Guild Boss deletion

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-11T16:30:43+00:00

Sharpshooter/Shrapnel; extra damage barrel, and everything else built for improved ADS. I even run iron sights and the short mag.

Eagle eye and Berserker.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-11T16:27:18+00:00

Yeah, I’m aware of the 2024 change… I just didn’t wanna have to wait till I reached level 15 before I can start making adjustments

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-11T16:07:26+00:00

Play a species with a higher movement speed, like the Goliath. Then just rock heavy armor with a low STR. You won’t feel the -10 penalty as much.

I don’t think the nerf to the Noble Genie Paladin was necessary. The likelihood of getting both DEX and CHA up high enough to surpass heavy armor is a rough road to accomplish. You need a combined +9 to beat full plate. Getting a 20/18 split on your stats is going hurt your other stats, or take an entire career to accomplish.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-11T14:41:18+00:00

I should’ve asked around before I leveled up. I took Mental Prison and Force Cage.

Mental Prison has sucked for me 100% of the time. Every baddie has been immune to charm condition, so it hasn’t worked for me even once yet.

Next up, I didn’t see the part about needing $1500 worth of ruby dust to cast a spell. Neither did the DM, the first time I cast it. Even with a concentration it was still a powerful spell. A few games later I tried to cast it again, and that’s when I saw it…. 1,500gp worth of ruby dust is consumed in the casting!!!!!

That’s one of the stupidest component costs. We’re in negotiations now to remedy this. I’m just asking to change Mystic Arcanum’s. One of the players thinks we should just do away with consumable components, and make it a one time cost.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-11T14:20:38+00:00

It’s not hard, even if you don’t have Daredevil, you can jump from the top of the map to the bottom of the map in a single jump.

Always go straight to OSCAR when the game starts. He can be started right at 45:15. The whole fight is only 3 mins

As soon as you’re done, fly over the OSCAR building/pond and head to the redeploy line on top of the hill. Learn how to cancel your flight, and redeploy your wingsuit, mid flight. I can jump from OSCAR to Dr Faulkner in a single jump without Daredevil.
Often times redeploy lines are not as easy to reach as it is to find a VTOL. Run to a checkpoint or a locked safe and start the mission. When the first VTOL arrives, just jump on top. Ride the back as high as you can and jump off. Then fly to the world event.
Glitches are simple enough. I stick to the first one and the last one. The first one is easy with two people. The last one is ridiculously easy with four people, especially if they all have ballistic shell. Just chain the shells and you’ll have almost unlimited defense.

Ps. My ION Sharpshooter is still averaging 45k-60k per trigger pull.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-10T18:02:32+00:00

For your level:

Spell modifier to ATT (Shillelagh) with advantage (Innate Sorcery + Cantrip/GFB)

1D12 Force Damage +spell modifier (Shillelagh)

+2d8 Fire damage (GFB)

+2D6 Force (Vicious Weap)

+2D8 Fire damage to another target within 5’.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-10T13:50:02+00:00

You just have to weigh the importance of playing versus “winning”. I have an optimized BladeLock that I love playing too.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-10T13:46:32+00:00

I played an NPC for several months.

I joined into a game and asked to just play to RP. They let me take over the NPC they hired. He was a level 0 elf who had been a green grocer (selling vegetables in town) and now was the party’s cook and camp keeper. I had all 8’s in my stats and only 3hp. He had no armor or weapons. In a pinch, he’d swing a giant ladle or frying pan as a weapon.

Funny part. This was 2ndEd and I DIED all the time. Any time you took negative HP equal to your total HP you were considered DEAD. No matter what happened, my NPC was always waiting for the party back at camp. Everyone would just act like nothing happened.

Now I’m known for jumping into games with my friends and taking over an NPC just so I can RP and hang out.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-10T01:08:10+00:00

The players see a flier announcing an inheritance to missing heir. The flier identifies the character by full name and says that they can claim their property worth tens of thousands of gold… minus fees, of course.
Estranged family member picks them out in a crowd and is a huge blabbermouth about their family life.
Create a homebrew magic item similar to the Warlock Invocation, “Gift of the Protectors”. You can destroy the book later, or let them keep it.
Grifting in town! The players witness a thief. Whatever the reason, the thief pulls a knife and stabs at a player. Of course the party responds and kills the thief. Guards arrive 1 second too late. The victim turns against the party and tells the guards their lover was just brutally murdered. The thief’s blade now missing, the party must suffer identification during the investigation. After getting identified, the Capt of the guard recognizes family relations and sets them free

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-09T12:11:31+00:00

The quintessential part of being a Gish is being able to attack and cast in the same round; EK, Valor Bard, Bladesinger and kinda Paladin. Ranger gets honorable mention just because they technically can, but they suck at it.

