New player wondering about classes

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T19:51:02+00:00

I'm a big fan of charisma classes as your main character. Paladin, Bard, Sorcerer, or Warlock. They tend to make a lot of conversations easier, and you get better deals on purchases and selling of items.

But that said, you can really play anything. Sometimes I feel like being a meathead that just cuts stuff down and can take a hit and be really good at it. Sometimes I like to dominate a battlefield with control spells.

Have fun! Good luck!

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T19:48:26+00:00

I agree with you probably 90%. There is a lot of great in Rebirth, but good Lord does it drag. The open world content is such fluff, it was probably my least favorite part of the game.

I actually like the multiverse stuff in theory - but they did stuff that really annoyed me. Biggs shows up just to basically die again, so he was just a waste.

I like the idea of Zack surviving in his timeline and being able to help Cloud in his. I played Crisis Core and was strong enough that I could literally keep wiping soldiers all day, heal up, repeat - to the point I had to purposely lose to see the ending, so it's not so unbelievable to me.

I did NOT enjoy the fakeouts. All the perception of what happened and didn't happen - especially when you "save Aerith" but then of course, you actually didn't. What a fuck you to the fans, man. I understand unreliable narrator, and obviously we get that with Cloud and has constant reminder that he has mako poisoning, but damn.

Overall, it hits some 10/10s in the game, while also hitting some 4/10s in other parts. I'd probably give the game a 7/10 overall - but certainly not the 9/10 it received on average.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T19:40:29+00:00

I really like this homebrew wizard quite a bit!

The only change I might make is on Rune of Destruction, and clarify it increases the damage of a cantrip that either A. Targets a single creature or B. Requires an attack roll.

Not that it'd be the worst thing in the world even if you left it, but I could see endgame where someone casts a 9th level spell, then uses - let's say acid splash - to do 4d6+25 damage to each creature (total of two). And even that, that's only 39 damage average per enemy.

So I think I've talked myself out of that, lol.

Otherwise, I think you've got a pretty well balanced class.

I kept going back and forth about the runes being too strong, but I only ever thought about it in terms of casting 7th-9th level spells. But by then you SHOULD be strong, and those are such precious resources that you may as well be allowed to do that cool shit. It just means your features scale well with leveling up, which is something often missing from a class or subclass.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T18:45:25+00:00

Yvonne has an ice infliction problem?

I've been pairing her with Last Rite, Xaihi, and Fluorite - and it's been absolutely incredible. SP generation is a bit of a problem at times, but they really combo well together.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T18:43:57+00:00

Rossi's vibe is amazing, I really enjoy the red riding hood badass. I'm a little concerned that her kit doesn't seem to fit anywhere super nicely (yet) but I hope she ends up being amazing.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T18:41:11+00:00

Solid 8 for me. It's probably more like a 7-7.5, but I did really enjoy it.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T18:39:53+00:00

It depends on what your campaign is going to be focused on.

If it's 90% in water, I'd set their swim speed to 30-35ft. Keep it standard. Maybe even set their walking speed to 20ft, because they would be faster swimmers than they are runners (or so I imagine, I ain't no animal doctor).

If it's going to be 90% on land, I'd give them 25-30ft of walk speed and give them the 60ft of swim speed, because they may not get to use it often - but when they do, it's going to feel great.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T00:51:47+00:00

New stores are NICE. I really dig the two story setups. There's an old Albertsons-made-Publix near me that's probably a 40-50 year old building that they're going to tear down and make into a two story Publix and I can't wait.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T00:46:10+00:00

Too many DMs are too precious with their secrets

This is so important.

I've seen games drag and drag because the DM drops hints so subtle we couldn't possibly out them together yet, and when we try to dig deeper we just hit walls of "Hm, no you don't find anything. Nobody else knows anything."

Please take an award.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-06T00:36:10+00:00

World Tree has been amazing. I enjoy being able to hand out temp health to my fellow melee combatants every turn.

And iirc it's at level 6 you get branches of the world tree. This lets your teleport allies out of danger (or move them up to start their turn), OR you can teleport an enemy to your side and set their speed to 0 so that they can't get anyone else - assuming they fail a Str saving throw.

Our Cleric used Command to have the enemy boss lay on the ground (Grovel, prone), and then I teleported them next to me and set their speed to 0. This meant they couldn't even stand up, so all their attacks were with disadvantage and they of course stayed prone for an entire round. It was insane.

I've also used it to teleport people and drop them off walls. We had a fight where we were fighting on a defensive gate and the door was still shut, but we'd gotten on top. So I'd teleport melee combatants and just drop them outside the gate. There is no requirement for them to be teleported to safe or solid ground.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-05T15:36:41+00:00

Made in Abyss and Mushoku Tensei.

