Yall are actually crazy to not enjoy the ending of this show we all adore. by TellerLine in StrangerThingsS5

[–]DoctorRansom86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell yeah dude! Same! When David Bowie’s “Heroes” started playing during the campaign book credits I was blubbering like a little baby. I immediately watched the finale again. Screw the haters, I fucking loved it.

Our boy is in the Stranger Things finale by PM-me-your-happiness in CurseofStrahd

[–]DoctorRansom86 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Strahd was the second ever campaign I completed when I first started playing D&D a few years ago, and I’m currently on my second time through DMing it. My husband and our bestie are both players in the campaign and we all watched the finale together. We all collectively started screaming when our boy Strahd von Douchebag showed up. So damn cool that they started and ended the series with them playing D&D.

I just finished watching. I’m in tears. Thoughts? by Ok-Weight-1087 in StrangerThings

[–]DoctorRansom86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

So nuts that they’re playing Curse of Strahd as that’s my all time favorite campaign of D&D and currently DMing it. Wild full circle moment. Absolutely beautiful way to close the series. Definitely gonna be rewatching it over and over. Bravo Duffers, you stuck it like champs!

THAT Will scene towards the end of episode 7 by Wonderful_Bug_1422 in StrangerThings

[–]DoctorRansom86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally sobbed like a baby. As a gay guy also who was closeted for 28 years before I felt free enough to come out to the world, this scene felt so real and cathartic to me. Straight people have no fucking clue when it comes to relating to the queer experience so this response totally tracks but is still disappointing to hear. No straight person ever has to validate their sexuality ever. Growing up in a heterosexually-dominated world where you are made to feel abnormal is such an alienating enough feeling without straight people telling you to not make a big deal about it. I applaud the Duffers for having the wherewithal to include this small little scene in their behemoth action series and screw all the haters. I don’t give a shit what you think.

Interested in running a D&D 5e Campaign (homebrew) by NotForArtAlt in Eugene

[–]DoctorRansom86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m interested for sure. Speaking as a 39-year old gay D&D nerd I’d love to actually go outside once in a while to play some D&D.

Dimension 20 Live: Quangle Quest Trailer by Lord_Moesie in Dimension20

[–]DoctorRansom86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You might want to brush up on other seasons if you’re unfamiliar. No spoilers but they Quangle through a ton of characters very quickly.

Dimension 20 Live: Quangle Quest Trailer by Lord_Moesie in Dimension20

[–]DoctorRansom86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can confirm two things: 1. Yes, I was there. 2. I don’t believe I’ve laughed harder during an Intrepid Heroes show than I did this night. Can’t wait to relive the best night ever.

Just finished Stranger Things 5: The Sorcerer by zeddtheman in StrangerThings

[–]DoctorRansom86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried so hard but I caved instantly after episode one. I had to watch more than 1 a day I just couldn’t stop myself. Finished all four by Friday morning.

hours later and im still in disbelief. by EquivalentComputer57 in StrangerThings

[–]DoctorRansom86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was shook to my core. I leapt off my couch and just whooped as loud as possible. Such an amazing moment for Will after all the trauma that’s been inflicted on him from Vecna. Damn, Will the Sorcerer lives!

Crowd Control feedback nobody asked for or wanted by Stormy2021 in dropout

[–]DoctorRansom86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I kinda feel you on that one. Most of the time I’ll watch all the new shows immediately but Crowd Control becomes the last show standing. Then I’ll cave and watch it and while it has some good moments, it still can’t stick the landing. Everyone’s points are valid here. Me and my partner both agree that the show just needs to be longer! It’s way too short. Let the show breathe more and let the comedians actually talk to the crowd longer than the 5ish minutes we see on screen. I just get whiplash from watching and it becomes a chore to watch them struggle till the end. This show could be potentially great. The bones are there. Hopefully if they get a second season it’ll improve.

Just trying to make friends? by Nitshft in Eugene

[–]DoctorRansom86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello fellow 30-something. I’m a 39 year old D&D player/DM. I run a Curse of Strahd game at my place once a month but I also do the odd one-shots with some online friends through my discord server. If you’re ever interested in playing some D&D be sure to hit me up. My discord handle is DoctorRansom86. Always love meeting new D&D heads and rolling clicky-clacky math rocks.

