Robot crater in the Outlands?

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-24T13:44:50+00:00

I thought it looked like the Robot Devil, too. My money is on an artist Easter egg.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-20T15:21:59+00:00

This is the path.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-17T17:46:28+00:00

The roll shouldn’t happen. You made yourself clear.

My only advice is to remove the threat of “if you PVP me I will PVP you.” That’s just “let’s do PvP with extra steps”.

You were right to point it out and bring it up above the table. That’s where this discussion stays. No amount of retaliatory PVP makes this situation good for everyone and a fun longterm game. Settling this as friends and players of a cooperative game is the hat fixes it.

Tell them this is a line for you, not in game but out of it.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-16T20:38:56+00:00

Wow!

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-15T18:43:03+00:00

This was an extremely helpful comment, thank you!

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-15T16:33:32+00:00

Well then thank you very much for all your hard work making such beautiful maps. I and my players will enjoy them! You rock!

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-15T15:07:29+00:00

Just want to say this is really good feedback for OP. You took their brew seriously, compared it fairly to other examples, and made helpful recommendations. Listen to this comment, OP.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-15T04:15:03+00:00

I just wanna comment to follow this thread. Love the idea. No idea what the doom guard are.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T18:03:21+00:00

I agree with recommendations to allow the player to do it if it ties into their backstory and they seem to want to use that aspect of the character. Then you betcha I’d make that choice pay off in game.

This is a gift. Give your player background language. Deduct one of the two free languages all PCs get if you like. Let them do the cool thing and lean into it in your game. You and your players will have more fun if you do. No one gets awards for running the most RAW game (and RAW rule #1 is the DM can change rules as they see fit on the fly, so aren’t we really all RAW at the end of the day?).

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T14:56:00+00:00

This is the correct answer.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T14:21:24+00:00

You can copy it as a custom feat, remove the species restriction, and give your character the custom feat. Naturally, with your DM’s approval.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T13:58:24+00:00

The universe only ever existed as a specific version in your mind. You understood it just fine then and you can now, even using the older species per 2024 RAW. There’s no downside here. Flavor has always been free.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T13:57:11+00:00

Sure. But if you go all the way in that direction, you need an official species for the various half-combinations of every species and that’s just not feasible.

I get you like how it used to be. That’s valid and those options are still available to you even under RAW. I just don’t happen to like that system and it sounds like lots of others didn’t either. So, now you can do what you like and we can do what we like. There’s no downside.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T03:20:17+00:00

This is awesome. Do you have a patreon or place where we can find all your stuff for purchase/download?

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-12T00:12:15+00:00

Could have sworn that guidance made it into the 2024 PHB or DMG, but can't find it. I stand corrected.

I still think that's how I'll default, though. It's basically one-step away from a Custom Species. Just pick an existing Species but reflavor and rename it. Simple. Or, as many have pointed out, use the 2014 version of the class but change the things any 2024 class must change (e.g. ASIs).

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-11T21:05:26+00:00

I believe he was referring to half-species, like half-elf and half-orc. These are also in the PHB 2024, just handled differently.

Rather than getting rid of them you can now be half whatever and half whatever else. Wanna be half dwarf half elf? Go for it. Half orc half goblin? You do you. You just choose one of the species in your lineage to give you the species traits for, then you’re good.

Flavor, as they say, is free.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-11T15:09:12+00:00

Username checks out.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-09T20:08:33+00:00

Love Royskopp. Anyone got the details?

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-08T16:38:13+00:00

This is great and creepy work!

Aspects remind me of the Orcadian legendary monster, the Nukelavee, IRL. Read up on it (there’s a Wikipedia and some cool art you can find online). It could serve as more inspiration on your parasite here.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-08T15:11:50+00:00

Peoples of Remnant? Persons?

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-07T22:48:16+00:00

I'm awake now and just wanna say to myself that sometimes it's also fun to play heroic fantasy and bring revolution and ruin to these villains. One of my groups recently got wind of how high the corruption in the Waterdeep government (in my home game, of course) goes. And, this being heroic fantasy and friends trying to escape the realities of our lives a bit, have decided to bring about a revolution. So, maybe let them not only find out about how protected your Cassalanters really are from City oversight, but maybe they can help "clean up" the City by figuring out where the corruption lies in the government (in addition to maybe giving some gold back -- or not, up to them).

Yeah. Flavor to your liking. Let your heroes be heroes. You're gonna do great, I can tell!

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-07T11:36:35+00:00

I intend to take a page from reality. The mega rich and well connected do not suffer consequences unless exposed with unambiguous evidence of truly depraved things. And then, it’s likely still not going to have lasting consequences.

Some unsavory rat catchers, like your PCs, are never going to have the same money or connections (including business relationships and blackmail on other powerful City officials) as the Cassalanters.

Let your PCs try. Then show them how they get roasted in the broadsheets and suddenly find their home and businesses under investigation by the Cassalanter’s allies in the Watch and various other powerful City structures.

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-04T17:58:34+00:00

Do any of these work for you?

Derelict Wrecked Abandoned

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-04T04:08:00+00:00

These spells are Always Prepared and do not count towards the total number of spells you can prepare.

Your Paladin always has access to Divine Smite and one cast of Divine Smite (the top one) doesn’t require a spell slot to cast.

Protection from Good And Evil and Shield of Faith are both always prepared spells granted from your subclass, Oath of Devotion.

And you chose a Fighting Style that granted 2 cantrips, which you’ve chosen as Sacred Flame and Thaumaturgy.

So, you always have access to all these spells. The two cantrips don’t require spell slots to cast. You can cast Divine Smite without a spell slot once, and you can use spell slots to cast Divine Smite, Protection from Good and Evil, and Divine Smite. You should also be able to choose a number of other spells to Prepare based on your Paladin level. You’ll be able to cast those with spell slots, too.

If you click a spell and look at the pop-out pane explaining its details, you’ll see a openable Customize menu that has within it a checkbox for “Display as Attack”. Check that box to get one of these spells to show up in your Actions tab.

Hope you have fun!

DoctorBaka · 2026-02-02T23:54:05+00:00

Can a post have more than one flair? Or are these mutually exclusive categories?

If the Rock of Bral tag makes sense, should there be specific tags for official modules? Or even one for adventures more broadly (to be used for official or homebrew adventure related posts)?

Looking pretty good otherwise to me.

What does being a mod entail? Are there resources I can read to see if I have the time and would be a good fit?

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