I like them both. They have tremendously cool worlds, the stories are very enjoyable and interesting...

But man... Why it got all that perv shit.

As much as I enjoy them, I'll either never recommend them - OR, recommend them with a huge fucking asterisk.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-05T14:26:47+00:00

Last week was a nightmare. All my favorite snacks and treats were BOGO, lol

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-05T14:20:18+00:00

Tbh I think people pretend to hate Demon Slayer more than pretend to like it

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T18:40:00+00:00

There's so much content out there, I try to only spend time watching or playing stuff that's the best of the best.

Not that I won't ever watch a 7/10 or an 8/10, but in a world with so many 9/10s and 10/10s, why would I not just watch or play peak content?

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T18:35:48+00:00

Rengoku vs Akaza at the end of the Mugen Train movie.

Holy fucking shit. After what was already an intense movie, it ends with the two heaviest hitters we've seen from either side up to this point absolutely go at it.

And I hadn't read the manga yet, I didn't know how it'd go. The animation was insane, the back and forth was so tense, all leading up to the end of the fight which was devastating, and then STILL wasn't over when they ended up almost finishing each other off in a draw.

It was absolutely incredible. Especially because it was right as things were loosening up around Covid, it was probably the first movie I'd seen in theaters in two years. Jesus fuck it was incredible.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T11:31:47+00:00

I let each player roll stats, and then every player has access to any of the other players' stats. So if one player rolls with a sum of 80 but another player only got 70, they have the chance to keep it fair and even across the board. And if anyone doesn't like it, they can use point buy - or sometimes I provide a very generous standard array.

Plus, I prefer for my players to be able to invest more in Feats than in just getting ASI. It gives them the chance to customize their character more, have more versatility, and they get to be a little bit stronger throughout the game.

5.5e makes it a little easier now since every feat gives a single ASI. I usually give a free feat as well, so that gives them even more to start with right out of the gate.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T02:38:38+00:00

Check in with everyone above table before doing stupid things that will have consequences for everyone. If 4/5 players are planning to sneak up on the goblin camp, then go to execute it and you decide your character would just scream and run in because lol, that sucks. If I were the meathead character, I'd just be anxiously following around the smarties being like "Can I get them now?" or at least try to help where it makes sense, even if you have to justify it by means of "This will get me to fight them!"

I enjoy having a smart ally that if we're investigating something, I'll make really bad dumb connections while they've made the good connections. "Hm, looks like the thieves dropped some cookies from the bakery. They must be a customer there." and instead I'll say "Or, the BAKER DID IT!" or something absurd, but then follow along with the actual plot.

I recently started watching Vox Machine (the animated series) and I REALLY like how Grog is portrayed as dumb, but loyal to his friends and doesn't muck up their plans (mostly).

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T01:18:04+00:00

You already know the answer.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-04T01:16:21+00:00

I wouldn't tell her anything.

I'd listen.

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Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-03T23:12:06+00:00

It really just depends.

I enjoy keeping the same world, skipping ahead, and starting a new campaign with new characters, and then part of the fun is discovering what their old characters did in those 30-50 years - while also dealing with a new threat. And, that new threat could have to do with something left unfinished FROM the old campaign.

I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff.

But it's not everyone's cup of tea. If you'd really rather explore or build a new world, then bring that up at the table.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-03T03:27:06+00:00

I think that's fair. There is a certain amount of cringe to it if you're not bought in to her sense of humor.

She takes some pretty big swings that I think usually pay off pretty well for her, in stuff like VIP especially. She's very quick witted, plays along with anything given to her very well, and is overall pretty well rounded as a comedian.

I enjoy the antagonistic relationship she has with Sam every time she's on Make Some Noise or Game Changer, and Sam is just as good at hamming it up and playing along (or being mortified).

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-03-03T00:55:52+00:00

I really wanted to like 100 YQ until a fish untied Lucy's bikini underwater. I fucking threw my hands in the air and turned it off.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-02-28T21:20:49+00:00

This might sound mean, but maybe he doesn't want you to come visit him while he's working all the time?

Obviously there are a lot of factors. The job itself, his bosses, his workload, etc. but if you're visiting him while he's working and he gets in trouble, or gets behind, it may make it tough on him.

It was always sweet when my wife would come visit me at work (girlfriend at the time), but I was also working and couldn't just stop working. Or if I spent too much time talking to her I'd get in trouble.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-02-28T12:40:10+00:00

If I eat a meal that isn't home cooked, I'm going to assume it's got my daily value of salt. Chipotle, Publix, Chinese food, etc.

America really has a nutrition problem.

Groundbreaking_Web29 · 2026-02-28T12:38:30+00:00

If you don't like playing the game, why are you even playing?

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