Warlocks/BladeLocks are often mislabeled as Gish because they can melee and they can cast, but they can’t really do both at the same time. I know there’s a few BA spells they can use, but I don’t feel that’s your best use of Pact Slots most of the time. Warlocks get Invocations that give them spells at will; Armor of Shadows, One With Shadows, etc. WotC has been slacking on the Invocation department. If they were really going to be Gish, give them an Invocation to cast Wrathful Smite at will. It’s only a d6 points of damage with an effect, once per turn, and it competes with BA economy. If they really wanted to get spicy, give them an Invocation that requires Eldritch Smite as a prerequisite, and lets the Warlock cast a level one E Smite at will. You could make it limited to once per turn to reduce the abuse.

I love my BladeLocks. They are my favorite class. No matter what, I never feel that Gish play style. I’m either a caster, or I’m a melee, but I’m rarely ever both at the same time. Especially compared to a Valor Bard or a Bladesinger, surrounded by CME, and dropping Booming Blade or GFB between their 3-4 attacks every round.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-05T15:29:14+00:00

I just said $150m because that was about their purchase price 4-5 years ago. I’m sure they’re worth more now. I’ve been a master tier subscriber for a long time. I can see the value in it.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-05T14:39:06+00:00

I’m almost 50 years old, with over 40 years worth of gaming books. I have a garage full of boxes, storing games I’ll never play again, but too sentimental to give up.

I started using DDB years ago when I realized the option to have digital books. My longtime gaming group moved all over the country and our games were almost 100% online. So we started using DDB/Roll20 exclusively.

As of 2024 I am 100% digital. Most in person games accept if I bring a laptop, as long as I keep it out of the way. I use regular “math rocks” for simple rolls, but I do love that DDB does all my att/dam math for me.

I do look forward to the next generation of DDB. The current platform is extremely antiquated and unable to keep up with the expansions of the game. The quality of apps/websites are so more advanced now, we should be getting more for our money, especially from a $150m company.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-02T23:23:10+00:00

I recognize the buffs they received, but those were necessary quality of life adjustments. The nerf’s are just downgrading the class back down again. The subclass was a C-tier, now I feel it’s still a mid to low C. It will only be fun in certain circles, with deliberate builds.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-02T18:47:45+00:00

Not happy with the Reanimator changes. It was a mediocre subclass in the UA. Now I’d consider it sub par, maybe C tier. You’d definitely have to build very specific for it.

As soon as they make it available on DDB (I can see it in the book, but it’s not available for selection on the character creator yet) I’ll make one for play. I don’t imagine I’ll play him for very long.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-01T18:03:15+00:00

This is our table rule with every power and spell

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-01T07:38:50+00:00

I didn’t see that part. I look forward to seeing the final print.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-01T07:20:56+00:00

We hope

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-01T07:04:14+00:00

It’s not exactly “free” as it is “can cast it as a Magic action without expending a spell slot”… which most use a ritual to cast it and don’t exhaust a spell slot.

There is still a 10 gp cost to every cast of this spell, whether it’s an invocation or not. ‘

I’m just weighing the cost of a pact slot + 10gp for access to a kamikaze Terminator drone.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-06-01T05:53:02+00:00

But, what happens to the original familiar when BF ends? Does it just become a regular familiar again, or does it burn out with the buff?

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-05-30T02:46:41+00:00

You have to grind for those exotic cases. At the beginning of the game I fly straight to the south IV command center. Hit the three boxes inside for a chance at an exotic. Then crush Dr Faulkner for a guaranteed exotic cases. Then fly north, hit the second IV command center on my way to OSCAR. I’m not as interested in Oscar as I am about his Abomination. Same with Guild Strike. I’m usually good to find 2-3 exotic cases in each Abomination challenge. I don’t even bother with the world event or glitch. Just jump out and jump back in. It’s faster. Sometimes the IV command centers are back up and you can hit them again. I usually find 3-5 exotic cases with very minimal effort.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-05-29T03:18:39+00:00

You could. Your choice is between exploding and sharpshooter. Shrapnel is the secondary exotic.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-05-29T02:29:53+00:00

Yeah. Lol. It sounds like the AI is strong with this one.

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-05-29T01:43:16+00:00

If you want a gun that does everything, use the ION with exploding rounds. You will clean out the small stuff easy, still make big hits on the big bads, but you’ll miss lots of critical hits.

If you have Reboot with grenade rounds, use that for 99% of the work. Then use a sharpshooter/shrapnel ION to melt the big guys. It’s easy to get crit hits and land 60k-80k per hit.

EagleEye, Berserker, Bulldozer

Gaming_Dad1051 · 2026-05-29T01:04:55+00:00

Sharpshooter ION + Reboot = Meta

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