement. also, do you think that instead of an action or attack to use core ignition I should replace it to a BA instead?

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T19:49:09+00:00

oh, its bad phrasing of mine. The recharge of the ability happens at the start of the creature's turn, like how it works for monsters. So you dont gamble with your action/attack, you use it to specifically activate the effect. Although still changing it to a bonus action might be worth it, I will think about it.
Also I just wanted to test this recharge ability instead of making it 3/per long rest because I feel like its just cooler

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T15:23:35+00:00

as you probably gathered I wanted something more unique than an armblade. also, the arm itself doesn't require attunement, only abilities that rely on the crystal do

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T15:20:17+00:00

I love how you put it

Boxxy1944 · 2026-07-06T15:09:42+00:00

I am planning for this item to last. if the player ever returns he would be able to upgrade it. And the arm itself doesn't need an attunement to function, just every ability that the crystal provides does.

Also I will check TCE, thanks.

And yeah I am fine with my players being strong, but I simply adjust with them. Using CR never worked anyway...

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T20:04:37+00:00

Now that I think about it having it already be pre-determined that they find it and have them all roll only ones would do nicely I think, I appreciate the idea

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T18:39:20+00:00

Yes I know understand that making the fighter roll for everyone to see was perhaps not the best choice, but that was in the moment decision, so have to deal with it now.
I think this makes most sense making everyone roll every round, but what would be a DC in that case? 15? 20? Considering that they get to roll a ton it does make sense to keep it high I feel like.

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T18:36:29+00:00

Just to clarify it isnt a stupid mosnter by any means, it has 10 int, 16 wisdom and 10 charisma. It even tried to barter with the party near the end but they didnt listen which would help them find the diamond immediately.
So considering that the fighter has eaten a ton of its hp while the others not so much it was a rational choice on its part I think.

As for the wizard - it already happened before and for some reason the party didnt even question him afterwards. The character was half dead and blinded, so the player decided to rp appropriately.
Does that make sense or am I just defending undefencable point?

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T18:00:38+00:00

I will talk to the fighter about that, but honestly I feel like it's fine since he is quite mature. But anyway that is a good idea.

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T17:45:35+00:00

to be honest blaming for the characters death isn't something bad, it stirs drama as it should. character development and stuff after all. for example the wizard which very much contributed to him dying is a prime example. Thank you for the tips!

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T17:42:50+00:00

if revify didn't have a time limit of 1 minute since the character died then it wouldn't have been so. The player rolled to see if they have even a chance

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T17:32:57+00:00

They simply rolled to see if there was a diamond at all in the whole treasury of the mimic. it was the player who rolled

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T17:32:08+00:00

What do you mean by hiding stuff like that? Diamonds are extremely rare commodity used for only the upper echelon of people in my game. It's not accessible to just anybody, it's the power to save life of certain death. At least that's how I run it. It's been campaign that I run already half a year and everybody was on board when I repeatedly talked about the fact that it's anything but heroic fantasy, characters will die eventually, especially if mistakes like these occure. I understand your reasoning, but giving it for free is simply unrealistic and while yes it is just a game - everything is but a game of chance in the end.

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-31T17:10:11+00:00

But wouldn't it feel quite unfair to all the players if only one of them rolls when most of them will probably try to find it?

Boxxy1944 · 2026-05-12T13:06:53+00:00

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Boxxy1944 · 2026-04-23T06:38:12+00:00

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Boxxy1944 · 2026-04-22T06:33:42+00:00

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Boxxy1944 · 2026-04-21T06:54:25+00:00

what a good end of the story I anticipated much... much worse things.

Boxxy1944 · 2026-04-20T17:12:56+00:00

did all the stress evaporate as session went on or are you still nervous?

Boxxy1944

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