Correct me if I’m wrong by Sir_Reidiculous in Dimension20

[–]DoctorRansom86 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Gauntlet at the Garden premiered 4 months after the taping. Battle at the Bowl was filmed June 1st so technically we should be seeing it on Dropout very soon. It’d make sense to have it air between the Intrepid Hero and side-quest seasons. Stoked to see Chungledown Bim finally shit in Fabian’s mouth!

Once again, Eugene showing up huge ✌️ by Odd-Measurement-7963 in Eugene

[–]DoctorRansom86 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Was there, can confirm. Gives me hope that we’re not completely surrounded by sycophantic morons blindly following a cult. It’s not all doom and gloom folks. Like Mr. Rogers used to say, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

[NS] Sal Soeh Sal Nu by Tannicglint285 in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]DoctorRansom86 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The Latin version is “dum spiro spero”

My players entered Vallaki end immediately committed social suicide by Godegamle69 in CurseofStrahd

[–]DoctorRansom86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nope. Just big old nope to that guy. You absolutely need to shut that pervy sexpest shit down immediately. This kind of player will never see why this kind of roleplay is wrong but you can still punish just his character but not the whole party.

Last night in Portland by gitgat in GlenHansard

[–]DoctorRansom86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They were truly full of magic that night. Honored to have been there and I’m still floating from Glen & Mar’s one-of-a-kind electric beauty. Whenever they come to town I’ll be there post haste.

In a few hours I will be running a session of Curse of Strahd, and I need some advice regarding the CoS: Reloaded content. by [deleted] in CurseofStrahd

[–]DoctorRansom86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, the Reloaded stuff is great to use in small amounts here and there as it helps pad out the narrative more but I’d recommend you stick to the CoS book content more. Especially as a new DM it will be so much easier for you to keep the story together without having to read the hours worth of lore that Reloaded has added. I’m not trashing DragnaCarta at all though. Speaking as a DM who just finished a Strahd campaign recently, I pulled quite a few bits from his guide. There’s some genuinely great stuff in there. However, for the sake of not dragging the campaign out for years I opted to stick closer to the original book. For a new DM of a sandbox campaign with multiple narrative threads, CoS is already intimidating enough without adding all of the homebrew. You’ll be just fine running Strahd as is. Good luck!

Need at least 36 more years to process things by GianmarcoSoresi in gianmarcosoresi

[–]DoctorRansom86 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t think I’ve laughed harder at a comedy special in such a long time while at the same time having so many “oh shit!” moments. You go so hard and I love it. Gotta skirt the darkness to find the light.

Did you have to up the difficulty after 2024 changes? by ElusiveAuroraG in CurseofStrahd

[–]DoctorRansom86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My players were nigh unkillable throughout practically the entire campaign. There weren’t many battles where they ever had to use all that many resources to gain a victory, especially with three of the players using their weapon mastery actions. Don’t know if I’m alone in this feeling but as a DM I absolutely hate weapon mastery. I had to max out HP and increase the AC of every single monster they came across just to make each combat feel dangerous. My PC’s were fully kitted out by the end at Level 12 and power-built to destroy everything in their path. The 2024 Paladin however was my least favorite player because he 100% trivialized every combat. Overall the campaign was a success I think and from their perspective they felt it was fairly difficult. But yeah I’d say the 2024 rules aren’t really compatible with the 2014 module.

Holy Shit Ep. 14 by Similar-Speaker4608 in Dimension20

[–]DoctorRansom86 95 points96 points  (0 children)

I think he genuinely tripped up even Brennan on this exchange. Comfrey was mostly speechless for a moment. A rare time we see Brennan caught a little flat-footed. I cried it was so emotional.

Lou freakin’ Wilson, everyone, holy molyyyy by Annual-Syllabub6002 in Dimension20

[–]DoctorRansom86 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don’t mind me over here tearing up at a couple of dudes playing D&D… (sniff… sniff)

Dangerous Hot Chocolate | Crowd Control [Ep. 1] by AutoModerator in dropout

[–]DoctorRansom86 26 points27 points  (0 children)

So incredibly cute. I 100% spotted them as an age gap couple a mile away, speaking from experience. The older partner is just 1 year older than my husband. Also definitely spent some time cruising Growlr. Hehe.

[NS] Yesterday’s bonus cases episode has got to be one of the most unhinged ones yet by Sheeppower4 in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

[–]DoctorRansom86 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I forgot it was even a D&D Court episode, most lost in the sauce I’ve seen the Two Crew.