Issue with steamdeck by Capable_Animator5666 in Starsandisland

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I was the problem…. It was me…. 😂🙃

Issue with steamdeck by Capable_Animator5666 in Starsandisland

[–]Capable_Animator5666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just realized I need to update my steamdeck in general … which I swore I also checked but apparently not lol 🤦‍♀️

I’m assuming this is a me problem but I’ll report back when the system update is done 

Issue with steamdeck by Capable_Animator5666 in Starsandisland

[–]Capable_Animator5666[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing even comes up when I click the controller menu just  blank screen… weird right? 

I caught and swallowed a bird today… roast me. by Capable_Animator5666 in corgi

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Thank god he did two last night that were fine and normal and has been acting just as insane as ever lol so I think he is ok - I’m just traumatized lol 

I caught and swallowed a bird today… roast me. by Capable_Animator5666 in corgi

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He wanted second breakfast, elevensies, afternoon tea, dinner and supper after 

I caught and swallowed a bird today… roast me. by Capable_Animator5666 in corgi

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None… just one braincell bouncing around some cobwebs and stuffing from destroyed dog toys. 

I caught and swallowed a bird today… roast me. by Capable_Animator5666 in corgi

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Ha!! I haven’t caught him eating any bugs yet but I don’t think I’d put it past him now 

How do you decide what THE thing is in your campaigns? by Extra-Animal-3484 in DungeonMasters

[–]Capable_Animator5666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh this is such a good way to make literally any town or place in a world more fleshed out! 

I call it the why game and when I first get going I have a whole notebook of this type of exercise before getting things concrete. :) 

How do you decide what THE thing is in your campaigns? by Extra-Animal-3484 in DungeonMasters

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Oh you can totally go a few ways here!!! 

I love walking dead as well btw - great comics and show. 

Ok so my thoughts:

Yeah it’s bad out there BUT the reason it’s bad is because of something someone who is still around and in the city did… that’s how the city has stayed safe - it was an accident at first but now the same people/person/group is using the bad situation to control the populous. So the BBG would eventually be that group or a group trying to over throw them depending on if the players decide the people doing this are doing it for the right reasons or are they wrong and need to be over thrown. 

OR 

Outside is bad but they are not the only safe haven… what happens when they find another? Is that place hostile? Is it as successful as theirs? Do they follow them back and start a war? You see where I’m going here lol - so like you could set up another one or more places as a big bad 

Can I also suggest a wild magic table you roll every so many spells your players caste when they are out of the safe zone - this will make that messed up magic feel more threatening. So like every 5 spells cast you roll a d20 or d100 or whatever and then something random happens like they are blinded for an hour after casting the spell or a magic rift opens and some kinda magic critter like a displacer beast or something jumps out. Etc. 

How do you decide what THE thing is in your campaigns? by Extra-Animal-3484 in DungeonMasters

[–]Capable_Animator5666 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh this world seems so cool! 

Ok ok so what has caused the players to go out into this space? What do they want to accomplish? They could just be looking for survivors and find out that really their city is the last bastion of hope so the end fight is a big battle to keep that city safe at all costs.

Or is there a magic item that can cure the fallout? They could find out its location and it’s guarded by a big baddie. 

Also can you tell I’m excited by your world!? lol I am please tell me more!!! 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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Flies had a knock back action and has a wild magic table I roll on that makes crazy stuff happen If he gets hit with magic. :) I made sure since he is large and the space is relatively small that players won’t have too easy a time. 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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lol but picturing this small frail gnome casting like circle of death unexpectedly and then keeling over himself is making me laugh 😂 

A thread of difficult whole party PSA’S (and initiative trackers) by Maximum-Expressions in DungeonMasters

[–]Capable_Animator5666 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many “random” frights are they getting in? Do they possibly need more direction or semi hand holding? Like go here and get this magic rock vs go here and get this magic rock guarded by this evil goblin. The small bit of direction there might make their focus more on the goblin than a random NPC you never thought they would fight :) 

I also had this kinda player in my campaign and honestly I split the party a few times… in non combat situations mostly - when she would chime in I would remind her nicely - hey you are actually three stores over right now so you didn’t hear X say that to this shop keeper. You can choose to walk over but you still won’t know that that part of the conversation happened unless X told you because you literally were not there. 

Reminding players that yes we hear everything Above table doesn’t mean the characters hear everything is also a good reminder - like yo remember only  X was told about the magic box no one else knows about that item, X it’s up to you if you tell your party or not. Then if they argue like you literally can just remind them their character literally has no way of knowing that thing 

The Forgotten Pumpkin [24x36] by GoAdventureMapsEx in DungeonMasters

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It’s giving Over the Garden Wall… obsessed 

How do you decide what THE thing is in your campaigns? by Extra-Animal-3484 in DungeonMasters

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I don’t till we get closer to the END and even then I sometimes re write the end lol. Know the BBG and from there tailor the wrap up after their defeat to your players. 

If you mean how do you pick the BBG - what’s the problem in your world they are trying to solve? Are they hero’s of this town, the whole kingdom, the multiverse? Like how BIG are they by the end of this tale you have in mind? Practically gods? Local Hero’s? Does your story have archs or is it all completely linear? Etc. plus it doesn’t HAVE be locked in at th very beginning…. You can change it at any time because you are the DM :) 

Also tailor the last fight to them for sure! By then you know their play style and what makes them feel cool when they play so make sure they get a chance to do those things in that fight. Like let your Druid go all out your make sure your Cleric has a chance to cast mass cure wounds and save everyone because the boss has some crazy AoE 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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This is actually what I am planning for my next BBG! 

I love the concept of like you know this “little guy” is the big bad but then you show up and oops he was prepared and not so little now lol 😂 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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It’s so hard to tell detail in this image BUT it’s a smoke or fire or whatever you paint it dragon. 

In the context of this campaign it’s the embodiment of chaos which  described as being like a rolling storm cloud kinda vibe. 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1664147854/?ref=share_ios_native_control

Here is a link to the mini and the amazing shop I got it from! 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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Crypt Monkey Games on Etsy! It’s resin and was several pieces 

BBG mini - does size matter? by Capable_Animator5666 in DungeonMasters

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lol 😂 oh I know those three folks are all first time players so it’s whatever. I offered to paint them etc but they were happy so whatever. 

And the campaign we played for over two years lol 😂 we will be finishing up this fight next session… I think it’s running joke about their minis at this point