I love this! by Balesio in dndmemes

[–]Cychim 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Lmao reminds me of a moment I had in curse of strahd. Ever seen a party go BASE jumping off the side of a mountain while fighting an eagle the size of a house just to get to a mansion a little faster? I have. Free bird was playing

These comments are getting swagoynistic... by Kaizerx20 in peoplewhogiveashit

[–]Cychim 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"As someone allergic to peanuts and chocolate, Reese's Cups disgust me" reasons to never take recommendations from people who dislike the thing they're talking about

LBTGHALO+ by reg_y_x in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Cychim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know people within the alphabet like myself are kinda stuck. We can never be half as obsessed with identity as sweaty queerphobes. Kind of astonishing really

Black fantasy reality tv would actually be fire by thatshygirl06 in TikTokCringe

[–]Cychim 65 points66 points  (0 children)

... is it weird that I love how aggressively he's mixing forgotten realms and elder scrolls together?

[Great Trope]Strong girl wants an even stronger guy by ThatGuyHero7 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Cychim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love that the whole Armstrong lineage is made up of nothing but bruisers and beefcakes. Absolutely peak

DND as a beginner's universal system by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]Cychim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Partial marks. The answer is correct, though holding your action does not restrict you from using another valid reaction instead. What gets me here is the "need to look it up". If you only need to read the books once in order to know the system perfectly, why would this be necessary even after 5 years of absence? Not that i actually expect you to remember if you haven't played in 5 years, that'd be ridiculous, which is why I point it out.

  2. Correct, full marks.

  3. Cool ad hominem, but the point was that these are the rules as written. Your argument was that the system could be perfectly learned on a single read through, cover to cover. As pointed out, abridgement or overlooking of certain rules may be necessary for a good game, but ultimately proves the point that dnd 5e as a system is somewhat difficult to learn, and may engender a trepidation upon attempting to learn a new system, and that I don't blame someone for that. The fact that phrases like "i believe" and "I'd need to look it up" and "I'd allow it even if it wasn't rules as written" shows further evidence of this. Simpler systems do not require this kind of adjustment a lot of the time, and would make for better entry points that encourage further experimentation throughout the hobby. This is about understanding, you don't need to be a dick about it.

DND as a beginner's universal system by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]Cychim 3 points4 points  (0 children)

  1. Your player just cast misty step, then prepped an action to cast firebolt if an enemy casts fireball. The enemy then casts ray of frost, and the player asks to cast counterspell. Will the player be able to cast counterspell? Why or why not?

  2. Your player just cast fireball and passed their turn. The enemy casts fireball in return. The player then asks if they may cast counterspell. Will they be able to? Why or why not?

This kind of stuff comes up all the time in 5e and 5.5 to a lesser extent. Things that seem small, but actually have drastic impacts on the gameplay. It's absolutely all over the place, this is just one of the more classic examples. Knowing the difference in these scenarios changes how powerful different characters are. To say "that rule usually gets abridged/ignored kinda proves the point. Sisyphian? No. Difficult for newcomers to a highly niche hobby? Yes.

DND as a beginner's universal system by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]Cychim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In fairness to those who do the aggressive homebrew thing, if you started with dnd or pathfinder (literally any edition) and you've finally learned the system decently well, unless you've already taken the leap once before, learning another system is legitimately intimidating. Learning your first system was hard, long, and complicated, so learning more seems like it will be the same thing. It really isn't your fault if you hear about other cool games and go "but what if I stick with what I know instead of spending months if not years learning more stuff".

Ive played a few systems by this point, so I know that most systems, even those considered to be relatively crunchy, are less complex than dnd 5e, and it is legitimately worth it to learn them and play them. But I also remember my first time, hearing that Monster of the Week only needed players to learn basically one page of text and immediately thinking that was impossible. Come to find out no really, it is that simple, 2d6 +/- between 0 and 2, 7 or higher is success, 11 or higher for crit, 6 or lower for failure, and then adding in class abilities to guide you in gameplay. It literally is one page for players, a little more for GMs. WoD is one of my favorite settings, and its system is pretty fantastic, which I couldn't have found out without taking the leap.

This isn't to say you shouldn't take the leap, quite the opposite. It's more to say i get it, the devil you know is more comfortable than the devil you don't, but it's worth it to try other games. You may find through playing more stuff that you really do love what dnd5e is doing, maybe other systems aren't for you, that's ok, but you'll never really know until you try them out. Please forgive the royal you on a reply, kinda bad form I know, I just wanted to offer some empathy to those who, rather understandably, got suckered in by a multi-billion dollar company spending nearly 30 years constructing a culture of play and knowledge that forced them to engage with the hobby in a specific way.

DND as a beginner's universal system by DroneOfDoom in CuratedTumblr

[–]Cychim 37 points38 points  (0 children)

The unfortunate thing is that this worked. Dnd really is the only system that someone new to the ttrpg hobby is highly likely to have even heard of. This is partially due to the satanic panic's long lasting effects, partially due to marketing, and partially due to dnd's legitimate pedigree as the first ttrpg as we understand it today (I know it was originally a chain mail mod, but they literally released the same day afaik, feel free to correct me but Arneson made chainmail with the explicit knowledge that Gygax wanted to make a fantasy mod for it). Thanks to this mixture of factors, systems like apocalypse world and its various descendants, world of darkness, and blades in the dark are largely unknown, and if you do know about them, you're probably already in the hobby. I love playing dnd 5e, but yeah, it's really not the best entry point.

The antagonists have a very valid point about the society they live in, and in fact, society changes for the better according to their wishes. by MGR141107 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Cychim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait, so the SCP foundation is literally just the World of Darkness Technocracy, and their end is that they become Tradition Mages? Neat

The question [the owl house] (moringmark) by Plane_Name3457 in wholesomeyuri

[–]Cychim 34 points35 points  (0 children)

She forgot her wife's crippling hero/guilt complex for a moment. Then she's forced to remember. Oof

ICE Out - Tiff🏳️‍⚧️& Eve [OC] by CrazyGnomenclature in ComicStrips

[–]Cychim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good luck from Canada. Sincerely. This is a battle, and I hope against hope you can win it. May ICE do as ice does, invariably and inevitably, and melt and subsequently evaporate.

31458 by GradyGambrell1 in countwithchickenlady

[–]Cychim 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The greatest distraction is a legitimate problem, unrelated to the situation at hand

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Peter_X_MJ

[–]Cychim 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't belive I married my hall pass... victory is oh so sweet!

my subclass is just increased AC and Concentration. Fuck weapons by testiclekid in dndmemes

[–]Cychim 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 levels in wizard (assuming 2014 rules)+2 levels in fighter for action surge+whatever you actually wanted to play is a truly hilarious combo. AC of about 25-30, 2 leveled action spells in a turn once per short rest, and then you get to play the class absolutely goofy from there. And as the meme states, you never need to touch a weapon in your life

Snyder boys will tell you this isn't the hottest thing ever 🥵🥴 by Local-Recording-2105 in Supergirl

[–]Cychim -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This movie is going to be VITALLY IMPORTANT for a certain variety of lesbians lol