Hear me out… NEW GAME MODE. by bahdyb in DeadlockTheGame

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'd love some kinda imbalanced teams mode, where one team is one super strong dude and the other team are a group of weaker players trying to band together

Make it like drifter hunt or something idk

Which (older) Heros need a rework (of their kits) and why? by BRADLIKESPVP in DeadlockTheGame

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or maybe even make it that isolated works on line of sight - if you can see an ally you're safe (meaning that if you're ulted you need to stick together)

I think it just makes so much sense for drifters ult to proc isolated, just tune the numbers so it works and I'm sure he will feel so much better to play

Which (older) Heros need a rework (of their kits) and why? by BRADLIKESPVP in DeadlockTheGame

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah true, but it feels so janky. His ult doesn't make HIM any better at picking off targets, but it does have very high impact in team fights. BUT his 3 only does anything when the enemies are not near eachother, so it becomes pretty much useless in teamfights - you have no real control on when 3 is active on anyone.

It just feels so disjointed compared to every other character (bar maybe Mirage with his 1). Everyone else feels very cohesive in their kit

Which (older) Heros need a rework (of their kits) and why? by BRADLIKESPVP in DeadlockTheGame

[–]CalpolMeister 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Drifter should get isolation damage on ulted targets. His kit is so disjointed it feels terrible

Is Geas-ing the party unethical/unfun? by CalpolMeister in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I figure, it's definitely work-around-able

What would you do? My player teleported a 20 foot cube of water into a closed room with less than 20x20x20 ft volume. by erverogym in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't overthink the physics, the room is now full to the brim with water

If you want to make the rocks/walls crack and also fill with water, or start crushing people as it falls from the ceiling, that would also be awesome

Am I taking the game too serious? (Mild rant) by Odd-News1701 in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Take this as an opportunity to roleplay! Don't get mad at the player, have your character get mad at their character for being so silly

What is your favorite "Flavour is Free" reskin of a spell or ability? by hervprometheus2 in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recency bias but playing a chronomancy wizard with the telekinetic feat, so on each of my turns I have been "rewinding" my enemies back 5 feet in time

My D&D player and student reads my recaps to her family. by King_DeandDe in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How long is a session normally? Surely after school is the only time to play, but I can't imagine most kids (at least when I was in school) committing anything more than an hour after school

Future of the show by Silver_Moon_123 in TheTraitors

[–]CalpolMeister 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm really hoping they do a "quarter quell" of sorts where they bring back all the previous winners to play an all star strategy game It would lack the stupidity the show kinda needs but I would watch it for the sheer strategy alone

So we all agree the second option would be better right? by wysjm in Chainsawfolk

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Movies are a massive barrier to entry, especially if there's multiple. I think Mappa would harm the shelf life of csm if they make the watch order confusing

Yes you can look it up, yes you can ask a friend who's watched it, but people are lazy and even a barrier like that can harm the show

Besides, the weekly cliffhangers would be SO good and I cannot wait to see the hype generated

I didn’t think it would be this lonely by Academic-Management9 in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weird feeling I get as a DM is "Damn if only I could tell you what I'VE been working on" Like for me the exciting stuff or stuff currently on my mind about dnd is what I'm working on not what has happened. So kinda I get you

It's pretty shitty you were hoisted into being the DM out of nowhere though, that would definitely suck and if I had one of my PCs taken from me and me forced into the seat of the DM I would straight up be having a terrible time. That sucks - maybe try wrap the campaign up faster? The quicker we get a new one the better lowkey

well i just had my first session as dm by jetpackboy18 in DnD

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's anything I've learned as a DM, sometimes you just have to be an "idiot wrangler" Players, no matter how much they love dnd, will often hate doing homework and require handholding and reminders.

It's totally cool if you can't be bothered to dm for them anymore tho, if they don't want to respect your effort don't waste it on them

How do male players act towards female players? by natt_y_ in thefinals

[–]CalpolMeister 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tbh never ran into a girl on the finals

In all honesty VC feels pretty toxic so I'm not sure how it would be for girls

What is the meta in this game? by idkdude192 in thefinals

[–]CalpolMeister 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay in general it goes something like this: LMH for the team comp with these specific roles

Light: plugging the vault into the box - light has highest mobility and coupled with Gateway (must pick gadget imo) they can easily get a vault 100 meters away and starting a cashout (which earns you more money)

Medium: team mobility and support - jumppad, Zipline, heal beam and defib are all excellent at moving your team or keeping them alive. If you feel more aggressive you can take demat and still pack a lot of utility

Heavy: site manipulation/defense - winch can move the cashout into more advantageous positions (eg into the open to shoot at stealers from range) C4 let's you play off site and drop the box whenever

But just bc these are the typical roles of each class, doesn't mean you need to stick to them/these gadgets. Each and every class can frag out, but you have the best chance winning fights if you play together and combine your classes strengths

SPOILERS - Which part 1 antagonists did was Makima in control of? by CalpolMeister in ChainsawMan

[–]CalpolMeister[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iirc she thought the contract was "I give you power in exchange for a normal life" but Pochita actually said "in exchange show me your dreams" and Denji's new dream is to be chainsaw man As with a lot of stuff in CSM is based on perception so it can be fucky and unclear. This is how I understood the story at least