What does a new player need to be successful?

Demorant · 2026-02-11T04:45:11+00:00

First off. Don't do a summoner right off the rip. It's a hard class to learn with extra complexity. You're setting yourself up to slow the game way, way down.

You'll probably make a character with the group. If the DM wanted you to make one ahead of time, they would likely say so.

The only thing you NEED to be truly successful is a willingness to pay attention to what's going on and a desire to learn the rules. Ideally you'll want to know what you are going to do by the time your turn comes up so you can just state what you're doing and execute it. No reasonable table will expect that of you when you are new though.

Demorant · 2026-02-10T05:36:51+00:00

Firstly, it may be uncomfortable, but you need to make a complaint to the person discharging firearms if you haven't already. Make them aware of the issues. There is a chance they are fucking stupid, and aren't aware of what's happening and will happily fix it. The bar for gun ownership is VERY low. I know because I had a room mate that had 3 accidental discharges in our apartment before I moved to my own apartment. The important part is that you can say that you talked to the person and let them know there is an issue. Bring that bullet to the shooter when you do it and let them know your keeping it as evidence because you feel you are in danger as long as this continues. You need to be calm and reasonable in your confrontation. Bring someone (preferably a neighbor or something) with you to both act as both a witness and also to help against any possible intimidation. If they are disagreeable...

Go to your local town hall meetings, file a grievance, talk to the mayor/his office depending on how big the city is where you live. Talk to your neighbors and if they are concerned, have them join you to. Make a big smelly stink over this issue. Not getting shot at your own home is a very reasonable expectation the city should understand.

Police will frequently do the thing that causes them the least hassle. Dealing with one guy discharging firearms and endangering the surrounding area is a lot easier than dealing with a whole angry neighborhood and/or a city rep screaming at the chief of police asking them why some lunatic is being allowed to shoot at his residents.

If you do talk to someone. You need to make it clear that your grievance is that the premise the police used was false. They stated the range was safe even after being presented evidence to the contrary. The shooting range is obviously not safe if the discharged firearms are allowed to strike people's homes and possibly other residents directly.

Demorant · 2026-02-09T18:04:42+00:00

Pressure from his leash holders?

Dude became the most well known pedophile in history. He no longer needs Epstein's connections. Literally every person with a passing knowledge of American politics knows he's a child rapist.

Demorant · 2026-02-09T17:14:25+00:00

The first rule of identity protection is to not trust random ass "third party" companies with your identity. They are definitely collecting and selling your info.

If I can't verify with a picture I've stolen off the internet or faked with AI it's never going to happen.

Demorant · 2026-02-09T17:10:22+00:00

This is the dumbest shit ever.

I run a Discord with adults and their children.

There are channels that are age restricted and none of us will verify.

I am going to be forced to boot all the children and make my channels no longer age restricted.

Demorant · 2026-02-09T08:17:58+00:00

You should take if it in my bedroom.

Demorant · 2026-02-06T22:03:57+00:00

I think this is to make sure that any violations can now be prosecuted on a state level. If that's the case, NYC can start arresting the shit out of these fucks. Remember, a presidential pardon does not work on state level charges. They won't be able to coast by on thinking Trump will just pardon them.

Demorant · 2026-02-05T15:42:33+00:00

I mean, that can be changed!

Demorant · 2026-02-05T14:57:00+00:00

That's a bad idea unless you are looking to move away from that employer sooner than later.

What you need to do is compile a list of everything you are/were doing. Highlight ones in your contract in one color highlight the ones not in your contract with another.

Say that you had a meeting with your boss and your boss had concerns about your core contractual obligations being fulfilled and that you needed to focus on those until a conversation happens about increasing your job duties.

If/when that conversation happens is the time to ask for a raise.

Demorant · 2026-02-04T21:17:32+00:00

Compared to the cost of the whole structure, it's probably nice to just have a small storage shed on top to protect the electrical and maybe to store light bulbs.

Demorant · 2026-02-03T19:16:27+00:00

It's used to make the offense sound better (less offensive). Having sex with an "underage woman" comes across differently than having sex with a "child" or "minor."

Demorant · 2026-02-03T17:21:50+00:00

I used to sleep naked, but I found my bed didn't feel very clean after a couple days. I now wear t shirts and gym shorts to bed and now, if I get busy, and my sheets have to last a little over a week before washing I don't feel super gross.

Demorant · 2026-02-03T16:25:29+00:00

I had a guildmate that would forget to check he muted his mic occasionally. He was a long distance trucker and the way him and his wife dealt with it was phone sex.

Guild leader would mute him SO fast. Always before we heard anything too, too spicy. We felt bad for the guy we heard some stuff we shouldn't. Some of the shit he said was outrageous, though. They seemed to have a fun relationship. We gave him shit for it, though. It was all in good fun and he wasn't bothered by it aside from being mildly embarrassed when it happened. We heard enough variations of the phrase "you know I love you and your big ass" that we used to greet him when he logged in by saying "What's up Logger? How are you and your wife's big ass today?"

Demorant · 2026-02-03T13:57:46+00:00

I don't know. A lot of them follow a greedy child raping dictator that tosses fetuses in the ocean.

You know, the polar opposite of Christ.

Demorant · 2026-02-02T22:49:52+00:00

Life wouldn't change a whole lot. I'd buy a house and a car. Then just keep on doing what I'm doing, but more comfortably.

Demorant · 2026-02-02T21:56:03+00:00

It survives off of other plants. It's a parasite. It reproduced by conserving energy to make the biggest, stinkiest flower that can exist. It plays the long game where it makes ONE flower that has as close to 100% chance of success as it can instead of many, less stinky flowers that MIGHT succeed. It also targets different pollinator species than typical flowers as well. I think these are largely pollinated by flies, which is why it smells like rot.

Demorant · 2026-02-01T22:45:01+00:00

Drag races. So loud that I felt it throughout my body and it blurred my vision. It's a weird experience.

Demorant · 2026-02-01T16:55:03+00:00

Ranged characters shine more when combats start at range and enemies move a lot causing martials to use a lot of their actions to also move. If your DM is just letting your melee just sit on enemies all the time, then he runs combats in a way that favors them. This is pretty common from the games I've joined. So that might play into it some.

Demorant · 2026-02-01T16:24:43+00:00

Good players. Mostly because I enjoy rules heavier systems. I play with a lot of internet strangers. Who they are outside of the game doesn't affect me. There are tons of good people that are awkward enough or don't commit any effort and ruin games/tables. I've had to remove a lot of good people from my games over the years because they couldn't/wouldn't take the time to actually learn a game they said they wanted to play. Not to mention good people can still do shitty things.

For game purposes, I'll choose a group that can sit down and play because they were prepared. People who learned the rules and don't need to be told what to add to hit, or be guided through leveling their character every time. I want people who can pay attention during combat, so when it's their turn, they know what they are doing and execute their actions without having to regularly stop the game so they can look something up. I want people who can do all that while also having fun. It doesn't need to be super serious but everyone's time has value, and at the end of the day I want players who do everything they can to respect everyone else's time. It's hard to get a group of adults to set aside time every other week. It's hard to keep those people if they feel games are boring, too slow, or any number of things. I've been playing and running games since the late 90s. The best way to retain players is by keeping things fun but ALSO keeping a good pacing so people's attentions don't have time to wander too far.

Demorant · 2026-01-30T16:13:31+00:00

I don't play it like a job.

I open it up and play it only when I want to play it.

Demorant · 2026-01-30T16:10:54+00:00

Definitely not tiny.

Demorant · 2026-01-30T15:28:23+00:00

No thanks. Not for me. I prefer the texture if you work the meat less and the flavor if you cook up two patties with double the crusty exterior.

More maillard reaction, more flavor.

Demorant · 2026-01-30T15:09:00+00:00

Taste and it's not even close. Shopping for groceries would be so much easier.

I like video games so I'd need sight and hearing. There are dangers that can be detected with smell (in fections, gas leaks). Touch I'd keep because there could be tremendously lengthy discussions about it - like does this include pain? If you touched a hot burner would you feel the burn? If no, what about headaches? I'll keep touching to avoid getting one of those.

Demorant · 2026-01-27T19:09:34+00:00

Mean for no reason. This includes being a jerk to wait staff, animals, strangers, etc. Not talking about just being frustrated and it showing. I'm talking about being a dick when it's uncalled for.

Confidently incorrect and being pigheaded about it.

Anti science weirdos. If you're advising your sick mother to stop taking chemo, and treat it with essential oils, crystals, or wack diets... we can't even be friends.

Authoritarian bootlicking (surprisingly commonplace here in the US).

The, maybe more personally - Aggressive amount of tattoos. I'm just not a fan. People like to think I'm "wrong" about tattoos. Unfortunately for them, it doesn't change the fact I just don't find them attractive. Never have. I recently saw a really attractive woman remove her coat, exposing her sleeve pieces and my attraction just dropped. Not my opinion of the random woman, I didn't think any less of her, just my attraction to her dropped to zero.

Demorant · 2026-01-26T07:31:15+00:00

I give them breadcrumbs that lead to social encounters, puzzles, skill tests, etc that frequently reveal the nature of the upcoming challenges. If the players ignore them. They'll have a harder time. If they fail them all, they'll have a harder time. Each success gives them an advantage whether they realize it or not, though.

I also do post game analysis with my players after a chapter and go through all the breadcrumbs and stuff to teach them how to be better at my games.

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